1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: All right, we're gonna go in the weeds and we're 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: gonna spotlight a few unheralded players. I guess if you're 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: fans of these teams, you'd probably be like, no, that 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: guy's important, I know it, but you know, a little 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: bit off the beaten path, not the stars. 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: Jim Bowden wrote a. 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: Great article for The New York Times, Who is each 8 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: MLB player's playoff contender's most indispensable quote? 9 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 2: Under the radar player? 10 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: The term under the radar cratzy always gets me because 11 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: it's under the radar according to who right? But still 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: I digress. There are plenty of players who don't get 13 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: enough love from around the league. So do you want 14 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: to go with yours? Or we want to dig into 15 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: boutens here? How do you want to do this? 16 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 3: Let's go to Jim Bones first and see what he has. 17 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 3: But I have a few, and I think under the 18 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 3: radar is you know, it's it's all on the eye 19 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 3: of the beholder, because you know, some all stars are 20 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 3: not really under the radar. But I think on the 21 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 3: team we just talked about VVP like he's he wouldn't 22 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 3: be the first guy that you're thinking of, But you 23 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 3: know so anyway under the radars subjective, yes, yes. 24 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: So yeah. 25 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: Let's go to some of the players that were listed 26 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: in that article. Here we got the Tigers gliber Torres. 27 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: He signed a one year deal. An excellent move, by 28 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: the way, I remember a J. Hinch saying to me, 29 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: give me the one year players. 30 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: Any day of the week. 31 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: Those guys are playing extra hard to playing for their 32 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: next deal. He was obviously with the Yankees before this. 33 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: He had the walk off winner on Tuesday. He's been 34 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: excellent for a Tigers team that is absolutely steam rolling 35 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: the Central on their way to the postseason. Under Kirk 36 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: for the Blue Jays, I'm gonna let you take this one. 37 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: Cratzy as a fellow catcher, you what do you feel 38 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: like he has brought to the Blue Jays. 39 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 3: I think he just he upgraded his defense. He had 40 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 3: good receiving before and now now he's gone back to 41 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 3: upgrading his defense, which was a big to me. It 42 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 3: was a big detriment from last year. Signed that extension 43 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 3: this year and his defense is back. I think he's 44 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 3: second in overall runs created, you know, run saved at 45 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 3: defensive runs safe. But for me, you know, without going 46 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 3: through everybody, on this list his list in the American League. 47 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 3: Trent Grisham. Trent Grisham adds, yes, he got off to 48 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 3: a huge start. Yes, he You know, he plays in 49 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 3: Yankee Stadium. People are like, oh, left handed hitters, they 50 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 3: feast in Yankee Stadium. To me, what he brings is stability, 51 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 3: gold glove stability in center field for a team that 52 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 3: had to put Judge out there, and if you have 53 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 3: to continue to put Judge out in center field, then 54 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 3: there's a chance he could get hurt. And it's kept 55 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 3: Judge healthy. It's helped Jason Dominga's transition to left field some. 56 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,519 Speaker 3: Obviously it hasn't gone as well and it's a tough transition. 57 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 3: But imagine if you had to have Jason Dimingez in 58 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: center field learning to play in the big leagues even 59 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 3: though he's a super prospect and he's the Martian. To me, 60 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 3: I think Trent Grisham has alleviated that for this Yankees team. 61 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree, he jumps out. To me, I think 62 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: Russio Debon jumps out as well. Seven He's played seven 63 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: of the nine positions, Dana Brown said. 64 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 2: So. 65 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: Garrett Whitlock for the Red Sox, also on that list. 66 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: He's been an excellent for Boston as well. I'm going 67 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: to add to this list my own. I think with Toronto, 68 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: I know we talked about Kirk to me, Ernie Clement 69 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: is a guy that if you're outside of Toronto probably haven't. 70 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: Heard of him. He does not hit a lot of 71 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: home runs. He does not. 72 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: He probably doesn't make a lot of highlights around the game. 73 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: I don't know, but I'm a fan. The guy makes 74 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: a ton of contact. He plays pretty much every infield 75 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: position for Toronto. He's very versatile. If you talk to 76 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: guys in that clubhouse, he is a baseball rat. He 77 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: is a guy that is just obsessed with the game, 78 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: obsessed with getting better. He has been a huge part 79 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,119 Speaker 1: of their success. He's a guy who I think when 80 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: we get to October and he gets the big stage, 81 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: people are gonna be like, who is this guy. 82 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: I go on about how he doesn't have a ton 83 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 2: of power. 