WEBVTT 00:00:07.430 --> 00:00:10.830 Well, hey guys, thanks of course for tuning into 00:00:10.830 --> 00:00:14.730 the Dan Time podcast, bringing you weekly guests 00:00:14.730 --> 00:00:19.969 from what I call around the Daniverse. Today's 00:00:19.969 --> 00:00:23.649 guest is, it's a really big deal for me. I was 00:00:23.649 --> 00:00:28.109 born in Chicago, always had an interest in Chicago 00:00:28.109 --> 00:00:31.329 area sports. Always had an interest as you know 00:00:31.329 --> 00:00:35.549 in baseball and the great thing about this podcast 00:00:35.549 --> 00:00:39.530 is being able to tell somebody's story get somebody's 00:00:39.530 --> 00:00:44.009 name on your radar and You know, I had a guest 00:00:44.009 --> 00:00:46.869 I think it was Dan Harrison that said there's 00:00:46.869 --> 00:00:50.570 Dan's doing great things out there and So there's 00:00:50.570 --> 00:00:54.090 always more to discover But today's a really 00:00:54.090 --> 00:00:58.630 big deal to bring Windy City Thunderbolts right 00:00:58.630 --> 00:01:02.049 -handed pitcher Dan Brown to the show. Dan, how's 00:01:02.049 --> 00:01:04.790 it going today? I'm doing good. Thank you for 00:01:04.790 --> 00:01:07.329 having me. It's a pleasure. Well, thanks for 00:01:07.329 --> 00:01:10.549 being here, Dan. The Thunderbolts. This is the 00:01:10.549 --> 00:01:13.030 second Frontier League team that we've highlighted. 00:01:13.989 --> 00:01:16.370 The Tri -City Valley Cats being the first one 00:01:16.370 --> 00:01:19.609 with Dan Beebe. If you guys remember a few months 00:01:19.609 --> 00:01:22.810 back, it was maybe the end of last year. But 00:01:22.810 --> 00:01:25.609 Wendy City plays out of the Frontier League and 00:01:25.609 --> 00:01:29.459 Dan is a standout from the pace setters. Division 00:01:29.459 --> 00:01:33.280 two hometown East Northport, New York Attended 00:01:33.280 --> 00:01:36.340 John Glenn High School Dan, I guess I could start 00:01:36.340 --> 00:01:39.439 anywhere, but I'm kind of curious Did you play 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:41.840 other sports growing up was baseball kind of 00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:46.780 the early? passion of How did it all start? Yeah, 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:49.480 baseball is definitely the early passion. It 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:52.480 was definitely my my main sport like throughout 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:55.540 my youth And like going into high school and 00:01:55.540 --> 00:01:59.379 stuff like that I did also play basketball though, 00:01:59.799 --> 00:02:02.760 but nothing ever really serious. Like mostly 00:02:02.760 --> 00:02:05.299 just, you know, pick up games with friends and 00:02:05.299 --> 00:02:08.259 rec league and stuff like that. In high school, 00:02:08.319 --> 00:02:10.439 did you have a, this is kind of a question I 00:02:10.439 --> 00:02:13.259 thought I might drop later in the episode, but 00:02:13.259 --> 00:02:17.659 is there a baseball memory, whether it was little 00:02:17.659 --> 00:02:21.240 league, you know, 12 U or some game or some moment 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:23.659 on the mound that you just still think about? 00:02:23.900 --> 00:02:26.639 where you pumped your fist and it was a big victory 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:30.199 or just a big inning. Is there something from 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:32.699 your baseball past that nobody has ever seen 00:02:32.699 --> 00:02:35.340 in a box score and you haven't talked about? 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:40.780 Yeah, I mean, in high school, I think it was 00:02:40.780 --> 00:02:44.400 probably my junior year of high school when that's 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:48.240 really when I started to have the success that 00:02:48.240 --> 00:02:50.719 I really want to have on the baseball field. 00:02:51.069 --> 00:02:55.710 And there is a one -star, it was against a school 00:02:55.710 --> 00:02:59.330 that was way bigger than mine. My school, a little 00:02:59.330 --> 00:03:02.610 bit of background, my school was pretty small. 