1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Jesus is Ardo and welcome to the 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Philly Show. 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 2: Rubin Tomorrow Junior, Jim Salisbury, Todd's the Lucky It's the 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 2: Philly Show. It's Friday, June sixth, twenty twenty five. Jim, 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 2: how are we doing today? 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 3: Doing great? 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 4: It's finally stopped raining here in eastern Pennsylvania. 8 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 3: The sun is out. It feels like baseball season now. 9 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: Baseball season for sure, Jim. One of my favorite parts 10 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: of the Philly Show, besides talking to you and Ruben 11 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: multiple times over the week, is when we get to 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 2: chat with some of these Phillies players. You know. We 13 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: had Bryce Harper on last year, Kyle Schwarber on last year, 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: Zach Wheeler, Aaron Nola this spring, and it's fun to 15 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 2: get these guys in a different setting and kind of 16 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: get them to know them a little bit more. As 17 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 2: people see there's some of their personalities come out a 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 2: little bit. And we had a real fun talk last 19 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: week with Hazeu Lozzardo. 20 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I couldn't agree with you more. 21 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 4: It's always great to get to know the person behind 22 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 4: the app a little bit about his background, a little 23 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 4: bit about his family, a little. 24 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 3: Bit about what drives him. 25 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 4: And you know, it was a great conversation with Jesus Solizardo. 26 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,199 Speaker 4: Learned a little bit about his family, about his background. 27 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,839 Speaker 4: His parents of Venezuela, and he was born in Peru 28 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 4: when his dad was working. 29 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 3: There, emigrated to South Florida. 30 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 4: He went to Marjorie Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, 31 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 4: near Fort Lauderdale. That's where that very tragic shooting was 32 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 4: a number of years ago. And he's really done his 33 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 4: part to help that community. Heal, really bright guy, really 34 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 4: well spoken, good ahead on his shoulders. 35 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 3: Hey. I know he had a tough outing. 36 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 4: Last weekend and we taped the interview a couple of 37 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 4: days before that, but. 38 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 3: You know, he'll bounce back from that. 39 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 4: You know, I still think he's built a little bit 40 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 4: of a body of work here and I believe in 41 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 4: that talent. I still think he could end up in 42 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 4: the All Star Game. But you know, we'll we'll see 43 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 4: in the time being. It was just fun to check 44 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 4: with a guy who has really emerged as an important 45 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 4: member of this twenty twenty five Phillies staff. 46 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jim. The Phillies are in Pittsburgh this weekend playing 47 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: the pirates at PNC Park. Great ballpark. But if you're 48 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: looking for something to do, you gotta swing by my 49 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: neck of the woods. Swing by Delco, Jim. People say 50 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: Delco's a lot, and they're right. We have a lot 51 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: of everything. Family fun, festivals, great restaurants and bars, gardens, history, 52 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: trails and oucdoor activities and much much more. Take it 53 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: from me. I am a Delco Dad. Check it out 54 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: for yourself. This weekend, Jim okay So Saturday is the 55 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 2: seventh annual Havertown Irish Festival, takes place at fifty East 56 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 2: Eagle Road and Havertown from noon until eight pm. Enjoy 57 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: live music, Irish dancing, crafts, and a kid's fund zone. 58 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: And then Sunday this Kuy would get your baseball fix 59 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: here go to the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum 60 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 2: presents the Delco League Baseball open House and book signing 61 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 2: that at the Radnor Township Municipal Building in Wayne from 62 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 2: eleven am until three pm. Delco is the oldest incorporated 63 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 2: league in the US, founded in nineteen o eight. I 64 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: did not know that. Enjoy memorabili and pick up a 65 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: copy of Rich Bogano's book Delaware County Sports Legends. Find 66 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 2: a full list of events at visit delco dot com. 67 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: If you're watching on YouTube, just scan that QR code 68 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: on your screen right now. 69 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 3: Irish dancing count me in. 70 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 2: All right, Jim, I look forward to seeing it. I 71 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: will see you there in the meantime, though, enjoy our 72 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: talk with Jesus Lozardojesus, thanks for joining the Philly Show. 73 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 2: Really appreciate it. Hope you're doing well. I want to 74 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: ask you as we get into June. Have these first 75 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: few months in Philly exceeded your expectations? What did you expect? Is? 76 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: What has surprised you about pitch in Philly these first 77 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 2: couple of months and your own performance? 78 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I think I think it definitely is 79 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: a little surprising to me. You know, I feel like 80 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: every every baseball player has it in him and has 81 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: that confidence in themselves. But you know, I think I've 82 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: been pitching really well, thankfully, and also just like integrating 83 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: into the team, I didn't know what to expect coming 84 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: into a team with such high, you know, expectations, but 85 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: also you know a lot of superstars, a lot of talent, 86 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: a lot of experience, and it's just blown me away. 87 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: How welcoming everyone is, how you know, how how the 88 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 1: guys who are you know, quote unquote superstars are just 89 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: really down to earth guys, you know, one of the boys, 90 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: and it's been awesome to be a part of it. 91 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 3: It does. 92 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 4: Somebody asked me about you the other day. I said, 93 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 4: it just looks like he is loving life as a Philly. 94 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 4: I mean, pitching in front of forty three thousand people 95 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 4: every time you take them ount at home, You've got 96 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 4: a great lineup behind you, Like you said, big expectation. 97 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 4: I mean, I know Miami was kind of where you're from, 98 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 4: but they were in a rebuild. 