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Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of A Ball

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Speaker 1: with Eric Ohs. I am Eric Ohs, and it is

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Speaker 1: good to have you with us for what is going

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Speaker 1: to be a very special episode four. We're going to

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Speaker 1: have a two fur for you. We've got one of

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Speaker 1: the Lumberkings catchers and really the everyday starting catcher for

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Speaker 1: the Lumberkings, one of the Marlins com prospects, Will Banfield,

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Speaker 1: joining us here on this episode, and we will also

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Speaker 1: have the director of player Development, Dick Scott, joining us.

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Speaker 1: Dick Scott who was in town for just one night

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Speaker 1: here in Clinton as part of a series sweep against

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Speaker 1: the Wisconsin timber Atlers, the single a affiliate of the

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Speaker 1: Milwaukee Brewers. He was here for the opener that was

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Speaker 1: on Thursday, April the eighteenth. So some of the messages

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Speaker 1: that Scott will mention as far as pitching comes along

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Speaker 1: those starts they have come and gone. But overall he'll

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Speaker 1: be giving us a brief synopsis of the talent that

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Speaker 1: is here in Clinton and highlighting our guest today and

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Speaker 1: Will Banfield. So that'll be pretty fun, of course to

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Speaker 1: talk with Dick Scott about you'll hear that at the

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Speaker 1: end of the podcast after we talk with Will Banfield.

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Speaker 1: But it has been an exciting couple of days here

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Speaker 1: If you'd been following the team for the beginning of

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Speaker 1: the season, you are now familiar with what has come

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Speaker 1: up with the weather. It's been hot one day, it's

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Speaker 1: been snowy the next, and unfortunately for the lumber Kings

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Speaker 1: it has meant some postponements. They saw a postponement on

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Speaker 1: the finale against the Quand Cities River Beddit's on the

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Speaker 1: eleventh that was part of a four game series that

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Speaker 1: turned into three. That game washed out on April the eleventh,

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Speaker 1: a Thursday, and then the lumber Kings out in Beloyne

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Speaker 1: that was snowed out and that led to a pretty

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Speaker 1: funny moment. And if you follow us on Twitter at

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Speaker 1: least at lumber Kings on Twitter or on Instagram as well,

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Speaker 1: you would see the snowball fight that had taken place

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Speaker 1: Everyone else was going straight to their rooms. Meanwhile, for

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Speaker 1: the fun that was had on Sunday with no baseball

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Speaker 1: would rattle off an incredibly successful road trip. It was

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Speaker 1: shortened to five games with that post moonment in Beloit,

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Speaker 1: but five games and they won four of them. That

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Speaker 1: is how strong they were in that road trip. A

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Speaker 1: reason why that as we record this, we should say

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Speaker 1: lumber Kings would be playoff bound now. A lot of

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Speaker 1: the reason why we decided to talk with them. His

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Speaker 1: Banfield was the hero in Night one. He had a

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Speaker 1: And then in the thinning the lumber Kings, who had

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Speaker 1: thinking about defense when you first get to know Will,

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Speaker 1: Christopher Torre is a top thirty prospect here in Clinton,

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Speaker 1: And then of course the league wide off day which

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Speaker 1: So we'll be chatting with him when we come back

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Speaker 1: Episode four Here of a Ball with Eric Hos Will Bandfield.

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Speaker 1: He'll be joining us next and welcome back here on

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Speaker 1: AB Ball. We are now joined by the lumber Kings

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Speaker 1: starting catcher that as well. Banfield, thanks for taking the

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Speaker 1: time to talk to us on what is becoming a

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Speaker 2: Well, for sure, thank you very much for having me.

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Speaker 1: Well, yesterday we were kind of talking about it before

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Speaker 1: we got started. The first off day of the twenty

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Speaker 1: some postponements due to cold weather, but it was an

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Speaker 2: It felt really good.

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Speaker 3: Got to sleep all day, got a little bit of rest,

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Speaker 2: That's good every once in a while.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I'd say so. I think even the broadcasters appreciated

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Speaker 1: nineteen years nineteen years old, Well, was that in the

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Speaker 3: Really not, you know, being nineteen years old. I think

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Speaker 3: it's really the same in that aspect. The only thing

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Speaker 3: But to me that's good as well too, because if

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Speaker 3: So really just having your mindset for that.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and you get a taste of the road, right,

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Speaker 3: You know, bus wise, it's not bad. You're with all

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Speaker 3: So this past series when we played Wisconsin, I had

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Speaker 1: So yeah, that's kind of the small fraternity right of baseball.