00:03:03.270 --> 00:03:05.930 Our graduating class was around 170 kids, and 00:03:05.930 --> 00:03:08.110 we were playing a school that was way bigger 00:03:08.110 --> 00:03:13.629 than us. I think I threw six shutout innings 00:03:13.629 --> 00:03:16.750 against them, and I just remember that really 00:03:16.750 --> 00:03:20.449 instilled a... Confidence that I didn't really 00:03:20.449 --> 00:03:24.110 have before You know pitching against a big school 00:03:24.110 --> 00:03:26.969 with you know, some some college commits and 00:03:26.969 --> 00:03:30.030 stuff like that I I had like a newfound confidence 00:03:30.030 --> 00:03:33.710 after that game for sure Dan how cool is it when 00:03:33.710 --> 00:03:36.110 you're when you're rolling like that your three 00:03:36.110 --> 00:03:39.669 or four innings in Do you see the coaches not 00:03:39.669 --> 00:03:41.610 just the players on the other side? But the coaches 00:03:41.610 --> 00:03:44.789 in the dugout taking notice of like who's this 00:03:44.789 --> 00:03:48.340 guy? What's happening here? Yeah Yeah, no for 00:03:48.340 --> 00:03:52.199 sure. I mean the year before that I was that 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:54.379 was like my first year on varsity my sophomore 00:03:54.379 --> 00:03:57.599 year and it didn't really go like as as well 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:00.639 as I hoped it would but the next year, you know, 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:02.759 I was like since it was a pretty small school 00:04:02.759 --> 00:04:04.900 I was able to you know, get an opportunity to 00:04:04.900 --> 00:04:09.159 start and I kind of ran with it and and my coaches, 00:04:09.159 --> 00:04:11.159 you know, they showed all the support they could 00:04:11.159 --> 00:04:14.250 and trying to Developed me to be the best player 00:04:14.250 --> 00:04:16.949 I could and I definitely saw that they were they 00:04:16.949 --> 00:04:20.449 were proud of before it looking ahead and I always 00:04:20.449 --> 00:04:23.670 jump around on the timeline, but your journey 00:04:23.670 --> 00:04:28.850 to pace and The experience there. I think 2023 00:04:28.850 --> 00:04:33.350 you're in the bullpen 2024 You're a starter your 00:04:33.350 --> 00:04:37.449 final season there at pace named any 10 Southwest 00:04:37.449 --> 00:04:41.269 Division pitcher of the year You earned all a 00:04:41.269 --> 00:04:44.730 first team all any 10 honors. You're also a two 00:04:44.730 --> 00:04:47.769 time any 10 honor roll member. Tell me about, 00:04:47.829 --> 00:04:50.310 cause I know that with Wendy city or you've been 00:04:50.310 --> 00:04:53.370 pitching out of the bullpen, how is it on a particularly 00:04:53.370 --> 00:04:56.009 a pitcher? You know, that assignment might change 00:04:56.009 --> 00:04:58.610 each year depending on the organization or the 00:04:58.610 --> 00:05:03.829 level. How have you handled that? I'm lucky because 00:05:03.829 --> 00:05:06.730 in college I, I had like a lot of experience 00:05:06.730 --> 00:05:10.560 in different roles. Like before my senior year 00:05:10.560 --> 00:05:12.839 in college, I was out of the bullpen. Like you 00:05:12.839 --> 00:05:16.279 said, I had done some long relief stuff, some 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:18.920 middle relief, so I've closed games. I've done 00:05:18.920 --> 00:05:22.199 pretty much everything out of the bullpen. So 00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:25.459 that transition into professional baseball, that 00:05:25.459 --> 00:05:28.680 made it a lot easier because I've had that experience 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:31.920 in multiple roles in college. So the transition 00:05:31.920 --> 00:05:36.079 wasn't as hard as it would seem. Here's a cool 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:40.470 stat line. from the 2023 season, which I guess 00:05:40.470 --> 00:05:42.209 waking up that morning, you didn't know that 00:05:42.209 --> 00:05:44.449 this is what was going to happen that day. But 00:05:44.449 --> 00:05:48.790 April 7th, 2023 at Adelphi, you come out of the 00:05:48.790 --> 00:05:52.709 bullpen for seven and two thirds innings of work, 00:05:53.230 --> 00:05:55.810 which is more than the average starter nowadays 00:05:55.810 --> 00:05:59.449 would go well, well beyond. You fan eight hitters, 00:05:59.649 --> 00:06:02.850 get the win. Tell me about that day, what you 00:06:02.850 --> 00:06:05.470 remember from it. Yeah, that was definitely one 00:06:05.470 --> 00:06:07.910 of the most One of my best pitching performances 00:06:07.910 --> 00:06:12.370 in college for sure. It was an extra inning game. 00:06:12.490 --> 00:06:15.670 So I think I came in and in like the sixth or 00:06:15.670 --> 00:06:18.149 seventh inning and then it ends up going into 00:06:18.149 --> 00:06:21.790 extra innings. And you know, my coach just had 00:06:21.790 --> 00:06:24.389 a lot of confidence in me that day and he just 00:06:24.389 --> 00:06:27.069 kind of rode me out