84 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: We show all these clips where he's hitting the ball 85 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: out of the ballpark, but he does so much more 86 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: than that. I don't hate help runs. I swear he 87 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: does so much more than that. For the Toronto Blue Jays. 88 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: He's a guy who you know, have to talk to 89 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: John Sneyder. He'll tell you their manager like he has 90 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: been indispensable to them this year. And what the Blue 91 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: Jays have been able to do is mix and match 92 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: so much because they have guys that comment who they 93 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: can use in so many different positions. It's really given 94 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: them the freedom to play the platoon and use the 95 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: bench and keep everyone involved. And I just think Clement 96 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: is a guy who's not getting as much attention nationally 97 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: as he should. 98 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 3: I like that. I'm gonna go to the guy I 99 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 3: usually go to for the American League, JP Crawford. This 100 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 3: Mariners team has stars. I mean when if we ever 101 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:50,559 Speaker 3: said that about the Mariners lineup. You have Cal Rawley, 102 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 3: you have Henry Suarez, now you have Naylor, who those 103 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 3: two guys got traded over. You have Julio Rodriguez, who 104 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 3: I don't think has really, you know, reached his hype 105 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 3: and his potential. JP Crawford when he's not in there. 106 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 3: Other years when he's been hurt, there's been a huge 107 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 3: decline in the way that they play the game. I 108 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: think he adds a level of tenacity, a level of 109 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 3: stability at a premium position that he honestly makes it 110 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 3: look easy. He makes shortstop look easy and is a 111 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 3: sign of a true big league shortstop is you know 112 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 3: what you make all the plays. He's an elite level shortstop, 113 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 3: gold glove shortstop that is giving this team stability up 114 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 3: the middle, which they already have with Cal, Julio and JP. 115 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 4: And I haven't heard. 116 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 3: Any rumblings of him being pissed that he got moved 117 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 3: out of the leadoff spot. I think he's now hitting 118 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 3: like somewhere six or seven, depending on the platoon matchup. 119 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: And I just think he is very underrated and being 120 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 3: out out West, that might be part of it. But 121 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: if you look up his numbers and you watch him play, 122 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 3: you're like, kind of like that guy. 123 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 5: Okay Kratz. I opened up Arena Club, put my own 124 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 5: money in there, and I wasn't gonna go big. I know. 125 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 5: We went over the Ruby pack a week ago. This time, 126 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 5: I just went for the low level pack where it's 127 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 5: an easy entry point twenty five bucks. You can get 128 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 5: yourself a big boy card. The Grail has many good options. 129 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 5: I slice open the pack. We're looking at it if 130 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 5: you're watching us right now, and I pull a card 131 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 5: from the nineteen fifties. Super cool. I enjoyed the experience 132 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 5: looking at it. It's Jim Gilliam. It's a top set 133 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 5: from the mid fifties. But I got an offer for 134 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 5: more than what the slap pack costs and I sold 135 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 5: it back. Tough times for the Dodgers right now, don't 136 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 5: at me, but I got twenty eight bucks instantly, so 137 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 5: I can buy another one of those packs and try 138 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 5: and get what I want. 139 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 3: Absolutely the excitement I heard Kip say before. The excitement's 140 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 3: in the chase. You sold it back, Now you get 141 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 3: to open another one. I enjoy when you slide it 142 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 3: across there in there and the pack opens. 