1 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Cardinal Territory. The Cardinals dropped a heartbreaker 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: in ten innings to the Toronto Blue Jays last night. 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 2: But hey, guess what, it's a. 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: Brand new day and we have two super fun guests 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: on the show today. So excited to have Cardinals starting 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: pitchers Andre Polante and Matthew Libertore as our guest this week. 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: Guys, thank you for doing this. 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 3: How are you doing well? How are you? Yeah? Pretty good? 9 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 3: Excited to be here. 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know. I'm really happy you guys could do this. 11 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: I always think it's great to get any I'll take, 12 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: you know, any kind of interview, but to get two 13 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: players at once, I feel like it's just kind of fun. 14 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: We can switch it up a little bit. So yeah, 15 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: super thankful for you guys doing this. We'll start with 16 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: just a couple of baseball questions, because that's. 17 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 2: What we're here for. We'll start, you know, really, I 18 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 2: guess we can start at the top, right. 19 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: A lot was made of this rotation coming into the 20 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: season and how it had so much to prove, not 21 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: a lot of overpowering velocity or swing and miss, and 22 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: you guys as a unit have basically said, doesn't matter 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: don't care, still going to get it done, and you 24 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 1: have I think coming into play today, the rotation has 25 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: a collective era of three eight four and you guys 26 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,199 Speaker 1: have recorded the most ground ball ground ball outs in all. 27 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: Of baseball at three hundred and eighty nine. 28 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: Audre will start with you, how are you finding ways 29 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: to modernize your game and evolve and get success but 30 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: still relying on the things that got you here and 31 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: have made you the picture that you are. 32 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think part of it is just kind of like, uh, 33 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 4: I mean, if you I don't know how far back 34 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 4: you want me to go, but really like understanding that 35 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 4: I'm a ground ball picture. It didn't really happen until 36 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 4: I got to the big leagues. I didn't even know 37 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 4: that I got an obsertain amount of ground balls until 38 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 4: I got here, and then like they're like, hey, you're 39 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 4: kind of laying a league in it. And so I 40 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 4: always thought I was just, you know, like everyone else 41 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 4: just got, you know, whatever, the normal amount of outs. 42 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 4: But I've learned that that's part of my game, and 43 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 4: that's part of the reason why I don't strike a 44 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 4: ton of guys out. You know, it's hard to get 45 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 4: the hard to strike a guy out. If you get 46 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 4: people out before you know, you get three two counts, 47 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 4: one two counts, you know. So really just learning how 48 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 4: to limit damage and trying to keep the ball in 49 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 4: play and just say on the aggressive and keep it down. 50 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: Let me kind of the same question though obviously you're 51 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: a little different prototype than Andre. But we've talked a 52 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: lot about the process and your journey to get to 53 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: where you are right now. But what do you think 54 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: has really clicked for you this year in terms of 55 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: the execution? 56 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 5: I think just the trust in my process. I felt 57 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 5: like I always had a good idea of who I 58 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 5: was and what I wanted to do, and I also 59 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 5: felt like I had a good good amount of knowledge 60 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 5: and tools and resources at my disposal, and I think 61 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 5: over the last two years, really just figuring out how 62 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 5: to organize those into a consistent daily plan has really 63 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 5: helped me. And then just being able to carry that 64 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 5: out onto the mound and the presence and the calmness 65 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 5: and confidence that that gives me when I'm out there. 66 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 5: I think it allows me to be more present in 67 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 5: those at bads and be able to read swings and 68 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 5: read the game and notice what going on in front 69 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 5: of me instead of trying to fight myself on the mound. 70 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 2: The team has made a lot. 71 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: I mean, we've heard these words all season long, like runway, opportunity. 72 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 2: I'm personally okay if we never hear the word runway again. 73 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 3: But it's fine. 74 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: But both of you have similar tracks where you were 75 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,119 Speaker 1: kind of bouncing up between Majors, minors, rotation, bullpen over 76 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: the first few years of your career, and while it 77 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: wasn't totally similar, there are some overlying similarities there. But 78 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: this team has committed to doing to you, and I 79 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: think most importantly has made good on It's given you 80 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: the opportunity to work through your struggles at the major 81 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: league level instead of just either you know, optioning you 82 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: or diminishing your role that they would have been years 83 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: prior the fact that the organization came out and said, hey, 84 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: we're going to give both of you a steady opportunity 85 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: in the rotation. Regardless of results, You're going to have 86 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: chances to figure this out and perform. 