1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Nationals manager Blake Buttera is with us here at spring 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: training at NAT's camp. So, Blake, how is camp your 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: first experience here running this team going for you? 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been a blast. Guys are awesome. West Palm 5 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 2: Beach is awesome. We're just talking about food and restaurants 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: around and yeah, nothing to complain about. 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 3: The players have been outstanding. 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 2: They've they've all shown up early and have been ready 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: to work, and staff's been awesome, and. 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, everything's good. What's your first meeting? 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 3: Go first union? 12 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 4: Are you a writer down on the paper or are 13 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 4: you just winging off your Yes. 14 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 2: I jot down like a few notes, but I'm better. 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 2: It's just kind of talking. I feel like when I read, 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 2: it's just it doesn't feel real. So I just kind 17 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: of kind of get it started off the paper and 18 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: then go from the heart. 19 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 4: Get anyone's name. 20 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 5: You have to introduce to everybody, and there's like four 21 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 5: hundred staff. I had them all introduce themselves. 22 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 4: Yeah. 23 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I've been there seeing Cashy do it every year. 24 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 5: I'm not making that he forgets like the fourth team 25 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 5: doctor that he's never seen. He's like and that's uh 26 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 5: out there. Yeah, usually it's me that he forgets. He's like, 27 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 5: who's that guy? 28 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 6: Yeah? 29 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 4: Do you think you're a player? What? 30 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 5: What? 31 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 4: What's your What was your message to the guys? 32 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: I mean the big part of it is like I 33 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: want this to be a player led clubhouse. I just 34 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 2: feel like when players hold each other accountable, it means 35 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 2: a lot more than when the coaches have to do it. 36 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,639 Speaker 2: At the end of the day, like, this is their career, 37 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 2: So making sure they understand like our job as a 38 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: coaching staff is just to be here and provide whatever 39 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: they need necessary. We'll we'll kind of basically like keep 40 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: the train on the tracks, but it's up to them 41 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 2: to control their career and anything they need. We're gonna 42 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: be in their corners and support the heck out of them. 43 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 7: Are you willing to be able to be the guy 44 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 7: that lays the discipline down or do you feel like 45 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 7: a Randy Nor one of your other coaches is going 46 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 7: to be that guy? 47 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 4: No? 48 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: I think yeah, if it comes to it, I will 49 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: be if if that's what it takes. Hopefully we get 50 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: to a point where these guys have to hold themselves accountable. 51 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: But I'm sure there will be things that come up 52 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: throughout the year. Where I'm gonna have to step in 53 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 2: and say something, and yeah, certainly ready and willing to 54 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: do that. 55 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 4: Who's more nervous the first day? Was it you or Paul. 56 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 5: When you had to get when you both got up 57 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 5: in front of the team for the first time, because 58 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 5: this is his first time running an organization, Yeah, this 59 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 5: is your first time being the guy who was Who 60 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 5: do you think was more nervous? 61 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: It's a good question, I think, Yeah, yeah, if you 62 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: was Rock I've been there for like a month and 63 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: a half. 64 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 3: I was ready to go. 65 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: Hey, Blake, I have a question in terms of how 66 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: you put your stamp on everything that you're going to 67 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: do now you, Paul and the rest of the new 68 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: staff there. How much background did you do on what 69 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: was happening before you guys got there, say, over the 70 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: last year or two or three, And then how do 71 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: you take that and say, okay, cool, scratch a few 72 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: of these things. Let's evolve a few of these things, 73 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: like did you do almost like conversations on the phone 74 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: with players and say, hey, let me get everything that 75 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: you guys did and then let me see what I 76 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: was doing at other spots and what we can bring 77 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: over there. 78 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was definitely collaborative. So I reached out to 79 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 2: the guys that have been here the longest and just 80 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 2: wanted to hear about like, hey, you know, what are 81 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 2: what are some things that we can improve upon anything. 82 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 2: It could be the food, it could have been, you know, 83 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 2: the workouts, the timing of what time things happened, and 84 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: just kind of got some feedback on what we could 85 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: make improvements on. And obviously we couldn't do everything, but 86 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: I told them that, like, whatever was the most important 87 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: and whatever is the most consistent that we're hearing from 88 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: the guys, like, those are the things that we're going 89 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: to fix. And then secondly, bring in our coaching staff 90 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 2: from all different organizations, just kind of bending their ears 91 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 2: on things that they did with other organizations that they liked, 92 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: they didn't like, and just kind of mesh all that together, 93 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: and which requires a lot of meetings with the staff, 94 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: of course, but just trying to find a blend of things. 