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And we're back September 23, 2024.

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The Bristle Boys.

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Lottie.

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Angry J.

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The commission will be joining us for a short stint.

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Don Father out of town, but as always, studio engineer Kevin Ross.

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Today, what if I told you we were going to have a guest?

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What if I told you it's the most successful and prominent baseball coach in the northeast

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for the past several years and maybe beyond that?

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The skipper of Hook See Baseball, University of Connecticut head baseball coach Jim Penders.

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What if I told you he was going to join us, Lottie?

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Pretty cool.

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That's impressive.

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Family pedigree is pretty strong there, I would say.

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Yeah, and he's got coaching in his bloodlines.

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A little bit.

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He's done a hell of a job.

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He's done a Jim Calhoun-like job up in stores for that baseball program.

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Yeah.

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And the privilege of meeting his father, some of those old school baseball guys from Connecticut,

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they're just so fun to talk to because these buzzwords you hear now, those guys, they pay

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no attention to that.

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It's the eye test.

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It's fooling the other person, which by the way, that's baseball to me.

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You don't announce you're throwing a curveball.

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You're trying to trick them.

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So I kind of like the trickery and the gamesmanship and those old timers.

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They got some great stories, not to mention they played when men were men and you could

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break up too and all that kind of fun stuff and hit by pitch, all that kind of stuff.

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You don't like the new onside kick roll where you got to announce that you're basically

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onside kicking it?

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We'll never have.

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And you've got to wait until the fourth quarter to do it?

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We'll never have.

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And you've got to be trailing.

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We'll never have another surprise onside kick.

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Didn't the Saints do it in a Super Bowl?

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Saints did it.

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Steelers did it against the Cowboys back in the day.

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Yeah, Cowboys, though.

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Let's go.

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Check us out on Twitter.

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That's enough.

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Okay.

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Instagram, Bristol Boys, Angry Jail.

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Get after you a little bit.

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Capital securities.

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Still a strong sponsor.

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Vice President Joe Morello.

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And he likes to say, sign up for a life.

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Well planned.

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Sky Geys are brewing.

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They're doing it.

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They're doing it.

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They can't keep them on the shelves.

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I've been asking and they can't keep them on the shelves.

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Think to the important stuff, Yanks.

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Magic number one.

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Angry J was all nervous.

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We're not good enough or not.

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We're wrapping up the division early.

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Lottie.

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Not good enough.

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Do they ever disappoint you?

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No.

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My other fall team does, but no, not the Yanks.

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They've had one of the best records in baseball since the All-Star break.

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It just seemed like they played crap for so long.

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But this last, what, three weeks with the pitching since the Martians been up, even

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though he's not killing the ball, but just add a little juice and spirit to the team.

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The boys love him.

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Let me ask you guys something.

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Is he playing?

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Is he playing in the playoffs?

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He better be playing left field every day.

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You see what they did yesterday?

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They took him out in the seventh inning for a defensive replacement.

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What?

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The manager got an out bat with the bases loaded.

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Well the manager's got to be loaded to do that.

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You got to leave the Martian in there for nine innings or better.

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Jay, your question is warranted because I would not be shocked if he's not in there.

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I'm going to tell you right now, they'll play him one game and if Urdugo is going to

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play the next, then he's going to get...

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Yeah, if he doesn't go two for four in the first game, he won't play.

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They're pulling a baby Garcia.

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He's going to pitch one inning.

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Pretty much, yeah.

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Is he going to be heard from again?

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Yeah, they got a way of botching that thing up.

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Yeah.

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Trevino catch one inning in the first series.

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Yes.

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Why?

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I'm not going to agree with it, but you're asking me yes.

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Is DJ coming back?

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No.

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Is he done for the year?

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I don't think...

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Yeah, I think he's done for the year, DJ.

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Is he done?

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Done?

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He might have played his last game with the Yankee.

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Two years left.

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Decent money too, so it's going to be tough to move him.

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When we wrap it up here in the fall and the champagne is flowing, well, Glabor Taurus

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have played his last game in pinstrips because he's getting a lot of leverage, a lot of legs

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on Instagram and Twitter now would like...

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No, not fooling me, man.

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Nope.

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See you.

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Would I bring him back or are you asking over to Yankee, sir?

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Both.

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I would not bring him back.

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They need a guy who could play second baseman better than that.

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He's an okay hitter, I guess, for a second baseman, but we need somebody with more athleticism.

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They can't turn double plays and he's just not a good defender.

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It would be nice to get a lead off hitter.

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I mean, nothing against him.

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Could they just put him there?

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But at some point, it would be nice to have an actual lead off hitter who could run a

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little bit still, you know, work to count.

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They got a lead off guy.

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He's betting six.

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I do think...

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I do think he'll be a Yankee.

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I do.

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I give him credit for the last two months.

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If they bring him back, it's going to be another Yankee mistake because he's going to get five

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at a hundred easy.

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That's just what these guys make nowadays.

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He's going to be so out of shape in three years if they do that.

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Yep.

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Like, he can barely, you know, run...

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Does he have any steals on a here?

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I mean, come on, man.

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He might have a couple of...

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He's going to be second?

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Come on, man.

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I mean, he didn't hustle for three and a half years.

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Now, all of a sudden, he's hitting the cover off the line.

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I'd rather just put Chisholm at second and go get a third baseman in the offseason.

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I'm not going to...

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I'll agree with Lottie, but I'm not going to kill him about the hustle thing because we

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employed Jan Carle of Stanton.

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It's been okay for him to jog for a year, so I don't understand everybody getting mad

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at guys for not hustling with the Yankees.

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The Yankees allow it.

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The selective benchings.

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Going for Dugo hasn't hustled all year, Stanton can't move.

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No, you're right.

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How about Grisha when he rounded third that day?

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He has four stall invasions.

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I bet you two are back in.

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Four, or he's four for seven.

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He has hit the crap out of the ball, though.

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He's in.

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He's in.

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Two fifty-four, three twenty-eight on base, per size.

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Slugging is three seventy-four.

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If you check his post-all star, though, I mean, we got to be honest.

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He's definitely been better.

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But I don't want him back.

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They've been down that road.

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No one's sad.

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It's two fifty-four.

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It's like a good average nowadays.

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He's probably what, their fourth best hitter?

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He might be.

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How about that judge guy?

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He's pretty good.

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I'm hearing a lot about Ohtani.

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You got to give him his due.

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He gambled, but he gets away with it because he's got a translator and he can pin it on

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him.

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I saw a picture of him and Pete Diddy on a couch.

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Whatever.

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I did.

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I'm glad I sent it to you guys.

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Maybe somebody did some photoshopping when I'm telling you.

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There's something off about him because he's the only guy that's size on the whole continent.

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I mean, like, how is he that big?

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How is he that big?

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Is that natural and fast?

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I mean, fast I could handle, but how is he that humongous?

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Japanese drug.

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That's what I'm talking about.

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He's an unbelievable player.

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He's so good.

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I mean, we always talk about Barry.

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It's almost hands down.

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So like if this guy can do this for, let's say eight, there's some assemblance of this

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for eight, ten years in pitch.

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If he was in the if he was in the American League this year, putting up these numbers,

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who gets MVP?

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Judgey.

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I'm just saying it'd be it'd be close.

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Judgey.

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It'd be close.

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All right.

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Who's going to win it?

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Let's go.

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The first round opponent going to be don't say Royals.

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I don't want to see that happen.

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It's going to be the Royals or the Orioles.

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Bring the Orioles on.

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We've got to beat a good team regardless, but like Lugo scares me.

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We can't keep playing the Twins.

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We can't keep playing the Twins.

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I know.

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Twins have completely collapsed.

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How about Detroit?

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That's a kind of a fun story.

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Yeah.

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They're in the mix right now.

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And the one guy's unhittable.

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Is Salvi Perez a Hall of Famer?

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No.

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Well, by today's standards, is he a Hall of Famer?

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Even by today's standards, I think he's a little short.

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How?

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He just doesn't have the numbers.

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Like he's been good the last few years.

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Recently, yeah.

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Ladi?

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I agree.

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But he's like an anomaly because he's just gotten so much better as he's ancient.

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They got to play in first base now to keep him.

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Just to keep his bad on.

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Yeah, just to keep his bad on.

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I mean, the Yankees couldn't get him out.

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He's 34 right now.

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He has 273 career homers.

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That's more than I thought.

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How many hits?

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He had 1,915.65.

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And his batting average career is 2,67.

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Well, he's not good enough.

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He gets in months and you've got to get in.

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I'll tell you what, what is actually surprising to me.

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Not giving it up.

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He's got 8,1,2,8 All-Star teams, world champion.

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I'm sorry, 9 All-Star teams.

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Even though it was a match.

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Hasn't been a lot of great catchers.

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No.

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He's not a great defensive player, but there aren't a lot of great ones.

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Who's the catcher for the Orioles?

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The young kid?

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Adley Rushman.

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Is he cold off a little bit?

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They all have.

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They got no closer.

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Yeah, they're struggling pitching-wise.

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So who is a great catcher right now, a great two-way guy?

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I'd beat Rushman.

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He's pretty good.

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Who else?

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Awesome.

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Well, he's pretty good.

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You're a guy.

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He's actually done a really nice job.

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Would you ever let him wear number 15?

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No.

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It's retired.

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Would you let him wear it?

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No.

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All right, who wins it?

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Let's go, fellas.

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Take your heart out of it.

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Who wins it?

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Oh, Phillies.

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Studio engineer, let's go.

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Who wins this thing?

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The whole thing?

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Phillies are tough.

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They play tough.

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They don't take days off.

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Guys run hard.

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I got no problem with Phillies winning.

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I actually like them.

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I got a funny feeling San Diego is going to play well for three weeks.

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They have played really well the second half of the year.

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Dodger's Phillies, NLCS would be epic.

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Any of those three teams?

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Yeah.

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Any two of those three teams?

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That's going to be crazy.

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Is there any doubt in your mind it's going to be Yankees, Houston, and the ALS?

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NLCS again.

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Oh my God.

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Well, we tried the TV, we tried the radio.

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What are we going to do?

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Follow it on Gamecast and the ESPNF?

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I actually think the Yankees are going through the World Series.

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Wow.

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I do.

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Wow.

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Because what did I say at the All-Star break?

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They needed a closer.

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They fell into one that was already on the current roster that's been lights out.

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Knock on wood.

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How long?

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So what are they playing, Lottie?

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I think they're going to play the Phils.

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That would be fun.

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Wow.

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Those tickets will be monstrous.

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East Coast.

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I think it's going to be Yankees against Houston.

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Part what?

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Six?

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Whatever it is, five?

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Zero and five, yes.

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My heart can't take that.

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Freaking chappy.

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All right.

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This next segment brought to you by Capital Securities, a life well planned, and Skygaze

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are brewing.

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We're bringing in the Skipper University of Connecticut, Hooksea Baseball, best program

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in the Northeast, longest tenured coaching staff in Division I Baseball, for all we know

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in all of college baseball.

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We're bringing in, I mean, how do you describe now, not the up and comer, maybe not the Hall

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of Famer yet, but he's trending that way.

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But the guy we can't let go, the face of Connecticut, been around the program probably

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longer than most people in the athletic department.

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We're welcoming in head coach, University of Connecticut, Hooksea Baseball, Jim Penders.

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Welcome, coach.

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Thanks, Bob.

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Good to be with you.

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Appreciate you having me.

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Coach, I think I first heard your name when the Big East Baseball tournament used to be

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at Muzzy.

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Yeah.

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We might have been, you know, the only ten people at J.O.

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Christian Field in the wind watching some of your games because we love baseball.

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But I want to go back a little bit before that, the privilege of meeting your father.

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He and I have some mutual friends.

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And was he like the inspiration for you to get into coaching, and what was it like to

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play for him and the program, a story to East Catholic run?

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Can you just expand a little bit on your dad?

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Yeah.

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Yeah, well, he's my hero.

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And every recruit that I have, here's, you know, about my wife.

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And in essence, you know, he is absolutely the reason that I'm a coach.

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He inspired me and never forced the game on us.

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My brother's an out of the oldest of three.

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And he just exposed us to, you know, we were in the dugout with him.

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We were around here on the basketball bench when he coached East Catholic basketball

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and fell in love with that game as a result.

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You know, just got to see, you know, it's, he inspired me.

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He's all of our recruits here.

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You know, I just want to be like my dad.

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That's, in essence, why a coach.

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And I think it's important to share the why.

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So I kind of gravitated toward it.

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My brother, my younger brother, Rob, got right into it out of college.

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I had a momentary lapse in sanity and got into politics and worked on Capitol Hill for

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two years after I graduated from 94 to 96, worked for U.S.

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Senator Washington, and then came to my senses.

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And I always use a line from Godfather 3.

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That's when I thought I was out of the family business.

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You know, they pulled me back in.

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I was drawn to it always, but wanted to make sure I could do something else on my own.

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And I enjoyed my time at DC, did some good cool stuff.

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But that really felt a, really felt the pull back to it.

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And he's the richest man I know that he just turned 82 the other day.

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And we celebrate all he wanted.

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He wanted a steak dinner.

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So we took him out for a steak dinner.

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He and my mother live in Ellington now, but doing really well.

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And it's great because he gets to see me coach now.

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He never really got to see me play other than when I was playing for him.

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Because he always had a season that was going alongside ours.

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And you know, it's great to look up in the stands and see him there.

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But yeah, he's the richest man I know.

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There's not going to be much in the will because he worked for the Archdiocese of Hartford

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for 45 years.

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Didn't make a lot of money.

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But he's the richest man I know because of that.

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I remember waking up in the middle of the night here in the rotary dial phone ringing.

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And oftentimes it was, you know, for him, and it was a former player going through a hard

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time, maybe a divorce or needed a loan or death in the family or, you know, substance

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abuse problem, you name it, they'd call.

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But they'd also send, you know, the wedding invitations, the birth announcements.

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They'd show up at the wakes and funerals.

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And I realized, you know, I need that.

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Now, it might be a weakness on my part, but I need those lifelong bonds with players and,

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you know, are these young guys keep us young too.

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And so I recognize that maybe a little bit later than my younger brother did and took

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me a couple of years in DC.

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But I'm glad, you know, I followed my heart eventually.

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And if I do it half as well as he did it at East Catholic, you know, he stayed in one

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place for 44 years as a head coach, 45 years as a teacher and his father, Jim Penders,

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I stayed at Stratford High School for four decades as well.

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There's been a Jim Penders coaching baseball somewhere, somewhat successfully in Connecticut

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consecutively since 1934.

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So if I can avoid getting it by a boss or going 20 and 36, you know, maybe we can make

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it to 100 years.

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I think you're holding up your end of the bargain.

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I have to, I got to stop you and tell you the story.

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The one time I've been in Wrigley, we were, we took like this baseball tour for my son

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and we ended up in Wrigley and I didn't have a seat and my wife and two kids were sitting,

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you know, how Wrigley could stand up in the back there and I don't even care.

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But somebody walked by and saw my Yukon T-shirt and he had to stop and he started telling

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me that he played at Yukon.

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And I'm like, really, who was your coach?

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And I knew the answer and he told me, I'm like, what do you think of him?

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He goes, he's unbelievable.

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He goes, all the guys, it's like a big deal.

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When they get married, he goes, no matter what.

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And that's our time to, you know, let loose with him.

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And I'm telling you, that guy, that's a true story and that's, that's pretty cool because

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I've seen some of the pictures on Facebook where you and the boys are Instagram or whatever

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it would be on.

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I don't know.

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Yeah.

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Yeah, that's good to know.

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But that's, you know, I had a great, great role model.

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He's not the only one too.

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Coach Bailock and I had a great little league coach.

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Some great coaches, but my first and, you know, most prominent coach will always be

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my father.

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Did your father and uncle play together at Yukon?

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Tom?

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They did.

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Yeah.

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It really kind of happened stance almost by, yeah, Tom.

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So, um, no, it's a long story, but I'll try to make it short.

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He was on a recruiting visit to Duquesne, my, my uncle Tom.

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There's three years between them.

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Um, and he was a, he would have been a freshman when my dad was a senior and back then, uh,

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freshman had to play freshman ball.

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They couldn't play varsity.

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It was a long, in the sixties and, um, and just about every, every sport, I think.

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And he was, he was on a recruiting visit to Duquesne, um, in early April, um, of 1963.

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My father was playing first game of a double outer at the university of Maryland and he

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got beaned.

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He got hit below the helmet line.

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They didn't have ear flaps down and he got hit in the year.

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Every guy up went to first base and then coach Pancera took him out.

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Said he didn't look right.

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Let's get you to the infirmary at the university of Maryland.

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And they checked him out.

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They said he sent him back to the second game and he sat on the bench and street closed.

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They were going on to Virginia from there.

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It was the beginning of the spring trip and, um, he, uh, you know, he sat there, uh, showered

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up, got on the bus to go to the next stop.

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And his mother happened to be on the trip because she had relatives.

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Can you imagine your mother, you know, kind of half boarding the bus and saying, no, we're

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going to get a second opinion.

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You're not going with the team.

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I mean, I would have lost my mind.

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Um, but he, the girl he metoma, he would have been dead hours later.

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Um, the reason that I bring that up is that he was obviously saved and one of the only

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women neurosurgeons in their country saved his life that night, took him about a year

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and a half to rehab and all he could say, uh, was what time is it when he woke up?

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He had to learn to read all over again, that to speak all over again.

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And his mother said, you know, you can't put a metal plate in his head.

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You got to leave a hole there because they didn't have plastics down or something.

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So they said, well, if we put a metal plate, he can't be in the sun.

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And she said, well, he's a ball player and he needs to be in the sun.

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And they looked at her like she had three beds, like his kids never going to play baseball.

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He'd be lucky if he can talk again.

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And he made it back, but he made it back with his mother's insistence that his, his, uh,

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little brother Tom would do commit.

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He just committed to Duquesne, uh, for basketball and go to the university of Connecticut and

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he belly ached and didn't want to go to Yukon.

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And, um, but she said, you got to go there and help take care of your brother.

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So he begrudgingly, you know, be committed from Duquesne, um, and committed to the university

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of Connecticut, which was, I think he would admit was a great move in retrospect and played

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both sports at Yukon and they played on the same college world series team in 1965.

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My dad was a co-captain and was the only guy to hit over 300, um, just two years after

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his, his, uh, traumatic brain injury.

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So I don't know how much my uncle helped them, but I'm sure, uh, you know, that's the reason

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that they wound up on the same team.

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So, um, I never knew the story.

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My father would never talk about it, but there was an article on a, on our Den wall when

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I was a kid and that was probably 10, 11 years old.

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And I finally took the time to read it and learned all about, you know, the whole, the

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heart for currents along long piece about the whole, the whole thing.

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And it was pretty cool.

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A couple of years ago, um, 22, 22, my dad joined and just for the trip to Maryland, we

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went on the super regional, took some cool pictures at home plate with him ducking and

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like, he was the same home plate, same stadium that he got hit man.

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Wow.

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And I'll see the good sense here.

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We're obviously, you know, but, um, yeah.

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So that's how they wound up playing together.