87 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 2: What has that done for you, Andre, We'll start with you. 88 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 4: I mean, I think the most important thing is it 89 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 4: makes it a little bit less stressful, you know, like 90 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 4: I don't know I'm sure you know a lot of 91 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 4: people understand or luck of people have been in the 92 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 4: same lot of work where it's like, you know, hey, 93 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 4: if you don't perform in the first every outing, it 94 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 4: doesn't feel it doesn't feel like every outing you're fighting 95 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 4: for your job in a way, and you're able to 96 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 4: be like, hey, you know, I can trust my process, 97 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 4: I and trust the fact that you know, for me, 98 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 4: it's like throwing my fastball down on the glove side, 99 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 4: and like, you know, if I have a bad if 100 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 4: I do a good job of that and results don't 101 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 4: go on my way, I don't have to think about, 102 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 4: holy crap, am I going to get optioned the next day? 103 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 4: You know, And that's that's never the spot you want 104 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 4: to be in, especially because that takes you out of 105 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 4: the moment and takes you out of being on the 106 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 4: mountain focusing on executing your pitch, and it gives you 107 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 4: that time to be like, hey, I'm struggling with this. 108 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 4: What am I going to change to like see those results? 109 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 4: Because you know the game and trip play is not 110 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 4: the same, you know, it's the hitters aren't as good, 111 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 4: and you know you got the abs down there, you 112 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 4: got hitters that are more passive and all that, all 113 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 4: that sorde of things. So like being able to work 114 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 4: through that up here with the best coaching that you 115 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 4: get available to you and against the best hittors just 116 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 4: helps you become the best vision yourself. 117 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 2: Libby. 118 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: We talked about this as well, just in years prior 119 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: where you felt like you were out there pitching to 120 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: stay alive and you weren't necessarily reading the execution or 121 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: reading the swings or throwing the pitches that you felt comfortable. 122 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 1: Then you were just trying to execute to make sure 123 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: that you've stayed up, and that can be kind of 124 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: a detrimental thing in the long term scope of how 125 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: you perform as a pitcher. Clearly are not doing that 126 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: anymore because the Cardinals have committed to you and have 127 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: committed to Andre. What kind of difference has that made 128 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: for you? 129 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think kind of to quote Andre sad like, 130 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 5: we have a lot more resources at the big league 131 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 5: level than you do in Triple A or any other 132 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 5: minor league affiliate, and the ability to like come out 133 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 5: of a start that maybe didn't go as well as 134 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 5: you would have hoped and sit down with the pitching 135 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 5: coach and the strength stuff and the training room staff 136 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 5: and put together a five day plan to get you 137 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 5: into a better spot for the next time around. Is 138 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 5: different than you pitch, you wake up the next morning, 139 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 5: you get sent down, You got to catch a flight, 140 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 5: you meet the team on the road or maybe back 141 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 5: in Memphis, try to move into an apartment or a hotel. 142 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 5: Like a lot of factors that have nothing to do 143 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 5: with baseball that take away from your ability to work 144 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 5: on the things that need to be worked on. And 145 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 5: so knowing that like every five days, I'm going to 146 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 5: get another opportunity to take the ball and execute on 147 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 5: the things that I needed to work on. Yeah, it's 148 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 5: definitely a stress reliever and it takes some of that 149 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 5: pressure off of you. But I think it really gives 150 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 5: you the best opportunity to grow from those things that 151 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 5: need to be learned from. And I think that's that's 152 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 5: an invaluable opportunity. 153 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: And look, no starting pitcher is going to go thirty 154 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: two and zher with a zero era. There are going 155 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: to be ups and downs no matter who you are, 156 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: no matter if you're an ACE, if you're a rookiees 157 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: you're coming up. And I think over the last two 158 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: weeks or so, both of you have kind of the like, Okay. 159 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 2: Let's figure out what's next. 160 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: We need to adjust because opposing hitters have adjusted to 161 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: you in years prior. 162 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 2: It felt like, you. 163 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: Know, for both of you in different ways, if there 164 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: was a rough outing or if there was a couple 165 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 1: of outings where things didn't go exactly the way you 166 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: wanted to, it was like, all right, get them out. 167 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 2: They're going to Memphis. They're going to go figure things out. 168 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: Well, obviously neither of you have anything to figure out 169 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: in Memphis anymore. It's about can you adjust to the 170 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: major leagues knowing that you're going to be here and 171 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: they're going to give you that chance to do so? 172 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: How does that change your mindset on how you attack 173 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: hitters and make those adjustments in real time? 174 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 2: Let me go first. 175 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 5: I mean, I think you kind of hit the nail 176 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 5: on the head, like gone down to Memphis, maybe like 177 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 5: two or three of those guys are going to be 178 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 5: here every day, guys in the big league lineup, and 179 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 5: to make a start that doesn't go your way and 180 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 5: get sent down and go to Memphis. Even if you 181 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 5: do the things that you think you need to work on, 182 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 5: and you execute on those things better, you still have 183 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 5: a little bit of doubt or maybe not full confidence 184 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 5: in the ability to make that play at the big 185 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 5: league level because of the fact that not every guy 186 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 5: facing triple A is going to be in every day 187 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 5: big leaguer. So to be able to go out after 188 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 5: rough outing and work on the things that you need 189 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 5: to work on at the big league level, like that 190 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 5: is the truest test of if those things are going 191 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 5: to play or not. Being able to make that start 192 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 5: every five days and make those adjustments can really give 193 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,679 Speaker 5: you some confidence knowing that the things that you worked 194 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 5: on leading up to that start are the things that 195 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 5: are going to play for you long term. 196 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: Andrew, I mean you've had You've just posted a bounce 197 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: back outing against a very talented Toronto Blue Jays club 198 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:19,559 Speaker 1: through a quality start. 