the rest of the game. But 00:06:27.069 --> 00:06:31.170 I was definitely in like a flow state, if you 00:06:31.170 --> 00:06:34.689 will, the entire game. I was, you know, I just 00:06:34.689 --> 00:06:38.639 felt great. Here's another one Dan in summer 00:06:38.639 --> 00:06:42.079 league ball. I think this is 2023 with the and 00:06:42.079 --> 00:06:44.139 correct me if I get anything wrong here the Nassau 00:06:44.139 --> 00:06:49.060 Collegians June 18th at Valor you pitch five 00:06:49.060 --> 00:06:53.180 no -hit innings eight strikeouts obviously you 00:06:53.180 --> 00:06:57.399 remember that but tell Explain for the listeners 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:00.899 in that league and what's going on and the parameters 00:07:00.899 --> 00:07:04.480 there. Are you five innings in sinking? Might 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:06.699 get to go the distance which would be seven innings 00:07:06.699 --> 00:07:09.060 or do you know that? Hey, I've got a limit here 00:07:09.060 --> 00:07:11.480 and I'm I'd love to get the complete game No 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:14.560 hitter, but how does it work in that situation? 00:07:15.699 --> 00:07:18.500 Yeah, I think it depends on pitch count also. 00:07:18.639 --> 00:07:21.759 It's a summer league so Not to say that it's 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:24.040 not taken seriously But you know, they also want 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:26.240 to make sure that guys are healthy when they 00:07:26.240 --> 00:07:29.139 go back to their school in the fall So they're 00:07:29.139 --> 00:07:31.759 definitely pitch count was was an issue. I was 00:07:31.759 --> 00:07:34.850 probably around like 90 pitches if I had to guess 00:07:34.850 --> 00:07:38.290 so I wasn't necessarily mad that I was taking 00:07:38.290 --> 00:07:41.069 out I would have loved to finish the game obviously 00:07:41.069 --> 00:07:43.550 and and you know get a bit for a no -hitter, 00:07:43.629 --> 00:07:47.730 but you know if the situation was what it was 00:07:47.730 --> 00:07:50.189 Again bouncing around some more because I really 00:07:50.189 --> 00:07:52.470 want to I'm chomping at the bit to talk about 00:07:52.470 --> 00:07:56.009 Your firstly first season in professional ball 00:07:56.009 --> 00:07:59.490 with Wendy City and I broke it down here Dan 00:07:59.490 --> 00:08:04.449 I got deep into the Game by game month by month 00:08:04.449 --> 00:08:07.310 numbers here because I like to stick up for the 00:08:07.310 --> 00:08:11.329 relief pitcher I did this with Dan Winkler Dan 00:08:11.329 --> 00:08:14.649 in July from July to August of Your first season 00:08:14.649 --> 00:08:18.089 with Windy City you lowered your ERA 72 points 00:08:18.089 --> 00:08:22.389 from 386 to 314 You were called on you know some 00:08:22.389 --> 00:08:27.089 other situations some long innings July 7th three 00:08:27.089 --> 00:08:30.790 shutout innings at Washington for strikeouts 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:33.179 Tell me a little bit about this first season 00:08:33.179 --> 00:08:36.460 how you felt about it and what's your you know, 00:08:36.519 --> 00:08:40.139 what your goals are for 2025 Yeah, I mean it 00:08:40.139 --> 00:08:42.419 was it was definitely an adjustment for sure 00:08:42.419 --> 00:08:46.580 going from the division two competition to professional 00:08:46.580 --> 00:08:50.440 baseball It can be a big jump for sure but I 00:08:50.440 --> 00:08:54.200 think I did like have a have a rocky start when 00:08:54.200 --> 00:08:56.860 I first got there, but once I I settled in and 00:08:57.000 --> 00:09:00.340 found my groove and established some confidence 00:09:00.340 --> 00:09:03.399 in the league. I think I definitely have the 00:09:03.399 --> 00:09:07.759 capability to be a very good relief pitcher in 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:12.100 the league. And then going into this year, there's 00:09:12.100 --> 00:09:15.799 been some talk of me competing to be a starter 00:09:15.799 --> 00:09:21.279 this year, but that's up for determination during 00:09:21.279 --> 00:09:24.460 the first couple of weeks of spring training 00:09:24.460 --> 00:09:27.340 and stuff. So yeah, I mean I'm definitely looking 00:09:27.340 --> 00:09:30.460 to you know, be able to attack hitters consistently 00:09:30.460 --> 00:09:34.019 walk less guys Strike out as many guys I can 00:09:34.019 --> 00:09:37.500 and have some successes here You get a lot of 00:09:37.500 --> 00:09:40.639 strikeouts. I had the ratio written down here 00:09:40.639 --> 00:09:43.580 Just averaging just under two strikeouts per 00:09:43.580 --> 00:09:46.740 inning What's your can you talk about your pitch 00:09:46.740 --> 00:09:51.639 arsenal? Are you to seem fastball cut fastball? 