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So I've got a long history.

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My, you know, Andy Balak was the guy, my coach was the guy who recommended my father, uh,

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for the East Catholic phys ed and baseball job there because he was one of the original

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faculty, one of the only original faculty members at East Catholic.

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He was the football coach there and taught everything from drafting to history to every,

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you know, anything and everything from 61 to 65.

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I should recommend that my father for the position in 1968.

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He was in my parents' wedding.

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So I had you come baseball and my blood before I was born.

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Well, I was going to ask you the difference or the adjustment, but, um, from playing for

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your dad and then coach Balak.

502
00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:36,360
So probably wasn't a big one.

503
00:22:36,360 --> 00:22:37,360
You know what?

504
00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:40,800
They're both great men, um, good people first and foremost.

505
00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:45,520
Um, you know, it wasn't, no, it wasn't a huge adjustment to be honest with you.

506
00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:47,360
I knew, I knew him.

507
00:22:47,360 --> 00:22:51,680
One of the, one of the crazy things that I remind our players of this, I do remember

508
00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,080
my first day and, you know, he was almost like an uncle.

509
00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:55,080
So I came some way.

510
00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:59,640
That didn't see him a ton, but he was always so gregarious and so nice to me.

511
00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:03,600
And, you know, cause I was Jimmy's kid and Tommy's nephew.

512
00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:09,200
And then when I got there, you know, the first day he's meeting with all of us and the bleachers

513
00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,200
at J.O.

514
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,480
Christian Field and I came up to him kind of like, Hey coach, how are you doing?

515
00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:18,280
Like, you know, and he kind of looked at me with his big eyebrow and frowned and said,

516
00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:23,800
Mr. Penders, you know, and just gave me a real stiff handshake.

517
00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:29,760
And I realized, oh, I'm not his nephew, so to speak, or I'm not his recruit any longer.

518
00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:35,360
Now I'm his player, so, but he's been an unbelievable mentor for me as well.

519
00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:40,600
And still see him, you know, at least once a week, he'll stop by and just to say hello.

520
00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,320
And, you know, he's, he's 86 now.

521
00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:48,960
So I'm incredibly blessed to have two, you know, gigantic figure, gigantic mentors in

522
00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:52,880
my life still with us and hope to keep it that way for a long time.

523
00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:53,880
Geez, that's cool.

524
00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,880
Do you remember the day you put your, your name in the lineup at Muzzy and you hit the

525
00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:58,880
grand slam?

526
00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:03,760
It was a late afternoon or I think might have been the lights not on yet.

527
00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,400
Do you remember that?

528
00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,960
So, God, you got a good memory.

529
00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,440
I sucked it probably didn't deserve to be in the lineup.

530
00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:18,000
I was, I think I had 36 at bats on the year, maybe a part time DH sometimes capture.

531
00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:22,960
Johnny Regani completely outplayed me and deserved to be the starter.

532
00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,720
I get a couple of bats here in the air pinch hits and I had a couple of good batting practices

533
00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:33,200
in a row and I'm sure whoever was DHing that day against Providence and Seton Hall was a

534
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:34,200
double-hunter.

535
00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:40,480
I'm thinking the first game we beat, I think we beat Seton Hall and I hit one.

536
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:45,320
The only place I could hit one, the wind was blowing a right and I got it off the end a

537
00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:48,200
little bit, two strikes and the wind carried it.

538
00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,720
It must have gone, I would have had a 320, one down the right field line, shortest part

539
00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:52,720
of the park.

540
00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,400
And I just snuck it out near the pole.

541
00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,800
And the next one wasn't a grand slam.

542
00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:00,520
I think it was at least the two run, might have been a three run shot and I hit the

543
00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:01,520
hell out of it.

544
00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,000
It's one of the best balls I ever hit.

545
00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:04,000
Left center?

546
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,000
Left, yeah.

547
00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,000
Left center.

548
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,000
Yeah, it was left center.

549
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,000
The old scoreboard.

550
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,000
Yeah.

551
00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,400
I had a lot of tops in with it.

552
00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:15,800
So I didn't know if it would carry over but Don Martone went back on it for Providence,

553
00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:21,440
Notre Dame West Haven guy and ran out of room and Jimmy Cannelly, my roommate, hit one

554
00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:22,440
that day too.

555
00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:26,960
So I remember staying up at the Radisson and Bristol watching.

556
00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:33,280
We had to stay up till 11, whatever it was, 11-26 to see the sports coverage.

557
00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:38,440
It was all us, Jimmy and Jimmy hitting the homers that day as sophomores at U-Cut.

558
00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,880
So it was a pretty cool, I'll never forget that.

559
00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,880
It was a good moment.

560
00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:49,920
We wound up getting beat by Jimmy Foster in the championship game in Providence on a walkoff.

561
00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:51,640
But it was a hell of a tournament.

562
00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:53,040
We always played well at Muzzy.

563
00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,480
Still love going into Muzzy.

564
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,080
I missed that environment.

565
00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,720
I'm sure you guys are loving the fact you get the more stadium feel now.

566
00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:08,120
But like an old school creaky seat kind of like place that's got some aura to it.

567
00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:09,120
Unbelievable aura.

568
00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:12,320
I'll never forget walking in there watching the Bristol Red Sox.

569
00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:16,920
It was like my first time that I walked up a runway.

570
00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,880
People talk about seeing Yankee Stadium light up.

571
00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:25,200
When you go up to runway holding your dad's hand or something, that was Muzzy for me.

572
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:26,200
Like it just popped.

573
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:30,800
It's all brick and get your tickets and smell the popcorn.

574
00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:35,880
And you're walking up that ramp on the third baseline and then boom, it just like explodes

575
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:36,880
on you.

576
00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,880
It's like you're coming out of a tunnel.

577
00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:40,880
But yeah, I miss it a lot.

578
00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,720
It's always been a great place to play.

579
00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:49,760
Our Connecticut school, they don't know how spoiled they are to have such great parks.

580
00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:51,800
But Muzzy's right at the top for me.

581
00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,840
I mean, it's just a great ambiance.

582
00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:59,400
I was there the night that Mo Vaughn took Nagy Deep and was still going.

583
00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:00,400
We were there too.

584
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:01,400
We were there.

585
00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,400
We saw Valentin on that team, right?

586
00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,400
Yeah, this was going up.

587
00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,880
Yeah, Valentin, Jeff Riggs, East Catholic guy.

588
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:09,880
Was Biggs on that team?

589
00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:10,880
Biggs, Jeff Riggs.

590
00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,680
Yeah, Martice Robinson was their best player.

591
00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:14,680
He made it to AAA.

592
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,080
He played first base at Edamow.

593
00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,880
Mo wasn't as tall as Martice.

594
00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:24,280
Had to be like 6'5", and rail thin, but he hit over 500 that year.

595
00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:25,280
Mo was the DH.

596
00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,280
He was 87, I think.

597
00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,280
I don't know how to say it.

598
00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:31,280
He was 87 or 88.

599
00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,360
I think it was 87.

600
00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:35,440
And it just, it never came down.

601
00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,440
Just disappeared over the trees.

602
00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:38,960
It was still going up when it left.

603
00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,880
Yeah, then you never saw a high point to it.

604
00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,360
All of a sudden, it was just disappeared.

605
00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:43,360
I'll never forget it.

606
00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:44,360
Just kept climbing.

607
00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:45,360
Yeah.

608
00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:47,480
It was like the space shuttle.

609
00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:48,960
It just disappeared.

610
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,800
All right, coach, let's stick on fields for a minute.

611
00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:54,480
Do you miss J.O. Christian at all?

612
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,480
Because now you're in like the Mecca here.

613
00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:01,240
That's, you're blessed to have this new park, but J.O. Christian.

614
00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,760
Anybody miss it?

615
00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,520
I miss some of the times I had there.

616
00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:06,520
That's for sure.

617
00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:07,960
I miss some of the guys that I played with there.

618
00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,920
You know, a lot of the guys I played with, some coach there.

619
00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,320
I do not miss the field.

620
00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:14,320
Not one.

621
00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,040
I miss myself every day walking into Elliott ballpark.

622
00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:21,240
You know, my assistant coach is Josh Horrigan.

623
00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:26,920
Josh Horrigan, Josh McDonald, joke about me making them pull crabgrass when I first

624
00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,320
became the head coach at the end of practice.

625
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:31,320
We don't have to do that anymore.

626
00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,160
We don't have to put a tarp on.

627
00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:37,280
We get to see our beautiful ballpark every day when we walk in there, whether we're half

628
00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:38,280
practice or not.

629
00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:42,960
I get to walk past it on my way to the office and I get to look over it from my window.

630
00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:44,960
You know, it's amazing.

631
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,480
It took a long time.

632
00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,880
It took a lot of people that cared an awful lot about UConn baseball.

633
00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,960
Chief lead dug in Sheel Elliott who made the lead gift.

634
00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:59,760
I'm talking about hundreds and hundreds of other people that had a hand in that.

635
00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,480
We're just so grateful to have it.

636
00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,240
It sets us apart.

637
00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,600
The crown jewel of Northeast College baseball.

638
00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:11,280
There's not a scout in the Northeast that says anything, but this is their favorite

639
00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,640
place to watch a game.

640
00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:14,880
It's just a great place to coach.

641
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,600
It's a great environment to be in.

642
00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:22,720
My biggest fear with it was that we'd lose some of our edge.

643
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:27,720
I didn't want a kid to, Dan Hurley says it's about NIL, but I say it about our ballpark

644
00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:28,720
too.

645
00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:33,280
I don't want the ballpark to be the only reason we get a guy, but I also don't want

646
00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:38,160
to have the lack of that ballpark be the reason that we don't get a guy.

647
00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,640
It's a first world problem to have.

648
00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:46,480
If you're attracting kids initially because of it, that's okay as long as we do our due

649
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:51,440
diligence and homework to find out that the kid has still got toughness.

650
00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:59,720
He's got an edge to him that you have to have to succeed in the Northeast and compete nationally

651
00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:00,720
in our game.

652
00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:07,160
If you're not a bit of a prick every so often with the way that you compete, you're not

653
00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:13,320
going to survive at UConn and all of our players that have had success have a little bit of

654
00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:16,640
an edge to them.

655
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,280
They don't back down.

656
00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:22,120
Coach Jim Calhoun and Gino had talked about the old field house and how they had to kind

657
00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,600
of be creative and bring guys in.

658
00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:25,720
What did you do in the early days with that field?

659
00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:30,600
How did you sell the program to guys who maybe would fall for what the field looks like with

660
00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:31,600
the facilities?

661
00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,640
How did you get around that hurdle?

662
00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:38,200
We kind of embraced it and I have an expression, embrace the sock.

663
00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,920
Hey, this is what it is, man.

664
00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,960
If you're looking for the bells and whistles, we are not a program for you.

665
00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:47,680
We are not about that.

666
00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:52,200
If you're looking for the fancy locker or the... But if you're looking for people that

667
00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:56,520
want to help you get better every single day and are not going to let you cut corners,

668
00:30:56,520 --> 00:31:02,280
are going to be just as demanding of ourselves as we are of you, then maybe we can build

669
00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:03,280
something here.

670
00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:07,320
I don't want you to want to be part of building something that can last.

671
00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:12,640
So that was kind of how... That was the initial sell and sometimes it works, sometimes it

672
00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:13,640
didn't.

673
00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:21,280
But I do think we didn't get many of the wrong kids back then.

674
00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:22,280
It was up front.

675
00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,000
It's like, hey, this is what it is, man.

676
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,160
This is... It ain't sexy.

677
00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,640
We don't have palm trees.

678
00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:40,720
We've got people who just wake up dying to get here every day to get one percent better.

679
00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:47,280
Coach Calhoun, up until his last year, he would have that initial practice every year

680
00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:55,360
in the gray t-shirts and gray shorts with no name on them, no label, no Nike, no nothing

681
00:31:55,360 --> 00:32:00,480
in the entire gym with the leaky roof because that's where his first practice was.

682
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:06,640
I think it's healthy to remind the guy as of where those who came before us what they

683
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:10,040
had to deal with and don't take anything for granted.

684
00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:14,920
We do a cemetery run every year where we go up and find the store's brothers grave and

685
00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:22,440
kind of pay tribute to them and get to look at the unbelievable campus that's developed

686
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:27,640
since 1881 because of two guys that just wanted to make better farmers that are buried at

687
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:28,640
the top of that hill.

688
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:33,400
I think it's important to know where you came from.

689
00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:40,040
If you plug a direction in the ways you got to start with where you're at and where you're

690
00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:44,160
coming from, otherwise you'll never find your destination.

691
00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:47,520
I think it's really important to know where you're coming from.

692
00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:52,920
Coach, you talked a little bit about Coach Calhoun and we can't really understate the

693
00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:56,000
job that he did to put Yukon basketball on the map.

694
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,360
We could say the same thing about you and what you've done with that baseball program.

695
00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:04,800
What were some of your goals coming in when you first started as the coach up there?

696
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,280
Yeah, well, thank you very much.

697
00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:08,480
That's too generous.

698
00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:12,240
We haven't come close to winning an national championship yet.

699
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:16,200
I had three predecessors and J.O.

700
00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:21,640
Christian Larry Pansier and Andy Balock that have been Omaha with Yukon on their chest.

701
00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,320
I haven't done that yet.

702
00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:28,480
I'm not even close to what Coach Calhoun has done or any coaches on campus that have won

703
00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:32,560
national championships, but that is what we aspire to do.

704
00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:39,000
When I first took over, it was, you know, I think I felt like we had to change a little

705
00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:40,960
bit of a culture.

706
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:45,200
Coach Balock had things in a great place and there's some of a lot of the same things that

707
00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:49,560
he did from a development perspective as a whole person.

708
00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:55,120
I continue to ascribe to and we have a lot of the same things.

709
00:33:55,120 --> 00:34:03,200
There were some things that, you know, I kind of came in and had to separate myself from

710
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:04,200
what had gone on.

711
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:10,760
We had been a little bit over 500 for my assistant coach in ten year and I didn't want to be

712
00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,160
a little over 500, you know.

713
00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:22,600
I felt like we really had to address accountability to a large extent and I definitely overstepped

714
00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:23,600
early on.

715
00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:28,840
You know, I did some things that I regret today, you know, probably across the line

716
00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:35,880
with regard to discipline and, you know, running stadiums and unnecessarily embarrassing

717
00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:40,160
kids at times when they didn't think they were pulling their weight.

718
00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:44,600
But at the same time, I don't know if I would do it any differently if presented with the

719
00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:48,400
same circumstances and what the goals were initially was just, hey, we're going to break

720
00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:51,440
the school record for Wins.

721
00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:55,800
And we did that, I think, in our second season and then again in the third season.

722
00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:59,960
I don't know how many times we've done it since then, but it's been a handful of times

723
00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:00,960
since then.

724
00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:06,280
You know, and, you know, we held ourselves to that standard.

725
00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:12,880
I remember driving a Toyota Corolla with 230,000 miles on it and my wife at the time was,

726
00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:14,280
you know, we got to get rid of the car.

727
00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,280
We got to get rid of that.

728
00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,280
So, well, we got to wait until we went 35 games.

729
00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,600
We won 34 one year.

730
00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:22,560
I couldn't get a new car, you know.

731
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:27,800
You know, that's the old Catholic guilt in me or whatever.

732
00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:33,040
You say something, you better stick to it and better follow through.

733
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:37,000
But I do remember that the Corolla had to last another year.

734
00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,600
And I think that's just something that we tried to model.

735
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,800
Like there's no shortcuts here.

736
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:46,240
You know, it's the tortoise is going to win the race, not the hare.

737
00:35:46,240 --> 00:35:48,320
We're going to do it the right way.

738
00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,000
But it's going to take some time.

739
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:53,040
I remember Coach Costa Coppola was at Maine at the time.

740
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,440
He recruited me at Providence.

741
00:35:55,440 --> 00:36:00,240
His father was a longtime legendary coach at Wesleyan and Costa just retired as the

742
00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:04,400
coach from Navy in their administration down in Annapolis.

743
00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:09,720
But I remember when I got the job, he called to congratulate me and said, it's going to

744
00:36:09,720 --> 00:36:11,280
take you three years, Jimmy.

745
00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:12,840
Like don't rush it.

746
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:14,240
Three years before it's yours.

747
00:36:14,240 --> 00:36:16,280
And I'm like, no freaking way.

748
00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:19,400
Can I wait three years in my mind?

749
00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:22,200
And yet he was almost exactly on the markers.

750
00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:28,040
April 15th, 2006, we were at West Virginia and it finally felt like it was my program.

751
00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:32,280
And that was three years after, just about three years after, just a couple months short

752
00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:34,000
of three years after when I was hired.

753
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,000
And it did.

754
00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:39,240
It was like, okay, now I know what I've got.

755
00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:43,360
And I can be more of myself.

756
00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:47,960
You know, I had the antenna up almost to a bad extent.

757
00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:53,240
You know, I just looked like I said overstepping, overdoing it at times.

758
00:36:53,240 --> 00:36:57,280
And you know, I could kind of let my hair, not my hair down too much.

759
00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,720
But I could be more of myself.

760
00:36:59,720 --> 00:37:02,480
I didn't have to portray somebody that I wasn't.

761
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,480
And the kids finally got to know me.

762
00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:08,440
That was one of my favorite teams was 2006.

763
00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:10,160
That's when it really started this way.

764
00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:17,040
Well, I mean, with that came a certain amount of swagger that your team always seems to

765
00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:19,120
carry with them.

766
00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:25,400
I always paid attention, but it was easy to see early on that your guys love to dug

767
00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:31,360
out stuff and the superstitions and the sayings and, you know, enough talking because it's

768
00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,240
got to happen, right?

769
00:37:33,240 --> 00:37:35,600
You guys play with an edge.

770
00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:40,120
Like you said, in the Northeast, you kind of have to.

771
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:46,440
How much does you having the consistent staff play into the, you know, your players acting

772
00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:49,080
like you guys, like you want them to act?

773
00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:51,000
Yeah, it's huge.

774
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:52,600
We don't do a lot of talking about it.

775
00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:57,160
I mean, we'll break kid stones if he's got too much chrome on too much, you've all she

776
00:37:57,160 --> 00:37:59,840
has a headband, but you better play your ass off.

777
00:37:59,840 --> 00:38:04,920
If you're going to wear that chunk, call it chrome and you better not get out of a hit

778
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:09,000
by pitch opportunity if you're wearing all this armor on your body.

779
00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:13,840
We'll break stones to a certain extent so they know what's important to us.

780
00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:17,600
But it's more important to just model it.

781
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:18,600
And you're right.

782
00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:24,400
There are three amazing associate and assistant coaches that have been with us longer than

783
00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:28,360
any other Division one baseball program in the country were fortunate enough to have the

784
00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:32,320
longest 10 year staff and all of college baseball and D1.

785
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:39,680
That's 309 or 310 programs and been together since 2011 and the summer of 2011.

786
00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:45,440
Coach Padez, he's been with me since the get go in 2000 summer 2003.

787
00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:49,680
He's my second hire and he's crazy enough to stay with me this long.

