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Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode number three of A

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Speaker 1: Ball with eric Os. I am eric Os, and it

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Speaker 1: is good to have you with us for our first

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Speaker 1: road episode of the twenty nineteen season. Coming to you

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Speaker 1: from Dozer Park. That's the home of the Peoria Chiefs.

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Speaker 1: The Single a affiliate of the Saint Louis Cardinals, a

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Speaker 1: road trip that we've joked about on the broadcast, which

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Speaker 1: is really the first of the season for the lumber

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Speaker 1: Kings and the wheels they are starting to turn now.

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Speaker 1: We had a breakout performance from the first round draft pick,

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Speaker 1: Connors Scott, just a couple of days ago out in Beloit,

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Speaker 1: a three hit performance that included the game tying double

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Speaker 1: and dramatic fashion in the eighth inning one of just

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Speaker 1: his three hits. He also put on a speed display

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Speaker 1: and really moved like the lease was up, as the

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Speaker 1: out his second hit in that victory come from behind

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Speaker 1: victory over the Bloyd Snappers. The Single a affiliate of

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Speaker 1: the Oakland Athletics, and he waited around at second very long.

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Speaker 1: Either Connor Scott stole third, so he's got two stolen

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Speaker 1: bases on this season. They came in very quick succession,

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Speaker 1: but really just part of the story here in Clinton.

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Speaker 1: Also today finding out we should mention recording this just

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Speaker 1: before the opener of this three game series at the

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Speaker 1: Peoria Chiefs. There was a roster move in the first

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Speaker 1: promotion here in twenty nineteen for the lumber Kings. Michael Donadio,

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Speaker 1: who had the first home run for the lumber Kings

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Speaker 1: this season, called up to High A with the Jupiter Hammerheads. Now,

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Speaker 1: there was some speculation before the season had begun here

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Speaker 1: Rayan Hernandez. The Venezuelan native had a pretty impressive season

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Speaker 1: last year out in Batavia under the tutelage of the

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Speaker 1: current manager for the lumber Kings, Mike Jacobs. Number four.

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Speaker 1: Hernandez last year in Batavia, which is where he spent

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Speaker 1: all of his season, and he had fifty five games

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Speaker 1: and average at two fifteen, but lots of speed. He

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Speaker 1: had ten stolen bases, three home runs and eighteen RBIs.

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Speaker 1: He will be added to the offensive core. Although he

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Speaker 1: was officially transferred from Jupiter, he had not played any

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Speaker 1: games so far this year out in the Florida State League,

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Speaker 1: so Hernandez will likely be making his season debut in

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Speaker 1: twenty nineteen with the lumber Kings, although from what we

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Speaker 1: are hearing today he is not with the team. We

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Speaker 1: are hearing rumors of a missed flight, so maybe the

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Speaker 1: debut for Hernandez that is, we'll have to wait just

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Speaker 1: a couple of days. We are recording this, as I mentioned,

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Speaker 1: for game one of a three game set. So there

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Speaker 1: has been some shakeup to the Lumberkings rotation as well.

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Speaker 1: Alberto Guerrero is going to be taking the start here today,

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Speaker 1: which would be his first of the season. But the

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Speaker 1: real shakeup is being just a skip in the start

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Speaker 1: for Josh Roberson, who you heard actually on episode two,

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Speaker 1: Josh coming off a great debut that we were kind

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Speaker 1: of previewing and leading up to kind of billboarding it

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Speaker 1: for you. His debut at home in Clinton, and Roberson

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Speaker 1: was very sharp. Again, another five inning outing for Roberson,

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Speaker 1: but he has been skipped in the rotation. Nothing too serious,

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Speaker 1: injured list activity, so Roberson probably just some precautions and

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Speaker 1: That has meant that everyone has kind of moved up

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Speaker 1: here in Clinton. Chris Valamont, who we've talked about at times,

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Speaker 1: what was a tough series in general between those two teams.

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Speaker 1: If you're familiar with what the lumber Kings had done

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Speaker 1: theme it continued out in Clinton. They were swept in

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Speaker 1: it would repeat itself. First two games in Beloit, lumber

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Speaker 1: he rebounded very nicely a great slider that was on

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Speaker 1: oast Jarari Carnacion. He was kind enough to take some

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Speaker 1: So a very interesting conversation. We also, of course wanted

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Speaker 1: Banfield has been struggling a little bit as of late.

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Speaker 1: It's been a one for twenty three start as he

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Speaker 1: It's been a great start for you. What was something

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Speaker 2: He's saying, last year was a good season for him,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll say we saw the power show for you too.

