1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: I was fortunate, obviously to get traded to the Yankees 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: and play for that great organization and and you know, 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: get to a World Series and all of that. So 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: I'm very grateful for that part of it. 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: Hey, we've got a new Chicago cub, John Birdie, joining 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: us right now on foul Territory for the first time. John, 7 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: great to have you on the show. You look happy 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: and excited to hit some warm weather. If you're not 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 2: already in Arizona. Congrats on the deal. 10 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 3: Where are you head? Thanks for having me. 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: Guys head down next week about a week today, So 12 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: you're late excited? 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 4: Were late? 14 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 5: We had tie on On. We had tie on On 15 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 5: like ten days ago. He's like, the whole team's here already, 16 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 5: So I don't know, you better get down there. You 17 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 5: better hurry up. 18 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 3: I'll have to move that flight up a little sooner. Perfect. Yeah, 19 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 3: there you go. 20 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,319 Speaker 2: Well, pitchers and catchers obviously, But for you, how did 21 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: it come together? Like was this an early conversation or 22 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 2: did it swing together pretty quickly in January? Right because 23 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 2: you signed about three weeks ago. 24 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, it's just a different off season. 25 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: Obviously, getting non tendered by the Yankees and becoming a 26 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: free agent. 27 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 3: So it was interesting. 28 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: Obviously a lot of interest early, but not a lot 29 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: of offers early on. 30 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,479 Speaker 3: A lot of teams seem to want to wait around 31 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 3: a little bit. 32 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: And you know, once it started to happen though, in 33 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: kind of mid January, after after the holidays, it kind 34 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: of happened pretty quickly and came together quickly, which we're 35 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 1: really excited about. 36 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 3: I can't wait to be in Chicago. 37 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 5: All right, you're signed now. And I have to say, 38 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 5: like John and I have the same had the same agent, 39 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 5: and now this is almost we're almost at two years 40 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 5: of the show. This is the first client, first represented 41 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 5: player by our agent Storm to actually come on our show. 42 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 5: So thank you Storm for getting forget John on here. 43 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 5: But it's been way too long. I mean, a face 44 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 5: like that, I. 45 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: Was storm lacking, that bed slacking, that bad that he 46 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: couldn't get on get another guy on here sooner. 47 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 5: Unbelievable, And I mean maybe maybe it was me, Maybe 48 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 5: it was my fault. I got him, you know, I 49 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 5: got him to talk to too many teams. But that's 50 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 5: kind of what I want to ask you about talking 51 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 5: to talking to these teams. We hit this with every 52 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 5: free agent. I talked to Storm in the offseason and 53 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 5: he was like, well, you know, kind of talking to 54 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 5: some teams, but none of them really want to put 55 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 5: it out there. Do you feel like it took too 56 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 5: long for you in the sense of like how many 57 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 5: times did you call Storm, like, hey, is there anything? 58 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 5: What did that team say when you reached out? 59 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 4: Because I know Storm always, always, always reached out to teams. 60 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 61 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was just interesting because it was like pretty 62 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 1: much I would say even like two thirds of the 63 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: league had reached out to to Storm and said that 64 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: they're interested in keep them in mind. But it just 65 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: like felt like so early on it felt like, okay, 66 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: this might go pretty quick, like we're excited, you know, 67 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: hopefully we can narrow it down to a few teams 68 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: and kind of make a decision. But then obviously the holidays, 69 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: you know, holidays come and go and all that, and 70 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: you're just like kind of still without a job, so 71 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: you're thinking, you know, when is this going to kind 72 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: of pick up again? And fortunately, like I said, middle 73 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: of January in Storm and I had a ton of 74 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: conversations leading up to it, but some teams got a 75 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: lot more serious come middle of January, and so I'm 76 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: just glad to be signed before spring started, because nobody 77 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: wants to wait wait until camp begins and feel like 78 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: you're behind and not really get to know your teammates 79 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: as well and stuff like that. So I'm excited to 80 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: get down there and start dealing with the team. 81 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 5: All right, one more on the Cubs before you have 82 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 5: to move on, because I'm not a Cubs lover. Okay, 83 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 5: so let's just get that out there right now. But 84 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 5: I have to This is a great This is a 85 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 5: great point that was brought to us by Jeremy, our director. 