788
00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:53,560
We played together so we've been together a long time.

789
00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:58,000
Marriage is the shorter than this.

790
00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,000
He's great.

791
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:02,640
But I think you said something really poignant.

792
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:03,640
It's consistency.

793
00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:07,720
I associate head coach Dave Turge.

794
00:39:07,720 --> 00:39:13,080
He'd spent a lot of time, legendary Turge family down in Grottin.

795
00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:17,520
Three brothers at the play professional baseball, Dave and Managing in the minor leagues before

796
00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,760
he worked with me.

797
00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:22,640
And he said, listen, man, you got to be Joe Torrey in the dugout.

798
00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:24,200
Like you should be 72 degrees.

799
00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:28,480
And he goes, you might look comatose sometimes with it 72 and sunny all the time.

800
00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:33,240
The players don't know when something bad happens by looking at their manager.

801
00:39:33,240 --> 00:39:35,720
They don't know when something good happens by looking at their manager.

802
00:39:35,720 --> 00:39:40,760
He's the barometer for that ball club and he's going to do stuff maybe in the clubhouse,

803
00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:45,040
but you're not going to see, but he's going to be a model of consistency on the field.

804
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:46,560
And I think that's true of everything.

805
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:52,440
The more consistent we can be, they know what to expect from us.

806
00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:59,080
And we have very different personalities, the four of us, but it works.

807
00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:03,240
And they know that we're all blue collar, we're Connecticut kids.

808
00:40:03,240 --> 00:40:05,040
We value family.

809
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:08,960
That we've, I mean, the fact that they haven't left everybody's, oh, you must be such a great

810
00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:09,960
boss.

811
00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:14,160
I can know they've got great families and they want to stay close to their families.

812
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,040
So I've got a cheap coat because they're all Connecticut guys.

813
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:21,200
And they also believe in the university and the people there and the university's been

814
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:25,120
good to us to help keep those guys and myself around.

815
00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:27,720
But their heart is with Yukon.

816
00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:32,040
You know, they could get to Omaha win a college world series somewhere else a little bit easier,

817
00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:37,160
but it's not going to mean as much to them as it will when we, when we do it at Yukon.

818
00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:43,920
Coach, you've had over 70 players drafted or signed to a professional baseball deals.

819
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:48,240
You know, obviously our listeners know the, the map barns and the springers and the nick

820
00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:50,320
of meds and, and guys like that.

821
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:54,600
But these guys are able to fulfill lifelong dreams.

822
00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:58,360
How cool is it for you to get those phone calls and connect with those guys on that

823
00:40:58,360 --> 00:40:59,360
night?

824
00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:00,360
Yeah, it's just awesome.

825
00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:05,040
I mean, Ben Kitsperius just went back up two days ago.

826
00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:08,000
We pitched in the Dodgers game yesterday.

827
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:12,080
He's our most recent guy, Nick Ahmed just got signed by the Padres for their postseason

828
00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:13,080
run here.

829
00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:20,160
Um, so just it never gets old, you know, it's, it's an, it's an amazing, you know, like

830
00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:21,560
we're in a toy department of life.

831
00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:23,720
I get to work in the toy department of life.

832
00:41:23,720 --> 00:41:26,920
So, um, things are pretty good generally.

833
00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:32,360
But when you get that call that a guy's going to the big leagues or just drafted period,

834
00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:38,240
you know, it's, um, it's the fulfillment of a lifelong dream and to be part of it,

835
00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:43,440
you know, to, to get a call, you know, saying thank you or whatever.

836
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:47,200
It's just, it's, it's, um, it's, it's awesome.

837
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:48,960
You know, it's like being at their weddings.

838
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:53,400
The championships, the only other feeling comparable to the championships is though,

839
00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,320
is being at their weddings.

840
00:41:55,320 --> 00:42:00,400
That's, that's a, I mean, to be part of that, um, to be part of that day, you know, and

841
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:04,480
that's the thing like I said, my father, Ford has been fortunate enough to go to a million

842
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:08,680
of his players weddings and get the birth announcements and all that stuff.

843
00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:12,680
And, um, you know, it's, it's, it's a thrill of a lifetime for me too.

844
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,400
It's like, I get to be a boy again as well.

845
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,240
I get to, you know, like I still want to play for the Yankees.

846
00:42:17,240 --> 00:42:18,240
I'm 52 years old.

847
00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:23,480
It's not going to happen, but I can still live, I carelessly for these guys, um, and

848
00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:28,320
living out their dreams and to just be a little speck in their backgrounds, you know, to maybe

849
00:42:28,320 --> 00:42:32,280
help them with one little ounce of something that helped get them there.

850
00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:36,400
Um, means the world, you know, and if they want, you know, I love that they want to share

851
00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:37,400
it.

852
00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:40,920
And if, you know, they shoot you guys know, I mean, if you can't share it, it's not worth

853
00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:41,920
that much.

854
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:46,360
And, um, gives me a big throw when they like, you know, when they share that moment with

855
00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:49,680
the old coach and their weddings, so it's, it's a thrill.

856
00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:55,240
Coach, I got to ask you this being a, an Eastern Connecticut guy a couple of years ago, obviously

857
00:42:55,240 --> 00:42:59,960
they won a division three national title and, uh, yeah, they had a, they got a couple of

858
00:42:59,960 --> 00:43:05,520
year guys that weren't maybe not playing quite as much, but there's more, there's one kid

859
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:07,160
and you got him again.

860
00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:08,160
You had him last year.

861
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:11,600
Um, I saw him play maybe five or six games.

862
00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:14,720
I think he made about three outs and it ended to five or six games.

863
00:43:14,720 --> 00:43:16,720
I saw him, Luke Broadhurst.

864
00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:18,720
Um, yeah.

865
00:43:18,720 --> 00:43:21,600
So you, you guys, you guys are talking about the Move on home or not.

866
00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:27,760
I saw them, they played rowing in the division three regionals and he hit a ball that soon

867
00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:32,720
as he hit it, like I jumped up and I'm a, I'm a college basketball coach and I jumped

868
00:43:32,720 --> 00:43:34,240
up and you know, man, he got it.

869
00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:39,800
Like all the rowing fan, like mad, but can you just talk a little bit about him and his

870
00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:42,280
story about eating quite plain much for you.

871
00:43:42,280 --> 00:43:47,080
And then he was, I mean, he just mashed that Eastern and he was one of the best players.

872
00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:48,720
And then you got him again.

873
00:43:48,720 --> 00:43:52,440
You just being an Eastern guy, I got to throw it out there for Luke.

874
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:54,200
So he's, he's the best.

875
00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:55,200
I love the kid.

876
00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:56,200
He's not a kid.

877
00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:57,200
He's a man.

878
00:43:57,200 --> 00:43:59,160
20, he's going to be 26 on October for God's sake.

879
00:43:59,160 --> 00:44:09,800
So he's, he's a man, but he, uh, it's remarkable that he listened to us when we called him,

880
00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:14,920
um, after he becomes an all American international champion at Easter.

881
00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:20,280
You know, I had to swallow a little bit of my pride because I had told him at the middle

882
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:22,880
of his sophomore year, at the end of his freshman year, he said, listen, I think you

883
00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:23,880
should go somewhere else.

884
00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:26,120
This isn't going to work out for you here.

885
00:44:26,120 --> 00:44:29,840
Um, you, you got a slow motor.

886
00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:34,280
Your arm, you know, isn't what it was when we recruited you and committed you.

887
00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:39,080
Um, you know, at the Stafford High School, it's just, it's, it's not going to, it's

888
00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,440
not going to happen for you here.

889
00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:45,040
And he was stubborn enough to say, no, I'm going to come back in the fall and give it

890
00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:46,040
a shot.

891
00:44:46,040 --> 00:44:47,040
All right, man.

892
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:50,240
And then we had to have the same conversation again at the end of the first, at the end of

893
00:44:50,240 --> 00:44:52,200
his sophomore fall semester.

894
00:44:52,200 --> 00:44:54,160
And thankfully he didn't use a year of eligibility.

895
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:55,160
We didn't apply him.

896
00:44:55,160 --> 00:45:00,360
So he still had four years of eligibility and we advised him to go to Easter.

897
00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:02,040
And I didn't think he'd follow our advice.

898
00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:03,880
I would think he'd be pretty ticked off.

899
00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:06,280
I'm sure his dad and mom were not happy.

900
00:45:06,280 --> 00:45:11,400
Um, and yet three years later, you know, it's like, this guy is a person.

901
00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:12,400
Perfect fit for us.

902
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:13,880
You know, he's figured it out.

903
00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:15,640
He is strong.

904
00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:17,640
He is mature.

905
00:45:17,640 --> 00:45:18,840
He's a leader.

906
00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:21,600
He does not have a, a slow motor.

907
00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:22,600
He's just quiet.

908
00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:26,320
Um, he's a, he's got a great sense of humor.

909
00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:28,120
Uh, he's, he's a perfect fit.

910
00:45:28,120 --> 00:45:32,880
He doesn't take himself too seriously, but he takes his work super seriously.

911
00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:37,600
Um, self made player, you know, I had a ton of success in Little League there, you know,

912
00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:43,240
and in the, in Stafford growing up in Stafford, but he had finally had broken through to have

913
00:45:43,240 --> 00:45:47,080
the success in college and have that confidence to go with it.

914
00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:50,880
And when he, when he picked up the phone, my heart was pounding a little bit.

915
00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:53,640
And you know, at this point I'm in my late 40s.

916
00:45:53,640 --> 00:45:58,320
I'd been around the block, but it was like I was, you know, 25 as an assistant coach

917
00:45:58,320 --> 00:46:02,360
calling, calling a hot recruit for the first time.

918
00:46:02,360 --> 00:46:05,080
Got really nervous and he put me right at ease.

919
00:46:05,080 --> 00:46:09,440
He said, coach, I'd love to come back up and let's give this, let's give this thing

920
00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:10,440
another shot.

921
00:46:10,440 --> 00:46:11,920
You know, he didn't even make me wait.

922
00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:12,920
Didn't make me sweat.

923
00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:17,560
And I think I'd love to be a Husky and I've always wanted to be a Husky.

924
00:46:17,560 --> 00:46:23,520
And you know, if I was on that call as a 23 year old, I would have hung up on me and yet

925
00:46:23,520 --> 00:46:30,640
we had enough maturity and presence of mind and, um, I don't know what it was, just confidence

926
00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:31,640
in himself.

927
00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:36,040
And, um, I got really emotional talking about him, you know, after his first year, he's

928
00:46:36,040 --> 00:46:41,920
just dominant and he said to a reporter after I spoke to the same reporter, I, you know,

929
00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:43,400
I, you gotta ask him how he felt.

930
00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:44,560
I don't, I don't know.

931
00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:49,080
Cause I had a really tense conversation with him and his father and in my office.

932
00:46:49,080 --> 00:46:51,360
And, you know, I, I didn't think I'd see the kid again.

933
00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:54,160
I think I thought he'd be pissed off at me for life.

934
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:57,920
And he said to the same reporter, he said, not, you know what, in retrospect, coaches

935
00:46:57,920 --> 00:46:59,960
is telling me the truth as he saw it.

936
00:46:59,960 --> 00:47:01,160
And that's how it was.

937
00:47:01,160 --> 00:47:06,880
And I'm like, that's, that's just you getting, you know, you're attracting the right kinds

938
00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:09,680
of people when you have people like Luke Broder's.

939
00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:10,680
Yeah, that's awesome.

940
00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:11,680
That's awesome.

941
00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:18,360
That's something that, you know, and we have, we have managers on our team that we've cut,

942
00:47:18,360 --> 00:47:23,680
you know, that may have been, may have had scholarships at one point or another and they,

943
00:47:23,680 --> 00:47:25,680
they stick around as managers.

944
00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:31,760
I, no, I've been invited to weddings of guys that we've, we've told to go on the portal

945
00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:32,960
and go elsewhere.

946
00:47:32,960 --> 00:47:35,320
That's not me.

947
00:47:35,320 --> 00:47:38,280
That's the culture of the program.

948
00:47:38,280 --> 00:47:45,360
And they, they recognized, we've got a guy that was at the University of Houston and

949
00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:50,160
Brandon O'Donnell, who we advised it to go elsewhere after his sophomore year.

950
00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:51,160
They did.

951
00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:53,760
I went to Houston and he said some success there.

952
00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:58,200
He was at our regional Oklahoma drove however many hours from Houston to be there.

953
00:47:58,200 --> 00:48:01,680
And I want to come to our alumni game on October 12th.

954
00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:05,320
You know, I said something about our culture.

955
00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:06,320
Hook C.

956
00:48:06,320 --> 00:48:10,560
So anyway, coach, you mentioned Stafford High School.

957
00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:11,560
Yeah.

958
00:48:11,560 --> 00:48:12,840
And it's not, it's not just us.

959
00:48:12,840 --> 00:48:15,520
It's coach Bailock, you know, it's coach Bailock.

960
00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:16,520
It's coach Pantsy.

961
00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:20,480
It's the guys who came before us that, you know, we have a lot of guys that'll come back

962
00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:25,280
for that alumni game on the 12th of October that, that didn't play for me either.

963
00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:28,400
You know, I'd play for coach Bailock and they play for coach Pantsy here.

964
00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:31,560
And it's just an honor and a privilege to be a part of that.

965
00:48:31,560 --> 00:48:35,360
Coach, you mentioned class S Stafford High School.

966
00:48:35,360 --> 00:48:39,920
Another thing I want you to just touch upon is your willingness to go into the little

967
00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:46,360
corners of Connecticut and, and, and take a kid from, I know the Berkshire League and

968
00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:50,520
Thomaston has one that played in the NVL that you took on.

969
00:48:50,520 --> 00:48:52,960
It seems like you don't care about any of that business.

970
00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:56,760
If the guy can play and fit in your program, you're going to give him a shot.

971
00:48:56,760 --> 00:49:01,080
Most notably probably Housatonic and Derral Mohawk product, Willie Yon.

972
00:49:01,080 --> 00:49:02,080
You hear it.

973
00:49:02,080 --> 00:49:04,080
Freshman All-American, Cape Cod League All-Star.

974
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:05,080
Is that right?

975
00:49:05,080 --> 00:49:06,080
Yeah.

976
00:49:06,080 --> 00:49:07,080
Baltimore.

977
00:49:07,080 --> 00:49:11,920
Can you just, and, and to follow that up, the D2 and D3 guys you've pulled in, like

978
00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:14,400
another Hoosie kid, Spur, right?

979
00:49:14,400 --> 00:49:17,680
So just talk about your willingness to, to, to not get caught up with.

980
00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:19,160
Can I just interject for a second?

981
00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:23,400
I want to, a month ago I went to the tri-state championship series at municipal state in

982
00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:26,720
Waterbury and I brought my son, we're watching the championship game.

983
00:49:26,720 --> 00:49:32,080
This kid is at third base, is diving all over the place, making bare-handed plays, sliding

984
00:49:32,080 --> 00:49:35,840
into third, maybe 15 feet away from the bag in the air.

985
00:49:35,840 --> 00:49:37,440
My son says, who the hell is that kid?

986
00:49:37,440 --> 00:49:38,440
That was Willie Yon.

987
00:49:38,440 --> 00:49:42,720
To watch that kid play is like, every kid is like, who is that?

988
00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:43,720
You know, what is, who is this kid?

989
00:49:43,720 --> 00:49:44,720
Like Long Hair Flowing.

990
00:49:44,720 --> 00:49:45,720
Peter Pan.

991
00:49:45,720 --> 00:49:46,720
Yeah.

992
00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:47,720
It was amazing though.

993
00:49:47,720 --> 00:49:49,640
He never has to grow up.

994
00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:50,640
He's Peter Pan.

995
00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:55,400
He is the epitome of a ball player from an unbelievable family.

996
00:49:55,400 --> 00:49:59,640
His parents are some of the most wonderful people I've ever met.

997
00:49:59,640 --> 00:50:03,920
And you know, he and his sisters are just fantastic.

998
00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:06,440
He's just a gem.

999
00:50:06,440 --> 00:50:10,560
You know, I could coach a hundred years and never have another Willie.

1000
00:50:10,560 --> 00:50:15,640
He's one of a kind, loves, loves, loves the game.

1001
00:50:15,640 --> 00:50:18,280
You can see it in the way that he plays.

1002
00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:23,320
You know, he just, he has a birthday in mid to late November.

1003
00:50:23,320 --> 00:50:27,400
And to give you an idea about how much he loves the game, he throws a party for himself

1004
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:32,440
where he calls his high school buddies and middle school buddies and grammar school buddies.

1005
00:50:32,440 --> 00:50:37,840
And they play, he rents a field in Sharon, Connecticut, his hometown.

1006
00:50:37,840 --> 00:50:43,200
And they bring in portable lights, he splurges for portable lights and they play whether

1007
00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:46,520
it's, and oftentimes it's snowing because it's the Northwest corner.

1008
00:50:46,520 --> 00:50:50,360
It's up high in the hills and they play a night game with a machine.

1009
00:50:50,360 --> 00:50:56,560
He has an ATEC pitching machine and they just play a pickup game until all hours of the

1010
00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:57,560
night.

1011
00:50:57,560 --> 00:51:00,680
And that's Willie's idea of the best possible birthday.

1012
00:51:00,680 --> 00:51:02,600
He's been doing it for years.

1013
00:51:02,600 --> 00:51:05,640
And this is even when he was playing Pro Ball, which he probably could have gotten in trouble

1014
00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:06,640
for it.

1015
00:51:06,640 --> 00:51:10,600
Yeah, that's, thank God we attract people like Willie on.

1016
00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:11,600
Yeah.

1017
00:51:11,600 --> 00:51:13,080
And Sper helped you a lot this year.

1018
00:51:13,080 --> 00:51:14,080
Co helped you a lot this year.

1019
00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:15,080
Those are small, small town guys.

1020
00:51:15,080 --> 00:51:18,080
Yeah, it doesn't matter where they come from.

1021
00:51:18,080 --> 00:51:19,080
Right.

1022
00:51:19,080 --> 00:51:20,080
Yeah.

1023
00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:21,080
Yeah.

1024
00:51:21,080 --> 00:51:22,080
I mean, I think Co comes from Morris.

1025
00:51:22,080 --> 00:51:23,080
Yeah.

1026
00:51:23,080 --> 00:51:26,320
I mean, I never even heard of Morris before we recruited him.

1027
00:51:26,320 --> 00:51:29,880
But where the hell is Morris?

1028
00:51:29,880 --> 00:51:32,120
He, it doesn't matter where they're from.

1029
00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:37,360
I mean, if they have, you know, we look at, for pitchers, we're looking at guys who have

1030
00:51:37,360 --> 00:51:43,720
been aces, who have been number ones on their staffs for more than a couple years.

1031
00:51:43,720 --> 00:51:49,520
If they've been counted on as number one pitchers anywhere in Connecticut, for that matter, they're

1032
00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:52,360
probably, you know, pretty darn good.

