1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: He is the newest member of the Angels. Drew Pomeranch 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: joining us right now. Drew, great to have you on 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: the show. Thank you for the time. Congrats on the 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: deal with the Angels. Tell us how it all went down, 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: and how you doing. 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: What's up, guys, Thanks for having me. You know, I 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean this time last year, I 8 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: didn't know what was going to happen. Obviously, I had 9 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 2: a pretty good year that allowed me to continue playing, 10 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 2: because I don't think I would have signed another minor 11 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: league deal and kept this going. But I you know, 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: I wanted to stay close to Sokow, where we live 13 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 2: and where my family is, and they connected with us early, 14 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 2: and we talked to some other teams too, kind of 15 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: stayed in the loop with everybody. Then we obviously got 16 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: a deal done. I wanted to. I was hoping to 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: get it done before the holidays, just because you know, 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: if you don't get it done before then sometimes you know, 19 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: it slows down and then you start to get pushed 20 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: towards spring training, and you know, then you gotta worry 21 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: about all that stuff. 22 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 3: Oh wait, that's not a real thing. Before we before, 23 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: before we dig into this troup, what is that picture 24 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 3: behind you? Is that you surfing? 25 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 2: No, I wish it was. I just doubt that. I'm 26 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: in my son's bedroom. I wish that was. I wish 27 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 2: I could say that was surf in a giant wave 28 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: right there. 29 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, you could have just said because it's so blurred out, 30 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 3: you couldn't really tell, So you could have just say, yeah, 31 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 3: i've been carving. Are from Tennessee, though you just said 32 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 3: your family is in California, so your whole. 33 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm from Tennessee, but we're living in sokol right now. 34 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: I'm living We're in Laguna Beach. That's why this there's 35 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: a surfer behind me right here. I mean we're probably 36 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 2: like thirty minutes from Angel Stadium. It's uh, you know 37 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: this is extremely convenient. 38 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, okay, that makes sense for the Angels, right, I 39 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 3: mean totally totally makes sense. By the way, what you 40 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 3: just said is what I want to hit on about. 41 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 3: Oh if I don't sign before the holidays, we talk 42 00:01:59,120 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: about this all the time. 43 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 4: I do. 44 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 3: Your parents start calling right Your wife is like, where 45 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 3: are we going for spring training? Your kids are saying, 46 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 3: oh daddy, are we going? Are you still playing? What's 47 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 3: happening right, So yes, it's awesome that you've got to 48 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: place one that's close to your house too. You know 49 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 3: you're going to spring training in Arizona, and three you 50 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 3: can live at home and make that commute. I mean, 51 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 3: I congratulations, congratulations, exactly. 52 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 4: Yeah. 53 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 2: It was like a Christmas miracle. And to be honest, 54 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: it's the best time to sign my before Christmas. So 55 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: as I drove over to the Team store and bought 56 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 2: a bunch of stuff to get everybody for Christmas. So 57 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: it was it was good in many ways. 58 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 4: Last minute shopping. I love that. 59 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 5: And first of all, I got to say, you're cooked. 60 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 5: You're never playing anywhere else again. I tell everybody who 61 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 5: signs close to home, you are never going to sign 62 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 5: anywhere else. There's no way your wife is going to 63 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 5: say or anybody in your family is going to say, yeah, no. 64 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:54,399 Speaker 4: Problem, I would. 65 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 5: I'll be fine, like I'll fly out to I'll fly 66 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 5: out to Chicago and you can you know we'll do 67 00:02:59,200 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 5: that again. 68 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 3: It's fine. 69 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: Nope, nope, no, you're exactly right. Yeah, you're exactly right. 70 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: I kind of I kind of had to sign close 71 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: to home. That's you know, this time around, so I 72 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: think you're exactly right. I think I'm I'm restricted regionally 73 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: majorly now. 74 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 5: So all right, take us through last year, Take us 75 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 5: through pitching in Tacoma. Take us through the fact that 76 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 5: your injuries and then you were pitching in the minor leagues. 77 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 5: Like some people don't know, you weren't in the big 78 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 5: leagues for full three years or is it full two years? 