1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: October's edge. 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 2: Could it be sho, Hey Otani, I like the pumpkins 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 2: number too early for pumpkins, pumpkins spice latte anyway? 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 3: Could a Giants or Orioles fan? 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: True, neither of which will be in October. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: But this article in The Athletic refers to a conversation 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 2: yesterday on The Dan Patrick Show with Mark Pryor, the 8 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 2: pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The headliner is, 9 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: could show Hey Otani pitch in relief in October and 10 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: here's what it would take good article. Fabi and Ardaia 11 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 2: writes about it, and prior told the Dan Patrick Show 12 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: absolutely about the possibility of him being a relief pitcher 13 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: in the playoffs. He did clarify after that the discussions 14 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: the organization has had about him in a relief role 15 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: are limited solely to clarifying the language of the rule 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: book and Otani's ability to rem ain't in the game 17 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: as a hitter in such a scenario. AJ, we just 18 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: did the Otani rule for eligibility the other day. Do 19 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: we need another Otani rule for everything to work out? 20 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 2: From a reliever point of view, Well. 21 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 4: It's gonna be different because you can't just bring a 22 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 4: guy in and then pitch him and then put him 23 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 4: right back at DH. So I don't know how it's 24 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 4: gonna work. Someone's gonna have to clarify this. We're gonna 25 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 4: need a rules official, an umpire, Rob Manfred, somebody to 26 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 4: come out because this is an interesting point. I don't 27 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 4: think you can do this, but we'll see. I don't 28 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 4: know if anyone's ever tried this. So does you have 29 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 4: to go in the outfield after he pitches to stay 30 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 4: in the game or something? 31 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 5: I don't know. 32 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 4: I want to know the rule. I want to know 33 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 4: the answer to the rule, because nobody seems to know 34 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 4: the answer, including Mark Bryor and the Dodgers. 35 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: So wait real quick, KP. I'll just read this. 36 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: So MLB's Otani rule, and this isn't for the eligibility, 37 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 2: which we covered the other day. This is for game 38 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: by game. It was written in twenty twenty two. It 39 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: specifies that a starting pitcher can remain in the game 40 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 2: as a DH even after being removed from the game 41 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: as a pitcher. That's what Otani does now when he's starting. 42 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,559 Speaker 2: That does not apply the same way if the pitcher 43 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: entered in relief if Otani starts a game as DH 44 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 2: then enters the game to pitch, removing him would mean 45 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: taking him out of the game entirely, and you lose 46 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: your DH. And the Dodgers don't want to do that. 47 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 2: So do we need to quickly create a rule? 48 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: Otherwise? How are you using Otani as a reliever in 49 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: this postseason? 50 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 6: Hey, maybe maybe they need to you know, have a 51 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 6: sacrificial land, maybe just rake in relief and maybe lose 52 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 6: him for the rest of the game, and then they'll 53 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 6: have a complaint and you know, more than likely they'll 54 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 6: probably you know, cater to him and change the rule. 55 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 6: But in addition to the rule, I was thinking, logistically, 56 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 6: how does that work? You know, it's already complicated enough 57 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 6: for him to you know, have to go into the 58 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 6: bullpen warm up. You know, he has his time to 59 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 6: walk across the field, sit in the dugout. You know, 60 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 6: we've seen the videos of him when he's starting at home. 61 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 6: You know, bat boy brings him out of stuff. He 62 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 6: never even goes and sit down. But what is he 63 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 6: going to do if he's at you know, say he 64 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 6: hits a leadoff double and they need him to go 65 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 6: get three big outs. You know, what do they do? 66 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 6: Can he are we gonna have a ghost runner? Like 67 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 6: where does the rule kind of stop to kind of 68 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 6: cater towards him and the Dodgers. But you know a 69 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 6: lot of these bullpens are out in the outfield. A 70 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 6: lot of these bullpen or a lot of the batting 71 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 6: cages don't have mountds in them underneath, So that's another 72 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 6: thing they would have to try to figure out logistically. 73 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 5: It's not gonna happen. It's not gonna happen. It's not 74 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 5: gonna happen. 75 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 4: It can't happen with the rule the way it is, 76 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 4: and it can't happen with what KP just said. Let's 77 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 4: say he hits a leadoff single and he's on first, 78 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,119 Speaker 4: and like, hey, we really want you to pitch the eighth. 