1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: It's Friday, so we're always a little looser on a Friday. 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: Perfect time to bring on our guy, Pete Fairbanks first 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: off and graft another season. You get through, Pete, and 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: great to have you on. But I'm actually gonna throw 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: a curveball at you right from the start here. I 6 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: don't know if you have any plans to be a 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: baseball personality or broadcaster in the future, but we're going 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: to put you to the test right now if you like, 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: and get your analysis on the postseason so far and 10 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: on the Yankees Blue Jays matchup coming up, since you've 11 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: seen those teams a few times. 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, man, that's usually I would hopefully be able 13 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: to do a little more research than you guys put 14 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 2: me on the spot here. I've loved it so far. 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 2: I've been you know, I've been back at my parents' 16 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 2: house for a couple of days, getting my off season 17 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: all in a row, so I've actually been able to 18 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: watch a lot of it. Yeah, it's and we've had 19 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 2: four three game three three game threes, I think, yep, 20 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 2: And you know, none of them, well, I guess kind of. 21 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 2: The Detroit Cleveland was a little high scoring, but you 22 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: gotta love you gotta love the three and under ball 23 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: games with with how some of the guys have been 24 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 2: throwing the ball, especially old I'm not gonna say his 25 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 2: last name for it, I'll probably accidentally curse. We'll call 26 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: them camp for for me not having any any slips. 27 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: But that was a fun outing to watch the man 28 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: through the baseball with some authority. 29 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: You've seen the Yankees a lot, You've seen the Blue 30 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: Jays a lot. They're very different teams from what you 31 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: remember facing both of them this year. You can go 32 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: one by one, whichever one you want first. What would 33 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: be your scouting report on what you remember from facing 34 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: those two teams or even just playing them? Right, Not 35 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: not that you necessarily got through everyone in the lineup, 36 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: but what do you think about those two in a 37 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: matchup like this coming up? 38 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: I liked I liked it. It's a little contrasting, right, 39 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: you got a high contact Blue Jay's right, you got 40 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 2: a lot of guys that are that are US contact 41 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: and you know New York they're going to hit homers, right, 42 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: So I mean, I think if Toronto strings it together 43 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: like they're capable of, like they certainly did against us 44 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: too in the year, they're They're a formidable ball club. 45 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: I'm excited to see, you know, if you can, if 46 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: you can keep the Yankees in the yard. I mean, 47 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 2: I think it should be. It should have the sorry, 48 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 2: it has the potential to be a pretty good series. 49 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: And as a baseball fan, I'm hoping it's a five gamer, 50 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: like I hope for all of them to go the distance. 51 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 3: How tough is that to face a team like the 52 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 3: Blue Jays. We were talking about Cam Schlitzler and how 53 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 3: he was getting a lot of swings and misses from 54 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 3: a team who swings and misses. How tough is that 55 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 3: to say? Let's say you go back to back series, 56 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 3: you go Yankees. You're coming in in the ninth inning 57 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 3: against the Yankees two out of three games. Bang, We're 58 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 3: go on top of the zone, curveball down, they swing 59 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 3: and miss a lot. Now you go and face the 60 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 3: Blue Jays. I know you have to be you, but 61 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 3: they're going to put the ball in play, And to me, 62 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 3: there's more fear of your late life heat at the 63 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 3: top of the zone getting hitted out of the ballpark. 64 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: How do you change or do you not change? And 65 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 3: you just hope, you know what, I can still punch 66 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 3: guys out and you have success that way. 67 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 2: Right, I mean I think you always go you always 68 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: go strength on strength, right, Like, I'm not gonna necessarily 69 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: shy away from what I'm good at. Because the lineup 70 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: you know, has guys that are that are higher contact. 71 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: Does it affect like where you're going to go? Yes, 72 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: But I also think you know, and teams like that 73 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: that are high contact gives you the potential for quick outs. 74 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: Right if you're you know, you're maintaining your ability to 75 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: throw any pitch in any count, right and you know 76 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: that they're going to be swinging. Yeah, you run the 77 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: risk of you know, getting victimized early. But you also, 78 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: you know, have the positive of being able to, you know, 79 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: get that second pitch double playball or you know, your 80 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 2: first pitch in field pop up. Whereas you know, the 81 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: guys that do you know, the lineups that have more 82 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: swing and miss but also have more juice, you know, 83 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: you run the risk of eventually leaving something over the 84 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 2: heart as you know, the back progresses. If they're able 85 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: to you know, lay off a couple, you get to 86 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: two strikes, have a good take against you, et cetera. 