1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: Oh good, all right, special episode of splash Yit Territory. 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 2: We are joined by one of my favorites. 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: Of all time, my bench coach when I was with 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: the Giants and now I consider my friends. He's been 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: doing it forever and he just got back from the 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: WBC team Battalia. 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 3: Ron Wotis. 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 2: WHOA, what's going on? 9 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 3: Man? Thanks for coming on? 10 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 4: Oh you getting me FP. I wouldn't miss coming on 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 4: with you. I'm doing well. 12 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 5: It's nice to be back in camp with the Giants 13 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 5: and the WSBC was a lot of fun with the Italians. 14 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, tell me about that. 15 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: I mean they were the darlings of the WBC with 16 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: the espression shots and all the guys and you with 17 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: Dave Righetti and it's just my favorite part. I want 18 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: to get your thoughts on. The whole thing was seeing 19 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: you and Rags hugging the dugout again. That gave me 20 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: flashbacks to ten, twelve and fourteen. That had to be 21 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: fun for you guys. 22 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 4: Absolutely, That's one of the reasons I wanted to do it. 23 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 5: I mean, you know, being with Rags again, it just 24 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 5: brings a smile to your face. All the great moment 25 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 5: and big games we were a part of and then 26 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 5: also Ned Colletti, who was our GM here with Brian 27 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 5: Sabian assistant GM for all those years. You know, he 28 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 5: asked me to do it last spring and then we 29 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 5: got Rags involved. And I don't know how well you 30 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 5: know Francisco Savelli, but he's a great guy and it's 31 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 5: just a. 32 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 4: Special tournament as well. 33 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 5: I mean, Wotis is Polish, but my mom's Giovanna Simone 34 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 5: and her family's from Altamorris, so I was all concerned 35 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 5: that they were going to see the Wotas on the 36 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 5: back of the jersey and if we didn't win, that 37 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 5: the Italians would blame it on me. 38 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 4: But that didn't work out. We played great. 39 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: You guys did play great. It was fun to watch. 40 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 3: I mean you guys were good too. 41 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: I mean everyone's say it was a Cinderella story, but 42 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: we had some good players. I did want to ask 43 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: you about Francisco Cervelli. I mean, we all knew him 44 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: as a catcher, but I don't want your opinion because 45 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: it's pretty better than my opinion. 46 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 3: Do you think you can imagine the big leagues? 47 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 5: I think he could, you know what, He's a people 48 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 5: person and you know for me, FP, I don't know 49 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 5: how you feel. I think being a people for a 50 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 5: person in his business and being able to handle individuals 51 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 5: the right way goes. 52 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 4: A long way in motivating them. So he doesn't know 53 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 4: if he wants to do it. 54 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 5: He's getting a lot of attention, obviously for the job 55 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 5: that he did in the WBC. 56 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 4: He's the catcher. He knows the game, and I don't. 57 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 5: See why there's any reason why he could not manage 58 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 5: in the big leagues. I think he did a fantastic job, 59 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 5: not only you know, during the games, but with the 60 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 5: culture you know, at Vinnie Pasquattini was our captain. He 61 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 5: did a lot to bring the team together, in between 62 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,839 Speaker 5: him and Francisco and dialing into that Italian culture which 63 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 5: everybody bought into with you know, with the espresso and 64 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 5: the wine and Bocelli playing singing on the planes. I mean, 65 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 5: the team came together really, really quick. 66 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's that was my next question. 67 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: How do you do that in such a short tournament, 68 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: to come together that quick? But you guys seem like 69 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: you've been playing together for five years, and the chemistry 70 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: and the camaraderie and like you said, the wine, the espresso, 71 00:02:58,120 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: take us behind the scenes, like, how'd you guys come 72 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: together so quick? 73 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 3: The plane rides everything. 74 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think I think it's just the Italian culture. 75 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 5: I mean, we had five, you know, Italians that were 76 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 5: born in the country. You know, I think the Italian 77 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 5: Americans on your team are very proud of their heritage, 78 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 5: just as I am. You know, I I don't know 79 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 5: if I would have done it for anybody else but 80 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 5: be able to represent you know, my mom. It's special. 