1 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: All right, it's another episode of Splash Hit Territory. We 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: are still at the yard. The Giants lose two to 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: nothing today the Angels they go to thirteen and three 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: on the spring. So not a lot to talk about 5 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: the game. But Susan nice enough to join me today 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: and I just got done. 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 2: Broadcast of the game. 8 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: I'm recovering from strep throat, so my energy level is 9 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: very load today. I'm not contagious. I'm already taking the 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: Amoxa silants. I'm good, but the energy level is not 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: what it's usually is. So I want to apologize in 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: advance for that. But Susan's going to carry the show today. 13 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: There were some things we liked about today's game. Raphael 14 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: Devers was back, Susan. 15 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, Devs is back. We just like that just in general. Right, 16 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 3: you know, he he's fine. We've you know, he's been 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 3: probably playable, as they say, playable for several days. But 18 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 3: you don't want to you know, it was only a tightness. 19 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 3: You never had a strain. But this time of year, 20 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 3: there's no reason and to push it. He's so important 21 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: to this team. He can fall out of bed and 22 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 3: hit oh for three today, But really, this is one 23 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 3: where you just want to make sure he's healthy, have 24 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 3: them get up there see some pitches. It's almost like 25 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,559 Speaker 3: almost standing in a little bit. When a guy's missed 26 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 3: two weeks. He's been out two weeks, so it's a 27 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 3: big development. He's unlikely to go on any road trips, 28 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 3: so I guess we'll see him back in the next 29 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 3: home game. Maybe that's my guess, maybe a short, short roadie. 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 2: He's still like to have a hit in the spring training. 31 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: I'm so worried. 32 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: For guys like Graffi Dever's at bats aren't a big 33 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: deal in spring training. There's natural hitters, right, Natural hitters 34 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 1: don't need a lot of reps. He will be fine 35 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: after twenty at bats and ready for the season. So 36 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: you do take all precautions on a guy that has 37 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: anything going on. Maybe the only downside of that is 38 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: first base play. But as far as the hitting goes, 39 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: not worried at all. It's nice to see him back 40 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: out there. He let off today, probably to get some 41 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: at bats and to see some pitches, so it's just 42 00:01:58,400 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: good to see that guy. 43 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: His stance was a little difference today. I noticed he 44 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: was more in his back leg kind of more in 45 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: a crouch. 46 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: Maybe I'm wrong on that, but that's what I saw 47 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: in the broadcast for the game today. 48 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 2: So nice to see him back. There was a picture 49 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: today that. 50 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: Susan's going crazy about, and I agree with her, and 51 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: that's Wan Sanchez. 52 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 2: He came into the game. 53 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: The giantsy lefties out of their bullpen right now with 54 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: all the injuries. So what did you think of Wan 55 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: Sanchez today? 56 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 3: Wan Sanchez has been so impressive and I first he 57 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 3: first kind of came to my notice. Well two years 58 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: ago he almost made a team. He was one of 59 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: the last cuts, looked really good. Doesn't throw super hard, 60 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 3: kind of a crafty lefty type, but his splits are 61 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 3: pretty even. So he's one of those lefties who can 62 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 3: go maybe multiple innings. Who you know, he's useful, gives 63 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 3: you a different look. And Tony Vitello took to him 64 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 3: right away. That's one of the things that made me 65 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 3: really sit up and take notice. Early in the spring, 66 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 3: he said. Tony said some of the effect like well, 67 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 3: I'm not really supposed to have favorites, but and then 68 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 3: he mentioned Sanchez and I was like, oh, that's interesting. 69 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 3: He is the friendliest guy, smileliest guy. He's been in 70 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 3: the organization for ten years. He's an international signing out 71 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 3: of Venezuela, speaks perfect English. He knows everybody like everybody's 72 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 3: best buddy in there, so he's kind of one of 73 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 3: those guys. Everybody's rooting for him too, which is super cool. 74 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 3: And then he gets in there today, So I filed 75 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 3: this story. This is just like a little stupid writer thing, 76 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: but I filed the story this morning. Sanchez is on 77 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: the list to pitch today, so I'm like, you know, 78 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 3: if he gets lit up, like, still a good story, 79 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 3: Like he's a great story either way. But he goes 80 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 3: in one, two, three inning, eight pitch inning, So that 81 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 3: makes makes me look a little bit better. 