95 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 4: That we like that can make adjustments to. 96 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 6: What's one of the things that you made adjustments to. 97 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think early on was just Spring training as 98 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: a whole, and a lot of organizations as I'm sure 99 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: I mean, Eric, you've been in a lot of spring 100 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: trainings and AJAU as well, Like they're all different, But 101 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: I think the biggest thing is like we asked these 102 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 2: guys get to the field so early, and also just 103 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 2: being cognizant of the fact that, like a lot of 104 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 2: these players have families, wives, kids, and during the season 105 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 2: they're going to spend a lot of time away from 106 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 2: them with the travel. So during spring training it's like, 107 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: what are we trying to accomplish? And when we asked 108 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: you to be at the field, Let's make sure we're 109 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: efficient with our time and we're getting to work in 110 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 2: we need to get in versus just like being here 111 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: at six am and not leave until three o'clock and 112 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: it's like you go home and you're like, what did 113 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 2: I even do? I took like twelve swings and took 114 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 2: a few ground balls that I was there for seven 115 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 2: eight hours. So making sure that like the time we 116 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 2: do ask them to be here, that they're getting a 117 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: lot out of that. 118 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 6: What is your managing style? 119 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 7: If somebody would say, Okay, I see this in him 120 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 7: every single day, what would you say your managing style 121 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,119 Speaker 7: is and will be in the big leagues. 122 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 2: I think being the same person every day. Like the 123 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 2: consistency is probably the biggest thing, you know. It's funny 124 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: I tell you, like my wife and others, a lot 125 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: of times they're like, do you ever get you know, mad? 126 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 2: Or do you ever get super happy? And sometimes I 127 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 2: wish i'd do, but I think just part of my 128 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: my nature is just being like very consistent and like 129 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: just yell at. 130 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 4: The guys if they make it, If they make you angry, 131 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 4: you're gonna break. 132 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 2: I've better at a handful of times before, whether granted 133 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: it was the minor leagues, but yeah I can. I 134 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 2: can get there a lot. Yeah, yeah, you feel better 135 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 2: afterwards sometimes, Yeah, it hasn't happened that frequently to know 136 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: if I feel sometimes when you. 137 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 5: Go home, do you feel bad about it and you 138 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 5: tell your usually your family, like gosh, I snapped today. 139 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 5: I love it. 140 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 2: I think, just yeah, being the same person, Like this 141 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: is a really hard game. I was released as a 142 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 2: player and I get it, Like this is it's really 143 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: really hard what we're asking these guys to do every day. 144 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 2: So just understanding, like if these guys are giving their 145 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 2: best and they're running balls out and then we can 146 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 2: tell they're giving a good effort. Like just bearing with 147 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 2: them and making sure they know we're in their corner 148 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 2: and we're gonna help them along the way. 149 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: Hey, Blake, can you throw out a name or two 150 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: that you think are showing signs of significant improvement so far? 151 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: Of course, you know we're not going to talk a 152 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: ton about results. It's early spring training, and even spring 153 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: training stats in general. You got to take with a 154 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 1: grain of salt, but maybe a player or two that 155 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: you identified when you were studying this team and said, hey, 156 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: I think we can unlock a thing or two here 157 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: with some fresh voices. 158 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 3: Yeah. 159 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: I think the first couple that come to mind is 160 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 2: like Kie Cavali. He's been unbelievable so far, just the 161 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 2: work he's put in this offseason, the mindset he has. 162 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 2: I'm not sure if you have got a chance to 163 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 2: talk to him yet, but he's he's so competitive and 164 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 2: just as a monster from the mound, oozes confidence and 165 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 2: just wants to win, wants to be great. 166 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 3: He's been. 167 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 2: He's been outstanding so far. And then CJ Abrams is one. 168 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 2: I know everyone loves to talk about CJ. He's an 169 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 2: incredible player, but you know, just the first couple of 170 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 2: times we've talked with CJ. Is like he wants to 171 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 2: get better defensively at shortstop. He wants to be one 172 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 2: of the top ten shortstops in baseball overall, not just 173 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 2: offensive shortstop, but he wants to be that total package, 174 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 2: Like he wants to be a good defender, he wants 175 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: to steal bases, he wants to hit for a. 176 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 3: High average and home runs. 177 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: And I think just kind of tapping into those those 178 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: other parts of his games, whether it be base running, defense, 179 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 2: I think we're gonna have a really good year out 180 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 2: of CJ. 181 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 5: Who what do you need to be successful this year 182 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 5: as your first year manager? And maybe it's not a 183 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 5: maybe it's a team thing. Maybe it's something for you, 184 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 5: but what do you need to see? Because people are 185 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 5: looking at this team saying, Okay, they're in a tough NL. 186 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 5: Least it's tough National League overall, what do you want 187 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 5: to see your first year as a manager. 