199 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 2: Do you feel like you know, what can you add 200 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 2: to that? 201 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 4: Yeah? I mean, like i'd say one thing that, like 202 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 4: you know, I go through, especially when it comes to this, 203 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 4: it's like sometimes you don't know what you need to 204 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 4: work on it, Like that's also part of it, and 205 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 4: you're not going to find that out. You know in 206 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 4: triple A, what what's going to be the thing like 207 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 4: I look back at last year for me right and 208 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 4: I you know again struggling with right handed hitters, and 209 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 4: it was like, what am I going to do? How 210 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 4: am I going to open up like a side of 211 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 4: the play? How am I going to get these guys 212 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 4: off balance? And it was like, you know, in the bullpen, 213 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 4: especially like last year, like you don't have the time 214 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 4: to work on a pitch to like improve something like 215 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 4: that if there's something missing, So like, you know, part 216 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 4: of that process was learning what I had to work 217 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 4: on at the big, big leage level because in Triple 218 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 4: A and double I didn't have those problems of getting 219 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 4: right handed hitters out. That didn't I didn't expose that. 220 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 4: So I was in the big leagues and then I 221 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 4: didn't expose like how I can surpass that until I 222 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 4: learned that in the big leagues and then I was 223 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 4: optioned in a situation where I could work on that, 224 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 4: and then I got better and I had a bunch 225 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 4: of success. You know this year again, same thing. It's like, 226 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 4: I don't you know, if you something's not going right, 227 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 4: you got to figure out what that is. You got 228 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 4: to have some success to kind of figure out, Okay, 229 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 4: this is what I need to do to have continued success, 230 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 4: and then you go and work on it, you know, 231 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 4: Like I think for I now, I was talking a 232 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 4: little b about it after the game. It was like, 233 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 4: you know, I had the intention of, Okay, when am 234 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 4: I going to try to throw in like to be 235 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 4: less predictable on my game plan, and it's like, I 236 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 4: want to throw my curveball more. I think it's a 237 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 4: good pitch for me, and it's something I want to 238 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 4: do more of. And you know, in my past, I 239 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 4: never had to do it, and I kind of been 240 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 4: pushing it off, pushing that off, and then you know, 241 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 4: just kind of the point where I'm like, let's just 242 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 4: do it, you know, like when you have that, have 243 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 4: that opportunity right now, like I can go out there 244 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 4: and just challenge it and try and do that. And 245 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 4: I felt like I had some pretty good success with 246 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 4: that yesterday and it gives me something to build off of. 247 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 4: So it just helps you analyze what you know you 248 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 4: need to work on, and then you can actually work 249 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 4: on it. 250 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: I think that's so important because as fans, it makes 251 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: sense you're locked it on every pitch and you care 252 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: about the outcome of that specific day and at one 253 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty two game season, there are going to 254 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: be some losses and they're going to be some bad outings. 255 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 2: But what is really. 256 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: Interesting about this season is that it is a transition year, 257 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: and you do have I mean, you guys have done 258 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: a great job of making it not feel like a transition. Yeer, 259 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: it's the most exciting baseball team I think we've seen since. 260 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 2: Twenty twenty two. 261 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: But it's a great point to say, you know, here's 262 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: what we're adjusting in real time too, because we talk 263 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: a lot about it with offensive players when young players slump, like, oh, 264 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: they're just adjusting to major league pitching. Well, major league 265 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: pitching also has to adjust to major league hitting, and 266 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: I think both of you guys have learned that and 267 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: we're seeing it in real time on how those. 268 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 2: Adjustments take place. And you know, both of you can 269 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 2: speak to the talent level Triple A and the major leagues. 270 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 2: It is vastly different. 271 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's definitely a more consistent breed of talent at 272 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 5: the big league level. You know, I've always said that 273 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 5: I think anybody who makes it to the big leagues 274 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 5: for a day could stay there if they can figure 275 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 5: out how to have their best day consistently enough, and 276 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 5: so at the big league level, like, it's not that 277 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 5: the hitters are far and away more talented naturally than 278 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 5: the guys at the level below them. They've just figured 279 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 5: out how to pull the best out of themselves the 280 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 5: most consistently, which usually means missing the mistakes less and less, 281 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 5: and that requires us to be more perfect. And I 282 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,079 Speaker 5: feel like right now this game is evolving at a 283 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 5: rate that it never has before, and you're seeing more 284 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 5: and more raw talent at the big league level, and 285 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 5: I think that that makes it a lot harder. And 286 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 5: you know, you add in the pitch clock and how 287 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 5: fast the game is moving, I think the the ability 288 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 5: to make adjustments is as hard to and as important 289 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 5: as it ever has been before. You really don't have 290 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 5: a lot of time to make adjustments in game, so 291 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 5: your ability to figure out what's going on and be 292 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 5: able to point out those things and make the adjustment 293 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 5: on the flyes invaluable right now. And I'd say it's 294 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 5: as tough as it's ever been before. But I think 295 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 5: that that makes it a lot more fun too, because 296 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 5: you really get tested in your ability to accept what's happening, 297 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 5: flush it and move on to the next pitch. 