79 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 4: You're oh go steal second, score the go ahead run, 80 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 4: and pitch the eighth. They won't happen because he won't 81 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 4: have time to warm up and his routine is too long. 82 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 4: So he's gonna have to be a starter or nothing, 83 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 4: or they're gonna have to put him in the They're 84 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 4: gonna have to figure this out in the regular season 85 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 4: because you can't go into the postseason and be like, oh, hey, guys, 86 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 4: we're changing the rules for one guy can do this. 87 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: No, the rule's not gonna change. He's not gonna be able. Yeah, 88 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 3: it's cool they said that. 89 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 4: But if they're willing to let him go out there 90 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 4: and maybe close a game in the ninth and if 91 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 4: he gives it up, they lose him in the lineup, 92 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 4: and that's gonna be what they're gonna have to do. 93 00:03:58,920 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 5: But it's not gonna happen. 94 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 6: I mean, I like that point too, is even if 95 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 6: they don't change the rule. I mean, you can roll 96 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 6: the dice and gamble a little bit too, and you know, 97 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 6: if the opportunity presents itself where you know, maybe he 98 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 6: had hit in the inning before and he has the 99 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 6: proper amount of time to go warm up, he could 100 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 6: pitch in the eighth or ninth inning at the risk 101 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 6: if the game is tied or they give up the lead, 102 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 6: you may have to lose him. Or like you said, 103 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 6: maybe he learns to you know, maybe go stand and 104 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 6: left or right field and you'd probably be really good 105 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 6: at it if he got a chance to play the outfield. 106 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, if you're running out of arms like the Dodgers were, 107 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 2: last year in the World Series, and they're like, I 108 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: know he told Walker Buehler, no way, but now, okay, 109 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: that could be Hero Tani moment in a scenario like that. 110 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 2: But I'm with you this year, AJ, if the league 111 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 2: tried to change a rule now, it would be a 112 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: difficult luck. Now, AJ, do you think that they should 113 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 2: change this rule going forward, not just for Otani, but 114 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 2: should they try and figure out a way to promote 115 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: that we could have more two A players as relievers 116 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 2: and not just starters or kp What do you think? 117 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, I don't think it's a bad thing. 118 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 6: I mean, I think there's a you know, a couple 119 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 6: guys that may have the ability to maybe pitch one inning, 120 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 6: but since there's not really a rule in place, they 121 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 6: haven't really kind of figured out a way to use 122 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 6: those guys. I know. You know, there's been a couple 123 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 6: players recently that were drafted as two way players, and 124 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 6: you know, ultimately you get into the minor leagues and 125 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 6: you realize, one it's incredibly difficult to be successful as 126 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 6: a hitter or pitcher. It's almost impossibly to be successful 127 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 6: at both. But maybe a change in rule does allow 128 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 6: some of these organizations to at least flirt with the 129 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 6: idea of, like, man, this guy's got a really good arm. 130 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 6: Maybe he could pitch like, you know, a seventh or 131 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 6: eighth inning, you know, every once in a while, and 132 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 6: maybe it can lead to more guys, you know, kind 133 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 6: of finding their path as a two way player. 134 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 4: What you mentioned it yesterday though Scott didn't. We didn't 135 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 4: we talk yesterday about the rule? 136 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 5: Was it yesterday? 137 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 3: We talked about the rules? 138 00:05:58,320 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 5: How it limits two way guys. 139 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, limits even more because you can't use them as 140 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 4: You can't really use them as a starter at the 141 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 4: big league level because you basically have to eat it 142 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 4: for a year of playing a player short and if 143 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 4: you want to use them as a bullpen guy or 144 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 4: in a position player, you lose them as soon as 145 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 4: they come in. So yeah, I think some rules need 146 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 4: to change. I don't know when, and won't. It's not 147 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 4: gonna happen during the year. If it had, let me 148 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 4: say this, if it happens during the year, you will 149 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 4: have every fan base except the Dodgers clamoring that the 150 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 4: league is trying to help the Dodgers win another World Series. 151 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,679 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think you just got to if you're the Dodgers. 