188 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 4: You can walk away from this year and say it 189 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 4: was a successful year. 190 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think I want to see these players. 191 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 2: I mean they've all said it right, like they they're 192 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 2: not finished products like that. There's a constant theme and 193 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 2: message from these guys of like Hey, like we want 194 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 2: to get better, like individually, Like we're twenty three, twenty 195 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 2: four to twenty five years old. We're in the big leagues, yes, 196 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 2: but like there's still a long ways that we can 197 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 2: go and we want to reach our ceiling. So it's 198 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 2: it's kind of building out those those daily routines, those 199 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: daily habits of whether it be offensively defensively on the 200 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 2: basis and just continue to push these guys individually as 201 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 2: players to come better. 202 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 3: I think when you, you know, when. 203 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 2: You show up at the park early and you see 204 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 2: you know, CJ working on his defense before the fans 205 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 2: are in the stands, when you see James out there 206 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: running balls down in the outfield, and just the early 207 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 2: work and the attention of detail, like those are the 208 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: things to me that that stand out the most. 209 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 5: And I want to see us do a really good 210 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 5: job of best Boston college baseball player. 211 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: Currently or ever ever. Oh man, there's a lot of 212 00:08:54,880 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 2: good ones. Michael King probably right now over overll sal 213 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 2: and King at the close one I played with Michael King, 214 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: so you're going in that was right after me. 215 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 3: Okay. We just have Sala with Team Italy, so love 216 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 3: so okay. 217 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: Hey, that's my last point here, real quick, Blake, how 218 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: locked in are you going to be to the WBC? 219 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 8: And I mean we had Vinny P. 220 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: Pascortino on the other day and he talked about how 221 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: important you were to that team. 222 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 8: So I think they're gonna miss you. 223 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 2: Man, No, I love those guys. They're they're gonna be 224 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 2: great there. They'll be just fine. There were some some 225 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 2: really good dudes on that team. And just an All 226 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 2: Baseball Classic in general, Like, it's such a cool, cool tournament, 227 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 2: cool event. This morning we got to the gym, turned 228 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 2: on the Korea and check game and just all the 229 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 2: guys are locked in. It's just a lot of fun 230 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 2: seeing these guys compete their countries. And I think whenever 231 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 2: you can get international baseball in the grand stage, like 232 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 2: it's just it's just a blast. 233 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 5: Every time I see Piazza, Mike Piazza, who obviously he 234 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 5: defends you. He defends this guy like you're part of 235 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 5: his family. I don't know when you got higher. We 236 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 5: were like, man, he's young to be a manager. In Piazza, 237 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 5: lay off my guy, But terror he's my guy. He's 238 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 5: gonna be great. I saw him a couple of months ago. Hey, 239 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 5: how you interviewed you Terry Yet he's awesome And I'm like, 240 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 5: what do you guys have with each other? 241 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 4: And I forgot that you guys run? Yeah yeah, he 242 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 4: was like, that's my guy. I leave him alone. 243 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 5: Yeah yea. 244 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's been awesome. 245 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 2: He reaches out, always checking on things and giving advice, 246 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 2: and I know he's uh, he loves the team speeches. 247 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 3: That's what he lives for. 248 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 2: So he's like, Hey, if I ever need to jump 249 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: in there and fire the boys up, let me know. 250 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 8: That's good. 251 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: Well, Blake, thank you for the time. Good to see 252 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:37,839 Speaker 1: enjoy the rest of spring. 253 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 2: Thanks Scott, Thanks Eric, thanks to a j appreciate you guys. 254 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: We've got James Wood from the Nationals joining us right 255 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: now over at Camp. 256 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 8: James, how's everything going? 257 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 1: And I want to know how camp is with kind 258 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 1: of a new regime taking over here, including front office 259 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,079 Speaker 1: and your manager, Blake Puterra. 260 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean Camp's been good so far. I mean 261 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 9: I think everyone's just been super excited. I mean it's 262 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 9: it's a lot of new faces, so just getting to 263 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 9: know everybody and come to with these guys, and I 264 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 9: mean it's a lot of new ideas so. 265 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 4: Way, what have they brought for you? 266 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,839 Speaker 9: I mean there's nothing, but nothing crazy. I mean, just 267 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 9: just a lot of defensive stuff. I mean we're trying 268 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 9: to hammer that. I mean I feel like that's that's 269 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 9: one area that me, myself and and and a lot 270 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 9: of these guys feel like we can make. 271 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 4: A lot of strides. 272 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 5: So what about offensively, I'm on there and hit forty 273 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 5: driving a hundred, I. 274 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 9: Mean yeah, that'd be nice. But I mean yeah, just 275 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,839 Speaker 9: just controlling the zone. I mean just they're just super 276 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 9: big on that. I mean, I feel like once you 277 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 9: do that, I feel like the results kind of come 278 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 9: with that. 279 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 5: Before we dig really deep in the Nationals. I want 280 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 5: to know, you're from Maryland, grew up in Maryland, but 281 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 5: then you moved. 