1033
00:51:52,360 --> 00:51:56,520
And then it's up to us to use the metrics and figure out, okay, you know, what's the

1034
00:51:56,520 --> 00:52:01,600
velocity, what's the spin rate, what's all the inverted break, but really what's most

1035
00:52:01,600 --> 00:52:04,720
important to me still, what's your one loss record?

1036
00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:09,000
And if he can't answer that in the first phone call, we're probably not interested.

1037
00:52:09,000 --> 00:52:16,000
If he's telling me about spin rate, Velo, inverted break, his last bullpen session,

1038
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:20,000
I'm probably, that's probably not our type of guy.

1039
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:24,800
If he knows what his one loss record was and what his record is in championship games,

1040
00:52:24,800 --> 00:52:28,560
then I'm really excited, you know, that I'm really excited.

1041
00:52:28,560 --> 00:52:32,360
A lot of these guys that are getting recruited nationally are guys that haven't pitched with

1042
00:52:32,360 --> 00:52:36,000
a scoreboard on in months and months and months.

1043
00:52:36,000 --> 00:52:38,360
If the scoreboard's not on, it doesn't count.

1044
00:52:38,360 --> 00:52:42,320
If you get an umpire behind the mound and not geared up behind the plate, it doesn't

1045
00:52:42,320 --> 00:52:43,320
count.

1046
00:52:43,320 --> 00:52:48,120
If there's no standings for the games that you're playing, this doesn't really count.

1047
00:52:48,120 --> 00:52:51,920
So we're really interested in guys being in pressure situations.

1048
00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:55,560
We try to simulate that in fall baseball, the first day of practice.

1049
00:52:55,560 --> 00:52:59,160
We have a scout day and we have all 30 organizations there.

1050
00:52:59,160 --> 00:53:03,000
And if you can't throw them from the scouts the first day or you can't perform them from

1051
00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:07,120
the scouts the first day, you save us a lot of time.

1052
00:53:07,120 --> 00:53:10,240
And we understand that, hey, maybe this guy should get in the portal.

1053
00:53:10,240 --> 00:53:15,000
And I'm talking about after the first day of practice.

1054
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:16,360
That's just, that's the reality.

1055
00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:21,520
So you save me a lot of time and effort because I can't put you in there against St. John's

1056
00:53:21,520 --> 00:53:30,200
or Vanderbilt or Missouri, we all open with it on our first weekend this year, SEC team.

1057
00:53:30,200 --> 00:53:31,520
I can't trust you then.

1058
00:53:31,520 --> 00:53:35,360
If you can't throw in front of these scouts, you can't perform in front of these scouts.

1059
00:53:35,360 --> 00:53:36,920
You probably can't perform period.

1060
00:53:36,920 --> 00:53:38,680
Well, case in point, the posties I think.

1061
00:53:38,680 --> 00:53:39,680
I don't care where they're from.

1062
00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:41,960
We were here from North Stonington.

1063
00:53:41,960 --> 00:53:44,120
We had Troy Stafansky from North Stonington.

1064
00:53:44,120 --> 00:53:47,880
I think it's the smallest high school, smallest public high school in the state.

1065
00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:49,760
And he was a great hitter for us.

1066
00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:53,480
You know, and everybody was like, oh my God, Troy Stafansky is from North Stonington.

1067
00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:55,480
He can't be good enough to play at UConn.

1068
00:53:55,480 --> 00:53:56,480
He was great.

1069
00:53:56,480 --> 00:54:00,920
He was a great hitter for us and a great competitor and had that chip on his shoulder.

1070
00:54:00,920 --> 00:54:04,720
And if I'm not wrong, did you not use a kid from Endicott and probably the biggest game

1071
00:54:04,720 --> 00:54:06,920
of the season this year through an absolute gem?

1072
00:54:06,920 --> 00:54:07,920
Is that an Endicott kid?

1073
00:54:07,920 --> 00:54:08,920
Division three?

1074
00:54:08,920 --> 00:54:09,920
Yeah, Gabe.

1075
00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:10,920
Gabe Vannem.

1076
00:54:10,920 --> 00:54:15,120
That was an unbelievable pitch he performed in Scotch.

1077
00:54:15,120 --> 00:54:16,120
He was amazing.

1078
00:54:16,120 --> 00:54:17,120
Yeah, he was amazing.

1079
00:54:17,120 --> 00:54:20,960
He's got some of the throw change up, which we hadn't really used all that much all year.

1080
00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:24,000
And we thought this might be the time to break it out.

1081
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:29,600
He got a lot of good defense behind him, but he absolutely pitched his butt off.

1082
00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:31,360
And he's going to be our ace this year.

1083
00:54:31,360 --> 00:54:33,000
It looks like he's asked to an unbelievable.

1084
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:35,520
He's a Cape Cod League All-Star for Chatham.

1085
00:54:35,520 --> 00:54:37,520
Confidence is at an all-time high.

1086
00:54:37,520 --> 00:54:41,360
And, you know, just a great story.

1087
00:54:41,360 --> 00:54:47,400
Yeah, it's, you know, whether they're from D3 or from Thomaston or North Stonington or

1088
00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:52,240
Morris, Connecticut, it really doesn't matter if they know how to compete.

1089
00:54:52,240 --> 00:54:54,160
And, you know, they have to have certain metrics.

1090
00:54:54,160 --> 00:54:59,120
But, you know, until they can measure the size of the guy's heart and what's between

1091
00:54:59,120 --> 00:55:06,560
his legs efficiently, I don't, you know, I would put those things ahead of inverted

1092
00:55:06,560 --> 00:55:10,920
break, whatever the hell that is, horizontal movement.

1093
00:55:10,920 --> 00:55:14,960
You know, spin rate any time, any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

1094
00:55:14,960 --> 00:55:15,960
Joe Bo.

1095
00:55:15,960 --> 00:55:22,520
Coach, in 2022, when you guys beat number two, Stanford in the super regional, first

1096
00:55:22,520 --> 00:55:26,280
time ever, you guys won a super regional game, if I'm correct in that.

1097
00:55:26,280 --> 00:55:29,120
Tell me a little bit about that locker room and what that was like, or did you guys know

1098
00:55:29,120 --> 00:55:31,240
you had other games to play?

1099
00:55:31,240 --> 00:55:34,040
Yeah, it was kind of subdued, to be honest.

1100
00:55:34,040 --> 00:55:37,840
They came back on us and we, I think, grew up like 12 to three or something.

1101
00:55:37,840 --> 00:55:42,840
Mike closed the gap and made the tying round or winning run at the plate when it all ended

1102
00:55:42,840 --> 00:55:47,200
and had a fearsome offense for sure that year.

1103
00:55:47,200 --> 00:55:48,440
But we felt confident.

1104
00:55:48,440 --> 00:55:52,960
I felt confident heading into the press conference that night.

1105
00:55:52,960 --> 00:55:57,840
But I'll tell you, you know, Dave Esker, veteran coach, Ben Cal Berkley, took them

1106
00:55:57,840 --> 00:56:00,560
to the College World Series in Stanford.

1107
00:56:00,560 --> 00:56:05,120
Now he's known as, he's one of the guys that the coaches coach, guys who coaches really

1108
00:56:05,120 --> 00:56:07,400
look up to and I'm no exception.

1109
00:56:07,400 --> 00:56:12,680
He's walking into the press conference with me and he took me, I'll tell you, you know,

1110
00:56:12,680 --> 00:56:16,960
I learned something every day and he's been around the block a little bit longer than

1111
00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:21,440
I have and there's getting to be fewer and fewer of those guys now that I get older.

1112
00:56:21,440 --> 00:56:26,840
But he kind of walked in the press conference, Lucy Goosey and said, boy, Jimmy, that was

1113
00:56:26,840 --> 00:56:28,400
a hell of a game, wasn't it?

1114
00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:30,000
Boy, wasn't that awesome?

1115
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:33,440
And I'm like, this guy's down, oh, one at Stanford.

1116
00:56:33,440 --> 00:56:37,640
And he completely spun it on me.

1117
00:56:37,640 --> 00:56:39,480
Like masterful psychology.

1118
00:56:39,480 --> 00:56:46,480
You know, it's like that old clip of Pete Rose on the mound during the pitching change

1119
00:56:46,480 --> 00:56:50,400
in the World Series where Munson gets like his seventh hit in a row or whatever it is

1120
00:56:50,400 --> 00:56:53,920
and Sparky comes out to make a change.

1121
00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:56,520
And I think it was 76 in the world.

1122
00:56:56,520 --> 00:57:02,360
I had to be 76 and it's on all these MLB films now, but they're mic'd up.

1123
00:57:02,360 --> 00:57:06,880
Sparky's mic'd up and Pete goes to Sparky goes, man, that guy can hit, huh?

1124
00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:08,880
Boy, he can hit.

1125
00:57:08,880 --> 00:57:11,160
You know, they're not, they're not scared about losing the game.

1126
00:57:11,160 --> 00:57:13,360
They're just like, I can, he can appreciate it.

1127
00:57:13,360 --> 00:57:17,440
You know, he can, and when you can kind of break down the game, that way and have security

1128
00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:19,280
enough to do that.

1129
00:57:19,280 --> 00:57:24,240
It's very disarming, very, and somewhat intimidating in the moment too.

1130
00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:25,240
That's hilarious.

1131
00:57:25,240 --> 00:57:32,600
And that unruffled, you know, in a big spot like that.

1132
00:57:32,600 --> 00:57:36,600
So, but yeah, it was a subdued locker room because he still had to win another game when

1133
00:57:36,600 --> 00:57:40,200
we were in for a tussle the next day, even though we had our ace going and he didn't

1134
00:57:40,200 --> 00:57:45,120
have his best stuff, but, you know, still proud of the way that we competed out at Sunken

1135
00:57:45,120 --> 00:57:50,040
Diamond and, you know, then to get back to our super regional two years later.

1136
00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:51,640
I think we learned from that experience.

1137
00:57:51,640 --> 00:57:56,520
We had some guys on the roster still, still got on the roster from that Stanford series.

1138
00:57:56,520 --> 00:58:01,160
And hopefully that'll help us get to the next stop this year, this year coming up.

1139
00:58:01,160 --> 00:58:04,080
Well, this year coming up, we're hoping that's the year for Hook See, right?

1140
00:58:04,080 --> 00:58:07,080
We're going to get it done this year.

1141
00:58:07,080 --> 00:58:11,280
Like to talk about that for a moment, but we're going to let you go in a minute because

1142
00:58:11,280 --> 00:58:17,360
I know you got other stuff, but like 2010, is that the one like I'm friends with a lot

1143
00:58:17,360 --> 00:58:18,760
of coaches at the high school level.

1144
00:58:18,760 --> 00:58:23,040
Like, is that the one that like, you know, when you're driving and you know, I was a

1145
00:58:23,040 --> 00:58:27,200
radio on you can't get it out of your head or once a while, you can't get to sleep.

1146
00:58:27,200 --> 00:58:31,280
Is that the one 2010 South Carolina takes you home?

1147
00:58:31,280 --> 00:58:40,240
So in 2010, we lost in Norwich and my first regional is that coach that was our most talented.

1148
00:58:40,240 --> 00:58:41,240
Oh, that wasn't it then.

1149
00:58:41,240 --> 00:58:42,240
Okay.

1150
00:58:42,240 --> 00:58:46,120
That was 2010 in Norwich and that was our most talented team.

1151
00:58:46,120 --> 00:58:51,840
I mean, we had a guy, Pierre LaPage and we'll get Scotty Goldberger again.

1152
00:58:51,840 --> 00:58:52,840
Yeah.

1153
00:58:52,840 --> 00:58:58,400
I'm just, it's some great, I mean, those four future major leakers, bunch of guys who got

1154
00:58:58,400 --> 00:59:01,440
to AAA, Kevin Vance, L.J.

1155
00:59:01,440 --> 00:59:06,120
Mozzilli, I mean, littered all across the field for, were great players.

1156
00:59:06,120 --> 00:59:08,120
Was it five major?

1157
00:59:08,120 --> 00:59:10,120
Actually, I think five is old.

1158
00:59:10,120 --> 00:59:16,000
It was in that game at third base, Pierre LaPage at second, Nick Ahmed at short, Springer and

1159
00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:21,120
center, Matt Barnes on the mound, Scotty Oberg, you know, that's five big leakers, I think.

1160
00:59:21,120 --> 00:59:22,640
I don't know, six.

1161
00:59:22,640 --> 00:59:24,120
John Indrioli was in the outfield.

1162
00:59:24,120 --> 00:59:27,920
So I mean, that was the most talented team that I've ever had.

1163
00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:32,400
I just wasn't ready to manage it and I regret, you know, not having the experience that I

1164
00:59:32,400 --> 00:59:35,000
needed to stay loose in the moment.

1165
00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:41,640
I think I certainly, looking back, probably had tension that was probably transferred

1166
00:59:41,640 --> 00:59:42,640
to the players.

1167
00:59:42,640 --> 00:59:47,000
We made a couple bad mistakes on the field late in the game through some talented players

1168
00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:52,040
against Oregon that set us back and we were able to bounce back and get central.

1169
00:59:52,040 --> 00:59:56,280
Had a big, big winning against them the next morning, but then we got Oregon again and

1170
00:59:56,280 --> 00:59:59,360
going up against George Horton, Paul Afame coach.

1171
00:59:59,360 --> 01:00:03,800
I just wasn't ready, you know, and I regret that.

1172
01:00:03,800 --> 01:00:09,720
Just don't know how I would have sped up the learning curve, but wasn't ready to kind

1173
01:00:09,720 --> 01:00:12,320
of skip for those guys, you know, the right way.

1174
01:00:12,320 --> 01:00:17,800
I learned from it the next year and unfortunately we ran into South Carolina with 10 draft

1175
01:00:17,800 --> 01:00:18,800
picks.

1176
01:00:18,800 --> 01:00:22,680
You know, we had 10 draft picks in that draft off that team, but South Carolina was coming

1177
01:00:22,680 --> 01:00:27,400
off a national championship and wound up winning another national championship in 2011.

1178
01:00:27,400 --> 01:00:32,000
I think if we were at any other super regional that year, we'd come out with a W, but they

1179
01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:33,400
were just so used to being there.

1180
01:00:33,400 --> 01:00:38,040
You want to skip, you want to skip rungs on the ladder, you know, to Omaha into national

1181
01:00:38,040 --> 01:00:44,760
championship, but of all the coaches that I've talked to that have won them, they all, I'll

1182
01:00:44,760 --> 01:00:45,760
say the same thing.

1183
01:00:45,760 --> 01:00:48,920
It's like you just can't skip a rung.

1184
01:00:48,920 --> 01:00:51,480
It's very difficult, you know, to go over.

1185
01:00:51,480 --> 01:00:55,640
You got to get there first to know how to get to the next step.

1186
01:00:55,640 --> 01:01:01,080
And even if you have a different set of players, it's in your, you know, Tony Vitale probably

1187
01:01:01,080 --> 01:01:05,080
had, he might say you had a better team last year, the year before, but he needed to go

1188
01:01:05,080 --> 01:01:08,400
through, had to go through to get it done this year.

1189
01:01:08,400 --> 01:01:12,360
So yeah, I think it's, it's difficult to skip rungs on the ladder always unless you're

1190
01:01:12,360 --> 01:01:18,280
an incredible, incredible coach and incredible, you know, you get a lot of luck too.

1191
01:01:18,280 --> 01:01:19,960
That makes you a real good coach.

1192
01:01:19,960 --> 01:01:21,960
I didn't have the experience in 2010.

1193
01:01:21,960 --> 01:01:22,960
Yeah.

1194
01:01:22,960 --> 01:01:25,440
2010, I didn't have the experience in 2011.

1195
01:01:25,440 --> 01:01:30,360
I think we just ran into a buzz saw and the wrong opponent, but I'll take luck any day

1196
01:01:30,360 --> 01:01:31,360
to week.

1197
01:01:31,360 --> 01:01:33,360
You guys have something to break.

1198
01:01:33,360 --> 01:01:34,360
Yep.

1199
01:01:34,360 --> 01:01:35,360
Yeah.

1200
01:01:35,360 --> 01:01:42,600
Coach, coach, when South Carolina won that the next year, South Carolina won it in 20,

1201
01:01:42,600 --> 01:01:44,600
they won it in 2010 and 2011.

1202
01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:48,960
So 11, I'm watching it on my living room, stayed up and they asked, you know, coach

1203
01:01:48,960 --> 01:01:52,280
on the field, you know, his initial thoughts and the very first thing he says, we were

1204
01:01:52,280 --> 01:01:53,600
just happy to get by Connecticut.

1205
01:01:53,600 --> 01:01:58,360
Do you remember that?

1206
01:01:58,360 --> 01:01:59,360
I don't remember that.

1207
01:01:59,360 --> 01:02:04,920
Ray, Ray is really, you know, he's a, he's a gentleman.

1208
01:02:04,920 --> 01:02:11,000
He's the athletic director at South Carolina and he's been a mentor of mine too.

1209
01:02:11,000 --> 01:02:15,960
Since that day, I mean, since that series, he's been involved in my life and my career

1210
01:02:15,960 --> 01:02:17,440
and been very helpful to me.

1211
01:02:17,440 --> 01:02:19,360
So he's first class.

1212
01:02:19,360 --> 01:02:24,440
There aren't many guys like, you know, Ray Tanner, like Paul Menere, another guy that

1213
01:02:24,440 --> 01:02:30,600
he wound up hiring, you know, from LSU, got him out of retirement, Gary Gilmore.

1214
01:02:30,600 --> 01:02:38,360
I've had some great guys kind of taking interest in my career, Dave Eskier already mentioned,

1215
01:02:38,360 --> 01:02:41,520
you know, and you don't get there by yourself.

1216
01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:49,680
You know, you need that guidance and you need to learn from guys that have been to the Promised

1217
01:02:49,680 --> 01:02:51,400
Land and know how to get there.

1218
01:02:51,400 --> 01:02:52,400
That's for sure.

1219
01:02:52,400 --> 01:02:54,280
Coach, one last question on the program.

1220
01:02:54,280 --> 01:02:57,640
What can we look forward to in 2024-25?

1221
01:02:57,640 --> 01:03:02,520
And also I was hoping you could talk about the Bristol kid, Frank Sparito, and also

1222
01:03:02,520 --> 01:03:03,520
Ryan Daniels.

1223
01:03:03,520 --> 01:03:05,760
I know he's hurt last year, but he's a Meridan kid.

1224
01:03:05,760 --> 01:03:08,080
Just what can we see this year?

1225
01:03:08,080 --> 01:03:09,080
Yeah.

1226
01:03:09,080 --> 01:03:13,760
Yeah, both those Bristol kids, you know, Meridan slash Bristol kids, you know, Ryan played

1227
01:03:13,760 --> 01:03:17,560
at St. Paul's, he's a proud St. Paul graduate.

1228
01:03:17,560 --> 01:03:22,240
And Frankie, you know, they both need horseshoes because they got bad luck last year with these

1229
01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:23,240
injuries.

1230
01:03:23,240 --> 01:03:25,680
I think we think, you know, Frankie's going to take a little bit more time.

1231
01:03:25,680 --> 01:03:26,800
Had Tommy John.