81 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 5: And then you you know, we mentioned that and being 82 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 5: with them, but I think that all added to it. 83 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 5: You know, the espresso shot was was a good thing. Again, 84 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 5: I go back to Vinnie Pasquentin was a great leader. 85 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 4: He's handing out. 86 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 5: Bottles of wine after each game, a pitcher of the game, 87 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 5: a player of the game, and it just it just 88 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 5: all went so smoothly. I'm not sure if you could 89 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 5: have done the same thing with another, you know, another nationality, uh, 90 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 5: the Italians, I think. I mean, you look on Instagram, 91 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 5: there's a lot of New York Italians. Boy, they're loving 92 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 5: this thing. There's been a lot of energy and a 93 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 5: lot of fun. So I think I think a lot 94 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 5: of people love what the Italians do. And how they live. 95 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: You guys seem to have this few mentality when when 96 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: you end up eight to nothing against Team USA. I 97 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: was all USA, but I was rooting for you in 98 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: rags and Frankie Menichino, my former teammate, and all of 99 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: a sudden, I kind of felt like, and you don't 100 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: have to come in on this. The USA was just like, yeah, 101 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: we just throw our jocks on the field. We got 102 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: this all of a sudden, it's eight to nothing. So 103 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: you guys had to behind the scenes have some sort 104 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: of like screw these guys, We're going to show them. 105 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 5: I think, you know, one of the messages right from 106 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 5: the beginning was you know, nobody expected Italy to do anything, 107 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 5: and I think that played into it. You know, we 108 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 5: wanted to show the world that, you know, the Italians 109 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 5: can play baseball too. There's been a lot of great 110 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 5: American Italians in the major leagues, and you know, we're 111 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 5: always an afterthought and I think people bought into that 112 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 5: as well. And we're motivated to play, and I mean, 113 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 5: how could you not be motivated to play the USA 114 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 5: with that star studded. 115 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 4: Team that they had. 116 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 5: You know, I think it helps a little bit too that, 117 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 5: you know, the Pope lives in Italy because I think 118 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 5: the baseball gods were on our side. I mean, we 119 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 5: got on eight nothing. We swung the bats tremendously. You know, 120 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 5: we couldn't sustain it the whole the whole tournament. Obviously, 121 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 5: Venezuela got us in the end with some really good pitching. 122 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 5: We weren't hitting the home runs again. But you know, 123 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 5: these young players, you know, we had four starters that 124 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 5: are minor leaguers and you know, they're confident, their cocky, 125 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 5: they didn't know any better, you know what I'm saying. 126 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 5: They're young, and they got after it and they can 127 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 5: play some ball. And then our veterans were great, and 128 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 5: Lorenzo and Nolan and Paspentini in the others, And I 129 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 5: think the last piece of the puzzle was a great staff, 130 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 5: not only Frank Menechino. 131 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 4: That brings a lot of color to it. 132 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 5: As you know, you had sal Fasano and in the 133 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 5: bullpen you have rags Lipso Nava was there, Alard Bahar who. 134 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 4: Was a GM in the major leagues for a long time. 135 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 4: So it was just a good group all around. 136 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: And nobody ever talks about this. You guys played basically 137 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: all road games. I mean, the Italian baseball following isn't 138 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:00,799 Speaker 1: the greatest. 139 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: And hopefully this will. 140 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: Promote the game in Italy because people watch what you 141 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: guys did in fifteen years from now. 142 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 3: You can see the results. 143 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: But like you're playing in hostile environments. That was the 144 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: most lopsided home field advantage I've ever seen against Team Venezuela. 145 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: I mean that place was rocking and you guys were 146 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:17,239 Speaker 1: the home team. 147 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, there's no doubt. 148 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 5: I mean this tournament, you know, when you advanced to 149 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 5: the final four, it's in Miami, Well you expected Dominic 150 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 5: in Venezuela or even Puerto Rico. 151 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,559 Speaker 4: If they advanced, it was a home game for them. 152 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 5: And you know, I think we ran out of gas 153 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 5: a little bit and faced a really good pitching against Venezuela, 154 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 5: and we didn't swing the bats the same to be expected. 155 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 4: You know, we had some injuries. We overcame those, but. 156 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 5: You know, the team did great and I got to 157 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 5: tip my hat to the players. 158 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,239 Speaker 4: And I call him Colletti's collection. 