143 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 5: Arenaclub dot com slash foul twenty percent off your first 144 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 5: lab packer card purchase. Get after it. 145 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I like it. 146 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 4: I like it. 147 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 2: Great way to spotlight him. 148 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: Let's go to the NL look at the article as well, 149 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: because some really great names on this list, I think, 150 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: especially if you're not closely following a lot of these teams, 151 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: the Brewers, it could have just been like the entire 152 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: roster when they want with Joey Ortiz, Tanner Banks, you 153 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: know you look at this as Brad Keller been excellent 154 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: for the club Sharemiah Estrata not a name that like 155 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: immediately jumps out to you when you think about the Padres. 156 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: Right we talked about their bullpen. He really is that 157 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: unsung hero out of that bullpen. 158 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 2: Jose A. 159 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: Travigno, David Peterson, who was on yesterday's show, Girlson. Just 160 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: a really good list. Is there anyone that jumps out 161 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: to you, Cratsey that you feel like maybe didn't get 162 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: the love here on the NL side, there are so 163 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: many guys, I think, especially on teams like Milwaukee that 164 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: are outperforming what many of us thought, that deserve a 165 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: lot of love here. But anybody that you think deserves 166 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: another mention here? 167 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 3: I mean on that list, I'm going to go to 168 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 3: Jose Travino because obviously he's a catcher who was a 169 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 3: friend of the show. He got a little bit of 170 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 3: an extension when he went over to the Reds. You 171 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 3: get traded over a team, you're like, okay, are they 172 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 3: just kind of using me as a piece. He is 173 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 3: very underrated because of the fact that this pitching staff, 174 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 3: this starting pitching staff, has been awesome and the value 175 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 3: he brings in that game calling, the value he brings 176 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 3: in in experience, in postseason games. If this team, it's 177 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 3: a big if they're close to the Mets though, if 178 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 3: they do squeak in to a wildcard round, he's going 179 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 3: to be the guy. Obviously, Tyler Stevenson is a beast 180 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 3: behind the plate, but I think Jose Travino's ability or 181 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 3: his experience in the postseason will lend so well to 182 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,839 Speaker 3: the team. And it may not even lend well in any. 183 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 4: Stat that we have. 184 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 3: You know that we have to be able to see 185 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 3: what kind of metric he does well in how he's 186 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 3: helping the team win. But he's that type of guy 187 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 3: in a clubhouse preparation wise that is going to get 188 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 3: this pitching staff in a right spot. 189 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree. 190 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: I want to give a little love to David Peterson too, 191 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: and I know he was just down the show, but 192 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: the Mets have had so much trouble. 193 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: In their rotation cratzy as you know, just getting innings. 194 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: And when you look at like starts where they've gotten innings, 195 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,839 Speaker 1: like sixty percent of those where they've gone into the 196 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: sixth inning or more have been Peterson Like. 197 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 2: Honestly, if not for them. 198 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: They'd be, you know, really up the creek in terms 199 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,719 Speaker 1: of rotation issues, and now they're calling up some of 200 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: the young guys now and then they're trying to find 201 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: a way to. 202 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 2: Kind of patch this together. 203 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: But Peterson has been such an unsolved hero really, such 204 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: like an MVP of this pitching staff. 205 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 2: You know what you're going to get. You know you're 206 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 2: going to get length. 207 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: He's been able to give the relievers a little bit 208 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: of a break and that has just been absolutely huge. 209 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: It's been a rough stretch for the New York Mets. 210 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: You know, they went from you know, be up on 211 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 1: the Phillies having comfortable lead, now looking up at them 212 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: for I think it's like five games now entering today, 213 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: it's right that five six game mark. So David Peterson 214 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: without him, you look at it probably eight nine, maybe 215 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: even ten games back. I mean, he has just been 216 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: absolutely huge for them. I know he was on the list. 217 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: I just want to make sure we spotlight him because 218 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: I don't think enough people know what's going on. There's 219 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: a lot of stars in New York. David Peterson has 220 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,239 Speaker 1: been the guy that has kept that Mets rotation afloat 221 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: as much as possible. You know, it's a band aidd 222 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: up rotation. David Peterson has been the guy, and I 223 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: don't think a lot of people anticipated that going into 224 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: the season. 