86 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 5: Did you get the key k Hernandez treatment? We're last year? 87 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 5: He came on here and said, like five teams called 88 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 5: and they all gave me the same offer, and I 89 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 5: just had to choose which one I liked best. So 90 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 5: did multiple teams come to you with the same offer 91 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 5: or were the Cubs by far the best offer. 92 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: No, there was definitely a handful of teams that were 93 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: pretty much everyone was talking the same thing. It was 94 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: all in the relative range that we ended up in, 95 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: maybe one or two a little higher, maybe a few 96 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: little lower, but it was kind of in that range. 97 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: And then it was just between my family and I 98 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: and talking with Storm too of where we wanted to be. 99 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: And you know, I've always had a soft spot for Chicago. 100 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: I had my first big league homer at Wrigley, and 101 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: I love playing there, and I know you don't, but 102 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: I love the fans, so you know we're really excited 103 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: to be there. 104 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 5: I actually loved the fans and I loved hitting their 105 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 5: trust me check my stats. I loved it. More they 106 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 5: buwed me. The more they bowed me, the better I did. 107 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 5: So thank you couch fans. All right, So I have 108 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 5: to say this as someone that's had a beard, and 109 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 5: I haven't seen my chin in ten years. You played 110 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 5: for the Yankees last year. I didn't recognize you when 111 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 5: you came on because now you have a beard. But 112 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 5: I know we're talking good things here, but I got 113 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 5: to ask you, what were you thinking in the fifth 114 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 5: inning last year? What was going through your head? Like, Man, 115 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 5: I wish I was out there. I could have done something. 116 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 5: I don't know because I think it's sitting there watching 117 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 5: it happen that I mean, it happens quick obviously when 118 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 5: you're in it, Like what was going through your head 119 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 5: when you're just like, wait, we dropped the fly ball 120 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 5: you didn't cover for. 121 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: It's like, oh no, it was a very very up 122 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: and down emotional game obviously, and I'm sure you guys 123 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: would agree. It's it's way more nerve wracking when you're 124 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 1: not in there, because you feel like you can be 125 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: contributing or helping. When you're when you have zero control 126 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,679 Speaker 1: and you're just watching, it's just way more gut wrenching. 127 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: After we had won game four, we felt pretty good 128 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: about everything that was that was happening, and felt like 129 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: if we could take game five, we had obviously col 130 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: on the mound. You know, no team had ever come 131 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: back even that far, I think, to force a game 132 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: six after being down three to zero. And so then 133 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: we felt like, okay, yeah, we'd be going back to 134 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: LA to have to win, but we're putting more pressure 135 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: on them. And so early on, Cole's on fire, giving 136 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: us a great start and the first five innings are 137 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: going great, and so then it's just like the momentum 138 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: building and just like, okay, we're going to do this. 139 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: We're going to win this game, and we're going to 140 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: put all the pressure back on LA and we're going 141 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: to have an opportunity. 142 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 3: And then with everything that happened. 143 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: That's just baseball, unfortunately, and you hate to see it 144 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: obviously in the World Series, but stuff like that happens, unfortunately. 145 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: And and then it just kind of was, you know, 146 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: pretty demoralizing obviously, and we still had fought back a 147 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: little bit, but unfortunately it just wasn't meant to be. 148 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 5: You've probably seen all the all the smack talking or 149 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 5: Victor's talking that the Dodgers were doing about the Yankees defense, 150 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 5: base running. How is it talked about from your standpoint 151 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 5: you from the teams you've played for and the skill 152 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 5: set that you bring to a team. Is that at 153 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 5: How is it talked about with the Yankees all season 154 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 5: with a chat with Chappie, with you know, different guys 155 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 5: who are pushing those those different aspects of the game. 156 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean. 157 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: It was very I don't know if I've ever really 158 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: heard a World Series winning team kind of talk as 159 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: badly as they did about the World Series losing team. 160 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: You know, it