159 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 5: He put this team together with Marco for Italy from 160 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 5: the Federation, who's managed it before. And I know Italian 161 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 5: Baseball made a statement and it's going to help their 162 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 5: program going forward. 163 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, the games are probably fixed too, but we won't 164 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 2: talk about that. 165 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 3: You want to talk about that right now. 166 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was just the whole WBC was great for baseball. 167 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: It really was, regardless of who won it. Just you've 168 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: played winter ball, You've. 169 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 2: Been around Latin American players. 170 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 3: I mean, they live and die with a game of baseball. 171 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: So it was kind of cool in my mind to 172 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: see what that did to the country of Venezuela and 173 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: the celebrations they had. 174 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 3: Let's swisch gears a little bit to the Giants. 175 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: I know you've been gone a lot, but you were 176 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: in camp before you left. I'm sure you've caught up, 177 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: or maybe you haven't. I'm just assuming you've caught up. 178 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: What's your take on the new coaching staff and Tony 179 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: Vitello and how camp is going so far. 180 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 5: Well, I think it's going great, you know, I really do. 181 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 5: I think Tony pays a lot of attention to detail. 182 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 5: He uses the people around him. You know, we had 183 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 5: a lot of special assistants in there, but the staff 184 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 5: has been very, very good too, and you know, he 185 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 5: knows what he's doing. I know, he's been in college, 186 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 5: but he's smart enough to know what he doesn't know, 187 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 5: and he's seeks out information. So I think his communication 188 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 5: has been really really good with the players. You know, 189 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 5: the record's been outstanding. You know, you lose one game 190 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 5: and he's mad and so he's passionate. He would have 191 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 5: fit right in on the Italian team, you know, over there. 192 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 5: So I think the camp is going as good as 193 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 5: it can go. You know, we haven't had a lot 194 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 5: of injuries. We've had a couple, but as you all know, 195 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 5: I mean, you know, the WBC is going on. 196 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 4: You can get fooled by the record and what's going on. 197 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 5: We had a lot of players gone, but it's nice 198 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 5: to see our second line players that got an opportunity 199 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,079 Speaker 5: to play more against the other club second line players 200 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 5: do as well as they did, so it bodes well. 201 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 5: But it's been a very positive camp and I'm looking 202 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 5: forward to the season. 203 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: Well, I was just a hit on KMBR and they 204 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:49,719 Speaker 1: asked me about the record and they said, does it 205 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: mean anything? 206 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 3: And I want to get your take on this. 207 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: I know it doesn't, but like it's way better to 208 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: win than lose in spring training, right. 209 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 5: Absolutely, I mean you know it. Look, you know, you 210 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 5: you got to temper things. I mean, we're not trying 211 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 5: to win every game. We're trying to make sure the 212 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 5: guys leave camp healthy and in shape and ready to go. 213 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 5: And you're also evaluating and who you like. So but 214 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 5: you know, the guys have played hard, they have worked hard. 215 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 5: We're doing a lot of fundamentals, a lot of base running. 216 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 5: To your point, though, the record always matters, you know. 217 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 4: I think there was one. 218 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 5: Spring training when we were with Brian Sabin for all 219 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 5: those years where we weren't winning games, and only one 220 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 5: time he said, hey, look, you know, you know, I know, 221 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 5: we're not trying to win every game, but we got 222 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 5: to win more than four games. We can't be four 223 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 5: and you know in twenty and sell season tickets. So 224 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 5: let's see if we can win a few more games. 225 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 5: So winning is always important, and it builds the confidence. 226 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 5: And as you know FP, winning is always important. It's 227 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 5: not the end all. It's going to change when we 228 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,599 Speaker 5: go up north, and those three exhibition games will be 229 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 5: important to see some of these young guys in our decisions, 230 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 5: you know, are really made up there a lot of 231 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 5: the times, because you know, Arizona the ball flies, it's 232 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 5: tough to evaluate the sinkerballers. Get back up at the 233 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 5: Bay Area and you look at him in a major 234 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 5: league field, and some decisions can become a little easier 235 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 5: for you. 236 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 3: Interesting, very interesting. 