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:54.279 Change up what kind of pitches do you like to 00:09:54.279 --> 00:09:58.549 go out there with? Yeah, so so last year I was 00:09:58.549 --> 00:10:00.950 During the professional season. I was mainly 00:10:00.950 --> 00:10:04.049 this fastball slider I was throwing a four scene, 00:10:04.049 --> 00:10:08.250 but it has like a lot of run in on righty So 00:10:08.250 --> 00:10:11.610 it kind of plays more like a two -team And then 00:10:11.610 --> 00:10:16.230 I threw like a big, you know breaking sweeper 00:10:16.230 --> 00:10:18.730 And that was the only two pitches I was throwing 00:10:18.730 --> 00:10:22.990 I think a lot of, I get a lot of strikeouts mainly 00:10:22.990 --> 00:10:26.110 because of my deception. I throw from a pretty 00:10:26.110 --> 00:10:29.710 low arm slot that can be, you know, tough on 00:10:29.710 --> 00:10:32.370 hitters, especially right -handed hitters. And 00:10:32.370 --> 00:10:35.750 then going into this season, I also added a cutter 00:10:35.750 --> 00:10:39.850 to just kind of have something between the fastball 00:10:39.850 --> 00:10:43.149 and the big breaking sweeper, just to, you know, 00:10:43.309 --> 00:10:45.870 have the, have hitters kind of have to make like 00:10:45.870 --> 00:10:49.909 one more swing decisions in there. So yeah, and 00:10:49.909 --> 00:10:53.590 then I also have a change up too, but I I don't 00:10:53.590 --> 00:10:57.429 throw it that often as the other three pitches 00:10:57.429 --> 00:11:01.309 Another kind of footnote that I noticed is you're 00:11:01.309 --> 00:11:05.129 the youngest pitcher on the staff Last season 00:11:05.129 --> 00:11:08.929 at 21 years old Yeah, is that something that 00:11:08.929 --> 00:11:12.230 that you really notice or think about or are 00:11:12.230 --> 00:11:15.850 you just going about your business? I mean I 00:11:15.850 --> 00:11:19.370 have noticed it for sure But I you can't really 00:11:19.370 --> 00:11:21.809 like think about it, you know, especially like 00:11:21.809 --> 00:11:23.570 when you're out there competing, you know that 00:11:23.570 --> 00:11:26.870 you're on the same level playing field when when 00:11:26.870 --> 00:11:28.450 there's another when there's a batter in the 00:11:28.450 --> 00:11:30.289 box. So, you know, you can't really think about 00:11:30.289 --> 00:11:32.649 that. Just go out there and compete and just 00:11:32.649 --> 00:11:35.490 try and get guys out. I want to drop real quick 00:11:35.490 --> 00:11:39.210 the website for the Thunderbolts WC Thunderbolts 00:11:39.210 --> 00:11:43.149 dot com. First game is for this season is May 00:11:43.149 --> 00:11:46.570 8th at Schaumburg. Another thing I noticed, Dan, 00:11:46.610 --> 00:11:49.440 is that You guys might play a three game series, 00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:52.820 but maybe regionally if it's in the Chicagoland 00:11:52.820 --> 00:11:55.879 area with some somebody like Schomburg or Joliet 00:11:55.879 --> 00:11:59.779 that you'll play like home at or home away home 00:11:59.779 --> 00:12:04.200 kind of a Sequence. Yeah. Yeah That's something 00:12:04.200 --> 00:12:06.779 you don't see in a lot of other leagues Yeah, 00:12:06.960 --> 00:12:10.059 no, it's uh It's it's not too bad. Honestly, 00:12:10.220 --> 00:12:12.840 like it sounds worse than it is just because 00:12:12.840 --> 00:12:15.399 both Joliet and Schomburg are really close. I 00:12:15.399 --> 00:12:17.980 think it's like Around like a 30 minute bus ride. 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:21.639 So it's not too bad of a trip at all. So I honestly 00:12:21.639 --> 00:12:24.360 don't really mind it Now what are some things 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:27.440 that you like to do? Just say when you wake up 00:12:27.440 --> 00:12:30.200 in the morning, is there a routine that you have 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:33.879 to stick with? Are you a coffee guy? Are there 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:35.740 breakfast spots that you like to go to there? 