1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: I was just mad because I think those bases loaded 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: like one out, like big situation as astros and that happens. 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: It's like, dude, that that sucks. 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 2: All Right, everybody, welcome back to foul Territory. We are 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 2: live from Rangers Camp. I am privileged to be joined 6 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 2: by two time World Series MVP Corey Seeger. Appreciate you 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: taking the time. I know how much you love doing 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: these interviews, so I appreciate you taking the time. Let's 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: talk about the fact that you are the only person 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 2: ever seeing to do what you did two time MVP 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: in two different leaks. But I know you're a guy 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: that looks forward. What are you looking forward to this season? 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 3: Just getting back out there with the guys. 14 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 4: You know, springs kind of underway and it's getting up 15 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 4: point where you just kind of want games to start 16 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 4: to matter. So we're looking forward to the start of 17 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 4: the year and we're excited about it. 18 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: Unbelievable plate discipline. I mean last season you had as 19 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 2: many walks the strikeouts pretty much and even split there. 20 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 2: What is it about the way that you see the ball? 21 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: I know you're always ready to swing on first pitch, 22 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: but what is it about the way that you're in 23 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: the box your mindset to be able to have that 24 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: Pitt recognition. 25 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, just trying to control what I can, you know, 26 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 4: just worry about my positions and where I am to 27 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 4: basically swing when I want to. 28 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 3: That's kind of the whole goal for me. 29 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 5: How do you do that? I mean, do you how 30 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 5: much do you tweak things? How much do you study. 31 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 4: Every day all the time in between the baths? You know, 32 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 4: it seems like it never ends, but no, it's just 33 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 4: that's how I operate. It's my process. 34 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 3: You know. 35 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 4: You never want to go up there and not feel 36 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 4: comfortable or feel like you're in a bad spot. So 37 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 4: it's a constant grind to try and be good. 38 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 5: How much has the process changed a lot? 39 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: You know, it's it's tampered way down. 40 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 4: You know, it used to be in there when you're 41 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 4: young and feel like you need to just swing a 42 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 4: bunch and find the right spot. When you just learn, 43 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 4: you don't, you know, it starts to be diminishing. You know, 44 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 4: it's the old cliche. You're getting older, you don't need 45 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 4: as much, but you just start to learn, you know, 46 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 4: you use your brain more and just try and figure 47 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 4: out things. 48 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: Before you get listen to you when you when you 49 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: know you're still young. You probably don't feel that way, 50 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: but you're still I know in baseball terms, right, but no, 51 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: I mean, what do you think has been the biggest 52 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: change from when I remember when you came up in 53 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: the Dodgers organization and I met you for the first 54 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 2: time and this is like the future of the team. 55 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 2: I remember seeing you and Jock in the in the 56 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 2: in the clubhouse and in the dugout. Now you guys 57 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: are teammates again. But what's been the biggest change for 58 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: you overall in your growth? 59 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 3: Being able to leave it at the field. 60 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 4: It used to come home with me and then it 61 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 4: affects your life, It affects your mood, it affects everything. 62 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 4: So just being able to kind of leave it at 63 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 4: the park and know that you're going to show up 64 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 4: the next day and figured it out. 65 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 3: So that's probably been the definitely the best thing. 66 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: All right, let's talk about this Ranger squad. Obviously a 67 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three World championship team. Things didn't go exactly 68 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: the way that you wanted to last season, but you've 69 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 2: got a good group of guys in there. Yeah, been 70 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: the the biggest compliment you can give these guys. 71 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, we have a great group, close knit to you know, 72 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 4: everybody's starting to come together and spring and just be excited. 73 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 4: You know, we got people healthy again. People are excited 74 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 4: to have good years. You know, it didn't go the 75 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 4: way you want it, and that can humble you. You know, 76 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 4: it's the kicking the butt that we needed to get 77 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 4: fired back up again. 78 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 5: How difficult is it to run it back? 79 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know it is, and it's not even that. 80 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 4: It's just hard to win in general. Right, So to 81 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 4: be able to win it once is amazing and to 82 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 4: fall short again is just a failure. Yere Right, you're 83 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 4: trying to win every year, so it's not necessarily the 84 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 4: running back thing. It's just it's hard to win. 85 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 5: You spoke about health. 