237 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: I know it's easier to make decisions late in camp 238 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: when the A list pitchers are ramping up and you 239 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 1: can evaluate hitters a little bit better than the first 240 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: couple of weeks in camp. 241 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 3: But talk about opportunity. 242 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: You talk about the WBC Dever has heard his hamstring 243 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: that gave Bryce a really good look. At first, all 244 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,719 Speaker 1: the outfielders left, and all of a sudden you got 245 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: guys like Barracodo and all of us stepping up. I mean, 246 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: those guys have really made an impression, all three of them. 247 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: Your thoughts on those guys, I don't want to ask 248 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: you if they're going to make the team or not 249 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: and put you on the spot, but your thoughts on 250 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: those guys in the springs they've had because of opportunity. 251 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly. 252 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 5: Well, you know, I have been gone for almost three weeks, 253 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 5: and you know I call him the Barracuda. I've seen 254 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 5: him in the minor leagues the last two years, got 255 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 5: great hands, and we were talking about him before the 256 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 5: game yesterday and then he hit a monster home run. 257 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 5: I don't know if you saw it. I've never seen 258 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 5: him hit a ball that far. Of course it's one 259 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 5: hundred degrees and the ball's flying, but still great hands 260 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 5: he's having. He's really opened up a lot of eyes, 261 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 5: you know, So it's really good for him. He's been 262 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 5: able to show what he's done. Bryce has had an 263 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 5: opportunity to play. 264 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 4: But you know how these things go too. 265 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 5: You know, there's a lot to consider when when you 266 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 5: break camp with the club. You know, guys with options, 267 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 5: guys without options. As you well know, I think I 268 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 5: think an average of fifty players, close to fifty players 269 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 5: a year is needed to get through the season and 270 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 5: win the World Series. There's some large number like that. 271 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 5: The days of you had thirty five guys up all year, 272 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 5: where guys were there all years, that's kind of by 273 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 5: the wayside. 274 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 4: So we're gonna need everybody. 275 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 5: It's nice to get a look at them, and if 276 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 5: they don't make the club out of spring training, you 277 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 5: know they're gonna be a part of it at some 278 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 5: point during the season. 279 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll see all those guys are probably gonna help. 280 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's been fun. It's been fun to be 281 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: around the camp this year. Well have you ever seen 282 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure you did it. 283 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 3: Well. 284 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 2: First of all, I talked to Boats the other day 285 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 2: along your lines. 286 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 3: I lost train of thought there. 287 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 2: And I said, Boach, when you were making decisions. 288 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: At the end of camp for your roster, did you 289 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: give an ass about who has options, who has not options? 290 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: Or did you just want the best back in the 291 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: day twenty five guys, Now it's twenty six. Do you 292 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: just want the best twenty five guys? And he said, 293 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: I just want the best twenty five guys. Is that 294 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: is that like kind of how he went about it? 295 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: And is that how like a coaching staff goes about it? 296 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: But then you have to deal with the front office 297 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: and the options and the players and stuff like that. 298 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: How does that whole interaction work between just any manager 299 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: in general and what they want on their team and 300 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 1: what the front office thinks they need to do. 301 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, the front office is talking to a lot 302 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 5: of teams about trades. You know, sometimes they have a 303 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 5: different view on who's more valuable. You know, the front 304 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 5: office gets asked about certain players and you're right. Most 305 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 5: of the time managers down on the field, you know, 306 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 5: you're thinking like. 307 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 4: A manager and coaches, we want to win. 308 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 5: We want the best twenty five because you know our 309 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 5: jobs are on the line to perform. But I do 310 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 5: think to your point, sometimes the front eye has a 311 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 5: little different perspective on that and realizes, you know, we're 312 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 5: going to need the depth, maybe more than we do. 313 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 4: We're not thinking about depth. We want to win. 314 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 5: Now. The other thing that comes to mind is, you know, 315 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 5: when Farahan came in here, I don't remember us ever 316 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 5: putting a bullpen together where we had options if we 317 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 5: had if we had seven relievers and none of them 318 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 5: had options, I don't ever hear. 319 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 4: I don't remember us talking about, well, we have no 320 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 4: options to send the guy down. 321 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,079 Speaker 5: But when Farahan came in, he wanted a bullpen that 322 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 5: had options and with shuffle guys back and forth. 