was almost like it felt like we 161 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: were being disrespected and to the point of like, I 162 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: don't know where we didn't even belong to be in 163 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: the World Series. It's like we won a lot of 164 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: games last year we won our division. We we went 165 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: and took care of Kansas City, took care of Cleveland, 166 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: and so like, we deserve to be there, and unfortunately 167 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: we you know, didn't perform at our best. That all 168 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: the guys will tell you that, especially from probably the 169 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: defensive standpoint and the base running standpoint. And I don't 170 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: know what the metrics kind of say about all that 171 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: of how we were as a team, but you know, 172 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: Chap obviously and the staff there, it's a really good staff, 173 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: and we worked really hard on our defense, and then 174 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: we talked quite a bit about our base running and 175 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: stuff throughout the year. So it was obviously a point 176 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: of emphasis of wanting to improve. And I think the 177 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: Yankees are gonna continue to want to improve in that 178 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: area obviously, But you know, unfortunately we ran into a 179 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: team that played better than us and in a seven 180 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,559 Speaker 1: game series, and they deserve to win. So I guess 181 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: they can say whatever they want at this point. 182 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 5: Hey, Listen, alcohol is a hell of a drug, especially 183 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 5: when you interview guys right after what in the world there, Listen, 184 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 5: you never know what they're gonna say. Okay, So I 185 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 5: don't know that i'd take it that personal because there 186 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 5: might be someone don't remember even what they said until 187 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 5: they watched it take. So let's just stay the victors 188 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 5: go the Spoils. 189 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 3: Right, Yep, they won. 190 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 5: Unfortunately you were on the team that lost. Krats knows 191 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 5: about that. I don't, so I mean, I get it, 192 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 5: and I apologize. But listen, all right, So speaking of 193 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 5: a team that might we don't know what they're doing, 194 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 5: you can't. You kind of came up with the Marlins. 195 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 5: Kind of major mark with the Marlins. What do you 196 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 5: think of what the Marlins are doing? I mean, they 197 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 5: have gotten rid of pretty much anybody and everybody that 198 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 5: has any big league service time track record other than 199 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 5: Sandy obviously, who's hurt to start the year. But what's 200 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 5: going on down there in Miami? And does it hurt 201 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 5: your heart to see it? Because there was a time where, 202 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 5: I mean the Marlins were really building something special, made 203 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 5: the playoffs a couple of years ago, and now, I mean, 204 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 5: I don't know if I can name five players on 205 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 5: the Marlins. 206 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, i'd probably be a little more truthful. You guys 207 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: have me back on here when I retire, and I 208 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: can maybe tell you guys a little more. 209 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 3: But I mean, honestly, it's just. 210 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: I was fortunate, obviously to get traded to the Yankees 211 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: and play for that great organization and you know, get 212 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: to a World Series and all of that. So I'm 213 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: very grateful for that part of it. But there's definitely 214 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: frustration because you felt like you're building something, you know, 215 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: and we created a lot of momentum going into the 216 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three seats after the twenty twenty three season 217 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,719 Speaker 1: of getting to the playoffs, and felt like that last offseason, 218 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: you know, maybe bring back Solaire, maybe bring back another bat, 219 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: maybe a few bullpen arms or something to kind of 220 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: help the momentum. 221 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 3: And keep going. 222 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 6: And the front. 223 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: Office, for whatever reason, just didn't decide decided not to 224 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 1: do any of that, and and then I got traded 225 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: the day before the season started, and then Arise shortly after, 226 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: and then Tanner, Scott and some of these other guys 227 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: also got traded throughout the year. So I don't know 228 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: what they're what their intention is, if they're you know, 229 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 1: if they want to kind of new front office staff 230 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: wants to do it their way or whatever, But. 231 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 3: Definitely a little frustrating because you felt like you're building. 