79 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 5: And then you made it back last year. 80 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: Well, I didn't pitch. I mean, I was still under 81 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 2: contract for a couple of years, but I the last 82 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: game I pitched him was August of twenty twenty one 83 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: in the big leagues. I mean, I'll give you the 84 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 2: whole spiel. It's like last year, you know, coming back 85 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 2: after my Padres contract ran out. I guess that was 86 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three was last year, and you know, I 87 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 2: got hurt at the end of the year, and I 88 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: just kept getting hurt. So then coming into spring training 89 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: the next year, I didn't know if anyone was gonna 90 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: give me a chance again. I was trying to sign 91 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: close to you know, close to Soka. I actually sign 92 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: with the Angels for spring training in twenty twenty four, 93 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: and you know I came in I signed literally the 94 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 2: day before camp started. I came in and I had 95 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 2: a you know, I kind of surprised myself, had a 96 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: pretty good spring didn't make the team. And then I, 97 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 2: you know, that was my first time dealing with the 98 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 2: minor league signing and trying to manage how do you know, 99 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: should I opt out? Should I go somewhere else? Should 100 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 2: I you know, I think now I've settled on I 101 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 2: think it's sometimes better to stay with the team if 102 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: you're going to go to the minor leagues, unless you 103 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: have like a clear opportunity, just because then you you 104 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: have this like period of time sometimes to they get 105 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 2: to know you. Then they want to watch you, but 106 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 2: you already have all this relationship built up during spring training. 107 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 2: But that's a whole other thing. So I went signed 108 00:04:58,279 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: with the Daughters. I played in Oklahoma City for a 109 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 2: month and a half. You know, we had some dialogue 110 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 2: there with them, but I kind of missed my window 111 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 2: of of getting called up there and I opted out 112 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 2: a few times, you know, And I then I opted 113 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 2: out one of the times the last time, and the 114 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 2: Giants needed someone for like four days, and I was like, 115 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 2: you know what, I'll go there. It's fine. And I 116 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 2: went there for four days. But then you get caught 117 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: in this loop as a as a veteran guy on 118 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 2: or just a just a player and a minor league 119 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 2: deal in general, because you signed these advanced consents and 120 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 2: you basically feel like you're fighting for like two days 121 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 2: at a time, one day at a time, a week 122 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 2: at a time, or you know, just you're filling these 123 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: little gaps for these teams, which then I you know, 124 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: by I was home, I stopped after those four days. 125 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: I just kind of stayed home because I was getting 126 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 2: a bunch of like you know, two week opt outs, 127 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: one month opt outs again, looking at these like advanced consents, 128 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: like I'm just chipping around for a day here, a 129 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 2: day there, and I just was like, you know what, 130 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 2: I'm gonna stop this. And I didn't feel super great anyway. 131 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 2: So then fast forward, I was basically kind of done. 132 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: I was like, I don't want to play anymore. And 133 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: then as time went on, I took a few months 134 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 2: off or I didn't do anything, and then I was like, 135 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: you know what, I should probably like start working out 136 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 2: because I need to do something, because I was just 137 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 2: enjoying having nothing on the schedule, which you guys know 138 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 2: is pos post playing days. And then you know, the 139 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 2: the Mariners had kind of reached out the previous summer 140 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 2: about one of those like, you know, come play for 141 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: a month and then opt out whatever. So they reached out. 142 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: They gave me what I wanted. I was like, you 143 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: know what, if I feel good, I go to spring training. 144 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: If I don't, I won't. 145 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 6: You know. 146 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 2: I went there, had another good spring and like I 147 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 2: said before, I opted out and kind of like to 148 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 2: see what was out there. You know, hurt a little bit, 149 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 2: but no one really wanted to take a chance. So 150 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 2: then the mistake I made last year, I didn't do. 151 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 2: So I stayed with the same team and I went 152 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: to Tacoma for three weeks. You know, was was doing 153 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 2: that whole thing there. I pitched twelve. I mean I 154 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: had a couple saves, like my I felt better, My 155 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 2: velocity was better, everything was better. I thought I had 156 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 2: a good chance there because they had at the time, 157 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: they had one left in the big leagues. I think 158 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 2: Spire was the only guy up. And then had that 159 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 2: upper mobility claus on April twentieth come up, and you know, 160 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: got scooped up to the Cubs. 161 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 3: So I mean, that's a crazy story. But you know 162 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 3: what happened. You started a playoff game. You started a 163 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 3: playoff game Game five, so all that stuff that you're 164 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 3: talking about. You started a winner go Home playoff game. 165 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: Explain what happened when you went to the Cubs, because 166 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 3: you had a really nice year for the Cubs. So 167 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 3: what did they do? What did they change? How did 168 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 3: they make you into their Game five starter? 