99 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 3: A lot of Night's stadium is empty. 100 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 4: Just how much have you know, has this done for 101 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 4: your just for your enthusiasm enthusiasm level, And just like 102 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 4: I said, love and life is a Philly. 103 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, love and life definitely is the right 104 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: way to put it. You know, Like you said, playing Miami, 105 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: it was it was home for me, So that was great. 106 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: But at the same time, when you're not pitching in 107 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: front of you know, forty thousand like you are here 108 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,119 Speaker 1: every night. You know, my last start at home against 109 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, I think it was raining and we still 110 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: had forty two thousand like a Wednesday at two pm. 111 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: So that's something that you don't really see all the time. 112 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: And some of the most fun I've had playing baseball 113 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: since I was in high school. 114 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: You know. 115 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: I said that during the Classic, just because of the 116 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: atmosphere during the Classic, which was awesome, and this kind 117 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: of replicates it, you know, day in and day out, 118 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: especially when we have big games like we did yesterday, 119 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,799 Speaker 1: you know with the Braves and you know, the big Series, 120 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: when when these teams come in and you really start 121 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: to feel that home field advantage. 122 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 5: So I want to go back to your childhood a 123 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 5: little bit. 124 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 2: You So you were born in Peru, correct, correct? 125 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 5: And then your parents I think, if I'm not mistaken. 126 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 5: I talked to my brother Luis about this. Did they 127 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 5: meet at a game in mark Ibo, because he told 128 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 5: me that I don't think so. 129 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 6: Oh that was the rumor out there that they met 130 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 6: at a game that I played for the for the 131 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 6: I know you were at least I know. 132 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 3: I don't think you played for him, but I think that. 133 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 2: You were one of their properties for what have you? 134 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: Yeah? Correct? Mm hmm, yeah. 135 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 7: No. 136 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: For me, is a big thing My grandpa was, I 137 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: mean a diehard when when he lived there, he'd go 138 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: to the games all the time. You know, my parents 139 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: both grew up going to the games, uh separately. They 140 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: they are from Madaga with both of them, you know, 141 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: my whole family, I'm probably the only one with I 142 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: mean within a long, long line of generations, cousins, uncles, aunts, 143 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: everything that was born in Venezuela. So I just happened 144 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: to be born in Peru. But yeah, I do feel Venezuelan, 145 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: you know, growing up with all the traditions and stuff. 146 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 2: So you're you're the only person in Major League history 147 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: born in Peru. I believe that's still the case. And 148 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 2: I know you moved from Peru to Miami right when 149 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 2: you were like one or something. 150 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was one and a half and we moved 151 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: to yeah, South Florida. 152 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: Okay, So I mean this might be a dumb question, 153 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 2: but is there any sort of like baseball community in 154 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 2: Peru where they're like, hey, Hazelsizardo is our guy. Or 155 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: do you ever get like a random tweet from somebody 156 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 2: in Peru. I mean, I don't know. I was just wondering. 157 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't I don't have social media anymore, 158 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: but when I did, when I had Instagram, i'd get 159 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: very random messages early on in my career from you know, 160 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: people trying to start leagues up in Peru, which was interesting. 161 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: I think now they're getting more of an influx of 162 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: Venezuelan's moving into Peru, which now obviously causes you know, 163 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: a lot of interest in I think there's gonna be 164 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: plenty more prouv being born baseball players of with the 165 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: same story that I had, you know, families that maybe 166 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: moved into Peru and you know, kind of brought that 167 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: passion with baseball along. But yeah, I mean I can 168 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: tell it's growing. I don't really have family over there 169 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: or friends, but just from what I have understood, and 170 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: you know, I kind of keep up with it somewhat, 171 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: and I know that there's there's a good group of 172 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: baseball players coming out of there. 173 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 3: Now, were your parents working in Peru or the students or. 174 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, my dad works for Motorola and so he left 175 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: Venezuela got a job in Peru and they lived there 176 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: for three years and that's when I was born. 177 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 3: I gotcha. 178 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 8: That's cool FT fan by now, you know, if you're buying, selling, trading, 179 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,959 Speaker 8: collecting cards. 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I know you're 204 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,439 Speaker 5: really involved in the community there, and I know that 205 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 5: you're involved in a bunch of things. Can you talk 206 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 5: about some of the things you've been doing in the community, 207 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 5: and you know what Parkland meant to you and what 208 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 5: that event, that terrible event meant to you as well. 209 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean Parkly means everything to me. Yeah, I 210 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: still live there in the off seasons. Back home, I 211 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: still live very close to my family and live right 212 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: down down the block from Stoneman Douglas. Uh, you know 213 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: where the where the tragedy happened. And you know, it 214 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: was obviously a tough, tough time for for our community 215 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: as a whole. I think everyone felt it, even if 216 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: you didn't personally, if you weren't personally affected by it, 217 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: because it's a tight knit community, a smaller community, and 218 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: you know, I went to high school there, so it 219 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: really hit home for me. I knew people there at 220 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: the time, and you know, I see how it affected people. 