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Speaker 1: But that's kind of the close knit fabric that is

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Speaker 1: That must have been a pretty cool experience earlier in

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Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, you kind of look forward to those

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Speaker 1: Well, we should pick your brain too on the game

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Speaker 3: Sure, Yeah, it was cool. It was cool to be

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Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's every little kids dream to be

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Speaker 1: And your mom, right, I think we talked about this

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Speaker 3: She always took me to my travel ball trips. Everything

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Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe we'll see her out in Bowling Green right

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that Sunday's Mother's Day, but travel that day,

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Speaker 1: So yeah, there's too many stars aligning for it not

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Speaker 1: to happen, right. Yeah, Well, we talk of course about

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Speaker 1: So what goes in to that defensive aspect behind the plate?

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Speaker 3: I'm always going to make sure I do my job

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Speaker 3: You know, for me, I played at a pretty high

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Speaker 1: Well, we always marvel I think we marveled at it,

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Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, and you said, what was it a junior

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Speaker 1: And then you'd gone back and committed fully to baseball.

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Speaker 3: My brother plays lacrosse, which isn't like big at some places,

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Speaker 1: Well, we're coming off and off day too, so we

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Speaker 1: you have a whole lot of free time. And I

439
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Speaker 1: joke sometimes too that you tell yourself you're gonna do

440
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Speaker 1: all these things, right, We're gonna play golf, we're gonna

441
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Speaker 1: learn a new language, we're gonna read a new book,

442
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Speaker 1: and then it's just the entire time, right, So what

443
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Speaker 1: do you do. I know your off day was mainly

444
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Speaker 1: felt recharging the battery, so to speak. But when you

445
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Speaker 1: do have energy and you have some time off, what

446
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Speaker 1: are some hobbies that you have.

447
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Speaker 3: So yesterday I think I woke up at twelve forty five,

448
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Speaker 3: good man, got out of bed at four fifteen, great man,

449
00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,280
Speaker 3: and then got back in bed at six thirty and

450
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Speaker 3: fantastic until nine, and then went to sleep again.

451
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Speaker 1: So it's a full time hobby.

452
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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, so yesterday I was sleeping. Other than that,

453
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Speaker 3: really just going out to eat, hanging out. I mean,

454
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Speaker 3: if there's stuff to do around the bowling, I mean

455
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Speaker 3: just doing whatever. So whatever we can get our hands

456
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Speaker 3: on is what we do.

457
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Speaker 1: Yeah, and I should ask too. The coaching staff here,

458
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Speaker 1: we've heard really good things. How has it been working

459
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Speaker 1: because you're a catcher too, so you work pretty closely

460
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Speaker 1: with Mark de Felice, the pitching coach, and what has

461
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Speaker 1: that interaction has been like you for you the first

462
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Speaker 1: couple of months here.

463
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Speaker 3: You know, I really love our coaching staff right now

464
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Speaker 3: for Jacob's Frank Moore and then Mart d Felis too,

465
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Speaker 3: So it's really cool to have some guys that kind

466
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Speaker 3: of understand the game and the ups and downs of

467
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Speaker 3: the game, and having some guys that like know that

468
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Speaker 3: you're going to struggle, know that you're going to do

469
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Speaker 3: good and just trying to keep you levelheaded as well too.

470
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Speaker 3: So it's cool to have some some coaches that kind

471
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Speaker 3: of are down.

472
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Speaker 2: To earth with you as well.

473
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Speaker 3: And all of them have been awesome, and I'm really

474
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Speaker 3: lucky to be able to have a coaching staff like them.

475
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Speaker 1: That kind of speaks to you right to the to

476
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Speaker 1: the longness of the season, because sometimes you'll hear that

477
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Speaker 1: you never want to get too high and too low

478
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Speaker 1: because you know you're at it every single day. And

479
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Speaker 1: I guess that's kind of the levelness that you could

480
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Speaker 1: kind of expect and you need right as a catcher too.

481
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Speaker 1: With this coaching staff that's here in Clinton, Oh for sure.

482
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Speaker 2: Yeah.

483
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Speaker 3: I mean, like I said, they know the ups and

484
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Speaker 3: downs of the game. And having Jacobs not too far

485
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Speaker 3: out of the game too, is kind of cool having

486
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Speaker 3: somebody like that that you can talk to about game

487
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Speaker 3: situations stuff.

