1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: Everybody's still courting with an army and normal folks. Welcome 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: to shop talk. Oh look, Alex just walked in. O. Look, 3 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: look there he is. 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 2: You got to stop this theater active Therris. 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: It feels like I feel like I'm doing like the 6 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: nineteen thirties, like radio TV, where everybody sat around and 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: looked at a radio and just listened to it. 8 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 3: That's what I know. 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: You're going insane when you're up at four thirty each morning, 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: and like this is your way to like give yourself 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: a little break. 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: Here comes Alex. 13 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 3: You've been with me five days this week. Over Alex. 14 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: Hold it, here comes Alex. The door's opening. 15 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 3: He's still ugly. That wasn't happen. 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: It's pretty good anyway. How you doing, man good? 17 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: We had actually an awesome premium members call last night 18 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 2: that was a lot of fun. 19 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: If we had more premium members, it could have been 20 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: more awesomer. 21 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: Well, so there are forty five premium members is that's 22 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: who can make the call. 23 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: So we need five hundred and forty five PRIMISCHAC. 24 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 2: Just to be clear, though, we're putting it on pause 25 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: for a couple of months while we're starting through some stuff. 26 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: But we got some exciting announcements coming up. 27 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's some announcements coming up. 28 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: And the premium members know it, but nobody else can. 29 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 3: Right now, that's the benefit of being a premium member. 30 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: You get the inside scoop on what's going on. And 31 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: trust me, y'all, there's some big news coming and uh, 32 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: there's a lot going on. Sure about to blow this 33 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: thing up. That's what we're gonna do. We're gonna blow 34 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: this thing up. 35 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 3: All right, let's get into it. 36 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to shop Talk. We're going to talk about the 37 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: methene Manifesto. Mike Metheni. And this is hard for me 38 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: because I'm a huge Cubs fan and he played for 39 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: everybody but the club Cubs, and he's really best known 40 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: for playing for the cubs nemesis, the Saint Louis Cardinals. 41 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: But anyway, Mike Methani played Major League Baseball for thirteen 42 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,639 Speaker 1: seasons as a catcher for the Brewers, the Blue Jays, 43 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, the Cardinals, and the Substruisco Giants. Let's see, 44 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: not Kansas City, not in Carolina, so he played for 45 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: teams not in fake barbecue cities. He then coached his 46 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: kids bag we. 47 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 3: Got to drop this the X get and old. 48 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: I'll leave it alone. But that's the last one. Can 49 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: we just leave that in there? Sure? Okay? Good? He 50 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: then Oh, look, somebody's barbecuing right over there. Do you 51 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: smell it? Let's go get some all right. He then 52 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: coached his kids baseball teams after his retirement, and then 53 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: coached professionally as the manager of the Cardinals seven seasons 54 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: and the Royals for three. So you know, the guy 55 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: spent about twenty five years in Major League Baseball, and 56 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: Matheeni was known as a really tough, really good player 57 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: and a really good manager. Then he coached his kids, 58 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 1: which I love. And when coaching these kids, he sent 59 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: a letter to the team's parents that has since gone viral, 60 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: and the letter inspired him to write a book about it, 61 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: called The Matheni Manifesto, A Young Manager's old school views 62 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: on success in sports in life. 63 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: I'm going to read it to you after the break 64 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: from these generous sponsors. 65 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: Would you just sit behind your curtain and pull some levers. 66 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 3: It sounded like you're about to read it. 67 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: No, I'm going to read it to you. And I 68 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: have read this probably ten times before, and every single 69 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: time I read it, I'm inspired by it, and I 70 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: think it's a great shop Talk fodder. So right after 71 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: these brief messages from our general sponsors, the Metheni Manifesto 72 00:03:49,480 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: on Shop Talk number sixty five, everybody, welcome back. Alex 73 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: and I are showing down on some good Memphis barbecue ribs, 74 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: and I'm going to take a break and have a 75 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: donut from Gibson's and read you this letter because Memphis 76 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: is also the home of the bus donuts on Earth. 