86 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: You said you're healthy the spring, obviously coming off of 87 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 2: herni your surgery. Right, Yeah, so how does I know 88 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: it sounds ridiculous, it's your hernia. You kind of need 89 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: your lower body for everything in baseball, right, How long 90 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 2: did it take to get you physically where you wanted 91 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: to be, to know that you could just go out 92 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: there and do what you needed to do. 93 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly, you know, it was nice to You don't 94 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 4: want to miss time, but it was the right thing 95 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 4: to do it in September and just have a healthy 96 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 4: off season. It had been a couple of years where 97 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 4: I kind of wanted to get my body to where 98 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 4: it was in the spring, so it was nice to 99 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 4: kind of come in full strength and be ready to roll. 100 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: How do you mentor these guys? I know that I 101 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 2: still you're still going to be a kid to me off, 102 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 2: but you're a veteran in this clubhouse and you have 103 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: the resume to go along with that. 104 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 3: You know, it's such a weird question. 105 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 4: I don't think you do, you know, you really you 106 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 4: watch these guys go about their business and they do 107 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 4: things right. You know, you just try and not get 108 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 4: in their way. You know, if they have questions, you 109 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 4: obviously answer it, but you just they know what they're doing. 110 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 4: They're really good athletes, and when you see something, you 111 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 4: step in, but really you just let them go and 112 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 4: learn and grow themselves. 113 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 2: From a pure hitting perspective, who impresses you the most on. 114 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 4: The team, It's got to be Jock probably, you know, 115 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 4: just to see his growth and see where he came 116 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 4: from and to watch his career evolve into knowing who 117 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 4: he is and what he does best. You know, it's 118 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 4: it's been a really fun process to watch. You know, 119 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 4: we've we've known each other since we were eighteen, So 120 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 4: see him have four kids running around, you know, it's it's. 121 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 5: He didn't waste any time. 122 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 3: No, he didn't. 123 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 4: It was it's been fun to see that, and it's 124 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 4: been fun to kind of be back in the locker 125 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 4: room together. 126 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: How do you think he has developed as a as 127 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 2: a player. 128 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 4: Just more confident in himself. You know, he's always had 129 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 4: the ability and he's always been confident, but just to 130 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 4: see him do it, you know, he he knows where 131 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 4: he is every day. You know, he's not trying to 132 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 4: do too much. He's just he's in the moment. He's 133 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 4: really good at being in the moment. 134 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: Before I let you go, Corey, at your age already, 135 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 2: you've accomplished so much what guys in this league have 136 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: never accomplished. So I've never had an opportunity even to 137 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 2: have one at bat in the World Series. You're a 138 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 2: World Series MVP two times over. How do you still 139 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 2: find joy in this game and want to do more? 140 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 3: What thing's fun? You know, it really is. You want 141 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 3: to be in the playoffs. 142 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 4: That's that's what we all strive for, so all I 143 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 4: want to do and getting out sucks. Yeah, that's how 144 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 4: you know. You never want to be beat by that guy. 145 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 4: So that's kind of the thing that drives you. 146 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 5: You're always easy to root for. 147 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 3: Thanks for your time, thank you, Thanks for having me. 148 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 6: Ft fam Arena Club is the modern way to collect 149 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 6: cards or buy or sell or trade or even grade. 150 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 6: And we're highlighting slab packs because this is the new 151 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 6: way to rip open a pack and get a really 152 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 6: good card. 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That's arenaclub 172 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 6: dot com slash foul code foul for twenty percent off 173 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 6: your first purchase. So this entire interview has a game 174 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 6: involved with it, and you can't say Florida or Gators, 175 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 6: So good luck on that one. And also just so 176 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 6: that you know, we don't lose the entire audience that 177 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 6: watches this. Later on why at Langford. Great to have 178 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 6: you on. I'm going to try and at least ask 179 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 6: you one baseball question about MLB before we eventually go 180 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 6: back to the college that AJ didn't attend. 181 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 3: So great to see you. 182 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 6: And how was that why old journey for you last 183 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 6: year as a rookie in the big leagues? 184 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, man, it was great. You know, we had we 185 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: had a really good group of guys, older guys, and 186 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: they did a really good job kind of showing us 187 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: younger guys away. 188 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 3: But so. 189 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 7: Go ahead, Jody, No, I was just gonna say that, 190 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 7: you know, you guys, I'm gonna let you guys talk MLB. 191 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 7: But what I want to know is I had your 192 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 7: guys early in the year last year and Boach was like, 193 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 7: this guy is gonna be a stud. You got to 194 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 7: see this guy, you know, I know he's it was 195 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 7: like the first week, he's like, he hasn't got off 196 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 7: to a great start, but just wait, So how much 197 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 7: did it mean to have for your manager to have 198 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 7: confidence in you even though you know, the year didn't 199 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 7: start off obviously the way you had an unbelievable spring 200 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 7: training didn't get off to a great start, but your 201 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 7: manager the whole time, and I had a bunch of 202 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 7: ranger games, he was like just wait, He's like just wait. 203 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I mean it's super cool. You know, he 204 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: was on my side the whole time, even before spring training, 205 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: you know. Uh so it was super cool, especially you 206 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: know from a guy of that kind of stature. Uh, 207 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it definitely helped. And you know, he's he's amazing. 