232 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: Something and felt like we had a good core of 233 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: guys and really good staff there, but it just didn't 234 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: work out that way. 235 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 5: So we're gonna hold you to that because Scott takes 236 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 5: notes and everything. And so when you're done, when you 237 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 5: finally quit, because you can't make you can't retire like 238 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 5: you made the big LEAs way too late, You're gonna quit, Okay, 239 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 5: AJ careers like that, they retire, they don't quit, but 240 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 5: you you're gonna quit. 241 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 4: So when you quit, we'll have you back on. 242 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 6: When I when I quit, I'll come back on. 243 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 3: I'll promise you that. 244 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 5: Let's let's let's say you're going back in your Marlins 245 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 5: days and you had a number and the Marlins signed 246 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 5: was probably didn't happen, so it's a bad example. A 247 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 5: big free agent, what would you need for your number? 248 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 5: Like let's say when they brought obviously Garcia in, he 249 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 5: was the biggest free agent. I remember them signing when 250 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 5: you were there. What would you need as a gift? 251 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 5: Because we just talked about how MiG Roe isn't getting 252 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 5: a gift from Rokie and I know he's like a 253 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 5: rookie getting a veteran's number, but play along, what do 254 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 5: you need for a gift. 255 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: I do love my number. I do love number five. 256 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: That's always kind of been my number. I was able 257 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: to wear it for the Marlins, unfortunately not for the Yankees. 258 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: But I ended up wearing nineteen for the Yankees, which 259 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: was my dad's number, so that worked out well. But 260 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 1: back with the Cubs, back with number five. So if 261 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: we signed someone and they wanted five, and as much 262 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: as I love it, I wouldn't need a lot, to 263 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: be honest with you. If it's gonna make if it's 264 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: gonna make their incoming guy that much more happy and comfortable, 265 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: then that I'm all for it. Maybe maybe a nice 266 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: bag or something, especially if it's if it's a guy 267 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: like Avisel, he probably would have he would have done 268 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: something for me regardless, probably a nice bag or a 269 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: watch or something. 270 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 6: So but nothing, nothing. 271 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 5: Crazy, okay, okay. So so at the trade deadline, Cubs 272 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 5: are in it. They're in first place, they make a 273 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 5: big trade. What would you say if a veteran came 274 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 5: in it was like, hey, here's a here's one thousand 275 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 5: dollars Apple gift card. 276 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 4: Would you say that's kind of a crappy gift or not? 277 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think that would be a little a little low. 278 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 4: Okay, good apple, thanks hard. 279 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, I'm not it wouldn't be a 280 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 1: huge fan of it. But at the end of the day, 281 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 1: if this guy's coming in to help us win a 282 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: World Series, then I don't I don't need anything, So 283 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: all right. 284 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 5: How about if it was like September twelfth and the 285 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 5: veteran didn't know that number was available, and so he 286 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 5: also had to buy all the jerseys that they had 287 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 5: already printed on them in order to you to ask 288 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 5: Major League Baseball if he could switch numbers. I think 289 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 5: a thousand dollars was fair at the time, Thank you. 290 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 3: Carus act was that this. 291 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 5: Was twenty fourteen when rookies were making like, you know, 292 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 5: three hundred grand, so like a thousand bucks was a lot, 293 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 5: you know, plus made money. 294 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 4: Now it's like a rookie, he's. 295 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: Not a roo next question was going to be I 296 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: didn't think you could even change numbers mid season. 297 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 5: You know, it was a process, trust me. The Cardinals 298 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 5: had to call Major League Baseball and they're like, you 299 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 5: got to buy all seven jerseys that we've had made 300 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 5: for you in the team. Okay, so it's going to 301 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 5: cost you a little bit. I was like, oh, I'll 302 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 5: buy him all. There's zero out there. Okay, so that 303 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 5: wasn't a big deal. But Ty, you said you mentioned 304 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 5: the thanks you couldn't get five. Well, I mean one 305 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 5: through ten is all retired, some of them twice, right, insane? 306 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 5: So why didn't you? If I was you, I would 307 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 5: have gone there and said, I want to number one 308 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 5: hundred and nineteen or one hundred and five, right, yeah, 309 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 5: give me something judge ninety nine. So you should have 310 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 5: said I want one of I don't know what the 311 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 5: club was, one, yeah, one oh one, right, like something 312 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 5: crazy that way. If you ever see when you're like, 313 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 5: that was me first, because they don't put names on 314 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 5: the back. 315 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 4: You're right, I was first. 316 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, you're right. 317 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 3: I should have. Yeah, that's a big mistake. That's a 318 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 3: big mess on my part. 319 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 4: There. 