298 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 2: Good stuff, guys. 299 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: I think that's really insightful, and I think something that 300 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: the casual fan doesn't get to see on an everyday basis. 301 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 2: So I appreciate you taking us through that. 302 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: We're going to get to the good stuff, the stuff 303 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,599 Speaker 1: that people really care about, like the relationships and the 304 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: rotation and all that good stuff. 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But I want to know 331 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: with your three veterans, Sonny Gray, Eric Frettie, Miles Michaelis. 332 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 2: Who is who? 333 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: Like, what's the role of each guy, what's the personality 334 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: and how they treat you. 335 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 5: I'd say Sonny's kind of like the mad Scientists in 336 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 5: the best way possible. I think he is a genius 337 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 5: when it comes to pitching and philosophy and thought process 338 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 5: on the mound. I think Miles is probably the most 339 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 5: laid back one. He's the guy you can talk to 340 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 5: on start day. He's choking around in the weight room 341 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 5: trying to touch the ceiling doing his vertical before a start, 342 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 5: and Fetti's kind of in between. I think he's very intelligent, 343 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 5: he has a very good understanding of himself. But he's 344 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 5: also like a never too high and never too low 345 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 5: kind of guy. He always stays pretty right in the middle. 346 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 5: And so I think we have a pretty balanced group 347 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 5: of veterans that we can go to and ask certain 348 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 5: questions and get really sounded by from, but also keep 349 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 5: it white and it's never too serious. 350 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: We actually have a lot of nicknames for Fetti upstairs. 351 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: I came up a Petti wop, which apparently is unoriginal. 352 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: Apparently people didn't climb that for a very long time. 353 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: But Daniel Guerrero started calling Fetti steady Fetti because no 354 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: matter what, like post game, he has a very consistent 355 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: demeanor for our interviews. 356 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 2: So that backs up. Let me, that backsup. We were saying, Audre, 357 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 2: what's your take on on the three I don't want 358 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 2: to call the three olds. I don't know why I 359 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 2: almost said that, but like the three older guys. 360 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 4: In the vocation, I mean, yeah, you got it right. 361 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 4: You know, that's kind of who they are, you know. 362 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 4: I think there's definitely a little bit more. Like I 363 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 4: think Sony's definitely trying to take on like the mentorship 364 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 4: role a little bit more. And like I know, he 365 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 4: pulled me aside a couple of times and just talk 366 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 4: to me a lot about it. Yeah, and then I know, 367 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 4: like Miles, he likes to like he'll blow into like 368 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 4: a PBC pipe like a horn and be like ready 369 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 4: the troops on start day. It's just something that you 370 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 4: don't normally see from most people, but you know that's 371 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 4: how he goes about his business and that's why he's 372 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 4: always so you know, collected, and it's very consistent. Yeah, 373 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 4: I mean, Unfeti's just kind of a goofball for sure. 374 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 4: Like I saw him just slamming balls on the ping 375 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 4: pong table the other day, just doing whatever. So I 376 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 4: mean I think, yeah, it's pretty much who they are. 377 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 4: And uh, you know, they're all really smart and they're 378 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 4: all really good pictures, and they each do things kind 379 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 4: of similar will be but also in a different way. 380 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 4: And you know they've especially Myles Andnfetti, like they you know, 381 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 4: they got one event to Japan and one went to 382 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 4: Korea to figure out how to pitch in the big leagues. 383 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 2: Bless you thank you. 384 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 4: That goes to show like, you know, like they've had 385 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 4: to grind through it before. You know, they were in 386 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 4: a similar situation where they were trying to through out 387 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 4: how do I pitch in the big leagues, you know, 388 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 4: and they had to learn in completely different environments with 389 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 4: completely different coaches that probably even speak their language, and 390 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 4: they had to go through a translator or whatever. And 391 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 4: you know, they understand the struggle, so they understand what 392 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 4: it tastes it out of it. 393 00:16:58,600 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 2: It's a good point. 394 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: And I can confirm Miles Michael's does blow into that 395 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: PBC pipe because when right before I don't know our 396 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: like eightieth rain out of the year, be like, I 397 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: don't know what the sound was. It kind of scared me. 398 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: Came to the house and did it, and I was like, 399 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: what's going on? And I mean it just it was 400 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: a start day for him too. 401 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 2: He said the. 402 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: Game has been banged and then bowed and left the 403 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 1: clubhouse and I was like, tomorrow, I guess, so shout 404 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: out Miles Michael was for the official announcement of days 405 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: rain out. Okay, speaking speaking of Miles, he is one 406 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: of the few that I have known the entire time 407 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: I've been here, this is my fifth year. 408 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 2: Just crazy. Maybe I'm the old now. 409 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: So I feel like I have a pretty good read 410 