1232
01:03:26,800 --> 01:03:30,800
We're going to know what he's got in the preseason.

1233
01:03:30,800 --> 01:03:36,680
But from what we saw last year before he was hurt, I really liked his mound presence.

1234
01:03:36,680 --> 01:03:38,600
I like his stuff.

1235
01:03:38,600 --> 01:03:40,200
I think he's got a slow heartbeat.

1236
01:03:40,200 --> 01:03:42,720
I don't think things are going to speed up on him.

1237
01:03:42,720 --> 01:03:45,400
I like the way that he competes.

1238
01:03:45,400 --> 01:03:47,680
Doesn't seem to get flustered.

1239
01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:52,280
So I'm excited to see him with a new elbow, certainly.

1240
01:03:52,280 --> 01:03:56,280
And I think we're going to know what we've got, you know, probably not until late January

1241
01:03:56,280 --> 01:03:59,560
on him, maybe even February before we know.

1242
01:03:59,560 --> 01:04:01,560
And Daniels had surgery.

1243
01:04:01,560 --> 01:04:02,560
Yeah.

1244
01:04:02,560 --> 01:04:04,960
Daniels had surgery on his hip.

1245
01:04:04,960 --> 01:04:09,440
They weren't able to do exactly what they wanted to do because he had a more significant

1246
01:04:09,440 --> 01:04:13,800
his hip was, it was a long story short.

1247
01:04:13,800 --> 01:04:15,200
He's going to be fine.

1248
01:04:15,200 --> 01:04:21,880
But you know, it was, it was, and it was a successful surgery, but he's still is, he's

1249
01:04:21,880 --> 01:04:24,520
got a little bit of discomfort at times.

1250
01:04:24,520 --> 01:04:29,600
So we're trying to take the easy as he builds back to full strength.

1251
01:04:29,600 --> 01:04:32,680
But that kid talked about confidence.

1252
01:04:32,680 --> 01:04:37,280
He's got a swagger and a confidence to him that's very, I don't think you can teach.

1253
01:04:37,280 --> 01:04:42,480
I've got a great mind for the game.

1254
01:04:42,480 --> 01:04:45,160
Super aggressive always wants the green light.

1255
01:04:45,160 --> 01:04:46,160
Love coaching him.

1256
01:04:46,160 --> 01:04:47,680
Great sense of humor too.

1257
01:04:47,680 --> 01:04:49,320
Doesn't miss anything on the bench.

1258
01:04:49,320 --> 01:04:50,320
His ears always.

1259
01:04:50,320 --> 01:04:52,600
I can feel his ear bending toward me.

1260
01:04:52,600 --> 01:04:56,800
If I got a wise comment, he's not going to miss it.

1261
01:04:56,800 --> 01:05:05,640
He's one of those kids that just has a very intuitive, very much in tune with his teammates,

1262
01:05:05,640 --> 01:05:09,120
sizes people up very quickly.

1263
01:05:09,120 --> 01:05:10,120
Great feel.

1264
01:05:10,120 --> 01:05:12,520
I think that's what I would describe Ryan.

1265
01:05:12,520 --> 01:05:16,720
And so that all those things add up and then you put it in a body with above average speed,

1266
01:05:16,720 --> 01:05:20,280
above average power, above average hit ability, above average feeling ability.

1267
01:05:20,280 --> 01:05:23,080
And you got to help fire.

1268
01:05:23,080 --> 01:05:25,120
So we're just hoping that he can be healthy.

1269
01:05:25,120 --> 01:05:28,960
He helped us win some big games early in the season before he just found it completely

1270
01:05:28,960 --> 01:05:32,120
impossible to go out there anymore.

1271
01:05:32,120 --> 01:05:34,880
Such pain.

1272
01:05:34,880 --> 01:05:39,600
But was it critical, especially a big home run against UC Irvine, which is each one at

1273
01:05:39,600 --> 01:05:40,600
the time.

1274
01:05:40,600 --> 01:05:43,000
It's probably the best team on the West Coast all season.

1275
01:05:43,000 --> 01:05:48,360
And we were able to beat them because Ryan helped us with a few others.

1276
01:05:48,360 --> 01:05:51,440
Great competitor, hope to see him back out there.

1277
01:05:51,440 --> 01:05:53,120
But I think we're going to be exciting.

1278
01:05:53,120 --> 01:05:54,680
I think we're going to be a fun team to watch.

1279
01:05:54,680 --> 01:05:56,920
We do have a lot of good team speed.

1280
01:05:56,920 --> 01:06:02,160
Still have to work out the pitching rotation, but I'm optimistic with Gabe and I'm in back

1281
01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:05,560
with Ian Cookback, who's the reigning Big East pitcher of the year.

1282
01:06:05,560 --> 01:06:09,640
He's had his ups and downs with us, but certainly is capable of shutting down anybody in the

1283
01:06:09,640 --> 01:06:10,640
country.

1284
01:06:10,640 --> 01:06:17,160
A Brady Afton, we expect it to be drafted in sign, but he's back as our closer.

1285
01:06:17,160 --> 01:06:22,360
We last named for a closer Brady Afton because there's nobody asked him.

1286
01:06:22,360 --> 01:06:25,920
You know, when he goes out there, there's nobody after him.

1287
01:06:25,920 --> 01:06:28,920
So he's back.

1288
01:06:28,920 --> 01:06:34,080
We've got some really good young arms and some nice transfers to add to that mix.

1289
01:06:34,080 --> 01:06:37,560
And that's one of the good things about the portal is when you're doing well, the portal

1290
01:06:37,560 --> 01:06:38,560
is good to you.

1291
01:06:38,560 --> 01:06:41,400
When you're not doing well, the portal can destroy your team.

1292
01:06:41,400 --> 01:06:47,720
Fortunately, we've had enough success where we're attracting good players and it's absolutely

1293
01:06:47,720 --> 01:06:51,640
essential as is raising money for an avail.

1294
01:06:51,640 --> 01:06:54,240
Is having what the basketball team has done made it?

1295
01:06:54,240 --> 01:06:55,520
Is it a blessing and a curse?

1296
01:06:55,520 --> 01:06:59,920
I mean, obviously, you know, it's got to be good for recruiting, but at the same time,

1297
01:06:59,920 --> 01:07:01,400
you're like, man, we got to get there.

1298
01:07:01,400 --> 01:07:05,320
You know, we got to get, how's that affected what you guys do?

1299
01:07:05,320 --> 01:07:07,680
Yeah, it's not at all a curse.

1300
01:07:07,680 --> 01:07:08,680
It's only a blessing.

1301
01:07:08,680 --> 01:07:13,720
I mean, what they've been able to do, what Dan's taken to, you know, just another level

1302
01:07:13,720 --> 01:07:21,480
with his intensity and so unique, his ability to motivate and inspire and teach and his

1303
01:07:21,480 --> 01:07:25,680
kids love him, you know, because they know he loves them.

1304
01:07:25,680 --> 01:07:26,680
Yeah.

1305
01:07:26,680 --> 01:07:29,360
He's been, I've learned a lot from him.

1306
01:07:29,360 --> 01:07:31,360
I learned a lot from Coach Oriama.

1307
01:07:31,360 --> 01:07:34,240
It's, no, it's an absolute blessing.

1308
01:07:34,240 --> 01:07:41,080
You know, when you can have them be on the front porch, hey, they set the bar so high,

1309
01:07:41,080 --> 01:07:42,080
you know, for excellence.

1310
01:07:42,080 --> 01:07:44,680
And we're not winning championships at UConn.

1311
01:07:44,680 --> 01:07:46,280
You know, you're getting fired.

1312
01:07:46,280 --> 01:07:51,120
And I'd rather work in a place like that that demands excellence than just let you get by,

1313
01:07:51,120 --> 01:07:56,120
you know, I mean, if we flip side of that is if we screw up, you know, it's going to

1314
01:07:56,120 --> 01:08:00,120
be on the front page of the Britain Herald along with Arthur Current, what is the Bristol

1315
01:08:00,120 --> 01:08:02,560
Press, the, you know, New Haven register.

1316
01:08:02,560 --> 01:08:07,040
London Day, the Mayor and the Record Journal, the Waterbury and Publicate America and then

1317
01:08:07,040 --> 01:08:12,920
the Greenwich time that Connecticut Post, the Journal Inquirer, so there's a lot of lights

1318
01:08:12,920 --> 01:08:13,920
on it.

1319
01:08:13,920 --> 01:08:14,920
Yeah.

1320
01:08:14,920 --> 01:08:20,160
But I'd rather work at a place like that than a place where nobody cares.

1321
01:08:20,160 --> 01:08:21,480
You know, people care about UConn.

1322
01:08:21,480 --> 01:08:23,400
There's 169 towns in Connecticut.

1323
01:08:23,400 --> 01:08:27,560
And the only thing that those towns can agree on is that UConn is pretty darn cool.

1324
01:08:27,560 --> 01:08:28,560
That's a great point.

1325
01:08:28,560 --> 01:08:29,560
Heck yeah.

1326
01:08:29,560 --> 01:08:35,920
So I think we were blessed to have UConn and you're not, if you didn't go to UConn or your

1327
01:08:35,920 --> 01:08:39,360
neighbor's kid didn't go to UConn, your other relatives that went to UConn, if you pay taxes

1328
01:08:39,360 --> 01:08:41,960
in Connecticut, you should care about UConn being excellent.

1329
01:08:41,960 --> 01:08:42,960
Absolutely.

1330
01:08:42,960 --> 01:08:44,520
It's going to help us all.

1331
01:08:44,520 --> 01:08:45,960
And you guys have been excellent.

1332
01:08:45,960 --> 01:08:46,960
Heck yeah.

1333
01:08:46,960 --> 01:08:47,960
Hooksy.

1334
01:08:47,960 --> 01:08:50,400
Coach, humorous, we're done here, but we're going to humorous.

1335
01:08:50,400 --> 01:08:54,160
We always do this little segment where we just ask some sort of like one word answer

1336
01:08:54,160 --> 01:08:55,560
time kind of quiz.

1337
01:08:55,560 --> 01:08:57,120
You do a mic.

1338
01:08:57,120 --> 01:08:58,120
Coach Harlow.

1339
01:08:58,120 --> 01:08:59,120
Yeah, exactly.

1340
01:08:59,120 --> 01:09:00,120
Hello.

1341
01:09:00,120 --> 01:09:01,120
Go.

1342
01:09:01,120 --> 01:09:02,120
Hi coach.

1343
01:09:02,120 --> 01:09:03,120
We're hoping you're a Yankee fan, right?

1344
01:09:03,120 --> 01:09:04,120
We talked about being.

1345
01:09:04,120 --> 01:09:05,120
Yeah.

1346
01:09:05,120 --> 01:09:06,120
All right.

1347
01:09:06,120 --> 01:09:07,120
So we're going to do some old school guys.

1348
01:09:07,120 --> 01:09:10,640
Who would you, it's called who would you rather and we'll just say who would you rather

1349
01:09:10,640 --> 01:09:13,160
coach or who would you rather pick for your team.

1350
01:09:13,160 --> 01:09:16,240
So we'll start it off with some old school guys.

1351
01:09:16,240 --> 01:09:18,360
Willie Randolph or Steve Sacks?

1352
01:09:18,360 --> 01:09:19,360
Randolph.

1353
01:09:19,360 --> 01:09:20,360
Hi, little boy.

1354
01:09:20,360 --> 01:09:21,360
Hi.

1355
01:09:21,360 --> 01:09:24,760
I got to go to, I actually got to meet him at L.J.

1356
01:09:24,760 --> 01:09:29,560
Mazzilli's wedding or not L.J. Mazzilli, he hasn't even married yet.

1357
01:09:29,560 --> 01:09:32,600
Lacey Mazzilli, LJ's twin married Michael last November.

1358
01:09:32,600 --> 01:09:35,280
And Lee and Willie were at the wedding.

1359
01:09:35,280 --> 01:09:37,080
We got a picture with them.

1360
01:09:37,080 --> 01:09:38,080
Pretty cool.

1361
01:09:38,080 --> 01:09:40,080
I wonder you're going to all those weddings.

1362
01:09:40,080 --> 01:09:41,080
All right.

1363
01:09:41,080 --> 01:09:46,120
We'll go with a couple old Yankee catchers that might not have been so great.

1364
01:09:46,120 --> 01:09:48,120
Matt Noakes or Butch Weinerger.

1365
01:09:48,120 --> 01:09:52,800
I'm a sermon guy.

1366
01:09:52,800 --> 01:09:55,160
I like Noakes hitting them into the upper deck and right.

1367
01:09:55,160 --> 01:09:56,160
Yeah.

1368
01:09:56,160 --> 01:09:59,640
I couldn't watch him hit a ground ball to second base throwing Jagd the first.

1369
01:09:59,640 --> 01:10:00,640
All right.

1370
01:10:00,640 --> 01:10:04,080
So we'll go a couple of second basins for you.

1371
01:10:04,080 --> 01:10:07,080
Robinson Cannell or Alfonso Soriano.

1372
01:10:07,080 --> 01:10:12,360
Man, that's a tough one.

1373
01:10:12,360 --> 01:10:14,360
Yeah, it is.

1374
01:10:14,360 --> 01:10:25,160
Man, neither one of them played as hard as I would have liked him to play.

1375
01:10:25,160 --> 01:10:26,160
Correct.

1376
01:10:26,160 --> 01:10:27,880
I'll take Cannell.

1377
01:10:27,880 --> 01:10:29,120
Yeah, he could hit.

1378
01:10:29,120 --> 01:10:30,120
He could hit.

1379
01:10:30,120 --> 01:10:31,120
All right.

1380
01:10:31,120 --> 01:10:32,120
Here's one for you.

1381
01:10:32,120 --> 01:10:33,640
I hope you get this one right.

1382
01:10:33,640 --> 01:10:35,640
Mark Desheris or Don Manningley.

1383
01:10:35,640 --> 01:10:36,640
Manningley.

1384
01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:37,640
Not a boy.

1385
01:10:37,640 --> 01:10:38,640
Donnie Bogeyman.

1386
01:10:38,640 --> 01:10:39,640
You're right in my book, coach.

1387
01:10:39,640 --> 01:10:45,000
It's a meet-and-match year too, he was down at Baltimore with the Blue Jays.

1388
01:10:45,000 --> 01:10:46,000
We went down.

1389
01:10:46,000 --> 01:10:47,560
Ryan Fuller is the hitting coach for Baltimore.

1390
01:10:47,560 --> 01:10:48,560
Left us tickets.

1391
01:10:48,560 --> 01:10:53,960
My son and I went down and we got him before the Tennessee George.

1392
01:10:53,960 --> 01:10:56,840
Pete Walker is the pitching coach for the Blue Jays.

1393
01:10:56,840 --> 01:11:01,040
And he introduced me to Don Manningley, which is a thrill.

1394
01:11:01,040 --> 01:11:02,040
Yeah.

1395
01:11:02,040 --> 01:11:03,240
I got to meet him once when my buddy cuts.

1396
01:11:03,240 --> 01:11:04,640
That's a feeler 50th home run.

1397
01:11:04,640 --> 01:11:07,080
He's still in great shape.

1398
01:11:07,080 --> 01:11:08,080
Yeah.

1399
01:11:08,080 --> 01:11:10,280
He's got to help us get him on the show.

1400
01:11:10,280 --> 01:11:11,800
All right.

1401
01:11:11,800 --> 01:11:15,560
We'll go Jason Giambi or Tino Martinez.

1402
01:11:15,560 --> 01:11:16,560
Tino.

1403
01:11:16,560 --> 01:11:17,560
Yeah.

1404
01:11:17,560 --> 01:11:18,560
All right.

1405
01:11:18,560 --> 01:11:19,560
Yeah, just the gamer.

1406
01:11:19,560 --> 01:11:24,560
Yeah, I just, I love the way that he competed.

1407
01:11:24,560 --> 01:11:25,560
Tino.

1408
01:11:25,560 --> 01:11:26,560
All right.

1409
01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:27,560
How about...

1410
01:11:27,560 --> 01:11:29,560
I like Giambi too, but I don't know.

1411
01:11:29,560 --> 01:11:31,160
I'll agree with your answer there.

1412
01:11:31,160 --> 01:11:32,160
How about this one?

1413
01:11:32,160 --> 01:11:35,880
So you got to get Aaron Judge or Juan Soto.

1414
01:11:35,880 --> 01:11:38,240
All right, Judge.

1415
01:11:38,240 --> 01:11:40,080
Easy for you.

1416
01:11:40,080 --> 01:11:41,080
All right.

1417
01:11:41,080 --> 01:11:42,080
Just because, no.

1418
01:11:42,080 --> 01:11:47,880
No, I think Soto might have him in a few years, but for what he's done as a Yankee,

1419
01:11:47,880 --> 01:11:49,880
I got to judge his leg height.

1420
01:11:49,880 --> 01:11:50,880
All right.

1421
01:11:50,880 --> 01:11:51,880
All right.

1422
01:11:51,880 --> 01:11:52,880
So this one should be easy then too.

1423
01:11:52,880 --> 01:11:57,160
I could do it without the teal chrome, but...

1424
01:11:57,160 --> 01:11:59,360
Brett Gardner or Jacoby Ellsbury.

1425
01:11:59,360 --> 01:12:00,360
Oh, Gardner.

1426
01:12:00,360 --> 01:12:01,360
Yeah.

1427
01:12:01,360 --> 01:12:02,360
All day.

1428
01:12:02,360 --> 01:12:03,360
After hearing you talk...

1429
01:12:03,360 --> 01:12:11,200
I guess he's pissed off about not getting the last year or whatever, but I loved his

1430
01:12:11,200 --> 01:12:13,040
fiery and loved the way that he competed.

1431
01:12:13,040 --> 01:12:14,040
I take him back.

1432
01:12:14,040 --> 01:12:15,040
Yeah.

1433
01:12:15,040 --> 01:12:16,040
All right.

1434
01:12:16,040 --> 01:12:17,040
Here's one for you.

1435
01:12:17,040 --> 01:12:18,040
Mike Stanton.

1436
01:12:18,040 --> 01:12:20,640
Remember old Mike Stanton, the lefty reliever?

1437
01:12:20,640 --> 01:12:21,640
Or Clay Holmes.

1438
01:12:21,640 --> 01:12:23,640
I thought you were saying John Carlin.

1439
01:12:23,640 --> 01:12:24,640
No.

1440
01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:26,640
Mike or yeah, Mike Stanton.

1441
01:12:26,640 --> 01:12:28,640
Stanton over Holmes.

1442
01:12:28,640 --> 01:12:29,640
Yeah.

1443
01:12:29,640 --> 01:12:30,640
All right.

1444
01:12:30,640 --> 01:12:31,640
Sucks.

1445
01:12:31,640 --> 01:12:33,760
There's a couple of blasts from the past.

1446
01:12:33,760 --> 01:12:36,520
Kevin Moss or Greg Bird.

1447
01:12:36,520 --> 01:12:37,520
Woof.

1448
01:12:37,520 --> 01:12:39,520
Same length careers.

1449
01:12:39,520 --> 01:12:40,520
Yeah.