323 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 4: So you see how many pictures are used. 324 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 5: Now it's done a little bit differently, and it gives 325 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 5: you more roster flexibility. 326 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 4: You know, Is that a better way to do it? 327 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 5: I don't know, but I do know we're going to 328 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 5: need all the players, and we want a little both. 329 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 5: We want the best players and we want to have 330 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 5: some options and flexibility. 331 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe a little more depth in the bullpen. I'm 332 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,199 Speaker 1: still curious how we're getting out since seven, eight and nine, 333 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: but I think some guys are really stepped up in 334 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: spring training. We'll see and maybe there's a trade in 335 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: the works for something like that where you bolster your 336 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: bullpen a little bit. WHOA, you've been around the game 337 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: a long time, You've been around the Giants organization a 338 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: long time. You've won three championships. Do you think this 339 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: team can play in October this year? 340 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 2: I do. 341 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 4: Look, we weren't that far off last year. We improved 342 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 4: the club. 343 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 5: The one thing I've learned I'd learned, you know, over 344 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 5: the years, is there's a lot of baseball to be played. 345 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 5: You know, I just would like to see us get 346 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 5: off to a good start. You know, the bullpen needs 347 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 5: to get worked out. We're gonna need guys to step 348 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 5: up because you're gonna use you know, the starters aren't 349 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 5: gonna go very deep in the in the you know, 350 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 5: beginning April, you're gonna be using the bullpen a lot. 351 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 5: So we need to hold our arm and do well there. 352 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 5: But you know, there's trades throughout the year. As you 353 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 5: just mentioned, they're still going to try to improve the 354 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 5: club before we break camp, so there's a lot that 355 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 5: can happen injuries, but there's no reason with the second 356 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 5: wild card team. We're definitely thinking about getting into the playoffs. 357 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 4: We'd like to be better than that. We know the 358 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 4: Dodgers are good. 359 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 5: I mean they're a Jugger not but getting in is 360 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 5: what everybody wants to do. 361 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 4: So we'll see how it shakes out. But we believe 362 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 4: will be a playoff team absolutely. 363 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 3: All right, I'll let you go after this one. 364 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: What was the coolest thing that happened to you in 365 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: the WBC is being the bench coach for a team 366 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: of tali Besides the obvious and winning, was there something 367 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: behind the scenes that you're just like, that was really cool? 368 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 3: You met somebody, somebody came around the team. 369 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 5: Well, I kept telling Colletti and when's Bocelli going to 370 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 5: sentence show up here? Because you know they're playing, they're playing. 371 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 5: Time to say goodbye all the time on the plane, 372 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 5: everybody's singing. You know, I think that really touched me. 373 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 5: You know, I'm proud of my heritage Ben in Italy. 374 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 5: A few times have relationships with my family over there, 375 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 5: happy to represent. 376 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 4: My mom and her. I think that's the coolest thing 377 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 4: about it. 378 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 5: And I think that's why you see the Latin countries, Venezuela, Dominican. 379 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 5: They're so passionate about playing the game, and I think 380 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 5: playing for something bigger than yourself, and you know you're 381 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 5: playing for your team in your country, you know, it's 382 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 5: very very special. 383 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 4: So that that's the coolest experience for me. 384 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 5: If I was with USA or it's a terrible thing 385 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 5: to say, but I don't know if I would have 386 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 5: felt the same way. Right, Honestly, it was special to 387 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 5: be a part of it with the Italian Club. 388 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: All right, Well, thanks for taking time to come on 389 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: the podcast. 390 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 3: I really appreciate it. 391 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: I'll see you at the ballpark and the curve maybe 392 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: Sacramento in a couple of days. 393 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 4: Absolutely, thanks for having me up people, see you soon, 394 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 4: all right. 395 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 3: Thanks. 