225 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 3: I think I couldn't agree with you more. And that's 226 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 3: not exactly who but hey, you know what all star 227 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 3: guy that I have to mention real quick too. For 228 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 3: the Brewers, Bryce Terrang, I think he's a career like 229 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 3: eighty nine ops plus this year he's having almost one 230 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 3: twenty ops plus. He plays platinum glove defense. I think 231 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 3: he is the unsung hero of this team. Brewers fans 232 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 3: will be like, what we love Bryce terrang I didn't 233 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 3: say you don't love him. It's more of a national 234 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 3: unsung hero. And I think he's still improving in the 235 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 3: big leagues. I think he's learning. But man, when you 236 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 3: have that kind of defense at second base, it is 237 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 3: a game changer for this team and it shows up 238 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 3: in their wins. I'm the ballpark Isaac giving us the 239 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 3: giving us Isaac Mattson joining us from the ballpark cam clearly, 240 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, we're out here. 241 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 2: Oh awesome, Thanks for thanks for taking the time, Isaac. 242 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 2: We appreciate it. 243 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: I got to ask first because I tease this and 244 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: I know people are waiting only for this part of 245 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: the interview. Your dad's strength apparently is what helped catapult you, right, 246 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: is what really helped add a little v low there. 247 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: Eric is always talking about his dad strength. I think 248 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: it's it's bs when it comes to Cratzy, because I 249 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: don't really believe any of Cratzy's stuff. 250 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 2: To be honest with you, how did this all happen? 251 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,719 Speaker 1: And you do your kids take particular pride at you, 252 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: mentioning that they helped. 253 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 2: Propel you here. 254 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean he's six months old, so right now, 255 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 6: I don't think you now how much. But for sure 256 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 6: I'd rather have the dad's strength and the dad bod 257 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 6: right now. 258 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 4: But I know that dad Bod's coming soon. 259 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 3: It's good, it's good. Just allow it, just allow it 260 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 3: to happen. But you can buy a true classic shirt 261 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 3: and it'll go away. Won't even see it. Delve into 262 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 3: that a little bit. Delve into into that because anytime 263 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 3: I came up in the early two thousands, and anytime 264 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 3: somebody jumped that much in velocity or hit the ball 265 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 3: harder from year to year, You're like, wait a minute, 266 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 3: explain that. Explain the process of what what all went 267 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 3: into it for you. Somebody has been around the game 268 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 3: for a long time. To be able to get that 269 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 3: much of a velocity jump and for me sustain it 270 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 3: throughout the year, that's the impressive part for me. 271 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 4: Well, thank you. Yeah. 272 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 6: I mean, I think more than anything, I was talking 273 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 6: with a reporter a couple of weeks ago, and something 274 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 6: that came to mind was they were they were asking 275 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 6: me kind of where my mind was and what the 276 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 6: mindset was behind it, And I think, more than anything, fatherhood, 277 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 6: you know, it's it kind of levels things up, like 278 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 6: every every experience you have in life kind of kind 279 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 6: of levels things up in a way. So before you know, 280 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 6: I love this game, still love this game. But like 281 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 6: I always thought, I knew what it meant to go 282 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 6: out and give it my all, and then when you 283 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 6: have a kid and your life changes, it just means 284 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 6: like that much more and you start to realize, you know, deeper, 285 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 6: different meanings to going out and doing your best and 286 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 6: making the most of the time you have because you 287 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 6: have that person inspective shift, and it's I mean, for me, 288 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 6: it's been positive. I think for a lot of guys 289 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 6: as positive. Sometimes it can be a little bit more pressure, 290 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 6: but I mean, I love him to death. I love 291 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 6: my wife to death, So just being able to show 292 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 6: to the ballpark and have that little bit of extra 293 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 6: like all right, we're doing it, you know, not just 294 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 6: for myself and my wife, but we got a we 295 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 6: got a third, third person in the in the mix, 296 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 6: and now I want to, you know, do even better 297 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 6: to honor him and to make him problem. 