488
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Speaker 1: And the weather's been fine for you here in the Midwest.

489
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Speaker 1: I know, it's kind of warmed up and then it

490
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Speaker 1: snowed and then it got warm again. It changes all

491
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Speaker 1: the time.

492
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Speaker 2: Yeah, it was cold at the beginning.

493
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Speaker 3: I wasn't used to that being from Georgia, you know,

494
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Speaker 3: it snows like maybe maybe with that in a week.

495
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Speaker 3: I think George in December and that was it really

496
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Speaker 3: and it's not cold really any other time, but you know,

497
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Speaker 3: definitely I had to get used to the cold at

498
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Speaker 3: the beginning, and then I think it got a little warm,

499
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Speaker 3: and then it snowed and we got to beloit for

500
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Speaker 3: our last game, we got snowed out, and then you know,

501
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Speaker 3: it warmed up again, so hopefully fingers crossed we got

502
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Speaker 3: I mean the sun's still out, so.

503
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Speaker 1: Yeah, as of course it's raining right now, but hey,

504
00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:26,760
Speaker 1: we'll take it right now now that it's not snow

505
00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,320
Speaker 1: and that just makes it easier, right for just being baseball.

506
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Speaker 1: I think Jacobs had said to us offhand that you know,

507
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Speaker 1: this isn't the weather that we should be playing in

508
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Speaker 1: all the time, so you got to have more of

509
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Speaker 1: an even product with predictable weather and that should help right, defense, offense,

510
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Speaker 1: all of that jazz.

511
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Speaker 2: Right, Oh for sure. Yeah.

512
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Speaker 3: Keeping our bodies warm, arms warm, and being able to fill.

513
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Speaker 1: Our hands absolutely and then they'll look to do that

514
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Speaker 1: hopefully in warmer weathers now. That's Will Benfield joining us

515
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Speaker 1: here on a ball. Thanks again Will for joining us,

516
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Speaker 1: and take care and we appreciate it.

517
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Speaker 2: Thank you very much for having me.

518
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Speaker 1: I appreciate it, and welcome back to a ball here

519
00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,880
Speaker 1: with eric Os. You just heard from the lumber Kings

520
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Speaker 1: every day catcher in one of the Miami Marlins top prospects,

521
00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,520
Speaker 1: Will Banfield, about the approach defensively behind the plate and

522
00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:41,000
Speaker 1: the approach offensively at the plate, and just the role

523
00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:45,480
Speaker 1: of becoming a professional baseball player and maybe some discoveries

524
00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,440
Speaker 1: along the way where he had found out that hey,

525
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Speaker 1: I've got something special here and with Will Banfield defensively,

526
00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,200
Speaker 1: it's the easiest thing to spot when you've got tools

527
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Speaker 1: as great as Banfield as defensively, in particular that arm.

528
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Speaker 1: If you have not seen it, we implore you to

529
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Speaker 1: come out and check it out out down in the

530
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Speaker 1: minor leagues or whoever along the way you see Will Binfield,

531
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Speaker 1: the arm is going to impress you. And the cannon

532
00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,080
Speaker 1: that he has. And of course as a football player,

533
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Speaker 1: he was a quarterback to show hoof that arm. So

534
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Speaker 1: that was Will Banfield. Thanks so much for taking the

535
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Speaker 1: time to him on what was a rainy day in

536
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Speaker 1: Clinton before the opener against the Bloyd Snappers. We had

537
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Speaker 1: rain that was coming down through most of the contest,

538
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Speaker 1: or at least before the ballgame had started, although they

539
00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,480
Speaker 1: would eventually play against the Snappers, so big thanks to

540
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Speaker 1: Will Banfield also wanted to highlight some of just the

541
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Speaker 1: full report card for the lumber Kings here down on

542
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Speaker 1: the farm a record at nine and six, which has

543
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Speaker 1: been impressive. Bets that have been breaking out. We mentioned

544
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Speaker 1: Sean Reynolds having a two double performance in the opener

545
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Speaker 1: against Wisconsin, but also having some defensive miscues, and there

546
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,000
Speaker 1: has been some negative sides of things on the season

547
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Speaker 1: for the lumber Kings, and defense is the easiest place

548
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Speaker 1: to start. In that three to two win. On the

549
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Speaker 1: series finale against Wisconsin, the lumber Kings were charged with

550
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Speaker 1: five errors in that game, already the second time this

551
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Speaker 1: season the lumber Kings have been charged with five aers

552
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Speaker 1: in a ball game as a team. Going into the

553
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Speaker 1: opener with the Beloit Snappers again on Monday, April twenty second,

554
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Speaker 1: they had already been charged with twenty nine errors as

555
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Speaker 1: a team, second most in the Midwest League, and Torres,

556
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Speaker 1: as we mentioned, maybe taking kind of the slump offensively,

557
00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,680
Speaker 1: had gone oh for twenty five and then break that

558
00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,359
Speaker 1: slide with a double down the line and right and

559
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Speaker 1: the opener against Wisconsin, well already this season and in

560
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Speaker 1: that game particularly, he had two errors charged against him.

