WEBVTT - Gavin Sheets on joining SD, White Sox changes, facing Lance Lynn 0:00:04.280 --> 0:00:06.840 Here we go, Padre Slugger, Gavin Sheets. We might we 0:00:06.880 --> 0:00:07.280 might have to. 0:00:07.400 --> 0:00:09.040 Oh I like this, I like that. 0:00:09.320 --> 0:00:12.920 Like that way, that's more of a trippy Friday. Now 0:00:12.920 --> 0:00:15.440 we're on the I don't know what's going on there there. 0:00:15.480 --> 0:00:18.280 It is Padre Slugger joining us right now. But before 0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:22.360 you say hello, this is Lance Lyn's ft guest hosting debut. 0:00:22.480 --> 0:00:24.959 So Lance, do you want to introduce your former teammate. 0:00:25.720 --> 0:00:28.040 Well, first of all, you're welcome for let me bring 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:31.320 you helping them bring you on because you need some 0:00:31.440 --> 0:00:34.720 love for sure. Man, how's everything going? 0:00:36.159 --> 0:00:40.680 Everything's great, man, Really enjoying San Diego, really enjoying this team, 0:00:40.880 --> 0:00:44.040 this organization, and it's been fun so far. 0:00:44.080 --> 0:00:46.600 But the real sprints just beginning now, which is exciting. 0:00:47.520 --> 0:00:49.960 All right, So I'll do the burning question right from 0:00:50.000 --> 0:00:54.480 the jump. What changed? Was it getting away from Lance 0:00:54.680 --> 0:00:55.720 or something else? 0:00:58.400 --> 0:01:00.640 Yeah, I think getting getting away from this was definitely 0:01:00.640 --> 0:01:04.160 good for me. But you know, I think, uh, getting 0:01:04.240 --> 0:01:07.119 this organization and and just getting kind of a fresh start, 0:01:08.319 --> 0:01:11.039 you know, was was really important for me. And you know, 0:01:11.200 --> 0:01:13.399 something this off season that I was excited about. And 0:01:13.400 --> 0:01:15.720 obviously you know, whenever you get non tendered, it burns 0:01:15.760 --> 0:01:18.680 a little bit, But for me, I was just excited 0:01:18.680 --> 0:01:22.080 about a fresh start and getting somewhere where, you know, 0:01:22.160 --> 0:01:23.440 winning was the most important thing. 0:01:24.560 --> 0:01:26.720 Talk to us a little bit about forget about baseball 0:01:26.760 --> 0:01:28.600 right now, we'll get back to that. You just had 0:01:28.760 --> 0:01:32.720 a new baby daughter. You're a little sleepy in those eyes. 0:01:32.720 --> 0:01:36.959 How you feeling right now? Congratulations? Healthy, happy, hopefully and 0:01:37.040 --> 0:01:38.000 my mom is doing. 0:01:37.840 --> 0:01:39.720 Well, healthy, happy. 0:01:40.720 --> 0:01:43.320 We timed it really well, you know, Sunday I missed 0:01:43.319 --> 0:01:45.080 one game and then wrote it right into the All 0:01:45.120 --> 0:01:49.760 Star break and yeah, such a such a cool, cool, 0:01:50.160 --> 0:01:54.280 just experience. Most respect for my wife after watching everything 0:01:54.320 --> 0:01:56.880 that she went through and going on a ten day 0:01:56.920 --> 0:01:59.320 roadstand right now is tough obviously being away from them 0:01:59.320 --> 0:02:01.960 and only getting a couple of days with him, But no, 0:02:02.120 --> 0:02:04.160 we got a healthy baby and a health of mommy, 0:02:04.240 --> 0:02:06.440 so it's uh, it's been great. 0:02:07.560 --> 0:02:09.560 Hey did you use my advice and make sure you 0:02:09.600 --> 0:02:11.560 didn't gripe about your back hurting sleeping? 0:02:11.800 --> 0:02:13.359 Yeah? I did, I did. 0:02:13.440 --> 0:02:14.880 That was that was good advice? 