87 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: You know they present they're obviously different challenges, but they're 88 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: also you know, advantages to facing both as a pitcher. 89 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 3: I just said in the last series by Judge that 90 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 3: when you see a closer multiple times within a short span, 91 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: it's a lot easier because you're not you're seeing the 92 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 3: same stuff back to back nights or you know, a 93 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 3: night off. And then again, do you see that as 94 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 3: an advantage for teams? And do you think teams think about, hey, 95 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: you know what, maybe we don't bring the closer in 96 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 3: in a three run game because he just threw. We 97 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 3: feel like we have a guy that can shut the 98 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 3: door and now of a sudden he's available for back 99 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 3: to backs later on in the series without letting the 100 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 3: hitters see you as a. 101 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 2: Closer, right, I mean, I think you kind of got 102 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 2: to stick to your guns. Right, if you're you're in 103 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 2: the safe situation, right, you're in the leverage ball, you're 104 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: gonna throw your guys. That's you know, just how you 105 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 2: know what the game is progressed to. I mean, obviously, 106 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 2: you know, in a seven gamer you might not be 107 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 2: throwing the three in a row potentially, but given that 108 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 2: we have a much different like it's the two three 109 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: two right, you you can throw every game once you 110 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 2: get to it. But yeah, I mean it's that's why 111 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 2: we started taking starters out early, right, is the more 112 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: you see somebody, the more familiar you're familiar you are, 113 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 2: the better off you're gonna be at kind of seeing 114 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: what the scouting report doesn't tell you, right, if you 115 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 2: you know, you got a guy that's you know, let's say, 116 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 2: got a little extra run but doesn't sink as much 117 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 2: that first time. You know, seeing it on paper versus 118 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 2: seeing it in the box is probably two different things. 119 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 2: Obviously not a hitter, but that's my best guess. So 120 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 2: the more that you see okay, well this guy it's 121 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 2: a sinker, right, but it runs more than it does sink, 122 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 2: you're able to then adjust to that quicker, you know, 123 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 2: as you're seeing him either in batch back days or 124 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 2: you know, throughout the course of a start against a lineup. 125 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 4: I want to talk a little about relievers coming in, 126 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 4: closers coming in as you know you're a closer, like 127 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 4: was it is it kind of refreshing to see a 128 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 4: guy go eight innings and you know, maybe give you 129 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 4: guys a little leeway of understanding. 130 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: You know you're gonna if you. 131 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 4: Were on that team, you would be the guy known 132 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 4: all right, well, I know him coming in the ninth. 133 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 4: It kind of gives me a breath of fresh air 134 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 4: a little bit. This is like an anomaly right now. 135 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 4: Eight innings for a starter. I thought that was pretty incredible. 136 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 2: Uh, I loved it. I saw I hadn't been watching that. 137 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 2: I was watching the Thursday night football game last night. 138 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 2: I saw that. I think Schlitler was at one hundred 139 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 2: after seven and you know, shout out to to letting 140 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: them go back out there for the eighth. I loved it. 141 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 2: I think, you know, obviously that's the time to do it, right, 142 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 2: if you got a guy that's shoving like he was, 143 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 2: I think what he had five hits, no walks over eight. 144 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 2: I mean, that's that's pretty good. I think you you know, 145 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 2: you run the guy out there, you know, like they 146 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 2: did with Crochet in the first like you do with 147 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 2: the Scubol type in the in the Tiger's Guard series. 148 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 2: So you know, I think if you're able, if you're 149 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 2: gonna let your guy ride and let him ride and 150 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 2: he does this thing, it definitely makes it, you know, 151 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 2: easier on the back end where you're like all right, Well, 152 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: there's no mixing to match and we're going one pitch 153 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 2: and change and we're taking it home. No doubt. We 154 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 2: were talking a lot. 155 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 4: I asked this question to Rob Freeman about the ABS system. 156 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 4: H what are your what are your thoughts on it? 157 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 4: Do you think this is going to be pretty good? 158 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 4: Are you big on robo wumps? Talk a little about 159 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 4: you know, you don't have to dive deep into it, 160 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 4: but are you excited about this next year? 161 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,119 Speaker 2: I think it'll I think some we have some hitters 162 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: that are pretty excited just talking to guys in the clubhouse. 