152 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 6: You just got to go out and do it, like 153 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 6: I said, sacrifice him missing, you know, and at bat, 154 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 6: maybe in the eighth or ninth inning of a single game, 155 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 6: and then you can kind of just bring attention to it, 156 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 6: and you know, maybe the league has a you know, 157 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 6: a discussion about it in the offseason. But to your 158 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 6: point too, I wouldn't want to be a rules committee 159 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 6: part of MLB Major League Baseball right now, and you know, 160 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 6: kind of bend the rules to a team that was 161 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 6: already considered a super team and a team that's supposed 162 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 6: to win the World Series, and a team that won 163 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 6: the World Series last year that are already kind of 164 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 6: playing with a unique set of rules because they have 165 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 6: the one and only guy who does both. 166 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: Logan O Hoppy Angels Catcher joining us right now. How 167 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: you doing, man? 168 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 7: Doing well? Thank you doing well. Good to see you guys. 169 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 7: Appreciate you. Yeah, yeah, it's been good. 170 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: Good to see you two. 171 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: First off, I just want to carry a combo we 172 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 2: were having from the previous segment. Where are we at 173 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: with fundamentals and how they're taught both at the minor 174 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: league level, and let's even go further back right. As 175 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 2: soon as you become a prospect, you're on the prospect map. 176 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 2: How are fundamentals and development taught to players right? How 177 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 2: do they develop players versus balancing a player having to 178 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 2: actually get to MLB right and prove that he's got 179 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 2: the tools, the numbers that are people are looking at 180 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 2: the metrics. This discussion is related to how you know 181 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 2: the Brewers are playing a different brand of baseball for 182 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: many other teams. 183 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: Your thoughts, I. 184 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 8: Think I would have a different answer than the kids 185 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 8: that have gotten drafted in the past couple of years. 186 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 8: I came up with the Phillies and I was in 187 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 8: twenty eighteen. I was a late round pick out of high. 188 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 7: School, and. 189 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 8: I was taught then, if you're gonna play in the 190 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 8: big leagues, then you're gonna be out at the lower 191 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 8: part of the order, and you got to learn to 192 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 8: do these things, you know. So it was something that 193 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 8: I was taught, not even in professional baseball, back in 194 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 8: high school. My two high school coaches were and still 195 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 8: are really I consider them family and some of the 196 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 8: best baseball people still that I've ever been around. So 197 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 8: they were implemented at a pretty young age. Bunted yesterday 198 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 8: for the first time in my big league career. So 199 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 8: this qussion comes at a perfect time. I think it's 200 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 8: really important. Part of me misses that brand of baseball, 201 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 8: you know, and I'm always trying to find ways to 202 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 8: be better at it. And but the game is changing, obviously, 203 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 8: is as we all know, So it's definitely a tricky 204 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 8: thing to balance. But I know, coming up in the 205 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 8: minor leagues with the Phillies then it was harped on 206 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 8: quite a bit. 207 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 9: Do guys talk about you're in the big leagues now, 208 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 9: not in the minor leagues They're saying the conversation was, Oh, 209 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 9: you got to learn all this stuff in the minor leagues. 210 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 9: Do you feel like when you were asked to bunt 211 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 9: or you bunted, that your value is now going down 212 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 9: arbitration value? Is that kind of stuff discussed in the 213 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 9: clubhouse or is that like a hush hush thing that 214 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 9: a team that wants to win gets this done. 215 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 8: No, we don't talk about that at all ever in 216 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 8: the clubhouse. 217 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 7: It's it's been. 218 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 8: A lot of football lately and everything in between or 219 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 8: laughing the netto whatever it's been. So no, we don't 220 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 8: really talk about that. A lot in the clubhouse. But selfishly, 221 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 8: I think that fundamentals are what makes the game great. 222 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 8: And I know that I'm probably pretty outdated with that take, 223 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 8: but I think so it makes the game awesome. 224 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 5: Logain. 225 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 3: First of all, your hair is on point, but that's 226 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 3: when you can get into that later. 227 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 4: Their hairs fresh, thank you, thank you, very nice, very nice, 228 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 4: fresh cut. But my whole thing when we were discussing 229 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 4: this is is teams and agents. It's not in amongst 230 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 4: the players, but teams and agents will go to you 231 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 4: and say maybe more agents and teams because teams don't 232 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 4: want to give away their secret. But your agent says, man, 233 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 4: you got to hit more home runs. I remember when 234 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 4: I was going through arbitration and they were like, you 235 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 4: got to hit twenty homers if you want to get paid. 236 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 4: And I was like what the team told me that, 237 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 4: And I was like wait what And I'm like, but 238 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 4: I only you know, I hit ten or eleven or whatever, 239 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,079 Speaker 4: and they're like, nope, you got to get to twenty 240 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 4: if you want to really get paid. 241 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 3: Right. 