1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Matt Bierling was a guy last year for me like 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: I kind of looked at him like I could ask 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: him any question in the world about how to go 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: about his business, how to go about my business, and 5 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 1: and approach and game plan. 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 2: Here we go, Justin Henry Lloyd joining us right now 7 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 2: on Foul Territory Tiger Slugger Tigers are off to a 8 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: great start. 9 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 3: Justin, Henry, great to have you on the show man. 10 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 3: How you doing. 11 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: I'm doing well. Thank you guys for having me. This 12 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: is this is pretty sick. I'm a I'm a huge 13 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: fan of this and and Foul Territory, so I'm super 14 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: happy to be here. 15 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 3: What do we call you? What do we call you? 16 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 3: Because that's too much for me to say, so I 17 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 3: need I need a short I'm. 18 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: Sure j Jay Hen's been my nickname since I was 19 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: like eight years old, so everyone, every coach I had 20 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: kind of said the same exact thing. 21 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 4: So Jay Hen for sure. Here you go. 22 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 2: I see some people breathing out online, they'll say, j HM. 23 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: You see that sometimes, right? 24 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 4: You don't like that? No, not really? Jay Hen was 25 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 4: always kind of my thing. 26 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 1: I feel like Jhm is just I don't know it's 27 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: just taking my name kind of picking it apart. 28 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 4: I feel like I want Jahn. 29 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 2: That's good to know. I'm going to tell people online 30 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: there you go. Tell the Beat writers, well we ask 31 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 2: those hard hitting questions. 32 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 3: Scott, that's right. 33 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 2: Wait, I want to know more about FT. 34 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 3: We never do this right. 35 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: Tell us what you watch, you know, how you consume it, 36 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 2: what you like about at any key moments. 37 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 4: So I remember it. 38 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: It just kind of showed up on my for you 39 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: page on Instagram, and it just kept showing up and 40 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: kept showing up, and just the topics that we talk 41 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: about or not we but you guys talk about about 42 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: the game and kind of the insides about the game, 43 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: and it's It was cool because I was able to 44 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: show my friends kind of how I thought, and. 45 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,279 Speaker 4: They would think some of the things I would think were. 46 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: Crazy, whether it be like the pitch clock or so 47 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: have you, and you guys would talk about it and 48 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: then I would be able to send it to them. 49 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: So it kind of sparked this this interest that I 50 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: had and still have for Foul Territory and and I'm 51 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: a follower and I'm. 52 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 4: You know, really psyched to be on with you guys 53 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 4: to be completely honest. 54 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 5: That's sick that you say that, But what are we missing? 55 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 5: What are we missing? Because age is really old and 56 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 5: I'm just kind of old. I'm not as old as 57 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 5: he is. But we missed U because we haven't been 58 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 5: in the game. 59 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 3: For a few years. 60 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: Honestly, I think you guys are pretty spot on with 61 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: a lot of the things you talk about. 62 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 4: A lot of the topics. 63 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: You guys are so up to date on the plays 64 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: that happen in the day to day. 65 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 4: You guys don't miss anything. 66 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: So kudos to you guys seriously, as just kind of 67 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: a current player right now, you guys hit the nail 68 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: right on the head pretty much every time, so I'm 69 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: pretty psyched. 70 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: That's awesome, that's great. I appreciate I appreciate you saying that. Now, 71 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 3: when you go in the when you go into your clubhouse, 72 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 3: I need you to do two things for me. One 73 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 3: slap Joey korra for me. Tell them it came from me. Okay, 74 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: say Joey, just smack him as far as you want, 75 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 3: say it came from me, And whatever happens after that 76 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 3: is on you, Jay, But just know that the slap 77 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 3: came for me. With love. Okay. Now, whatever he says 78 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 3: or does, that's your own problem to deal with. You're bigger, 79 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 3: way bigger than him, so you can take Okay, just 80 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 3: point over there and I'll run like there's a ball. Okay. 81 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 3: And then, second of all, every time you see, every 82 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 3: time you see your manager, you have to call him Hinch. 83 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 3: No more AJ, because when he comes on the show, 84 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 3: he is Hinch on the show. So just no. Because 85 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 3: we can only have one AJ on the show, so 86 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: we can't have a Hinch. So we call him Hinch. 87 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 3: And I'm not sure that he loves it, but he 88 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 3: went to Stanford, so he doesn't really have a choice. 89 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: You know, I could do the Joey thing, the Hinch one, 90 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: don't I don't really know. 91 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 4: I feel like I him just kind of like a 92 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 4: hef A. I get you, I get you, but I'll 93 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 4: say it's from you, and I think it'll slap back. 94 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 3: Honestly, ask Joey Krr about the time he bit someone's ankle. 