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Speaker 1: Welcome back to Sports Phone and K and BR on a Tuesday Night with Bill Laski. I'm honored to have my guest on. Of course, he's been with San Francisco Giants over twenty five years as a Spanish language broadcaster play by play with Tito Fiuentes, a three time Emmy Award winner. Let's bring in Irwin Garris.
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Speaker 2: How are you today, Eric, Bill, I'm doing great. How about yourself?
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Speaker 1: I'm doing great.
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Speaker 2: Well.
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Speaker 1: Spring training is pretty much half over. You've been down there the whole time. What has been the most surprising to you so far?
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Speaker 2: Wow? I mean, we can. I gotta tell you that. One of the big surprises has got to be Victor Berry Koto, one of the outfielders, younger guys that has been you know, he's in joint camp for the first time. The other surprises one Sanchez on the pitching side. You know, I think those are the two big surprises for me.
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Speaker 1: Welljan Sanchez is a left handed pitcher. Of course, I've interviewed him and he seems to get the eye of Tony Vittello. Earlier this week, a nice article was written and Tony talked about his perseverance. He works hard, he throws good, and he says he's got a great attitude. Tell me a little bit more about one.
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Speaker 2: He was very close in making the team. I guess that was my observation in twenty twenty three, he was opening eyes. He was doing really good in camp until the injury, and obviously we know that he had season ending Tommy John. He came back last year for a little bit, and this year he's back and he's optimism is unique. He's obviously valuing this opportunity that he has in being in camp, historing very well. There is no more pain in his left arm, so you know, he's just enjoying the moment and taking every opportunity that the coaching stuff is giving him to come in and pitch.
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Speaker 1: That boy here in sports phone Kmbre. I'm a good friend Erwin Garis.
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Speaker 2: Of course.
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Speaker 1: Last year, Irwin one hundred and sixty two games on Spanish radio. Of course, you did eighty one on the road and eighty one at home. You are a busy guy. Tell me a little bit about what's going to happen in twenty twenty six.
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Speaker 2: Twenty twenty six, we're gonna have the same thing. One hundred and sixty two games at home, I will continue working with Tito Fuentez. On the road, I will have Carlos Oriana with me, obviously Carloreana also. That's play by play at home, but that's how the games are going to be divided, and I'm sure I will find some energy somewhere to do the to do the play by play, and then from the broadcast booth run down to the clubhouse to translate for any Land players that need my assistance.
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Speaker 1: Irwin, You're a busy man, no doubt about it, and let's talk about it here. Definitely the translator for Latin players. This year, I've counted about fourteen to fifteen players in Big Camp. Some of them don't need you, they speak very good English, but most of them have different ways of speaking Spanish. You had talked about this in an earlier interview. Tell us a little bit about that.
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Speaker 2: Well, basically, what it is is like I keep telling a lot of people, Spanish is Spanish. You will understand. It's just that certain idiots idiotisms that they use, you know, some different slang Dominniicans, Venezuelans, you know, when we have players from Mexico et cetera. And it's just for me. It's just spending time with them to understand what they're talking about, what they're trying to say, because sometimes people make saim my god, he just almost answer the question the same way. But you know, I spend time with the guys, and that's one of the things that I love about my job, which is I'm here for six weeks in spring training. It gives me an opportunity not only to continue building a relationship with the regular players like Devors like a Rise was new to the team, but also with the potential younger players that I will see sometime during the regular season, like very Culto for example. You know, San Martin, maybe Juan Sanchez if he doesn't make the opening day roster.
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Speaker 1: Well Erwin. You talked about relationships, and relationships mean trust, and a lot of these players you just mentioned a couple of players like Devers coming over from Boston or Ryce coming from San Diego, they have to learn about you. They got to understand a little bit more about you. And you really bring up that word trust. Tell me a little bit about how you do that.
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Speaker 2: I am who I am. What you see is what you get, you know, and you can speak to the I'm not different. I don't change my personality. I'm friendly with them. Maybe it helps that I'm older than they are. Maybe I'm older than their dance, so that that's a little bit that trust. But you know, I just I just talk to them. Like Devers, for example, I spend time talking to him, getting to know him. But at the same time, if I see that he's not one that loves to talk, I just give him his space. You know, when they need something, I'm there. There's other players like, for example, Juan Sanchez, Randi Rodriguez, they love to talk. I talk to them, and you know, just a matter of respecting who they are and giving them their space. I share with them who I am. If I want to know about their background, if I want to know about their families, their upbringing, well then I got to be ready to also be able to reciprocate and share with them about me, because I think that it's not fair that I want to know everything about them and then what they want to know about me. I climb up and don't share anything that is not how I do things. And I think that's the part of that's part of the way to gain their trust, Irwin.