282 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 4: To IMG Academy. Why why? Why did you? 283 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:52,959 Speaker 8: Why do you? 284 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 4: How does the guy from Maryland end up at Bradenton 285 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 4: andt IMG. 286 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean I just felt like going there, like, well, 287 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 9: in Maryland, I played basketball and baseball, so I always 288 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 9: kind of knew like baseball is kind of gonna be 289 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 9: my main focus. But I think once I went there, 290 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 9: like that was kind of I was making a decision 291 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 9: to really just lock in on baseball, and I just 292 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 9: feel like that was the best place. 293 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 6: To do it. Do you miss basketball? 294 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 9: Uh, not a whole lot. I mean I like, I like, 295 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 9: I miss like playing pick up like one, three on 296 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 9: three and all that, But I feel I feel good 297 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 9: where I'm at now, so I don't miss it a 298 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 9: whole lot. 299 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 5: I heard there's a wicked pickup game here among the coaches. 300 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 5: Now you can't play it, but I heard the coaches 301 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 5: in the front office of them. 302 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:40,719 Speaker 9: Really, I gotta ask you about that. 303 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 5: You might find out, you might post, you can post play. 304 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 9: Hey, find out about that. 305 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 8: James question for you. 306 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: So going back to what I was asking at the top, 307 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: when you get a new group in, right, I know 308 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: they try to do some homework and speak to some 309 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: players that have been there for a minute and say, hey, 310 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: what did you love and we won't change it? What 311 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: did you not love and we'll try and change it. 312 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: Did you get asked that, and if so, what was 313 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: your answer? 314 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 9: I mean, yeah, I didn't. I didn't really have a 315 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 9: whole lot to say. I mean, I just think the 316 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,599 Speaker 9: main thing for me was just like just try and 317 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 9: build a good relationship with these guys. And I feel 318 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 9: like the rest will kind of take care of itself. 319 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 9: I feel like once everyone's sort of comfortable around each other, 320 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 9: then then I feel like we can we could, we 321 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 9: could start to iron some things out. But I mean, 322 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 9: this group's been super open. It's been a lot of 323 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 9: good conversations, so I feel like it's we've done some 324 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 9: good things so far. 325 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 4: How long does it take you to learn the staff 326 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 4: and what they're looking for out of you? How long 327 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 4: does that take as a player? 328 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 9: Honestly, not too long. I feel like a couple of 329 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 9: conversations here and there and you can kind of get 330 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 9: a good idea. And obviously beginning of spring there's a 331 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 9: good amount of meetings, so you kind of get a 332 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 9: good gist of how they want to go about things 333 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 9: during that too. 334 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 7: So what are what are some goals for you? Can 335 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 7: you tell us what the goals for this season are 336 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 7: offensively or even defensively because you kind of hit on 337 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 7: it a little bit with the defense. 338 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean, I just think I want to I 339 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 9: want to stay healthy the whole year played. I want 340 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 9: to play every game if that's possible. And I mean 341 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 9: I feel like this all season I've been working with 342 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 9: the training staff and I feel like, I put some 343 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 9: good work in. I feel like my buddy's in a 344 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 9: good spot to do so so well, they let you play. 345 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 4: One sixty two because we don't we don't believe in 346 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 4: load manager. This ain't the NBA now, no, no, if 347 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 4: you can play two games in a row. 348 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 9: Actually, I told him if I'm healthy and I can play, 349 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 9: I want to be in the lineup. 350 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 7: So how did you feel at the end of the 351 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 7: year last year, Because sometimes you know, this is your 352 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 7: first actual full season in the big leagues this past year, 353 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 7: how did you feel at the end of the year. 354 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 7: Were you like, oh, yeah, I was good, I'm fine, 355 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 7: or was it like coming down to stretch, we got 356 00:14:59,280 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 7: a little tired. 357 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 9: Yeah. I mean there's definitely some some games or some 358 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 9: weeks where you don't feel great, but you know, I 359 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 9: feel like everyone's kind of kind of fighting that battle 360 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 9: in the league too, So I mean I felt pretty good, honestly. 361 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 9: Like there's some spots where I was I was like, 362 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 9: who like it kind of hit me a little bit, 363 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 9: but then I feel like you get a second win 364 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 9: and at other points during the year. 365 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: So hey, James, how do you think the league was 366 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: attacking you last year? And you know, how did it change? 367 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: Like what did you study? Do you do that over 368 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: the offseason? You know, even for a fan like me 369 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: looking at the basic right, this guy has a lot 370 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: of opposite field pop. Maybe they're going to be a 371 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: little more careful on the outside. What did you see? 372 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 9: Oh? Yeah, I mean I feel like it's sort of 373 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 9: individual to each pitcher. And I mean I think once 374 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 9: you start facing teams in certain arms more and more 375 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 9: you kind of can formulate plans against each guys. But 376 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 9: I feel like it's always kind of that cat and mouse. 