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,959 Speaker 1: on who's the biggest prankster in the clubhouse, and I 411 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: feel like it's Miles and Andre hated do this to you. 412 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,120 Speaker 1: But I've heard a couple of stories involving you, particularly 413 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: where you've been pranked, and I won't say them, but 414 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: I will ask you, is there one that's like, whether 415 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 1: it was Miles, whether it was Raino, that's you remember 416 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: as being like, Okay, they really got me good on 417 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: this one. 418 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 4: I mean, there's too many to count. I'm definitely I'm 419 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 4: definitely the target. I'm definitely the punching bag, the target, dummy, 420 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 4: whatever you want to call me for whatever these are, man, 421 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 4: I mean, yeah, there there there's a lot. I think, 422 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 4: you know they talk about. I guess, I mean, there's 423 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 4: there's so many. I just don't know which ones I 424 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 4: can talk about. So that's where I guess. Like one 425 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 4: of them was like my first year up and it 426 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 4: was like the month or so end and we end 427 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 4: up getting in like the benches cleared and you know, 428 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 4: to run out from the bullpen and everything and run 429 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 4: on the field and I show up the next day 430 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 4: and I've got this notice from like the MLB like, hey, 431 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 4: you've been fined five thousand dollars for running. 432 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 3: Out onto the field. 433 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 4: I'm like, oh, man, like holy crap, I haven't even 434 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 4: received my first paycheck yet, Like I can't pay this 435 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 4: right now. And then I go I check with our 436 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 4: clubhouse manager and he's like, yeah, they delivered it. They 437 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 4: send it to us today, like you know. 438 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 3: What you got? 439 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 4: And uh, you know, one of them, I think Miles 440 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 4: or I think it was Miles that came up to me, 441 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 4: or maybe it was Bader came up to me and 442 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,880 Speaker 4: was like, hey, like she'd ask Nado. That's not how 443 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 4: to pay for it, because he's the one that was 444 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 4: the one that started to brawl and you just got 445 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 4: his back. 446 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 3: And I'm like, I'm not gonna. 447 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 4: Make him do that, like you know, I'm just gonna Yeah, 448 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 4: I guess I'll just wear it. And then at the 449 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 4: end of the game, he's like, now I just hit 450 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 4: like a walk off, Like now the time to do it. Now, 451 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 4: now you should ask him. So I go up to 452 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 4: him like hey, he got this, and he's like, nah, 453 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 4: that's on you. And they tell me that it was 454 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 4: just a prank and that uh way know how to 455 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 4: print it out and put on my chair Like before 456 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 4: I showed up that day. 457 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 2: I just want to know why it was just you. 458 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 2: Everyone from the bullpen ran. 459 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 3: Out well the. 460 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 4: I mean I probably should. I like, I knew that 461 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 4: it was fake. I kind of knew it was fake. 462 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 4: I even asked, like I asked the clothes. I'm like, 463 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 4: this has to be vague, But one of the bullpen guys, mcfarlande, 464 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 4: gave me a pretty good reason and he was like, Oh, 465 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 4: they just don't want guys who've been called up within 466 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 4: like fifteen days starting a ruckus. And I'm like that 467 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 4: makes sense. Actually, I'm like, yeah, you don't want guys 468 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 4: coming up and doing that. 469 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 2: So I house so you can got Ernie the clubhouse man. 470 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 2: It's the entire clubhouse break too. That's pretty good. 471 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 472 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 4: I mean they they'll go they'll go to No, they'll 473 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 4: stop at no lengths to get me for sure. 474 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 2: How How did you how did you find yourself in 475 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 2: this role? 476 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,719 Speaker 4: I mean I think it's just my personality, you know, 477 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 4: Like Sonny was talking about the other day, like just 478 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 4: be like, you know, people love to make fun of me, 479 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 4: and I think it's because they know I could. I 480 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 4: take it pretty well and I don't take it too seriously. 481 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 4: But I think I've let it go to a point 482 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 4: now where it's almost like customary. Oh no, But I 483 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 4: mean it's also a compliment. I mean, you know, Lance said, like, 484 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 4: you know, they make fun of you because they think 485 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 4: you're good and that you're gonna stick around. They don't 486 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 4: make fun of guys that they think are just gonna 487 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 4: be gone. So I'm like, in a way, it's kind 488 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 4: of a compliment. So I guess I'll take it like that. 489 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: That's true. That's a that's a good way to wear it. 490 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: You're doing the best you can. I haven't heard that 491 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: one yet, though. That's a pretty good one. 492 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 2: Levy. Have you have they pranked you? Have you? You 493 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 2: seem harder to prank in the most respectful way to 494 00:20:58,760 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 2: both of you. 495 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, I haven't had any like actual pranks done on me. 496 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 5: I guess the only thing that I've had to do 497 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 5: is the rookie dress up. We did Willy Wonka and 498 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 5: the Upba lumpas a couple of years ago in San Diego, 499 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 5: and I was Willy Wonka walking around with all of 500 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 5: the up ballumpas on the streets of downtown San Diego 501 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 5: on Lloyd to our hotel and we were supposed to 502 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 5: go out to a bar or something hang out there 503 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 5: and in our costumes, and we ended up forget why, 504 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,479 Speaker 5: but we didn't go to the bar. We end up 505 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:36,479 Speaker 5: just in the hotel lobby, all hanging out together. And 506 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 5: the amount of looks that we got walking down the 507 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 5: street and into the hotel was pretty uncomfortable. But that 508 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 5: was probably the only like prankish type of thing. But 509 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 5: that's more of a tradition than a personal prank. 