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Speaker 1: Two players of the past that you grew to really really love and became family with was Pablo Santoval and Johnny Cuato. Both players played here a few years. Of course, Pablo came up through the minor leagues with the Giants. You got to know him when he first came to the big leagues and had a nice relationship with him. Those are two players that really really trusted you and everything they did. How did you do that in the length? How did you de longevity of a friendship, the longevity of working with both these guys, and they were both fabulous players for the Giants.
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Speaker 2: I'll answer the Paulos Underlock question first because it's easy. So you know, I've been with the Giants in nineteen ninety eight. I met Pablo when he was in the minor leagues. I would go and talk to the minor leaguers at our complex in Indian School, and I would share with them what they needed to do when they came up to the majors and talk to the media. And so I'm sure that Paulo Sandle want to mention one that sat with the Land players during that presentation while the English guys were getting the presentation on the other room, saw me here. He comes up to the big leagues, and then obviously you come you're new to the team. This is all what I'm thinking, right, You come to the team and all the faces are new, but then you see somebody that you remember that you saw before, and then you know a friendly face that I've been here. I translated for him at the beginning, and then all of a sudden, he just took off on his own. So I think that that's one of the reasons that we built the friendship. We built that trust. Jenny Quoto was different, meaning that I was here. He came here in twenty sixteen, he got to know me, And I really don't know what I did to gain his trust, to be honest with you, I just know a story that I tell people. When he went to the Old Star Game in twenty sixteen, I'm translating for our travel secretary about you know what they're going to do, you know, going to San Diego, and and then Jenny says, no, I don't need for them to buy my plane ticket because I'm going to charter my own flight to take my entire family on the plane. So then yeah, I'm translating all that, and you know, as we're walking torches locker, I said, okay, so I'll see you in San Diego, you know, and then he looks at me, he goes, we have room in my plane. But before I told him yes, my question was because I was surprised that had never happened to me. I said, I'll let you know after the game, right, I mean, it's like, really, Irwin, that was your answer, I'll let you know. Off to the plane. So then I get up there to the booth and I tell Tito what happened, and Tito starts laughing, and then he says to me, you have to say yes, because if you don't go, he has already accepted you to his family by inviting you into the plane. If you say no, she will never invite you for a cup of coffee, you know.
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Speaker 1: So that's a special friendship, no question there. And I think it goes back to family and trust and relationships. I'm glad you went on his plane because I'm sure you did.
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Speaker 2: I did. I did, I did, And that was the beginning of a long friendship. I still text them and I send them messages, just checking on him. How he's doing and you know, it's it's it's something that is hard to explain, but but yeah, you you make me remember reminiscent those times with Johnny, which was a great time with him.
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Speaker 1: Erwina Garris joined me on sports phone KMBR. You talk about going over the Indian school or even Papa Go where the minor leagues were. Where they are now a couple of young players, and one is Lewis Hernandez who signed recently. Seventeen years old. He's coming over to the United States and it's going to be one of these great, great opportunities for a young kid not being able to play in the dr in kind of a rookie ball. Are you going to go and meet him? Are you going to talk to him about what's next?
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Speaker 2: We did already. We did Megan Brown. Megan Brown, who's in our department. We went to go do a little media presentation with some of our big prospects. We did them together. She did her presentation in English. I got to meet him and also Jose who are Gonzalez? Just to name a couple, and just to talk to him a little bit what they're going to expect in regards to the media. How to conduct themselves, how to talk to the media, and obviously we are going to continue doing that with all of our players to go talk to them. Obviously, the Giants themselves, they do a great job with all of our players to help them adapt to the new culture, to teach him English so they can you be ready for this. However, talking to the meet is a little bit different. But like I tell all the guys, you want to do it on your own, I will not discourage you to try and do interviews in English.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I really believe they're going to have to because it's so important for them to speak what they want to speak and how they feel. And I just think he's going to be an exciting player down the road. And let's jump back in this Giant's clubhouse for a little bit longer. Let's talk about Rafael Devers and of course Louis Arise, two players that are now going to be playing on the right side. Of course, Devers was a fantastic third baseman. Arise was a good second basement. They kind of moved him to first base. Of course he's playing first base in a WBC. Tell me how both these guys are adapting to Ron Washington and what he brings to the defense.
