Did you do the thing of buying a, a wedding suit that was too small or did you just want to lose weight for yourself? I, I went in to get, I went in to get

measured and said, you know, I'm 36 inch trousers and the guy kind of sort of laughed and sort of said, uh, it's 38.

And I was like, I've never worn 38 inch trousers.

And I, I went back in and, you know, about 10 weeks later and yeah, yeah, he was laughing on the other side of his face.

Yeah.

Yeah.

32.

No, it's

Does it have the same feeling that it did last year going into Game 6? No.

Yeah.

It's win or go home now.

We're not scared of that moment.

We're not scared of that situation.

We just got to go out and play better baseball than we have the last couple games.

We all trust each other.

Do you feel like your pitchers are giving these Brewers hitters too much credit?

How sweet is this win? I know it wasn't as easy as it looked, Will, but certainly a grind for you guys to pull it off.

Yeah, I thought, you know, real team effort.

You know, our pitchers dominated, kept us in every ballgame.

Um, you know, really kept 'em off, off the bases, you know, scoring runs and all that, and then the offense coming up, clutch hits.

Uh, real team effort.

What can you say about your pitching staff, not only tonight, but the entire series? They found a way.

Yeah, the entire series they were, they were incredible.

You know, it was so much fun being back there calling the games for 'em, working with them.

How did he make the adjustments tonight?

I think he just got to work.

You know, he worked for the last five, six days, whatever it's been, and maybe probably made a couple adjustments and went out there tonight, and it showed.

you had three hits tonight do you feel like you're in a good spot with the timing and the results you're getting offensively

yeah i do you know i feel like uh seeing the ball well getting getting my swings off moving the ball when i need to uh just yeah feel like a good rhythm uh you know pre-game work and all that so trying to keep that going

You're reading to kids at the schools in L.A. What makes you want to do all that stuff?

Yeah, for us, you know, I think, you know, my wife's a first grade teacher in a not, you know, Title I school.

So the funding wasn't there and the kids didn't really have every opportunity that we, you know, believe they should.

So, you know, we kind of experienced it firsthand.

So, yeah, we just, you know, love giving back and love, you know, spreading the kids day, seeing their smiles, seeing their happiness that they, you know, get when we show up and provide some stuff for them.

That's kind of what it's all about.

What does it mean to you to be recognized for all that stuff?

Yeah, it's a huge honor.

You're reading to kids at the schools in L.A. What makes you want to do all that stuff?

Yeah, for us, you know, I think, you know, my wife's a first grade teacher in a not, you know, Title I school, so the funding wasn't there and the kids didn't really have every opportunity that we, you know, believe they should.

So, you know, we kind of experienced it firsthand.

So, yeah, we just, you know, love giving back and love, you know, spreading the kids' day, seeing their smiles, seeing their happiness that they, you know, get when we show up and provide some stuff for them.

And that's kind of what it's all about.

What does it mean to you to be recognized for all that stuff?

Yeah, it's a huge honor.

It's one I'm very proud of just because of who Roberto Clemente was.

You're reading to kids at the schools in L.A. What makes you want to do all that stuff?

Yeah, for us, you know, I think, you know, my wife's a first grade teacher and I'm not, you know, a title one school.

So the funding wasn't there and the kids didn't really have every opportunity that we, you know, believe they should.

So, you know, we kind of experienced it firsthand.

So, yeah, we just, you know, love giving back and love, you know, spreading the kids day, seeing their smiles, seeing their happiness that they, you know, get when we show up and provide some stuff for them.

That's kind of what it's all about.

What does it mean to you to be recognized for all that stuff?

Yeah, it's a huge honor.

What can you say about the job Padusha's done while you were gone and now helping you out?

Yeah, he's been great.

Hopefully the pitchers get some hits here and there.

He's been doing a good job.

Happy to have him with us.

With rushing going down, obviously you need someone to step up, and he's stepped up big.

Did you think you'd be

I

What did you see from Roki lately especially with the fast ball vilo that has you encouraged about it?

Yeah, he, he continues, you know, to work really hard on his, on his days in between starts.

Um, he's getting a lot better.

Um, but he's also gaining some confidence the more he goes out there and the more success he has.

Um, but yeah, I mean, as far as his fastball I think he's just putting in better spots, he's more convicted with it.

I'm sure he's cleaned up some mechanics things to get the vilo a little bit back up to where, you know, we were all hyped to see him when he came from Japan.