163 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 2: I mean, I think hopefully it acts like it's supposed 164 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 2: to write where you lose the calls that are a 165 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 2: ball off, right, if you got something that you know 166 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 2: early in the game you only got two of them, 167 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 2: you don't want to burn one, you know. I don't 168 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 2: think they're going to be as aggressive around the edges, 169 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 2: But I think the bad misses in which you know, 170 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 2: you get the weird thing to you know, stifle to 171 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 2: sneeze when he's trying to call a pitch and blanks 172 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 2: on one, or you know, Catcher's moving as he's trying 173 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 2: to throw somebody out. You know, I think we're gonna 174 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 2: get be able to get those back either way, and 175 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 2: I think that'll be a pretty big positive. But you know, 176 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 2: I think along the edges at least early, I don't 177 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 2: think it's going to be super different because I don't 178 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 2: think people are going to want to mess with you know, 179 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 2: it's my you know, my eight hole. Maybe not the 180 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 2: best decision maker doesn't like to call. I don't think that, 181 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 2: you know, as a unit, right as a team, they're 182 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 2: going to want to burn that challenge early. So I mean, 183 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 2: maybe it maybe maybe they do. Maybe everybody's got some 184 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: leeway to try and figure out, you know, who our best, 185 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 2: our best zone disciplined guys are. But I think hopefully 186 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: it takes away the misses over the plate and way off. 187 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 3: Are you going to do this one time next year? 188 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 3: Do you have the visual and the ability as a pitcher. 189 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 2: I wanted to real bad this year on one because 190 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,599 Speaker 2: it ended up costing me. It ended up costing me 191 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 2: a game. So maybe I don't know, maybe they might, 192 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 2: they might put the handcuffs on me and not let 193 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 2: me do anything too crazy. But I had to get 194 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 2: I had to get some out of the way when 195 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 2: we were playing and I think it was we were 196 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 2: playing in clear Water this spring and I was I 197 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 2: was tapping my head. Actually that game that felt like 198 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 2: it felt like there were probably twenty challenges and they 199 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 2: probably went nineteen for twenty on the player side of it. 200 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 3: So which one do you remember? What I mean, you 201 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 3: obviously remember which one which. 202 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 2: I know exactly, Which I know exactly which one as 203 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 2: a heater two as one of the Guardians lefties. It 204 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 2: was a striking him out, throw him out that got 205 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 2: taken away because he bawled it even though it was 206 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 2: on It was like midside, right on the inside corner 207 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 2: ball first and second instead of two hours. 208 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, and he was out at second to good throw. 209 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: And yeah he would great throw from forty He was 210 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 2: out by like four feet. 211 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 3: This is where this is where the abs not. Everyone's like, oh, 212 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 3: it's only one pitch. One pitch doesn't swing a game. 213 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 2: Swung at least at least contributed at least contributed to it. So, yeah, 214 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 2: now that I'm now that I'm free from the season, 215 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 2: I can I don't know who I'm not gonna, I 216 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 2: can't get anything. I'm not going anymore. I just know 217 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 2: that that one was that one rankled me a little bit. 218 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 2: We're past it now, got all my got everything out 219 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: in the open. We're past it. 220 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: That's great. 221 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 2: Nice. 222 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 4: My question to you talk about stein brunerfield Man, talking about, 223 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 4: you know, home heavy schedule, talk a little about playing there. 224 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 4: Was it all you expected how the Yankees did for you? 225 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 4: It was the clubhouse great, everything was it just was 226 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 4: it was it that bad being you know, not a major. 227 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 2: League for the whole year. Underneath, I mean, I know 228 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 2: they just did a bigger innovation underneath was unbelievable. The 229 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: locker room, food, everything super super nice, very weight room. 230 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 2: This is probably the most tired I've ever been after 231 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 2: a season. And I don't want to say that there's 232 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 2: a direct correlation between playing eighty one games outside in 233 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 2: Florida versus playing eighty one games inside in Florida, but 234 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 2: I think just being out there every day in that 235 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 2: it wears on you a little bit. 236 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 3: I would agree, Yeah, yeah, Florida. I'm in Florida right now, 237 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 3: and it's hot, sweating, like sweating like Francisco Servilia a 238 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 3: drug test. But if if we have to go back 239 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 3: to part of the season, if we have to go 240 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 3: back to part of the season. I want to go 241 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 3: back to something that I think you cleared the air 242 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 3: on the whole blowing the kiss. My favorite part of 243 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 3: the comment. The favorite part of the comment was a 244 