77 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: All right, letter from Mike Mathene. I've always said that 78 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: the only team that I would coach would be a 79 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: team of orphans, and now here we are. The reason 80 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: for saying that is that I've found the biggest problem 81 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: with you sports has been the parents. I think that 82 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: it's best to nip this in the bud right off 83 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,799 Speaker 1: the bat, and I think the concept that I'm asking 84 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: all of you to grab is that experiences all about 85 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: the boys. If there's anything about it that includes you, 86 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: we need to make a change of plans. My main 87 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: goals are as follows. To teach these young men how 88 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: to play the game a baseball right away, to be 89 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: a positive impact on them as young men, and to 90 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: do this with class. We may not win every game, 91 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: but we will be the classiest coaches, players, and parents 92 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: in every game we play. The boys are going to 93 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: play with respect for their teammates, opposition, and the umpires 94 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: no matter what. With that being said, I need to 95 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: let you know where I stand. I have no hidden agenda, 96 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: I have no orterior motive other than what I've said 97 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: about my goals. I also need all of you to 98 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: know that my priorities in life will most likely be 99 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: part of how I coach and the expectations I have 100 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: for the boys. My Christian faith is the guide for 101 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: my life, and I have never been one for forcing 102 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: my faith on someone's throat. But I also believe it 103 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: cowardly and hypocritical to shy away from what I believe 104 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: you as parents need to know for yourselves and for 105 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: your boys, that when the opportunity presents itself, I'll be 106 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: honest with what I believe. That may make some people uncomfortable, 107 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: but I did that as a player, and I hope 108 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: to continue it in any devor that any endeavor that 109 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: I get into. I'm just trying to get as many 110 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: potential issues out and the open. From the beginning. I 111 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: believe that the biggest role of the parent is to 112 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: be a silent source of encouragement. I think if you 113 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: ask most boys what they would want their parents to 114 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: do during the game, they would say nothing. Once again, 115 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: this is all about the boys. I believe that a 116 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,239 Speaker 1: Little League parent feels that they must participate with loud 117 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: cheering and come on, let's go, you can do it, 118 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: which just adds more pressure the kids. I'll be putting 119 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: plenty of pressure on these boys to play the game 120 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: the right way, with class and respect, and they will 121 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: put too much pressure on themselves in each other. Already, 122 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: us parents need to be silent, constant source of support. 123 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: Let the record stand now that will not We will 124 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: not have good umpiring. This is a fact. And the 125 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: sooner that we all understand that, the better off we 126 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: will be. We will have balls that bounce in the 127 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: dirt that will be called strikes, and we have balls 128 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: over our heads that will be called strikes. Likewise, the 129 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: opposite will happen with strike zone. While we're pitching. The 130 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: boys will not be allowed at any time to show 131 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: any emotion against umpire. They will not shake their head 132 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: or pout or say anything to the umpire. That's my job. 133 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: I will do it well. I once got paid to 134 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: handle those guys, and I will let them know when 135 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: they need to hear something. I'm really doing all of 136 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: your parents a favor that you probably don't realize. At 137 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: this point. I've taken out any work at all for 138 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: you except to get them there on time and enjoy 139 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: the thing that these boys need to hear is that 140 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: you enjoyed watching them, and you hope they had fun. 141 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: I know that it's going to be very hard not 142 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: to coach from the stands and yell encouraging things to 143 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: your son, but I'm confident that this works in a 144 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: negative way for their development and their enjoyment. Trust me 145 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: on this. I'm not saying that you cannot clap for 146 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: your kids when they do well. I am saying that 147 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: if you hand your child over to me to co them, 148 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: then let me do that job. A large part of 149 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: how your child improves is your responsibility. The difference for 150 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: kids at this level is the amount of repetitions they get. 151 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: This goes with pitching, hitting, and fielding. As a parent, 152 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: you can help out tremendously by playing catch, throwing batting practice, 153 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: hitting ground balls, or finding an instructure who will do 154 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: this in your place. The more of this your kids 155 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: can get, the better. This is the one constant that 156 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: I've found with players that reach the major leagues someone 157 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: spent time with them away from the field. I am 158 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: completely fine with