82 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: Thank you. 83 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 3: One inches. Also, now my favorite. 84 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: Nobody got lit up today. 85 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: It was like a two hour game and there was 86 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: two runs scored in the ninth by the Angels, so 87 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:55,119 Speaker 1: the pitching was pretty decent. 88 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: Robbie raised a nice job. 89 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: He had a little hiccups with control today, but he 90 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: still got through his endings without giving up a run. 91 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: In spring training, he's still working on things. The right 92 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: hit dip is the one thing he's really been working on. 93 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: Susan's article if you want to read it goes into 94 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: depth on that. It's really good stuff. I use it 95 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: on the broadcast, thank you. Yeah, I probably should actually 96 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: talk to Robbie Rayman. I use it on the broadcast today. 97 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: So it was nice to see the pitchy staff do 98 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: so well the hitters. This is the time of spring training, 99 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: you guys, when you just want to play games at 100 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: count you go through this lull about halfway through spring training. 101 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: We're just here over the workouts in the morning and 102 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: getting up at six am and trying to find things 103 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: that work and tinker with things, and then you just 104 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: you start to go through the motions a little bit. 105 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: It's understandable. So today it was one of those days. Offensively, 106 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: but is that. 107 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 3: Your Yeah, that's my Sorry that popped up a little late, 108 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 3: but yeah, that's there it is, and you didn't mess 109 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 3: it up. So thank thanks one again Juan Sanchez for 110 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 3: for being so super cool and really good today. 111 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 2: Yea, check out Susan's article on that. She nailed it. 112 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: And there was also lefty news today, so it's all 113 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: about left and every neighbors. Yeah, big news one of 114 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: my favorites, and we kind of got close last year. 115 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of not because he's Italian, but 116 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 1: because I'm Italian's Joey the Casey. Every time he came 117 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: in a game last year on the broadcast, said were like, 118 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: hey Joey. It just came out like, hey, Joey throws 119 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: some strikes and he's from Newark, so we love a 120 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: Bay Area die. You know, I always love or a 121 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: Norkel guy, and he's in a good job for the 122 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: Giants last year. I don't have his numbers up right now, 123 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: but I love what I saw from him. He surprised 124 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: me Susan in the regards that I didn't know he 125 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: threw that heart so as a reliever, he was around 126 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 1: ninety five ninety six. 127 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 2: He's not for his churb. It's a change up in 128 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 2: a curve combo. 129 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: That's his magic out pitch, and then he's got just 130 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: enough funk in his delivery where he's got all kinds 131 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: of things going on. And I thought, I was surprised 132 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: that Giants didn't sign it back, and maybe even more 133 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: surprised that nobody signed him. 134 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 2: But I will take Joey L. Casey on my team 135 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 2: any day. 136 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,559 Speaker 3: I was really surprised, and honestly, you know last July 137 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 3: he was so good. I went looked at the numbers. 138 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 3: I mean, he was lights out in in July and 139 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 3: think I think fourteen appearances, So I mean they used 140 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 3: him pretty good and then his effectiveness tails off from there, which, 141 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 3: of course, you know, but they had to. That was 142 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 3: right when they had nobody they've made. You know, they 143 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 3: were in the process of making some trades, holding some 144 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 3: guys back a little bit. Randy wasn't quite right, and 145 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 3: you know they were thin, so they wrote Joey La Caacey. 