0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:15.040 You know. 0:02:15.080 --> 0:02:17.000 I didn't want to bring up how uncomfortable a couch 0:02:17.120 --> 0:02:19.840 was for a couple of nights, but I felt I 0:02:20.000 --> 0:02:22.200 felt that I would just wear that one and and 0:02:22.240 --> 0:02:22.920 be supportive. 0:02:22.960 --> 0:02:25.080 But I appreciate you. Uh. I think that was a 0:02:25.120 --> 0:02:27.959 good piece of advice you gave me perfect. 0:02:28.000 --> 0:02:29.760 That's awesome. I want to talk a little bit more 0:02:29.800 --> 0:02:30.359 about family. 0:02:30.360 --> 0:02:33.640 Your dad, Larry, played eight seasons with the Orioles, Tigers 0:02:33.639 --> 0:02:36.920 and Mariners. Talk a little about what he is ingrained 0:02:36.960 --> 0:02:40.639 in you in baseball, the grind, you know, the ebbs 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:44.160 and flows of the of the ever lasting, getting humbled 0:02:44.200 --> 0:02:46.560 all the time. What are you and your dad have 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:49.280 talked about over the years, just so you know, to 0:02:49.360 --> 0:02:51.200 get your mind right here, because I find this so 0:02:51.240 --> 0:02:55.520 interesting and fascinating how family members and it genetics makes, 0:02:55.639 --> 0:02:57.640 you know, the world go around in this baseball world. 0:02:58.560 --> 0:02:59.400 Yeah, no doubt. 0:03:00.600 --> 0:03:03.640 You know, it's fun because each year we've had different conversations. 0:03:04.280 --> 0:03:05.920 You know, in the beginning, it was how to come 0:03:06.000 --> 0:03:08.080 up in the league and and stay in the league, 0:03:08.080 --> 0:03:10.160 and then it was you know, I've had different roles. 0:03:10.160 --> 0:03:12.480 I've been a platoon player, I've been off the bench guy. 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:15.960 Now this year I'm an everyday starter. So you know, 0:03:16.040 --> 0:03:18.600 being able to talk to them through each scenario and 0:03:18.600 --> 0:03:21.000 how to handle your situation, how to you know, make 0:03:21.040 --> 0:03:22.800 the most of each role that you're in, and so 0:03:22.919 --> 0:03:26.040 every day it's a it's a different conversation, but just 0:03:26.080 --> 0:03:28.240 having someone that's been through and understands how hard this 0:03:28.320 --> 0:03:30.160 game is and what it takes to stay in this 0:03:30.240 --> 0:03:32.440 league for a long time has been has been very important. 0:03:33.680 --> 0:03:36.560 Gavin, I'll do another classic question. I'm sure you've been 0:03:36.600 --> 0:03:39.680 asked it before. What are the differences behind the scenes 0:03:39.880 --> 0:03:42.760 that are helping you prep for games? Every organization runs 0:03:42.760 --> 0:03:45.720 themselves differently. We've spoken to quite a few players either 0:03:45.760 --> 0:03:48.760 on the padres or that are former padres. You say, 0:03:49.440 --> 0:03:53.520 the info and the preparation is elite, is top notch, 0:03:53.560 --> 0:03:55.040 and I know you don't have a million teams to 0:03:55.200 --> 0:03:57.080 compare it to, but I'm sure friends around the league 0:03:57.120 --> 0:03:58.240 have talked to you about them as well. 0:03:58.240 --> 0:03:59.160 What do you got for us? 0:04:00.560 --> 0:04:03.120 Yeah, the way we prepare here in the and the 0:04:03.160 --> 0:04:06.800 stuff available to us is awesome, you know, just preparing 0:04:06.840 --> 0:04:08.640 on a daily basis for the pitcher at hand. 0:04:08.680 --> 0:04:11.640 And but I just like how simple they keep it. 0:04:11.720 --> 0:04:14.760 You know, it's they don't they take out the eye 0:04:14.880 --> 0:04:17.159 wash and you know, the most important thing is is 0:04:17.400 --> 0:04:18.440 six forty every night? 