your son getting lessons from whoever you 159 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: see fit. The only problem I have is if your 160 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: instructors telling your son not to follow the plan of 161 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: the team. I will not teach a great deal of 162 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: mechanics at the beginning, but I will teach mental approach 163 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: and expect the boys to comply. If I see something 164 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: the shun is doing mechanically that is drastically wrong, I 165 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: will talk with the instructor and clear things up. The 166 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: same will hold true with pitching coaches. We will have 167 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: a pitching philosophy. We will teach the pitchers and the 168 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: catchers how to call a game and why we choose 169 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: the pitches we choose. There's no guessing. We will have 170 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: a reason for the pitches we throw. A pitching coach 171 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: will be helpful for the boys to get their arms 172 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: in shape and be ready to throw in spring rives. 173 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: Every boy on this team will be worked as a pitcher. 174 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 1: We will not overuse these young arms and will keep 175 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: close watch on the number of innings the boys are throwing. 176 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: I will not be throwing so much info at these boys. 177 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: They're going to suffer from overload, but eventually they're going 178 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: to get it. I'm a stickler about the thought process 179 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: of the game. I will be talking NonStop about situational hitting, 180 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: situational pitching, and defensive preparation. The question they are going 181 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: to hear the most is what were you thinking? What 182 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: were you thinking when you threw the pitch, What were 183 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: you thinking during that at bat? What were you thinking 184 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: before the pitcher's thrown were you anticipating anything. I'm a 185 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: firm believer that this game is more mental than physical, 186 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 1: and the mental may be more difficult, but can be 187 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,719 Speaker 1: taught and can be long learned by a ten or 188 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: eleven year old. If it sounds like I'm going to 189 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: demanding these be demanding of these boys, You're exactly right. 190 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: I'm definitely going to be demanding their attention. And the 191 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: other thing that I'm going to requires effort, their attitude, 192 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: their concentration, and their effort and things that they can control. 193 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: If they give me these things every time they show up, 194 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: they'll have a great experience. The best situation for all 195 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: of us is for you to plan on handing these 196 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: kids over to me and the assistant coaches when you 197 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: drop them off, and plan on them being mine for 198 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: the two or so hours that we have scheduled for 199 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: a game or the time that we have scheduled for practice. 200 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: I would like for these boys to have some responsibility 201 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 1: for having their own water, not needing you to keep 202 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,439 Speaker 1: running to the concession stand, or having parents behind the 203 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: dugout asking their sons if they're thirsty or hungry or 204 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: too hot. And I would appreciate it if you would 205 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 1: share this information with other invited guests, like grandparents. If 206 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: there's an injury, obviously we will get you to help. 207 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: But besides that, let's pretend they are at work for 208 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: a short amount of time that you've been granted the 209 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: pleasure of watching. I will have them at games early 210 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: so we can get stretched and loosened up. I will 211 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: have a meeting with just the boys after the game. 212 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: After the meeting, there are all yours. Again, as I'm 213 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: writing this, I sound like the Little League Nazi, but 214 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: I believe that this will make things easier for everyone involved. 215 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: I truly believe that the family is the most important 216 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: institutional lives of these guys. With that being said, I 217 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: think that the family events are much more important than 218 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 1: the sporting events. I just asked that you're consider the 219 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: rest of the team and let the team manager and 220 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: myself know when you will miss, and to let us 221 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: know as soon as possible. I know that there will 222 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: be times where I'm going to miss, either for family 223 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: reasons or other commitments. If your son misses a game 224 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: or practice, it's not the nd of the world, but 225 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: there may be some sort of repercussions, just out of 226 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: respect for the kids that put in the effort to 227 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: making it. The kind of repercussions could possibly be running, 228 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: altered playing time or position in the batting order. Speaking 229 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: of batting order, I would like to address that right 230 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: from the top as well, seeing that next to playing 231 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: time is the second most complained about issue, or actually 232 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: tied for second with position on defense. Once again, I 233 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: need you to know that I'm trying to develop each 234 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 1: boy individually and I will give them a chance to 235 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: learn and play any position they're interested in. I also 236 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: believe this team will be competitive, and when we get 237 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: in a situation where folks and on winning like a tournament. 