1 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: Manager's meeting. 2 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 2: I saw Tory Lavello on there, the diamondback skipper joining 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 2: us right now and FT live in Orlando. 4 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 3: Tori, great to see you. 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: How's it going down here? And what do you do? 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: You do you like? You know, you're in the room 7 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: and you're like, don't trade him? I really like him? 8 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, uh, yeah's exactly right. 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 3: Right, I'm on the wall. I goes traded. 10 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 4: I don't know what's going on. So, yeah, we're tight, 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 4: We're tight. You know, he's a good player. People are smart, 12 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 4: like they want good players, and of course they're gonna 13 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 4: ask for our best player. 14 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 3: I don't know where that process is. 15 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 4: I just know that that he's a great baseball player 16 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 4: that helps swim baseball game. So yeah, when Mike would ask, 17 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 4: if he asked me, I'd be like, no, don't but 18 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 4: that's not my department. And I don't know where that 19 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 4: that whole process is. But what do I do here? 20 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 4: I I go to the war room, listen for an hour, 21 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 4: get tired of what they're talking about. 22 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: They go to meetings. 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 4: I walk out, have a little cup of coffee, and 24 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 4: then I go back an hour later. It's the same thing, 25 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 4: and I just end up saying I'm over you, guys. 26 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 4: I got I gotta go take care of stuff. I lie, 27 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 4: I don't tell them what I'm doing. I just have 28 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 4: to take care of stuff. And I just a spirit. 29 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: I phase out because you're not making the call. I mean, 30 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: obviously you're a big part of the organization. How much 31 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 2: do they come to you? And I'm guessing it's not 32 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: here because you just talk to them all the time. Yeah, 33 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 2: what do you think we should do? 34 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 3: Enough. 35 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 4: I don't make the final decision, but I have a 36 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 4: really big seat at the table and it's part of 37 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 4: it's a discussion week. We talk about different things and 38 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 4: go over what the team looks like, what my gut 39 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 4: feel is. And over the years, I think the strength 40 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 4: of what we do is I accept their thirty thousand 41 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 4: foot view and I give them the guts of what's 42 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 4: going on, Like this is what's happening in the clubhouse. 43 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 4: This is real stuff. The guy has a heart and 44 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 4: a brain. It's not a piece of paper. So let's 45 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 4: combine the thought of what we both are talking about 46 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:01,919 Speaker 4: and make the best decision. 47 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 5: Move forward. How do you get how do you get 48 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 5: your emotions out of the decisions? Because a lot of 49 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,399 Speaker 5: those guys in the war room that you're talking about, 50 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 5: they really don't have emotions in it. They have the 51 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 5: paper pen like yep, okay, this guy did this, this, that. 52 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 5: But you say, man, I see how much Gabby Moreno's work. 53 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 5: And I know we were playing McCann a little bit 54 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 5: late more down the stretch, we're trying to make a push. 55 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 5: How do you take your emotions out of it? Because 56 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 5: teams are not built on emotions in the off season. 57 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 5: They're built on numbers, they're built on the war they're 58 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 5: built on their outs above average. So how do you 59 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 5: go in there and take your emotions out? Or is 60 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 5: that when you leave the room when they stop listening 61 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 5: to your emotions. 62 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a good question because I know that you 63 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 4: add human emotion into something. Sometimes you make you make 64 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 4: a bad decision, and I got to make sure that 65 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 4: when I'm way way different things, that I have conversations 66 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 4: with different people to make that best decision move forward. 67 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 4: So I am a big heartbeat guy. I'm a big 68 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 4: like where is his where's his mind? 69 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 3: Uh? 70 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 4: You know, the decisions you make will will show what 71 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 4: your priorities are. And I want players that are making 72 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 4: good decisions, with their work habits, with their prep, and 73 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 4: then ultimately going out there and having results. And that's 74 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 4: waited for sure, and I think that's a that's a 75 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 4: bigger part of the game than anything. So the analytics 76 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 4: and the data will show a certain thing, but the 77 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 4: heartbeat of a baseball player is really important. And I 78 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 4: think over the years, I was just saying, Mike Hays 79 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 4: and has now become began to understand that. You know, 80 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 4: it's been ten years we've been together, and he'll give 81 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 4: me that that really good point of view. But I'll say, 82 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 4: hang on, Remember we got a player that's that's really 83 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 4: ready and really hungry, and I want hungry players to 84 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 4: care and that that would trump a lot of things 85 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 4: in my opinion, and they respect my opinion. 86 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 6: Okay, So when you say, you know, Mike Hays and 87 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 6: you and sit down, do you guys cover your eyes 88 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 6: when you see the Dodgers make another move in your division, 89 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 6: get edwin, d back up what they already had, the 90 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 6: two time defending world champions, and here they are, Oh, 91 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 6: we'll just go on and sign a top three closer 92 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 6: in baseball and add him to the list of everyone 93 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 6: we have. 94 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, so it started what with Freddy. The next year 95 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 3: it was Mookie. 