0:04:18.600 --> 0:04:19.760 You know, it's it's. 0:04:19.600 --> 0:04:22.839 Not about you know, it's not about the We get 0:04:22.839 --> 0:04:25.520 our work in for sure, but when you show up 0:04:25.520 --> 0:04:27.599 to the ballpark every day, you understand the most important 0:04:27.600 --> 0:04:30.159 thing is is once the game starts. And you know, 0:04:30.200 --> 0:04:32.560 I think that's that's most important. You keep all your 0:04:32.600 --> 0:04:34.120 effort and your energy and you save it up for 0:04:34.160 --> 0:04:37.440 the game. And we're extremely prepared. And the way we 0:04:37.480 --> 0:04:39.360 go about our business and the way we talk in 0:04:39.400 --> 0:04:42.320 the meetings and just prepare for the game is pretty special. 0:04:43.640 --> 0:04:45.680 How did it come about when you linked up with 0:04:45.720 --> 0:04:48.880 the Padres? Like take us through that process? Like you mentioned, 0:04:48.920 --> 0:04:51.080 you know, it never feels good getting non tendered. Of course, 0:04:51.120 --> 0:04:53.240 I'm sure that adds some juice for you. But what 0:04:53.360 --> 0:04:54.080 happened after that? 0:04:55.400 --> 0:04:58.000 Yeah, then it was you know, seeing the interest around 0:04:58.000 --> 0:04:59.960 the league, talking to a couple of teams. 0:04:59.600 --> 0:05:00.880 And narrowing it down. 0:05:00.960 --> 0:05:03.520 And you know, it's funny one of my one of 0:05:03.560 --> 0:05:05.640 my big mentors that you know, Lance played for a 0:05:05.640 --> 0:05:08.360 while was Tony LaRussa, And you know, I had some 0:05:08.720 --> 0:05:10.920 I was talking to some teams that Tony was. 0:05:10.560 --> 0:05:13.720 Was knew the guys running it, and you know he he. 0:05:13.760 --> 0:05:17.600 Spoke very highly of of Shilt and you know, he 0:05:17.839 --> 0:05:19.160 felt it would be a good fit. And you know, 0:05:19.200 --> 0:05:21.479 I talked to him and obviously you know, making it, 0:05:21.760 --> 0:05:23.640 making sure the Padres was a good fit as well, 0:05:24.320 --> 0:05:26.400 you know, what they needed it and what you know, 0:05:26.480 --> 0:05:29.000 what I could bring to the table, and you know, 0:05:29.040 --> 0:05:30.599 and then the business side of it is is the 0:05:30.600 --> 0:05:32.720 business side of it, So that's the negotiations with all 0:05:32.760 --> 0:05:33.680 the teams and everything. 0:05:33.720 --> 0:05:36.160 But just felt like a really good fit. 0:05:38.200 --> 0:05:40.280 Hey, I know you you signed to be a d 0:05:40.560 --> 0:05:42.840 H and you're getting some left field time and I've 0:05:42.880 --> 0:05:44.880 seen you run out there, but I've seen you progress 0:05:44.960 --> 0:05:47.840 over the years when we were from Chicago on the years, 0:05:47.880 --> 0:05:50.039 how much how comfortable were you out there? And you know, 0:05:50.120 --> 0:05:51.919 is it something you were expecting as the year went on. 0:05:53.920 --> 0:05:55.560 Yeah, I think when I came in it was it 0:05:55.640 --> 0:05:57.680 was going to be mostly first in First and d H. 0:05:59.160 --> 0:06:01.240 But as the season per dressed on and what our 0:06:01.279 --> 0:06:04.120 needs were and you know, being able to go out 0:06:04.160 --> 0:06:06.159 there and help us out there has been huge. And 0:06:06.160 --> 0:06:07.760 I feel like I've gotten a lot better out there. 