00:12:35.759 --> 00:12:39.399 You guys are about 30 minutes south of Chicago 00:12:39.399 --> 00:12:43.480 Yeah, I mean My morning routine isn't, it's not 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:45.940 like a crazy one. I'm not really a caffeine guy 00:12:45.940 --> 00:12:49.139 at all. I don't, I don't really like have energy 00:12:49.139 --> 00:12:52.200 drinks or coffee or anything like that, but I 00:12:52.200 --> 00:12:54.320 will go to this one diner. That's like around 00:12:54.320 --> 00:12:56.700 the corner from, from the apartment where I sat. 00:12:57.080 --> 00:13:00.620 I'll go, go there a lot. They have some really 00:13:00.620 --> 00:13:03.799 good breakfast there. So now when you're not 00:13:03.799 --> 00:13:07.200 pitching and let's say it's just the middle of 00:13:07.200 --> 00:13:08.799 the off season, what do you like to do? What's 00:13:08.799 --> 00:13:10.559 something that people maybe wouldn't suspect 00:13:10.559 --> 00:13:13.279 it? You know that Dan Brown likes to do when 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:16.899 he's just hanging out Yeah, I mean I'm a pretty 00:13:16.899 --> 00:13:20.960 basic guy. I mean I just You know, I enjoy fitness 00:13:20.960 --> 00:13:24.019 a lot. I enjoy taking care of my body. I think 00:13:24.019 --> 00:13:26.860 I've gotten really into that like especially 00:13:26.860 --> 00:13:29.700 You know and like the last couple years of college 00:13:29.700 --> 00:13:31.940 and now going it's a professional. I think it's 00:13:31.940 --> 00:13:34.460 it's really important It's taking care of your 00:13:34.460 --> 00:13:36.860 body just especially like being a baseball player 00:13:36.860 --> 00:13:39.500 and you know and a relief pitcher like having 00:13:39.500 --> 00:13:43.799 a Be ready to perform every day. So I uh, I enjoy 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:45.779 taking care of my body and you know going to 00:13:45.779 --> 00:13:50.019 the gym Eating right all that so Well said yeah, 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:53.500 especially at any age but I could see with pictures 00:13:53.500 --> 00:13:56.500 and maybe we maybe we saw this more 20 or 30 00:13:56.500 --> 00:13:59.480 years ago or you'd see guys that look like they're 00:13:59.480 --> 00:14:01.879 If you saw them in an airport, you maybe wouldn't 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:06.179 even know that they're an athlete But some of 00:14:06.179 --> 00:14:08.320 that has changed I mean, you know, greg maddox 00:14:08.320 --> 00:14:11.090 is like that example It's not like out of shape, 00:14:11.090 --> 00:14:13.710 but just you would you just wouldn't know with 00:14:13.710 --> 00:14:16.610 some guys but um I can see where that's important 00:14:16.610 --> 00:14:19.629 to you. I also noticed that on your pace profile 00:14:19.629 --> 00:14:24.070 listed at 63 175 When wendy city, I think 64 00:14:24.070 --> 00:14:28.649 190. Have you added some mass some muscle? Yeah. 00:14:28.690 --> 00:14:31.830 Yeah, I definitely have I definitely since like 00:14:31.830 --> 00:14:34.210 I got to college also like when I was first getting 00:14:34.210 --> 00:14:37.490 into college I think I was like around like 63 00:14:37.490 --> 00:14:41.470 150 pounds so And now I'm probably around like 00:14:41.470 --> 00:14:45.950 six, four, 205. So I gained like around 50 pounds 00:14:45.950 --> 00:14:47.870 in that time span. And it was, it was honestly 00:14:47.870 --> 00:14:50.970 like really necessary just to, you know, keep 00:14:50.970 --> 00:14:54.429 my body healthy and, and moving the way I want 00:14:54.429 --> 00:14:57.590 and just becoming stronger. Also there was, it 00:14:57.590 --> 00:15:00.870 was a, it was definitely necessary. Now tell 00:15:00.870 --> 00:15:04.289 me about Ozinga field. What'd you like about 00:15:04.289 --> 00:15:08.100 the home park there? Yeah, I mean I don't think 00:15:08.100 --> 00:15:11.460 I like I really love the field I love the the 00:15:11.460 --> 00:15:14.159 mound the mound is really good quality and then 00:15:14.159 --> 00:15:16.559 I feel like this is a pretty unpopular opinion, 00:15:16.580 --> 00:15:20.700 but I enjoy playing on like a pristine turf fields 00:15:20.700 --> 00:15:24.500 more than a Really good dirt field like there's 00:15:24.500 --> 00:15:26.720 some really good dirt fields in our league like 00:15:26.720 --> 00:15:29.139 Schomburg and and Evansville and feels like that 00:15:29.139 --> 00:15:33.519 But I would much rather play on a nice turf mound 00:15:33.519 --> 00:15:36.809 for sure And then also the fans the fans are 00:15:36.809 --> 00:15:40.529 great They you know that they you know show out 00:15:40.529 --> 00:15:42.889 at every game and they show their support really 00:15:42.889 --> 00:15:46.909 well So that's always nice, too Yeah, I could 00:15:46.909 --> 00:15:49.009 see where the fans appreciate probably a little 00:15:49.009 --> 00:15:52.330 easier to get in and out I mean, I love Wrigley 