96 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 4: They keep get wrapping all these really good presents to 97 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 4: the n West and. 98 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 3: It just doesn't let up. 99 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 4: And then it was Yamamoto and Shohey and then Sasaki 100 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 4: last year. So Tanner Scott, you forgot Rander Scott right, 101 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 4: one of the best relievers in twenty four. I know 102 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 4: we got banged up. He probably didn't have a healthy year. 103 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 4: So yeah, Glass now it just it's it's endless. And 104 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 4: in my opinion, it's fine. They play within the rules. 105 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 3: Everybody knows what they can and can't do. 106 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 4: I think Andrew's doing a great job of getting the 107 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 4: right players in their docs, doing a great job leading them. 108 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 3: And it's real. So we know that and we're like, 109 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 3: either we can complain about. 110 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 6: It, but that's gonna be my question. How do you 111 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 6: go to your team and say, don't pay attention, guys, 112 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 6: we think we can compete. Because every narrative you read, 113 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 6: every narrative you hear, every player is on social media. 114 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 6: They see things their their mom their dad is like, 115 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 6: oh the Dodgers, where you're gonna beat them? Yeah, So 116 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 6: how do you how do you combat that as a 117 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 6: manager in an organization say no, guys, we can't be 118 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 6: with the Seas. 119 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's my own family too. I'm born and raised 120 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 4: in La So every time someone now's my own family. 121 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 3: That's all over me. 122 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 4: What we talk about AJ is when they come into 123 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 4: the system, I don't want anybody and I go talk 124 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 4: to player development. I don't want anybody to train themselves 125 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 4: to feel sorry for ourselves to say the Dodgers you 126 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 4: do an X and the Podress are real. Why, Like, 127 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 4: we know what they're doing, we know what they're about, 128 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 4: and it's it's proven to be a success, but we 129 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 4: do different. 130 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:40,239 Speaker 3: We do it from within. 131 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 4: The backbone of our system is our player development, and 132 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 4: it puts more on them to develop and know that 133 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 4: they're gonna get a chance. So there's a media buying 134 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 4: when they come in. And our guys never complain about 135 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 4: what the Dodgers do. Ever, I never hear one thing 136 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 4: about it because we talk about it from a very 137 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 4: young age, when they're eighteen or twenty one, this is 138 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 4: what you do to get to the big leagues, and 139 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 4: we going to Dodger Stadium playing tough. Our guys really 140 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 4: step up with the challenge. They embrace it, they love 141 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 4: going in there and compete against. 142 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 3: Him, and it shows up. 143 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 4: You know, we've had some really good years against the Dodgers, 144 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 4: and our payrolls in a hundred you know, one hundred 145 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 4: and thirty, one hundred and forty million dollars doesn't matter 146 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 4: to us. 147 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 3: We just want to go out to Pete Tory. 148 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 5: I got to ask you about Gabriel Moreno. Gabriel Moreno. 149 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 5: Towards the end of the year, there was some talk 150 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 5: about maybe the game calling and James McCann kind of 151 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 5: took some of the some of the bulk of the 152 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 5: playing time after he was brought over. Now James is 153 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 5: re signed, one of the best dudes in baseball. How 154 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 5: does that? How is that conversation? And what is that 155 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 5: looking like for Gabby going into this season? Is he 156 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 5: the starter? Is it a spot that he has to earn? 157 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 5: Does he have to learn and mature in different in 158 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 5: different ways because on paper he had a decent season. 159 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, I'm talking to a couple of catchers here, right. 160 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 4: So the game calling portion of it is really really 161 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 4: important in developing relationships with your pitch and getting them 162 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 4: strikes is really really important. So Gabby's evolving, He's gonna 163 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 4: He's gonna get the majority of the time, for sure. 164 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 4: James McCann coming on board whenever we sign him. I 165 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 4: can't remember the exact date change the DNA of our team, 166 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 4: and I think a lot of the success that we 167 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 4: had was directly related to what James mccannon came in 168 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 4: and did for us. 169 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 3: Gabby was still hurt. 170 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 4: I will say this, We're a different team when when 171 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 4: Gabby's on the field, I feel it. There's it's an 172 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 4: impact bat. The catch and release is as good as anybody. 173 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 4: The one part of his game and and I agree 174 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 4: with you, is knowing that the hitters well enough to 175 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 4: call a game and make adjustments. James McCann told me 176 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 4: this because I asked questions of these catchers, like when 177 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 4: did when did you figure it out? 178 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 3: When he got I forget who he came up with. 179 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 3: I think it was the Tigers, right. 180 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 4: I think Alex Avila said to him, hang on for 181 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 4: the next five years. 182 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 3: It's gonna take five years. 183 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 4: For you to be who you're supposed to be, to 184 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 4: get to know your pitcher, get to know all the 185 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 4: hitters in this league, what those adjustments are. And I 186 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 4: had some unbelievable conversations with the can where like I 187 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 4: couldn't believe the things that he was thinking about, sorry, 188 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 4: things that he was thinking about during the course of 189 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 4: an at bat, Like I based this guy once before 190 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 4: last year. We got him here, I got him there, 191 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 4: and I'm like, oh my god, like you are really 192 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 4: really good. 193 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 3: That takes time. So what happens? 