298 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 3: That's a refreshing side, a refreshing look at it. But 299 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty four, when you signed last year, when 300 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 3: you signed with the Pirates organization, you look at it 301 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 3: and you go, I'm twenty eight, Well twenty eight or 302 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 3: twenty nine last. 303 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 4: Year both, but yeah, I mean when I signed that 304 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 4: well eight. 305 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you sign there and you go, man, they're 306 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 3: only calling up young guys. Was it more of a 307 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 3: I'm gonna sign there to get back in affiliated ball 308 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 3: because you had played independent ball the year before? Is 309 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 3: it was it's something that I see a definite opportunity 310 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 3: to make it to the big leagues, which you did 311 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 3: eventually last year. 312 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, it was a it was a combination 313 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 4: of things. 314 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 6: But talking to my agent, there was there was some 315 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 6: opportunity available, but at the same time, still had to 316 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 6: show up and do the work, and I felt like, 317 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 6: and I still feel like, the player development side of 318 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 6: things here did a great job with me and they've 319 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 6: continued to do a great job with guys coming up 320 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 6: of you know, how can we how can we help 321 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 6: this guy become a better pitcher. And that's not to 322 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 6: say other organizations don't have great, great player development, but 323 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 6: just my experience with the Pirates last year, where I 324 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 6: had started in twenty twenty four to where I'm at now, 325 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 6: being able to look back and know that we put 326 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 6: in the work together to be where I'm at now 327 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 6: and trying to help this team win baseball games at 328 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 6: the highest level. 329 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was. It was a journey for sure, Isaac. 330 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,479 Speaker 1: When you look at your career, you started with the Orioles, 331 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: that you were out in the Frontier League, that you 332 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: were with the Twins of the midor Large, and you 333 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: called some of those experiences like rock bomb, especially with 334 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: the Twins, Was there a point in time where you 335 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: thought about staying, like maybe getting out of baseball where 336 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: you're like, you know, every minor leaguer, I think deals 337 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: with these moments of like should I keep going, should 338 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: I keep pushing? Can I get better? Or do should 339 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: I face realities it Did you have those moments? And 340 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: how did you push through? Was it your wife? Was 341 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: it your your support system? How did you manage to say, 342 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to keep going, there's more there, I'm going 343 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: to get to the big leagues that I believe it's 344 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: going to happen. 345 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean it was. You know, there's there's definitely 346 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 6: been periods. You know, I look back at Wichita that 347 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 6: first outing, there was a rough one. I look at 348 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 6: my outings in twenty twenty two after a lot of 349 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 6: things had happened on the on the physical side and 350 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 6: as well as the mental. 351 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 4: Side, losing our mom. 352 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 6: So definitely there's been those periods where I kind of 353 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 6: look at myself in the in the dugout after I 354 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 6: get out, and I'm like, all right, you know, how 355 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 6: did that just go? 356 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 4: And how do I evaluate where I'm at and where 357 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 4: I want to be nick. 358 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 6: So definitely those moments of doubt, and I feel like 359 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 6: there's very few people in this game of baseball, especially 360 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 6: where that's not the case, where you don't have those, 361 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 6: you know, periods of doubt or games where you're just like, Wow, 362 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 6: what am I? 363 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 4: What am I really doing on here? 364 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 6: But being able to have people like my wife, my family, 365 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 6: faith is a big part of my life. Just being 366 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 6: able to to lean on those things and really remember 367 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 6: who I am as a human being first. Those those 368 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 6: things kind of help me reframe those struggles and be 369 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 6: able to kind of move forward and grow from them. 370 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 3: I mean, this is perfect timing because this is my question. 371 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 3: Is that is that the dugout phone ringing? 372 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 4: That is I think I don't know, replay review or 373 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 4: if that's the bullpen phone. It looks like replay review. 