242 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 4: So that's kind of where it's gone now is guys 243 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 4: look at it and they started it at such a 244 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 4: young age with their agents or advisors as they call them. Now, 245 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 4: you got to hit for more power, you gotta walk more, right, 246 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 4: you got to throw harder as a pitcher. And that's 247 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 4: why some of the people are saying that the bunting 248 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 4: and the stealing of bases and some of the other 249 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 4: stuff isn't pushed as much because they're totally young. Hey, 250 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 4: you want to get to the big leagues, you got 251 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 4: to hit homers. You gotta walk, and it's okay to 252 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 4: strike out. 253 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 8: M I I would say that I don't think arbitration 254 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 8: has a lot to do with it. 255 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 7: I think that no matter I mean, you guys know 256 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 7: when you played. 257 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 8: Like I think, no matter what, you're gonna want to 258 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 8: walk more, strikeout less, and hit more homers. Like I 259 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 8: think anyone that's playing the game will tell you that 260 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 8: they want to do more of that, you know, And 261 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 8: that's that's money arbitration for you to see whatever aside 262 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 8: from all of it, just because it makes sleeping a 263 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 8: lot easier when you do those things more often, you know. 264 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 8: So I don't think that money is a driving factor 265 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 8: for a lot of guys. I think that they just 266 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 8: want to impact the game as much as they can 267 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,439 Speaker 8: and be the best player they can be, And I 268 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 8: I can truthfully say, like, I really don't think that 269 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 8: if you ask guys around the league that there's there's 270 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 8: an agenda like that because they want to get paid more, 271 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 8: because they want to maximize arbitration or whatever that is. 272 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 7: So I think it's just guys want to be the best. 273 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 5: All right. So you're saying players want to be competitive, right. 274 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 7: M hmm. Absolutely, they want to win. 275 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 5: They want to win. 276 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 9: Anybody ever questions that you know guys on the field 277 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 9: don't want to win or don't care, they're just trying 278 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 9: to get their numbers. I think is a lie. Probably 279 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 9: ninety nine percent of the time. I think ninety nine 280 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 9: percent of guys want to win. Who's the most competitive 281 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 9: person on your Angels team right now? 282 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 8: We got a bunch of guys. I would say Tyler 283 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 8: Anderson is the most competitive, and not so much off 284 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 8: the field. We were really we don't we don't do 285 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 8: too much competition off the field with one another. But 286 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 8: Tyler Anderson that guy. I mean, that guy's a bulldog 287 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 8: and he wants at every pitch and I always like 288 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 8: catching t I know he's going to give everything. 289 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 4: Yes, what's it like in angels Land right now? What's 290 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 4: it like in in I'm Anaheim. It's not Los Angeles. 291 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 3: I don't know. 292 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 5: I bet game is still I don't care. 293 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 3: But what's it like in Anaheim? 294 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 5: Right now? 295 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 3: You guys are kind of. 296 00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 4: In that you're still in it, right so you're fighting 297 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 4: to win every every day. You guys play great against 298 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 4: the dog I mean, you guys swept the Dodgers year. 299 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, okay, then you'll have like a lower you loose 300 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:06,839 Speaker 3: two out of three. 301 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 4: What's it like because you guys, it's like, you guys 302 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 4: played great against the really good teams and then all 303 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 4: of a sudden it's like, oh no, what happened against 304 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 4: the other teams? 305 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 7: Yeah? 306 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean the vibes are good. We still love 307 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 8: playing with each other. We know, we know what's in 308 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 8: front of us. It's been the focus every day and 309 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 8: obviously last week was a huge step for us and 310 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 8: just awesome for for everybody and everything to know that 311 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 8: we're capable of doing that. And like you said, tough weekend, 312 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 8: but we've overcome obstacles before. You know, it's nothing we 313 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 8: haven't been through, So looking forward to a good week 314 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 8: this week. 315 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 9: FT fan, when you're playing in games. You kind of 316 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 9: have some stress anxiety. 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Hey, tell me about that Dodgers series 336 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:52,359 Speaker 2: and really the season series against them, what's the recipe 337 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 2: to beat the Dodgers, because a lot of teams would 338 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 2: like to know it. I know they haven't played as 339 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 2: well the last couple months up until this weekend where 340 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 2: they swept the Padres, but this is the defending champs, 341 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 2: and I think this was the first time ever we 342 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 2: had this occur where the Angels swept the season series. 