238 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: We're going to put the boys in position that will 239 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: give the team the best opportunity. I will talk to 240 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 1: the boys individually and have them tell me what their 241 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: favorite position is and whatever the position they'd like to learn. 242 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: As the season progresses, there's a chance your son maybe 243 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 1: playing position they don't necessarily like, but I will need 244 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: you to support their role on the team. I know 245 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: that times have changed, but one of the greatest lessons 246 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 1: my father taught me was that my coach was always right, 247 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: even when he was wrong. The principle is a great 248 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: life lesson about how things really work. I hope that 249 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: I'll have enough humility to come to your son if 250 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: I treat it and wrong and apologize. Our culture has 251 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: lost this respect for authority, mostly because the kids here 252 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 1: parents constantly complaining about the teachers and coaches of the child. 253 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: I need all of you to know that we're most 254 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: likely going to lose many games this year. The main 255 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: reason is that we need to find out how we 256 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: measure up against the local talent pool. The only way 257 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: to do that is play against some of the best teams. 258 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: I'm convinced if the boys put their work in at 259 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: home and give me their best effort that we will 260 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: be able to play with just about any team. Time 261 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: will tell. I also believe that there's enough local talent 262 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: that we will not have to do a large amount 263 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: of travel, if any. This may be disappointing for those 264 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: of you who only play baseball and look forward to 265 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: being out of town, but I also know that this 266 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 1: is a relief for the parents that have traveled throughout 267 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: the United States and Canada for hockey and soccer looking 268 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 1: for better competition. In my experiences, we've traveled all over 269 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: the Midwest and have found just as good competition right 270 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: in our backyards. If this season goes well, we will 271 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: entertain the idea of travel in the future. The boys 272 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: will be required to show up ready to play every 273 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: time they come to the field church stucked in, hats 274 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: on straight, and pants not drooping down to their knees. 275 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: It's not an excuse for lack of hustle. There is 276 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: not an excuse for lack of hustle on a baseball field. 277 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: From their first step outside the dugout, they will hustle. 278 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: They will have a fast job to their position, to 279 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: the plate, and back to the bench. When they make 280 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: an out, We will run out every hit harder than 281 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: any team we play. We will learn how to always 282 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: back up a play to help our teammates. Every single play, 283 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: every player will be required to move to a spot. 284 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: Players that do not hustle and run out balls will 285 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: not play. The boys will catch on to this quickly. 286 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: The game of baseball becomes very boring when players are 287 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: not thinking about the next play and what they possibly 288 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: could do to help the team. Players on the bench 289 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: will not be messing around. I will constantly be talking 290 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: with them about situations and what they would be doing 291 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: if they were in a specific position or if they 292 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: were the batter. There's as much to learn on the 293 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: bench as there is on the field if the boys 294 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: want to learn all of this will take some time 295 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: for the boys to conform to their boys, and I'm 296 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: not trying to take away from that, but I do 297 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: believe they can bear down and concentraight hard for just 298 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: a while while during the games and practices, we'll be 299 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: right back. I know this works because this is how 300 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: I was taught the game and how our parents acted 301 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: in the stands. We started our little league team when 302 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: I was ten years old in little sub suburb of Columbus, Ohio. 303 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: We had a very disciplined coach the expected the same 304 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: from us. We committed eight summers to this man, and 305 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: we were rewarded for efforts. I went to Michigan, one 306 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: went to Duke, one went to Miami, two INChO North Carolina, 307 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: one went to Central Florida, one went to Kinstate, and 308 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: the other smaller division wander Division two baseball. Four of 309 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: us went on to play professionally. This was coming