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Speaker 2: He's saying, Yeah, he considered himself a power hitter, but

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we were joking. It was such a cold day, right,

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Speaker 1: And we've seen some some pretty good arms, and I

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Speaker 2: He said he was in his hometown like playing ball

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Speaker 1: Listen to those guys, Wow, that's remarkable. So just passing

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Speaker 1: The weather is a little bit differently so far earlier

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Speaker 2: See you.

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Speaker 5: For I'll see unto the Myondo may in baseball, he's.

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Speaker 2: Saying it was fun. Well, he was playing basketball. He

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Speaker 1: Well, I would say a pretty good choice, because the

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Speaker 1: the best at it here for the twenty nineteen Lumberkings.

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Speaker 5: Because.

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Speaker 4: Well as as a little moment.

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Speaker 5: Boom the city.

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Speaker 2: He's saying that right now he doesn't have something that

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Speaker 2: he will come up with, what the moment will dictate,

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Speaker 2: like what he's gonna do. But I've been around him,

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Speaker 2: he's pretty good at it.

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Speaker 3: You know what that is.

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Speaker 1: That is a great answer that you will see exactly

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Speaker 1: why I'm number one when it comes you'll know well

447
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Speaker 1: the other questions that we had asked you to Again,

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Speaker 1: we're visiting here with Canes Battista, who has been kind

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Speaker 1: enough to translate. We you mentioned your celebrity crush, crush

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Speaker 1: being Rihanna. Is wondering just how long that has been

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Speaker 1: the case, because she's got a career that has stretched

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Speaker 1: some years now.

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Speaker 2: Celebrity people.

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Speaker 5: Uh.

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Speaker 2: He's saying that when he was growing up he used

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Speaker 2: to see her music videos and how she dances on

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Speaker 2: that music videos, he will be like, oh wow.

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Speaker 1: That's the one way to get you. I well, I

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Speaker 1: guess it should have been self explained. So maybe we

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Speaker 1: can file that on my part as a as a

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Speaker 1: dumb question. Well I wanted to let you go with this,

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Speaker 1: or maybe I'll have a follow up after it. But

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Speaker 1: the goals coming in here to twenty nineteen, the season

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Speaker 1: we meant in the hot start for you, what was

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Speaker 1: something that you would like to see yourself be at

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Speaker 1: when twenty nineteen comes to an end, A particular area

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Speaker 1: maybe of the game that you're focusing on here.

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Speaker 5: Often. But that's all.

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Speaker 2: He's saying that he cannot say what's gonna happen until

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Speaker 2: the end. That God, God is the one that is

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Speaker 2: gonna take him to the process and see what's gonna happen.

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Speaker 2: But he would like to see himself in the big

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Speaker 2: leagues by the end of the year. But it all

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Speaker 2: depends on what got What God plants.

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Speaker 1: Is absolutely and for u A in karnac on two,

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Speaker 1: you mentioned your your favorite coach had been Mike Jacobs.

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Speaker 1: You had him last season in Batavia. What do you

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Speaker 1: like so much about working under this skipper that is

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Speaker 1: here with you and Clinton as well.

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Speaker 5: Jacobs and one processor.

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Speaker 2: He said he likes how he's with all the players,

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Speaker 2: like whenever you have a bad day or something, he'll

483
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Speaker 2: sit down with you and guy you through things on

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Speaker 2: how you should take stuff. Like he playing the big league,

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Speaker 2: He's been in the minors, so he knows the whole process.

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Speaker 2: So he likes that they can relate to him and

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Speaker 2: he can help them out with the knowledge that he has.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's very important too on that journey towards the

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Speaker 1: major leagues. OS sure. I just wanted to let it

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Speaker 1: go with a question for you. And we know you

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Speaker 1: were placed on the disabled list the first roster move

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Speaker 1: of the season, but you're still with the team, which

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Speaker 1: is always a good sign. So how are you feeling

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Speaker 1: even though you are on the injured list.

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Speaker 2: I say it is tough in the injured list, but

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Speaker 2: I'm trying to do my best to be back out

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Speaker 2: in the field. I'm working with Melissa just doing a

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Speaker 2: great job with me, so hopefully I'll be back soon.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we all are hoping for that, all the lumber

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Speaker 1: Kings as well. That is Nestor Bautista, who was kind

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Speaker 1: enough to translate for Uttererar and Karnacione, who is one

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Speaker 1: of the big bats in the middle of the order

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Speaker 1: in an everyday right fielder here in Clinton. Thanks for

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Speaker 1: taking the time, guys, and I guess enjoy the kind

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Speaker 1: of off day now with the Wraine that has unfortunately

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Speaker 1: postponed the finale against the River Bandits.