146 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 3: Of course, his effective effectiveness is going to be not 147 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 3: quite as great going down the stretch, and they really had, 148 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: you know, a big needing the bullpen then. So I 149 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 3: don't know if that played a role into not bringing 150 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 3: him back, but I'm so glad he's back because he 151 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 3: really did. He bailed him out for a while at 152 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 3: a really important part of the season, kind of kept 153 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 3: them in it. And and he's local and a good guy. 154 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 3: I think he was a seemed like he was a 155 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 3: good teammate to obviously took the ball whenever they asked 156 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: him to. So I like Joey La Caasey. I got 157 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 3: to think he's got a pretty good shot at making 158 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 3: this this team looking at you know, Matt Cage has 159 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: not been super effective this spring. I don't think they're 160 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 3: going to go by spring numbers necessarily. Eric Miller is 161 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 3: just coming back. He's throwing two hitters tomorrow, so maybe 162 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 3: in a game by the weekend, unless he throws the 163 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 3: hitters a second time and then maybe in a game 164 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 3: next week. It's going to look he is not a 165 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 3: guy who I don't think he has to go back 166 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 3: to back next necessarily. But the Giants have that weird 167 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 3: schedule the first week, They've got two games off in 168 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 3: the first five. They can do all sorts of interesting 169 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 3: things roster wise. So if they want to leave Eric 170 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 3: Miller here to get in some innings on the minor 171 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 3: league side, they can do that and have him come 172 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 3: meet them right after that Yankee series is over or whatever. 173 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 3: You know, they could they could easily do something like 174 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 3: that if they feel like he needs a little bit 175 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 3: more time, and I think that is that's possible. You 176 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 3: know Devors, same thing with Devors. If they feel like 177 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 3: at some point he needs to get more backs, you 178 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 3: can just go over the minor league side. I mean, 179 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 3: it's basically unlimited at bats there if you want. 180 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 2: Dusty used to do that. I'd ask him. 181 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: I said, hey, guy over the minor league, SI sign 182 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: and I got nine at bats. I let off every 183 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: inning and you just see more pitches. You get your rhythm. 184 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: Like I said, some guys take longer than others to 185 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: get that rhythm. I don't think that you want Rothie 186 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: Devers going over and having grenade launchers thrown out. Not 187 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: that the minor league guys are, but there's always the risk, right, 188 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: So we'll see. That's just a personal thing. You just 189 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: go up to the skipper and say hey. I went 190 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: up to Dusty and said, I need some at bats. 191 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: I'm not even close yet. He said, go to the 192 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: minor league side for a day. Dusty was great. He'd 193 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: give everybody a personal day off when you came to camp. 194 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: He would say, March twelfth is. 195 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 2: Your day off. Don't even come to the ballpark. 196 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,559 Speaker 1: And every player had one day off, personal day off 197 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: where you just didn't show up. 198 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 3: That's unusual. 199 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: So yeah, I never had that before or after. 200 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 3: I just always assumed that sometimes guys got that. I 201 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 3: don't know why. 202 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: No, I had never heard of it. And that was 203 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: toward the end of my career. When I said, so, 204 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: I don't have to come to the park, He's like, no, 205 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: so it was a family day. Didn't show up. 206 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 2: He just wanted you to just not think about baseball 207 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 2: for the whole day. 208 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 3: And you know sometimes that there's only one or two 209 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 3: days off during days off during the spring for the 210 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 3: entire team, and sometimes guys have to come in for treatment, 211 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 3: or they have to come and throw a bullpen session 212 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 3: or do it like a rehab start things like that, 213 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 3: So sometimes the days off aren't necessarily days off of 214 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 3: all either. So yeah, I like that idea. It's a 215 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 3: long the spring is long. I feel like I've been 216 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 3: here for a million years. 217 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. 218 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I almost dive with strep throats. So I'm ready 219 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: to go home here soon. Promo easy for me to say. So, 220 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: you can buy tickets anything Dodgers, Giants, and Scottsdale spring 221 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: training games opening series against the Yankees. Susan's a huge 222 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: live music fans. You love soccer, you get all your 223 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: tickets there. So, Susan, I know you. You love to go 224 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: to events. You're all every time I talk to you, 225 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: you're going to another concert. So what you do is 226 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: you use code territory ten for ten percent off all 227 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: seat Geek tickets. 