561
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Speaker 1: So that is now nine on the year for Torres.

562
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Speaker 1: And you heard will talk about on the defensive side

563
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Speaker 1: of things that no matter how his day is going

564
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Speaker 1: at the plate, that he tries very hard to keep

565
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Speaker 1: that out of his mind and bringing it over on

566
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Speaker 1: the catching side of things, mentioning all the people that

567
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Speaker 1: depend on him, whether it be the infielders or it

568
00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,440
Speaker 1: be the pitching staff that of course needs to get

569
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Speaker 1: the signs from his catcher. Well, for Torres, you maybe

570
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Speaker 1: wonder if the slide at the plate had carried into

571
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Speaker 1: the field or vice versa. As currently he is on

572
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Speaker 1: to break a record that was set in nineteen sixty

573
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Speaker 1: eight by Maximo Torres here in Clinton for the franchise

574
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Speaker 1: record for errors at shortstop, which was at sixty five.

575
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Speaker 1: Of course, Torre is known for and this is Christopher

576
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Speaker 1: Torre is known for his glove, So we expect it

577
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Speaker 1: to be a little bit more evened out as the

578
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Speaker 1: season goes along. And to also be fair to Christopher Torres,

579
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Speaker 1: we should also mention again the weather that has been

580
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Speaker 1: on display here in the Midwest League, it's been hard

581
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Speaker 1: to get accustomed to anything. Whether it's sunshine and beautiful

582
00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,760
Speaker 1: out it doesn't stay for very long. It gets cold

583
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Speaker 1: and then it snows or the rains will come, as

584
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Speaker 1: will be the case throughout the summer. But still it

585
00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,280
Speaker 1: does not make it easier for that consistency, at least

586
00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,919
Speaker 1: defensively for the lumber Kings, and they're certainly hoping that

587
00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:47,280
Speaker 1: more consistent weather in the summer weather will be a

588
00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,520
Speaker 1: way to improve defensively as well as the season just

589
00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,359
Speaker 1: unfolding in the familiarity of the roles for these teams.

590
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Speaker 1: So that's a full report card. We're going to step

591
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Speaker 1: aside another time here to allow Dick Scott to come on.

592
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Speaker 1: As we mentioned, it's a special episode out here of

593
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Speaker 1: a ball with Eric Goes. He will join us next

594
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Speaker 1: and then we will come back for our final thoughts.

595
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Speaker 1: Got an exciting guest and that is Dick Scott, the

596
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Speaker 1: director of player development for the Miami Marlins. Thanks for

597
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Speaker 1: taking the time here to talk with us.

598
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Speaker 5: Yeah, I hopeate to be here.

599
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Speaker 1: Well, it's a.

600
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Speaker 4: Little bit cold now. As the winner has found us again.

601
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Speaker 1: The team has returned home from Clinton, but a very

602
00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,960
Speaker 1: exciting group to be around here in twenty nineteen for

603
00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,280
Speaker 1: the lumber Kings and a lot of talent and resources

604
00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,720
Speaker 1: the Marlins have poured into this crew. What is just

605
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Speaker 1: maybe a general takeaway from this team that Billy has

606
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Speaker 1: only had about a week and a half under its

607
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Speaker 1: belt here twenty nineteen.

608
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Speaker 5: Yeah, I think, you know, in general, we have a

609
00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,560
Speaker 5: younger team here for the league, and we have a

610
00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,680
Speaker 5: lot of you know, nineteen twenty year olds that are playing.

611
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Speaker 5: And I know there's others scattered throughout the league, but

612
00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,800
Speaker 5: I think we have some exciting players here. We have

613
00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,440
Speaker 5: position players, we have high picks, we have talented guys.