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 3: Lego loving group over there. I have no disrespect to them. 245 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 3: Can you elaborate and just continue to clear the air, 246 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 3: because not everyway from FT is a Rais or Orioles 247 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 3: fan and saw exactly what happened in the moment when 248 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 3: you were accused of blowing a kiss at the dugout, 249 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 3: but it was at a fan. 250 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 2: It's my favorite. It's my favorite thing about the Internet 251 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 2: is that you can turn it into whatever you want 252 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 2: it to be, regardless of the actual context of any situation. Yeah, 253 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 2: there was some cat that some cat would just kept 254 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: on like game's over right, we're shaking hands, just still 255 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 2: blowing me up because I who was it was a 256 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 2: pisalloh Bisallo, their super prospect. I hit him in the hand. 257 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 2: I'm like, fop, Sorry, I cursed right there after talking 258 00:12:54,880 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 2: about not cursing with Schlitler. But so this guy was 259 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 2: just MF and me after like well after the game, 260 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 2: and I'm like haying it and kept on doing it. 261 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 2: So I blew the kiss and they thankfully there was 262 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 2: no bad blood on either any of the you know, 263 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 2: fifty two or I guess fifty six and that that 264 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 2: were that were out there. But yeah, probably, you know, 265 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 2: I can get a little I can get going in 266 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 2: the heat of the moment a little bit. But yeah, 267 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 2: I was. I thought I thought I came with a 268 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 2: pretty good pr statement afterwards, which was I thought, I 269 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 2: thought the description of said guy that was chirping me 270 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 2: was probably helpful in that dark. 271 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 3: Yes it was, Yes, it was. I forget exactly what 272 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 3: you what the words that were that you said. Was 273 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 3: he wearing a starter jacket? Is that part of the 274 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 3: thing that you had said? 275 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, he had like one of the old like an 276 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 2: old dugout jackets. So yeah, yeah, I was a big fan. Yeah, 277 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 2: it would have been great if I was a great 278 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 2: suspect reporting on my part, I'd like to pat myself 279 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 2: on the back. 280 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: Hey, you got the brand down the whole thing question 281 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: for you also about to at the end of the season, 282 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: did you unveil a new pitch? 283 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 2: Uh? Yeah, so just decided to start throwing a little 284 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 2: little rifle slider just for fun. I'm I'm good at 285 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 2: getting on the outside of the ball, and you know, 286 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 2: I was able to kind of figure out that happy 287 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 2: medium between the big breaker and the four seam and 288 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 2: felt like it was a good time to break it out. 289 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: How does that work when we get to this late 290 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: in the season, usually we see this morning spring training? 291 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: Can you take me through the evolution at you've been 292 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: working on this in the past. Was it something you 293 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: work on during the season for pitchers to know, right, 294 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: for any aspiring pitcher to know, and also to be like, wow, 295 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: maybe I can't do that like a big league or 296 00:14:57,920 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: how did this happen? 297 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 2: Uh? So, I'll whenever i'm throwing my if I don't 298 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 2: get up and warm up, don't go in or I throw, 299 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: I won't throw off the mound. And when I'm down 300 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 2: for a little bit, you know, I'll mess around. I'm 301 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 2: not mess around, well, I guess kind of mess around. 302 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 2: I've always like I used to it. It's similar to 303 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 2: the braining ball I used to throw kind of before 304 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 2: I started trying to get more and more depth on it, 305 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 2: try and get you know, that finger to the front. 306 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 2: And so whenever I'm throwing with with snides and Charlie 307 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 2: pre game, I would I'll mess around with you know, 308 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 2: maybe trying to run one little two C match and 309 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 2: you know, I'll try and throw a true cutter. I'll 310 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 2: throw a bigger breaking ball just for me. I think 311 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 2: it's good to figure out how to make the ball 312 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 2: do certain things, even if that's not what you do, 313 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: just as a as appropriate option kind of trick for myself. 314 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 2: And eventually was talking to Size. I was like, I'm 315 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 2: gonna throw this rifle slider in game. I think it 316 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 2: will be good. And then yeah, through it it was 317 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 2: I think I was throwing some and then the bullpen 318 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 2: pregame that were like five and four armside for me, 319 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 2: and you know those are that's a kind of where 320 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 2: you want to be if you're throwing a rifle slider 321 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 2: that's somewhere between five and seven off the heater, and 322 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 2: you know, it turns out I can throw it fairly 323 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 2: consistently and decided to run with it. 324 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 3: How many times have you thrown three days in a 325 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 3: row in the season? 