95 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 3: He'll know exactly what you're talking about him telling you. 96 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 3: I'm telling you. Okay, So there's a fire where I 97 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 3: was involved in a fight when Joey was our third 98 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 3: base coach with the White Sox and the Cubs, and 99 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 3: there was a rumor that Joey Korra was on the 100 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 3: bottom of the pile biting. I think it was John 101 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 3: Maby's ankle. Now he denies it, but that was like 102 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 3: the hot topic for a while, that Joey Cora was biting, 103 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 3: So we called him a little chiuahua for a while 104 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 3: because he was freaking biting the dude's Now he says 105 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 3: it's not true, but I don't know. 106 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,559 Speaker 1: See, the more that I listened, the more it sounds 107 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: exactly like Joey, So now check it out. 108 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 4: I get it now. 109 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 3: Or asked him about the time him and Ozzie challenged 110 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 3: Michael Jordan to a basketball game. Also asked him about 111 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:41,679 Speaker 3: that in spring training. What they challenged MJ two on 112 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 3: one Ozzy and Joey and MJ's like, really, and I 113 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 3: think he spotted him. They were playing TONI eleven, he 114 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: spoted him ten. They actually did it. Yes, you got 115 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 3: it's on, But Jay hen, I'll tell you next time 116 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 3: you come on. You got to ask Joey about when 117 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 3: he played MJ. Him and Ozzy played MJ and spring 118 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 3: training in basketball. 119 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 4: Played him in spring training, gave him ten points still lost. 120 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 3: Yes, MJ I think gave him, gave Ozzie and Joey 121 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 3: ten points and they still lost. 122 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: See, we talked ball, We talked basketball all the time 123 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: here in this clubhouse, and there's always there's always a 124 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Lebron debate. Right, So like me personally, I'm a 125 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: Lebron guy. I grew up watching Lebron. I know rubs 126 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: people the wrong way, the gen Z gen X whatever, 127 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: but I'm a Lebron guy. And Joey will defend Michael 128 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: Jordan until he dies. So now I get it because 129 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: he kind of just you know, bent him over and 130 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: spanked him when he all he needed to score was 131 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: one one bucket. 132 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 4: So now I get it. Now I totally get it. 133 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 3: Of course, of course Lebron would never cook you like that. 134 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 3: He would never. You would never, you would at least 135 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 3: for one bucket. 136 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 4: Me. 137 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, I played hoops in high school, like I 138 00:05:59,279 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: got I gotta have. 139 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 4: I got to have the respect. 140 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: To know that I'm probably not scoring on Lebron. I'm 141 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: not six eight. Also, just don't have this skill set 142 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: to score on that guy. But forever will be a 143 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,239 Speaker 1: Lebron guy. But now I get why Joey's a Michael Jordan, guy. 144 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 2: Todd Father. 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That's arenaclub dot com slash foul code 167 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 2: foul for twenty percent off your first purchase. 168 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 5: All right, well, well, AJ's trying to get you sent down. 169 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 5: I'm trying to keep you in the big league. But 170 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 5: the one question I did have was, what was that 171 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 5: conversation like when you got fired from big league camp? 172 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 3: This year? 173 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 5: When you get sent down something we don't really talk 174 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 5: about much. We've had dudes on that have been DFA 175 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 5: guys have just signed big time contracts. But when you 176 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 5: get sent down from big league camp, besides the fact 177 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 5: that you're joice that you don't have to go to 178 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 5: cold Detroit, you get to go to cold Toledo, what 179 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 5: is that conversation like, especially when you're part of a 180 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 5: team that did what they did last year. 181 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: Like anyone would kind of expect it to pretty tough 182 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: conversation for me. This year, we had travel out to 183 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: San Francisco, so we had two exhibition games. So we 184 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: go from Lakeland all the way out west to San 185 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: fran Then we go from sanprin to LA before the 186 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: opening before opening day, so like we're talking the day 187 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: before we're about to play Game one, and I just 188 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: got a text from George Lombard, who's our bench coach, 189 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: and he was like, hey, can you meet me in 190 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: the restaurant that's near the lobby. So it's kind of 191 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: that time where everyone's starting to realize, like, hey, there's 192 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: X amount of spots left and there's X amount of guys, 193 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: and we need to make one more cut. So I 194 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: knew then when I was going down, I was either 195 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: going to find out I was making the team or not. 196 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: And in that moment, you know, AJ came down as well, 197 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: and they just kind of broke the news to me, 198 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 1: just you know, super straightforward, just kind of how they 199 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: wanted to go in the direction of with the direction 200 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: of the team at the time. And you know, it's 201 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: it sucks, it hurts, and and you know it's it's 202 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: just kind of a blow. But I got sent back 203 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: to Detroit, played in Toledo for three games, and then 204 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: got called back up. 205 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 3: Good for you, Good for you. Do you like playing 206 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 3: the outfield or you like playing the infield better. I 207 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 3: always wondered just about people, because you've played, you've kind 208 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 3: of played both. Which one do you like better? 