614
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Speaker 5: We have pitchers that you know, have big arms, and

615
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Speaker 5: we're kind of excited about the group. We're just hoping

616
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Speaker 5: that the weather just improves a little bit so they

617
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Speaker 5: can get out on the field and do their work.

618
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Speaker 1: That makes about a thousand of us right now hoping

619
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Speaker 1: that the weather improves. Seen some snow in fact on

620
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Speaker 1: a postponement out in Sunday and Lloyd, But the team,

621
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Speaker 1: we've seen the flashes of that talent and really we

622
00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:40,919
Speaker 1: can highlight Drar and Karnacione to really emphasize that point.

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Speaker 1: What have you seen maybe from the box scores and

624
00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:45,120
Speaker 1: the reports that have come your way on a guy

625
00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,720
Speaker 1: that comes in with an average north of four hundred

626
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Speaker 1: and he's tied for the league lead and RBIs and

627
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Speaker 1: home runs here.

628
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Speaker 5: Well, he's a really interesting prospect. Last year he had

629
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Speaker 5: a solid year. He's got some unbelievable strength and power

630
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Speaker 5: and you know it's get outfield or he's got a

631
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,399
Speaker 5: plus arm. He runs well for a big guy, and

632
00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,600
Speaker 5: I think by the time he you know, two or

633
00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,240
Speaker 5: three years from now, he's going to really get his

634
00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,200
Speaker 5: man strength and be some kind of strong strong man.

635
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Speaker 1: That is a scary thought for pitchers out there, because

636
00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,040
Speaker 1: in carnaci Oon's home run that was hit the other

637
00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:18,400
Speaker 1: day out in Peoria, it was hard to find where

638
00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,560
Speaker 1: it landed had gone so far and it was a

639
00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:22,720
Speaker 1: big moment too. That was a comeback for the lumber Kings,

640
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Speaker 1: And that kind of speaks to maybe something that isn't

641
00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,200
Speaker 1: in this gatty reports or what Baseball America talks about,

642
00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,159
Speaker 1: but the ability of this team to come back for

643
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,600
Speaker 1: their last four wins, I think it has been and

644
00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:34,879
Speaker 1: come from behind fashion. Does that maybe you speak to

645
00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,640
Speaker 1: the character of these guys, or the manager here in

646
00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,480
Speaker 1: Mike Jacobs, who a lot of them had last season

647
00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:41,120
Speaker 1: out in Batavia.

648
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Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it's all the above.

649
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Speaker 2: I think our guys, you.

650
00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:47,160
Speaker 5: Know, hopefully they play nine hard innings and try to

651
00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:50,040
Speaker 5: win these games. And you know, they have come from behind.

652
00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:52,680
Speaker 5: Yesterday was a great example of that, where they scored

653
00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:56,200
Speaker 5: seven runs in two innings, and you know, I think

654
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Speaker 5: they have the capabilities. I think they're still finding their footing.

655
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Speaker 5: It's just like I said, young group, but really confident

656
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Speaker 5: and comfortable with the coaching staff we have here and

657
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Speaker 5: the support staff. So I think it's going to be good.

658
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Speaker 5: I like the energy that the guys have, and you know,

659
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Speaker 5: like I said, once the weather warms up and the

660
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Speaker 5: guys can get after their work like they want to,

661
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Speaker 5: it'll be good.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. And we wanted to highlight some of the pitching too,

663
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Speaker 1: because when you look at the roster here, it's very

664
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Speaker 1: easy to go to the big names of Connor Scott

665
00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,040
Speaker 1: and will Vanfield, but the starting pitching in particular, it's

666
00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:30,120
Speaker 1: been so impressive to start the season. Fortunately, Robertson put

667
00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:33,000
Speaker 1: on the injured list earlier today that Chris Vallomon has

668
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,240
Speaker 1: had three very sharp starts for the lumber Kings.

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Speaker 4: He was the opening day starter.

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Speaker 1: What can you say about this rotation that, of course

671
00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,880
Speaker 1: works out of a guy like Soriano here tonight and

672
00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:41,960
Speaker 1: Humberto Mahe as well.

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Speaker 5: Right, you know, we had seven guys that we knew

674
00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,239
Speaker 5: were starting pitchers that came here, and unfortunately we've got

675
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Speaker 5: an injury. But the nice thing about having seven guys

676
00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:54,240
Speaker 5: is you don't really miss a beat. Really, but you know,

677
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,800
Speaker 5: just to speak to a Vlamon start the other day,

678
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Speaker 5: I mean, it was really impressive. He had all four

679
00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:02,800
Speaker 5: pitches working, touched ninety six. I was really impressed with

680
00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,240
Speaker 5: this slider. Slider was really hard and sharp. He throws

681
00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,920
Speaker 5: his curveball for strikes, probably throw more change ups than

682
00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:11,920
Speaker 5: he has in the past, but it's gonna be a

683
00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,400
Speaker 5: plus pitch for him. So just him and the other

684
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Speaker 5: guys that we have, we have some big arms coming.