0:06:08.800 --> 0:06:10.039 You know, put in a lot of work with the 0:06:10.040 --> 0:06:12.560 guys here, and you know, I think that's the cool 0:06:12.560 --> 0:06:14.600 thing about being able to play different positions is you 0:06:14.640 --> 0:06:16.719 allow yourself to get on the field in many different ways, 0:06:16.720 --> 0:06:18.560 and you know, being able to help this team and 0:06:18.560 --> 0:06:20.160 play out there every day has been It's been a 0:06:20.160 --> 0:06:20.560 lot of fun. 0:06:20.560 --> 0:06:23.520 It's been a new challenge for me and really embracing it. 0:06:25.480 --> 0:06:28.279 You know about the best place to buy, sell, trade, 0:06:28.480 --> 0:06:31.120 or look for that special card in your world. It's 0:06:31.160 --> 0:06:33.719 called Arena Club and aer Kratz just went through a 0:06:33.720 --> 0:06:35.960 little slab pack experience and. 0:06:35.920 --> 0:06:38.200 You went big. You went for the Ruby Pack. I 0:06:38.279 --> 0:06:38.640 love it. 0:06:38.680 --> 0:06:41.200 I love clicking on the Ruby Pack and knowing that 0:06:41.240 --> 0:06:43.560 we're going to open something that is going to be epic. 0:06:43.880 --> 0:06:47.200 H I got a cal Rican Junior autographed one of 0:06:47.279 --> 0:06:50.560 forty two. I'm keeping it right now, but I would 0:06:50.600 --> 0:06:52.320 love to have it in my hands, so I might 0:06:52.320 --> 0:06:55.159 even have them send it to me already graded everything 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:56.000 taking care for me. 0:06:56.080 --> 0:06:56.440 That's right. 0:06:56.480 --> 0:06:57.960 You want to hang it up and stare at it 0:06:58.000 --> 0:07:00.320 all day, go for it. But if you're in there 0:07:00.360 --> 0:07:02.080 to get something else or to sell. 0:07:01.960 --> 0:07:03.000 It away, you can do that. 0:07:03.080 --> 0:07:05.320 They've got the buyback program, or you can put it 0:07:05.360 --> 0:07:08.360 on the marketplace yourself. Tons of options. This is where 0:07:08.360 --> 0:07:11.840 the best cards live. It's arenaclub dot com. Slash foul 0:07:12.040 --> 0:07:14.200 and use the code foul for twenty percent off your 0:07:14.240 --> 0:07:17.520 first slab pack, or if you'd like to purchase a card, 0:07:17.600 --> 0:07:20.360 twenty percent off your first card purchase again Arena club 0:07:20.360 --> 0:07:23.840 dot com slash f o U L use code f 0:07:24.000 --> 0:07:24.840 o U L. 0:07:25.760 --> 0:07:27.640 So I got a gyues no question, and then I'll 0:07:27.640 --> 0:07:30.040 ask the real question I want. Do you naturally hate 0:07:30.080 --> 0:07:37.520 the Dodgers? Now since you're on the padres. 0:07:36.400 --> 0:07:38.400 I enjoy the rivalry. I enjoy. 0:07:39.720 --> 0:07:39.800 That. 0:07:39.960 --> 0:07:42.360 I love that political answer. I'll take it, no worries. 0:07:42.840 --> 0:07:44.640 How how are you guys gonna get over the hump 0:07:44.720 --> 0:07:47.520 this team, the Dodger's been struggling. It's always a battle 0:07:47.520 --> 0:07:50.240 against them, but they always seem to come out on 0:07:50.400 --> 0:07:53.400 top of the division or what have you in the playoffs. 0:07:53.640 --> 0:07:55.400 You know, not to bring up bad things and what's 0:07:55.400 --> 0:07:57.760 been going on over the recent years. How do you 0:07:57.800 --> 0:07:59.560 guys get over the hump here and get through to 0:07:59.600 --> 0:08:01.840 this dog your team and make a run. Because last year, 0:08:02.400 --> 0:08:05.120 my partner here, Scotty, thought you guys would have won 0:08:05.160 --> 0:08:06.600 the whole thing if you would have won those last 0:08:06.600 --> 0:08:08.920 two games last year. So talk to you about how 0:08:08.920 --> 0:08:11.720 you guys finally get over the hump here and finally 0:08:11.760 --> 0:08:12.920 beat the Dodgers. 0:08:14.480 --> 0:08:16.040 Yeah, I'm excited for the challenge. 0:08:16.520 --> 0:08:18.440 You know, obviously on paper they are what they are, 0:08:18.480 --> 0:08:20.720 and you know, obviously we're not going to shy away 0:08:20.720 --> 0:08:22.400 from because we have a lot of star Town as well. 0:08:22.600 --> 0:08:24.800 And you know, I think that you know, our our 0:08:24.880 --> 0:08:27.120 pitching has been extremely good this year, our hitters are 0:08:27.320 --> 0:08:29.360 We're starting to pick it up and get it going. 