169 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 2: You know, I think that they didn't really change much. 170 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 2: I I so I knew that clause was coming up 171 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 2: in my contract that week, and I was kind of 172 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 2: getting at the point where I'm like, am I just 173 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: gonna keep doing this? Or like, where's the where's the 174 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 2: like what am I going to press the jet button with? 175 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 2: With triple A? And I had that clause and we 176 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 2: went to Oklahoma City for a week and I was like, 177 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,239 Speaker 2: you know what, I'm just gonna do everything, give it everything. 178 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 2: I got through as hard as I can this week, 179 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 2: and sure enough, like Villo jumped a little bit and 180 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 2: I think I struck out the side in the first appearance, 181 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 2: and then I got to save that week, and you know, 182 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 2: I you know, it timed up perfectly because then I 183 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 2: got brought into you know, I got scooped up by 184 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 2: the Cubs and I was feeling in a good place. 185 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 2: I went out there and you know, with I told 186 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 2: people this, with the ABS system, it's going to be 187 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 2: interesting to see with with you know, with guys this 188 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 2: year anyway. But for me then I was like, you 189 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 2: know what, it feels like I'm thrown into like the 190 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 2: tiniest little box, so I might as well just try 191 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 2: and throw everything down the middle and see what happens. 192 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 2: So the first like month or two with the Cubs, 193 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: when you know, when I went up, I was just 194 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 2: trying to fill up the zone. This is what I 195 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 2: had been doing in Triple A, and I was having success. 196 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 2: So like, you know what, I'm just going to keep 197 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 2: doing this, and you know, I have a very simple 198 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 2: approach to pitching. I'm gonna throw fastball and I'm gonna 199 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 2: throw a curveball off of that, and it's you know, 200 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 2: there's not really much thought going on in my head, 201 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: to be honest, and you know, it was just it 202 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 2: was just a perfect timing of things. I had success again, 203 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 2: and then you know, after a couple of months, uh, 204 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 2: you know, I had to obviously making it as as 205 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 2: they adjusted, I had to adjust, and you know, I 206 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 2: had a little bit of an adjustment period, but then 207 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 2: I kind of realized, you know, I was in a 208 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 2: better place with my you know, pitch selections, and you know, 209 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 2: you know, then that runs into you know, you start 210 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 2: to get into these ends of the year and you 211 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 2: get these big games, and so I would always ramp 212 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 2: it up a little bit in the big games just 213 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 2: because you know, it's more excitement, it's more you know, adrenaline, 214 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: all of those things. And then you know, going in 215 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: so I was feeling really good going into the to 216 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 2: the you know, towards the end of the year, into 217 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 2: the playoffs, and I had I have a great relationship 218 00:09:58,080 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: with all this. I have a great relationship with counsels 219 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 2: from playing with them in Milwaukee too. You know I 220 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 2: had all those games. You know, I opened games for him. 221 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 2: I did everything. I mean, I but that's always my 222 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: thing with counsel. I mean this is back when I 223 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 2: played Milwaukee. When I got here, he called me when 224 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 2: I got to when I got Chicago, he called me 225 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 2: the day I was coming and I was like, you 226 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 2: know what, well, I do whatever you need me to do. 227 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 2: You need me to get out the middle in beginning whatever, like, 228 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 2: just just tell me what you need me to do, 229 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 2: and and that's pretty much what I did. 230 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 5: You're playing like a rookie in the big leagues at 231 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 5: age in the upper thirties because you were just like, whatever, 232 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 5: I'm just gonna go out and let strikes. That'll be cool. Yeah, 233 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 5: first round? Is the game so easy for you guys? Well, 234 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 5: my question is it's gonna veer off of last year 235 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 5: a little bit. But you said about the ABS. I've 236 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 5: always said, when when they started talking about the ABS 237 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 5: and they started talking about the strike zone and everything, 238 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 5: I caught you in spring training in sixteen with the 239 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 5: Padres and then we played together in the big leagues 240 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 5: in San Francisco. I said, there's no curveball that I've 241 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 5: caught in games that I think would benefit in the ABS, 242 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 5: and people will be so shocked at where your curveball lands. 