00:15:52.330 --> 00:15:54.929 Field. It's been a long time but going to sporting 00:15:54.929 --> 00:15:58.850 events in Chicago but depending on people's budget 00:15:58.850 --> 00:16:01.850 or what what have you just the The game experience 00:16:01.850 --> 00:16:04.879 for the kids sometimes it is fun To get home 00:16:04.879 --> 00:16:06.559 and you haven't spent a couple hundred dollars 00:16:06.559 --> 00:16:10.620 Yeah Yeah, now it's a they they really do have 00:16:10.620 --> 00:16:13.620 a great ballpark experience They make they have 00:16:13.620 --> 00:16:16.620 a bunch of promo nights a bunch of different 00:16:16.620 --> 00:16:20.000 days during the week. So they make The experience 00:16:20.000 --> 00:16:22.759 for the fans enjoyable for sure. I know the ultimate 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:26.120 goal is to get to the big leagues I saw Tyler 00:16:26.120 --> 00:16:29.559 Laporte sign with the Braves organization Did 00:16:29.559 --> 00:16:31.899 you have a chance to to get to know Tyler when 00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:35.519 he was there last season? Yeah, he's great. He's 00:16:35.519 --> 00:16:39.679 great for sure. He's definitely a different personality 00:16:39.679 --> 00:16:42.159 than I'm used to. He's from Louisiana and I'm 00:16:42.159 --> 00:16:45.419 from Long Island, so I don't really get to see 00:16:45.419 --> 00:16:49.139 a lot of southerners, but he's awesome, man. 00:16:49.220 --> 00:16:52.759 He's a really good guy. Another thing with the 00:16:52.759 --> 00:16:55.279 pitcher, Dan, I wanted to ask about this. When 00:16:55.279 --> 00:16:59.120 you go out there and the box score doesn't always 00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:01.919 show or the average fan doesn't know what you're 00:17:01.919 --> 00:17:04.819 walking into. how many when you walk out there 00:17:04.819 --> 00:17:07.720 or you're called upon and there's runners on 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:11.660 the corners nobody out bases loaded one out and 00:17:11.660 --> 00:17:14.519 you're walking into i guess a dirty inning and 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:16.599 you get out of the inning but a couple runs scratch 00:17:16.599 --> 00:17:20.259 across one or both are not charged to you how 00:17:20.259 --> 00:17:23.500 do relief pitchers feel about the unearned run 00:17:23.500 --> 00:17:26.079 and the earned run and and how that impacts your 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:30.519 stats um i'm i'm personally not a huge stats 00:17:30.519 --> 00:17:34.039 guy i i try not to look at my stats until like 00:17:34.039 --> 00:17:37.160 the end of the year but at the end of the day 00:17:37.160 --> 00:17:39.240 i think what what you want to do is you just 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:41.619 want to put your team in the best position to 00:17:41.619 --> 00:17:44.380 win then you know you just at the end of the 00:17:44.380 --> 00:17:46.900 day it's just getting guys out and just trying 00:17:46.900 --> 00:17:48.940 to simplify the game like if you come into a 00:17:48.940 --> 00:17:52.849 dirty inning just you know have a plan for attacking 00:17:52.849 --> 00:17:54.630 a header like whether it's you know trying to 00:17:54.630 --> 00:17:57.390 get a ground ball or or having it be a strikeout 00:17:57.390 --> 00:18:01.609 situation whatever it takes to you know um have 00:18:01.609 --> 00:18:03.809 have your team have the best possible chance 00:18:03.809 --> 00:18:06.690 to win i think that's that's the mindset to have 00:18:06.690 --> 00:18:09.309 dan i love what you just said there not paying 00:18:09.309 --> 00:18:12.170 attention to the stats giving your guys a chance 00:18:12.170 --> 00:18:15.309 to win and i bet that sometimes some of those 00:18:15.309 --> 00:18:19.000 outings where you have surrender to run Also 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:20.920 want to point out Dan you do not give up the 00:18:20.920 --> 00:18:23.700 long ball very much I wanted to throw that out 00:18:23.700 --> 00:18:28.660 there, but also just your Your demeanor on the 00:18:28.660 --> 00:18:31.519 mound maybe something That you're doing out there 00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:33.700 that kind of your guys are taking notice on the 00:18:33.700 --> 00:18:36.880 field They go back up there to hit and have a 00:18:36.880 --> 00:18:40.220 little bit extra enthusiasm or her energy. I 00:18:40.220 --> 00:18:43.839 guess that has to play into it Yeah, I mean on 00:18:43.839 --> 00:18:45.960 the mound like you're whether it's