0:08:29.440 --> 0:08:31.679 And you know, obviously at the deadline with with Peller 0:08:31.680 --> 0:08:34.360 and the way he does business, anything can happen. But 0:08:34.520 --> 0:08:36.680 you know, we got Michael King coming back hopefully soon, 0:08:36.760 --> 0:08:38.800 and you know, our team's really line it up to 0:08:38.840 --> 0:08:41.560 be special. So you know, I think that, you know, 0:08:41.600 --> 0:08:43.920 the biggest thing is is not worry about other teams 0:08:43.960 --> 0:08:45.520 and just kind of control what you can control and 0:08:45.559 --> 0:08:47.880 go out every day and put stack wins up and 0:08:48.120 --> 0:08:51.200 see what happens. But you know, obviously the Dodgers are 0:08:51.240 --> 0:08:53.600 the head of the pack right now, and you know, 0:08:53.640 --> 0:08:56.240 we're excited to, uh see what happens in this next sprint. 0:08:57.120 --> 0:08:59.960 I think you nailed it with the inclusion of Prowler 0:09:00.160 --> 0:09:01.480 in that sentence. 0:09:01.920 --> 0:09:03.440 So this is one of the. 0:09:03.320 --> 0:09:07.040 Premier Gunslinger executives in the game, which is fun for 0:09:07.280 --> 0:09:09.960 I would say basically everyone, right, it's fun for players 0:09:10.080 --> 0:09:12.760 when you get some help. It's fun for fans to 0:09:12.880 --> 0:09:17.040 follow really of the entire sport. We want more trades activity, 0:09:17.320 --> 0:09:20.280 and he's always making phone calls. He is more aggressive 0:09:20.320 --> 0:09:24.040 than most. So during this time period we're ten days 0:09:24.040 --> 0:09:26.600 away from the trade deadline. Do you get a little 0:09:26.600 --> 0:09:28.720 fandom in you in a good way where you're keeping 0:09:28.720 --> 0:09:30.320 track of the rumors and the reports. Are you one 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:32.360 of those people that are checking the phone obviously? I 0:09:32.400 --> 0:09:34.320 know most club basses now have the guys in the 0:09:34.320 --> 0:09:37.440 phones a lot. Is that happening over these ten days here? 0:09:37.480 --> 0:09:39.560 And this is different. This is different from the White 0:09:39.600 --> 0:09:41.960 Sox days, where the phone checking is probably in a 0:09:42.000 --> 0:09:44.679 different way like uh trade. 0:09:45.320 --> 0:09:47.760 Yeah, no, it is. It is completely different. 0:09:47.800 --> 0:09:49.959 I remember in twenty three sitting with Lance and a 0:09:50.000 --> 0:09:52.199 couple guys and by thirty minutes later they're all off 0:09:52.200 --> 0:09:55.040 the team. So this is this is a little different now. 0:09:55.080 --> 0:09:58.000 But yeah, I've never seen you know, I've never seen 0:09:58.040 --> 0:09:58.520 Preller not. 0:09:58.480 --> 0:09:58.959 On the phone. 0:09:59.040 --> 0:10:02.040 So think we're always kind of looking around and you know, 0:10:02.080 --> 0:10:04.280 I know from just looking around the league when when 0:10:04.280 --> 0:10:05.760 I was with the White Sox, you always look to 0:10:05.760 --> 0:10:08.560 see what the Padres do because you know he's aggressive 0:10:08.559 --> 0:10:09.400 and you know he wants to win. 0:10:09.440 --> 0:10:10.559 I think it's great for baseball. 