208 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't ask for a better manager to 209 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: play for. 210 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 8: How much of a difference was a regular season and 211 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 8: spring training? Because spring training you hit all the home 212 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 8: runs like you had all the baseball's going over the fence, 213 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 8: and then you hit a little rough at How much 214 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 8: harder is that transition than people know? 215 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's. 216 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 7: You guys, jear me, So that's good. 217 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 3: Helped me out. 218 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, it's it's definitely a lot different. You know, 219 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: I probably wasted a little too many during the during 220 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: the spring last year, but it's it's a whole different 221 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: ball game for sure. You know, you're facing true big 222 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 1: league guys every single day versus spring training. You know, 223 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: I kind of mixes in. 224 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 7: Spring trainers at count by the way, it does not 225 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 7: does not. I know, I know you've only been wasted 226 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 7: your second one wasted right already? You want to hit 227 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 7: one or two right just so you feel good about yourself, 228 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 7: you know you can do it, and then you're like, 229 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 7: all right, i'll take I'll take one line out, I'll 230 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 7: take fifty line outs the other fifty bats and move 231 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 7: on learning. Yes, you'll get there, all right. So I 232 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 7: wanted to talk about your story because yeah, I know 233 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 7: your story because obviously I followed your career. I don't 234 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 7: even know if Kratz and Scott know your story. But 235 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 7: you went to Florida out of high school. You're from Gainesville, 236 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 7: right outside Gainesville, went to Trent High School. You were 237 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 7: a catcher and you were your freshman had to a 238 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 7: bats for four a bats sorry sorry four bats right, 239 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 7: and he was crats. He was the bullpen catcher on 240 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 7: the team. And the next year you changed your body, 241 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 7: you got stronger, kind of yeah, right, but then you 242 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 7: played the outfield and you were All SEC All American, 243 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 7: and then you went on to be a first round 244 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 7: draft pick. Explain that process because most people would have left, 245 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 7: would have transferred, and you stayed, fought it out and 246 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 7: then became one of the best players. 247 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know. 248 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: I So I grew up a Florida Gator fan. I was. 249 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: We live about forty five minutes away, so that was 250 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: all I ever want to do. I mean, transferring never 251 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: really never really crossed my mind. I had like travel 252 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 1: ball kitches and stuff kind of like bring it up, like, hey, 253 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: there's there's definitely like Gator ball now Florida hardballers. Yeah, 254 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: which is right? There out of Gainesville. In Gainesville, they're 255 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: the kind of like too, It's like Gatorball. And then 256 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: Florida Hardballers. So yeah, I came up with them. John 257 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: Colacchi is the owner. He was, I mean, he's awesome. 258 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: He was really probably the reason I got to Florida, 259 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: you know, talking in Selly's ear and stuff. Uh, because 260 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: I mean I was I wasn't like the most highly 261 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: touted high schooler and stuff. Florida was my only offer. 262 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: It was only school I talked to. But yeah, then 263 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: I got there my freshman year. It was a little weird. 264 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 7: You know. 265 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: That was the first season after COVID, so it was different. 266 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: But we weren't out the field all the time, you know, 267 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: didn't get to really spend a ton of time in 268 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: front of like the coaches and everything. But I mean 269 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: I did well. I hit. I hit really well in 270 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: the fall, hit really well in this spring before the season, 271 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 1: and then the season kind of came and I just 272 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: never really played. I never I never really got a chance. 273 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: I was in the bowl, down in the bullpen catching 274 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: and then I got like I got like four bats 275 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: and like the ninth inning when we were up by twelve, 276 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: or something. But uh, yeah, So that summer I went 277 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: and played summer ball. I was playing first base catcher. 278 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: And then I came back in the my sophomore year 279 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: in the fall, and I was still catching. At the time, 280 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: I started hitting really good, and then we had a 281 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: we had like one of our fall games or whatever. 282 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: We had a double header. I had like four or 283 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: five hits or something, and the next day they told 284 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: me to go to the outfield. You yeah, exactly, so 285 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: uh and pretty much since then that I never went back. 286 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:51,719 Speaker 3: Good for you. 287 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 8: When you changed your body, what does that mean? AJ said, 288 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 8: you changed your body. 289 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's that's what they say. 290 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 7: That's everyone. 