194 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 4: I think Gabby's got to figure this out. He's got 195 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 4: to get some time, he's got to pay attention to 196 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 4: the right things, and he's going to be just fine. 197 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 7: Okay, you brought it. 198 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 6: You brought him a can back, which I huge, which 199 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 6: I was shocked he wasn't signed. 200 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 7: I mean, you guys brought him in late. 201 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: Yeah he was. I don't believe it either. 202 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 6: It was weird because I have I had people call 203 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 6: me asking if I knew him, and I knew him 204 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 6: from when he was the White tux. 205 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 5: Yeah. 206 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 6: I was like, everything I've heard from about this guy 207 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 6: is amazing. So to hear that confirmed is great. And 208 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 6: then can you bring in Mike Soroka? 209 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 5: Yeah? 210 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 7: As is he going to be a starter? 211 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 3: Is he going to be a swingy? 212 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:48,719 Speaker 7: Guys? 213 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 4: Okay, I can't officially comment on Mike Soroka I will 214 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 4: say that we have been in touch with Mike Soroka. 215 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: Because I know how to get around there. 216 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 2: Just you've faced him, tell me about what you've seen. Yeah, 217 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 2: I know, I know you're allowed that you are definitely allowed, 218 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 2: just like I would ask you about Dommoto. 219 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, hey, what do you from this guy? 220 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 3: That's good? 221 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: Thank you. 222 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 3: I thought and you guys taught him. Well, I think 223 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 3: it's a good combination. 224 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 7: I thought it was done, so I apologize. 225 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, he uh, you know, he's got a real 226 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 4: good breaking ball, four up fastball, and he's made adjustments 227 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 4: off of that. There's cut you know, there's a slider 228 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 4: that's in play now. So he's a four pitch mixed guy. 229 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 4: The loves to compete, and you know, there has been 230 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 4: contact with him, for sure. I had a chance to 231 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 4: talk to him. Seems like he's very highly intelligent. He 232 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 4: knows how to pitch. And you can just tell when 233 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 4: you're sitting down with people, and not not just Soroka, 234 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 4: but anybody that I've talked to on zoom or face 235 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 4: to face this offseason, you can you can tell when 236 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 4: they're starting to connect the dots. It's not it's not 237 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 4: just I'm gonna be good. I'm lifting, I feel great, 238 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 4: and I'm gonna be faster than be Like they give 239 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 4: you a reason why when they and how and why, 240 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 4: and they just answer the questions. You can tell when 241 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 4: you're talking to somebody that's gonna have a good year, 242 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 4: and I think, I think this might be the case. 243 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: I have one quick here, follow up on him because 244 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 2: he's been through a lot, right, he had the crazy 245 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 2: injuries early on, he was kind of a buting star quickly. Yeah, 246 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 2: I don't think he has as much heat on the 247 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 2: on the fastball these days, but the secondary pitches, at 248 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 2: least from this past season when he was on the mound, 249 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 2: looked like they've improved a ton. And like we're talking 250 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 2: about like he figures out the whole mix and had 251 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 2: to pitch over or had a throat. 252 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, he gave himself the right to learn new pitches. 253 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 4: It used to be for a curveball. Off of that, 254 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 4: it's ever you know, the sink was in play too. 255 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 4: But he started to understand who he was, what was 256 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 4: going to make him successful. So he took a step 257 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 4: back and said, hey, I've got to do this to 258 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 4: be better than I am. 259 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 3: And that's where I give players a lot. 260 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 4: Of credit because I know when I was a player, 261 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 4: I was scared to death to make an adjustment, like 262 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 4: I knew what I knew, and that's all I was 263 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 4: going to go down with. 264 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 3: The best players are able to make adjustments, and sounds 265 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 3: like he's ready to do that. 266 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 5: You have a conversation with Kotel Marte since the season ended, 267 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 5: or right at the end of the season, because we 268 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 5: heard a lot of reports about controversy. It didn't show up, 269 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 5: went to the dominic or went home? And when is 270 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 5: the house robbery? All that stuff, things that we're just 271 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 5: getting secondhand. Do you have conversations or have you had 272 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 5: conversations with him, especially when you start seeing a guy 273 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 5: who's ten and five rights are coming up could be 274 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 5: on the market. 275 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I have. I've had many conversations with him and 276 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 4: a fair ask. Yes, there were some things that happened 277 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 4: throughout the course of the year that were crystal clear, 278 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 4: and I think all I could do at that point 279 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 4: is creating awareness to have a conversation and talk about 280 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 4: what it looks like to move this ball forward so 281 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 4: he could be a better version of himself. 282 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, he had some emotional things that he was dealing with. 283 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 4: You know, there's a fan in Chicago shouting some things 284 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 4: to shouting some things out him that really hit him 285 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 4: deep and hard. That's a real human emotion. His house 286 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 4: getsken into when he's at the All Star Game and 287 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 4: had I don't know, half a million, maybe a million 288 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 4: dollars worth of stuff stolen. 