0:10:10.760 --> 0:10:13.080 I think you see now there's so much parody around 0:10:13.080 --> 0:10:14.480 the league and so many teams that are in it, 0:10:14.640 --> 0:10:18.280 and you know, obviously at the trade deadline, anything can happened, 0:10:18.280 --> 0:10:21.480 and teams bolster up around the league. And I think 0:10:21.480 --> 0:10:23.680 it's an exciting time for fans. I think it's exciting 0:10:23.679 --> 0:10:26.160 time for baseball. And you know, we'll see what happens 0:10:26.160 --> 0:10:26.880 with us. 0:10:28.120 --> 0:10:29.880 Hey, like you said, I know it broke your heart 0:10:29.880 --> 0:10:32.240 when I got traded from the White Sox years ago, 0:10:32.360 --> 0:10:34.120 and you're like I heard you're like the lost puppy 0:10:34.200 --> 0:10:36.319 running around the playpass, didn't know who to follow or 0:10:36.360 --> 0:10:38.839 anything like that. That being said, now you get to 0:10:38.880 --> 0:10:40.480 play every day and you know you're in the lineup. 0:10:40.720 --> 0:10:42.760 Is that hurt the golf game cause we're not getting 0:10:42.760 --> 0:10:44.280 to play much or what are we working with? 0:10:45.440 --> 0:10:47.640 It's definitely, it's definitely hurt the golf game a little 0:10:47.679 --> 0:10:48.800 bit in a good way. 0:10:49.000 --> 0:10:49.200 You know. 0:10:49.320 --> 0:10:52.160 It's, uh, this is probably the least I've ever played. 0:10:53.160 --> 0:10:54.280 You know, I missed it a little bit. I got 0:10:54.320 --> 0:10:56.160 to play a couple of times in the road days. 0:10:56.200 --> 0:10:58.400 But you know, between playing every day and the baby, 0:10:58.440 --> 0:11:00.600 now it's it's gonna be off season. 0:11:00.600 --> 0:11:03.560 Only it looks like, yeah, you're finally grown up. Now 0:11:03.600 --> 0:11:04.240 it's good for you. 0:11:05.000 --> 0:11:05.920 Yeah it feels good. 0:11:06.679 --> 0:11:06.880 You know. 0:11:06.920 --> 0:11:09.280 I still still enjoy taking money from you on the 0:11:09.400 --> 0:11:11.480 on the course, but that can always wait till the 0:11:11.520 --> 0:11:11.959 off season. 0:11:12.280 --> 0:11:14.720 Hey, that was Graveman. Don't get us confused. You always 0:11:14.720 --> 0:11:15.480 took it from Graveman. 0:11:18.440 --> 0:11:18.840 All right. 0:11:18.880 --> 0:11:21.000 So I've got a few fan questions. This is a 0:11:21.040 --> 0:11:24.360 perfect one to start with because it involves Lance as well. 0:11:24.440 --> 0:11:26.160 So we can get Lance on the screen for this 0:11:26.200 --> 0:11:28.839 one too. Let's four box it. Okay, So Mike g said, 0:11:29.240 --> 0:11:31.880 for Gavin, how would he how would he approach that 0:11:31.920 --> 0:11:35.560 bad against prime Lance Lynn? And how would Lynn try 0:11:35.559 --> 0:11:38.200 to get him out? So we'll let Gavin. 0:11:38.280 --> 0:11:39.080 Well, I think we can. 0:11:39.440 --> 0:11:42.120 I think we can pull up the tape last year 0:11:42.160 --> 0:11:45.480 of our bats, he threw me a two oh change 0:11:45.520 --> 0:11:47.360 up with the guy that throws ninety percent heater. So 0:11:47.400 --> 0:11:50.719 you talk about the fear factor already, but I think 0:11:50.720 --> 0:11:53.080 there was a double down the left field line, and 0:11:53.320 --> 0:11:55.600 uh yeah, I actually had him sign the ball that 0:11:55.880 --> 0:11:57.520 you know said I was one for two of the 0:11:57.559 --> 0:11:59.679 walk and I put on their two oh change up 0:11:59.679 --> 0:12:00.320 on their well. 0:12:00.360 --> 0:12:02.439 So I had that sitting in my house at home. 0:12:04.320 --> 0:12:07.559 The question was Prime, Right, we're not talking last year 0:12:07.559 --> 0:12:09.800 in your career and missing a couple of hamstring tender. 0:12:09.840 --> 0:12:12.120 Look, I just I just saw the Saint Louis Cardinals 0:12:12.200 --> 0:12:14.520 jersey on, so I just figured it was Prime Lancelne. 