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Speaker 2: Ron Washington is working them really hard. I have yet to beat Ron Washington to the building, and like it. You're early. Sometimes I'm here at six thirty in the morning and run Washington on the field waiting for those guys to work with. You know, I think what's going to happen here is that a Rios is going to get better at second base. Devors has the athletic ability. We saw it last year when he was playing first. Obviously, a lot of people say, well, if you can play you know, the infield, you can play it in the position. But I tend to say not really, because they're different. You know, you're sitting at third base. The ball is coming to you in a different angle as opposed to be on first base. Your footwork is very important at first base. There's a lot of things going on when you're at first base. So I think they're both at that they're really hard. I think that run Washington is working them really hard and the end result is going to be them being better at their positions this year.
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Speaker 1: Two players that are out of options gerar and Canarcion and Luis Matos Batos, the younger player got hitting the head on that game that was on television here NBC Bay Area against Seattle. Hopefully he's doing well. It looked really bad when he first got hit, but he is having a fantastic spring. Hasn't struck out yet up to this day. What do you think the Giants are thinking about for both these players?
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Speaker 2: Oh my goodness, I wish I was executive and I could tell you it's going to be a very hard decision for our executives. And I'm talking about Buster, Tony Batello all you know, Sacmanescian. It's going to be a very difficult decision for them because as you just mentioned, he's having a great spring. So in Cardinalcion, you know, and they have to make the team. They don't have options. They have to make the team. And if they make the team to somebody else that also play well and there starts to be on the team is going to be probably starting to year at Triple A.
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Speaker 1: It's going to be a tough decision. Our fields are stacked and both of them could either be an outfield or a DH And you got to look at the infield. A couple of players are fantastic playing. You got Kristin Koss, you have Schmidt, you have Fitzgerald. There's so many different areas on this team, especially even at the catcher's position. But that's what Buster Posey wanted. He wanted competition in camp, and I think you and I are both thinking the same way. It's going to come down as we get closer to the end of March, your thoughts on that as we can continue.
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Speaker 2: It's a good problem to have, isn't it, Bill?
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Speaker 1: It sure is?
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Speaker 2: I mean right, I mean you have assuming that the starting lineup or starting out feelers would be ramoson left, Betas center, John who in right? And then you think, okay, should we who can we have on the bench? Matto in Cardinacion and let's not forget the McCrae in that group. And then in the infield you just mentioned three that could play different positions in the infield and catching. We also have a lot of options. So we're sitting pretty good. I would say to the fans, you know, get ready for exciting season because we have good players and we have good options.
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Speaker 1: A couple more questions with Irwin hen Garris on sports phonk Kmbright. Let's jump to the WBC I got to ask you, who's your favorite team. I'm sure it's either Dominican, Venezuela, Mexico or USA. A lot of good teams, and you can't count out Japan, the reigning WBC champions.
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Speaker 2: Who you got, Irwin, I got the USA. I'm sorry, I gotta go. I gotta go with the USA, however, and you're laughing because I threw you a curve there, you did.
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Speaker 1: I thought for sure you were going to go Tominican Republic. They got one of the best lineups that I've ever seen going out there, and you know, every one of these Latin countries is pretty good. And USA, of course, I'm right there with you, but you definitely threw me a curveball. I wasn't expected now.
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Speaker 2: No, I mean, you know, I'm pulling for the United States, of course, but then I wouldn't be surprised that the final would be again Japan in the United States. I would love to see the dr do good. But then you know, Venezuela is a good team, right, I mean, you can't go wrong with any team that you pick, but I'm picking the United States.
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Speaker 1: It's a pleasure always catching up with you. You have a good rest of the spring training. Can't wait to see you when you come back to the Bay Area and I'm sure there's a lot of fans waiting for that one hundred and sixty two games this season you're gonna put together behind the mic.
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Speaker 2: Thank you, Bill anytime, Always great talking to you excellent.
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Speaker 1: That was Irwin Higerris on sports Phone KMBR. More coming up right here on K and B r D Sports Lead
Speaker 1: Welcome back to Sports Phone and K and BR on a Tuesday Night with Bill Laski. I'm honored to have my guest on. Of course, he's been with San Francisco Giants over twenty five years as a Spanish language broadcaster play by play with Tito Fiuentes, a three time Emmy Award winner. Let's bring in Irwin Garris.