1450
01:12:40,520 --> 01:12:41,520
You know what?

1451
01:12:41,520 --> 01:12:43,920
I was a kid when Moss came up.

1452
01:12:43,920 --> 01:12:45,360
He was like a matinee idol.

1453
01:12:45,360 --> 01:12:47,360
Everybody was in love with him.

1454
01:12:47,360 --> 01:12:50,320
He was good for the entire, right?

1455
01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:51,320
Cal Poly, I believe.

1456
01:12:51,320 --> 01:12:52,320
All right.

1457
01:12:52,320 --> 01:12:54,320
That's a little bit better then.

1458
01:12:54,320 --> 01:12:56,320
I'm going to go with Moss.

1459
01:12:56,320 --> 01:12:57,320
All right.

1460
01:12:57,320 --> 01:12:59,080
I'm going to make it a Stanton.

1461
01:12:59,080 --> 01:13:02,080
Is Ian Carlos Stanton or Danny Tartable?

1462
01:13:02,080 --> 01:13:03,080
Tartable.

1463
01:13:03,080 --> 01:13:04,760
I like it.

1464
01:13:04,760 --> 01:13:05,760
I like it too.

1465
01:13:05,760 --> 01:13:06,760
Stanton's a fraud.

1466
01:13:06,760 --> 01:13:07,760
He came up as a second baseman.

1467
01:13:07,760 --> 01:13:10,760
You don't have to, Coach, you don't have to say it, but Stanton's a fraud.

1468
01:13:10,760 --> 01:13:11,760
Like he doesn't.

1469
01:13:11,760 --> 01:13:12,760
He's a slow-tooth softball player.

1470
01:13:12,760 --> 01:13:13,760
Don't, he's editorializing.

1471
01:13:13,760 --> 01:13:14,760
All right.

1472
01:13:14,760 --> 01:13:15,760
So we help.

1473
01:13:15,760 --> 01:13:16,760
It gets a ball so hard.

1474
01:13:16,760 --> 01:13:18,760
It gets a ball so hard it's just not often enough.

1475
01:13:18,760 --> 01:13:20,760
Coach, I'm going to throw you one.

1476
01:13:20,760 --> 01:13:21,760
I am.

1477
01:13:21,760 --> 01:13:22,760
Coach, I'm going to throw you one.

1478
01:13:22,760 --> 01:13:27,560
Shohei Atani or Reggie Crawford.

1479
01:13:27,560 --> 01:13:28,560
What happened to him?

1480
01:13:28,560 --> 01:13:33,080
Right now, I guess I got to stay shohei right now after the game here that I played.

1481
01:13:33,080 --> 01:13:35,080
Reggie's on his way.

1482
01:13:35,080 --> 01:13:38,560
He's got a shoulder procedure coming up.

1483
01:13:38,560 --> 01:13:40,760
Hopefully this coming year will be his year.

1484
01:13:40,760 --> 01:13:43,560
What a stud though, huh?

1485
01:13:43,560 --> 01:13:44,560
Great kid too.

1486
01:13:44,560 --> 01:13:50,080
I mean, really, really good human being and stays in touch.

1487
01:13:50,080 --> 01:13:52,880
I'm real proud of him.

1488
01:13:52,880 --> 01:13:54,960
He's come a long way.

1489
01:13:54,960 --> 01:13:57,080
His brightest days are still out of him.

1490
01:13:57,080 --> 01:13:58,640
All right, Coach, one last one.

1491
01:13:58,640 --> 01:14:02,680
It's not a Yankee one, but I ask, this is for our younger listeners and since they're

1492
01:14:02,680 --> 01:14:06,360
both guys are absolutely terrific players.

1493
01:14:06,360 --> 01:14:09,120
Gunnar Henderson or Bobby Whit Jr.?

1494
01:14:09,120 --> 01:14:10,600
Oh, man.

1495
01:14:10,600 --> 01:14:11,600
Yeah.

1496
01:14:11,600 --> 01:14:14,920
I haven't seen enough of Whit Jr., to be honest with you.

1497
01:14:14,920 --> 01:14:19,680
I can't answer that one, but I love the way Henderson goes about his business.

1498
01:14:19,680 --> 01:14:22,400
Yeah, I haven't seen Whit enough.

1499
01:14:22,400 --> 01:14:25,160
I can't answer that one.

1500
01:14:25,160 --> 01:14:26,160
All right.

1501
01:14:26,160 --> 01:14:31,640
Best baseball player in your lifetime that you saw on TV or in person?

1502
01:14:31,640 --> 01:14:34,160
Oh, geez.

1503
01:14:34,160 --> 01:14:39,000
We usually have it down between Barry and Griffey Jr., but...

1504
01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:42,640
Best overall baseball player.

1505
01:14:42,640 --> 01:14:47,680
Yeah, how can you...

1506
01:14:47,680 --> 01:14:49,280
I mean...

1507
01:14:49,280 --> 01:14:52,200
Yeah, that's a fun one.

1508
01:14:52,200 --> 01:14:56,600
I could go a million different ways, oh shoot.

1509
01:14:56,600 --> 01:14:58,120
I mean, how about Nolan Ryan?

1510
01:14:58,120 --> 01:15:01,520
I don't know, maybe I'm partial to pitchers.

1511
01:15:01,520 --> 01:15:02,520
Yeah.

1512
01:15:02,520 --> 01:15:03,960
Just freaking dominant, but not enough...

1513
01:15:03,960 --> 01:15:06,080
He didn't strike out enough guys.

1514
01:15:06,080 --> 01:15:11,440
Yeah, I mean, just a man's man, like just...

1515
01:15:11,440 --> 01:15:12,440
I...

1516
01:15:12,440 --> 01:15:13,960
Man.

1517
01:15:13,960 --> 01:15:16,960
I think he threw a first pitch the other night, 82, by the way.

1518
01:15:16,960 --> 01:15:17,960
Did you see that?

1519
01:15:17,960 --> 01:15:18,960
Yeah.

1520
01:15:18,960 --> 01:15:19,960
No way.

1521
01:15:19,960 --> 01:15:20,960
Yeah.

1522
01:15:20,960 --> 01:15:25,040
I'll go with Bonds.

1523
01:15:25,040 --> 01:15:26,560
All right.

1524
01:15:26,560 --> 01:15:27,560
Last question.

1525
01:15:27,560 --> 01:15:28,560
No, I got one more.

1526
01:15:28,560 --> 01:15:29,560
Go ahead.

1527
01:15:29,560 --> 01:15:33,400
2004, Yukon, Men's Basketball or this year's team?

1528
01:15:33,400 --> 01:15:34,400
This year's team.

1529
01:15:34,400 --> 01:15:36,520
It could have been an NBA team.

1530
01:15:36,520 --> 01:15:40,200
I swear to God, I'd never seen anything like it.

1531
01:15:40,200 --> 01:15:41,480
I'd never seen anything like that.

1532
01:15:41,480 --> 01:15:47,400
It was automatic, and I know they never felt like that, which is what's so awesome about

1533
01:15:47,400 --> 01:15:48,400
it.

1534
01:15:48,400 --> 01:15:52,280
I'm on edge and just competing at such a high level.

1535
01:15:52,280 --> 01:15:54,640
It was just absolute dominance.

1536
01:15:54,640 --> 01:16:01,840
Coach, if we could supplant Aaron Blu and get you in a dugout for the next, hopefully,

1537
01:16:01,840 --> 01:16:06,520
month, who are you starting in left, Ferdugo or DeMarshan?

1538
01:16:06,520 --> 01:16:09,000
No comment.

1539
01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:11,200
Smart answer.

1540
01:16:11,200 --> 01:16:14,040
All right, coach, thanks for everything.

1541
01:16:14,040 --> 01:16:15,040
That's DeMarshan.

1542
01:16:15,040 --> 01:16:16,040
Hopefully we didn't keep you too long.

1543
01:16:16,040 --> 01:16:17,040
That was fun for us.

1544
01:16:17,040 --> 01:16:18,600
We had a good time.

1545
01:16:18,600 --> 01:16:21,120
Go Huskies, go Yanks.

1546
01:16:21,120 --> 01:16:22,120
Thank you so much.

1547
01:16:22,120 --> 01:16:23,600
Go C. Coach, thank you so much.

1548
01:16:23,600 --> 01:16:24,600
Thank you, fellas.

1549
01:16:24,600 --> 01:16:25,600
Appreciate it.

1550
01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:26,600
Have a good night.

1551
01:16:26,600 --> 01:16:27,600
Good night, coach.

1552
01:16:27,600 --> 01:16:29,720
Wow, that was awesome.

1553
01:16:29,720 --> 01:16:30,960
Thanks, coach.

1554
01:16:30,960 --> 01:16:34,760
You know, basketball gets all this love on both sides.

1555
01:16:34,760 --> 01:16:40,560
Hockey's up and coming, but our baseball program, it's tough.

1556
01:16:40,560 --> 01:16:43,280
Best way to describe it, it's tough for every year after year.

1557
01:16:43,280 --> 01:16:49,160
I love seeing that compete against these big, you know, southern teams, seeing the essentials

1558
01:16:49,160 --> 01:16:51,960
in the Yukon's playing, the Northeast teams playing in the...

1559
01:16:51,960 --> 01:16:52,960
That is awesome.

1560
01:16:52,960 --> 01:16:58,760
I could have done one out those Florida State players, Maltenov, though, you know, I mean,

1561
01:16:58,760 --> 01:17:03,400
hitting missiles in Maltenov, they were annoying as hell.

1562
01:17:03,400 --> 01:17:05,600
He put his money where his mouth is, though.

1563
01:17:05,600 --> 01:17:09,040
Remember, he said, we don't want to be known as a regional team?

1564
01:17:09,040 --> 01:17:13,000
We're a national team, and he's done it.

1565
01:17:13,000 --> 01:17:17,040
He could also jump ship like many people would do for the cash and said, yeah, go down south.

1566
01:17:17,040 --> 01:17:19,640
Yeah, go to the big school.

1567
01:17:19,640 --> 01:17:24,000
You gotta think he might become AD at some point, like pretty much the face of Yukon.

1568
01:17:24,000 --> 01:17:26,320
It's not a bad call.

1569
01:17:26,320 --> 01:17:29,480
All right, let's talk about the gridiron.

1570
01:17:29,480 --> 01:17:31,800
I mean, the boys are setting this up perfect.

1571
01:17:31,800 --> 01:17:37,120
We're gonna fly under the radar, and then, you know, we're playing an extra game now,

1572
01:17:37,120 --> 01:17:38,120
nowadays.

1573
01:17:38,120 --> 01:17:40,680
We're gonna step on it late.

1574
01:17:40,680 --> 01:17:43,920
The division sucks.

1575
01:17:43,920 --> 01:17:47,560
We're in last place right now, but I think the boys are in a good spot.

1576
01:17:47,560 --> 01:17:48,560
We got Zeke back.

1577
01:17:48,560 --> 01:17:51,280
Dowdle's waiting in the wings.

1578
01:17:51,280 --> 01:17:54,960
We got one of the best wideouts in the game.

1579
01:17:54,960 --> 01:17:57,560
Just gotta win 10 games in that division.

1580
01:17:57,560 --> 01:17:58,560
10 gets you.

1581
01:17:58,560 --> 01:17:59,560
I mean, nine, right?

1582
01:17:59,560 --> 01:18:00,560
Nine and eight.

1583
01:18:00,560 --> 01:18:01,560
10 gets you.

1584
01:18:01,560 --> 01:18:02,560
Nine and eight.

1585
01:18:02,560 --> 01:18:03,560
All right.

1586
01:18:03,560 --> 01:18:05,680
No, they're terrible.

1587
01:18:05,680 --> 01:18:10,080
Then I started to believe in the Saints, and then I thought we were gonna have a track

1588
01:18:10,080 --> 01:18:11,080
meet yesterday.

1589
01:18:11,080 --> 01:18:16,280
I mean, was it 14 and 12 or something like that?

1590
01:18:16,280 --> 01:18:17,280
15, 12.

1591
01:18:17,280 --> 01:18:18,280
Jesus.

1592
01:18:18,280 --> 01:18:22,280
I mean, I thought both teams would put up points.

1593
01:18:22,280 --> 01:18:23,920
The Eagles moved the ball up in the field.

1594
01:18:23,920 --> 01:18:26,680
They just, your coach won't let them score points.

1595
01:18:26,680 --> 01:18:28,280
You gotta go for it for everything.

1596
01:18:28,280 --> 01:18:30,280
Like, fourth down, we go for everything.

1597
01:18:30,280 --> 01:18:31,280
Fourth and sixth.

1598
01:18:31,280 --> 01:18:32,280
Let's go for it.

1599
01:18:32,280 --> 01:18:34,440
NFL is boring right now.

1600
01:18:34,440 --> 01:18:36,760
There's no big scoring teams.

1601
01:18:36,760 --> 01:18:39,680
Half the teams need a quarterback.

1602
01:18:39,680 --> 01:18:41,640
All the offensive numbers are way down.

1603
01:18:41,640 --> 01:18:45,520
Nobody plays in the preseason, so they won't get on track until like week six.

1604
01:18:45,520 --> 01:18:47,520
Like, the first month is awful.

1605
01:18:47,520 --> 01:18:50,200
Why do they even have a preseason so Rudy can make the team?

1606
01:18:50,200 --> 01:18:51,360
Yeah, that's basically what it is.

1607
01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:55,720
I think they're gonna go away with it at some point and probably add another game.

1608
01:18:55,720 --> 01:18:56,720
Which is stupid.

1609
01:18:56,720 --> 01:18:57,720
That's what they want.

1610
01:18:57,720 --> 01:18:58,720
These guys are dying now, too.

1611
01:18:58,720 --> 01:18:59,720
Yeah.

1612
01:18:59,720 --> 01:19:01,720
I mean, they gotta give some guys a shot to try.

1613
01:19:01,720 --> 01:19:05,000
I mean, the Giants, the guy, I heard him know his name as a Giants fan.

1614
01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:11,160
They got the defensive tackle who ran down, saw the preseason, he like ran 50 yards, made

1615
01:19:11,160 --> 01:19:13,000
a play, hustle play.

1616
01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:17,920
He's playing now and he made a couple sacks yesterday or something.

1617
01:19:17,920 --> 01:19:18,920
So Rudy.

1618
01:19:18,920 --> 01:19:19,920
Yeah, he's a Rudy.

1619
01:19:19,920 --> 01:19:22,080
Yeah, it's a small defensive lineman.

1620
01:19:22,080 --> 01:19:23,080
Ruediker.

1621
01:19:23,080 --> 01:19:24,080
There you go.

1622
01:19:24,080 --> 01:19:25,080
Right.

1623
01:19:25,080 --> 01:19:26,080
So gotta give some of these guys shots.

1624
01:19:26,080 --> 01:19:27,080
They're cheering for Rudy.

1625
01:19:27,080 --> 01:19:29,600
They do, but they gotta play.

1626
01:19:29,600 --> 01:19:31,960
The main guy's gotta play a couple games at least.

1627
01:19:31,960 --> 01:19:32,960
Yeah.

1628
01:19:32,960 --> 01:19:33,960
A couple drives.

1629
01:19:33,960 --> 01:19:34,960
They're gonna be the Eagles and the Chiefs.

1630
01:19:34,960 --> 01:19:38,960
I mean, oh, no, the Eagles, the Eagles aren't good enough.

1631
01:19:38,960 --> 01:19:41,960
They're, the conference sucks.

1632
01:19:41,960 --> 01:19:44,880
Yeah, but their coach is a problem.

1633
01:19:44,880 --> 01:19:47,640
They got really talented offensive players.

1634
01:19:47,640 --> 01:19:50,560
Detroit or San Fran if they ever get healthy.

1635
01:19:50,560 --> 01:19:51,560
Yeah, San Fran's gotta be their favorite.

1636
01:19:51,560 --> 01:19:53,880
They got a lot of, a lot of health issues.

1637
01:19:53,880 --> 01:19:55,600
Like you said, though, 17 games.

1638
01:19:55,600 --> 01:19:57,600
It's week three, yeah.

1639
01:19:57,600 --> 01:19:58,600
Yeah.

1640
01:19:58,600 --> 01:19:59,600
Yeah.

1641
01:19:59,600 --> 01:20:01,400
I mean, Giants went 0-2 in one of the Super Bowl one year or so.

1642
01:20:01,400 --> 01:20:02,760
How about the Chiefs?

1643
01:20:02,760 --> 01:20:05,280
They're gonna be the Bills challenge them.

1644
01:20:05,280 --> 01:20:07,080
I'm actually surprised how good the Bills are.

1645
01:20:07,080 --> 01:20:10,280
I thought they'd take it, maybe a step back with losing digs and stuff there.

1646
01:20:10,280 --> 01:20:12,760
I mean, they're wiping Jacksonville out already.

1647
01:20:12,760 --> 01:20:14,400
They're gonna be three and all.

1648
01:20:14,400 --> 01:20:15,400
This guy's dynamic.

1649
01:20:15,400 --> 01:20:18,080
I'm rooting for the Bills.

1650
01:20:18,080 --> 01:20:19,080
They've been there.

1651
01:20:19,080 --> 01:20:20,080
They've been close.

1652
01:20:20,080 --> 01:20:22,080
I like to see them breakthrough.

1653
01:20:22,080 --> 01:20:23,560
Aren't you rooting for the Browns?

1654
01:20:23,560 --> 01:20:25,040
No, I'm already done.

1655
01:20:25,040 --> 01:20:27,120
You're a Browns fan.

1656
01:20:27,120 --> 01:20:28,120
No.

1657
01:20:28,120 --> 01:20:29,120
Believeland.

1658
01:20:29,120 --> 01:20:31,080
They got the highest payroll in the NFL.

1659
01:20:31,080 --> 01:20:34,800
They got one of the highest paid players in the NFL behind center.

1660
01:20:34,800 --> 01:20:35,800
He's awful.

1661
01:20:35,800 --> 01:20:37,400
They can't protect him.

1662
01:20:37,400 --> 01:20:41,080
He's got no weapons besides Cooper with the Joku out.

1663
01:20:41,080 --> 01:20:44,920
And you're not gonna see Chubb anytime soon.

1664
01:20:44,920 --> 01:20:45,920
Teams a disaster.

1665
01:20:45,920 --> 01:20:46,920
No.

1666
01:20:46,920 --> 01:20:49,000
There's any news on Chubb?

1667
01:20:49,000 --> 01:20:51,960
Well, he's definitely out for the first four.

1668
01:20:51,960 --> 01:20:56,880
I would be shocked if he's back before week eight.

1669
01:20:56,880 --> 01:20:57,880
They stink.

1670
01:20:57,880 --> 01:20:58,880
They're boring.

1671
01:20:58,880 --> 01:21:02,560
I was telling, I was saying to you, man, how bad is DeSean Watson?

1672
01:21:02,560 --> 01:21:03,560
He's back.

1673
01:21:03,560 --> 01:21:04,560
Oh, wow.

1674
01:21:04,560 --> 01:21:05,560
I thought at some point he'd get it back.