377 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 9: But I feel like for me, the biggest part is 378 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 9: just kind of trolling the edges of the zone and 379 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 9: just just waiting for my mistake and just being ready 380 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 9: for that. 381 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 7: Do you feel like you're a baseball junkie? Do you 382 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 7: feel like you're somebody that's like, I'm just gonna give 383 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 7: take all the information when we get them to plane 384 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 7: after a day game, I'm gonna watch a game afterwards. 385 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 7: Or are you able to step back and do other things? 386 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 4: No. 387 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 9: I think that's that's one thing I kind of had 388 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 9: to learn throughout the minor leagues. I mean, it's it's 389 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 9: it's a hard game, so you don't want to try 390 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 9: and eat yourself up over it. Like I think it's 391 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 9: just good to take a step back. You know, obviously 392 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 9: still gotta go over what happened, what you did well, 393 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 9: you what you could have done better, and kind of 394 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 9: decompress that way, and then once once you're done with that, 395 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 9: sort of just move on and just be be a 396 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 9: person after that. I mean, I feel like that's a 397 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 9: big part of balancing the ups and downs of baseball. 398 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: Hey, James, I think you're the perfect person to ask 399 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: this too. So you're still a very young player in 400 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: the sport, but you're one of the big guys on 401 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: this team. So now we all of a sudden have 402 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 1: this new wrinkle added to the mix, the ABS challenge system. 403 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: It is partially created for moments like ninth inning. You're 404 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: up right and there's dudes on and you have a 405 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: chance with one swing to win the game. So my 406 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 1: question to you is, as a pretty humble rising star 407 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: into sport, do you recognize that those challenges are getting 408 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:28,239 Speaker 1: saved for you, Like they're going to want you to 409 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 1: use that in those spots, right, And sometimes they might 410 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: want the nine hitter on the team to not challenge 411 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 1: something in the third inning because they want James Wood 412 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: to be able to challenge a three to two pitch 413 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: that or a two to two pitch whatever that he 414 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 1: disagreed with that gets them to three to two, that 415 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: gets them to that home run in the eighth. 416 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 9: Uh. I mean yeah, I mean I kind of got 417 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 9: I got the chance of experimenting within TRIAA, and it 418 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 9: wasn't very good at it. Then I think the thing 419 00:17:55,960 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 9: when I got right and I challenged on accident, I 420 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 9: mean before before I get to get to that point, 421 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 9: I'm gonna have to practice it a little bit and 422 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 9: try and try and improve my my average. 423 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 4: Feel bad when you do the like for the umpire. 424 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 4: You know, the umpire doing his best. 425 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 5: And everyone has to watch and then he fails missering. 426 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 4: I mean, we all make mistakes. 427 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 9: So I mean sometimes I gotta swing out a curveball 428 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 9: in the dirt and look at myself on the big screen. 429 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 5: So do you ever ever have you seen some of 430 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,199 Speaker 5: the games that have happened, were five six challenges in 431 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 5: the first couple of each of these umpires. 432 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's that's tough. 433 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:39,719 Speaker 9: I always I always feel bad too, when it's like 434 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 9: when three of them are like missing. 435 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 4: By about this much of an inch. 436 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 9: Yeah, Like I think some of some of the guys, 437 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 9: like there was one pitch and it was it was 438 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 9: during spring and like it was either like it was 439 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,199 Speaker 9: one of those where it was like a tenth of 440 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 9: an inch and like the dude the I'm kind of 441 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 9: just laughed it off. So, I mean, I asked him, 442 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 9: I was like, don't they don't docu that much for 443 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 9: missing that todays? So I mean, I think there's some 444 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 9: calls where it's like it's tough for them, But I 445 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 9: mean other times, I feel like. 446 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 4: How the guy knows that it's that it's a tenth 447 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 4: of an inch to play? 448 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 9: Yeah, I think sometimes I'm just hoping. 449 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 7: Who would you say you spend the most time with, 450 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,399 Speaker 7: whether it's off the field or texting in the off season. 451 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 6: On the current roster. 452 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 4: I don't know. I mean I feel like. 453 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 9: I feel like in the locker room, I feel like 454 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 9: we all kind of chop it up a good amount. 455 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 9: Like I feel like the position player group we got, 456 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,680 Speaker 9: I feel like we kind of mets around with each 457 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 9: other a lot of it's a whole bunch of different personalities, 458 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 9: Like I know last year, a lot of for most 459 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,199 Speaker 9: of the Year was Jacob Young Dylan Cruise, and I 460 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 9: see him in CJ. So, I mean we we'd chop 461 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,120 Speaker 9: it up with those. Those are most of the guys 462 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 9: that are there for most of the years. So, I mean, 463 00:19:58,160 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 9: I feel like we've got a good drink you're living with. 464 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 9: Here's a roommate training, t J. 465 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 5: White. 466 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 9: He's a minor league guy. I played with him in Haya, 467 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 9: So who would give Oh, I mean we just kicking 468 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 9: watch TV gaming. Yeah, yeah, I get on the six 469 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 9: a little bit. 470 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:16,120 Speaker 6: I feel like that. 471 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 9: That's kind of where I'm I'm locked in out during spring. 