326 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 2: I twice, I think not many. 327 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 3: Do you think it's too much expected of these teams 328 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 3: that just went through And you said it earlier, you said, okay, 329 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 3: all these guys everybody can throw day in and day out. 330 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 3: Is it too much to expect a lot of some 331 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 3: of these guys who have already gone three days in 332 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 3: a row on the Tigers, on the Cubs like that, 333 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 3: are not used to it, and you are an All 334 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 3: Star closer who never did it. 335 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 2: Look, I think postseason, everybody's more willing to do stuff 336 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 2: like that. Do I think I think like regular three 337 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 2: in a rows like throughout the regular season probably beat 338 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 2: you down about as much as any workload thing throughout 339 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 2: the year. However, I think if people are saying they're 340 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 2: good and they're willing to do it, and it's you 341 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 2: got stuff that's on the line like you do in 342 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 2: the postseason, I mean that's I think that's part for 343 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 2: the course. I think the Amelia opened down, I think 344 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 2: through four in a row getting the Reds to the postseason. 345 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 2: So you know, I think you're more willing to put 346 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 2: your body through stuff when you see it at the end. 347 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,479 Speaker 2: Right if it's if you got to throw a three 348 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 2: in a row to you know, put your boys into 349 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 2: the next round, I think everybody in a bullpen is 350 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 2: going to do that. 351 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: Pete last one for you. There's a club option for 352 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. We might not talk to you for 353 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: a little bit because it's the off season. Any thoughts, indications, 354 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: conversations yet at the team and is there even if 355 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: you don't have that for us, I'm sure there's some 356 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: type of deadline right where the team has to let 357 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: you know what's going on. And I mean, I think 358 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: they'd be silly if they're not taking that. But that's 359 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,360 Speaker 1: just me. What what's the deal with your status? 360 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 2: I had actually met with my agent today earlier, went 361 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 2: and got a burger at my favorite Saint Louis dive, 362 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 2: Carls Drive In. It's probably my favorite murder in America, 363 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 2: just putting that out in the world for whenever people 364 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 2: are in Saint Louis. Yeah, we had, we had to talk. 365 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 2: I mean, I think you know, we've still got a 366 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 2: lot of stuff up in the air, right, that's that's 367 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 2: a month of playoffs, plus you got your your five 368 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 2: days afterwards, so we'll see how it also shakes out. 369 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 2: And I guess we'll know if I got to put 370 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 2: my house on the market by the time that's all said. 371 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: Perfect, Okay, so we'll get you. We'll get you in 372 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: like a month in change or something like that. 373 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 2: And yeah, nomber like November fourth or something like that. 374 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 1: Boom, putting it on the calendar. Done. Todd father wants 375 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: to know are you you're in the Saint Louis area now? 376 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 4: No, no, not, I'm just where you look like. Where 377 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 4: are you at right now? Are you in an office 378 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 4: or something with the bathroom? 379 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, I am in. I am. This is great. I 380 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 2: can plug these guys too. I am at three and 381 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 2: four Sports Cards and Collectibles. My dad at times, I 382 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 2: think he overstays as welcome here because he's always up 383 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 2: here buying cards. But yeah, made some good Pokemon trades. 384 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 2: I snagged a little something for myself. I'm probably gonna 385 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 2: go rip another box here when I'm done, but they're 386 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 2: great up here. I did an autograph signing in his 387 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 2: back room. Now I'm chatting with you guys, So yeah, 388 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 2: three and four Sports Cards and Collectibles. If you guys 389 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 2: are also in the Saint Louis area and would like 390 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 2: to snag a box of your latest release. 391 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: Done, shout out, and this show is all over the 392 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: TVs for real. 393 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 2: If I don't, if I don't do, if I don't 394 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 2: end up in, if I don't end up in you know, 395 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 2: baseball analy baseball analyst, I think I should just be 396 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 2: a voiceover guy. I think that's got my Let me 397 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 2: read the ads in between the podcasts. I think that's 398 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 2: right up my alley. 399 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: You're gonna happily take that for us. Felt territory is 400 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: presented today by you can take that any day. We'll 401 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: call you years down the road when you retire. You're 402 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 1: a voiceover guy. 403 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 2: You got it. 404 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: See you're the man. Thank you so much for joining us. 405 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: Great to see you again. Congrats on another great season, 406 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: and we'll chat with you over the off season at 407 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: some point. 408 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 2: That was good. Appreciate you guys.