1675
01:21:05,560 --> 01:21:07,200
I mean, he's so good with Houston.

1676
01:21:07,200 --> 01:21:08,200
He was so good.

1677
01:21:08,200 --> 01:21:09,200
He's terrible.

1678
01:21:09,200 --> 01:21:11,400
He found a thousand bottles of baby oil.

1679
01:21:11,400 --> 01:21:16,320
Flacco played six games last year and five of those games he threw for over 300 yards.

1680
01:21:16,320 --> 01:21:20,560
DeSean Watson hasn't sniffed 300 yards in his Browns career.

1681
01:21:20,560 --> 01:21:21,560
Year three.

1682
01:21:21,560 --> 01:21:22,560
Yeah, he's, wow.

1683
01:21:22,560 --> 01:21:25,120
You see, like I watch every play.

1684
01:21:25,120 --> 01:21:26,120
He can't throw the ball.

1685
01:21:26,120 --> 01:21:27,120
Yeah.

1686
01:21:27,120 --> 01:21:29,120
He can't throw the ball.

1687
01:21:29,120 --> 01:21:30,120
It's just out of bounds.

1688
01:21:30,120 --> 01:21:33,480
Your boy, his best throw of the game was the first play he threw.

1689
01:21:33,480 --> 01:21:35,120
Yeah, it was a nice pass.

1690
01:21:35,120 --> 01:21:37,120
I don't think it's what was that.

1691
01:21:37,120 --> 01:21:38,640
They had 220 total yards.

1692
01:21:38,640 --> 01:21:41,080
I mean, it's not an NFL product there.

1693
01:21:41,080 --> 01:21:43,040
He hit a guy on the numbers late on the March.

1694
01:21:43,040 --> 01:21:44,040
He did.

1695
01:21:44,040 --> 01:21:45,040
He did.

1696
01:21:45,040 --> 01:21:46,040
But that's like that was that guy.

1697
01:21:46,040 --> 01:21:47,400
It was a Travis Benjamin lookalike.

1698
01:21:47,400 --> 01:21:48,400
Yeah.

1699
01:21:48,400 --> 01:21:49,400
Sedra Tillman.

1700
01:21:49,400 --> 01:21:50,400
He's like their fifth wide up.

1701
01:21:50,400 --> 01:21:52,400
They have five wide outs.

1702
01:21:52,400 --> 01:21:54,400
They had two.

1703
01:21:54,400 --> 01:21:56,400
Where's the Joker?

1704
01:21:56,400 --> 01:21:58,040
He got hurt.

1705
01:21:58,040 --> 01:22:00,040
Game one like he always does.

1706
01:22:00,040 --> 01:22:01,040
Bake.

1707
01:22:01,040 --> 01:22:02,040
He goes back to Bake.

1708
01:22:02,040 --> 01:22:03,760
He never plays a full season.

1709
01:22:03,760 --> 01:22:06,640
He's dynamic when he's out there, but he doesn't play enough.

1710
01:22:06,640 --> 01:22:09,280
Did Bake get that ball rolling?

1711
01:22:09,280 --> 01:22:11,560
He did that medicine ball against the Jets.

1712
01:22:11,560 --> 01:22:13,560
How about the three?

1713
01:22:13,560 --> 01:22:14,560
The Joker was never the same.

1714
01:22:14,560 --> 01:22:18,200
How about the three surprise three and O teams, the Steelers, the Vikings, and...

1715
01:22:18,200 --> 01:22:19,920
What is the other one?

1716
01:22:19,920 --> 01:22:20,920
KC's, Nenus.

1717
01:22:20,920 --> 01:22:21,920
Yeah, Seahawks.

1718
01:22:21,920 --> 01:22:22,920
Those are all surprises.

1719
01:22:22,920 --> 01:22:23,920
Yeah.

1720
01:22:23,920 --> 01:22:25,680
Seahawks haven't beaten anybody though.

1721
01:22:25,680 --> 01:22:27,160
They have significance.

1722
01:22:27,160 --> 01:22:28,400
Steelers are...

1723
01:22:28,400 --> 01:22:31,040
They're weird.

1724
01:22:31,040 --> 01:22:34,600
And coach opted for the young guy, which I love.

1725
01:22:34,600 --> 01:22:35,600
I hope he doesn't go back.

1726
01:22:35,600 --> 01:22:36,600
He's a great coach.

1727
01:22:36,600 --> 01:22:37,600
But you know what?

1728
01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:41,600
Was he roasting Russell Wilson or just trying to make peace by that game ball thing?

1729
01:22:41,600 --> 01:22:42,600
That was weird.

1730
01:22:42,600 --> 01:22:43,600
I don't know.

1731
01:22:43,600 --> 01:22:44,800
What are you alluding to there?

1732
01:22:44,800 --> 01:22:46,880
They beat the Seahawks, right?

1733
01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:47,880
Was it?

1734
01:22:47,880 --> 01:22:48,880
No, it wasn't the Seahawks.

1735
01:22:48,880 --> 01:22:51,440
No, the Broncos, who we played for last, right?

1736
01:22:51,440 --> 01:22:52,880
Is that who was?

1737
01:22:52,880 --> 01:22:54,960
They beat the Chargers last week.

1738
01:22:54,960 --> 01:22:55,960
They beat the Broncos.

1739
01:22:55,960 --> 01:22:58,480
Broncos won yesterday.

1740
01:22:58,480 --> 01:22:59,480
Week two?

1741
01:22:59,480 --> 01:23:00,480
Steelers?

1742
01:23:00,480 --> 01:23:01,480
Last week too.

1743
01:23:01,480 --> 01:23:02,480
Steelers did beat the Broncos.

1744
01:23:02,480 --> 01:23:03,480
I don't remember what week though.

1745
01:23:03,480 --> 01:23:04,480
Yeah.

1746
01:23:04,480 --> 01:23:07,440
So he gave a game ball to Russell to muscle and he didn't even play.

1747
01:23:07,440 --> 01:23:08,440
You think the Bears...

1748
01:23:08,440 --> 01:23:09,920
I know, it's only three games.

1749
01:23:09,920 --> 01:23:12,280
You think the Bears are kicking themselves?

1750
01:23:12,280 --> 01:23:14,920
They could have had Justin Fields and Marvin Harrison Jr.

1751
01:23:14,920 --> 01:23:15,920
No.

1752
01:23:15,920 --> 01:23:17,320
They could have drafted a stud wideout.

1753
01:23:17,320 --> 01:23:18,320
No.

1754
01:23:18,320 --> 01:23:24,440
No, I mean, I'm not a huge Caleb Bulletin fan, but the Fields can't really throw it

1755
01:23:24,440 --> 01:23:25,440
that well.

1756
01:23:25,440 --> 01:23:28,960
He's playing well enough because they don't give up any points or anything.

1757
01:23:28,960 --> 01:23:30,800
Yeah, there's a pun.

1758
01:23:30,800 --> 01:23:39,360
But Jay, if you're a Bears team, and I'm thinking about the good Bears teams, aren't

1759
01:23:39,360 --> 01:23:45,400
they going to end up being a run type of team anyway because of the wind and all that kind

1760
01:23:45,400 --> 01:23:47,440
of stuff leading the year and playoff time?

1761
01:23:47,440 --> 01:23:51,240
I don't know, there's not too many organizations that do that anymore.

1762
01:23:51,240 --> 01:23:56,920
I think Lottie's point was that maybe it wasn't, but if you get Swift and these other

1763
01:23:56,920 --> 01:24:01,600
guys going and then you got to run them back, who could do the same, you run them around

1764
01:24:01,600 --> 01:24:02,600
until he gets his...

1765
01:24:02,600 --> 01:24:05,600
They gave up a lot though for this game.

1766
01:24:05,600 --> 01:24:08,200
Yeah, you don't get number one to hand off.

1767
01:24:08,200 --> 01:24:10,200
Who, Fieldsy?

1768
01:24:10,200 --> 01:24:14,360
Not Fieldsy, but Caleb Williams.

1769
01:24:14,360 --> 01:24:17,560
I think we're saying get one of those two wideouts.

1770
01:24:17,560 --> 01:24:20,280
They mortgage their whole future for Caleb.

1771
01:24:20,280 --> 01:24:21,840
I mean, the neighbors on the wire.

1772
01:24:21,840 --> 01:24:25,120
They have no first round picks coming up.

1773
01:24:25,120 --> 01:24:26,120
Neighbors is really good.

1774
01:24:26,120 --> 01:24:27,840
He might be better in Harrison.

1775
01:24:27,840 --> 01:24:28,840
He's a player.

1776
01:24:28,840 --> 01:24:33,480
LSU's got to do a better job with receivers.

1777
01:24:33,480 --> 01:24:37,080
Bikes the question, why don't they win a little more?

1778
01:24:37,080 --> 01:24:38,080
Kelly.

1779
01:24:38,080 --> 01:24:39,080
Defense.

1780
01:24:39,080 --> 01:24:40,080
Right, Kelly.

1781
01:24:40,080 --> 01:24:41,280
Right, Kelly's never won anything.

1782
01:24:41,280 --> 01:24:42,280
He's...

1783
01:24:42,280 --> 01:24:43,280
Thanks.

1784
01:24:43,280 --> 01:24:46,440
Justin Jeffers is pretty good, and Jabar Chase.

1785
01:24:46,440 --> 01:24:48,800
They needed Joe Burlard.

1786
01:24:48,800 --> 01:24:51,520
He's got Bob Diakko on the staff there.

1787
01:24:51,520 --> 01:24:53,080
Is that true with the red pants?

1788
01:24:53,080 --> 01:24:54,080
Yeah.

1789
01:24:54,080 --> 01:24:55,920
What is his capacity?

1790
01:24:55,920 --> 01:24:56,920
He's a defensive...

1791
01:24:56,920 --> 01:24:57,920
Ball boy?

1792
01:24:57,920 --> 01:24:58,920
Is he like...

1793
01:24:58,920 --> 01:24:59,920
For like...

1794
01:24:59,920 --> 01:25:03,080
I don't know, they were yelling at each other if they lost week one.

1795
01:25:03,080 --> 01:25:05,080
He was going at Diakko.

1796
01:25:05,080 --> 01:25:07,920
Wow, that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

1797
01:25:07,920 --> 01:25:08,920
I kind of don't want to hear it.

1798
01:25:08,920 --> 01:25:10,640
The guy just keeps popping up though.

1799
01:25:10,640 --> 01:25:14,840
I don't understand how the guy could do poorly and keep...

1800
01:25:14,840 --> 01:25:16,400
You kind of still paying him?

1801
01:25:16,400 --> 01:25:18,400
Oh, that's good question.

1802
01:25:18,400 --> 01:25:21,080
Anyway, we got a long...

1803
01:25:21,080 --> 01:25:23,760
It's a long season now with that extra game.

1804
01:25:23,760 --> 01:25:25,960
Good news is we get to watch it all those weeks.

1805
01:25:25,960 --> 01:25:28,120
Hopefully we run into some good games.

1806
01:25:28,120 --> 01:25:33,960
We're going to wrap it up tonight with a little segment.

1807
01:25:33,960 --> 01:25:36,720
We did Hoot Your Rather with Coach Penders.

1808
01:25:36,720 --> 01:25:37,800
We left off...

1809
01:25:37,800 --> 01:25:43,280
We did some players that wore jersey numbers in the 20s.

1810
01:25:43,280 --> 01:25:44,360
I think we went through them all.

1811
01:25:44,360 --> 01:25:51,360
I want to go through the first half of the 30s because there's some unbelievable players.

1812
01:25:51,360 --> 01:25:54,040
Anybody...

1813
01:25:54,040 --> 01:25:55,480
This thing is all over Twitter and Instagram.

1814
01:25:55,480 --> 01:25:57,600
Who comes to mind when you see this number?

1815
01:25:57,600 --> 01:26:00,960
So, number 30.

1816
01:26:00,960 --> 01:26:04,560
Any of the major sports, you can even include the stupid ones like soccer and hockey and

1817
01:26:04,560 --> 01:26:05,720
all that.

1818
01:26:05,720 --> 01:26:07,880
But you see number 30.

1819
01:26:07,880 --> 01:26:08,880
Who are you thinking of?

1820
01:26:08,880 --> 01:26:10,720
Oh, there's a few guys for me.

1821
01:26:10,720 --> 01:26:11,720
Go ahead.

1822
01:26:11,720 --> 01:26:13,120
Willie Randolph, because I was a kid.

1823
01:26:13,120 --> 01:26:14,120
I loved Willie.

1824
01:26:14,120 --> 01:26:15,120
I did.

1825
01:26:15,120 --> 01:26:16,120
Steph Curry right now.

1826
01:26:16,120 --> 01:26:17,120
Can shoot it.

1827
01:26:17,120 --> 01:26:19,400
I hate to...

1828
01:26:19,400 --> 01:26:21,400
Bernard King was the guy, right?

1829
01:26:21,400 --> 01:26:22,920
That was my guy, him.

1830
01:26:22,920 --> 01:26:23,920
Sorry.

1831
01:26:23,920 --> 01:26:27,360
And Lembias was going to wear 30 for the Celics.

1832
01:26:27,360 --> 01:26:28,360
No kidding.

1833
01:26:28,360 --> 01:26:32,520
34 in college, he was going to go 30.

1834
01:26:32,520 --> 01:26:36,920
Who was someone 34 for the Cs back then?

1835
01:26:36,920 --> 01:26:37,920
Kevin Gamble was around.

1836
01:26:37,920 --> 01:26:38,920
I think he was a little after that.

1837
01:26:38,920 --> 01:26:43,560
I don't know who he was supporting the time.

1838
01:26:43,560 --> 01:26:46,840
He peers for it after, but that was...

1839
01:26:46,840 --> 01:26:48,840
Then get after.

1840
01:26:48,840 --> 01:26:50,920
There's another Curry that wore number 30.

1841
01:26:50,920 --> 01:26:51,920
Yep.

1842
01:26:51,920 --> 01:26:52,920
Tell.

1843
01:26:52,920 --> 01:26:53,920
Right?

1844
01:26:53,920 --> 01:26:54,920
The old man.

1845
01:26:54,920 --> 01:26:55,920
Yeah.

1846
01:26:55,920 --> 01:26:56,920
Must be where I wears it, right?

1847
01:26:56,920 --> 01:26:57,920
The old man.

1848
01:26:57,920 --> 01:26:58,920
How about...

1849
01:26:58,920 --> 01:26:59,920
Steph wore it too.

1850
01:26:59,920 --> 01:27:00,920
Yeah.

1851
01:27:00,920 --> 01:27:01,920
How about Griffey's...

1852
01:27:01,920 --> 01:27:02,920
Oh, for the Reds.

1853
01:27:02,920 --> 01:27:03,920
For the Reds, yep.

1854
01:27:03,920 --> 01:27:05,920
Yep, he wore 30.

1855
01:27:05,920 --> 01:27:06,920
How about...

1856
01:27:06,920 --> 01:27:07,920
Nolan Ryan.

1857
01:27:07,920 --> 01:27:09,920
How about Touchdown Tyrell Davis?

1858
01:27:09,920 --> 01:27:10,920
Yep.

1859
01:27:10,920 --> 01:27:11,920
TV.

1860
01:27:11,920 --> 01:27:18,440
Who I drafted at the year after he went bananas and I think he broke his body in half in week

1861
01:27:18,440 --> 01:27:19,440
four.

1862
01:27:19,440 --> 01:27:22,680
I think I had to test the birdie ground in week one.

1863
01:27:22,680 --> 01:27:24,680
I did the Jamal Anderson.

1864
01:27:24,680 --> 01:27:29,640
I traded up on our fantasy draft to get Jamal Anderson to year after he scored 70 touchdowns.

1865
01:27:29,640 --> 01:27:32,040
He made it second week towards ACL.

1866
01:27:32,040 --> 01:27:33,400
The Cowboys on a Monday night.

1867
01:27:33,400 --> 01:27:35,400
Is he the dirty bird guy?

1868
01:27:35,400 --> 01:27:36,400
Yeah.

1869
01:27:36,400 --> 01:27:38,240
Oh, I have one I love, Brian Mitchell.

1870
01:27:38,240 --> 01:27:39,240
Oh, yeah.

1871
01:27:39,240 --> 01:27:40,240
Oh, yeah.

1872
01:27:40,240 --> 01:27:41,240
I love the Medeagles.

1873
01:27:41,240 --> 01:27:46,520
He played, I think he ended up being the emergency quarterback.

1874
01:27:46,520 --> 01:27:47,520
Yep.

1875
01:27:47,520 --> 01:27:48,520
Body back game.

1876
01:27:48,520 --> 01:27:49,520
Yep.

1877
01:27:49,520 --> 01:27:50,520
He actually played a couple of passes.

1878
01:27:50,520 --> 01:27:51,520
He did.

1879
01:27:51,520 --> 01:27:52,520
Body back.

1880
01:27:52,520 --> 01:27:53,520
There was a lot of time left when he had to come in.

1881
01:27:53,520 --> 01:27:54,520
He was in a third quarter.

1882
01:27:54,520 --> 01:27:56,520
Nah, I think it was third quarter.

1883
01:27:56,520 --> 01:27:57,520
All right, guys.

1884
01:27:57,520 --> 01:28:04,960
Weird, weird number, but certainly there's enough guys we would know that wore it 31.

1885
01:28:04,960 --> 01:28:06,360
I got one right away.

1886
01:28:06,360 --> 01:28:10,320
I loved them when I was in middle school and I actually wore it on our JV High School basketball

1887
01:28:10,320 --> 01:28:11,320
team.

1888
01:28:11,320 --> 01:28:12,320
Pearl Washington.

1889
01:28:12,320 --> 01:28:16,920
You know, you know I loved the Pearl.

1890
01:28:16,920 --> 01:28:17,920
First what I thought of was Winfield.

1891
01:28:17,920 --> 01:28:23,200
I don't know, I'm just like right into my head.

1892
01:28:23,200 --> 01:28:26,320
Did Reigns wear 31 with the Yanks and the Expos?

1893
01:28:26,320 --> 01:28:29,320
I'm not sure about the Expos, but definitely in the pinch strikes.

1894
01:28:29,320 --> 01:28:31,320
I know he was 30 for the White Sacks.

1895
01:28:31,320 --> 01:28:32,320
He was 30.

1896
01:28:32,320 --> 01:28:34,320
I thought he was 30 for the X-Rolls, but I'm not positive.

1897
01:28:34,320 --> 01:28:36,000
Now you got me thinking.

1898
01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:39,040
And Calvin Chiraldi's not good enough to make the list, right?

1899
01:28:39,040 --> 01:28:41,040
I love that guy.

1900
01:28:41,040 --> 01:28:42,040
Oh, me too.

1901
01:28:42,040 --> 01:28:43,600
One of the best nights of my life.

1902
01:28:43,600 --> 01:28:45,600
And the other 31s?

1903
01:28:45,600 --> 01:28:47,600
Oh, man.

1904
01:28:47,600 --> 01:28:51,040
All right, we're going to do it.

1905
01:28:51,040 --> 01:28:53,920
Well, I didn't like them, but Maddox was 31.