228 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 2: So when's the last when's the last concert event you 229 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 2: got to sell the fans. 230 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 3: Let's see, I went to see Strombella's here in Phoenix 231 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 3: at the Van Buren Downtown last week. Yeah, sweet venue. 232 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 3: It's kind of been a little bit of a maybe 233 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 3: slightly sketchy part of downtown Phoenix. I would say, I've 234 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 3: never been there, never seen it, and it is a 235 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 3: beautiful venue. It's got like all sorts of uh it's 236 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 3: got like an outside area, it's got a really cool 237 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 3: sort of main area with a bar and merch and 238 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 3: stuff like that, and then it's got a great performance 239 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 3: space perfect say, like I go to so many events, 240 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 3: like the stage is the perfect tight Like they did 241 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 3: everything right. So a big thumbs up for the Van 242 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 3: Buren and I will be checking SeatGeek. 243 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you obviously bought your tickets on seat Geek, 244 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: or at least that's what we're saying in right now, So. 245 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 3: Check it out. You see. 246 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 2: That's I don't pay for tickets ever. 247 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 3: This is what it's like being friends with a former player. 248 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 3: Chaing did All right, let's change topics a little bit. 249 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 1: I know, you want to talk about Bryce Elderts today 250 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: that he's the talking camp. Oh yeah, he is swinging it, 251 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: he's picking it at first, he's saying all the right things, 252 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: he's doing all the right things. 253 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 2: I don't know what the decision is going to be 254 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: whether he makes a team or not. 255 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: I honestly don't even think it matters, because he's going 256 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: to help the Giants in some capacity a lot this year, 257 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,199 Speaker 1: whether it's on opening DA against the Yankees. I think 258 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: we'd all like to see that, but we'll just see 259 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: what the Giants decided. 260 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 2: To do with them. 261 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,199 Speaker 1: And Tony had some interesting things to say to you 262 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: this morning about him. 263 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that you can see what what Tony 264 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 3: was talking about this morning. Yeah. He basically said, like 265 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 3: this next two weeks really might wind up being what 266 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 3: decides things for Eldridge, Which is interesting because you know, 267 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 3: scouts come in all the time. What are they going 268 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 3: to do with Eldridge? What do you think they're going 269 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 3: to what's the roster going to look like? As e 270 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 3: and I've been saying, you know, I think my kind 271 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 3: of gut feeling is that he's on the roster. We've 272 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 3: talked about this before he's in the lineup. Most days 273 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 3: we see him, we spend so much time talking about him. 274 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 3: I kind of have just assumed that and kind of 275 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 3: been constructing rosters in my head with him on it. 276 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 3: But you know, he's hitten sort of a blow to fifty. 277 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 3: I don't think that necessarily matters. But he's looked pretty 278 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 3: good at first. He's clearly improved there. He's only going 279 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 3: to get better. But the scouts are all really split 280 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 3: on Bryce Eldridge. A lot of them think, you know what, 281 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 3: why mess with him, Let like let him be one 282 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 3: hundred percent ready, Send him to Sacramento, keep developing him, 283 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 3: make sure he is ready. He's only played last year. 284 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 3: It was sixty six games at Sacramento, not a lot, 285 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 3: not a ton of it bats there. Hasn't done dominated 286 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 3: necessarily the pact that I mean, he did well, but 287 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 3: he didn't dominate. Some teams like their guys to dominate 288 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 3: before they bring him up. But then there's a lot 289 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 3: that are like, look at this guy. I mean, he's 290 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:14,439 Speaker 3: a pure slugger, he's gonna hit. He's getting better at first, 291 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 3: and like, bring him up now. If he's your best option, 292 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 3: put him on the roster. And I got to think 293 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 3: there's so many people in the Giant's front office. Now, 294 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 3: who's so many advisors. I'm guessing that there's probably some 295 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 3: split there. There's got to be a few people who 296 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 3: are saying, like, hang on, let's just make sure he's ready, 297 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,479 Speaker 3: and you know, you can bring him up anytime. That's 298 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 3: the beautiful thing of the roster. You can. You're not limited. 