685
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Speaker 5: I think the strength of our organizational overall is probably

686
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Speaker 5: our pitching. You know, we have other guys in the

687
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Speaker 5: organization that are that we like that can be front

688
00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,520
Speaker 5: of the rotation guys. I think there's a couple of

689
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Speaker 5: guys here that can add to that. So I think

690
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Speaker 5: we're in pretty good shape. It's going to be a

691
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Speaker 5: couple of years probably.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we're visiting again with the director of player development

693
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Speaker 1: for the Miami Marlins, Dick Scott. Well, I guess we

694
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Speaker 1: can ask you about those big names, Will Banfield and

695
00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,200
Speaker 1: Connor Scott. Scott had kind of a tweak of an injury,

696
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Speaker 1: but it came after a double. It seems like he's

697
00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,240
Speaker 1: been having an approach of the plate that's starting to

698
00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,480
Speaker 1: get some results after it seemed like some tough luck

699
00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:49,960
Speaker 1: early on in the season. And Banfield, he's just really

700
00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,840
Speaker 1: fun to watch defensively behind that plate at cannon of

701
00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,360
Speaker 1: an arm. I think turns everyone, whether you're the director

702
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:58,560
Speaker 1: of player development or a broadcaster, into a fan pretty quickly, right,

703
00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:00,440
Speaker 1: because of the talent and tools that he as behind

704
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:01,600
Speaker 1: that played at a very young.

705
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,880
Speaker 5: Age, right, Both guys are young for the league and

706
00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:07,760
Speaker 5: probably inexperience for this level. We sent them both to

707
00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,920
Speaker 5: Greensboro last year to get a taste of a ball

708
00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,440
Speaker 5: knowing that they would be playing at that level this year,

709
00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,920
Speaker 5: and you know, it kind of was with mixed results.

710
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,000
Speaker 5: They probably didn't perform. We told them not to worry

711
00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,520
Speaker 5: about it. Just to you know, learn about the bus

712
00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:26,520
Speaker 5: rides and things like that, and you know they're coming around.

713
00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:28,960
Speaker 5: It takes a while. Both guys are from Florida, so

714
00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:30,480
Speaker 5: they're not used to this type of weather.

715
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Speaker 4: And I'm not trying to harp on my weather.

716
00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,280
Speaker 5: I've been in this league myself as a manager, and

717
00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:37,080
Speaker 5: I think the Midwest League.

718
00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:37,680
Speaker 4: Is a great league.

719
00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:41,680
Speaker 5: You know, to travel from Clinton's really reasonable. There's some

720
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,240
Speaker 5: great cities and ballparks that the guys are going to

721
00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:45,000
Speaker 5: play in this summer.

722
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Speaker 1: But it is new to them.

723
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Speaker 5: And but what blows my mind is as chilly as

724
00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,280
Speaker 5: it was outside, guys are out short side and shorts

725
00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:55,160
Speaker 5: today doing their work. And I'm like, you know, you

726
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:56,720
Speaker 5: guys can wear pants and sweatshirts.

727
00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:57,160
Speaker 2: It's okay.

728
00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,480
Speaker 4: I don't know, they're just trying to prove their toughness.

729
00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:01,040
Speaker 4: I suppose.

730
00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,080
Speaker 1: Well, we'll let you go with this because we had

731
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Speaker 1: your son here last year Clinton as a prospect for

732
00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:07,080
Speaker 1: the Mariners, Zack Scott.

733
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Speaker 4: He's doing well, hopefully, and doing well with the baseball

734
00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:10,360
Speaker 4: career as well.

735
00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,840
Speaker 5: Yeah, Zach enjoyed his time in Clinton, and you know,

736
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Speaker 5: actually he is a Miami Marlin now and he may

737
00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,240
Speaker 5: be back here sooner than later. So anyway, yeah, he

738
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:25,480
Speaker 5: enjoyed it like the people here. And he told me

739
00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:27,560
Speaker 5: before we got here, he said, the clubhouse is great,

740
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,440
Speaker 5: the facility of the batting cages. So I'm really happy

741
00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,880
Speaker 5: that our guys have a place to work out. When

742
00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:34,960
Speaker 5: it's rainy or cold or whatever, they can still go

743
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,920
Speaker 5: ahead and do the work that they need to. So

744
00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:38,320
Speaker 5: it's all good, all right.