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 1: And you just heard from Jerari Carnascion and Nesturo Bautista

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Speaker 1: here on a ball with eric Os. Big thanks to

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Speaker 1: both of them for taking the time on what was

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Speaker 1: a rainout day on Thursday that was supposed to be

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Speaker 1: a series finale with the Quad Cities River Bandit. So

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Speaker 1: we had a little bit of time on our hands

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Speaker 1: and we decided that we'd get the both of them.

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Speaker 1: We want to hear from everyone on this team throughout

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Speaker 1: the season, or at least as best we can. Fortunately,

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Speaker 1: for guys like Michael Donadio that will not be the

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Speaker 1: case as he is promoted up to Hya and Jupiter.

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Speaker 1: But for guys like Girari Carnacion, a language barrier will

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Speaker 1: not deter us. So we had to find who the

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Speaker 1: best translator was, and the guy who gave us that information,

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Speaker 1: well that was Humberto Mahea. One of the lumber Kings

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Speaker 1: starting pitchers and the starting pitching which has been so

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Speaker 1: strong early on, also giving us great recommendations on translators.

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Speaker 1: A Panama City native, his next start will be coming

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Speaker 1: up on Wednesday, when this episode will be coming out.

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Speaker 1: That will be the series finale against the Peoria Chiefs.

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Speaker 1: That is going to be a twelve twelve oh five

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Speaker 1: start time Central daylight time for US. Lumber Kings will

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Speaker 1: then be coming back home to take on the Wisconsin

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Speaker 1: Timber Ratlers and the Beloit Snappers for a home stand

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Speaker 1: that will be split up by a Sunday off day

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Speaker 1: for Easter here in the Midwest League. Well, the team

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Speaker 1: that has been shaping up through the first nine games,

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Speaker 1: it has been a talented bunch to say the least,

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Speaker 1: and with the flashes and we have seen for the

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Speaker 1: lumber Kings as of late the emergence of Connor Scott.

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Speaker 1: He had come into the what turned out to be

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Speaker 1: the series finale with Beloit, going two for thirty to

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Speaker 1: start this season. That included twelve strikeouts and four walks,

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Speaker 1: some long at bats and some you know, bad luck

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Speaker 1: I'd say at times with just hard hit balls in

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Speaker 1: the wrong spot. Well, I'd say that KINDI evened out

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Speaker 1: a little bit for Scott on his final con or

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Speaker 1: his last contest against the Beloit Snappers, which had come

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Speaker 1: on Saturday, because he had some good luck. He had

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Speaker 1: a couple of balls that were hitting the infield, and that,

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Speaker 1: for Connor Scott is a good thing when you make

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Speaker 1: the infielders have to maybe range a little bit to

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Speaker 1: get them because this guy has got speed, and so

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Speaker 1: if you give them just a little bit of time,

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Speaker 1: a ground ball becomes a lot more interesting than just

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Speaker 1: a ground ball. And for the Bloit Snappers, they got

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Speaker 1: an education Scott with infield singles in the first and

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Speaker 1: the fifth and then in the fifth inning, as we

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Speaker 1: referenced in the intro, two stolen bases for Connor Scott,

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Speaker 1: second and third. Those were his first the season. Then

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Speaker 1: had the dramatic game tying double in the eighth inning.

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Speaker 1: So Connor Scott a very impressive day at the plate.

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Speaker 1: That average, as is the case when it's this early

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Speaker 1: in the season ed skyrocketed up to the one hundreds,

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Speaker 1: and I think it was sixty points in total is

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Speaker 1: what it was raised by for Connor Scott. Lumber Kings

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Speaker 1: also seen a strong start to the season by a

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Speaker 1: guy that maybe isn't talked about a whole lot, and

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Speaker 1: that is Demetrius Simms. He comes in with a three

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Speaker 1: hundred average the first nine games of the twenty nineteen season,

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Speaker 1: and Simms has also been turning in very patient a

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Speaker 1: Bets had another walk. He had one game that I

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Speaker 1: guess you can call a clunker so far this year,

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Speaker 1: zero for four with forced reichkats. Jacobs then gave him

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Speaker 1: the day off the following day to kind of cleared

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Speaker 1: the head. And Simms, even though he's been around the

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Speaker 1: eight or the nine hitter for the most of this season,

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Speaker 1: early on, he's kind of like another leadoff hitter. Kind

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Speaker 1: of hesitates saying that because it's sort of a cliche

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Speaker 1: nowadays when you put a guy at the nine hole

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Speaker 1: that you've got back to back leadoff hitters in your lineup.