299 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 3: You can you can be as flexible as you want 300 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 3: to be and maybe send him to a Sacramento to 301 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 3: get them at bads and really get going before you 302 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 3: bring him up. What do you think well about the 303 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 3: evaluation part? 304 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: I always thought it was a more precise evaluation later 305 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: in camp, where early in camp, pictures are trying to 306 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: work on things, find their stuff. But with the leader 307 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: you get in camp, pictures are starting to dial it up. 308 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: They got to get ready for their opening day, and 309 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: so you can evaluate younger players a little more accurately 310 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: later in camp. So what he does the last two weeks, 311 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 1: I feel like we'll hold more weight than what he's 312 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: done already. He's done everything he needs to do so far. 313 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: He's lining out at one hundred and thirteen miles an hour. 314 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: He's hitt one hundred and twelve mile hour doubles. He's 315 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: playing way better first than I expected watching them take 316 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: ground balls the first day. Ron Washington is already doing 317 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: a great job, and you can see the improvements. But 318 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: the last two weeks, for guys that are going to 319 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: make the team, you're facing guys that are going to 320 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: be It's not just I'm working on my change up today. 321 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: It's like, here's a nasty slider because I got to 322 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: throw that in a week in front of fifty thousand people. 323 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 2: Here's my best fastball. 324 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: And I'm ramping up relievers too, So you can evaluate 325 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: at bats and performances way more accurately. 326 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 2: The last two weeks, or even a week of spring training. 327 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 3: That makes a lot of sense. I mean really, I 328 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 3: mean that's when the competition is going to be the best. 329 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 3: I did. I found it interesting that because usually teams 330 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 3: go like, we're not going to decide anything based on 331 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 3: spring training, and he's such a big name and such 332 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 3: an important you know, he's our top prospect. This is 333 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 3: a big deal and they know all eyes will be 334 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 3: on it, so it's a little unusual. But he also said, 335 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 3: and I don't know, like, look, I don't. Tony is 336 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 3: definitely not anybody that's trying to ever send a message 337 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 3: to the media. I think he really is very genuine 338 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 3: from what we've been able to tell so far. But 339 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 3: the way he summed up was he will be here 340 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 3: to help us like soon, Like this is a guy 341 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 3: who will be here to me. That doesn't really necessarily 342 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 3: mean right away. So maybe I'm reading a little too 343 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 3: much into that. 344 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 2: Anybody doesn't make opening day as a player, though. You 345 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 2: want to run out to the line. 346 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: And you want to watch the planes fly over, and 347 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: you want to have an opening day as a player, 348 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: and you want to. 349 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 2: Be on the roster, but that could change in a 350 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 2: week either way. 351 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 3: You don't have plenty of opening days. 352 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 2: I think you will have plenty. I'm a huge fan. 353 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 2: I don't know. It's not my call. I'm not in 354 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 2: the front office. I'm just a dork that talks on 355 00:15:58,400 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 2: the radio. 356 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: But I like every thing about the young man, like 357 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: talking to him a lot on the bench, getting to 358 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: know him better. He's mature beyond his years. And he 359 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: met Bryce Harper the other day and that's his childhood hero. 360 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: And he told me a story about Bryce hit three 361 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: home runs in a game, and then in Little League 362 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: he went and he hit three home runs in the game. 363 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: And I thought about it today and I haven't talked 364 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: to Bryce that they need to exchange numbers because there's 365 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: a lot of similarities between young guys with a lot 366 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: of hype and a lot of you know, number one pick, 367 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: number one prospect. 368 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 2: Although Bryce was a little bit higher. He's on the 369 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 2: cover of Sports Illustrated when he was sixteen. 370 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 3: You have to be specific about which Bryce Bryce Harper was. 371 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 2: On the cover of Sports illustra I think you guys 372 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: know what I'm talking about. 373 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: So there could be some really good advice from a 374 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: veteran player that went through a similar situation with a 375 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: lot of expectations, a lot of pressure. And I think 376 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: we all are thinking Bryce is gonna have Bryce Elder 377 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: it is gonna have a great career. 378 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 2: But that would be a good resource for him if 379 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 2: they could connect and talk on the phone. 