209 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 4: Whatever gets me in the lineup. 210 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: I mean, if I'm being super honest, like I like 211 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: to play, I like to be out there with the guys. 212 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 4: I like to. I like playing baseball, So wherever I 213 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 4: can be at. 214 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: In the lineup, wherever I'm needed, because wherever I'm down 215 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: to play. 216 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 4: That's kind of just how I've always looked at it. 217 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 5: You said, you like being out there with guys. Who's 218 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 5: who are you most connected with on the team, Who's 219 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 5: who's a dude on the team where You're like, yeah, 220 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 5: this is this is my guy. 221 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 4: That's tough. That's because we're such a close knick group here. 222 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: Again, I've I've obviously only been on one big league team, 223 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: but I think the youth and and. 224 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 4: Just all of us kind of meshing together. That's a 225 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 4: tough one. 226 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:26,199 Speaker 1: If I had to single anyone out, though I would, 227 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna single out a few guys. I'm gonna say 228 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,839 Speaker 1: carp Uh carry Carpenter. He's just been a guy because 229 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: we were similar similar roles ish last year, specifically kind 230 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: of in that DH role in the platoon, and when 231 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 1: I writ he was in the game. I always had 232 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: I rooted for karp and when I left you was 233 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: in the game, he rooted for me. So and kind 234 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: of the passing of the torch, passing of the baton, uh, 235 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: you know when that switch would happen. 236 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 4: So carp was a guy that I always was able 237 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 4: to lean on. 238 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: Uh, Matt Erling was guy last year for me, like 239 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: I kind of looked at him like I could ask 240 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: him any question in the world about how to go 241 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: about his business, how to go about my business and 242 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: approach and game plan. And then Parker here was my 243 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: roommate back in twenty three when he got called up 244 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: to the Big league. 245 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 4: So that was special moment. But tough to name just 246 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 4: one guy. 247 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: But those are the three off the top of my 248 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: head that I can kind of give kudos to because 249 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: they're great people. 250 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 3: But why not any pictures? 251 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 5: This is something that's always asked, like why can't position 252 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 5: players ever be Not that you don't like them, it's 253 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 5: just like pictures are kind of like their own click. 254 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 5: Can you explain it to the fans that are watching. 255 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: It's funny, like, so it's it's always one team, right, 256 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: it's always one team, but they they do their own 257 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: thing on their side of the ball, and we do 258 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: our thing on our side of the ball. And it's 259 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: just kind of the conversations are just a little bit different. 260 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: Right when he talked, say, for example, hitters, when we 261 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: talk balls and strikes. 262 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 4: You know, we want it to be a ball. If 263 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 4: it's a ball. Uh. 264 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 1: As a pitcher, they look at it and they're like, oh, 265 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: but that's a really good pitch though. 266 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 4: So it's like there's just it's just two completely different 267 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 4: sides of the universe. 268 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: But we all kind of coexist and and and love 269 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: each other. And you know, obviously it's kind of like 270 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: two separate jobs, but uh, it's for anyone you know listening, 271 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: it's it's it's completely different, but it's also one and 272 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: the same. 273 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 3: All right, Jay him you you were you were traded people. 274 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 3: A lot of people out there don't know that you 275 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 3: originally signed by Atlanta and you were traded to Detroit 276 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 3: for Jim Andez. But what I want to know is 277 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 3: Kratz and I both have seniors in high school that 278 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 3: are going to college to play baseball. What was the 279 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 3: harder thing to do? You transferred from Vanderbilt. By the way, 280 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 3: Joey Korr went to Vanderbilt too, So don't tell me 281 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 3: smart like you left. Ye you left Vanderbilt for Georgia Tech, okay, 282 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 3: or getting traded? What was the harder move for you? 283 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 3: Because you decided to leave Andy to go to Tech 284 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 3: or finding out one day you get a call and 285 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 3: they're like, hey, by the way, you're not a Brave anymore, 286 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 3: You're now a tiger. Go get for me. 287 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 4: I think the hardest thing was transferring. 