343 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: So what happened? 344 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 7: Mm hmmm. We played our game. That was it. 345 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 8: We didn't get outside of doing what we knew we 346 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 8: were capable of doing. Back in a little bit to 347 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 8: our first question about worrying about different numbers and stuff, 348 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 8: I forgot to mention, like those games against the Dodgers 349 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 8: are really any big of a game, even if it's 350 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 8: a Monday Tuesday night game with only a couple thousand 351 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 8: people there. Like, the environment's too hostile to think like that. 352 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 8: Like if you think like that environments like we just 353 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 8: played in, then you're gonna get eaten alive, Like you 354 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 8: don't have time to think about the outside stuff. So 355 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 8: those games were fun. They were really fun. Obviously the 356 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 8: result plays a huge part of that, but I think 357 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 8: I could speak for a lot of guys in the clubhouse, 358 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 8: like it took me a while to go to sleep 359 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 8: after those games each one, and it was it was 360 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 8: a pretty cool atmosphere for sure. 361 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 9: Some of the they're talked about with the Angels are, Oh, 362 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 9: it's all these guys that get drafted and they come 363 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 9: right up to the big leagues and you have a 364 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 9: lot of dudes. I mean they're they're everywhere. You got netto, 365 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 9: You've got Christian Moore was playing a lot recently, Shana, Well, 366 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 9: some of your pitchers. You know, obviously Joyce's out, but 367 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 9: you know, you sit there and you go, all these 368 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 9: guys are getting called up. Is there any way to 369 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 9: simulate or get them ready for a Dodger series when 370 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 9: they're in the bushes? Because the best, to me, the 371 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 9: best way to learn is in the big leagues, But 372 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 9: the hardest place to learn lessons is in the big leagues. 373 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 5: M h. 374 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 7: Yeah, you're spot on with that. 375 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 8: There's no way you can replicate that like nowhere in 376 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 8: the minor leagues. In my opinion, I always said I 377 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 8: heard that there were big jumps in the minor leagues, 378 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 8: whether it was from high to double A or whatever, 379 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 8: it was low way to triple A, whatever was I 380 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 8: think the biggest jump is to the big leagues. I 381 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 8: don't think you could replicate anything like it, and environments 382 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 8: like that. It's good for all this young guys to 383 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 8: be in those environments as early as we can, you know, 384 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 8: because I was picking Travis's brain about how that compares 385 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 8: to a playoff atmosphere. 386 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 7: So all those experiences. 387 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 8: Are great for us, And kudos to to all those 388 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 8: young guys and all of us that that did it 389 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 8: and we're able to compete and keep her composure that week. 390 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 5: What about what about tipping pitches? 391 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 9: You guys got the you got the little you know, 392 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 9: the little now, so there's no more signs unless you're 393 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 9: kershaw Kershall was given signs against you, guys. 394 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 5: How much of your not how. 395 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 9: Much of your day, but how much does that consume 396 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 9: you in the sense of like looking at the first 397 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 9: base coach, third base coach, are they move and how 398 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 9: much are you in your Is that in your constant 399 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 9: thought when you're playing certain teams or is it just 400 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 9: always and you always think somebody's trying to trying to 401 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 9: pick signs or pick a tip from a pitcher live 402 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 9: in game. 403 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 8: Yeah, you're you're always anticipating it just because you know 404 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 8: the information that's out there. You know, you know that 405 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 8: guys are studying you see it. So it's it's been 406 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 8: something I've been learning with behind the plate, especially of 407 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 8: not going too early or whatever it may be. But yeah, 408 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 8: I mean it's it's I wouldn't say it's in the 409 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 8: forefront of my mind, but it's always a thought in 410 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 8: the back of your head on are we keeping everything secure? 411 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 8: And are we are we keeping anything neat and tidy 412 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 8: how we need. 413 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 7: It to be. 414 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 8: So I would say it's a thought throughout the game 415 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 8: for sure, but it's definitely not a main focus at all. 416 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 9: I don't know, maybe you won't answer this, but I 417 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 9: had a tip as a catcher one time in September. 