380 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 3: I feel like, yeah, I would think so. I mean, 381 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 3: I absolutely, But you know what, Bryce Eldridge does not 382 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 3: lack for confidence. Somebody tweeted at me today like, you know, oh, well, 383 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 3: they're just trying to keep him motivated or something like 384 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 3: these final two weeks. Make sure he's I was like, 385 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 3: first of all, he's not a major leaguer if he 386 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 3: means that to stay motivated, but he is not somebody. Yeah, 387 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 3: it was just I mean, it's just somebody on Twitter. 388 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 3: But this is not a kid who lacks for confidence 389 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 3: at all. He is one of the most confident. He 390 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 3: might be the most most confident young player i've met. 391 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, but not in a cocky, a cocky way. He 392 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 2: is scaring himself. 393 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 3: He knows who he is, he knows what he can do. 394 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 3: He really believes in himself what you have to do, 395 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 3: and everything about him is so impressive, really really impressive. 396 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 3: He's I think he's going to be you know, people 397 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 3: compare him to Brandon Belt. He might be that kind 398 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 3: of player, but I think he could be a big star, 399 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 3: not just for the talent, but because of the personersonality 400 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 3: in the persona. You know, he's tall, he's good looking, 401 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 3: he speaks so well, and he's just he's smooth, charisma 402 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 3: like he's got it. He's the full package. 403 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 2: He really is, so you know, it is the full package. 404 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 2: Just the WBC. 405 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 1: I don't know if you guys have been watching it, 406 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: but the enthusiasm the crowds, the Giants players that are 407 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 1: doing so well with There was Logan web the other 408 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: day against Team Brazil give up the solo home run 409 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: to Many Ramirez, his son, and then you know we've 410 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: seen Webby like first and he can. You know, he's 411 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 1: got to work his way in, find his pitches, find 412 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: his rhythm, and then it was lights out from there. 413 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 1: It was cool seeing his family in the stands. So 414 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 1: if you're watching the WBC, check it out on Fox one. 415 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: You can find it anytime. 416 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 4: The foul Territory main show is doing postgame shows for 417 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 4: all USA games and Wednesday's big Dominican Republic Versus Venezuela games, 418 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:54,719 Speaker 4: so you can catch it on Fox. 419 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 2: But you can also catch like. 420 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: The Mothership for our show, foul Territorian and at work, 421 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: they're there and they're they're doing postgame shows afterwards, so 422 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: it's good stuff. 423 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 2: Check it out. 424 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: I love my favorite part Susan in the WBC is 425 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: the enthusiasm that these guys are playing with. 426 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 2: And I don't think you can do that for one 427 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 2: hundred and sixty two games. But the way that where 428 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 2: is Puerto Rico and Elliott Ramos or jung. 429 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: Uli getting big hits and big plays Korea or the 430 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: Dominican or the Venezuelan team, that the enthusiasm they show 431 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: and they're all out on the dugout and they're just 432 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: watching home runs and stand at home play. La da 433 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: la Cruz hit a home run today like one hundred 434 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: and sixteen miles an hour, and he just stood at. 435 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 2: Home playing like those batting practice And I love that. 436 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 2: I was used to be old school, like. 437 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: Put the bat down and run get off the lawn, 438 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: And now I love when enthusiasm has showed during the game. 439 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: But I love the way the game was evolved, and 440 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna see that from the Giants this 441 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: year a lot more than before. That's just hard to 442 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: keep up for six months every single day. 443 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 3: Yeah it is. And I think you know one thing 444 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 3: that I think you probably have non it is Team 445 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 3: Italy has become the darling of this tournament. 446 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 2: And espresso shots after home runs. 447 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 3: Everybody loves Team Italy. I'm the team great Britain fan. 448 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 3: So I was very excited because they won. They won 449 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 3: a game, They won one game, which automatically qualifies them 450 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 3: for next time they beat Brazil. Sorry, Marianna, the Giants 451 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 3: wonderful PR person. Mariannatopaula is Team Brazil's PR person, which 452 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 3: that has got to have been a fun job, right there. 