472 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 9: I'm on the game a bunch. 473 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 4: You're a Rocket League craft as a Rocket. 474 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 9: Leaguer really yeah, No, I'm not that that game. That's 475 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 9: a tough game. Yeah, Like if you're good at that game, 476 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 9: like you got my respect, that's a tough game. 477 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 6: Who do you? 478 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 3: Who do you? 479 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 7: Who would you say you give the hardest time to 480 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 7: of that crew that you just said, you said you 481 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 7: guys chop it up in the clubhouse like it's a 482 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 7: rain delay. Who would you say, you guys just start 483 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 7: needling the most. 484 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 4: Uh, I don't know. I feel like it rotates. 485 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 9: I mean, I feel like, I feel like Jy wears 486 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 9: it a lot, but I mean it CJ might get 487 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 9: might wear it a little bit. I mean it's it's 488 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 9: like a rotating table. 489 00:20:58,960 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 6: What about for you? 490 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 4: I don't catch it too much. 491 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 5: But he's bigger than everybody crowds and who's gonna say anything, 492 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 5: so just grab him by their ear and carry. 493 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 7: So that's when the that's when the little chihuahuah comes 494 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,360 Speaker 7: around and they start barking at the big dog. 495 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 6: That's what happens, Like they start who's that guy? 496 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 7: Who's that guy that's always just biting at your heels 497 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 7: like and you're like, man, get away. 498 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 9: I mean no, it's definitely Chiuha's huh So he's probably 499 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 9: the guy parking. 500 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: At That's good. Well, uh James. We appreciate the time, man, 501 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: awesome to talk to you. 502 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 8: Good luck. The rest is spring and we'll catch it 503 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 8: during the season. 504 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 9: Appreciate you guys. 505 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 5: Thank you. All right. 506 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: We're sitting down now with Kid Kobali. We're live at 507 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: Nationals camp. Kid, great to have you on here. Thank 508 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: you for the time. And how's camp going for you? 509 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: How you feeling, how's everything looking? Your name has popped 510 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: up multiple times I'll tell you from others that we've 511 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: spoken to that things look like they're coming out really 512 00:21:58,320 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: well out. 513 00:21:58,680 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 10: Of the hand. 514 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 11: Yeah, I appreciate you all having me on cam spin 515 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 11: great and a lot of new faces. I'm gonna feels fresh, exciting, 516 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 11: and I love the talent that we got here. I 517 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 11: love culture that's being put in place, and I'm pumped 518 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 11: to get going. 519 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,479 Speaker 5: What are we doing? Let's talk? What do we got? 520 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 5: Where do we go? And the bar Raleigh fingers? 521 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean you just said it and you do it. 522 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 11: This is inspired by Raleigh. So we're gonna we're gonna 523 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 11: rock with it. We'll see how it goes, hopefully performs. 524 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 5: Well, you have the flax, see you put it? Oh yeah? 525 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 5: How long does it take? 526 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 10: Not very long? 527 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 11: I mean I've been doing it, so I really just 528 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 11: started curling before camp. But once you start curling a 529 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 11: little bit more, it gets trained. So I'm waking up 530 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 11: and it's like it's ready to be curled. 531 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 5: You train your mustache. 532 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 10: Yeah, yeah, it's a it's a whole training process. 533 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 5: It's a lot. 534 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 10: I'll submit, We're committed to it. 535 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 5: I'll commit it. 536 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 7: Because baseball players fans are listening. They want to know 537 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 7: what baseball players are thinking, like, is it one start? 538 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 7: Is it one great start and you're good for like 539 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 7: three more starts? Is it one eh start? 540 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 10: We'll see. I don't know. 541 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 11: We're gonna play it by year as the season goes on. 542 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:18,360 Speaker 11: My wife doesn't really like it, but I told her 543 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 11: she has to live with it for a little bit. 544 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 5: So that was gonna be my next Yeah, no, no, 545 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 5: and be gone one bad story. Yeah, it can be 546 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 5: gone one bad no way. No, it'll wake up and 547 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,239 Speaker 5: his wife will have cut it when he sleeped it. 548 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 5: He won't even know. 549 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 7: It'll look good. It'll look good on an All Star poster. 550 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 7: How about that? 551 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 10: I would like that. That'd be nice. 552 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 11: It's got no point where I'm talking to people and 553 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 11: I could just see their eyes moving down. 554 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 10: Looks like they're looking at my lips. 555 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 5: Don't eyes up here? Yeah I go, I've go yeah 556 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 5: about this region right here. 557 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 10: Yeah, keep your eyes up. 558 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:52,919 Speaker 5: It's hard not to look at it. 559 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 10: Yeah, I thought you do it kind of sols. 560 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, you're like trying to look at your eyes. But 561 00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 5: I'm just infatuated with the curl. 562 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 10: Yeah. Yeah, we'll see what happens. 563 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 5: Okay, all right, you going a hundred again, what's the truth? 