289 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 3: And those are big pills for human being to swallow. 290 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 4: And he's not exempt from the feelings that we have 291 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 4: sitting down talking. 292 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 3: He's he's very emotional and I'm fine with that. 293 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 4: So, yeah, we probably did need to have a different 294 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 4: type of conversation, and he got very private and withdrawn 295 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 4: through that time, and I understand that. I just, you know, 296 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 4: wish communication had been a little bit a little bit better, 297 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 4: But we learned from it and I don't think anything 298 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 4: like that will ever happen again. 299 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 6: How do you replace Gallon and Kelly and what are 300 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 6: teams getting if, yeah, when they signed these guys, because 301 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 6: you have you have Rodriguez, you have fought, you have 302 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 6: Ryan Nelson. 303 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 7: Now you might have another picture. We can't talk about him. 304 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 6: But how do you first of all, how do you 305 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 6: replace those guys and the teams that if it's not 306 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 6: the Diamondbacks signing those guys. 307 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 3: What are they getting in these two guys. 308 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 7: Allen had a weird year for me. 309 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 3: You bring them back, That's what I say. 310 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 4: Im back, Yeah, I'm all for Yeah, yeah yeah. 311 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 3: Gallon had a really really weird year. 312 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 4: I think at the trade deadline, I remember he came 313 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 4: in and I have great conversation with him. 314 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 7: Usually he's a great to talk to because he's like 315 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 7: very in depth. 316 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 4: Oh man, It's like, yeah, you're I'm not as smart 317 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 4: as is that. And when it gets really intimidating when 318 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 4: he comes in he starts asking his quends, I'm like, 319 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 4: oh my god. But he came in post post All Star, 320 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 4: post trade deadline, and I think he was he was flushed, 321 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 4: like he's like, I didn't get traded. I'm the last 322 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 4: one here and what happened. It kind of took on 323 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 4: that tone and I just listened to him. 324 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 3: I think he was frustrated. It was a little bit 325 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 3: of humble pie. 326 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 4: But from that day forward, I just said, look, you 327 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 4: have a new season, man, Let's go from August one 328 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 4: forward to. 329 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 3: See how dominant you can be. And he turned it around. 330 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 4: Prior to that, there was a lot of tinkering, a 331 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 4: lot of a lot of curiosity about his stuff. 332 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 3: He's gonna come out right. He's elite, he's a great 333 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 3: human being, he's a great teammate. 334 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 4: I have nothing but great things to say about Zach Gallen, 335 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 4: and same with Meryll, Like these. 336 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 3: Guys know how to pitch man. 337 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 4: And what's hard for us in Arizona is we have 338 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 4: to say goodbye to that type of player. 339 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 3: You know, it's just worth It's a sign of the times. 340 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 5: It's what we are. We know it. 341 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 4: Get back to the old Dodger, you know, not complaining 342 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 4: about them signing free agents, Like we just know that 343 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 4: players are gonna grow up and move on, So we're 344 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 4: accepting of it as a possibility. 345 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 3: And I wish him nothing but the. 346 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 4: Best wherever they both land, I wish him nothing but 347 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 4: the best or great pitchers are great. 348 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 3: Why didn't he get traded? Why didn't he get traded? 349 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 8: Why didn't he? 350 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 3: Did you trade it, Kelly? Yeah? 351 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 6: I mean, heck you traded Jordan Montgomery trade. 352 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 3: I don't know. 353 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 4: I think because of the time year he was having, 354 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 4: I think the ask was a little low. I'm assuming 355 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 4: that I don't I Mike didn't really make me aware 356 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 4: of it. It was probably, you know, we just don't 357 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 4: want to give him away. I think that he was 358 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 4: very average the first four months of the season, but 359 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 4: I think he's gonna be just fine. 360 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 3: I think wherever he winds up, I'm still gonna hope, 361 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 3: be hopeful that it's with us. Wherever he ends up 362 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 3: gonna be fun. 363 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: I've got one more for you yet. So there are 364 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 2: a ton of new managers entering the game this season. 365 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 2: Your thoughts on the mix of hires that we saw, 366 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 2: and then specifically, are you gonna get in any fun 367 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 2: barking matches with Tony Vaytello. I'm sure you've seen some 368 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 2: highlights from the college days. 369 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know. A couple of Talian guys. Let's 370 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 3: go out it right, That's how I feel about it. 371 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 4: I'm I'm really excited for him. You don't really see 372 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 4: this crossover right very often. I'm sure it's happened in 373 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 4: the history of the game. I don't know where it went, 374 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 4: but a very successful college coach high baseball. 375 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 3: IQ looks like he's a connector of people. He's one 376 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 3: of the boys. 377 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 4: He's in the trenches with the guys, and I think 378 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 4: that's what the players want. The players want to know 379 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 4: if the manager's in or out. If you're in the players, 380 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 4: the players are gonna play for you. If you're out 381 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 4: and put yourself on a different level, we're gon be 382 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 4: like little lukewarm on you. 383 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 3: You know. 384 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 4: I seen footage of him running the stands of like whatever, 385 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 4: crowdsurfing with fans like players love that. 386 00:15:58,320 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 3: So I think he's gonna be just fine. 387 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 7: I want to see do that. 388 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 3: I promise you I will. Something big will happen this year. 389 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 3: IM gonna be crowdsurfing, Yeah, surfing. 