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Speaker 2: How are you today, Eric, Bill, I'm doing great. How about yourself?
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Speaker 1: I'm doing great.
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Speaker 2: Well.
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Speaker 1: Spring training is pretty much half over. You've been down there the whole time. What has been the most surprising to you so far?
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Speaker 2: Wow? I mean, we can. I gotta tell you that. One of the big surprises has got to be Victor Berry Koto, one of the outfielders, younger guys that has been you know, he's in joint camp for the first time. The other surprises one Sanchez on the pitching side. You know, I think those are the two big surprises for me.
00:00:54
Speaker 1: Welljan Sanchez is a left handed pitcher. Of course, I've interviewed him and he seems to get the eye of Tony Vittello. Earlier this week, a nice article was written and Tony talked about his perseverance. He works hard, he throws good, and he says he's got a great attitude. Tell me a little bit more about one.
00:01:15
Speaker 2: He was very close in making the team. I guess that was my observation in twenty twenty three, he was opening eyes. He was doing really good in camp until the injury, and obviously we know that he had season ending Tommy John. He came back last year for a little bit, and this year he's back and he's optimism is unique. He's obviously valuing this opportunity that he has in being in camp, historing very well. There is no more pain in his left arm, so you know, he's just enjoying the moment and taking every opportunity that the coaching stuff is giving him to come in and pitch.
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Speaker 1: That boy here in sports phone Kmbre. I'm a good friend Erwin Garis.
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Speaker 2: Of course.
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Speaker 1: Last year, Irwin one hundred and sixty two games on Spanish radio. Of course, you did eighty one on the road and eighty one at home. You are a busy guy. Tell me a little bit about what's going to happen in twenty twenty six.
00:02:17
Speaker 2: Twenty twenty six, we're gonna have the same thing. One hundred and sixty two games at home, I will continue working with Tito Fuentez. On the road, I will have Carlos Oriana with me, obviously Carloreana also. That's play by play at home, but that's how the games are going to be divided, and I'm sure I will find some energy somewhere to do the to do the play by play, and then from the broadcast booth run down to the clubhouse to translate for any Land players that need my assistance.
00:02:49
Speaker 1: Irwin, You're a busy man, no doubt about it, and let's talk about it here. Definitely the translator for Latin players. This year, I've counted about fourteen to fifteen players in Big Camp. Some of them don't need you, they speak very good English, but most of them have different ways of speaking Spanish. You had talked about this in an earlier interview. Tell us a little bit about that.
00:03:12
Speaker 2: Well, basically, what it is is like I keep telling a lot of people, Spanish is Spanish. You will understand. It's just that certain idiots idiotisms that they use, you know, some different slang Dominniicans, Venezuelans, you know, when we have players from Mexico et cetera. And it's just for me. It's just spending time with them to understand what they're talking about, what they're trying to say, because sometimes people make saim my god, he just almost answer the question the same way. But you know, I spend time with the guys, and that's one of the things that I love about my job, which is I'm here for six weeks in spring training. It gives me an opportunity not only to continue building a relationship with the regular players like Devors like a Rise was new to the team, but also with the potential younger players that I will see sometime during the regular season, like very Culto for example. You know, San Martin, maybe Juan Sanchez if he doesn't make the opening day roster.
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Speaker 1: Well Erwin. You talked about relationships, and relationships mean trust, and a lot of these players you just mentioned a couple of players like Devers coming over from Boston or Ryce coming from San Diego, they have to learn about you. They got to understand a little bit more about you. And you really bring up that word trust. Tell me a little bit about how you do that.
00:04:40
Speaker 2: I am who I am. What you see is what you get, you know, and you can speak to the I'm not different. I don't change my personality. I'm friendly with them. Maybe it helps that I'm older than they are. Maybe I'm older than their dance, so that that's a little bit that trust. But you know, I just I just talk to them. Like Devers, for example, I spend time talking to him, getting to know him. But at the same time, if I see that he's not one that loves to talk, I just give him his space. You know, when they need something, I'm there. There's other players like, for example, Juan Sanchez, Randi Rodriguez, they love to talk. I talk to them, and you know, just a matter of respecting who they are and giving them their space. I share with them who I am. If I want to know about their background, if I want to know about their families, their upbringing, well then I got to be ready to also be able to reciprocate and share with them about me, because I think that it's not fair that I want to know everything about them and then what they want to know about me. I climb up and don't share anything that is not how I do things. And I think that's the part of that's part of the way to gain their trust, Irwin.