288 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: When I transferred, it was kind of one of those 289 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: things that I had to make the decision. It wasn't 290 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: that it was completely out of my hands, like a trade, 291 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: and it just kind of happens like that. I had 292 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: to be the one to wear the decision and to 293 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: kind of go into the transfer portal pretty blind. It 294 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: was the first time that I was obviously ever in 295 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 1: the transfer portal, and it was kind of the first 296 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: time things were getting hot because it was right after 297 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: COVID and that's where a lot of guys were taking 298 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 1: the opportunity to explore other options. But it was definitely 299 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: super scary transferring because I didn't know what the portal 300 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: was going to look like. 301 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 4: I didn't know what schools were going to reach out. 302 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: I didn't know if I was going to go from 303 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: an SEC caliber guy to you know, go to another 304 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: school that's outside of the Power five, Like. I didn't 305 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: know how that process was going to shake out. And 306 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: then on top of it, which Joey Kora can't say. 307 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: I came off winning a Natty in twenty nineteen with Vanderbilt, 308 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: So it was tough leaving a good program that we 309 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: were hot and we were yelling together, and then I 310 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: had to, you know, kind of make the big boy 311 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: decision to leave and go to go a different route. 312 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 4: So I would say that was definitely scarier for me. 313 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 5: That's a tough decision to have to make at that age, 314 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 5: for sure. But I want to hit on Spencer Toorkosen 315 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 5: before we're done. Spencer Torkosen seeing what he's doing, are 316 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 5: you impressed with it, surprised with it, or you're like, yeah, 317 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 5: I knew he'd do this if he just got one 318 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 5: more chance. 319 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: Impressed, proud, super happy, and I knew he was going 320 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: to do it like that. That was the guy that 321 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: that was drafted. That was the guy who went one to one. 322 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: It was just a matter of time to see obviously, 323 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: the things that he had to go through. You know, 324 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: obviously there's talks and you see you know, offseason moves 325 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. And I'm always a huge fan 326 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: of the guy that is able to come over the 327 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: top because I think most players, if not all players. 328 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 4: Have to go through that in their career. And to be. 329 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: Able to see him kind of turn that corner from 330 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: and I'm not even gonna sit here and say that 331 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: he was a question mark, Like I don't think he's 332 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: a question mark. Like, I mean, this guy went number 333 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: one overall, you know, a couple of years ago. And 334 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: to see him turn that corner, it gives other players 335 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: who want to turn the corner some hope, like this 336 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: is on the other side, right, Like if you kind 337 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: of stick with it, sick with the approach, stick with 338 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: the adjustments, this is. 339 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 4: What it looks like on the other side. And to 340 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 4: be able to see that, and obviously. 341 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: He's a teammate of mind, I'm just I'm just super 342 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: happy for him because he's earned it. 343 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 4: He's earned it, and it's sick to see. 344 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's putting up insane numbers in saying that bass. 345 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: I mean, even the outs are different. It's just loud, 346 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: it's it's a presence. 347 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 4: So I'm I'm very happy for him. 348 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: Not just as a teammate, but like just just as 349 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: like a friend and a guy who I'm I'm with 350 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: every day. 351 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 4: Like that's pretty awesome to see. 352 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 5: Is there anybody that you've played against that you've kind 353 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 5: of been all of like you're like, WHOA, this dude's 354 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 5: kind of kind of special. 355 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess kind of the answer a lot 356 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: of people would give his judge. I grew up a 357 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: Yankee fans, So being able to see him, see him 358 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: in person, see how large he actually is in person, 359 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: and the things that he does. I mean, he's hitting 360 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: balls at the end of the bat and then you 361 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: look at the scoreboard and it's like ninety eight. It's 362 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: like that's someone else's barrel. So seeing him is really 363 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: fun to see. We're playing tatis right now. Seeing him 364 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: just kind of fly around in the outfield and do 365 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: what he does is pretty cool. But the guy who 366 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: I'm in of is definitely a guy who I'm very 367 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: happy he was on my team is Trek Skougle. Seeing 368 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: what he does day in and day out, and how 369 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: he just attacks the ZWN and I mean he's one 370 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: O two and then is able to put guys away. 371 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 4: I think it's so impressive. 