374 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 3: So that's so so I'm getting I'm getting instant because 375 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 3: as a reliever, when you hear that, does the little 376 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,679 Speaker 3: does your heart just are racing a little bit? Like 377 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 3: I mean, you got you gotta be honest because it's 378 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 3: the bullpen phone when they to give fans a tench 379 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 3: you know, I kind of look into it like the 380 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 3: bullpen phone rings. Isaac Matson has no idea if he's 381 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 3: coming in the game, but every reliever's heart besides like 382 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 3: Bednarm when he was closing or Santana when he's closing, 383 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 3: your heart starts jumping a little bit. When that phone rang, 384 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 3: did it start jumping and take us into the bullpen 385 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 3: when you do hear the phone. 386 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 4: Ring, so so right now, no, and it's only because 387 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 4: I'm in the dugout. 388 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 6: That's where I'm whether or not that whether or not 389 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 6: that affects me, but for sure, I mean there's. 390 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 4: Especially you know, one of the things that. 391 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 6: You realize as a young reliever or at least a 392 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 6: new reliever in the big leagues is like, when you 393 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 6: come to the big leagues, you're not gonna be that 394 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 6: David Bednar. 395 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 4: You're not gonna be that Dennis Santana right away. 396 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 6: So being able to be ready at a moment notice, 397 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 6: especially early in the game, that's when that's when your 398 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 6: heart starts to race, when you're that new guy and 399 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 6: you're like, oh, this is a situation that I might 400 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 6: go in and you still't know. But I was actually 401 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 6: talking to megear, a bullpen coach, a couple of days ago, 402 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 6: and I was like, I feel like for a lot 403 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 6: of guys, like the thoughts and everything, like sitting down 404 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 6: in the pan, it can be a little bit tough. 405 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 6: You try to find ways to stay locked in, but 406 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 6: once your name gets called, it's like, all right, it's 407 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 6: go time. Like once you get moving, that's when I 408 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 6: feel like, especially for me, it becomes less of a 409 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 6: mental thing and it's like, all right, let's just we're 410 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 6: doing what we do where we practiced this a thousand times, 411 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 6: We've put in the work. 412 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 4: Let's just go and enjoy the moment. 413 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: I think that Pittsburgh's had a lot of really good players, 414 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: but Paul Skins, I mean, what's it like to watch 415 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: that guy prepare and pitch. There's certainly a little bit 416 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: of more frenzy with everything he does. 417 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 2: And everything he kind of carries with him. I know 418 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 2: he's not a guy who likes attention, but what is 419 00:19:58,160 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 2: he like as a teammate? 420 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: And how much fun do you have just watching that 421 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 1: guy do his thing, which is, you know, just at 422 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: the top. 423 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 2: Of the game right now. 424 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean his thing is like dominate pretty much everybody, 425 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 6: but it is it's always fun to watch. And it's 426 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 6: like whether it's him cruising for six innings or he's 427 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 6: working through some traffic, Like he finds a way to 428 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 6: work himself out of things, and he puts pressure on 429 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 6: teams do things they normally wouldn't do. Like I can't 430 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 6: count the amount of times we've had outfielders throw guys 431 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 6: out by ten feet. And I think it's a lot 432 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 6: of credit to him because they like, they don't know 433 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 6: if they're gonna get another. 434 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 4: Chance to score, so they have to send a guy 435 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 4: in a situation they might not. 436 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 6: But yeah, I mean he puts in the work every 437 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 6: day he's here, locked in on what he's trying to 438 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 6: accomplish on a day in and day out. Basically has 439 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 6: a rough one, which isn't often like he's he's mature 440 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,199 Speaker 6: enough to understand the adjustments he needs to make and 441 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 6: he makes him and goes out and does his job 442 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 6: five days later. 443 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 4: So it's it's a joy to watch. 444 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 6: And definitely it's a cool opportunity to be in the 445 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 6: clubhouse with him and in the bullpen watch him. 446 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 3: Right, one of the guys that just got called up 447 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 3: for you guys, Bubba Chandler. Bubba Chandler is a prospect 448 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 3: twenty two years old and he has done nothing but 449 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 3: start in the minor leagues. Yep, does it suck to 450 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 3: have him down in the bullpen because he's a starter. 