390 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 7: I can't wait for that. 391 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 3: I think Buster vetted that Busters and Buster is a 392 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 3: brilliant GM. 393 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 4: He's got great players and. 394 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 3: They they vetted that it's gonna be great. 395 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 4: And the young blood that's coming in, you know, I 396 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 4: know Washington, the Nats hired a very young very. 397 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 3: Yeah that's awesome. We have your tear on before you, 398 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 3: did you? He like he's thirty three. He could be 399 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 3: Mike Club. 400 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 8: He could be our kid. 401 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 7: You might be your grand kid, but he could definitely 402 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 7: be my kid. 403 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 5: I'm looking at him. 404 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 6: I don't feel that I'm not that much older, but man, 405 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 6: I'm looking at you. 406 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 7: I feel like I much. 407 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 5: Yes, I don't. You know. 408 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 4: When I was thirty five and just retired, I'm like, 409 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 4: why can't I do this? Like I felt like I could, 410 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 4: like put me in there. I feel like I could manage. 411 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 4: There's a lot of things that that take place, and 412 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 4: he's had that experiences as a young minor league manager. 413 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 4: He's gonna be just fine. And uh, like I said, 414 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 4: you just gotta get the players to play for you. 415 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 4: Whatever whatever that means is different. Inside of every clubhouts. 416 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 4: You got to find out how they go out there 417 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 4: and give you their absolute best. 418 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 3: And I'm sure he's got that that down. The x's 419 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 3: and o's. 420 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 4: We all we're all baseball minds, like, okay, of course, yeah, 421 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 4: I might pinch hit this guy over this guy. I 422 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 4: might make a pitching move at this time a little 423 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 4: bit different, but it's all it's all pretty similar. 424 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 3: It's how you relate to players and connect and create 425 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 3: a culture. That's the most important thing. 426 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 2: Tory, good to see you, Thanks for the guys. What 427 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 2: craft you got one? Go ahead? 428 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 5: I asked Blake. I asked Blake when the first time 429 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 5: he was gonna Blake but Terra, when the first time 430 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 5: he was gonna get thrown out with all the new 431 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 5: challenges and everything is tory develop going to go the 432 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 5: whole season with no ejections. 433 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 4: I don't know, look that remember the good old Matt 434 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 4: arguments you used to get with the first base up. 435 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 3: Say if you missed it, no he's out, like whatever. 436 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 3: Like that doesn't happen anymore, right, I don't know. 437 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 8: I probably I'm. 438 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 3: Good for two or three of a year. You can't 439 00:17:59,359 --> 00:17:59,959 Speaker 3: argue anything. 440 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: Something will happen. 441 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, something will happen. It always happens. And whenever, whenever 442 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 4: I decided to go, I go to. 443 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 7: Make sure Yatti's not around, because Yachty was. 444 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 3: I made a big mistake. Yai is the best. I 445 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 3: just said something I probably should, right, and Yati's so good. 446 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 3: He was getting balls as far off the. 447 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 4: Plate, and I'm like, come on, you can't make ball strikes, 448 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 4: like just be fair to us. 449 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 3: And I said a few other things, and Yadi was like, I'm. 450 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 4: Sorry, yai ya, he's one of the best. But anyways, 451 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 4: they take a lot of it away from you. I 452 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 4: think when the when the start to mistreat the players, 453 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 4: and I got a pick player. 454 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 3: That's where I got the line. I'll get thrown out 455 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 3: of the game every time. 456 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: Then yep, I disagree with where you play, you'll get bounced. 457 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:39,239 Speaker 3: What's up? 458 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: He hau. 459 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, did you ever watch yell it is? I don't 460 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 3: think were you on? He ha? 461 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 7: I was as what. 462 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 3: They had a school scene. Do you remember Minie Pearls. 463 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 3: She had the price tag from her straw hack. 464 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 4: She was a teacher and she had a school scene 465 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 4: with ten to fourteen year olds and I. 466 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 3: Was one of the one of the suits. 467 00:18:59,240 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 8: Did you have a line? 468 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 3: I did have a line. What was your Oh my god, 469 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 3: let's see. She said, Tory, how's your baseball team? Come along? 470 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 3: And my line was. 471 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 4: Good, teacher, nobody has beat us tight us or scored 472 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 4: against us. And she said wonderful. And I said, well, 473 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 4: we play our first game next Saturday, so it's plastic. 474 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 3: It's smart though. 475 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, right, everyone's undefeated on opening day. Yeah, yeah, there 476 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 4: you go. Yeah, my dad PRODUCEE Off for twenty five years. 477 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 4: You say that to the wrong person, they fall over 478 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 4: their chair laughing. They're like, oh my god, here you 479 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 4: said to somebody who's born in the South. They're like, dude, 480 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 4: I still watch that show. 481 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: It's serious. 482 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 3: It's still late at night and I'm zoning in. 483 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 4: My parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, we watched it 484 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 4: every Sunday night. 485 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 3: So just spend some where you're from. 486 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's really cool. That's what people are asking about. 