243 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 5: Do you think that's going to be a slight advantage 244 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 5: for you this year because of how your curveball is 245 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 5: not called at the bottom of the zone and how 246 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 5: big of a brand and it's just a unique break. 247 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 4: Do you feel like. 248 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 3: It's going to be an advantage for you? 249 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it could be. I think it was 250 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 2: a bigger advantage when they I think initially had didn't 251 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 2: they They think they had the zone at the front 252 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 2: of the plate right, and then guys bouncing the balls. 253 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 2: Guys are bouncing balls. They were calling strikes, and then 254 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 2: they drifted towards the medal. If there's that correct, just 255 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 2: back a little bit. 256 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 4: Guys weren't bouncing the balls. You were bouncing the balls. 257 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 5: Telling you there's nobody. There's nobody that was able to 258 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 5: do it. Because I used to watch when I would 259 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 5: when I would catch you, I'd look at what the 260 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 5: machine says, and now the machine is what everybody's using. 261 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 5: It's like, this is a strike. You lost that pitch. 262 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 5: I'm like, I'm glad I caught it. 263 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 2: Like yeah, especially in twenty sixteen when you were catching 264 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 2: me because I threw like forty five per curve balls. 265 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 2: I feel like I could just nick a you know, 266 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 2: nick the bottom bar there so we'll see I mean 267 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 2: I again, like it's I don't know, I just I 268 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 2: just felt like you with with the abs box. It 269 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 2: feels so small, it feels like you're like, it feels 270 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 2: like it's not the plate's not as wide. And the 271 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 2: plate's not. I think it felt high. I think the 272 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 2: bottom of the zone felt higher for some reason to me, 273 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 2: But I don't know. We'll see. Uh. I'm hoping it 274 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 2: benefits me pretty good on the curveball this next year. 275 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 2: But it was pretty heavy fastball last year, so. 276 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 4: That's fair. 277 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: So so, Drew, I wanted to ask you about the 278 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: Angels more and the off season pickups. So what do 279 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: you think of the rest of their offseason so far? 280 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: It's not like I'm asking you to like give analysis 281 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: on you know, the team and each pick, but more 282 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: like they trade for Grayson Rodriguez, they pick up Alec Manoa, 283 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: like these are names at most both baseball fans know 284 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: and have either had big success or have big stuff. 285 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: Even actually they just signed Kirby Yates as well. So 286 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: just wanted to get your thoughts on some of these pitchers, 287 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: whether you've watched them pitch or you've I don't know 288 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: if you cross paths with Yates at all, but and 289 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: with the young guys, like what you what you would 290 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: tell them, They're probably gonna come up to you, Like, well, 291 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: even pitched the Bigs for three years, I've gone through 292 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: some adversity pull up a chair, grab a beer. 293 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 6: What you got for me? 294 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 2: Drew? Yeah, I mean I've I've seen over the years, 295 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 2: like guys they cycled back through guys. I think it 296 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 2: was like some of the guys they did signed over 297 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 2: the years. I've seen some of these other guys pitch. 298 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 2: You know, again, we have there's a lot everyone's talented. 299 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 2: There's a lot of talented guys. I played with Kirby 300 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 2: in San Diego. We played together. You know, we have 301 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 2: guys who've been around and done things, and Kirby's close games. 302 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 2: Kirby's done a lot of back end stuff and he's 303 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 2: a great pitcher. You know, I've I after one of 304 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 2: the last interviews I called, Kurt called me. I told 305 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 2: them the same thing I told a counsel before. I'm like, 306 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 2: you use me. I have no ego about this, Like 307 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 2: I'm enjoying the game baseball, Like use me. However you 308 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 2: need to use me, and if you need anything from me, 309 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 2: just let me know. But you know that's that's my role. 310 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 2: So whatever they need to do with me, And you know, 311 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 2: I've I was again being kind of familiar with I 312 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 2: wasn't again. I was in spring training with the Angels 313 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty four. So there's a lot of the 314 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 2: same guys that are still there, and there's a lot 315 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 2: of talent. There's a lot of talented guys there. I mean, 316 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 2: I know that you read stuff about them taking flyers 317 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 2: on guys you know all the time. But again, these 318 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 2: are talented baseball players. It's not like you know these people. 