451 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 3: He lives that starter life like oh he's young, he 452 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 3: barely shaves, he's got that like tiny little mustache. But 453 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,959 Speaker 3: now he's down the bullpen and he's like sitting there like, 454 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 3: what are you guys doing? And you guys are trying 455 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 3: to stay locked in and do you help him try 456 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 3: to make that transition. I know he's not going to 457 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 3: be like the one out guy. You know, they're gonna 458 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 3: baby him pirate style for the prospects, But what are 459 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 3: the conversations you're hearing with him or having or other 460 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 3: guys are having with him. 461 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, when you mentioned that, it kind of reminds me 462 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 6: of that old shirt where it was like a field 463 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 6: starter just had it. But no, I mean he's similar 464 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 6: to Paul, like his maturity level, his ability on the 465 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 6: field is whether it's starting music, now, let me go 466 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 6: down here they No, I'm interested to. 467 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 4: See what happens. I know he's excited to be here, and. 468 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 6: As bullpen guys, we're just going to do our best 469 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 6: to come alongside him and if he's got questions, we'll 470 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 6: answer him. But at the end of the day, it's 471 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 6: still baseball, Like whether you're in Indianapolis or Pittsburgh, it's 472 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 6: still the game of baseball. And I'm excited to see 473 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 6: him compete today. 474 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: Asak, you mentioned your mom, Debra, how she passed away 475 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: several years ago. 476 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 2: For those who. 477 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 1: Aren't familiar, can you talk a little bit about kind 478 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: of how you've tried to keep her impact on you 479 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 1: alive even though she's noll over with you? And are 480 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: there moments where you think about her, whether it's like 481 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: running out to the mound or I don't know, if 482 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 1: you talk to her after every time you pitch. Are 483 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: there moments in particular where you're like, man, I really 484 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: miss my mom? 485 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, I mean there's there's definitely moments throughout the 486 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 6: course of the season. 487 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 4: And even just life. 488 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 6: There's there's seasons where when we first had Theodore, like 489 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 6: thinking out how much our mom would have loved spending 490 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 6: time with him. And yeah, there's there's definitely times throughout 491 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 6: the season ways that I try to honor her, and 492 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 6: I think all of us in our family we've tried 493 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 6: our best to honor her memory and and who she 494 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 6: was is just trying to do things around the community 495 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 6: with our walk. Our family has been organizing it. I 496 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 6: think this is the fourth or fifth year that we're 497 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 6: doing it. So being able to do that and build 498 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 6: awareness around mental health, help those her in need, because 499 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,400 Speaker 6: that's that's who she was. She loved everybody, and then 500 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 6: she was she was willing to sacrifice her time and 501 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 6: energy to help others, and so just trying to remember 502 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 6: that and honor her in those ways. And then on 503 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 6: the field, just you know, remembering that who were, who 504 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 6: we are on the field is, and who we are 505 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 6: completely like our job is to play baseball, but that's 506 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:07,199 Speaker 6: not who we are for human beings, and remembering that 507 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 6: everybody's going through something and trying to to love on 508 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 6: them as best we can. 509 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,959 Speaker 1: Thanks so much, isa Congrats on Teddy. Are you starting 510 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: solids now? Six months? 511 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 2: Is he doing? 512 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:19,640 Speaker 5: Is he doing? 513 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 2: Food? Sitting up? I have a eight month though. We're 514 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 2: in it. We're in it. 515 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, he started teething, so I think we're gonna wait 516 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 6: for for the first tooth before we give him a 517 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 6: big fat steak. But we've got purees on deck pairs, 518 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 6: he's carrots. He's into it all. 519 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 2: Awesome. That's awesome. Thanks so much, Isaac. We appreciate it. 520 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, thank you guys for having me. Hope you guys 521 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 4: have to do that.