453 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: They had like a seventeen year old kid pitching the 454 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: other night in Team Brazil, and they had like a 455 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: forty year old construction worker cock pitch and the same game. 456 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: Super kind of wonky roster, if I'm being honest. Their 457 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,199 Speaker 1: coach is Japanese Brazilian. But it's just it's fun. This 458 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: whole thing has been fun and I'm into a big time. 459 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: I know all the guys wanted to be a They 460 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 1: want to play in the Olympics in twenty twenty eight. 461 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:52,120 Speaker 1: Brice has talked about it. Derek Scoogle talked about it today. 462 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: They all want to play in the Olympics. I think 463 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: the Olympic Hockey team has really inspired these guys to 464 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: want to do it in the summertime too. 465 00:20:58,080 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 2: I don't know how you worked. 466 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 3: That whole thing, but yeah, was planning for Team GB 467 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 3: besides Jassism and the Beck brothers, Tristan and Brendan uh 468 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 3: and Harry Ford, Prince Charles Trace Thompson, Trace Thompson brother. 469 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: Yes, I talked to Tristan about that you can talk 470 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: warriors and talk about play with Trace. So watch the 471 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: WBC on Fox, and we're going shorty version today because 472 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: I'm a little bit under the weather. Still, I didn't 473 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 1: know that strap flow kicks your ass like I did. 474 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: I have literally zero energy and barely made it through 475 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 1: the broadcast night. But do we take you got to 476 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: take care of any more business? 477 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 2: Are we going? 478 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 3: I don't think so, but I do. I am excited 479 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 3: about this Mexico US A game. Yeah, I think that's yeah, No, 480 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 3: I mean that's that's honestly, that's what I'm kind of like. 481 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 3: That's my evening. Is Mexico team USA like the Indefina 482 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 3: teams Mexico Versus? Are you kidding me? I think it's 483 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 3: Paul Skans today. 484 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, Paul is your third starter and that lineup as everybody. 485 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,719 Speaker 1: You pitch around dur in the right other season if 486 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: you're playing a normal game against third team. 487 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 2: So it's going to be very interesting. I'm I'm a 488 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 2: huge like president of the fan club. 489 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: Kyle Schwarverer's my guy. I just have heard nothing but 490 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: great things from players that played with them. I got 491 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: to know him a little bit when he was back east. 492 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 1: I think I told the story last time on the podcast. 493 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: I told him he's got to lose the tooths and 494 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: a walk off home running the championship game like Jackies 495 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: did in hockey. 496 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 2: So he loved the idea. He's just such a gamer. 497 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 3: But just you might tell us favorite guy too is 498 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 3: really Yeah, he went like he did, has a whole 499 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 3: story about he and his dad went to that game 500 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 3: seven and you know, his dad's a Cubs fan and 501 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 3: so they and they I think they met him the 502 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 3: other day. Like that's super stiked that. He sounds like 503 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 3: an awesome guy. 504 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I watched uh Philly's games during the day, 505 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: and obviously I do the Giants games or watch Giants 506 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: games at night. 507 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 2: That's my favorite team to watch besides the Giants because 508 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 2: of him. 509 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: And I know Trey Turner and Bryce Too name dropping, 510 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: but you know, I got to be close with those guys. Yes, 511 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: so I kind of. I like the way that Phillies 512 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: play baseball. I like the brand of baseball. They play 513 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: the game the right way, whether it's Marsh or some 514 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:10,199 Speaker 1: of their secondary players that aren't superstars JT. Realmuto. I 515 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: just like that team so I'm a closet Phillies fan, 516 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: I guess just because of the personalities on the team, 517 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: not because of. 518 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 2: The uniform, you know what. 519 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 3: Like I like watching the Brewers. 520 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:19,239 Speaker 2: I love watching them. 521 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 3: I think things really well. I like the way they 522 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 3: do things. I think the Giants kind of try to 523 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 3: emulate a few things the way that the way they 524 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 3: kind of do some roster things. Obviously they got a Thomas. 525 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 3: I think they kind of would have liked to have 526 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 3: been the team that got Freddy Peralta. But yeah, I 527 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 3: love watching the Brewers. 