from 310 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: a town where no one had ever been recruited by 311 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: a single college. I'm not saying that this is what's 312 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: going to happen to our boys, but what I do 313 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: want you to see is that the system works. I 314 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: know that right now you're asking yourself if this is 315 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: what you want to get yourself into, and understand that 316 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: for some of you it may not be the right fit. 317 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: I also think there's a great opportunity for these boys 318 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: to grow together and learn some lessons that will go 319 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: beyond their baseball experience. Let me know as soon as 320 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: possible whether or not this is a commitment that you 321 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: and your son want to make. Thanks Mike Mathennie, Holy moly, 322 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: we don't have two hours for shop talk. But this 323 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: kicks helicopter parents right in the pants, and the end 324 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: of it reminds me so much of when Bill Wooden. 325 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: I think Bill Walton showed up to practice after being 326 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: gone a summer for coach wouldn't and Coach Wooden's rules 327 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: were cropped haircut off the collar, which Walton did is 328 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 1: freshman year, comes back his sophomore year does again junior size. 329 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: But by then Bill Walton was all American and all everybody. 330 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: And so he comes back a senior year having been 331 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: up in the Pacific Northwest with a redhead full of 332 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: hair halfway down his back and sideburns everywhere, and Coach 333 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: Wooden said, hey, Bill, you know what's up with all 334 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: the hair and the sideburns. And he started talking about 335 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: how he'd grown, he'd matured, he was now a young man. 336 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 1: Clearly he didn't say it, but in the back of 337 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: his mind he's like, you can can't live without me. 338 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 1: I'm the all American and said that he just felt like, 339 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: you know, he had the right to express his individuality, 340 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: to which Wooden said, Bill, I am so proud of 341 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: you for feeling so strongly about your individuality. I appreciate 342 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: the way you've communicated it, and you know, I respect 343 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: your decision to do what you want to with your hair, 344 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: and UCLA Basketball will miss you. This year, Walt went 345 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: straight into the locker room, cut his hair, shaved his 346 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: sadge to practice. In other words, there's a certain way 347 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: this team's going to handle themselves and handle their discipline. 348 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: And this is what expected to be part of this organization. 349 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: And I understand if you don't want to be part 350 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: of that, you're free to go. But this is how 351 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: it's going to be because in the real world, there 352 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: are simply things you're going to have to do that 353 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 1: you may not want to do. And that's what Metheeni 354 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: is not only teaching these boys, but these parents. I 355 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: coached so many years, and he is so he's convinced 356 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 1: that the only thing he's ever going to coach as 357 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: orphans because the real problem with coaching kids is the parents. 358 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: It's so true. Rarely can you not reach a kid. Rarely, 359 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: very rarely in thirty three years have I ever had 360 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: a kid. I'm just like, he's uncoachable. I can't deal 361 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: with it. But there have been Yeah, I mean even shaves, 362 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: but I mean young kids do. And in girls basketball 363 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: the same thing. But holy smokes, I'm not going to 364 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: do it. I could name I could name twenty to 365 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: thirty parent situations that I thought, There's no way I'm 366 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: ever going to get these parents to see things for 367 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: how was supposed to be. And Mike Methene has done 368 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: a beautiful job in trying to explain to parents I'm 369 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: going to do a great job for your sons if 370 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: you'll sta out of the way and be a parent 371 00:19:55,160 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 1: and let me coach. And the helicopter parenting thing, the 372 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: individuality thing, the commitment to your teammates, all of it. 373 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: I think it speaks. I think it speaks volumes. And 374 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: the proof is in the pudding when you when you 375 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: read the list of where all of those kids, after 376 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: eight years ended up playing in college and four professionally 377 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: off that little team out of Columbus that have never 378 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: ever had one single baseball team baseball kid recruited. That's 379 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: not just about talent. It's also about attitude and approach, 380 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: and that's basically what the Mathena Manifesto is about. This 381 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 1: was Alex's I did for Shop Talk, so I'm going 382 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: to allow him to speak now. But that was pretty cool. 383 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 3: You're gonna say so nice about me for lots. 384 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,479 Speaker 1: Actually is a great idea, and I've read it one 385 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: hundred times before, and actually I use some