319 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 2: It's not like we aren't good baseball players. 320 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 3: You know. 321 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 2: Every it's a it's a really talented team. So I'm 322 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 2: excited to get in there, just bring training and meet 323 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 2: some of the guys I don't know, and you know, 324 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: get reconnected with some of the guys that do. 325 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 3: How well, what what big? What? How big of a 326 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 3: help was it? You have a relationship right with Mike Maddocks? 327 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 3: Do you not the pitching coach that's there, And you 328 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 3: don't know Mike Maddocks. I thought you knew him him before. 329 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 3: But was there familiarity somewhere with the staff other staff. 330 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 2: Members, I mean there was some before. I'm trying to 331 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 2: think I do know, uh what that that's the problem 332 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 2: is like I was with this team last year and 333 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 2: all the coaches changed. 334 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 3: It happens happened by Bussy's still there, so I mean 335 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 3: you still have bus. 336 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 2: And Bussy still there. You're right, I know Bussy, Darryl Scott, 337 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: I saw on the staff who I know from Colorado 338 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 2: when I was there back in the day. I'm sure 339 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 2: there's going to be more people. I mean, you know 340 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 2: guy Brady, Brady Anderson was around when I was with 341 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 2: in camp with them last year too, So there's a 342 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 2: lot of guys that are coming back through that I've 343 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 2: met at some point or another. 344 00:15:57,840 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 3: Okay, so that's good. So you have a little bit 345 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 3: of familiar because I always thought that was one of 346 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 3: the strangest things as a free agent when you sign 347 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 3: with the team and you go in and you're. 348 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 4: Like, I know nobody. 349 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 3: Maybe you might know a player or two right or 350 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 3: you know, and if you're lucky enough, you've had a 351 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 3: coach or somewhere else that you know. But if you 352 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 3: just go in there blind, you're like, I know nobody here. 353 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 3: Who do I talk to or do I hang out with? 354 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 3: What's where do I go? 355 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 4: And you've been with enough. 356 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 3: Teams now you've done it. But it's always strange when 357 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 3: you walk into a new clubhouse. 358 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 2: No for sure, yeah, for sure, But again, we're all 359 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 2: in the same boat in a different place. But again, Ei, 360 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 2: there's guys in the bullpen. I did all. I met 361 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 2: Jordan Mono already, I did all my like physical stuff 362 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 2: with them. We did the same day. And I know Kirby. 363 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 2: I know some of the other guys in the bullpen. 364 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 2: Stevenson I played catch with in twenty twenty four and 365 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 2: spring training every day, and you know, there's a hope 366 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 2: he was there. I know Darnauld. I met him this offseason, 367 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 2: but I've obviously met him before, so I know a 368 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 2: lot of these guys. It's not you know, it's going 369 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 2: to be pretty easy walking in there. I think this time. 370 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 4: Go through last year with the Cubs. 371 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 5: I'm always interested to know a team like that where 372 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 5: it's like, ah, you know, they made the move Tucker 373 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 5: Justin Steele goes down, Kate Horton comes comes in and 374 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 5: really solidifies himself. What was the feeling for you guys 375 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 5: going into the playoffs with a lot of things uncertainty 376 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,919 Speaker 5: about Tucker, a guy that was your best hitter in 377 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,199 Speaker 5: your lineup. Kate Horton obviously wasn't able to pitch and 378 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 5: that was a big detriment. What was the feeling in 379 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 5: the club casket? Was he talked to we talked to 380 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 5: Boyd earlier and you know, he's he's always he's positive, Matt, 381 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 5: So that's that's just that's just him. But what was 382 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 5: the true feeling when you guys were like, we're going 383 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 5: in we got to play a divisional opponent, like we 384 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 5: got this, and were you guys like we're going to 385 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 5: the World Series. 386 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, we were feeling great. I mean, you know, the 387 00:17:55,960 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 2: Padres was I think they played They played before I 388 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:02,719 Speaker 2: got there, so must have been earlier the season. So 389 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 2: going into that, you know, we were just going right 390 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 2: at it. And obviously the next round against Milwaukee we 391 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 2: played a good We played good against him all year 392 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 2: and had hit some back and forth in the second 393 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 2: half when they were on that hot streak. But we 394 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 2: felt really really confident going into that. I think the 395 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 2: biggest thing obviously the Cad Horton stuff. The timing of that, 396 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 2: you know, could have could have changed. But again, like 397 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 2: you know, Kate is, Kid's a gamer, and kid's a 398 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 2: great pitcher and he's gonna have a really good career. 