487 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 2: But Tory, great to see you. Thank you by extended time. 488 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 2: I appreciate it. Uh ft Fami will be right back. Hey, 489 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 2: we're back lab in Orlando with New Giants manager Tony 490 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 2: by Tello. It's a pleasure to be able to introduce 491 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 2: you that way. 492 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 8: Thank you. 493 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 5: How you doing. 494 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 9: It's still awkward to hear it that way, but as 495 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 9: the days go by, getting a little more comfortable with everything, 496 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 9: and this is certainly a part of the experience. 497 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 8: Didn't know what to expect, but uh, this is eventful. 498 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 7: Yeah, welcome to winter meetings, Welcome to the big leagues. 499 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:12,959 Speaker 3: Like I told you, thank you. 500 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 6: I appreciate this is a different animal than SEC media 501 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 6: days and that whole thing. But when Buster Posey called you, 502 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 6: were you like, wait, do you have the wrong number? 503 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 9: Well, originally our conversation stemmed around our players. We had 504 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 9: a tennessee, whether it was through the draft or trade stuff, so. 505 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 8: It was it was already interesting. 506 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 9: I guess is the best way to say talking to 507 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 9: a guy that's in his category, you know. But then 508 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 9: from then when the first text came across about hey 509 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 9: give me a call, I kind of had an inkling 510 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 9: what it was about. 511 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 8: And there was a lot of different emotions. 512 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 5: How much did you drop little hints different times that 513 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 5: you had talked like it wasn't I mean, it can't be. 514 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 5: It can't be completely out of the blue, like man, 515 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 5: I'm gonna go and call Tony. Yeah. 516 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 9: No, I think originally it was, but there there maybe 517 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 9: was one closer to that time where we, you know, 518 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 9: we were sharing ideas about how we see baseball, but 519 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 9: more importantly, how you would like your team to be 520 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 9: portrayed on the field. And I think, you know, it 521 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 9: all seems seamless to me because you acquired Drew Gilbert 522 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 9: because you like his intensity. The questions asked me about 523 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 9: Gavin Keelan were more about, you know, is this guy 524 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 9: as competitive as you know the other guys. 525 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 8: You've had in your program, or what you want? 526 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 4: Uh? 527 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 9: And then kind of started to pick up on some 528 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,120 Speaker 9: hints that were being dropped there as as calls got 529 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 9: closer to that whole deal what you've. 530 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 7: Only been doing this for a month. 531 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 9: Now, Yeah, I mean it was October twenty second was 532 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 9: the day where. 533 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, what's been the biggest thing besides this? The media 534 00:21:56,480 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 6: hasn't been. Have you been overwhelmed by anything? Players, meetings, 535 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 6: phone calls, anything that's just been. 536 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 8: Like, I think the biggest thing. 537 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 9: When I left Tennessee or was about to, I thought 538 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 9: everybody would be in a better position. I mean, I 539 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 9: like that I get some credit for it, but it 540 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 9: was a coaching staff there that was pretty special that 541 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 9: helped players get better, and the elements are at Tennessee 542 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 9: to win regardless. 543 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 8: Of who the head coaches. 544 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 9: To be honest with you, but the guy I thought 545 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 9: was most suited for it was the guy they gave. 546 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 8: It to, Josh Islander. 547 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,919 Speaker 9: And so I thought everybody was gonna wave by and 548 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 9: say good luck and things would be great. And it 549 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 9: got a little tumultuous there for a little bit, so 550 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 9: just getting through the old job stuff and onto the 551 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 9: new job stuff. 552 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 8: It was heavy. 553 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 9: But since then it's more exciting than anything. I mean, 554 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 9: right now, everyone walking around this hotel is oh and O. 555 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 9: So there's nothing to be too depressed about. 556 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 2: I've got one for you from a historical perspective, this 557 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 2: is essentially a first right for you to jump over 558 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 2: to take over a major league team like this coming 559 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 2: from the college ranks. Your job is to win games 560 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 2: for the San Francisco Giants. But do you feel any 561 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 2: type of onus to perform for the next Tony Vaytello 562 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 2: to be able to make a jump like this and say, hey, 563 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 2: there are some super talented managers that should be managing 564 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 2: at the major league level and. 565 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: We should take more bits and pieces from that. 566 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 9: I think a bigger just trading back and forth in general, 567 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 9: whether it's ideas or personnel or people or you know, 568 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:31,160 Speaker 9: technology now like it or not. I think the more 569 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 9: seamless it is, the better and the more likely it 570 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 9: is to. 571 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 8: Occur more often. There's already been some. 572 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 9: Coaches obviously, whether it's strength coaches or pitching coaches that 573 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 9: have you know, made the jump, if that's what you 574 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 9: want to call it. But at the end of the day, 575 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 9: it's all baseball. It's all competing. I know the big 576 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 9: leagues is way different. I'll have to hit you up sometime. 