of this 386 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: and my own coaching, especially when talking about team discipline 387 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: and selfish and stuff. And also there's a small line 388 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 1: in there where he says he's hope he's humble enough 389 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,439 Speaker 1: to apologize when he's wrong. I say that to all 390 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 1: of my teams too, because I'm a human being and 391 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: I don't make the best calls all the time, and 392 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: I make mistakes and sometimes I get on the wrong 393 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: the wrong kid. And the humility as a coach to 394 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: apologize rather than to think that that shows some kind 395 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: of weakness is uh is a poor coaching technique. And 396 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: the fact that he even says that in this letter 397 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: is awesome. I mean, if you want to coach, read 398 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: this letter, follow this manifest want to be a Yeah, 399 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: if you want to be a good parent, read the letter. 400 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: It's great stuff. It is when'd you first read it? 401 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 2: I probably heard about it one one viral and then 402 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 2: I think I shared with you. I got to spend 403 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: a day with him, which is cool. So my friend 404 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 2: runs a school and they were looking for good speakers, 405 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 2: and I had a connection to Mike, so I got 406 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 2: to book them for the school and got to spend 407 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 2: the day with him, and it was pretty cool. 408 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: That's pretty cool he is is he is cool a 409 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: guy as he seems. 410 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's great. Yeah. 411 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 2: The only thing I'll add is on the travel you sports. 412 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 2: I know we talked about this before, but Jack Murucci 413 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 2: my friend who accidentally created the number one selling baseball bat. 414 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: And they're just a funny story and of it, so 415 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:22,679 Speaker 1: you know, don't tell all the story. Maybe we do 416 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: that for a shop. Yeah, okay, but just remember Jack 417 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: Murucci made some bats down at LSU. 418 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 2: But he said, like his kid ended up playing college baseball, 419 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 2: but he knew early on that his son wasn't going 420 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 2: to be in the major leagues. So it's like a 421 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 2: little kid he could tell, like, you do not have 422 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 2: the god given talent to play in the major leagues. 423 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 1: You're good, you're fine for high school ball and even 424 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: college ball, but you just don't have that. 425 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 2: And so he said, we're not doing travel ball. 426 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 3: Yes, a waste of time and money. 427 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 2: Like and he also talked about how it took away 428 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 2: took away from the love of the game like you 429 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 2: do that you're treating these kids like they're going to 430 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 2: work at a job, whereas they can't enjoy the pure 431 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 2: fun enjoy of baseball. And the kids who didn't do 432 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 2: the travel and just had a great summer and they're 433 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 2: coming back and enjoying playing the sport. 434 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 1: Plus you can put some false impressions in these kids' heads. 435 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: And I mean, it's not very cool to be sixteen 436 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: or seventeen years old and finally come to the recognition 437 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: that you're not good enough to go play pro ball, 438 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: although you're a really good high school player. Maybe play 439 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:32,120 Speaker 1: some college ball. But you know, when you do too 440 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: much of this stuff starting at eight, nine and ten 441 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: years old, I mean, you run the risk of a 442 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 1: pressing an eighteen year old that should really be celebrating 443 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: his fun baseball seasons. 444 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 2: It kind of reminds me of if we should close 445 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 2: wrap on the shop talk. 446 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 3: It's a long one, but. 447 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,239 Speaker 2: There's someone really rich who I interviewed once who said, like, 448 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 2: you know, we do not stay at fancy hotels as 449 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 2: a family. We're going to like stay at the holiday 450 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 2: in and like, and I don't want to send my 451 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:02,199 Speaker 2: kids up for failure expectation of like, hey, you're going 452 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 2: to make all this money and live this lifestyle, and 453 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 2: if you don't live this lifestyle, you're a failure. Like 454 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 2: why would I do that to my kids? 455 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: I love that. It's good stuff, all right. So that's 456 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: shop Talk number twenty five, the Metheni Manifesto. It I 457 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: read every word of it, but obviously can google it 458 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 1: and read it again if you want to pick up 459 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: some nuggets a wisdom out of it. As we close, 460 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: want to say this. On August twentieth, we're hosting a 461 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 1: live recorded podcast in Memphis with Peter Mudubazi. Is that it? 462 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 3: That's right? 463 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,959 Speaker 1: That's right. Who is known as get this the foster 464 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: dad Flipper. 