221 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: So for me, it's important to get back into the 222 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 1: community and just give back as much as possible using 223 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: the platform that you know, we have as baseball players. Now, 224 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: I think it's it's cool to be able to express, 225 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: you know, ourselves in certain ways and give back in 226 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: certain ways that maybe other people can't. So we've been 227 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: able to do some kids camps at Stoneman Douglas every year, 228 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: which is it's awesome. You know. We hope to keep 229 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: growing and continuing to get better. And then last year 230 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: I did my first annual golf tournament, which was awesome. 231 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: You know, we did that for my foundation, and we 232 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 1: gave back to three foundations in South Florida, the Joe 233 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: Demagio Children's Hospital, the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County, 234 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: and ARC Broward, which is a facility for people with 235 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: special needs. And so, you know, we continue to try 236 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: to do more and keep growing and get better every time. 237 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: But getting back into the community is something big for 238 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: me and my family. 239 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 2: That's awesome. And you're doing stuff here too, right, I 240 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 2: mean you're like donating per strikeout for the Boys and 241 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 2: Girls Club of Philadelphia. Is that you mentioned is Boys 242 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 2: and Girls Club something near and deu to your hire? 243 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 2: Is that just something you kind of connected with. 244 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: I think it's something I just connected with, you know, 245 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: I went and I saw in South Florida. You know, 246 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: there's a lot of parts of South Florida that that 247 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: are pretty rough, and the stuff that they do in 248 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,719 Speaker 1: those communities to get these kids off the street and 249 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 1: on the right path, and not only with the kids, 250 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: you know, how they affect the community as a whole 251 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: and what they do, I think it's awesome. So I love, 252 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: you know, giving back and being a part of it. 253 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: I think, you know, kids are the future of the country, 254 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: so you got to steer them the right way. But 255 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: at the same time, yeah, here I'm trying to We 256 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: were doing the strikeout initiative and continuing to try to 257 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: find ways to get back in the community. I've heard 258 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: a lot about CHOP the Children's Hospital Philadelphia. I would 259 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: love to go and get there and see what we 260 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: could do. My dad's a big he's a coach of 261 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: the Challenger League in Parkland. He works with Anthony Rizzo's father. 262 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: They're both coaches there, and you know, so I'm a big, 263 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: big part of the Challenger League back home, and I 264 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: would like to do that here as well. So just 265 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: trying to find the time. You know, the season's a 266 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: little tough, but whenever I get a chance, I want to. 267 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 4: We saw your parents on TV after your first start 268 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 4: in Philadelphia and they were I mean, you pitched great 269 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 4: that now you always pitch great here. I mean, what's 270 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 4: this whole experience coming to Philadelphia been like for them? 271 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: They love it, you know, I think that they really 272 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: enjoy the atmosphere and you know this is real, uh, 273 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: you know, real baseball. Not a knock on anywhere else 274 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: that I've been. But you know, you could feel, like 275 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: I said, the atmosphere, the home the home field advantage. Uh, 276 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: you know, the buzz around the city going into a game. 277 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: You just see the streets, you know, flooded with Philly's gear, 278 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: and the stadium's you know, packed, everyone's walking in. So 279 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: it's a good time. They're having a great time, you know, 280 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: making it out to all my starts. They love coming 281 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: and staying with me and cooking me home cooked meals. 282 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: So and I don't complain about it. 283 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 3: That's that's the worse for you either. 284 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: Hey, I'm off for it. 285 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 2: So I I noticed that you're. 286 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 5: You seem like a pretty emotional guy, and and it 287 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 5: to me from the outside looking in, And you can 288 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 5: correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like the 289 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 5: fan base sort of uplifts you up and you get 290 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 5: fired up to pitch. I mean, I know you you're 291 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 5: pretty emotional and I know you want to do well. 292 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 5: I mean that sort of seems to be your personality. Dude, 293 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 5: the fan Does the fan base take you to that 294 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 5: next level here? 295 00:13:56,520 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: I would say so yeah. I think that you know, 296 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: in places where where there's not that many fans, you 297 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 1: almost have to create your own adrenaline. And you know, 298 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: it's it's not hard to create your own adrenaline when 299 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: you're facing you know, another big league hitter. So I 300 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: think we always have those jitters in that adrenaline. But 301 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: when you know, when you have forty thousand behind you 302 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: and they're cheering you on, and you can almost feel 303 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: like that confidence building. So yeah, I mean I feel 304 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: like when I'm off the mound, I'm completely different. I'm 305 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: not really that emotional. I'm pretty level headed and quiet, 306 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: But when I get on the mound, it's just a 307 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: different It's just a different human being on there. 308 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 4: Hey, sus I wanted to ask you one more. It's 309 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 4: Stoneman Douglas for folks out there who don't know, is 310 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 4: an incredible baseball program. Every every year They're in the 311 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 4: top ten of anybody who ranks high school baseball programs. 312 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 4: I mean, obviously Haysuszardo, that Kolbe Mayo, Roman Anthony. I 313 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 4: think it was a great prospect with the Red Sox, 314 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 4: just a great program. But I actually hear you speak. 