745
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:39,840
Speaker 1: Well, thank you so much for taking the time to

746
00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,560
Speaker 1: talk with us, and of course send our best to

747
00:32:41,640 --> 00:33:07,960
Speaker 1: Zach as well. We'll do, thank you, and welcome back

748
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,440
Speaker 1: here to a ball with eric Os. Had just heard

749
00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,560
Speaker 1: from the director of player development for the Miami Marlins,

750
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,080
Speaker 1: Dick Scott, kind enough to take some time with us

751
00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,080
Speaker 1: on his only day here in Clinton. That was back

752
00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,840
Speaker 1: on April the eighteenth, on Thursday. So we apologize for

753
00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,680
Speaker 1: talking about some pitching matchups that were coming up, but

754
00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,760
Speaker 1: we were able to touch on some of the injury

755
00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,080
Speaker 1: bugs that have hit the lumber Kings. One of them

756
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,400
Speaker 1: was Josh Roberson, who you just heard Dick Scott mentioned

757
00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,680
Speaker 1: having to be placed on the injured list. He was

758
00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:37,000
Speaker 1: the number two starter for the lumber Kings this year.

759
00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,360
Speaker 1: And you may remember him. He was on the podcast.

760
00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,440
Speaker 1: He was in fact on episode two on that podcast,

761
00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:45,640
Speaker 1: and so it was good to catch up with Jake,

762
00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,800
Speaker 1: but unfortunately that was the last start that we had

763
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:49,920
Speaker 1: seen from him. The good news is he is with

764
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Speaker 1: the team. We also have to report that our translator

765
00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:57,240
Speaker 1: from episode number three and Nester Bautista, he was sent

766
00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:00,479
Speaker 1: back down to the gc EL still a nursing injury

767
00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,280
Speaker 1: to a knee for Nester Bautista. We hope he is

768
00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:07,480
Speaker 1: back soon, as we certainly appreciated his translation, his skills

769
00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:10,200
Speaker 1: that we needed to talk to drar In Carnacione, but

770
00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:12,520
Speaker 1: those are some of the moving parts in some familiar

771
00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:16,319
Speaker 1: names for fans of the podcast. Unfortunately, well at least

772
00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,200
Speaker 1: we hope we're knocking on wood right now. A jinks

773
00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:22,200
Speaker 1: is not developing because two guys have certainly been bit

774
00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:25,080
Speaker 1: by the injury bugs, so to speak. Lumber King's also

775
00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:27,360
Speaker 1: seeing though, in that time a guy that was not

776
00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,760
Speaker 1: officially placed on the injured list as it is now called,

777
00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,520
Speaker 1: but the number one prospect here in town, and that

778
00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:36,440
Speaker 1: is Connor Scott. He had a double in what was

779
00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,080
Speaker 1: starting to be a very nice road trip for Connor Scott.

780
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,439
Speaker 1: He had gotten the average up to one sixty three

781
00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:44,040
Speaker 1: after he had seen the average begin south of the

782
00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:47,000
Speaker 1: one hundred mark for this season, and Scott in his

783
00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,080
Speaker 1: breakouts at the plate, he had the big moment with

784
00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:52,840
Speaker 1: the win, essentially keen the win against Beloit with a

785
00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,680
Speaker 1: dramatic game tying double in the eighth inning of the

786
00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,839
Speaker 1: final game in Beloit on Saturday, and then he came

787
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:02,240
Speaker 1: back into Peoria and he looked like he was carrying

788
00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:05,320
Speaker 1: the momentum right back into the series with the Chiefs.