465 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 2: The reason why Phil just you know, he's not flipping kids, 466 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 2: that's not he Actually he took on so many kids. 467 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 2: He was trying to figure out, like what can I 468 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 2: do for work that would helped me have like a 469 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 2: flexible schedule, So he quit his normal job and started 470 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 2: flipping houses. 471 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: Is that really it? Yeah? 472 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 3: So it's the combination of his two things. The foster 473 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 3: dad Flipper, I got it. 474 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: So that's who we're doing a thing with. He's the 475 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: most famous foster dad in all of America. He's fostered 476 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: like forty seven kids. He's fostered on as many kids 477 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: as we have shop talks. He's adopted three, he's about 478 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 1: to adopt three more. And this radical love he has 479 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: for children has gone viral and he's got two hundred 480 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:34,719 Speaker 1: to two point five million followers on social media. So 481 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: come to it. Do you know what's going to be? 482 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, So we are doing it at a GOPA Child 483 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 2: and Family Services office. They're co presenting the event with us. 484 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: It's not cool, it makes complete sense. So RSVP on 485 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: August twentieth. Foster Dad Flipper dot Event, bright dot com. 486 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 1: Fosterdadflipper dot Event Bright dot com. Live recording at Memphis 487 00:25:58,200 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: on August twentieth. 488 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 3: What time, eleven thirty to one. 489 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 2: So we're doing it as one of the lunch and 490 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 2: listens for your feel free to bring your lunch there too. 491 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, bring your lunch. Listen. Meet this guy. Hear the 492 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: story Peter moved to Baisi. Pretty cool. Then we're doing 493 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 1: another one. We're doing another live event. This one's an Oxford, Mississippi, 494 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: otherwise known as Camelot, God's Country and the best place 495 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 1: on Earth because that's where all misses. It's on August 496 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 1: twenty eighth. Alex is working me to the bone. So 497 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: we're doing this one with Sparky reared. Sparky was the 498 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: DNA students when I was there, before and after it 499 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 1: spent a long time. Sparky was a huge mentor and 500 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: inspiration to me. Remains an inspiration to me, and I 501 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 1: would dare say he's my friend. There was a lot 502 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:49,719 Speaker 1: that went on when I was at Ole miss that 503 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: he helped me with. When I was down there, I 504 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: took a class from him on leadership, and so much 505 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: of what I learned from him in those days will 506 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: apply in my life today. So Sparky wrote a new book. 507 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: It's called The Dean Memoirs and Missives. And Sparky is 508 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: one of the funniest guys. He's got a thousand stories. 509 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: Some are hilarious, some are inspirational, some will tug at 510 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: your hearts. There's no way you can sit, not sit 511 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 1: and listen to this man for an hour and a 512 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: half and learn and laugh and grow. So August twenty eighth, 513 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: what time is this thing? 514 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 2: It's like six thirty where the end at old myths. 515 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 2: We're doing it with the old Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy. 516 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,360 Speaker 1: There you go. We'll go over's book have a good 517 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: time with them, so you can come to that. So 518 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: RSVP for that, which is Sparkyirden dot Event, Bright dot com. 519 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: Sparkyirding dot Event, Bright dot com. Guys, please RSVP to 520 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:58,679 Speaker 1: these two things. Calm, have fun, go to both, but 521 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: definitely RSVP because these things are starting to get popular 522 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: and spots do fill up. So that's shop Talk number 523 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 1: sixty five. That's the uh, that's kind of the the 524 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: work we've got going on. And if the shop Talk 525 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: has inspired you to get involved, do so. Lots of 526 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: stuff you can listen to on an Army and Normal 527 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 1: Folks get involved on If you have any ideas for 528 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 1: shop Talk or an Army and Normal Folks, let me know. 529 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: You can write me anytime at Bill at normal folks 530 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 1: dot us and I will respond. If you like the 531 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: shop talk, share it friends and on social, subscribe to 532 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: our podcast, rate it, review it, join the army at 533 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: normal folks dot us. Help us grow this thing. The 534 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: more of you working, the more of you talking, the 535 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 1: more of this community we have, the more impact we 536 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: can have on our country. Alex Anything else. 537 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 3: No, we got to close this one up. 538 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 1: There clock on it. 539 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 3: There's a clock on your schedule. You got to go 540 00:28:58,640 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 3: coach football soon. 541 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: That's right, alright, that's Shop Talk number sixty five. We'll 542 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: see guys next week.