315 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 4: You're incredibly well spoken, and I'm imagining you were a 316 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 4: good student, did you And you were a big prospect 317 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 4: coming out of high school and draft prospect, But did 318 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 4: you have a college commitment? 319 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: And I was planning on going to the University of Miami, 320 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: and I was pretty pretty dead set on it too. 321 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: I was a pretty good student in high school, and 322 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: I you know, college is a big thing for my parents. 323 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: My sister went to college. My parents both went to college, 324 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, I was I was pretty dead set on 325 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: going to college. The NATS came and obviously offered me 326 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: life changing money, so it's hard for me to turn away. 327 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: But I still made a promise to my dad that, 328 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: you know, I need to get a college degree before 329 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: I die. So I'm gonna promise what are you going 330 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: to get your degree in? I tried finance when I 331 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: was in rookie ball, but micro macroeconomics wasn't my favorite, 332 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: So now I got to look for something else, maybe business, something, 333 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: But I told them I would do it, so I'm 334 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: gonna do it for you. That's terrific. 335 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 2: That is awesome. And you know, one of my favorite 336 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 2: stories I've written in a long time, Hazes. A couple 337 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 2: of weeks ago, I was talking about just your preparation 338 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 2: before a start, and we were talking a lot about 339 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 2: your superstitions and for people that haven't did not read 340 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 2: that story, like you're very specific, and when you begin 341 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 2: your pre start routine, when you walk onto the field, 342 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 2: when you make your first throw onto the field, can 343 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 2: you kind of talk or you know, tell us a 344 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 2: little bit about that, why that started, how that started, 345 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 2: and how it might just help you mentally, like get 346 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 2: prepared for a start before big game. 347 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: Yeah. For me, just like I have a lot of 348 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: I'm a big numbers guy. I think you know, numbers 349 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: have meetings behind them, and you know, I would say, 350 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: you know, I'm pretty religious as well, so there's a 351 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: lot of times, you know, I'll just say, you know, 352 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: show me forty four if I'm on the right path, 353 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: and I'll randomly be driving to the field and I'll 354 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: see a forty four license plate, or I'll be rolling 355 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: out and I'll look on the ceiling and the fan has, 356 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: you know, forty four on it. Just random thing like 357 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 1: that that, you know, give me a little confidence here 358 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: and there, a little piece of mind. It almost, you know, 359 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: it almost assures me that today's my day. And but 360 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: if I don't see it, you know, it's not like 361 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: I hit the panting button and I'm you know, it's 362 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: the end of the world. But yeah, for me, fours 363 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: and ates have always been big. So anytime I walk 364 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: out to the field has to add up to a 365 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: four and eight, and the same with the first throw 366 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 1: of the day has to add up to a four 367 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: or in eight. So me and AJ Puck. AJ Puck, 368 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: the reliever with the Diamondbacks, a real good friend of mine, 369 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: and he kind of feels the same way. So we 370 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 1: kind of developed that together. He's a reliever. So it's 371 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: a little bit tougher and I'm more superstitious in my routine. 372 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: But fours and eights have always been been the thing. 373 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 2: But I mean, obviously you wear the glasses. They're not prescription, right, 374 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 2: you know, that's that's kind of a good luck thing 375 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,120 Speaker 2: as well. And your coffee order. I love that too. 376 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 3: You get it? 377 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 2: What is it? A cold brew with almond milk at Starbucks? 378 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: Yeah? And I and now nowadays I can't stand the 379 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: taste of it. It's just at this point I need 380 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: a drink it because I'm Soper. 381 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 3: Do they know you yet at the neighborhood Starbucks? 382 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 1: Not yet, but I'm sure by the end of the 383 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 1: season they will. 384 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 9: And I've actually I was super superstitious as well. Do 385 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 9: you ever try to test it in the minor leagues 386 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 9: or anything like that, like try to do something different 387 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 9: just so you know you're okay if things don't work out. 388 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: Have you done that before? 389 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 5: Uh? 390 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I have. Well, this year I did it with 391 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,959 Speaker 1: the glove. I switched up my glove and normally, I 392 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, I wear the same gamer all year, whether 393 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: it's good or bad. Uh, And this year I started 394 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: to I tried like little switches here and there. I 395 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: actually had a hot coffee one day. I forgot where 396 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 1: we were, but it was freezing, and I was like, 397 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: I can't have cold grew and you might have been 398 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: Chicago and I had a hot coffee and it went well, 399 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: and I was like, maybe, you know, but I don't 400 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 1: like to mess with it too much, so I try 401 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 1: to limit my superstition. Uh you know when I when 402 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: I leave. 403 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 2: It, that's right, I forgot. 404 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, you forgot. 405 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 2: You switched the gloves up. You were all You used 406 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 2: to only have an all black glove. Right now you've 407 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 2: got like a cream colored one as well that you 408 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 2: mix in. Yep, yeah, yeah, that's all. 409 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 5: I wanted to talk a little bit about Caleb Kothain 410 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 5: and how he's affected you so far. 411 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: And what al important has been to you. 412 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 5: Obviously, you came up with the new pitch during the 413 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 5: course of the spring training, broke it out, broke out 414 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 5: that sweeper. Can you talk a little bit about that 415 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 5: overall development as that happened as you built your relationship 416 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:21,439 Speaker 5: with Caleb. 