510 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: That's I do Like, it's Miles who comes up with 511 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: the costumes, right, Yeah, he's had some good ones he's had. 512 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 2: I can't remember what you guys did, but there were 513 00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:59,120 Speaker 2: suspenders involved last year. 514 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 4: Maybe it was that there was Bavarian was Bavarian last year. 515 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 4: We were all in like, like, I forgot because I 516 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 4: had I had a leaden hose because I did that. 517 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 5: For like the last Yeah, it was like october Fest 518 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 5: or something like that. 519 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 2: I do remember Octoberfest. I also remember Andrew having to 520 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 2: do this multiple times. 521 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, I've done it. 522 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 5: Three times now as part of the Andre prank is 523 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 5: like eternal rookie dress up. 524 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 4: The cutoffs, well, the cutoff is my amount of service 525 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 4: time plus one, so it's anyone with less than that, 526 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 4: which of course always included me. But my first year 527 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 4: it was actually kind of cool because I don't know 528 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 4: who bought all the costumes, probably Miles, but they just 529 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 4: had like a bunch of them out there, and he 530 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 4: had one veteran choose their costumes and I had pool 531 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,679 Speaker 4: shows my costume. So I'm like, that's pretty cool. He 532 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 4: chose me to be the Crab. I'm like, yeah, it's 533 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 4: kind of cool. All these have that. 534 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: I think the Crab is one of the the less 535 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: bad ones. There was one where Miles was like the 536 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: Magician or something, because I think Miles actually secretly likes 537 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: to dress up. 538 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 2: He loves the theme, right, but I can't remember. 539 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 4: I mean every plane flight, you know, will be in 540 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 4: our travel suit, the other the Nike travel suits or whatever, 541 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 4: the sweatsuits, and then Miles will be their full top hat, 542 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 4: sometimes off briefcase, a little cane. You know, there's no 543 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 4: secret he loves a dress. 544 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 5: Up and he's always matched into the city too, like Texas. 545 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 5: It's a big beat buckle with boots and a hat. 546 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 3: Like we go to. 547 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 5: Baltimore, he's wearing like a full black like mobster type suit. 548 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 5: Like he's always just trying to match the city, and 549 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,120 Speaker 5: he pulls together some pretty incredible outfits. 550 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. 551 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: I remember, right before he went to Toronto last year, 552 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: maybe like a week before, he was telling me all 553 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: about all of his different outputs he was gonna wear 554 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: in Toronto because I don't think he was pitching that series, 555 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 1: so he had a lot of time to plan out 556 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: the wardrobe and he was really excited about the Canadian tuxedo. 557 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: So yeah, Meanwhile, I'm over here just scrambling to my 558 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: Southwest flight hoping that like my legs are, I'm just 559 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: trying to get the game on time. 560 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 2: You guys know how, it is never kind of lifestyle. 561 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: So think of me when you guys are on your 562 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: charter and I'm like seaboarding on my third flight of 563 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 1: the day and. 564 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 2: They don't even give like good snacks anymore on Southwest. 565 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 2: So that's another complaint that I have. 566 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: You guys get like Chick fil A and I'm like, 567 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: oh cool, here are these pretzels that I've had for 568 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: the eighth time. 569 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 3: This week. 570 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, but after we have those Sunday night baseball games, 571 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 4: think we're not getting it back home till like four 572 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 4: in the morning, So I think it averages out in 573 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 4: the end. 574 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 2: It does average out. 575 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: One time I saw Stephen Matt's on a Southwest flight, 576 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: which I don't know why he was on my flight, 577 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: but I'm like struggling going through TSA, I have all 578 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,120 Speaker 1: my bags and he goes, do you do this every time? 579 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 2: Like, yes, I do this. 580 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 4: That's what everyone right now. 581 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 1: My favorite is a couple of you guys will ask like, hey, 582 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: why didn't we see you on the charter? And I'm like, 583 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: have you ever seen us on the charter? And they're like, no, 584 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: we just kind of figured that you got like on 585 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: before us. I was like, I'm We're not on the charter, 586 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: you guys. That's why we're always showing up at a 587 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: different time because we're on different flights. I had to 588 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: explain that to Jordan Hicks like six different times in 589 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: three years that we are not on the churn. All right, 590 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: quick message from our second sponsor, Chubbies, and then we'll 591 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: wrap this one up with a couple of quick questions with. 592 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:15,679 Speaker 2: Andre and Livy crats. 593 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 6: You look different today? Do I see chubby shorts on 594 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 6: your shoulder? 595 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 3: Oh? This the sick design. 596 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 8: I mean, don't even get it twisted too, because the 597 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 8: lining normally is like an SOS pad. This lining that's 598 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 8: in the center is so soft, so smooth the outside. 599 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 8: So many things to choose from the chubby shorts dot Com. 600 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 6: Facts and the code foul for twenty percent off. I 601 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 6: got the Tiger Sharks O little blend of a tiger 602 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 6: and a shark. It's beautiful, so don't wait for a 603 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 6: very limited time shop Chubby's biggest sale of the year 604 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 6: forty five dollars shorts and up to sixty five percent off. 605 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 6: So like year, hit up chubby shorts dot com and 606 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 6: grab your favorites before they're If you miss the sale, 607 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 6: then use the FT code foul in lowercase for twenty 608 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 6: percent off support FT. Let them know we sent you 609 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 6: in the survey asks and get ready to turn some heads. 