1906
01:28:53,920 --> 01:28:54,920
Yeah.

1907
01:28:54,920 --> 01:28:55,920
Didn't like them, but I mean.

1908
01:28:55,920 --> 01:28:56,920
I didn't.

1909
01:28:56,920 --> 01:28:57,920
Clay Thompson.

1910
01:28:57,920 --> 01:28:58,920
He's 31?

1911
01:28:58,920 --> 01:28:59,920
No, he's 11.

1912
01:28:59,920 --> 01:29:00,920
He wore it with the Mavericks.

1913
01:29:00,920 --> 01:29:01,920
Oh, he's going to have it this year.

1914
01:29:01,920 --> 01:29:02,920
Greg Maddox is a good one.

1915
01:29:02,920 --> 01:29:03,920
Nice call.

1916
01:29:03,920 --> 01:29:04,920
Maddox, yeah.

1917
01:29:04,920 --> 01:29:05,920
Clay Thompson is going to be number three.

1918
01:29:05,920 --> 01:29:09,640
I think he's going to get the ball.

1919
01:29:09,640 --> 01:29:10,640
Oh, yeah.

1920
01:29:10,640 --> 01:29:11,640
Stand in the corner.

1921
01:29:11,640 --> 01:29:19,400
They're going to sign the honors next year, and that's going to be the team for the next

1922
01:29:19,400 --> 01:29:20,400
three or four years.

1923
01:29:20,400 --> 01:29:21,640
It ain't one and crap.

1924
01:29:21,640 --> 01:29:22,640
Are you kidding me?

1925
01:29:22,640 --> 01:29:24,640
No, Don Cic doesn't play defense.

1926
01:29:24,640 --> 01:29:26,640
I'm not going to have it.

1927
01:29:26,640 --> 01:29:27,640
I'm with you.

1928
01:29:27,640 --> 01:29:28,640
I'm with you.

1929
01:29:28,640 --> 01:29:29,640
Not happening until he gets there.

1930
01:29:29,640 --> 01:29:30,640
I'm with him.

1931
01:29:30,640 --> 01:29:31,640
He's about playing defense.

1932
01:29:31,640 --> 01:29:33,640
All right, number 32 is Kevin McHale.

1933
01:29:33,640 --> 01:29:36,240
There's a layup for me.

1934
01:29:36,240 --> 01:29:37,240
Jim Brown.

1935
01:29:37,240 --> 01:29:38,240
It's a layup.

1936
01:29:38,240 --> 01:29:39,240
Franco.

1937
01:29:39,240 --> 01:29:40,240
Jim Brown.

1938
01:29:40,240 --> 01:29:41,240
Who else?

1939
01:29:41,240 --> 01:29:42,240
Magic.

1940
01:29:42,240 --> 01:29:43,240
Oh, Jay Simpson.

1941
01:29:43,240 --> 01:29:44,240
Magic.

1942
01:29:44,240 --> 01:29:45,960
Not a Jim Brown.

1943
01:29:45,960 --> 01:29:53,960
You know what came to my mind 32 was Dr. J32 in the ABA.

1944
01:29:53,960 --> 01:29:55,960
Yes, he was with the Virginia Squires.

1945
01:29:55,960 --> 01:29:56,960
And for UMass.

1946
01:29:56,960 --> 01:29:58,760
And with the Nets, I think, too.

1947
01:29:58,760 --> 01:29:59,760
Yep.

1948
01:29:59,760 --> 01:30:00,760
How about UMass?

1949
01:30:00,760 --> 01:30:01,760
Yep.

1950
01:30:01,760 --> 01:30:03,760
Jim Brown.

1951
01:30:03,760 --> 01:30:04,760
Jim Brown.

1952
01:30:04,760 --> 01:30:05,760
Who else?

1953
01:30:05,760 --> 01:30:06,760
We got Jim Brown.

1954
01:30:06,760 --> 01:30:07,760
Come on.

1955
01:30:07,760 --> 01:30:08,760
Studio.

1956
01:30:08,760 --> 01:30:09,760
I wasn't listening.

1957
01:30:09,760 --> 01:30:11,760
Now comes Donovan Klingon.

1958
01:30:11,760 --> 01:30:12,760
That is.

1959
01:30:12,760 --> 01:30:13,760
Take it.

1960
01:30:13,760 --> 01:30:14,760
Dr. J32.

1961
01:30:14,760 --> 01:30:19,760
There's only one number 33.

1962
01:30:19,760 --> 01:30:22,760
How about Magic Johnson?

1963
01:30:22,760 --> 01:30:24,760
He wasn't bad, too, right?

1964
01:30:24,760 --> 01:30:25,760
He said it.

1965
01:30:25,760 --> 01:30:26,760
And you said it.

1966
01:30:26,760 --> 01:30:27,760
Not bad.

1967
01:30:27,760 --> 01:30:29,760
He was right on off names quickly.

1968
01:30:29,760 --> 01:30:33,760
What do you mean there's only one 33?

1969
01:30:33,760 --> 01:30:34,760
LB.

1970
01:30:34,760 --> 01:30:36,760
That's not even close.

1971
01:30:36,760 --> 01:30:38,760
I don't think so.

1972
01:30:38,760 --> 01:30:41,760
Remember a guy by the name of Touchdown Tony?

1973
01:30:41,760 --> 01:30:42,760
Or Seth?

1974
01:30:42,760 --> 01:30:43,760
Yeah, I said there's only one.

1975
01:30:43,760 --> 01:30:44,760
Yeah, he's.

1976
01:30:44,760 --> 01:30:45,760
Jabbar?

1977
01:30:45,760 --> 01:30:46,760
There's a legend.

1978
01:30:46,760 --> 01:30:47,760
There's a legend.

1979
01:30:47,760 --> 01:30:49,760
How about Shaq, the captain?

1980
01:30:49,760 --> 01:30:51,760
You can't pip it in easy.

1981
01:30:51,760 --> 01:30:52,760
Cream.

1982
01:30:52,760 --> 01:30:54,760
What are you talking about the captain?

1983
01:30:54,760 --> 01:30:56,760
This guy looking.

1984
01:30:56,760 --> 01:30:57,760
That's his nickname.

1985
01:30:57,760 --> 01:30:58,760
Oh.

1986
01:30:58,760 --> 01:31:02,760
Because you said Shaq, because I don't think Shaq was 33.

1987
01:31:02,760 --> 01:31:03,760
He was.

1988
01:31:03,760 --> 01:31:07,760
He's 32 at Orlando, 34 at the Lakers.

1989
01:31:07,760 --> 01:31:08,760
LSU.

1990
01:31:08,760 --> 01:31:09,760
Boom.

1991
01:31:09,760 --> 01:31:10,760
Yeah.

1992
01:31:10,760 --> 01:31:11,760
33.

1993
01:31:11,760 --> 01:31:13,760
Touchdown Tony.

1994
01:31:13,760 --> 01:31:14,760
Next.

1995
01:31:14,760 --> 01:31:16,760
No, there's more 33s.

1996
01:31:16,760 --> 01:31:18,760
I mean, that's a great sports number.

1997
01:31:18,760 --> 01:31:20,760
Sorry, I don't know.

1998
01:31:20,760 --> 01:31:21,760
What the yank?

1999
01:31:21,760 --> 01:31:22,760
Tony to Seth.

2000
01:31:22,760 --> 01:31:23,760
How about Ken Griffey, senior?

2001
01:31:23,760 --> 01:31:24,760
Was he 33?

2002
01:31:24,760 --> 01:31:25,760
Frank Robinson, 33?

2003
01:31:25,760 --> 01:31:26,760
Eddie Murray, 33?

2004
01:31:26,760 --> 01:31:27,760
Eddie Murray was.

2005
01:31:27,760 --> 01:31:28,760
Yeah.

2006
01:31:28,760 --> 01:31:29,760
Jason Veritech.

2007
01:31:29,760 --> 01:31:30,760
He was?

2008
01:31:30,760 --> 01:31:32,760
He had a C on his jersey.

2009
01:31:32,760 --> 01:31:35,760
He's going to go out to the mountain and talk to somebody?

2010
01:31:35,760 --> 01:31:36,760
Yeah.

2011
01:31:36,760 --> 01:31:43,760
Stand up and teach all the kids how to stand up to catch an O2 high fastball now?

2012
01:31:43,760 --> 01:31:44,760
Freakin' loser.

2013
01:31:44,760 --> 01:31:48,760
Hey, Rod, knock this block off.

2014
01:31:48,760 --> 01:31:54,760
All right, another unbelievable number for sports in every sport.

2015
01:31:54,760 --> 01:31:55,760
34.

2016
01:31:55,760 --> 01:31:57,760
All players.

2017
01:31:57,760 --> 01:31:59,760
The truth.

2018
01:31:59,760 --> 01:32:02,760
Jack, you mentioned Jack.

2019
01:32:02,760 --> 01:32:05,760
Jim Braxton was OG Simpsons, fullback.

2020
01:32:05,760 --> 01:32:06,760
He was 34.

2021
01:32:06,760 --> 01:32:07,760
Earl Campbell.

2022
01:32:07,760 --> 01:32:09,760
Walter Payton.

2023
01:32:09,760 --> 01:32:10,760
Yeah.

2024
01:32:10,760 --> 01:32:11,760
Hakeem Alajewan.

2025
01:32:11,760 --> 01:32:12,760
That's the last one, yeah.

2026
01:32:12,760 --> 01:32:16,760
The Astros version of Nolan Ryan.

2027
01:32:16,760 --> 01:32:18,760
Bryce Harper with the East.

2028
01:32:18,760 --> 01:32:20,760
What are they called down there in Washington?

2029
01:32:20,760 --> 01:32:21,760
The National.

2030
01:32:21,760 --> 01:32:22,760
That's.

2031
01:32:22,760 --> 01:32:25,760
34 is an absolute baller number.

2032
01:32:25,760 --> 01:32:27,760
You got to earn that one.

2033
01:32:27,760 --> 01:32:28,760
Barkley.

2034
01:32:28,760 --> 01:32:29,760
Who else?

2035
01:32:29,760 --> 01:32:30,760
Come on, Lottie.

2036
01:32:30,760 --> 01:32:33,760
I like your sweetness one, yep.

2037
01:32:33,760 --> 01:32:35,760
The Greek freak.

2038
01:32:35,760 --> 01:32:37,760
Oh, yeah.

2039
01:32:37,760 --> 01:32:40,760
Yannis, the next Maverick.

2040
01:32:40,760 --> 01:32:42,760
The Browns ever had a number 34?

2041
01:32:42,760 --> 01:32:43,760
35.

2042
01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:44,760
I was just thinking, was it Kevin Mack?

2043
01:32:44,760 --> 01:32:45,760
Kevin.

2044
01:32:45,760 --> 01:32:46,760
It was Kevin Mack.

2045
01:32:46,760 --> 01:32:47,760
Kevin Gamble.

2046
01:32:47,760 --> 01:32:49,760
Is he the one that burped it up or no?

2047
01:32:49,760 --> 01:32:50,760
Who was it?

2048
01:32:50,760 --> 01:32:51,760
Was it Bun?

2049
01:32:51,760 --> 01:32:54,760
He said it was Christ.

2050
01:32:54,760 --> 01:32:56,760
This guy, bringing up bad memories.

2051
01:32:56,760 --> 01:32:57,760
Was it Biner or Mack?

2052
01:32:57,760 --> 01:32:58,760
I don't know.

2053
01:32:58,760 --> 01:33:00,760
You know who did it.

2054
01:33:00,760 --> 01:33:01,760
Anyway, 35.

2055
01:33:01,760 --> 01:33:02,760
It was a bad handoff by Bernie.

2056
01:33:02,760 --> 01:33:04,760
I got to go Wilbur Montgomery for 31.

2057
01:33:04,760 --> 01:33:05,760
I'm totally thinking.

2058
01:33:05,760 --> 01:33:09,760
I'll tell you, 35, the first one that came to my mind was Regulus.

2059
01:33:09,760 --> 01:33:11,760
How about Mike Messina?

2060
01:33:11,760 --> 01:33:12,760
All a famer.

2061
01:33:12,760 --> 01:33:14,760
How about Lee Guderman?

2062
01:33:14,760 --> 01:33:15,760
Not a hall of fame.

2063
01:33:15,760 --> 01:33:16,760
Get out of here right now.

2064
01:33:16,760 --> 01:33:17,760
Lee Guderman.

2065
01:33:17,760 --> 01:33:18,760
Get out of here right now.

2066
01:33:18,760 --> 01:33:20,760
He was 35 with the Inks, right?

2067
01:33:20,760 --> 01:33:21,760
Yeah.

2068
01:33:21,760 --> 01:33:22,760
Lee Guderman.

2069
01:33:22,760 --> 01:33:23,760
Come on, man.

2070
01:33:23,760 --> 01:33:25,760
Point hours are bad times.

2071
01:33:25,760 --> 01:33:28,760
They were some really bad times.

2072
01:33:28,760 --> 01:33:30,760
How about 35's?

2073
01:33:30,760 --> 01:33:32,760
Calvin Hill was Calvin Hill 35?

2074
01:33:32,760 --> 01:33:33,760
Was it in the...

2075
01:33:33,760 --> 01:33:35,760
Wayne Thomas 35?

2076
01:33:35,760 --> 01:33:37,760
Calvin Hill was 33.

2077
01:33:37,760 --> 01:33:40,760
Dwayne Thomas, that is his name.

2078
01:33:40,760 --> 01:33:43,760
You were 35?

2079
01:33:43,760 --> 01:33:44,760
No way.

2080
01:33:44,760 --> 01:33:45,760
What size?

2081
01:33:45,760 --> 01:33:46,760
Eight.

2082
01:33:46,760 --> 01:33:47,760
What?

2083
01:33:47,760 --> 01:33:49,760
Best players to wear 35?

2084
01:33:49,760 --> 01:33:53,760
Did he chemoize you when you were 35 with the Progers?

2085
01:33:53,760 --> 01:33:54,760
Oh, he did.

2086
01:33:54,760 --> 01:33:55,760
You don't remember...

2087
01:33:55,760 --> 01:33:59,760
They used to wear 35 for away games and 34 for home games.

2088
01:33:59,760 --> 01:34:00,760
Is that what it was?

2089
01:34:00,760 --> 01:34:01,760
I didn't realize that.

2090
01:34:01,760 --> 01:34:03,760
I just remember 35 against NC State.

2091
01:34:03,760 --> 01:34:05,760
I got a feeling, right?

2092
01:34:05,760 --> 01:34:06,760
KD.

2093
01:34:06,760 --> 01:34:07,760
Yep.

2094
01:34:07,760 --> 01:34:11,760
Then he got cool and he went to single digits.

2095
01:34:11,760 --> 01:34:13,760
He got too cool.

2096
01:34:13,760 --> 01:34:15,760
What happened to him?

2097
01:34:15,760 --> 01:34:20,760
When he went to Golden State, I think he just said, F everybody.

2098
01:34:20,760 --> 01:34:22,760
He was sort of complaining.

2099
01:34:22,760 --> 01:34:25,760
I thought it was kind of a weakness, but he did it kind of because LeBron did it.

2100
01:34:25,760 --> 01:34:27,760
He was like, well, if LeBron is doing it, why can't I...

2101
01:34:27,760 --> 01:34:29,760
What was Cornbread Maxwell's number?

2102
01:34:29,760 --> 01:34:30,760
31.

2103
01:34:30,760 --> 01:34:31,760
31, yeah.

2104
01:34:31,760 --> 01:34:33,760
How about Rambus?

2105
01:34:33,760 --> 01:34:35,760
Was he 31 also?

2106
01:34:35,760 --> 01:34:36,760
I think he was.

2107
01:34:36,760 --> 01:34:38,760
It was a nice play by Mikhail.

2108
01:34:38,760 --> 01:34:39,760
I can't believe they called.

2109
01:34:39,760 --> 01:34:40,760
That was a nice call.

2110
01:34:40,760 --> 01:34:41,760
Common foul.

2111
01:34:41,760 --> 01:34:42,760
Should have made...

2112
01:34:42,760 --> 01:34:43,760
Should have had no home.

2113
01:34:43,760 --> 01:34:45,760
There was a bunch in this area.

2114
01:34:45,760 --> 01:34:47,760
Verlander, what was he, 34?

2115
01:34:47,760 --> 01:34:48,760
35.

2116
01:34:48,760 --> 01:34:49,760
35, Thomas.

2117
01:34:49,760 --> 01:34:51,760
There's the big hurt.

2118
01:34:51,760 --> 01:34:52,760
Oh, how about Bo Jackson?

2119
01:34:52,760 --> 01:34:53,760
We missed Bo Jackson.

2120
01:34:53,760 --> 01:34:54,760
Ricky.

2121
01:34:54,760 --> 01:34:57,760
Ricky was 24, though, with the...

2122
01:34:57,760 --> 01:34:59,760
He was 35.

2123
01:34:59,760 --> 01:35:00,760
Wow.

2124
01:35:00,760 --> 01:35:01,760
He was 35 when he opened the gate.

2125
01:35:01,760 --> 01:35:02,760
He was 35 as Rick.

2126
01:35:02,760 --> 01:35:03,760
Yeah.

2127
01:35:03,760 --> 01:35:05,760
What was he for us?

2128
01:35:05,760 --> 01:35:06,760
24.

2129
01:35:06,760 --> 01:35:07,760
On the bench.

2130
01:35:07,760 --> 01:35:08,760
Oh, knock it off.

2131
01:35:08,760 --> 01:35:09,760
Milk and a hamstring.

2132
01:35:09,760 --> 01:35:11,760
Jay went out there on the day after day.

2133
01:35:11,760 --> 01:35:15,760
Everybody, thanks for joining us on September 23rd, 2024.

2134
01:35:15,760 --> 01:35:21,760
Studio engineer Kevin Ross will have this thing out by September 24, 2024.

2135
01:35:21,760 --> 01:35:23,760
Jim Penders.

2136
01:35:23,760 --> 01:35:24,760
Hook C.

2137
01:35:24,760 --> 01:35:26,760
We're getting some momentum with Hook C.

2138
01:35:26,760 --> 01:35:27,760
Donovan Klingon.

2139
01:35:27,760 --> 01:35:28,760
Rashmell Jones.

2140
01:35:28,760 --> 01:35:29,760
Tom Moore.

2141
01:35:29,760 --> 01:35:30,760
Tom Moore.

2142
01:35:30,760 --> 01:35:32,760
Jim Penders.

2143
01:35:32,760 --> 01:35:37,760
Not to mention a member of the Horde on our own staff, the Commiss.

2144
01:35:37,760 --> 01:35:39,760
Thanks for stopping by, everybody.

2145
01:35:39,760 --> 01:35:40,760
Go, Cowboys.

2146
01:35:40,760 --> 01:35:44,760
It is almost time for the bunting to come out and Pyramid or Drive.

2147
01:35:44,760 --> 01:35:48,760
And that means nothing other than Yankee Playout Day is going to have a disappointment.

2148
01:35:48,760 --> 01:36:14,760
We'll see you next time.