417 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, Caleb has been awesome for me. And you know, 418 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: I think we bounced or we we balance each other 419 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: out pretty well because he's a good mix of like 420 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 1: old school. 421 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 5: Uh. 422 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,239 Speaker 1: You know, you have old school pitching coaches who are 423 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 1: all feel and you know how it looks visually and 424 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: reading the swing, and then you have a little bit 425 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: of new school pitching coaches as well, who are very 426 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: analytic driven, you know, the metrics say this, uh, you know, analytically, 427 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: this is what we should throw guys. So he's a 428 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: perfect mix of both. I think he does a good 429 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: job of analyzing the metrics and the numbers and all 430 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: that and simplifying it and knowing how to tell a 431 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 1: player or a pitcher, you know, what they what they 432 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: need to hear, and how it's gonna help them. I 433 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: think every guy's different. Some guys might be a little 434 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: more analytic driven, some guys might be less. So I 435 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: think he has the perfect mix. And as well, he 436 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,719 Speaker 1: mixes that with reading swings and visually how that looks. 437 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: So I think that that's the perfect balance in a 438 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: pitching coach. And he helped me a lot with the sweeper, 439 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 1: like we've been saying, just he kind of put it 440 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: in my head. I went ahead and I started tinkering 441 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: with it. I work out down in West Palm Beach, 442 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 1: and you know, so we have some pitching coaches out 443 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: there that they did a great job with me. They 444 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 1: kind of showed me a grip. We just went with it, 445 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: and then you know, progressively building that into because the 446 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: new pitch is a little different stress on the arm, 447 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: So I was working it progressively in the offseason filled 448 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: in Caleb Cotham, Mark Lowie, our pitching guys here, and 449 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: then when we got to spring, you know, we kind 450 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: of had to take our lumps and bumps with how 451 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 1: we were gonna attack hitters, and we couldn't really We 452 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: had to find the right the right mesh, the right time, 453 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 1: the right places in the count to use it. And 454 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: you know, by the end of spring, I think we 455 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: did a really good job with nail that down. 456 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 4: I was wondering for the for the listeners and the viewers, 457 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 4: could you give us a simple breakdown of the difference 458 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 4: between the slot a slider and a sweeper. I mean, 459 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 4: you you threw a backfoot slider. I remember, uh, I 460 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:25,439 Speaker 4: think it was Castianos in spring training when somebody asked him, hey, 461 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 4: what do you think again, jose A his swist Lozardo. 462 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 4: He said, Uh, it's great. It's a great pitcher and 463 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 4: that backfoot slider. I don't have to face it anymore. 464 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 4: But now it's a uh, it's a sweeper. Just give 465 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 4: us a little breakdown of the difference in those two pitches. 466 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, So, I mean, basically, I've never had a pitch 467 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: that moved so much horizontally towards the right handed hitter. 468 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 1: Everything was always either very up and down or would 469 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: run away. So now it just helps me. My My 470 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: slider is more of a gyro slider. They call it 471 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 1: a bullet spin slider, so it spins like a bullet 472 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 1: and it kind of just drops visually to me, the 473 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: good ones have a little turn, but if you look 474 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: at it analytically, it's it doesn't move at all. It doesn't. 475 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: It just stays dead straight and just goes down. So 476 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: that's I mean, those sliders are very effective, but for me, 477 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: I needed something that went into the right handed hitter 478 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: and kind of made them aware of stuff moving into them. 479 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: And then that's where the sweeper comes in. Where you 480 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: get that whether it's seven or to ten or to 481 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: thirteen inches of horizontal movement inwards. 482 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 2: Do you have a ball with you? 483 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 3: Could you show us how you throw it? Yeah? 484 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:38,360 Speaker 1: For me, this is my sweeper grip guys. A lot 485 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 1: of guys mess with the thumb. For me, that was 486 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: like the biggest thing. Finding that the thumb on the 487 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: side would really help me and just have more ball security. 488 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: And then basically just think of throwing a football and 489 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: having that ball spin out, and then you want that 490 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: side spin on it and have it tumble away, and. 491 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 2: Then what about can you show us how is this 492 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 2: the slider different? 493 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: Then I guess so the slider is right here and 494 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: then base, so you just throw it, stay behind it, 495 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 1: and then that ball you're gonna I'm gonna pronate it 496 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: and then it just spins like that. So then that 497 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: when it spins like a bullet, it'll just drop as 498 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: opposed to the side spin. 499 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: So I remember in that first Great for League start, 500 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 2: you threw the sweeper, and I remember you're saying, like, 501 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 2: it's let's I'm trying it. I don't even know if 502 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 2: it's going to be a real pitch or not. Were 503 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 2: you just kind of trying to lower expectations or were 504 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 2: you to legitimate Like, I don't I don't know if 505 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 2: this is going to be something I carry in the season, 506 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 2: because now you look at it and it's like you 507 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 2: throw it almost thirty percent of the time, so you 508 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 2: know it's become like really obviously a big part of 509 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 2: your success. This yere. 510 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, Now, I think I was just trying to lower expectations. 