0:12:14.840 --> 0:12:22.160 Wow, Yeah, you know, no, right he did? He shot 0:12:22.200 --> 0:12:25.160 a sinker. You know he's hitting fourth. He late barrels, 0:12:25.160 --> 0:12:28.000 slapped the ball down the left field line, so you know, yeah, 0:12:28.240 --> 0:12:30.280 a little bit of a slappy, but you know that's 0:12:30.360 --> 0:12:32.680 kind of fits his mold. That's he was a platoon 0:12:32.679 --> 0:12:35.000 guy back then too, So you gotta slap. You gotta 0:12:35.000 --> 0:12:36.439 get your knox just to hope you get in the 0:12:36.440 --> 0:12:39.360 line up the next day. So I get it. But 0:12:39.480 --> 0:12:42.280 you got Prime. Let's go to Texas, right, Todd? Prime? 0:12:42.280 --> 0:12:45.800 When you're just when I'm punching tickets, it's just four seems. 0:12:45.840 --> 0:12:46.600 Buy him up. 0:12:46.480 --> 0:12:49.520 Top all day long, and then every and then cut 0:12:49.520 --> 0:12:51.679 her in hard, let him hook it foul, Yeah, let 0:12:51.760 --> 0:12:53.520 him hook it foul. Thinks he's on it, and then 0:12:53.520 --> 0:12:54.720 it's buy him again up top. 0:12:54.960 --> 0:12:57.600 Oh my, So he's not catching up to the one 0:12:57.679 --> 0:12:58.280 up here, all. 0:12:58.240 --> 0:13:00.920 Right, and he's gonna he's gonna keep trying to get 0:13:00.960 --> 0:13:03.280 to it too, but he just gets it. It gets 0:13:03.280 --> 0:13:05.080 a little here, he gets a little here. 0:13:05.120 --> 0:13:06.880 He can't do it. That gets. 0:13:08.320 --> 0:13:10.720 This brings back to all of our clubhouse back and forth, 0:13:10.760 --> 0:13:12.040 and I do miss it. 0:13:12.080 --> 0:13:14.120 I do miss it. 0:13:14.120 --> 0:13:16.800 It's all good. It's all good. 0:13:17.960 --> 0:13:20.880 Yeah, all right, I'll get you another one. This from 0:13:21.160 --> 0:13:24.960 Chris Fan. Question Gavin, what's uh? Basically asked, what's what's 0:13:25.000 --> 0:13:27.680 the diet at this point in your life to kind 0:13:27.679 --> 0:13:29.960 of keep you fresh throughout a whole season? And what 0:13:30.080 --> 0:13:31.040 have you learned about that? 0:13:32.920 --> 0:13:33.120 Yeah? 0:13:33.120 --> 0:13:35.640 I think the biggest thing for me is just you know, 0:13:35.679 --> 0:13:37.599 this year, especially playing out there every day, especially in 0:13:37.679 --> 0:13:40.000 left field, has just been you know, sticking on all 0:13:40.000 --> 0:13:42.920 the proteins and just recovery. It's been more recovery than 0:13:42.960 --> 0:13:45.760 I've ever done in my career. And you know, just 0:13:45.800 --> 0:13:48.400 a lot of protein cars before the game and then 0:13:48.559 --> 0:13:50.320 you know, hydrating up and getting ready for the next day. 0:13:50.720 --> 0:13:53.040 Especially right now we're on this East Coast swing and 0:13:53.040 --> 0:13:55.240 and the heat and humidity has been has been tough. 0:13:55.280 --> 0:13:58.599 So yeah, recovering more than ever and being conscious what 0:13:58.640 --> 0:13:59.160 you're putting in. 0:14:00.040 --> 0:14:04.000 Okay, I got one more for me. Back to the 0:14:04.000 --> 0:14:06.800 White Sox days again, are you keeping in touch with 0:14:06.880 --> 0:14:09.360 a lot of the guys there? Like you know, obviously 0:14:09.440 --> 0:14:11.480 you're not there anymore, and you mentioned it was good 0:14:11.480 --> 0:14:13.920 times when you had Lance there, But do you keep 0:14:13.920 --> 0:14:16.120 in touch now? Is more of a veteran right You've 0:14:16.120 --> 0:14:18.280 got dirt and your spikes in the league to provide 0:14:18.320 --> 0:14:20.320 even just motivation to some of the guys that are 0:14:20.320 --> 0:14:22.920 trying to find their footing or obviously going through hard 0:14:22.960 --> 0:14:24.320 times in terms of wins and losses. 