789
00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,160
Speaker 1: Connor Scott had a hit, a run, scored a walk

790
00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,520
Speaker 1: in Game one of that series, and then in Game two,

791
00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:12,799
Speaker 1: which was a pitcher's duel, which shows you how hard

792
00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:15,400
Speaker 1: it was to come by hits, Connor Scott had one

793
00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,680
Speaker 1: of just two extra base hits for the lumber Kings

794
00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:19,960
Speaker 1: with a double in the sixth. Then he went down

795
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:23,640
Speaker 1: the line and left, so an opposite field double for Scott. Fortunately,

796
00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:26,239
Speaker 1: though for the lumber Kings, center fielder Scott was very

797
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:29,000
Speaker 1: slow to get to second. We weren't quite sure whether

798
00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:31,759
Speaker 1: that was discomfort for Scott or whether he knew it

799
00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:33,560
Speaker 1: was just going to be two bases and that was it,

800
00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:36,400
Speaker 1: so he kind of glided into second base while he

801
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,759
Speaker 1: would stay in run the basis for that remainder of

802
00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,080
Speaker 1: a half inning and then was taken out. We did

803
00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,839
Speaker 1: not see Scott then in the finale the following day

804
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,960
Speaker 1: in Peoria on April to seventeenth. We did not see

805
00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:50,160
Speaker 1: him in any three games against Wisconsin, which was a

806
00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:53,120
Speaker 1: series that had run from April to eighteenth, through the

807
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,879
Speaker 1: nineteenth and through the twentieth, and then of course had

808
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,160
Speaker 1: the day off for Easter on Sunday here in the

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Speaker 1: Midwest League. Happy to report to you though, Connor Scott

810
00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:04,040
Speaker 1: back in the lineup on the twenty second against the

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Speaker 1: Beloite Snappers. So after you hear this, and you will

812
00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,040
Speaker 1: know that Connor Scott doing much better now. He was

813
00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:11,200
Speaker 1: going through some tests, so we knew it wasn't as

814
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:14,160
Speaker 1: serious at least because well they were testing him out

815
00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,680
Speaker 1: on the field during batting practice. He was running the

816
00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:19,279
Speaker 1: bases and of course working with the training staff here

817
00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,839
Speaker 1: that's Melissa Hampton, the athletic trainer, and the performance specialists

818
00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:25,480
Speaker 1: Amanda sar Taurus. So hats off to them, and of

819
00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:27,760
Speaker 1: course good to see Connor Scott back in the lineup,

820
00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,640
Speaker 1: especially for a guy who, as you would imagine as

821
00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:33,239
Speaker 1: the just about everyday leadoff hit or hearing Clinton a

822
00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:35,279
Speaker 1: big part of the offense, and as one of the

823
00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:38,120
Speaker 1: top prospects for the Marlins. Got to see this guy

824
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:40,399
Speaker 1: play just about every day. So it's good to see

825
00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:42,560
Speaker 1: him back in the starting lineup for the lumber Kings

826
00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:44,880
Speaker 1: as they get a little bit healthier, which makes it

827
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,879
Speaker 1: a little bit scarier for the Midwest League lumber Kings.

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Speaker 1: As we record this again on April twenty second, a

829
00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:55,480
Speaker 1: Monday here in Clinton, Iowa, they are one of the

830
00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,360
Speaker 1: hottest teams in the Midwest League, winners of seven of

831
00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,640
Speaker 1: their last eight games. Nine and six is their record.

832
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,359
Speaker 1: They are just two games back of the Burlington Bs.

833
00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,040
Speaker 1: That's gonna do it for us here on episode four

834
00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:09,920
Speaker 1: of A Ball with eric Os, want to thank everyone

835
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,600
Speaker 1: for listening to this episode, but this is the time

836
00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:16,919
Speaker 1: of the podcast where we shamelessly plug the broadcast side

837
00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:18,640
Speaker 1: of things. We of course hope that you can make

838
00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,160
Speaker 1: it out to a Lumberking Lumberkings game. Easy for me

839
00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:23,760
Speaker 1: to say at some point you're in the twenty nineteen season,

840
00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:26,000
Speaker 1: but you, of course can listen to all of the

841
00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:29,040
Speaker 1: action to the Miami Marlins single A affiliate with yours

842
00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:31,719
Speaker 1: truly eric Os on the call. You can find us

843
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,080
Speaker 1: if we're in the broadcast range at one hundred point

844
00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:37,880
Speaker 1: three FMWCCI, and for those of you who are outside

845
00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:40,080
Speaker 1: of the broadcast range, you can find us too. We

846
00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:43,560
Speaker 1: are on the interwebs at Lumberkings dot com via the

847
00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:46,040
Speaker 1: tune in radio app, So if not at the game,

848
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,839
Speaker 1: you can see us on the radio, and we sure

849
00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,759
Speaker 1: hope you will join us and hopefully again next time

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00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:55,239
Speaker 1: for episode five of A Ball with eric Os. We'll

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Speaker 1: talk to you then