291 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,719 Speaker 1: That's the story, man, that's the story. But you know, 292 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: there wasn't much that changed, honestly. I mean, I got 293 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: maybe it might have got faster a little more physical, 294 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: but there wasn't much it changed. It's kind of it's 295 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: kind of the story changed anymore. 296 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 7: He was standing out on the outre Man, my legs 297 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 7: feel amazing. 298 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 8: This is great. 299 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, that is true. I definitely definitely don't miss it. Yeah, 300 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: an opportunity to play, yeah exactly. He came in not 301 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: my sophomore here, but wait, yeah he did he come 302 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: in my sophomore, I guess, but we had a couple 303 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: other catchers. I was not a good catcher, Like I 304 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: was not a good catch. Like I didn't deserve it hit. Yeah, 305 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 1: I didn't deserve to play. Really, Uh, I wasn't like 306 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: I wasn't like super mad about not playing. I was. 307 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: There was definitely catchers that were better than me. 308 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 6: Why back to the big leagues for a moment? Just 309 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 6: what was your welcome to the big league's moment in 310 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 6: your mind, whether it was something you did positively or 311 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 6: you know you're facing someone and you're like, damn, I'm 312 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 6: facing so and so. 313 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 2: This is real. 314 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's kind of hard. Like I feel like I 315 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: didn't really have that moment, you know, opening Day, Like 316 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: debut was probably as close as it got. I mean, right, 317 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: I have no Yeah, I think I think I did 318 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: actually scored the winning run. I think I might have Jonah. 319 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: I know Jonah walked it off. I'll do it on base. 320 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: I don't remember if I scored or someone else scored, 321 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: but I know it was on base. But I don't think. 322 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: I don't think I scored it. I think I was 323 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: on first because I just hit a ground ball. 324 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 8: Uh. 325 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 1: But anyways, opening day, you know, we were sold out, 326 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: was first game after winning the World Series. Those guys 327 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: won the World Series, so it's a huge crowd, lots 328 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: of hype. That was really awesome. And then I'd probably 329 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,079 Speaker 1: say the other moment was going when we played in 330 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 1: Dodger Stadium. That was that was really cool. You know, 331 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: I never it was not ever somewhere. I was like, man, 332 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: I really want to play in doll your stadium, but 333 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, just whenever I got there, just kind 334 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: of like the just the feel of the stadium, you know, 335 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: and the obviously their team, really good team. So that 336 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: was that was a cool moment. 337 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 8: There's a lot of learning in your first year in 338 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 8: the big leagues. One of the things that we talked 339 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 8: about on the show was how on earth did you 340 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 8: keep it together with those three strike calls that Angel 341 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 8: had on you in one Like we've never seen it. 342 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 8: We talked about it, never seen it, Yeah, dude. 343 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 3: I don't know. 344 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: Sometimes that video pop up and I'll see it. Was like, 345 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: I think it's worse every time I see it. Far 346 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: off the last the last one was I had to 347 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: be like eight inches off the plate. Man, I don't know. 348 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I wasn't seeing it good at the time, 349 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: so that might have been part of it. But I 350 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: was seeing it good enough to know that I'm not 351 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: seeing the ball great, but I'm not see Yeah, I 352 00:14:58,640 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: should have said something, but. 353 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, wait, I have a quick one on that. 354 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 6: Did you it's been it's been a minute, he's not 355 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 6: in the league anymore. Did you feel like it was 356 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 6: some rookie hazing action or that he legitimately was so 357 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 6: off his game? Because from the outside perspective, it's like, 358 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 6: here's a rookie, you know, big deal player in the 359 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 6: league message being sent right now? 360 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I have I have no idea. Honestly, I didn't 361 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: really even that never even really crossed my mind. I 362 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: was just mad because I think it was bases loaded, 363 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: like one out, like big situation against Astros and that happens. 364 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: It's like, dude, that that sucks. 365 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 7: We've all been there, We've all been all right before 366 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 7: we go because we have to go, because we have 367 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 7: to go live on the air Florida. Can they get 368 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 7: to the Final four in basketball? Can they win a 369 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 7: national championship? 370 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: Oh, without a doubt. Yeah, I saw you in the 371 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: front road No, they're freaking awesome. 372 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 3: Man. 373 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: I've watched just about every game. I got him win it. 374 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: They're gonna be in my winter. 375 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 3: In my brackets. Why we get along right there, boys, 376 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 3: take your us. 377 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: They should be number one team in the country. 378 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 6: Well we'll find out. We'll find out in a month. 379 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 6: Why awesome to have you on, man, thanks for joining 380 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 6: us here for the first time. We'll catch it during 381 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 6: the year. 382 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, guys, thanks for having me on. 383 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 6: Appreciate you.