511 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:42,360 Speaker 1: The second I threw it in the offseason, I knew 512 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: that this was going to be a weapon for me. 513 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 1: It just visually looked really well, metrically looked really well. 514 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: It was something that I didn't have confidence in the 515 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: early in spring, at least, I didn't have confidence in 516 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: the command of it. You know, now I'm able to 517 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: throw it both sides of the plate, you know, beneath 518 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: the zone as well. And early on it was just 519 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: kind of like grip it and rip it and just 520 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: you know, hope it moves. But you know, in the 521 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: in the years past, I've also tried to add a cutter, 522 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: I've tried to add a curve ball, and I come 523 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: into spring with high expectations and I ended up just 524 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: banging the pitch completely and sticking with what I had. 525 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 1: So this year is more of let's just take it slow, 526 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,360 Speaker 1: let's see what we have, and then you know, as 527 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: it progressed, obviously became a weapon for me. 528 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 4: So so the sweeper, I mean, this was not brought 529 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 4: up to you in clear Water. This you would trade 530 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 4: it to the Phillies and then you had conversations I 531 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 4: guess by phone or maybe video with Caleb, and at 532 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 4: that point he suggested to sweeper. I mean, it takes 533 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 4: some faith in a guy to buy in before even 534 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 4: really meeting him in person, doesn't it? 535 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 3: Yeah? 536 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: I mean, but also if you just look at the 537 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: track record, you know Zach has added a sweeper. I 538 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: think he's added a couple of pitches and you know, yeah, splitter, 539 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 1: and it's been it's been incredible. So I mean, just 540 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: the fact and also him just asking me. He asked me, hey, 541 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: have you ever thrown a sweeper? I said no, and 542 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 1: he just left it at that. And I think it 543 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: was the day I got traded. I got home, I 544 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:09,199 Speaker 1: called him and he just left it at that, and 545 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: that kind of sparked my brain into saying, you know, 546 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: if he's asking me that question, maybe you know he 547 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: sees something the potential and the sweeper. And then when 548 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 1: I brought it back to him, like hey, you know 549 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: I've been working on this sweeper, he was all for it, 550 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 1: and you know, they loved how it looked. But I think, 551 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: like like I said earlier, Caleb does a great job 552 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: of he wants guys to mess around and tinker a 553 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: little bit, but he also wants to simplify it as 554 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 1: much as possible, and he kind of leaves it in 555 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 1: your court. 556 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 4: Where does JT fit into your success here in Philadelphia. 557 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: I mean extremely high. You know, not many guys. I 558 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: would say JT and march On both. March On takes 559 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 1: heavily after JT in the sense of he it looks like, 560 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: you know, he follows his every move in a good way, 561 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: because JT is one of the hardest workers I've ever 562 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: seen in the weight room. On the field, you see 563 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: him every day you walk in early. He's studying the hitters, 564 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: doing going over his counter reports. And you know, so 565 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: it's not by chance that the pitching staff, you know, 566 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: does what it does. When you have guys behind the 567 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: plate that really know what they're doing, you know, you 568 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: have confidence. Every time JT puts a pitch down for me, 569 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: I have a confidence that he saw something in the video, 570 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 1: saw something in the numbers, see something you know in 571 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: the bat He's great at visually seeing what you know, 572 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: a hitter swing, hitters take the way they set up. 573 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,919 Speaker 1: I mean, he's just the full package back there, real smart, 574 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: real tough, and you know he keeps a cool and 575 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,199 Speaker 1: level head back there, especially a guy like me. You know, 576 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: I get adrenaline flowing and I just want to blow 577 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: people away sometimes and he's more of, you know, the 578 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: level head of let's throw this, let's throw this, you know, 579 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,119 Speaker 1: let's get this guy out, let's be smart about things. 580 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: So you know, I wouldn't be where I am today 581 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: without him. For sure. 582 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 5: You've been in the big leagues sometime now, and you 583 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 5: sort of bounced a little bit to different organizations. Where 584 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 5: was it for you when you finally felt like, my 585 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 5: my feed are firmly planted into the ground, and I 586 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 5: know that I'm going to be a quality major league 587 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 5: baseball player. And what was that like to Because I 588 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 5: went through that moment at some point, I wasn't ever 589 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 5: a quality but I felt much more comfortable in my. 590 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 2: Own skin as a major league player. And I was 591 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 2: curious as to when it happened for you and. 592 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: How yeah, for me, I would say twenty twenty three 593 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 1: with the Marlins was the year that you know, I 594 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: was I think my fifth year parts of five years 595 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: in the big leagues. You know, I was a little older, 596 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:36,479 Speaker 1: got more mature, and just understanding. You know, that year 597 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 1: I threw, I had a full season of health through 598 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: thirty two starts, I want to say, or thirty one starts, 599 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,160 Speaker 1: understood what it took to be, you know, a full 600 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: season starting pitcher and how long that season really is. 601 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 1: But I felt like that was where I kind of 602 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: turned the point, you know, early in the year that 603 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: year that I felt like every time I went out there, 604 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:56,439 Speaker 1: you know, I could give us a chance to win, 605 