0:14:25.640 --> 0:14:30.200 Yeah, it's funny. I don't know many of the guys 0:14:30.200 --> 0:14:32.400 there now, you know. I know some of the pitchers, 0:14:32.400 --> 0:14:34.320 and obviously Ben and Tendi and I are really close 0:14:34.360 --> 0:14:37.000 and Luis Robert, but a lot of the guys are 0:14:37.040 --> 0:14:39.520 new and you know, I still stay in touch with 0:14:39.560 --> 0:14:41.200 a lot of staff. I love the staff there now, 0:14:41.240 --> 0:14:43.840 and you know, some of the guys been reaching out 0:14:43.840 --> 0:14:46.320 to me and congratulating me on just the years so far. 0:14:46.480 --> 0:14:48.560 But you know, there's been a lot of turnover there. 0:14:48.560 --> 0:14:50.280 I've been in touch with Vonnie a lot. I love 0:14:50.280 --> 0:14:53.960 to see what he's doing in Milwaukee. Really happy for him, 0:14:54.240 --> 0:14:56.640 and uh, you know, just just some of the guys. 0:14:56.680 --> 0:14:58.480 Obviously Ben in tending and I stay in touch a lot, 0:14:58.520 --> 0:15:00.400 but you know, a lot of the guys there young, 0:15:00.480 --> 0:15:02.880 and you know, it's an exciting, you know, exciting quarter 0:15:02.880 --> 0:15:04.360 that they're running out there right now. And you know, 0:15:04.400 --> 0:15:06.000 I know they have a lot of pitching coming up 0:15:06.000 --> 0:15:08.360 for him as well. So there's just been a lot 0:15:08.400 --> 0:15:10.840 of turnover there. And but I you know, it's I 0:15:10.840 --> 0:15:12.520 spend a lot of time there, and I wish nothing 0:15:12.600 --> 0:15:13.560 but the best for those guys. 0:15:14.720 --> 0:15:16.640 All right, last question overall here. I want to get 0:15:16.680 --> 0:15:19.040 Padre love here because I love watching you guys play. 0:15:19.080 --> 0:15:21.200 I love the personalities on your team. Talk to us 0:15:21.200 --> 0:15:24.320 a little bit about Tatis Machado, who's a guy in 0:15:24.360 --> 0:15:28.200 that clubhouse that you you nobody would understand, how funny, 0:15:28.240 --> 0:15:30.280 how just funny the dude is, like, talk to us 0:15:30.280 --> 0:15:33.240 about some of those personalities, like a guy everybody like, 0:15:33.320 --> 0:15:33.960 no way. 0:15:35.160 --> 0:15:38.920 Yeah, I think, uh man, it's it's such a fun clubhouse, 0:15:39.360 --> 0:15:41.280 just the brand that we play and the fun that 0:15:41.320 --> 0:15:41.920 we have in there. 0:15:41.960 --> 0:15:44.160 But you know, for me, it's Luisa Rias you know 0:15:44.240 --> 0:15:44.560 he is. 0:15:44.760 --> 0:15:47.840 He's hilarious and just the energy he brings and and 0:15:47.920 --> 0:15:51.640 just the behind the scenes. He's been a ton of 0:15:51.680 --> 0:15:53.760 fun to play with. Obviously, playing against in the Minnesota 0:15:53.760 --> 0:15:55.800 I could see some of that, but being around him 0:15:55.800 --> 0:15:58.360 every day has been has been a blast. But just 0:15:58.400 --> 0:16:01.800 seeing you know, Manny behind the scenes and just the 0:16:01.840 --> 0:16:04.080 work he puts in and playing every single day and 0:16:04.680 --> 0:16:08.280 playing through the aches and pains, and you know, just 0:16:08.280 --> 0:16:09.960 just not worrying about it, just going out there every 0:16:10.000 --> 0:16:12.840 day and and playing. And I don't think he's missed 0:16:12.880 --> 0:16:15.640 a game this year, so so seeing him and Toddy 0:16:15.680 --> 0:16:17.440 the way they go about their business. But you know, 0:16:17.520 --> 0:16:19.840 just the behind the scenes funny guys is Luisa Ryas 0:16:19.920 --> 0:16:20.240 for sure. 0:16:21.200 --> 0:16:22.280 It's fun to watch too. 0:16:23.040 --> 0:16:24.560 That's a very different player from you. 0:16:24.560 --> 0:16:25.680 Ever try hitting like him? 0:16:25.840 --> 0:16:28.360 Just I couldn't. I couldn't do it. 0:16:28.400 --> 0:16:30.480