320 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 5: You got to think about these things, listen, John, you 321 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 5: got to think about these things. 322 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: I was too demoralized that I had to shave my beard. 323 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: Right to you, I hadn't seen I hadn't seen my 324 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: chin in probably six years, and my wife didn't even 325 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: recognize me when when I was clean shaven. So I 326 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: had to bring back the mustache at least to give 327 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: me a little something in the second half of the 328 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: year and through the playoffs, which made me feel better. 329 00:14:56,440 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 6: But I'm a beard guy, so that's one. 330 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: Plus about not being on the Yankees anymore, as I 331 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: can grow my beard back. 332 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 2: Did you feel less grizzly, less manly? And do you 333 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 2: think that it's time to consider the change to the 334 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 2: tradition so we can have a little tougher luck. Yeah, 335 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 2: I mean you're a hockey guy too, right, It's got 336 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 2: to be like, oh, I feel naked on my face. 337 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 5: I did. 338 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: I did, Like I said, I sent a I flew 339 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: that night to Houston late Wednesday night, and we opened 340 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: up in Houston on Thursday. And I got to the 341 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: hotel at like two in the morning, and I was like, 342 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: I can either get up a little early to shave 343 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: it or I just gotta I just gotta do it. 344 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 3: So I shaved it all off. 345 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: At two three in the morning the night before our opener, 346 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: and I sent a picture to. 347 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 3: My wife and she had no idea who I was. 348 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: So I'm just, yeah, you just I didn't feel like myself, 349 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: I'll put it that way. So I'm against any kind 350 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: of facial hair policy. 351 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 5: Okay, know, were you worried, what's the I don't know. 352 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 5: Krats thows is better than I do. The old lady 353 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 5: that goes around and has like a ruler, she like 354 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 5: pulls out the ruler and is like, Nope, that's not 355 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 5: gonna work over this guise of the baseball. Were you 356 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 5: worried she was gonna be in Houston on opening day saying, John, listen, 357 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 5: it's too long, shave. 358 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: I had no idea that this lady existed. I don't know, 359 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: maybe maybe, uh, I don't know. I never came across her, fortunately, 360 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: I guess, so, yeah, I just knew it. It was 361 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: probably about this length when I when I got to Houston, 362 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: I knew that wasn't gonna fly. So I probably should 363 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: have went with the mustache to begin with. But I 364 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: decided to just rip the band aid off and. 365 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 6: Do it all. 366 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 3: And I regretted it. 367 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 5: Oh no, that's that's fair. That's fair. And Jean does 368 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 5: not come around. Jean does not come around. She is 369 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 5: she is the She does it by video and then 370 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 5: she tells Boonie to come and tell you. 371 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 4: To be like. 372 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 3: So I guess I was. I was on good behavior 373 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 3: all year then Okay, you're. 374 00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 4: On good behavior. 375 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 5: I've seen I've seen Boonie at Malt visits, look at 376 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 5: the picture or look at one of the position players. 377 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 5: You know, Glaber. I'm sure you saw Glaber tighten up 378 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 5: a beard on like an off day or something. Yeah, 379 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 5: and then like at a Mound visit, waiting for the 380 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 5: picture to come in, and he'll be like, maybe you 381 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 5: don't see that, GT, but you got going on there. 382 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 5: It's a pretty straight line you got going on there. 383 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 6: M h. 384 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 5: But one day I saw Boonie have a straight line too. 385 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 5: He was pissed about something. He had a straight line. 386 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 5: He would never admit to it, but he had it, 387 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 5: and he just laughed about it. But anyway, you know Boonie, 388 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, tell us about tell us about your career 389 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 5: being a late pick, being a guy, and how it 390 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 5: correlates to like the prospect rankings just came out and 391 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 5: how like all these kids are now like rated the 392 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 5: top one hundred PG high school superstars, and like people 393 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 5: look at your career and they would say, no way, 394 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 5: no way, that kid had a chance to play in 395 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 5: the big leagues. 396 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 4: And look what you did. 397 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, got drafted in the eighteenth round. By Toronto, 398 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: had some early success in the minor leagues and was 399 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: moving up pretty. 