like a good 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:49.519 or bad pitch or a good or bad situation. I always 00:18:49.519 --> 00:18:53.279 try and keep an even keel demeanor, showing that 00:18:53.279 --> 00:18:55.819 you can't let your opponent or the situation 00:18:55.819 --> 00:18:58.880 that you're in get on your skin. And just staying 00:18:58.880 --> 00:19:02.539 cool and collected on the mound is really important 00:19:02.539 --> 00:19:06.559 for me. Well, Dan, how about just some family 00:19:06.559 --> 00:19:09.180 stuff? Do you have brothers and sisters? When 00:19:09.180 --> 00:19:12.700 you're back home in Long Island, what's it like 00:19:12.700 --> 00:19:17.059 around the Brown household? Yeah, I mean I I 00:19:17.059 --> 00:19:19.359 have a sister have a younger sister her name 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:23.839 is Juliana and I live with both my parents during 00:19:23.839 --> 00:19:27.519 the offseason also which is which is nice But 00:19:27.519 --> 00:19:31.220 yeah Brown Household is is a pretty normal. I'd 00:19:31.220 --> 00:19:35.599 say I mean You know nothing Nothing too too crazy 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:39.279 happens around here And how proud were your parents 00:19:39.279 --> 00:19:41.400 when you're just going through the ranks, you 00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:45.599 know from high school? to college to Windy City. 00:19:46.500 --> 00:19:50.279 What's it like? Do you text with your dad? Do 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:53.519 they come to the games? How cool is that when 00:19:53.519 --> 00:19:57.940 you just have that support? Yeah, it's really 00:19:57.940 --> 00:20:00.480 important to me. It's awesome to have their support. 00:20:01.400 --> 00:20:05.160 I text with my dad almost every day, I'd say. 00:20:05.720 --> 00:20:10.200 Yeah, we're always talking baseball. Both my 00:20:10.200 --> 00:20:13.869 parents will... You know visit in Illinois as 00:20:13.869 --> 00:20:17.190 much as they can So that's it's just really nice 00:20:17.190 --> 00:20:20.349 to have their support Well, maybe a couple more 00:20:20.349 --> 00:20:23.750 silly questions here The old day and time question. 00:20:23.750 --> 00:20:26.750 I don't sometimes I forget to ask it's not even 00:20:26.750 --> 00:20:31.049 that interesting maybe to some people When did 00:20:31.049 --> 00:20:33.710 you start going by Dan did did a friend start 00:20:33.710 --> 00:20:36.410 calling you Dan or did you decide on your own? 00:20:37.069 --> 00:20:39.730 Yeah, I think I decided on my own I was really 00:20:39.730 --> 00:20:42.390 young probably like in, you know, elementary 00:20:42.390 --> 00:20:44.970 school around there. I think I just, you know, 00:20:45.109 --> 00:20:48.210 was tired of my mom and my friends calling me 00:20:48.210 --> 00:20:52.849 the same thing. So I think my friends just started 00:20:52.849 --> 00:20:58.089 calling me Dan. I love it. Any Dan spinoff name 00:20:58.089 --> 00:21:01.109 that you will not answer to that you don't like? 00:21:03.589 --> 00:21:06.910 No, not really. I mean, I've gotten pretty much 00:21:06.910 --> 00:21:11.130 all of them. Daniel, Dan, Danny. Yeah, I'll answer 00:21:11.130 --> 00:21:13.069 to any of them. I know they're talking to me. 00:21:13.589 --> 00:21:16.970 So Are you familiar with the author Dan Brown? 00:21:18.230 --> 00:21:24.009 Yes. Yes. I my dad actually my dad is also named 00:21:24.009 --> 00:21:28.069 Dan Brown. So he He's you know gone through the 00:21:28.069 --> 00:21:29.869 same things that I've gone through with with 00:21:29.869 --> 00:21:32.509 the name Dan and and he has like a couple of 00:21:32.509 --> 00:21:35.650 his books I'm pretty sure so yeah, I love it 00:21:36.140 --> 00:21:38.359 Well another thing I maybe haven't said it on 00:21:38.359 --> 00:21:41.619 other episodes, but I the concept of the show 00:21:41.619 --> 00:21:45.779 it's not It's not Dan's seeking attention. It's 00:21:45.779 --> 00:21:50.640 more that if you are Dan People place the attention 00:21:50.640 --> 00:21:54.539 on you or it's always You shake the hand. Hey, 00:21:54.640 --> 00:21:57.740 what's your name? I'm Dan. Oh Dan the man Dan 00:21:57.740 --> 00:22:07.720 the man so Yeah Alright Dan, well this this has 00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:10.059 been terrific anything that you like to plug 00:22:10.059 --> 00:22:13.579 that you're interested in or Yeah, really anything 00:22:13.579 --> 00:22:16.759 that you'd like to talk about that we haven't 00:22:16.759 --> 00:22:20.160 covered No, I think we've we've covered