399 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 2: So obviously the timing of losing him was a big 400 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 2: piece of something we were kind of missing in the 401 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 2: playoffs last year, and that would have you know, I 402 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 2: think it could have helped push us over the top 403 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,959 Speaker 2: in a much better place. But you know, you you 404 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,360 Speaker 2: work with what you have, and we were confident going 405 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 2: in and we had a we had a great group 406 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 2: of guys. We were all really close. We all did 407 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: stuff together, hung out together, and we were just having 408 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 2: a good time. You know, we're you know, no matter 409 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 2: where we were, we go to you know, you go 410 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 2: to any road trip, we're always together. So we had 411 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 2: a lot of confidence rolling into the playoffs this year 412 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 2: and we were just trying to keep that, keep that going. 413 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 2: I mean all the way into that Game five could 414 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 2: have gone either way. Obviously it didn't go in our favor, 415 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 2: but it was it was pretty awesome. 416 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: Okay, So now I want to ask you about moving 417 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: to the Angels here, Drew. This team hasn't been to 418 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: the postseason in a minute. And before I ask my 419 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: question too, you have a ring, right? Did you win 420 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: a ring with Boston eight twenty eighteen. 421 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:39,479 Speaker 6: Yeah, okay, so you've got that checked off right. Great career. 422 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: Like you said, hey, you're focusing on where you're going 423 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 1: to be these days too, so you're near the fam. 424 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 6: And all of that. 425 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 1: The Angels bar is probably lower than some of the 426 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: teams you've been a part of, just because Dan, they'd 427 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 1: be so happy to make the postseason. So I'm trying 428 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: to get kind of an answer out of you to 429 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: to see how you look at like the team goal 430 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: mindset with a club that hasn't even been to the postseason. Sure, 431 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: every player wants to win the World Series heading to 432 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: the year, but like when you look at how long 433 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: it's been and one of your upcoming teammates might trout 434 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: not being part of the postseason for a long time, 435 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: is that part of what drives you with a team 436 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: like this, aside from individually trying to be the best 437 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: that you can out of the bullpen? 438 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I I think that obviously everyone's goal 439 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 2: is to make to the postseason. I think that there's 440 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 2: different different ways teams are put together and different ways 441 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 2: you're able to put teams together. And I think that 442 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 2: you know, sometimes you know, you never know it could 443 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 2: happen year to year. You know, there's, like I said, 444 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 2: there's enough talent on this team to do to do 445 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 2: what or we need to do. Everyone obviously, you know, 446 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 2: depends on the health of everybody can really dictate which 447 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 2: way the season goes. I think that you know, you know, 448 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 2: the coaching staff, you know, guys are being brought in. 449 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 2: I think that can help help you get everyone moving 450 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 2: in the right direction. But again, it's the goal of 451 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 2: everybody to be in the playoffs. So you know, I 452 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 2: think that we'll you know, we'll see when we get 453 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,360 Speaker 2: there and get everyone together. But you know, I think 454 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 2: everyone's going to be working towards that same same goal 455 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 2: because you know, even if you're if you haven't individual 456 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 2: goals to be good, it still should collectively be to 457 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 2: win games together. And if everyone can just stay on 458 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 2: the field and stay healthy and just grind games out, 459 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 2: I think I think any team could make the postseason. 460 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 3: To be honest, Yeah, we need we need my try 461 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,719 Speaker 3: in the playoffs. Let's let's let's before we need him 462 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 3: back and so Drew help him get. 463 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 4: Back to the playoffs. 464 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 3: Please ask my question, please we need him great Drew, 465 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 3: before we let you go, do you know what tomorrow is? 466 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 3: Do you know what happens tomorrow? 467 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 2: I do know what happens tomorrow night, because I'll be there. 468 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 3: Oh, you're going. That was gonna be my next explain 469 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 3: to everybody what's happening tomorrow night for you. 470 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 2: There is a very large football game happening in Phoenix, Arizona, 471 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 2: Ole Miss versus Miami. I should have done this from live. 472 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 2: I should have done this interview live from there. I 473 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 2: mean that would have been much. 474 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 3: Scott went to Miami. Can we get a little wager. 