418 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 9: Every for like two weeks, every breaking ball that I 419 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 9: called with a runner on second, I would touch my 420 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 9: chest protector. And one of the guys on our on 421 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 9: one of the guys on our team are one of 422 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 9: the coaches, one of the video guys, was like, Hey, 423 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 9: you're doing this every single time on a breaking ball, 424 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 9: never on a fastball. Is there a tip that you 425 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 9: had when you first came up early that you were 426 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 9: that you were told about that you were doing. 427 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 7: I haven't gotten one like that. 428 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 8: I know that this is a frequent thought of mine, 429 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 8: Like if if we get hit on a pitch, especially 430 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 8: if it's executed, I'm thinking, like I'm looking back at 431 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 8: like what what did I do? Like I had to 432 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 8: be given something, I had to have been doing something 433 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 8: at some point, So I look at it as much 434 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 8: as I can, And I mean, I'll be transparent with 435 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 8: you guys. I'm sure there have been times where I've 436 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 8: had something that another team's had. 437 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 7: You know, But I do what I can to stay 438 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 7: on top of it. 439 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 8: And that doesn't help me sleep a night by any means, 440 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 8: but I know that that's a part of the girling process. 441 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 4: Do you guys self scout? Do you self scout yourself? 442 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 4: Do you guys have someone to watch the video you look? 443 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 5: Yeah? 444 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 4: Okay, okay, So then did it look different this weekend 445 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 4: when you had that awesome catching gear with all the 446 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:57,719 Speaker 4: signatures and stuff on it? 447 00:19:58,280 --> 00:19:59,959 Speaker 3: Did it look any different when you checked it out? 448 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 3: Because that was awesome? 449 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 7: So no, that was that was a cool one. 450 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 8: It came out way better than last year's And uh yeah, 451 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 8: that's always a pretty a pretty special day and a 452 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 8: pretty cool thing to do. So grateful that those kids 453 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 8: who were not only eager to help, but but had 454 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 8: smiles on their faces doing it, and they were helping 455 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 8: me as much as hopefully we're helping them a little bit. 456 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 5: Should you be able to do more of this? Should? 457 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 9: Should Major League Baseball allow more of this? Like not 458 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 9: just one weekend? Because I mean, look at this pictures. 459 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 9: If you put those pictures up of the kids smiles 460 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 9: and then you put them next to your smile that 461 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 9: you just had, like you know, that puts a smile 462 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 9: on their face. And yet it feels like sometimes it's 463 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 9: like pulling teeth to be able to have something special 464 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 9: like this that's in a game that that makes that 465 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 9: changes lives for these kids. 466 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 7: Mm hmm. It's a it's a tougher question for me 467 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 7: to answer. To be honest with you, the only thing 468 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 7: I don't like. 469 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 8: About moments like this are the cameras and the notoriety gets. 470 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 8: I want to make it clear to those kids that 471 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 8: I'm there to see them when I'm in the in 472 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 8: those hospitals, and a lot of times I tell them 473 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 8: to leave the cameras out, Like I don't. 474 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 7: I don't like that part of it, you know. 475 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,640 Speaker 8: I want to be a human before I'm the baseball 476 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 8: player that's going to visit a hospital, you know, because 477 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 8: I saw it firsthand with whether it's friends or family. Like, 478 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 8: the last thing you want when you're going through that 479 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 8: stuff is cameras in your face, you know. So you 480 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 8: just want people to talk to and sometimes you just 481 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 8: don't want to be a patient in the hospital, you know. 482 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 7: So, I it's a tough thing. I don't know. I mean, 483 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 7: I'm grateful that the league gave us the outlet to 484 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 7: do it. 485 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 8: Don't get me wrong, I don't want to don't come 486 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 8: off ungrateful about it, but I mean, if they if 487 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 8: they did more about it, great. But I think that 488 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 8: as players we can all I'll do a little more. 489 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 8: I wish our schedules gave us more time to do 490 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 8: more things like that, you know. But I know there 491 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 8: are plenty of guys around the league that doing as 492 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 8: much as they can that no one sees, And I 493 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 8: think that that's that's the sauce for sure. 494 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 4: Hey, hey Logan, we had the Cardinals game and Pozo 495 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 4: had a bat that he did the same thing. He 496 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 4: went around and he had a bunch of children that 497 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 4: were in the hospital and going through stuff and put 498 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 4: their hands on the bat and he used in the 499 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 4: games and all that stuff. 500 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 3: It's amazing what you guys are able to do. 501 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 5: Now, how much. 502 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 4: Do you think it means to the kids, right like you, 503 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 4: but also like the kids when they turn on the 504 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 4: TV they say, hey, that's my blue handprint or look 505 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 4: at Logan's chest protector. 