577 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 9: You made a mistake of giving me your number. No, 578 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 9: I'm happy to do it. 579 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 7: I'm not going to tell you where I got your 580 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 7: number from. 581 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 9: But I know how competitive you are and the game 582 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 9: you played is baseball, So yeah, as you get to 583 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 9: a higher level, some of the things should increase, like 584 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 9: talent that's on the field. But for the most part, 585 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 9: I think the more seamless it is, the better off 586 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 9: everybody is. 587 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 5: Did your players in college call you coach? 588 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 8: Can you say that again? 589 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 5: Sorry? Did your players in college call you coach? Yeah? 590 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 9: V was often, but yeah, coach. We were playing Auburn 591 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 9: Sonny Desera was SEC player of the year and you know, 592 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 9: was competitive on the field back and forth, and their 593 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 9: guys started yelling at me and saying Tony, and I 594 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 9: took offense to it. I grew up in a household 595 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 9: where my dad, you know, was a disciplinarian, and I 596 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 9: thought Bob Knight when he got fired it was for 597 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,239 Speaker 9: the wrong reason. Some kids said hey night to him 598 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 9: and he grabbed them on campus and that was the 599 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 9: last straw. So I think I know what you're getting at. 600 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 9: But that game in twenty twenty two is where I 601 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 9: came to grips with the fans and the other teams 602 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 9: players call me Tony, So I'm good with whatever you 603 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 9: want to call me as long a is. You know, 604 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 9: it's relatively respectful and it's going to help us win games. 605 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 5: Okay, well you kind of you kind of alluded to 606 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 5: it because they're not going to call you coach anymore. 607 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 5: And the sures heck, never met anybody they call manager. 608 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 5: So it might be skip or something like that. But 609 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 5: what I was going to get to was, is there 610 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,159 Speaker 5: anything that Buster Posey has said, Look, I saw you 611 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 5: do this in college, you can't do it here? Or 612 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 5: is he letting you be who you are? Like everyone 613 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 5: we just talked about with somebody else, crowdsurfing. I think 614 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 5: we're talking to Tory Levello. Saw you CrowdSurf and he's like, yeah, 615 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 5: I'm pretty sure I'm going to CrowdSurf at some point 616 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 5: this year. So is there anything that Buster said, hey, hey, 617 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 5: pump the brakes on this, or is he said go 618 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 5: for it? I trust you. 619 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 9: No, And I think if that came up, it'd be 620 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 9: worthy of a debate upstairs with all the people that 621 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 9: are meeting of whether that's appropriate or not in that moment. 622 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 9: I guess self defense coming up as or defending myself 623 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 9: is when you are compact, ve you hamstring yourself so 624 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 9: much when it comes to enjoined victories because you're always 625 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 9: onto the next thing and you're guarded and karma and 626 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 9: all that bs. And that was a moment where there 627 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 9: was no more games to play that season, so I 628 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 9: was like, the hell with it, I'm gonna get my 629 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 9: money's worth. Uh So, if that were ever to occur again, 630 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 9: you know, maybe that would happen. But for the most part, 631 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 9: the group has been it's been a collaborative vibe and 632 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:27,360 Speaker 9: it's definitely a been. 633 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 8: A be who you are type of deal. 634 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 9: So I think that theme will stay consistent as long 635 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:32,919 Speaker 9: as nothing gets too crazy. 636 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 8: What yours a twenty four that you guys won the world? Yeah, 637 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 8: I'm a Gator fan. They've had their share of success. 638 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 6: You've kind of ruined it for them, but that might 639 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 6: That leads me to my next question. Like I've watched 640 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 6: I watched a lot of SEC baseball. Obviously, being a 641 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 6: Florida fan, you've been known to go out in the 642 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 6: other teams a little bit, you know, whether good bad, 643 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 6: however you want to. You can't do that as much now, 644 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,640 Speaker 6: are you gonna be able to reel it in your 645 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 6: emotion and the fire that you have. You can't be 646 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,120 Speaker 6: wearing fur coats and doing the whole daddy has. 647 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 8: I mean, that was not my idea. 648 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 9: No, I agree, And yeah that's another moment post, you know, 649 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 9: championship or whatever. They threw that on me without my doing, 650 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 9: and I'm not too big of a fan of that stuff, 651 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 9: but it's part of the game. And I think I 652 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:25,479 Speaker 9: had to adapt to what the players were starting to do, 653 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 9: and to be honest with you, I don't know that 654 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 9: I could adapt to some of the things that are 655 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 9: starting to go on now at high school level and 656 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 9: at college levels. 657 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 8: To an extreme. 658 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 9: So I've kind of got my own set of of values. 659 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 9: But I'm going to lean on people that have been 660 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 9: in the big leagues and ask him what's a little 661 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 9: corny and more suited for college and what's more appropriate 662 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 9: for the And I think at the very least the 663 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 9: respect level I have for the best players on the planet, 664 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 9: because as a recruiting coordinator, you're always in awe or 665 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 9: appreciation of a guy who's good, Well, these are the 666 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,640 Speaker 9: best players, and then just walking around here, I don't 667 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:01,399 Speaker 9: even I don't know. Maybe I got to make an 668 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 9: adjustment shaking hands with guys like Pat Murphy is awkward 669 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 9: to me at this point. 670 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 1: All right, I've got one for you on players. 671 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 2: So from what you can share, what's the most interesting 672 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 2: thing a player has said to you so far on 673 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 2: your current team, right, like something on a phone call? 674 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 2: And then the follow up also is how do you 675 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 2: approach talking to Rafael Devers. I've known him for years. 