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Speaker 1: Two players of the past that you grew to really really love and became family with was Pablo Santoval and Johnny Cuato. Both players played here a few years. Of course, Pablo came up through the minor leagues with the Giants. You got to know him when he first came to the big leagues and had a nice relationship with him. Those are two players that really really trusted you and everything they did. How did you do that in the length? How did you de longevity of a friendship, the longevity of working with both these guys, and they were both fabulous players for the Giants.
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Speaker 2: I'll answer the Paulos Underlock question first because it's easy. So you know, I've been with the Giants in nineteen ninety eight. I met Pablo when he was in the minor leagues. I would go and talk to the minor leaguers at our complex in Indian School, and I would share with them what they needed to do when they came up to the majors and talk to the media. And so I'm sure that Paulo Sandle want to mention one that sat with the Land players during that presentation while the English guys were getting the presentation on the other room, saw me here. He comes up to the big leagues, and then obviously you come you're new to the team. This is all what I'm thinking, right, You come to the team and all the faces are new, but then you see somebody that you remember that you saw before, and then you know a friendly face that I've been here. I translated for him at the beginning, and then all of a sudden, he just took off on his own. So I think that that's one of the reasons that we built the friendship. We built that trust. Jenny Quoto was different, meaning that I was here. He came here in twenty sixteen, he got to know me, And I really don't know what I did to gain his trust, to be honest with you, I just know a story that I tell people. When he went to the Old Star Game in twenty sixteen, I'm translating for our travel secretary about you know what they're going to do, you know, going to San Diego, and and then Jenny says, no, I don't need for them to buy my plane ticket because I'm going to charter my own flight to take my entire family on the plane. So then yeah, I'm translating all that, and you know, as we're walking torches locker, I said, okay, so I'll see you in San Diego, you know, and then he looks at me, he goes, we have room in my plane. But before I told him yes, my question was because I was surprised that had never happened to me. I said, I'll let you know after the game, right, I mean, it's like, really, Irwin, that was your answer, I'll let you know. Off to the plane. So then I get up there to the booth and I tell Tito what happened, and Tito starts laughing, and then he says to me, you have to say yes, because if you don't go, he has already accepted you to his family by inviting you into the plane. If you say no, she will never invite you for a cup of coffee, you know.
00:09:14
Speaker 1: So that's a special friendship, no question there. And I think it goes back to family and trust and relationships. I'm glad you went on his plane because I'm sure you did.
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Speaker 2: I did. I did, I did, And that was the beginning of a long friendship. I still text them and I send them messages, just checking on him. How he's doing and you know, it's it's it's something that is hard to explain, but but yeah, you you make me remember reminiscent those times with Johnny, which was a great time with him.
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Speaker 1: Erwina Garris joined me on sports phone KMBR. You talk about going over the Indian school or even Papa Go where the minor leagues were. Where they are now a couple of young players, and one is Lewis Hernandez who signed recently. Seventeen years old. He's coming over to the United States and it's going to be one of these great, great opportunities for a young kid not being able to play in the dr in kind of a rookie ball. Are you going to go and meet him? Are you going to talk to him about what's next?
00:10:20
Speaker 2: We did already. We did Megan Brown. Megan Brown, who's in our department. We went to go do a little media presentation with some of our big prospects. We did them together. She did her presentation in English. I got to meet him and also Jose who are Gonzalez? Just to name a couple, and just to talk to him a little bit what they're going to expect in regards to the media. How to conduct themselves, how to talk to the media, and obviously we are going to continue doing that with all of our players to go talk to them. Obviously, the Giants themselves, they do a great job with all of our players to help them adapt to the new culture, to teach him English so they can you be ready for this. However, talking to the meet is a little bit different. But like I tell all the guys, you want to do it on your own, I will not discourage you to try and do interviews in English.
00:11:18
Speaker 1: Yeah, I really believe they're going to have to because it's so important for them to speak what they want to speak and how they feel. And I just think he's going to be an exciting player down the road. And let's jump back in this Giant's clubhouse for a little bit longer. Let's talk about Rafael Devers and of course Louis Arise, two players that are now going to be playing on the right side. Of course, Devers was a fantastic third baseman. Arise was a good second basement. They kind of moved him to first base. Of course he's playing first base in a WBC. Tell me how both these guys are adapting to Ron Washington and what he brings to the defense.