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So when you talk about, you know, 427 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: maybe the USA didn't win, and there's a big narrative 428 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: out there that they didn't care as much as the 429 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: other countries. I don't know that they didn't care as 430 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,360 Speaker 1: much as the other countries. The one thing I will 431 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: say that if you're on Team USA and you lose, 432 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: you just go back to your team. If you're on 433 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: Puerto Rico or the Dominican or Venezuela, you go home 434 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: in the winner and you didn't perform well in that thing. 435 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: You hear about it like baseball is life in Latin America. 436 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 1: I played winter ball in Mexico. I played winter ball 437 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 1: in Venezuela. When you're down there, it's just a little 438 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 1: story real quick before we wrap it up. I went 439 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: to play in Venezuela and they didn't know much about 440 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:38,239 Speaker 1: me as a player. I was in Double A at 441 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: the time, and when you go to Venezuela, it's a 442 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: high league. 443 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 2: There's big leaguers scattered everywhere in that winter league. 444 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 1: And I was playing for Maricaibo the Aguilas Dzulia and 445 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: the first game they hit me third. I had never 446 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 1: hit third in any level of my career, and I 447 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 1: was facing John Burke. I think, I'm trying to think 448 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: if that's the right guy. And I went over four 449 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: with two strikeouts, and the headline's the next said Santangelo. 450 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: Tna Oompa in e Lavion. Santangelo has one foot on 451 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,439 Speaker 1: the plane after going oh for four my first game 452 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: out of Double A, playing against big leaguers. So you know, 453 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: I've lived that experience. I know how much the game 454 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: of baseball means, and it means a lot to US 455 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: Americans too. 456 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 3: I'm not saying that. 457 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: But they had a lot more at Steak let's just say, 458 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: based on the culture and the love for the game. 459 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: So there was part of me when Venezuela won, having 460 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: played there, that was happy for that country that's been 461 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: through so much. I'd like to separate my politics and sports. 462 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: I don't even get into politics very often, but just 463 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: to see the joy on all those people from Venezuela 464 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: and the celebrations that were all over the internet, whether 465 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: it was in Venezuela in Miami, it was pretty cool. 466 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 1: For those guys and see them move to tears was 467 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: really really awesome. 468 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 2: So I think the Americans cared. 469 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: I just didn't think they had as much at steak 470 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: as the Latin American countries, if that makes sense, and 471 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: we can deep dive into that whole tournament maybe on 472 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: another show about how if you really want to do 473 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: it right, maybe you move the season back seven days 474 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: because a player's body, especially a pitcher's body, isn't ready 475 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 1: to play playoff baseball right out of the gate. 476 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 3: You're asking your body to do things that it. 477 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 1: Has to ramp up to do, and all of a sudden, 478 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: you're supposed to throw ninety nine to one hundred on 479 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: a big stage in front of a full house for 480 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: your country. 481 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 3: That's a hard thing to ask. 482 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,439 Speaker 1: And I think the story will be told later in 483 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 1: the season by some of those guys that pitch in the. 484 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 3: WBC and to see how it affected them. 485 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 1: And from a position player standpoint, you're not ready to 486 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: hit that yet, and you just your body's not ready 487 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: to play playoff baseball in March. 488 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 2: So maybe they can take it with that a little 489 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 2: bit more. 490 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: And take away the limitations so that managers can manage 491 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 1: and not have to worry about what ball clubs think. 492 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 1: But anyways, that's another podcast for another time. It's been 493 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: nice chatting with you guys today, A Little Shorty today, 494 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:52,360 Speaker 1: I think, what are we at? 495 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 3: Twenty one minutes? 496 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: Yes, a Little Shorty add version of Splash Hit Territory 497 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: season will be joining me on the next one. We 498 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: have something in the works that's very special for opening Day. 499 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: I don't want to spoiler right now because it's not official, 500 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: but the next podcast could be a huge one, So 501 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: like and subscribe. Check it out on wherever you get 502 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: your podcasts, go to YouTube check this one out once 503 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 1: again thanks to Ron Mootis and like I say on 504 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: the way out, every single time, swing heart in case 505 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: you hit it on Splash Hit Territory.