506 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 3: Like, to me, that's what it's about. It's not about 507 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 3: the cameras. But it's a cool moment. 508 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:44,719 Speaker 4: You know, the kids are in there and they get 509 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 4: their picture taken and then they get to tell their friends, Oh, 510 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 4: Logan o'hoppe came to see me. 511 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 3: But then they turn on the. 512 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 4: TV and you're catching and your chest protector has Sammy 513 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 4: or David or whoever signed Liz or whoever it was, 514 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 4: it signed your chest protector. They can see that and 515 00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 4: they call mom and dad and it puts that to 516 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 4: me is what it's about. It's not and I wish 517 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 4: we could do more of this, obviously, but I mean, 518 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 4: that's what it's all about. The smile that the smile 519 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,120 Speaker 4: on your face, the smile on their face. How emotional 520 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 4: you get, How emotional Poso was, and we talked to 521 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 4: him about it, like, those are the moments that make 522 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 4: this game special, forget. 523 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 5: The other stuff. 524 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 8: Yeah, no, absolutely, Ultimately that's the that's the whole reason 525 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 8: why you do it, you know. So Yeah, I mean 526 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 8: you hit the nail on the head with that. It 527 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:27,679 Speaker 8: is a pretty cool moment. Like I said, they were 528 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 8: helping me more than then they even thought. You know, so, 529 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 8: just trying to bring smiles to their faces as much 530 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 8: as we can because I know that they're going through 531 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 8: some pretty tough days. 532 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 7: So I hope we accomplish that. 533 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 4: Okay, all right, So last thing, I think we got 534 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 4: to let you go. Fantasy football is a huge deal 535 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 4: in the baseball community. Okay, don't let anybody you know. 536 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 4: That's why that smile came out. Have you guys done 537 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 4: your draft yet? 538 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 3: How did you pick the order? 539 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 5: Okay? 540 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 3: Well, how are you going to pick the order? 541 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 4: Because you saw the Blue Jays that their little guy 542 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 4: thing falling down, that whole. 543 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 7: Deal I did. 544 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 8: We got to talk to the commissioner about that because 545 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 8: we got it in a couple weeks too early in 546 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 8: preseason right now to draft. 547 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 3: So okay, who's the commissioner? 548 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 7: Uh trouty? 549 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 3: Oh oh boy. 550 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 8: It's a big buy in is what you're saying, all right, 551 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 8: and then split a team with Joe Adele. 552 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 3: Yes, okay, there. 553 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: You go, There you go, makes sense, Tommy Fan's not 554 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: on the Angels. 555 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 4: But then the last thing is is if you get 556 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 4: the first pick, who are you taking Chase. 557 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 8: I'm gonna have to talk to Joe about that. It's 558 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 8: a team effort, so we're gonna have to have a 559 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 8: couple of meetings about it and sit on the plane flight. 560 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 4: So are you a book Are you a book guy? 561 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 4: Are you like a magazine guy? Or you a print 562 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 4: out guy? Because some guys had books, some guys had 563 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 4: printouts that they would, you know, go through and keep 564 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:49,479 Speaker 4: track of everything. 565 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 3: Do you just do it on your iPad? How do 566 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 3: you keep track of you know? 567 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 4: Then god forbid you draft somebody who already got drafted, 568 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 4: because then everybody just wears you out. 569 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:02,919 Speaker 8: Yeah. I actually like, I'm I'm not a huge like. 570 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 8: I don't get too into it. I'm not a huge 571 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 8: fantasy football guy. But one thing I do know from 572 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 8: listening to friends or whoever was in the years past 573 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 8: is that usually the people that do the most homework 574 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 8: don't end up too well. So I'm gonna prepare a 575 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 8: little bit, not over prepare, and hopefully bother a few 576 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 8: guys on the team. You have my lack of preparation 577 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 8: and the record that will come out at the end 578 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 8: of the year, so we'll see how it shakes out there. 579 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 2: You go over prepping is a detriment if you go 580 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 2: too crazy. 581 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 3: Draft at draft at drill a lot. 582 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 8: Of draft, but that would be a good idea for sure. 583 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 2: Well, Logan, awesome to catch up with you, man. We 584 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 2: always appreciate having you on. Fans love it too. 585 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: A lot of Angels fans always check it in. Thanks 586 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 1: for the time, dude. We'll catch you soon. 587 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 7: Okay, thank you guys, appreciate it.