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: doesn't matter who's on the other side. And you know, 606 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: last year was frustrated, but being an open day opening 607 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:05,159 Speaker 1: day starter for the Marlins, it was just it was 608 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: just for me kind of gave me that confidence, even 609 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: though I got hurt at the end of last year 610 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: going into this year, just remembering, you know, you can 611 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: do it. You know you've been there before, You've done it, 612 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: you know, so it's nothing new. And so now just 613 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,439 Speaker 1: coming in here, I had, like you said, I already 614 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: felt like, you know, I had established myself somewhat, and 615 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: then coming to a team who had already faced me 616 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: and knew what I could do, it didn't feel like 617 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:29,360 Speaker 1: I had to to go out and do more. 618 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 2: Jesus, talking a lot of your teammates, they say, oh, man, Jesus, man, 619 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 2: he he's a real competitor. Man, this this dude competes. 620 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 2: This dude. I remember actually asked Kyle Schuber after game 621 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 2: and go you guys always say that, but what does 622 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 2: that actually mean? Like when you say a guy is 623 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 2: a competitor and he says it's kind of like a 624 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 2: vibe maybe or just so you can just tell that 625 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,959 Speaker 2: he's going to grind through it even things are going right, 626 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 2: I'm wondering, like before a game, during a game, or 627 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 2: you guy that you know, don't talk to me, like, 628 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 2: guys wanna stay out of my way? Can you have 629 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 2: a conversation with teammates Like is that part maybe what 630 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 2: they're talking about or what do you think they mean 631 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 2: when they say that. 632 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I think one of the 633 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: greatest compliments you can ever get is, you know, being 634 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: a competitor. I always want to compete. Uh you know, 635 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: watching that Michael Jordan documentary when he says I have 636 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: a competition problem, Like I really have a competition problem. 637 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: I just love to compete. And whether it doesn't matter 638 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: what we're doing. We could be playing Domino's, playing Horrors basketball, 639 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter anything. I always want to win. But 640 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: I think you know, before games, if you ask, if 641 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: you ask a lot of the guys, some guys might 642 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: give you mixed answers. A lot of the Latin guys 643 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: say that they can't talk to me before I pitch 644 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: because I'm pretty lugged in. But I feel like, you know, 645 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: I'm pretty easy going. Guys can talk to me. I 646 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: can have a conversation. But like when it's a couple 647 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: hours before the game and I have my headphones on, 648 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 1: like I'm I'm locked in one hundred percent and I'm 649 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: ready to go, and I feel like I just turned it, 650 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: Like I said, I turned into someone else when I 651 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 1: when I go to pitch and it's just a very 652 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: competitive he's on go and then the second that, you know, 653 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: Skip tells me I'm done. Then then it's over. Then 654 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: I am smiling again. I'm messing around. But uh, there's 655 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: not much messing around going on on day games for me. 656 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 2: What are you listening to pregame to get you in 657 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 2: the zone. 658 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: Uh, it's a good mix. I got some Latin music 659 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 1: some uh someday, don't A lot of rap, A lot 660 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: of old school raph New York like nineties mob deep 661 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: like that type of stuff. 662 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 3: Nice. 663 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 6: Hey, So it's just kind of curious, just on the 664 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 6: sort of lighter side, what other things do you like 665 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 6: to do off the field. I mean, have many hobbies, 666 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 6: your interests or you're a golfer, your fishermen. 667 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: What do you What kind of stuff do you do 668 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: a little bit of everything. I like to I like 669 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: to fish a lot back home. I don't have a boat, 670 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: but anytime I get invited out on one, I'll be there. 671 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 5: You'll be able to afford plenty of boats. 672 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: Hopefully hopefully soon. Yeah, but a lot of lake fishing 673 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: around my house, big, big golfer uh L. Going to 674 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 1: the beach, anything really outdoors, you know, back home in 675 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: the winters, Florida's beautiful, so we try to get out, 676 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: whether it's the beach, paddleboarding, fishing, golf. I like to 677 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: hunt every once in a while if I get invited 678 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: for that. So I'm a little bit of everything. 679 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 4: Hey, before we before we run out of time, I 680 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 4: wanted to tell you you have a history with Andrew 681 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 4: Painter from the same area, worked out the same facility. 682 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 3: Uh you spent some time obviously in spring training. 683 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 4: Tell the Phillies fans what they're gonna get from this kid, 684 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 4: Probably not too near future. 685 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, Painter is is awesome, you know. I I love 686 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: messing with him. He's an awesome kid, great kid, hard worker. 687 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: That's what kind of blows me away. He's he's very 688 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: mature for his age. He almost acts like you know, 689 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: I view him as as a peer of my own age. 690 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: I remember going and visiting, uh, his high school coach 691 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 1: at the time, and he was in high school, and 692 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: it just kind of blew me away. I'd always heard 693 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 1: a lot about him, he was way younger than me, 694 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: but yeah, the more I got to know him, you know, 695 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: a couple of seasons ago, we played a lot of 696 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: pickball together and so we got very competitive at that 697 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: and we were It's just great, great to see, you know, 698 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: that side of him outside of the baseball field, because 699 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: you know how good of a kid he is, how 700 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: hard he works. Uh, But when he when he does 701 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: turn it on, when he starts to play and when 702 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 1: he starts to pitch, you could see kind of that 703 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: mode going for him. And that's when you know he 704 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: wants to be the best. And I think that that's 705 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: what makes him so good, is that you know, he's 706 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: always striving to be great and uh, you know, I 707 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 1: think that that it's something that he can definitely achieve. 