400 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 6: Good and dealt with a few. 401 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: Few injuries here and there, and then it just felt like, 402 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: especially when when maybe we were coming up, it always 403 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 1: felt like teams didn't want to bring up younger players. 404 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: They want it unless you were obviously like a stud, 405 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: but they wanted more veteran type players. And so it 406 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: felt like I got to Double A and it felt 407 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: like I just kind of my career kind of stopped 408 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,120 Speaker 1: there a little bit. I had some Triple A time, 409 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: but most of. 410 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 6: My minor, minor league career was in the minor I. 411 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: Was in Double A, and it just felt like Triple 412 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: A was always full of guys with big league experience, 413 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: and so it was like my buddy and I would joke, 414 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: we'd be like, how do you get to the big leagues, Well, 415 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: you have to have big league experience. Well how do 416 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: you get to get big league experience? Well you gotta 417 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: get called up, But you can't get called up unless 418 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: you have big league experience. So it was just like 419 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: constantly feeling like, you know, it was tough to break through, 420 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: as it should be obviously, but I always felt like 421 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 1: I had the ability, but as I got older and 422 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen was a wild year for me of starting 423 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: in Triple A, then getting traded to Cleveland, was in 424 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: Columbus and Triple A with them for six weeks, and 425 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: then getting traded back to Toronto, but they didn't have 426 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: a spot for me in Triple A, so I went 427 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: back to Double A as a twenty eight year old 428 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:26,719 Speaker 1: and just feeling like, you know, did I miss my window? 429 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: And fortunately I was able to work with a really 430 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: good staff there. A lot of those guys are in 431 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: the big leagues now with Toronto and kind of turned 432 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,360 Speaker 1: my swing around a little bit and changed some things 433 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: up and found a lot of success and was able 434 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: to make it to the big leagues and at the 435 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: very end of twenty eighteen and ended up signing with 436 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: Miami and which was a great opportunity for me. And 437 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: I got called up middle of April of nineteen and 438 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: have been up since. 439 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 5: You're a huge Destroit sports fan, feeling about how the 440 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 5: Super Bowl is now Eagles again and the Chiefs again, because. 441 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: You're lying, Yeah, I I've been trying to put it 442 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: out of my mind. So it was a very tough, 443 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: tough week against Washington. Yeah, big Lions fan, It's just 444 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: tough because I feel like the Lions, if they didn't 445 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: have all those injuries on defense. 446 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 6: They'd have a much better opposit. 447 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 3: And it's not an excuse. 448 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 6: It's not an excuse. 449 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: It's it's just a fact of that their their offense 450 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: would have had to play pretty close to perfect football 451 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: throughout the playoffs to win the Super Bowl, which they 452 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: were capable of, but they just didn't. The offense turned 453 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: the ball over four or five times against Washington. You're 454 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: not going to win a playoff game that way, and 455 00:20:54,680 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: the defense wasn't prepared to be able to stop you know, 456 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 1: Jane Daniels and the Redskins or sorry, the Commanders. So 457 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: it's not an excuse, it's just the fact. I feel like, 458 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, they have a great roster. They lost a 459 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: lot of coaches obviously, but I'm looking forward to the 460 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: next few years and thinking that that Super Bowl window 461 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: still open for him and the culture has changed there 462 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: in Detroit, and so it's a lot of fun to 463 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: see as a fan. 464 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 5: Were you able to yell at the tv? Are you 465 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 5: somebody yells at the TV if you're not at the game, 466 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 5: because you've got the new baby. 467 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 4: Can't wait with the baby. 468 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 3: Wait the baby? 469 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: No, so no, no, no, usually watching the basement, so 470 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: there's a good buffer there between between me and. 471 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 3: The baby just in case. 472 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 6: But you know, I stay pretty. 473 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 3: Even keeled throughout the game for the most part. 474 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: But it just as the lines have gotten better, it's 475 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: almost more nerve wracking watching, especially when they're playing someone 476 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: that leading up to everyone is just which is what 477 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: I hate is everyone's just like, oh, they're going to 478 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: blow out Washington by thirty points and blah blah blah. 479 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 3: It's like, it's not how it works, man. 480 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 6: You gotta come, you gotta come. 481 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 3: Play every day. 482 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 1: And you know, unfortunately they just they just didn't. 483 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 5: As a Bears fan, thank you for Ben Johnson and 484 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 5: our producer Lady. As a Jets fan says, thank you 485 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 5: for Aaron Glenn so good luck finding coordinators and a 486 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 5: whole new. 487 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 3: Dude, two very very good ones. 488 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: But I'll say this about that Lion's offense with their 489 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,880 Speaker 1: weapons and that old line and Jamier Gibbs. 