1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Get up, Get up, Get up. All right, guys, welcome 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: back some more bonus episode from the Mets Stuff podcast, 3 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: hanging out with new Mets outfielder Tyler Naquin recently required 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: the trade deadline. If you guys been listening to this 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: podcast for a while, you've known that I've I've wanted 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: Tyler in this team for a really long time. It 7 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: always been kind of fun and funnily but one of 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: my favorite players in the league. So first, just hey, 9 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: happy to have you here. 10 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: I appreciate it. I'm glad to be here. We're having 11 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: a lot of fun so far. 12 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: Just coming to this team about a week and a 13 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: half ago ish, Now, what's it felt like like emotionally 14 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: like and thrust into a pen race like this? 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I mean ever since I got the call, 16 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 3: like kind of just it's been a whirlwind. 17 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: Like I said, I got a call pretty. 18 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 3: Late, packed all my stuff up that night, and in 19 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 3: the morning, I was on a plane at twelve the 20 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 3: next day straight to Miami and then I was just 21 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:49,639 Speaker 3: kind of thrown in here. 22 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:50,639 Speaker 2: And but I mean, the. 23 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 3: Guys in the organization, you know, the staff and everybody's 24 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 3: been awesome, very welcoming and I mean, the transition has 25 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 3: been pretty smooth and and I appreciate. 26 00:00:59,120 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 2: That a lot. 27 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 4: Come from Cincinnati. You played in Cleveland before, Now you're 28 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 4: in New York. What's it like to be in the 29 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 4: biggest city in the world. 30 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a it's a little bit on the other extreme, 31 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,279 Speaker 3: you know, but uh it's fun, man, I mean, it's 32 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: it's it's definitely an experience whenever we used to come 33 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 3: into town to play. 34 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 2: You know, it's just a. 35 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 3: Different environment, you know, the ballpark, the city and whatnot. 36 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 3: But uh, I think once you settle in after a 37 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 3: couple of games and you start feeling, you know, more 38 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 3: more settled at another place. You know, obviously you move 39 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 3: pretty quick once you get a trade call. But uh, 40 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 3: you know, I think we've already been I've already been 41 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 3: here ten or eleven games, which I can't believe. So 42 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 3: uh yeah, the doubleheader does help for sure. And uh 43 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: it was a big atmosphere over the past five games, 44 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 3: so that helped me settle in here with the crowd 45 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 3: and stuff. 46 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: So uh, man, that everybody's been real good. 47 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 4: Uh. 48 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: We heard the story on social media that when you 49 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: came to your first home game Thursday night, they rode 50 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: the scooter here? 51 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: Was that your school? Was that a rented school? 52 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: Was that like some kind of crazy indoctrination to the 53 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: New York streets? Like talk us walk us through that evening? 54 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: I wrote it again today. I wrote it every single day. 55 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, whenever I was in Cincinnati, I stayed like zero 56 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 3: point four miles from the stadium and so it was 57 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 3: a super easy transit. So I just sold my car 58 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 3: and I leave my truck that I used. 59 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: I'd pull a bunch. 60 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 3: Of trailers and boats back home, so I don't want 61 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,839 Speaker 3: to bring my truck up to the cities. Sold my car. 62 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 3: I had a sweet AMG, but it was time to 63 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 3: get rid of it, and I got a high Boys 64 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 3: scooter and dude, it's works great, and so I was. 65 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 3: I shipped it up here from Cincinnati just see if 66 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 3: I could use it. And I stayed pretty close at 67 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 3: the hotel and there's a nice sidewalk that I'm able 68 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 3: to use it. So just depends on what time the 69 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 3: game gets over with, if I ride it back at 70 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 3: night or not. 71 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 2: I probably uber. 72 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 4: It's so funny this game, this series coming up weirdly enough, 73 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 4: playing against your former team, what's it like playing against 74 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 4: guys that you know, just a week week and a 75 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 4: half ago you were teammates with. 76 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: It is it is strange, you know what I mean. 77 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 3: But you know you've kind of done it, you know, 78 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 3: even in high school maybe or college or you know, 79 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: on the miners or anything like that. 80 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: But uh, just guys that you have played with. 81 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 3: But uh, you know, I had to play Cleveland quite 82 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 3: a bit over the past two seasons. But uh, I 83 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 3: was telling them earlier, I built a lot of strong 84 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 3: relationships over there, and they treated me very well in 85 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 3: that organization and the staff and the and the players, 86 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 3: and I made a lot of a lot of good connections. 