610 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 6: Summer's here, dressed like it in chubbies. 611 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: Chubby's reminds me, Liby, you're an Arizona guy. Chubby reminds 612 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: me of my personally just insane run at Arizona State 613 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: where every single man wore short shorter than mine, and 614 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: I will never not think of Asu when I think 615 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: of Chevvy's not a fan. 616 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 3: You won't catch anywhere on those. 617 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 2: We'll get too tall. You're like six'. 618 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 3: Five, Yeah i'm all. Legs so short shorts are not the. 619 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:42,920 Speaker 4: Move normal shorts are chevvies for. 620 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 1: Him that's, fair all, right. Guys, actually on our next, 621 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: episode we're sticking with the pitching. Theme i'm gonna Have 622 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: Dusty blake on as my host On. Friday so what's the? 623 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: Dirt what SHOULD i grow them? 624 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 2: On give me some Good. 625 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 5: Scoop i'll got one, thing BUT i don't know IF 626 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 5: i want to push that button and not. 627 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 3: About his walk out to the, mountain. 628 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 2: First of, all oh my. 629 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:07,439 Speaker 1: Gosh if we're trying to pick up the pace of, 630 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: play Tell dusty to get a move. 631 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:10,959 Speaker 2: ON i get on him all the. TIME i know it's. 632 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 2: STRATEGIC i know he's trying to buy, time but come. 633 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: On the best was when he had that broken, foot 634 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: so it took double long and spring training just from 635 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: me to get to the MOUNT i was, like can 636 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: someone get this by like a? 637 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,679 Speaker 2: Wheelchair this is. Ridiculous he's so. 638 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: Slow but is there anything? Else any other kind of 639 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: what CAN i what CAN i get him? 640 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 3: ON i don't. 641 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 5: Know i'd say like the walkout to the mounta he's 642 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 5: got a little hitch when he, walks AND i know 643 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 5: that we've talked about it with him a little bit 644 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 5: so that that bugs him. Sometimes but outside of, that 645 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 5: like he's a really smart. Dude he's very thoughtful about 646 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,239 Speaker 5: what he, Says like he's very. Intentional he's not just 647 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 5: making conversation and make. Conversations SO i feel like he's 648 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 5: pretty self aware in a way that he doesn't slip 649 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,159 Speaker 5: up a. Lot there's not a lot of stuff that 650 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,360 Speaker 5: you catch him saying that he didn't mean to, say 651 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,960 Speaker 5: or that us off brand by any. 652 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 4: Means, YEAH i pretty much just agree with. THAT i, mean, 653 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 4: UH i. Know the only, thing the only thing you 654 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 4: can probably harp him on is he kind of he's 655 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 4: been asking me to try and like be more fun 656 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 4: and be more entertaining and tell tell him he needed that. 657 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,639 Speaker 4: Himself he, does he. 658 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: Does i'm always trying to like get a laugh out of, 659 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: him and he just looks at me and he's, like 660 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 1: what is wrong with? You and like there's a lot 661 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 1: wrong with? Me but live a Little, yeah He's he's. 662 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: Great i'm excited to see that how that. GOES i 663 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,719 Speaker 1: think he actually is so insightful And i'm glad that this, 664 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: YEAR i think the fans are starting to see what 665 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: his how his plan has has really gone for you, 666 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: guys because this rotation has really kept this team afloat 667 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: during this really fun, stretch which brings us to our last, 668 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: question because we have to get to the ballpark. Soon, 669 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: Uh for all of that was made of the season 670 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: before we, started where it, was you, know transition. Year 671 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 1: we're going to take a step. Back this might not 672 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: be The cardinals team that we're used to. Having you 673 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: guys have essentially, said, actually, no we're going to be just, 674 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: fine and for you two in, particular knowing that the 675 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: future of the club two are going to be a 676 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: big part of how much fun are you having right 677 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: now in this really surprising turn of events this? 678 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 5: Summer, YEAH i think the last two, years especially for 679 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 5: the young, guys we came into the season with a 680 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 5: lot of, expectations AND i think that that's a great 681 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 5: thing to. Have there should be, expectations there should be a. 682 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 5: Standard BUT i think when we didn't live up to, 683 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 5: that it made it really difficult for us to find 684 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 5: our identity and figure out who we were as a 685 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 5: ball club when we weren't winning. Games AND i think 686 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 5: coming into this, year you, know hard for me to 687 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 5: say historically Because i've only been here for a few, 688 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 5: years BUT i think this is the first time in 689 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 5: a long time that everybody came in with no. 690 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 3: Expectations and SOMETIMES. 