564 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 5: Right around at on the v We're right around there 565 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 5: because you hit a hundred last year, right, Yeah, what 566 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 5: they put in your arm when they redid it. 567 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 11: I was up to the hundred before surgery, so it's 568 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 11: been there. We just needed to take the bronx forse 569 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 11: you know. 570 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 5: So what what's what's the spring? Looking? Any new pitches? 571 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 5: We should be talking about it. Yeah, I'm like a 572 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 5: cutter splitter ball. 573 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 11: Uh No, I wish, but we went with a sweeper 574 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 11: this year, so I was a reverse split guy last year. 575 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 11: Handle left these well, brit these not as well as 576 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 11: I did lefties, and we needed something to expand the 577 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 11: zone left with my curveballs in the north and south. 578 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 11: I got a change up a sinker, so everything's going 579 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:49,159 Speaker 11: into him, and we needed something horizontally that can get 580 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 11: away from a barrel and uh over the off season. 581 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 11: Pretty early on in the off season, Simon and Doolittle 582 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 11: got on a zoom call with me and just stuck 583 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 11: the ball up the screen like this as a grip 584 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 11: you're gonna throw. 585 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 10: I want you to throw it exactly like your curveball. 586 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 11: And they told me it's gonna be pretty pretty bad 587 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 11: at the beginning, because it was a seam shift pitch 588 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 11: where if you're not with good intent, it's not gonna 589 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 11: do what you want. 590 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 10: So I started throwing it this offseason like, man, I 591 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 10: just need to throw a slider, Like this is bad. 592 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 11: And then as I got going, started ripping it harder 593 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 11: and harder, we saw the numbers start to creat more. 594 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 10: And you know, it's a depthy pitch. 595 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 11: I'm throwing it just like my curveball, but we're getting 596 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 11: it's kind of a flip flop on the numbers horizontally 597 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 11: to like if it's fifteen and six for my twelve six, 598 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 11: it'll be like eight to ten with fifteen going that way. 599 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 5: So no, I did what your cog. 600 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 10: Sorry, yeah, I thought you would. 601 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, I've put it before. We have all that, right. 602 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 5: We just actually feel like we're talking about numbers on 603 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 5: the yeah. 604 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. 605 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 10: So we're just trying to get some of the turning left. 606 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, like you want to be a nastace, just turn yeah, 607 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,159 Speaker 5: just keep turning left, baby, you know, I do a 608 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 5: little way through path. Yeah, I mean, but he's the 609 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 5: one beaching you and break the ball, and he just 610 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:09,640 Speaker 5: threw heater at Yeah. 611 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 10: Yeah, he's developed. 612 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 5: Did you ever see him? You ever seen him pitch? 613 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 8: Oh? 614 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 5: Yeah like this? Oh yeah? 615 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 11: We uh we rehab together whenever he was here, I 616 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 11: was here down here, reabit, so I spent a lot 617 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 11: of time. 618 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,120 Speaker 10: Together before he was a coach. 619 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 7: What does that strain feel like, because it's for what 620 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,399 Speaker 7: you said, the sweeper is more of an intent pitch. 621 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 7: Do you feel any extra strain when you started really 622 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 7: ripping on it here now that we're harsh way part 623 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 7: of the way into spring. 624 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 3: Not at all. 625 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 11: It's not like a strain thing because I'm throwing it 626 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,679 Speaker 11: exactly like I do my curveball. I'm telling you, like 627 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 11: the exact same. So whenever I throw it, the exact 628 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 11: same because it is staying up a little bit higher 629 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 11: and seeing the north south, I have to think about 630 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 11: burying it, and then it stays right at the bottom 631 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 11: of the zone. So there's no difference in like manipulating 632 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 11: my hand trying to sweep around it. I'm not throwing 633 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 11: like a vert sweeper. It's still depthy. It's like we're 634 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 11: calling a turbo slurve here. And because it's been eighty 635 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 11: five eighty seven, so the strain is the same. It 636 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 11: feels good on my arm and we've gotten some whiff 637 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 11: on it from righty, so we're happy about it. 638 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 5: Can you check the numbers every pitch and the wullfen 639 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 5: and then when you're on your start and do you 640 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 5: get them between innings? 641 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 10: No? No, I don't really look the numbers a whole lot. 642 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 10: I let them explain for ten minutes about a Well, 643 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 10: I understand what though coaches are explaining to me. You 644 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 10: got to understand what they're talking about. So I'm not 645 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 10: a guy that's gonna like throw a pitch. 646 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 11: Look see, I mean if you're working on something and 647 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 11: I'm not chasing certain numbers, I'm chasing a shape with 648 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 11: my eyes that. 649 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 10: I think it's gonna be effected to a hitter. So 650 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 10: and those guys know a lot more than I do, 651 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 10: and they can explain it to me. 652 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 5: All right. So you seem like somebody that competes. 653 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 7: Did you compete in the live at bats against your 654 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 7: teammates this spring? 655 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,399 Speaker 11: Yeah, on a per san Man trying to get to 656 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 11: get body and do you get And I got a 657 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 11: call up with that smack too. I'm not necessarily talking smack, 658 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 11: but I want them competing at the same level. 