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Speaker 1: But Sims, he does. He really is a lead off hitter,

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Speaker 1: just by the way he conducts himself at the plate.

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Speaker 1: It's long at Bets, lots of walks. The approach, it

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Speaker 1: seems like at the plate is to find holes in

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Speaker 1: the defense and not necessarily to hit one out of

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Speaker 1: the ballpark, and so Simms, who has just the one

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Speaker 1: professional career home run, but an average of three hundred

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Speaker 1: to start this season, has included three multi hit games

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Speaker 1: as well, and it really is kind of a contrast

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Speaker 1: to a lineup that has the big power and you

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Speaker 1: know it's going to come John Reynolds, who is still

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Speaker 1: homerless on this season, that will likely be changing, and

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Speaker 1: we've seen it already change right in front of our eyes.

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Speaker 1: Christopher Torres, Jeraran Carnacion and Marcos Rivera, as well as

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Speaker 1: the now promoted Michael don Donadio, all with the home

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Speaker 1: runs for the lumber Kings, and as we would imagine,

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Speaker 1: that will be continuing throughout the season. And of course

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Speaker 1: we wanted to highlight our first community outing. It is

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Speaker 1: something that is emphasized in the Marlins organization, the role

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Speaker 1: in the community that these players play. We had our

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Speaker 1: first of those on Thursday during that rainout at home

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Speaker 1: and Clinton against the Quad City's Riverbandits. So we wanted

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Speaker 1: to end the episode by giving a tip of our

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Speaker 1: cap to Sean Reynolds, Thomas Jones, and Bubba Hollins who

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Speaker 1: were with us on that community outing. They were big

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Speaker 1: hits and what they were doing was reading eight to

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Speaker 1: Z baseball books. What she had to do was find

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Speaker 1: a letter that pertending to baseball with each letter in

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Speaker 1: the alphabet. And they had some help from the students,

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Speaker 1: and I think Bubba Hollins maybe had one of the

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Speaker 1: comments of the day saying that he was afraid that

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Speaker 1: one of the kids when they got to oh was

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Speaker 1: going to say oh for and he knew he would

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Speaker 1: have a comedian hunt his hands. Thomas Jones when it

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Speaker 1: came to the letter s said, you got to have swag.

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Speaker 1: That is the most important baseball word that he could

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Speaker 1: think of. And that was confirmed by Bubba Hollins who

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Speaker 1: said that Thomas Jones leads the lumber Kings in swag.

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Speaker 1: He is one of the top prospects, of course in

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Speaker 1: the Marlins organization. Last day, I had seen it by

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Speaker 1: MLB dot Com ranking him at thirty on the Top

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Speaker 1: thirty list. Jones off to a bit of a tough start,

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Speaker 1: but he had a multi hit game and the finale

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Speaker 1: against the Bloyd Snappers that was his first of the season.

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Speaker 1: Also a stolen base as well for Jones, which if

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Speaker 1: you're familiar with his work from a year ago in

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Speaker 1: Greensboro at twenty of them. It's very easy to see

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Speaker 1: why this guy has great instincts over at first on

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Speaker 1: the stolen base that we saw, he's now got two

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Speaker 1: on the season. In the eighth, it was just more

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Speaker 1: of the same from Jones. Very quick runner. I mean,

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Speaker 1: that's what you get from a guy who has scouted

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Speaker 1: in football as a safety, but also great instincts on

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Speaker 1: the bass pass. I think the A's back in the

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00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,080
Speaker 1: seventies at one point hired a track star thinking it

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Speaker 1: would translate to all kinds of stolen bases. It did not,

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Speaker 1: because the instincts and track are a little bit different

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Speaker 1: on how to read a picture to move up ninety feet.

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Speaker 1: For Thomas Jones, it's speed and some baseball knowledge and

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Speaker 1: know how that allows to really highlight that speed and

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Speaker 1: another thing to look forward to as this season unfolds.

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Speaker 1: And that will do it for our third episode here

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Speaker 1: of a Ball with Eric Os. We hope you enjoyed

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Speaker 1: the episode and that you'll be back with us next week.

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Speaker 1: And this is the part where we shamelessly plug the broadcast.

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Speaker 1: Of course, you can listen to all of the Lumberkings

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Speaker 1: action online at Lumberkings dot com via the tune in

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Speaker 1: radio app. For those of you that are in the

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Speaker 1: broadcast range, you can find us on your FM dials

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Speaker 1: at one hundred point three FM WCCI and until next

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Speaker 1: week that will do it. From us from Dozer Park

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Speaker 1: in Peoria, Illinois,