676 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 2: He felt hurt from a situation last years. With a 677 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 2: new spot, this is a chance for someone manager wise 678 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,479 Speaker 2: here not from San Francisco but from Boston. But manager 679 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 2: has come in here and be like, yo, you're my guy, 680 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 2: got you for whatever? Eight seven eight years? This is 681 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 2: the plan? 682 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 9: Yeah, no, with a little bit of excitement as far 683 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 9: as talking to Devers and also following Gilbert's lead, he 684 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 9: and Drew became close for whatever reason, so. 685 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 8: I could see guy's a mad man. Yes, yes he is. 686 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 9: But you know, getting to know each of those guys 687 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 9: is exciting for me. I'm pretty fired up about the 688 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 9: diversity that exists in Big League baseball. I've become an 689 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 9: avid traveler. It's my hobby, which is probably foolish because 690 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 9: recruiting and playing baseball you're flying as is. But I'm 691 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 9: excited about that parted about as much as any Uh. 692 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 9: And then talking with the current players as far as giants, 693 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 9: do you want to go get a drink, you know, 694 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 9: you talk about the twenty four championship or other moments. 695 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 4: Uh. 696 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 9: There were a lot of times and a lot of 697 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 9: invitations to have more fun than I actually did have. 698 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 9: But when you're in college, you have a different representation 699 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 9: of the program and who you are. And so yeah, 700 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 9: one of the first guys I ever met was you know, 701 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 9: was over a drink and it was a good conversation. 702 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 9: And getting to know those guys is something I'm again 703 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 9: excited to do. 704 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 5: Our current big league managers too boring. 705 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 8: I don't think if you meet them in person, I mean, yeah, 706 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 8: not again. 707 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 9: A lot of my experiences watching the playoffs, our guys 708 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 9: are we're so wrapped up in what we're doing in 709 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 9: college baseball. You don't get to see Game eighty three 710 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 9: in the middle of the summer what necessarily is going on, 711 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 9: you know. But I think back when I grew up, 712 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 9: the managers were like Bobby cox White he hears all 713 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 9: dating those are guys. You would almost just as likely 714 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 9: have a poster on your wall of those guys as 715 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 9: you would a player. I think there is a little 716 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 9: bit of a little bit of a missing chunk there 717 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 9: between who those guys were maybe in today's game. And 718 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 9: that's just an observation as a fan, you know. And hey, 719 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 9: maybe I was just a lot younger back then and 720 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 9: looked up to those guys even more then I look 721 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 9: up to some guys. 722 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 6: Now, Okay, before we let you go, I have two 723 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 6: quick with things. One Max Suer's or I asked him 724 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 6: about you. He said you're the best. So I'm told 725 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 6: because I love Max, I appreciate that he gives me 726 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 6: a if he gives me a good endorsement, and. 727 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 9: He's pretty critical, he's very he can be very opinionated. 728 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 6: Yes, also, and he gave you a good endorsement, so 729 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 6: I have to respect from max'es. 730 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 7: And then I brought this up earlier. 731 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 3: You walked out with. 732 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 6: Morgan Wall and had to be one of the coolest 733 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 6: things of all time. I signed with Tennessee at a 734 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 6: high school. I never went there. I signed out of 735 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 6: high school and went to the minor leagues. But I'm 736 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 6: not a voluntare your fan. So now you have a 737 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 6: different shade of orange, Will you throw all that ugly 738 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 6: assed creamsicle orange out where you. 739 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 9: Actually keep some Well, that was the first thing my 740 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 9: dad said to me, was how much gear they have. 741 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 8: They're a little upset about it. I've already sized up. 742 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 9: I've got some items where the orange kind of meets 743 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 9: in the middle, and I'm a little i didn't grow 744 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 9: up with a lot of money, so I'm hanging on 745 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 9: to that stuff. And then, yeah, I'm gonna be cheering 746 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 9: for those guys. They had to go get jerolim in 747 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 9: from Florida. I mean, I know, I know Chuck and 748 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,479 Speaker 9: I work together at TCU, and I'm happy for him 749 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 9: and his family. I think he'll do great things there. 750 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 9: But just a lot of close ties with Rick Barnes, 751 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 9: a basketball coach. I'm super excited they've got a newer 752 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 9: coach with women's basketball. So I was in love with 753 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 9: the place and still am. 754 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 8: Sorry to relay that. 755 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 7: Sorry, it's a beautiful place. 756 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 8: Yeah, the country music's no matter where you're working. 757 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 5: One last quick one for you. Will you wear your 758 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 5: College World Series ring in the presence of big leaguers. 759 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 8: I've never worn it. 760 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 9: I don't know time will come that I will, but 761 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 9: I've I've I've never worn it, and uh with the 762 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 9: moving boxes, I first got to locate it and then 763 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 9: uh we'll put it somewhere in a condo and uh. 764 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 8: One of those days will come and it's a long 765 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 8: way from now. 766 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 5: That I put it on. 767 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 2: Well, we're looking forward to many more combos about the giants. 768 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: Great to see you and you. 769 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 8: Congratulates, appreciate you guys.