00:11:55
Speaker 2: Ron Washington is working them really hard. I have yet to beat Ron Washington to the building, and like it. You're early. Sometimes I'm here at six thirty in the morning and run Washington on the field waiting for those guys to work with. You know, I think what's going to happen here is that a Rios is going to get better at second base. Devors has the athletic ability. We saw it last year when he was playing first. Obviously, a lot of people say, well, if you can play you know, the infield, you can play it in the position. But I tend to say not really, because they're different. You know, you're sitting at third base. The ball is coming to you in a different angle as opposed to be on first base. Your footwork is very important at first base. There's a lot of things going on when you're at first base. So I think they're both at that they're really hard. I think that run Washington is working them really hard and the end result is going to be them being better at their positions this year.
00:12:59
Speaker 1: Two players that are out of options gerar and Canarcion and Luis Matos Batos, the younger player got hitting the head on that game that was on television here NBC Bay Area against Seattle. Hopefully he's doing well. It looked really bad when he first got hit, but he is having a fantastic spring. Hasn't struck out yet up to this day. What do you think the Giants are thinking about for both these players?
00:13:25
Speaker 2: Oh my goodness, I wish I was executive and I could tell you it's going to be a very hard decision for our executives. And I'm talking about Buster, Tony Batello all you know, Sacmanescian. It's going to be a very difficult decision for them because as you just mentioned, he's having a great spring. So in Cardinalcion, you know, and they have to make the team. They don't have options. They have to make the team. And if they make the team to somebody else that also play well and there starts to be on the team is going to be probably starting to year at Triple A.
00:14:08
Speaker 1: It's going to be a tough decision. Our fields are stacked and both of them could either be an outfield or a DH And you got to look at the infield. A couple of players are fantastic playing. You got Kristin Koss, you have Schmidt, you have Fitzgerald. There's so many different areas on this team, especially even at the catcher's position. But that's what Buster Posey wanted. He wanted competition in camp, and I think you and I are both thinking the same way. It's going to come down as we get closer to the end of March, your thoughts on that as we can continue.
00:14:39
Speaker 2: It's a good problem to have, isn't it, Bill?
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Speaker 1: It sure is?
00:14:42
Speaker 2: I mean right, I mean you have assuming that the starting lineup or starting out feelers would be ramoson left, Betas center, John who in right? And then you think, okay, should we who can we have on the bench? Matto in Cardinacion and let's not forget the McCrae in that group. And then in the infield you just mentioned three that could play different positions in the infield and catching. We also have a lot of options. So we're sitting pretty good. I would say to the fans, you know, get ready for exciting season because we have good players and we have good options.
00:15:24
Speaker 1: A couple more questions with Irwin hen Garris on sports phonk Kmbright. Let's jump to the WBC I got to ask you, who's your favorite team. I'm sure it's either Dominican, Venezuela, Mexico or USA. A lot of good teams, and you can't count out Japan, the reigning WBC champions.
00:15:41
Speaker 2: Who you got, Irwin, I got the USA. I'm sorry, I gotta go. I gotta go with the USA, however, and you're laughing because I threw you a curve there, you did.
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Speaker 1: I thought for sure you were going to go Tominican Republic. They got one of the best lineups that I've ever seen going out there, and you know, every one of these Latin countries is pretty good. And USA, of course, I'm right there with you, but you definitely threw me a curveball. I wasn't expected now.
00:16:11
Speaker 2: No, I mean, you know, I'm pulling for the United States, of course, but then I wouldn't be surprised that the final would be again Japan in the United States. I would love to see the dr do good. But then you know, Venezuela is a good team, right, I mean, you can't go wrong with any team that you pick, but I'm picking the United States.
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Speaker 1: It's a pleasure always catching up with you. You have a good rest of the spring training. Can't wait to see you when you come back to the Bay Area and I'm sure there's a lot of fans waiting for that one hundred and sixty two games this season you're gonna put together behind the mic.
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Speaker 2: Thank you, Bill anytime, Always great talking to you excellent.
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Speaker 1: That was Irwin Higerris on sports Phone KMBR. More coming up right here on K and B r D Sports Lead