475 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 6: On the game? 476 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, we need something's got to happen here. 477 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 6: What do you want? 478 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 3: I don't know. You tell me, you guys are the 479 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 3: team spot and my team sucks, so I can't say no. 480 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 2: I think, I think, I don't know. I don't know 481 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 2: what you're gonna make me do. But I feel like 482 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,640 Speaker 2: you should have to wear an old Miss jersey if 483 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 2: if all Miss wins on a show. 484 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 6: Okay, and then we need him to wear Miami. 485 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 3: Wear one the spring training one. 486 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's that's the way to do it, right, 487 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: that's a fair trade off. 488 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 2: If you guys come through, I'll wear it that day 489 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:54,439 Speaker 2: or something. 490 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 4: Yeah. 491 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 3: Absolutely, that's absolutely. 492 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 1: We'll be in Arizona, so okay, absolutely, virtual handshake on 493 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 1: that virtual there you go. 494 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 6: I'll have my old Miss jersey. That a j will 495 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 6: be happy to buy for me. 496 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 3: And can I get you a Lane Kiff in Jersey. 497 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 6: You can get. 498 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: Whatever whatever you want and then I'll get a Miami 499 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: Jersey sent to you. 500 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 3: Can about the Yeah, that might not fit him. He's 501 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:23,360 Speaker 3: that's a real side one. 502 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:24,159 Speaker 6: You know. 503 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 3: Can make. 504 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 2: A j can make bussy get me a jersey? 505 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 3: Absolutely, absolutely. 506 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: The Devin Hester one is like a uh, the Midrid. 507 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: Don know, it's the crap little thing. 508 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 4: We need to see that. 509 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 5: We'll get you that chewed up shoot up bubble gum, 510 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 5: that chewed up bubble gum, pitch your body. We need 511 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 5: to see that in a in a in a cut 512 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 5: off Miami Jersey. 513 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 2: No, nobody needs to see that. 514 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 3: That's for sure. 515 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 6: The well the game. That's awesome. Thanks for joining us. 516 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, good luck to your squad, and yes, we will, 517 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 1: hopefully for my case, see. 518 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 6: You in spring training with the Hurricanes Jersey. 519 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 2: All right, all right, appreciate you. 520 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 6: Thanks Drew. 521 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: So, Drew is part of the Angels and the Halo 522 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: Territory Show is part of the Ft Network. 523 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 6: They mentioned Drew the other day in the debut episode. 524 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: Mike Di Giovanna and former Angels basher Mark Trumbo talking 525 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: about what the new look Bullpen is going to bring 526 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: to the table Angels. Bullpen, by the way, was ranked 527 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: towards the bottom last year, and they made some nice 528 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: pickups here Drew, I just talked about Kirby Yates, so 529 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: we can get into but anyway, they'll cover all of that. 530 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 1: So check out Halo Territory part of the ft net. 531 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 4: We're trying. 532 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 3: They're trying. 533 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: Yes, it feels like I'd like to see one big 534 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: position player move too. But again, they talked about Bellinger 535 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 1: on there, you talked about Boba Schett. 536 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 3: I'd like to see one big star picture slash bullpen 537 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 3: guy in these two. 538 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:04,639 Speaker 1: I think they could be in play for Gino Suarez 539 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: as well. There's another third baseman that could be added 540 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: to the mix. I mean some my gosh, there was 541 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: one Angels fan on online who was talking about bringing 542 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: Yon Mancatta back, who actually was fine when he was playing, 543 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,479 Speaker 1: but he can't stay on the field. But someone was like, 544 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: bear with me, like if he's healthy, like he was 545 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: pretty good. 546 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 6: I'm like, but he's. 547 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 4: Never Who was Jerry? This was Jerry on the chat. 548 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: I don't know, I mean, had two hundred and eighty 549 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: nine played appearances this year. 550 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 5: So since he's been in the minor leagues since he 551 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 5: got traded from the rest. 552 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 3: He had he had one good year. 553 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: I'm a pass on Yon Mancatta back for the Angels. 