659 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 10: I am. 660 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,399 Speaker 11: I want to bring that energy to the backfield. I 661 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 11: don't really care who's in the stands or whatever. Like, 662 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 11: once I get the ball, it could be in my backyard. 663 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 11: I'm trying to get you out. 664 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,920 Speaker 5: So James Wood, you punch him out your right, that's right, 665 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 5: that's right. I got you. 666 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 10: We hit it. Yeah, I got you. He's a hard, 667 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 10: hard guy to punch out. 668 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 5: That's so hard to hard. Got to keep him in 669 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 5: the yard. 670 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 10: Yeah, that's right. 671 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 5: But if he gets you, though, can you talk about. 672 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 10: I mean, yeah, I don't say you got me? Why not? 673 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 11: Some people have with when you were playing with you, 674 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 11: would you let you guys know which if you got him? 675 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 5: You do know a long long you know anything about that? 676 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 5: I do know I probably, yes, exactly more than more 677 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 5: than Yeah. So what's the sweeper? I know you're talking 678 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 5: about sweeper, you're talking about change. If you're talking about 679 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 5: trying to get it to go lest how do you 680 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 5: incorporate that without overused without falling in love with sweet? 681 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 11: No, that's a hard thing to navigate because early on 682 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 11: in spring, whenever you got a new toy, you're in 683 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 11: love with like, I'm like, man, when can. 684 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 10: I use this and you're trying to see spots that 685 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 10: you can use it. 686 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 11: And that's a conversation that we've been having because there 687 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 11: are moments where I go to my pitch, the curve ball, 688 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 11: and I chosen to throw the sweeper over it, just 689 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 11: because I'm kind of falling in love with this new toy, 690 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 11: trying to see the spots that I can go pick 691 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 11: with it. So just trying to find that balance, and 692 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 11: obviously these guys are dialed in on it, and we're 693 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 11: just gonna try to pick our right spots with it. 694 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 7: You had forty eight innings last year. You talked about 695 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 7: conversations with the organization. Did they talk to you about 696 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 7: an innings limit? You're always hearing it with younger pitchers, 697 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 7: guys that are now coming to their first full season 698 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 7: after an injury. 699 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 5: Did they talk to you about it. 700 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 6: No. 701 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 11: I got two one hundred and twenty innings last year 702 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 11: over the course of the season. 703 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 10: Through Triple A and the big leagues. I would like 704 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 10: to go get one to eighty. 705 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 11: Let it ride, kind of make thirty two starts go 706 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 11: compete every everything year. 707 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 5: Is that the natural progression? Would you say you had 708 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 5: one twenty last year and then jumped to one eight hault. 709 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 11: Yeah, it was originally supposed to be around one hundred, 710 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 11: and I felt great. At the end of the season, 711 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 11: I asked for the ball and they let me go 712 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 11: five each, five innings. 713 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:23,479 Speaker 10: For five starts. 714 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 5: You're on the Garrett crocheted for out program. Yeah, and 715 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 5: then he went out. 716 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 10: Last year and throw one hundred and eighty. 717 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 5: Almost wanted to say young, right, so that next for you. 718 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 10: I would love that. I mean, that's that's why I work. 719 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 10: I want to go. I mean, if you're doing that, 720 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 10: you're helping your team. So okay, I agree. 721 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 5: Starters that take the ball everything, they are so valuable 722 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 5: in this game that you can do it and make 723 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 5: thirty two stars no One. Tip my cap to you 724 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 5: and say way to go, sir. 725 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: Hey, okay, this is great man. Thank you for joining us. 726 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: Appreciate it doing here. 727 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 5: Here he goes. You know, he said he likes to 728 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 5: talk trash, so I get to talk a little trash. 729 00:30:58,480 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 10: Jo. 730 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 5: So he went to bigs Be High School, Oklahoma. My 731 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 5: son last year played Bixby High School. They came onto 732 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 5: the field crowds you like this. They had this boom 733 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 5: box and they had this big bus. We were pending, right, 734 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 5: they had this whole thing, and they were out in 735 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 5: the outfield stretching, and our teams out there, you know, 736 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 5: our little tall, small team from Florida, and they were 737 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 5: barking at them the whole time, and they're like, you know, 738 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 5: we're the big dogs in this yard, We're the big guy. 739 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 5: They're all barking at our team. And then TFA went 740 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 5: out whooped their ass. And then they're like, you ain't 741 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 5: barking out, bitch. So that's my tragic you can go. Yeah, 742 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 5: we were like that when I was live. Still, I 743 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:38,719 Speaker 5: promise you that I can't believe that they're doing. They're barking. 744 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 5: They were barking at boom boxing. Yes, they had a 745 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 5: big boom box and we got to clean that out. 746 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 10: Bixby that that's tough. 747 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: They might go a phone call from CAID. Maybe maybe 748 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: if something called lean it up, clean it up. Well, okay, 749 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: now I can thank you. Appreciate the time. Man, keep 750 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 1: doing your thing in spring. We're watching we're following black. 751 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 10: Yes, sir, I appreciate y'all. Thank you. 752 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 5: M