708 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: So I'm excited for him. 709 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 4: Did he have kind of a legendary aura as a 710 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 4: high school kid? 711 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 3: Uh? 712 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, you have a lot of good baseball 713 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: players coming out of South Florida, so there's a you 714 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: know that that joke of like a prospect or a suspect, 715 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: you never know what they're gonna be. But I feel 716 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: like at an early age, you could tell that Painter 717 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: was just going to be, you know, a stud. You know, 718 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: he had the build for it, but he wasn't you know, 719 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: extremely loud and cocky kid. He was just kind of 720 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: quiet under the radar, and he would just he would 721 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: just be really good. So yeah, it's it was, It's 722 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: in incredible to see. But yeah, we have we have 723 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 1: a lot of soft Florida guys on this team. It's 724 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: actually it's actually pretty fun to be around you. 725 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. 726 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 1: Me and Maxwell's are the day I actually blow out 727 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 1: my elbow in high school my senior year, he was 728 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: the starting pitcher on the other side. 729 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 2: Really, wow, that's wild. Who's better at pick a ball? 730 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 2: Who wins me? You? 731 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, eyeball, any stinks at it. But yeah, if you 732 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: ever talked to him about pick a ball, you gotta 733 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: ask him. You're left myself, Yes, what's your rating? You got? 734 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:30,320 Speaker 3: You got? You rated? 735 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:32,719 Speaker 1: No, I don't know. My dad plays every day all 736 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:35,239 Speaker 1: day long. He's like a four four and I don't know, 737 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,959 Speaker 1: so he's pretty good. I'm not. I just go and 738 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 1: try to keep up with him. That's awesome. 739 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 2: And then one one last one for me is are 740 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 2: you're a hockey fan as well? 741 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 5: Right? 742 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 2: Are you a Panthers fan? 743 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: Panthers fan? 744 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 2: Okay, so congrats to you. 745 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 3: Yeah? 746 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: Did you? 747 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 2: Did you get on uh Jordan's and Thomas? 748 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,040 Speaker 1: I was. I was talking a lot of a lot 749 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 1: of smack to Tom. I might have got on his 750 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: nerve a little bit, which is pretty funny. But yeah, 751 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 1: me and Jordan, I mean we were going at it 752 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: left and right. I knew he was a big Toronto 753 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 1: Leafs fan, so every chance I got I could chirp him. 754 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:13,440 Speaker 4: So the deciding game between the Leafs and the Panthers 755 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 4: was on when you guys were on the plane and 756 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 4: route to Denver, were you able to watch that game? 757 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:19,359 Speaker 2: Yeah? 758 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 1: Me and me and Jordan were sitting next to each other. 759 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:22,879 Speaker 1: I had the game on. I was cheering every time 760 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: with scoring. It was great. 761 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 3: And then they absolutely blitzed Caroline. 762 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: Yeah again, Yeah, thankfully. 763 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 2: That's the fantastic. 764 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 1: Hopefully they do the same as last year and they'd 765 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 1: be Mike Jesus, but we'll see. 766 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 3: He's good. But some of the Panthers, man, they are yah. 767 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 1: I one thing I will say. But I mean, I've 768 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,360 Speaker 1: been going to those games since I was thirteen. We 769 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:51,040 Speaker 1: used to park across the street and scout tickets for 770 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 1: like seven bucks. In high school, they weren't great, so 771 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 1: now seeing where they are now, but I just love 772 00:34:56,760 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 1: seeing how gritty they are. It's something that honestly like 773 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: fires me up and and and uh, you know, I 774 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,719 Speaker 1: love that side of hockey that we can I wish 775 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:07,880 Speaker 1: we could bring into baseball, how gritty they are and 776 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:10,399 Speaker 1: how in their and their face they are all the time. 777 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 1: You know, they're always, you know, just trying to get 778 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:14,719 Speaker 1: under the skin of the other team. And I love 779 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:16,719 Speaker 1: that about them. I love Matthew Chuck. I'm a big 780 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 1: fan of his. 781 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 3: I like him too. 782 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 4: He's he's a he's a good player all around, and 783 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:22,879 Speaker 4: you'll get onto your skin. 784 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 3: He's tough with his brother. 785 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,719 Speaker 4: I mean, look what they did in the in the 786 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 4: four Nations. So yeah, well it's gonna be a great 787 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 4: final I love the fun and Stanley Cupp as well. 788 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: That's gonna be great. Yeah. 789 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:38,239 Speaker 2: Well, well, Hazus, thanks a lot, like good luck to 790 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:40,920 Speaker 2: your panthers and good luck to you for the rest 791 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 2: of the season. We had a lot of fun talking 792 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 2: to you, so thanks so much for joining us. 793 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 1: Man, it was great great having you guys. 794 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 2: The Philly Show is brought to you by the Foul 795 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:53,960 Speaker 2: Territory Network. Subscribe to The Philly Show on YouTube and 796 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 2: wherever you get your podcasts. If you like us, give 797 00:35:57,239 --> 00:36:01,880 Speaker 2: us a review, Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and threads. 798 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 2: Find Rubens analysis before, during, and after Phillies games on 799 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:09,000 Speaker 2: NBC Sports Philadelphia, on the Sports Radio ninety four, WIP 800 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:12,800 Speaker 2: Morning Show, and MLB Network. Find Jim at all pH 801 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 2: l y dot com. 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