372 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 1: And I'm just really glad I don't have to face him. 373 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 3: True that true that Jay hen I got it first 374 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 3: of all, I'm gonna give you a compliment for someone 375 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 3: from New Jersey. You're very well spoken. I work with 376 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 3: all these New Jersey people all the time, and I 377 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 3: have to compliment you on how well spoken you are 378 00:17:55,359 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 3: compared to Scott Todd, Mark Wiener, producer Lady we all 379 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 3: throw crats in Jersey because he's by Philly. I mean, 380 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 3: it's amazing. How much better that must be the Vandy 381 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 3: Georgia tech thing. So I just want to compliment you 382 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 3: on that first. Now, what do you do for fun? 383 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 3: We're in here talking about. I want to know what 384 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 3: you do for fun. You got an off day in Detroit, 385 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 3: or you're back home in New York and you're hanging out. 386 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 3: What's what's Jay Hen doing to get his mind away 387 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 3: from baseball? 388 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: I would say I'm a pretty regular guy. I love 389 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: playing video games with my boys. That's that's That's just 390 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: like our thing. That's that's how we connect. We've been 391 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 1: friends for I'm twenty five and we've been friends for 392 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: twenty years now. We went to preschool together, and then 393 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: there was there's another one. I one of my best friends. 394 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: We played travel ball together when we were eight, So 395 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: I mean, we like to get on Fortnite. We like 396 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 1: to drop in and and just kind of do what 397 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: most other people like to do. I like to go 398 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: on walks. That's kind of one of my I guess, 399 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: weirder things or maybe a different thing, just kind of 400 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: a clear my head. Me and my girlfriend will go 401 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: on a walk just to kind of talk and connect 402 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: and while also disconnecting from you know, whether it be 403 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: work or baseball or whatever. But I mean, I'm a 404 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: pretty regular guy. I like to be on my phone. 405 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: I like to be on TikTok. 406 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 3: Stay off those phones, especially during the game. Stay off 407 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 3: their phones, especially during the game. Okay, don't be texting 408 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 3: about stuff during the game, and also don't be texting 409 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 3: about things that happen on your team. Okay, let's not 410 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 3: tweet out all that stuff either, right, let's you know better, right, 411 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 3: you know better? 412 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: No phones during the game or after the game. Once 413 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: baseball is over. Baseball is over. That's kind of that's 414 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: kind of how I like to disconnect. It's just kind 415 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 1: of baseball's over. Baseball's over. There's no need to kind 416 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: of go on my phone or you know, tweet during 417 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 1: the game. I don't want to do that. But yeah, 418 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: definitely seeing you know, examples that I just kind of 419 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: would rather stay away from. 420 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 2: Yep, yep, Yeah, that Hinch he got. He's got a 421 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 2: good guy. I mean obviously, I man, we've all known 422 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 2: Hints for years. He's been on the show a million times. So, 423 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 2: I mean, you're a great interview. Uh, you're learning from 424 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 2: a lot of great teammates. Tigers are some of the 425 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 2: best interviews in baseball right now. Obviously, you got to 426 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 2: win on the field. The team looks really good on 427 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 2: the field. 428 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 3: But by the way, how was Hobby in center field? 429 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:24,959 Speaker 3: He did all right? 430 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 4: Right? 431 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 3: People were talking about people were talking about like the 432 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 3: one ball that fell in front of him, like you 433 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 3: should have caught him, but nobody's catching that ball. That 434 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 3: was terrible. That was a tired take, and people saying that. 435 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: By the way, I think he looks great. I mean, 436 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: he's such a good athlete. He's got such good hands, 437 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: he's got great instincts. I think as a player, the 438 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 1: instincts that he has, and and even the things that 439 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: in our meetings before the game, like the little bits 440 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: of knowledge from a base running standpoint or from a 441 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: picks standpoint. 442 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 4: Uh, he brings a lot. 443 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: Of knowledge to this team and that's why he's a 444 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: veteran and he's able to make that transition. And I 445 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: thought the coolest part about yesterday was before the game. 446 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: I see him breaking in this glove. I look at 447 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: the glove. He's got the gold patch on it for 448 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,719 Speaker 1: his goal globe, and I'm like, that's so freaking cool. 449 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 4: Man like that that. 450 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: I thought that was pretty awesome. But uh, yeah, no, 451 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 1: he's he's he's ready to be out there and he 452 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: could do it. I know he can do it. 453 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a theme this year, all two days doing 454 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 2: it and it was all the talk and spring training 455 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 2: and now you batrely hear anything because he's just doing it. 456 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it's fine as a figure it out. 457 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jahan, this was awesome. Thanks for joining us, of course. Yeah, 458 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,959 Speaker 2: let's do it again sometime. But thanks for watching us 459 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 2: too and supporting FT. Appreciate you man, and keep crushing. 460 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 3: It, guys. 461 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 4: Thank you so much for having me. 462 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 3: This is awesome. 463 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,959 Speaker 4: Thank you, go time much. Thank you