691 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 5: I think that that can be a really really good 692 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 5: place to build a foundation from and to grow. From 693 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 5: AND i think think you noticed it in spring, training 694 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 5: like guys who are just playing loose and. Free we're 695 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 5: looking for ways to have fun and connect with our, 696 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 5: teammates and obviously our goal is to always win a baseball, 697 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 5: game like that's why we. Play we all want to 698 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 5: win A World. Series we all want to go to the. 699 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 5: Postseason but that can only be done if you take 700 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 5: things one day at a, time and if you take 701 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 5: it too, seriously SOMETIMES i think you do too. Much 702 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 5: AND i think coming in with no expectations this, year 703 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 5: like we just took the field and wanted to have. 704 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 5: Fun you, know you Saw wilson spring training like nobody 705 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 5: had more fun than he. Did and even now during the, 706 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 5: season like you see him out on the, field joking, 707 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 5: around having a good. Time mason's out there having a good. 708 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 5: Time he's gotten out all laughing at third. Base like 709 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 5: our outfield is. Aggressive everybody wants the, BALL i think 710 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 5: just collectively as a, unit, like guys are going out 711 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 5: with less expectations than we ever have, before which has 712 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 5: led to us playing a very free brand of. Baseball 713 00:30:56,160 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 5: AND i think that that's, fun, yeah. 714 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 4: And a little bit to build. Off that is just 715 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 4: kind of like when you have those, expectations when you 716 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 4: have expectations that are so high and you feel that 717 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 4: pressure and then you have the, Shortcoming like you, know 718 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 4: what was it two weeks in the year we were 719 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 4: like three or four games under five. Hundred you, know 720 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 4: it wasn't. It we want one to nine on one 721 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 4: or one, set whatever it was on our first road 722 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:22,959 Speaker 4: trip didn't go. Break it's Not and like that's one 723 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 4: of those where that's when the spiral can. Begin when 724 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 4: you start having that pressure on. Yourself then you start 725 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 4: doubting yourself and you start saying guessing yourself and all those. 726 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 4: Things but Like leby, saying when you're when you're free 727 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 4: and you're, easy you, know you take the. Losses those 728 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 4: are going to, happen and but you don't never go 729 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 4: show up to the field, like oh, man this is 730 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 4: the beginning of the. End you, know you show up 731 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 4: to field every, field every day is a new, day 732 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 4: and how are we going to win? Today and, REALLY 733 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 4: i mean even last night's a great example of, it was, like, man, 734 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 4: oh like you know what's going to. Happen then all 735 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 4: of a sudden it's, like holy, crap we're running four 736 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 4: to three in the. 737 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 3: Ninth you, know. 738 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 4: Didn't come away with a, win but, like you, know 739 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 4: we we had a chance to win that game against 740 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 4: another good ball, club and you should ep putting yourself 741 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 4: in those opportunities and it will go your. 742 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,960 Speaker 5: WAY i think one Thing i'll add, too is like 743 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 5: the runway that somebody like myself was, given Or Victor 744 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 5: scott was given the ability to go out and maybe 745 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 5: not have your best on a certain day and walk 746 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 5: back into the clubhouse feeling LIKE i have a whole 747 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 5: support staff behind me that the goal is to figure 748 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 5: it out and not to get me out of here 749 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 5: Because i'm not performing at this. MOMENT i think that 750 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 5: really freezes guys up to focus On, okay let's move 751 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 5: on to the next day and not harp on this. 752 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 5: Day AND i think that that kind of parallels to 753 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 5: what you've seen the whole, Season like there hasn't been a. 754 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 5: Panic there hasn't been, oh some someone needs to get 755 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 5: out of, here like he can't be at this. Level 756 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 5: it's it's all been what do we need to do 757 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 5: to figure this? Out and we have an entire clubhouse 758 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 5: and entire support staff behind us trying to help us do. 759 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 5: That AND i think that that's a very confidence boosting 760 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 5: methodology of helping your. 761 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 1: Players, NOW i think you're spot on, There, Libby and 762 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: here's a hot. TAKE i actually think you guys are 763 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,960 Speaker 1: winning more games because of that mindset and because of 764 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: that mentality from the organization than years, prior BECAUSE i 765 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: mean you have both of you have REALLY i think 766 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: added to the win. Total Victor scott defensively is doing. 767 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: That you see What Mason wynn can do on an everyday, 768 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,239 Speaker 1: Basis Brendan donovan should be An All, Star and of 769 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: course you have your cornerstones And concraists And, arnatto but 770 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: by going out there and letting the young guys just. 771 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: Play look at What Kyle lady is doing right like 772 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 1: each person was granted some opportunity and the players that 773 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: were granted that opportunity have directly contributed to the win 774 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: lost record in a positive. Way SO i don't think 775 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: it's out of the question at all to suggests that 776 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 1: while maybe this wasn't what the organization had thought would, 777 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 1: happen the consequence of allowing, you both of you and 778 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 1: the majority of the team to go out there and 779 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: play every day and have the opportunity and have the 780 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: runway has ACTUALLY i think made you guys an all 781 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: around better team and it's been, really really fun to. 782 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 2: Watch so thank you both for doing. 783 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: THIS i appreciate, it and as a, REWARD i won't 784 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: ask you for any extra favors for at least the 785 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 1: next seven. Days so it also helps Because i'm skipping 786 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 1: a series coming up, soon so you get a full 787 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:13,879 Speaker 1: break from, me AND i think that is a win. 788 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:17,320 Speaker 1: Overall thank you guys again for doing. This That's Matthew, 789 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: libator That's Andre. Pilante I'm Katie Wu Cardinal. Territory we're 790 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,840 Speaker 1: back with you On friday With Dusty, blake and uh, 791 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 1: yeah that's about. 792 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 2: It that's ALL i got from. You thanks as always 793 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 2: for watching. 794 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 4: It, guys thank you so, Much thank You, problem thank 795 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 4: you for having us