528 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: With the last coaching stuff, I got into a real 529 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: deep conversation with Day during batting practice, and Mark Holberg 530 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: is the guy that I was talking to, and he 531 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: won't care if I mentioned this. He said that that 532 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: silent baseball plays at Oracle Park for eighty one. 533 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 2: Games, where where you know you have speed on the. 534 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: Bases, you put pressure on offense, you do all the 535 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: little things, you pitch it, you catch it. The Brewers 536 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:02,360 Speaker 1: have a former college coach and Pat Murphy, and they'd 537 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: play the game like a college team with all the 538 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 1: fundamentally sound things. So there's no reason why that brand 539 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 1: of baseball with a former college coach would not work 540 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 1: at Overcle Park. 541 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 2: And I'll leave you with this today because I need 542 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 2: to wrap up. I watched if you listen to the game, 543 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 2: he lost me in the sixth end today. 544 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, the amoxiscill and kicks your butt. I watched the 545 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: Giants workout today and they did situational baseball and they 546 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: had kids from the minor league camp come over and 547 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,439 Speaker 1: run the base is hard. So whether it was rundowns, 548 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: whether it was coaches fun going into the gap and 549 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: runner on first one out, they did twenty seven outs 550 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: where they simulated a game on defense and it was crisp, 551 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: it was clean, it was high intensity. It was like 552 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: and maybe that's why they got three hits today because 553 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: their workout was so intense this morning, which I absolutely loved. 554 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 2: And we never recreate game speed at the big league 555 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 2: level because we're worried about getting guys hurt. And it's 556 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 2: a veteran. 557 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 1: He's like Willie Domas, Matt Chapman, even Raffie Devers at 558 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: first base, like they. 559 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 2: Were all into it, like it was a real game 560 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 2: and there. 561 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,719 Speaker 1: Was situational baseball, and you know, the coaches would roll 562 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: a bunt and it was really good stuff. So that 563 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: was super encouraging. That was my best takeaway from today. 564 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: Who cares about the game? Their workout today before the 565 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: game was worth watching even more than the game. 566 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 3: And you know, I think that that was one issue 567 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 3: that the front office had kind of raised a little 568 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 3: bit about, like maybe we should be having more workouts, 569 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:31,679 Speaker 3: more intense workouts, especially defensive, and I think that's one 570 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 3: one area that they really wanted to emphasize. So they're 571 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 3: getting that, and I would love to see this team 572 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 3: run more. They're running a lot more this spring. Jared 573 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 3: Oliva has been outstanding. He's got six deals, He's right 574 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 3: at the top. I don't think he's a roster consideration now, 575 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 3: but you know, I still insist that baseball needs to 576 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 3: either expand the roster or go to the healthy scratch thing. 577 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 3: And everybody should be able to have a pinch runner 578 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 3: if they want a more exciting game. If you had 579 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 3: somebody like a Jared Oliva on your bed in that 580 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 3: you could deploy in a big situation, boom, you've got 581 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 3: a way more fun game. 582 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: To me. So, well, there's gonna be forty something guys 583 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 1: used this year, maybe fifty, I don't know. So that's 584 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: why this opening day roster is so overrated, and we 585 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: talk about it in the batting order and who's going 586 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: to make the team. 587 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 2: I'm whatever. I've said this on the podcast before. 588 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: We'd sit in the dug out in September and say 589 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: name our opening day lineup and nobody could. 590 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 2: So it's we're excited about the season. We're excited about the. 591 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: Opening day against the Yankees, but the roster thing is 592 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,640 Speaker 1: just if the lineup's gonna be shifting, the roster's gonna 593 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: be shifting all your long. And we're really excited about 594 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 1: the WBC and we're more excited about Sea Geek than 595 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: anything else. 596 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 3: So look, he made it through. We almost we almost 597 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 3: got to a normal time. Congratulations, they're still away. 598 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 2: Good fans probably want it twenty minutes if I'm being honest. 599 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: All right, thanks for thanks for thanks for watching guys again, 600 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 1: Thanks Susan for coming on again. I'm going to go 601 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 1: home and sleep, and we really appreciate it. And like 602 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: I always say, on the way out, swing hard in 603 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: case you hit it on ship Charmed