a lot 00:22:20.160 --> 00:22:23.660 of good stuff Thank you again for having me on 00:22:23.660 --> 00:22:27.559 well anytime and I'll continue following your 00:22:27.559 --> 00:22:30.920 career again Folks if you're in the Chicagoland 00:22:30.920 --> 00:22:34.380 area check them out You've heard me talk about 00:22:34.380 --> 00:22:37.119 the Frontier League It's a great product and 00:22:37.119 --> 00:22:39.579 it's probably keep an eye out. There may be an 00:22:39.579 --> 00:22:42.940 expansion team close to where you live as well 00:22:42.940 --> 00:22:47.059 Dan who were I forgot to ask you this growing 00:22:47.059 --> 00:22:49.259 up. Who was your favorite team? Was it a New 00:22:49.259 --> 00:22:53.400 York area team? Yeah, I grew up a Mets fan. I 00:22:53.400 --> 00:22:56.920 was at City Field, you know a good amount during 00:22:56.920 --> 00:23:01.160 my you know coming up and stuff. So Yeah, definitely 00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:03.420 definitely a Mets fan and my dad's also a huge 00:23:03.420 --> 00:23:08.779 mess You think Juan Soto is the missing link 00:23:08.779 --> 00:23:12.640 there? Yeah, I don't know. We'll see. I think 00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:16.339 he's definitely one of the best overall players 00:23:16.339 --> 00:23:21.480 in the sport. And I think that type of ability 00:23:21.480 --> 00:23:25.500 is just invaluable. So I think we'll see. But 00:23:25.500 --> 00:23:28.660 I think he'll definitely bolster that lineup 00:23:28.660 --> 00:23:32.940 for sure. OK. If you got time, I got Two maybe 00:23:32.940 --> 00:23:36.420 three favorites questions and I promise i'll 00:23:36.420 --> 00:23:38.539 wrap it up here, but favorite ball player growing 00:23:38.539 --> 00:23:45.359 up um i'd say Probably either david right as 00:23:45.359 --> 00:23:48.019 a proposition player and jacob degrom is a pitcher 00:23:48.019 --> 00:23:53.099 how about favorite sports memory and it could 00:23:53.099 --> 00:23:56.680 be you know, it could be nfl could be nba Doesn't 00:23:56.680 --> 00:23:58.240 have to be baseball, but you have a favorite 00:23:58.240 --> 00:24:02.839 sports memory championship that you watched I 00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:07.400 would say I went to David Wright's last game 00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:10.279 at city fields. I think that was that's probably 00:24:10.279 --> 00:24:13.700 my my best You know professional sports memory 00:24:13.700 --> 00:24:18.740 nice and then when it comes to Baseball movies 00:24:18.740 --> 00:24:21.259 or he one of those did do you nerd out on the 00:24:21.259 --> 00:24:25.720 baseball movies? Yeah, I love I love a good baseball 00:24:25.720 --> 00:24:32.250 movie My favorite is probably I probably have 00:24:32.250 --> 00:24:34.170 to say the Sandlot. I think that's that's just 00:24:34.170 --> 00:24:37.210 a classic Moneyball is also great to love that 00:24:37.210 --> 00:24:39.750 money. I was I was hoping you were gonna say 00:24:39.750 --> 00:24:45.250 the Sandlot Moneyball as well Yeah, now they're 00:24:45.250 --> 00:24:49.089 both great. Love them Well, Dan once again, thanks 00:24:49.089 --> 00:24:51.930 for making time making some Dan time today. This 00:24:51.930 --> 00:24:55.529 has been fantastic And yeah, of course. Thank 00:24:55.529 --> 00:24:58.130 you. Thank you for having me Absolutely. Well 00:24:58.130 --> 00:25:00.700 you guys check them out You can follow, I don't 00:25:00.700 --> 00:25:03.700 know if you're active on social media, Dan. Yeah, 00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:06.559 I have an Instagram. If you want people to follow 00:25:06.559 --> 00:25:09.759 or check out Dan Brown, I will list that in the 00:25:09.759 --> 00:25:12.839 show notes. That is it for this episode of the 00:25:12.839 --> 00:25:15.799 Dan Time podcast. Thanks for listening. Tell 00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:18.339 a friend about it. Tell your dad about it. Tell 00:25:18.339 --> 00:25:21.200 your uncle, Dan. If your name's not Dan, you 00:25:21.200 --> 00:25:23.599 have a Dan in your life that you know will get 00:25:23.599 --> 00:25:26.039 something out of this show. And I can't wait 00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:28.630 for baseball season. and to follow Dan Brown 00:25:28.630 --> 00:25:31.930 and the Thunderbolts. Thanks so much, Dan, and 00:25:31.930 --> 00:25:34.670 we will see you guys next Sunday for another 00:25:34.670 --> 00:25:37.769 episode of the Dan Time Podcast. All right, thanks, 00:25:37.930 --> 00:25:40.069 man. Yeah, thank you so much.