Um, his slider's coming along great.

Uh, the, the numbers tell you you're pretty good at it.

Who has stood out to you that maybe you weren't expecting or weren'tI don't know, totally familiar with their stuff, some of the young guys that have really helped solidify this bullpen in May?

Yeah, I mean, I feel like, you know, Kyle Herr's been awesome, obviously.

Um, and Gardo's been really good.

Um, I think he's still got a lot of room for improvement.

I think, you know, the sky's the ceiling for him.

Um, you got, you know, you got Vesia, who's kind of anchoring the bullpen right now.

Uh, Tryan as well, veteran guy, leading the guys.

Uh, h- how has Miggy evolved in becoming a leader, and of course, eventually, uh, a manager somewhere in the big leagues, probably the second he hangs up those spikes?

How does that change y- as far as the way you're going about the at bat?

It didn't, honestly.

You know, it was just another, you know, leading off the inning basically, just leading off the game.

Um, you know, we know what pitches he's got, we know what works for him, what he's trying to do out there.

Um, so yeah, just putting together a good at bat, picking the right pitch to swing at, and, uh, yeah, putting the bat on the ball.

To even get a one-nothing lead, how big was that to change kind of the vibe in the dugout and give Emmett even one run to work with?

Yeah, he pitched so well tonight.

Um, but yeah, yeah, just jump out ahead, you know, not feel like we're crawling back.

How does that change as far as the way you're going about the at bat?

It didn't, honestly.

You know, it was just another, you know, leading off the inning base because it was just leading off the game.

You know, we know what pitches he's got.

We know what works for him, what he's trying to do out there.

So, yeah, just putting together a good at-bat, picking the right pitch to swing that, and definitely the bat on the ball.

To even get a 1-0 lead, how big was that to change kind of the vibe in the dugout and give Emmitt even one run to work with?

Yeah, he pitched so well tonight.

Did not getting as many at-bats during that tournament, do you think it affected some guys?

Uh, I'm sure it could have affected some guys.

Um, I know some guys were talking about that, you know, not, not worried about it, but making sure they got at-bats once they got back to spring training after it.

Um, for me, I feel like I've got plenty of at-bats.

I was ready to go.

Um, yeah, I know haven't been great this April, nothing bad, but just kind of surviving.

Just one of those months for me.

Has he ever opened your eyes to something now that he's pitching to maybe point out some of the nuances of attacking hitters or the game itself as far as the dialogue you have with each other?

Did not getting as many at-bats during that tournament, do you think it affected some guys?

I'm sure it could have affected some guys.

I know some guys were talking about that, you know.

Not worried about it, but making sure they got at-bats once they got back to spring training after it.

For me, I feel like I got plenty of at-bats.

I was ready to go.

Yeah, I know.

Has he ever opened your eyes to something now that he's pitching to maybe point out some of the nuances of attacking hitters or the game itself as far as the dialogue you have with each other?

How much is that just getting back into the normal routine of a season? Is it something that you're gonna have to manage the rest of the season?

Uh, I've no idea.

Um, yeah, just stiffened up that first game against Chicago.

Uh, we were just trying to play it smart, not let it get worse, trying to take a couple days just to get it right.

Um, still feeling it a little bit, but, you know, good enough to play last night, obviously.

Good enough to play this morning if I needed to, but, uh, should be back in there on Friday.

Has he ever opened your eyes to something now that he's pitching to maybe point out some of the nuances of attacking hitters or the game itself as far as the dialogue you have with each other?

Yeah, all the time.

What do you think goes into that?

Um, you know, a lot of hard work.

Uh, you know, I kinda haven't felt great for a week or so, so I put a lot of swings in, you know, today in the cage.

Um, a lot of work with the guys, hitting coaches.

Um, you know, to kind of reap the benefits a little bit on that, I guess.

Um, but, you know, just, just trying to get back to who I am, you know, controlled zone.

You know, spoil good pitches.

When you take those couple pitches right before that swing, what's the story tell you about how you sort of see where you're at with the bat?

Something that was kind of talked about is, like, you had to learn how to call and learn, you know, more about receiving and all this type of things.

Yeah, I think, you know, just like any young player, they got stuff to learn, they got stuff to work on and get better.

I think...

I mean, going from the Mileys to the Bigleys is a whole different game.

Especially when you're trying to call a game, you're trying to, you know, know your pitcher's strengths, know the hitters.

Like, it's a lot.

And...

Yeah,