490 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 6: And all that, I mean, I feel like I could. 491 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 3: Call some place for him and we would be halfway decent. 492 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 3: So don't don't say that it don't. I'm just saying, 493 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 3: don't broadcast. I love. 494 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,880 Speaker 5: There's one team they're united for. It's the Bears. 495 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: I'm giving you don't get a twisted I love Ben Johnson. 496 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,239 Speaker 1: I thought he was phenomenal for the team and for 497 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: golf's growth, and that offense is growth. But I mean 498 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: they have built a Brad Holmes has built a really 499 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: really good team and they have a really really good offense. 500 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: So I'm sure there'll be a little bit of a 501 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: you know, a step back because they were fifteen and two. 502 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: I mean, it's really hard to replicate that. But I 503 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: still think they're going to be a really good football 504 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: team and there's no reason they can't compete in the NFC. 505 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 5: And you know what you're talking about for their injuries. 506 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 5: Not good enough to come for their injuries though, just. 507 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 2: Say you're in the right place then hey, I mean, 508 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 2: you get to obviously play at regularly. It's going to 509 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 2: be fun. But they love talking football out there, talking Bears, 510 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 2: so you can bite back with some Lions talk. John great, 511 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,919 Speaker 2: san you man, congratulations on the signing. We'll see in 512 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 2: spring training. 513 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 3: Okay, sounds good. Thanks guys, appreciate it. 514 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 2: Appreciate you. Should the Yankees get rid of their facial 515 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 2: hair policy? Seventy one percent said yes, twenty eight percent 516 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 2: said no. John Birdie's a pretty tough hockey player, dude, 517 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 2: and he was like, I didn't feel the same with 518 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 2: that week in my mind, creepy policy. It's creepy. It's 519 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 2: like someone's got like some oh, shaved face fetish or 520 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 2: something like that, like, get rid of it. It's trash. 521 00:23:55,400 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 2: It's trash this America. Guys are feeling less manly. It's 522 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 2: not over the top. It's such a dumb as policy. 523 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 2: It's a loser policy rules, it's a policy for losers. 524 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 2: It is Nope, I'll die on that hill. I don't care. 525 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 2: It's so stupid. 526 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: Kay. 527 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 4: They can have facial hair, they just can't have it 528 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 4: below the lip. 529 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 2: It's weird that there's some person behind the scenes that 530 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 2: cares that much. 531 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 3: It's weird. 532 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 2: Creepy. 533 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 4: Yep, that's it. 534 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 2: Someone someone said, well, you have a choice. You don't 535 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 2: have to sign there. Okay, what if you get traded there? 536 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 2: Refuse the trade. 537 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 5: I mean, it's a big league team. Like beard, beards 538 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 5: aren't worth more than even the minimum. Now it's like 539 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 5: seven twenty Yeah, Scott, are you paying me seven hundred 540 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 5: fifty K? I'll shave my beard? 541 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 4: What I'll shave his beard? If you pay me seven 542 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 4: or fifty K? I'll grow my I'll grow I'll grow 543 00:24:58,720 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 4: my U out. 544 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 5: For seven or fifty K. The team's like, you can't 545 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 5: have a shaved head. I gotta have the U you'll 546 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 5: you see me with, Like I might even get a 547 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 5: ponytail seven fifty K. 548 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 2: Then every team should have their own policy about how 549 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 2: certain they look. Each owner can pick up weird white. 550 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 5: Sox enforced a hair policy on me and Joe Creedy 551 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 5: in two thousand and six. We had to get our 552 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 5: hairs cut. 553 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 4: Oh yeah. 554 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 5: And then Danny Ramirez came over and had dreadlocks down 555 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 5: to his button and Jerry goes, he's gonna have to 556 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 5: clean that up. And he cut off like this much, 557 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 5: and he goes, well it looks nicer, And I'm like, wait, 558 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 5: what you made? 559 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 4: Greedy and I cut our hair. 560 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 5: But many can have dreads. 561 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 4: You had to be able to show had to show 562 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 4: four inches of your sock