554 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: If I'm the Angels and you want to and I 555 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 1: know this sounds kind of silly, but you just got 556 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: rid of Brendone. Put someone in there that's going to 557 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: like play every day and just be the It's. 558 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:02,120 Speaker 6: That's like the high end. 559 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 3: But I'm saying, but I'm like, you need you need 560 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 3: a Dirk Dog ballbuster. Yes, guy that can go in 561 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 3: there and show netto Christian Moore, Shana Well, Joe Adell, 562 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 3: those still younger guys like this is how a big 563 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 3: league veteran is supposed to go about it. I know 564 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 3: they have Trout, the Trout's been banged up a little bit. 565 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 3: He's not really a guy that's gonna They need a 566 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 3: guy that. 567 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 1: Will stir it up, right, I mean, Bregmant is that. 568 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 1: But I'm saying, unlikely they're going to be playing ball 569 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: for bred. 570 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 3: I know, but he would an ideal world, he'd be 571 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 3: a really good. 572 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 6: They're probably here's what's probably going to happen. They're probably going. 573 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: To trade for Arnado and make the Cardinals eat ninety 574 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: eight percent of the contract or something. 575 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 3: But if I because shows. 576 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 6: Up every day, yeah, like he will, Yeah, he'll say 577 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 6: shows Yeah. 578 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: He's a hustler. He will set a tone over at 579 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,719 Speaker 1: third base. And I think Geno Suarez would do that too, 580 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:55,360 Speaker 1: though plays every day. He's really like always race high 581 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: as a clubhouse guy, or he's playing with him, either 582 00:26:57,800 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: of those guys. I just I want to see something 583 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: like that over at third base, to be like, hey, 584 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: the stain of what that was with the Rendon mess 585 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: is over. 586 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 3: You need, yes, you need somebody to not only let 587 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 3: the fans and the people, but the players like kind 588 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 3: of turn the page, as someone said, turn the page. 589 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 6: M h. 590 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 4: I love I love some of their young core. 591 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 5: And I think if you're a veteran guy on a 592 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 5: one year deal or even like an Aeronado, like go 593 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 5: to California, you get to play with Trout, like Trout 594 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 5: is still as much as people are like, oh, he's 595 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,919 Speaker 5: injured all this stuff, like he's still like he's an anomaly. 596 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 5: You you you want to. I feel like some guys 597 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 5: still want to play with him. They want to see 598 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,160 Speaker 5: what he's about Joe Adele had a great year. Obviously 599 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 5: defensively he needs some help. Netto supposedly has that. Aura 600 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 5: ran Hifo had a down year, but the year before 601 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 5: he was awesome. Shane Well's like Mark Grace, like, I. 602 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 6: Just agent all right? 603 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 3: Hefo is gone, Yeah, I think do your research. Scott, 604 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 3: you're gonna have blown up in the chat. 605 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 5: No, no, my bad, my bad. I hit two o 606 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:03,640 Speaker 5: nine in the big leagues. What am I talking about? 607 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 5: I'm an idiot. 608 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 6: Why'd you say do my research? 609 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 3: Because there's a guy in the chat that you just 610 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 3: keep saying, Oh, do your research. We're trying to cover 611 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:13,239 Speaker 3: seven hundred thousand players at the same time. Sorry if 612 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 3: we get. 613 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 6: Some stuff confused, what what did we mess up? 614 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 3: Nothing? Don't worry about. It's not worth your time. 615 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,640 Speaker 1: I heard you've been getting like this is a day. 616 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: Some days I'm really in the chat, some days I'm 617 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: really not. 618 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 3: Today's my day in the chat. 619 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm free agent right here. 620 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 4: It's a free agent. 621 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, okay. It's trying to keep up with seven hundred 622 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 3: I mean literally a thousand players and everyone that's a 623 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 3: free agent, especially on teams that we don't listen, no 624 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 3: offense to the Angels, but we don't talk about them 625 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 3: as much because they haven't been good. 626 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 6: No. 627 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: I mean it's a national show. We cover all thirty teams, 628 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: but we don't cover them all equally. We cover them 629 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: based on the news that breaks and the big games. 630 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: So you're going to cover the playoff teams more. Yes, 631 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 1: I think that's all. 632 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 6: That's all fair. 633 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: Baseball is definitely one of the more difficult sports to 634 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: keep up with. It's actually why it prevents some casual 635 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: fans from really being involved if you're not watching every 636 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: day and the transactions. Yeah right, Like most people, you 637 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: have a casual combo. You want to talk about Lebron, 638 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: you want to talk about some quarterbacks in the NFL, 639 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: like you can bs without knowing a lot baseball. 640 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 6: You can sound dumb in five minutes, Hit. 641 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 5: The subscribe button. 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