87 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: But uh, you know, looking to do that here as well, 88 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 3: and these guys are just as welcoming and and and 89 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 3: good to. 90 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: Me as well. 91 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 3: So, I mean, baseball is a it's a very close 92 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 3: knit quarters, you know, is what I like to say it. 93 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 3: You know, everybody hears everything about each player, So I mean, 94 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 3: I've heard nothing but great things over here, and it's 95 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 3: you know, it's fun to be a part of. 96 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: We saw you chopping up a joy Va though a 97 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: few minutes ago down by the Reds taking VP. What 98 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: was it like playing with one just such an accomplished player, 99 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: one of the best players of our generation too, A 100 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: guy who's like knowing to be like kind of a 101 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: jokes they're pretty funny d with a big personality. 102 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, he he is a jokes the big personality, a 103 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: great teammate. And you know, the production that you see 104 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 3: from him on the field or you know, obviously throughout 105 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 3: his career is just the product of the work that 106 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 3: he puts in. You know, when I first got over there, 107 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: you know, getting to know him and stuff, you know, 108 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 3: it's almost like how do you approach him? You know, 109 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 3: because like if you if you don't know somebody that's 110 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 3: been in an organization for a. 111 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: Long time, you know, they got their set ways. 112 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 3: But man, he's uh he became one of my one 113 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 3: of my good friends, and uh, you know we still 114 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 3: tex still talk and and all that stuff, and uh, 115 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 3: he's he's one. 116 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 2: Of the hardest working ball players I've ever been around. 117 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 3: So Joey vado is is is it a very accomplished 118 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 3: and very hard working, hard working player. 119 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 2: He's a good dude. 120 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 4: You've played with Lindor before. Back in Cleveland, you played 121 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 4: with Cookie Carrasco. How did it feel to see some 122 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 4: familiar faces in this clubhouse. 123 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was nice just being able to uh, you know, 124 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 3: see some I mean, you're getting thrown into New York, 125 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 3: you know, and and and I didn't really know any 126 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 3: of I've I've talked to Pete on first base, you know, 127 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 3: a hand quite a handful of times. But uh, other 128 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 3: than that, man, I haven't really talked to anybody. So 129 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,679 Speaker 3: it's just seeing Frankie and uh and and and Cookie. 130 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: It was nice. It was good. 131 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: You played Verus, Cincinnati and Cleveland. 132 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: I lived in OHIW for five. 133 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: Years, Ohio State, went to Ohio State. 134 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 2: Do you which which one? Do you prefer? 135 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: Cincinnati or Cleveland? 136 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 2: Cincinnati? Why? 137 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 3: I just I really enjoyed it there. Yeah, I just 138 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: where I was in commute to the ballpark, the ballpark itself, 139 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 3: and just the way, just the way I felt there, 140 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 3: It was Cincinnati for me. 141 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: Can ask another question devisive about Cincinnati with your opinions 142 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: on skyline, Chilly, I never had it good answer. 143 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, okay, I think this would be the last question 144 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 4: because we know you have to run for the game. 145 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 4: I saw that Joey Vado dropped a secret about your 146 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 4: last name that it is not technically actually pronounced naquin. 147 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 2: Is that true? Like, what's that all about. 148 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, so Joey's obviously Canadian, and him and I were 149 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 3: talking that, you know, half my dad's side of the 150 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 3: family is from Lafayette, Louisiana, and my last name is Cajun, 151 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 3: so it's uh, you know, people say it nakeuin, they 152 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 3: tempt nake one, but the real pronunciation is right, Joey 153 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 3: was saying, you know, I told him that it's knocking, 154 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 3: and it's just kate. You know, it's just French, so 155 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 3: it's really got like knocking. But whenever announcers and stuff 156 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 3: would announce me and my brother at sporting events and stuff, 157 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 3: and he played a lot of football and baseball and 158 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 3: heck of an athlete, they would just rip his name up. 159 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 2: Which no hard feelings. 160 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 3: I mean, nobody's trying to butcher your name, so we 161 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 3: never didn't really care. But you know, it's just we'll 162 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: just keep it as naked one because it's kind of 163 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 3: tough to pronounce the other way. 164 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: All right, Yop, got run to the game. But thank 165 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: you so much, Tyler. Glad to have you on this 166 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: team and let's go Mets. 167 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 3: Thank you guys, thanks for having me, get up, Get up, 168 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 3: Get up.