January 25, 2025 • 11 mins
Bryan King talks the latest with the Houston Astros from 2025 Astros Fan Fest at Daikin Park.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Here on Sports Talk seven.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Ain Ney, Astros fan Fast, Brian Lalima, and Sean Salisbury
here with you. Now we're gonna welcome to join us.
Welcome in with us. Astros pitcher Brian King, Brian, what's happening?
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Man?
Speaker 4 (00:13):
How are we doing? Good?
Speaker 5 (00:14):
Man?
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Appreciate you joining with us and weol you know, we're
just uh trying to make it, you know, trying to
get through. I know you your your social batteries a
little bit low. You've been doing stuff all day, so
we really do appreciate the time.
Speaker 6 (00:26):
Can you get up and give us some pitching mechanics
for Man, we're really grind today.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Yeah, get out here and show some of these kids
how to throw real Yeah.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
Good try Man for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Uh, you had a pretty good year last year, Man.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Came in some big spots, really got some big outs,
some big strikeouts killed momentum.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
For other teams. What's the goal for this year for you.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
Oh Man?
Speaker 5 (00:49):
I mean the goal for me personally is just to
keep learning, keep growing. There's still so much in the
game I have to learn. Last year was great and
now we get to start fresh and and see what
kind of on we can make.
Speaker 6 (01:00):
The first time you walked from dug out or bullpen
to the mound as a big league player, what was
on your mind?
Speaker 5 (01:09):
I remember my debut. I kept my head down the
whole time. I was like, I'm not looking up, I'm
looking at the grass. And when I get to that mound,
we're rolling. So it's it's one of those things you
gotta kind of no no when to hit the gas,
when to put on the brake, and for moments like that,
you gotta kind of went not to.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
Hyper vitil ain. I've ember it's like sean out of
your not Yeah.
Speaker 6 (01:30):
It's uh, but what a moment it is when you
first get to do it.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
That's so awesome. Was it here?
Speaker 5 (01:35):
It was my family was here? Oh yeah, it was
so specialty in the reaction that meant the world to me.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
So we were talking before we got on air. That's uh.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
You played right down the road in Lake Charles at McNeice.
What was that experience? Like?
Speaker 1 (01:49):
How often did you hit the casino? You don't gotta tell.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Us, but you're not allowed to see the probably can't talk.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Oh that's right, we can't talk, don't We don't, Yeah,
we don't.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
We don't play underdog fantas what maybe we do there?
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Yeah, So what was that experience like going from uh,
you know, playing in Lake Charles at McNeice and now
you're name.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Near a big leaguer basically a big leaguer, man, it was.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
It was a culture shock at first coming from Colorado
going to Louisiana. But you know, Coach Hill, he believed
in me, and that was something I was really excited about,
is being somewhere where I know we had a shot
we were gonna start winning and then building a program.
And now they're winning conference championships it seems like almost
every year. Yeah, and so it's been awesome to see
(02:30):
what he's done with the program. And you know, a
piece of my heart will always being.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Like, Charles, where'd you go to high school? I went
to Ponderosa High School in Colorado. Yeah.
Speaker 6 (02:38):
I spent a lot of time with Cherry Hill. So okay,
my ex was a Cherry Creek High School.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
So familiar. What a what a great place unless you're
a picture and it gets up in the altitude. Man,
that's at the time we didn't know that. That's right,
that's playing, Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 5 (02:54):
You travel other places, you see the ball flies a
little differently. You never really see it until you get
to college because in high school, I mean, you know,
the power, it just isn't the.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Same for for the GUS you're playing right.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
But you know, if like a Texas team or a
Louisiana team came up to Colorado for a high school.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Game, they got to taste it at different You.
Speaker 6 (03:13):
Talk about competition, one of the great things about this
organization is, aside from the development, great competition because there's
it's loaded right and at your position, that's what everybody said,
it loaded.
Speaker 4 (03:25):
So good thing.
Speaker 6 (03:27):
Good comp I mean driving you've got to be every
single day. The grind of the competition just in house
is got to make you better all the time.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
Yeah, I think it's great.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
And last year it was the first time I got
to be around big leaguers and and see the great's
like like Presley and Hater and you know, those are
guys I looked up to four or five years ago.
Speaker 4 (03:47):
So it was great to get to see them.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
Even JV being in a locker room with him to
me at first was surreal.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
But yeah, I think the competition is great. Our our
team in Triple A was absolutely good.
Speaker 5 (04:00):
It's like, yeah, at one time we had ten big
league arms in our bullpen and it was it was
really cool.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
But I think that elevates everybody else.
Speaker 5 (04:08):
Yeah, you know, competition at times and can seem a
little daunting, and you just gotta kind of look at
it is Okay, he's gonna raise the bar and I'm
gonna raise it one more and then we're.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Just gonna keep going back and down that it's never
going away. So you're in that with those positions, got
to stay. It's gonna stay always is. It's awesome. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
We were talking to Zach Dezenzo, uh the segment prior
to to you coming on, and one of the things
that we talked with him about is the squad y'all
had down there and Triple A was unbelievably good.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
Man.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
It was fund professional baseball teams I've been a part of,
and we were damn good.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Yeah, y'all were damn good.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
All right, So, just, uh, what's the biggest difference going
from Triple A to the big leagues to me?
Speaker 5 (04:48):
I mean, it's it's bigger stadiums and more fans. Other
than that, it's the same game, you know, kids game,
the hitters are gonna have maybe slightly better approaches in
the big leagues, but you know, throw the ball over
the plate, attack hitters.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Good things will happen.
Speaker 6 (05:04):
Anything new in the mechanics or any new pitch, anything
you're working on in the off season.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
We're working on a change up. That's that's basically the
only new thing as you get trusted yet.
Speaker 5 (05:16):
Yeah, I mean, we'll see how it isn't games. I
saw him been thrown it to hitters enough, but you
know that's the spring training will before.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
We'll get a better feel for it. Hopefully, keep keep
working on it.
Speaker 6 (05:26):
The real thing is the mullet, dude. You know I'm
a mullt. It's flowing.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
You got a little Doug drey Back, you remember that.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Yeah, I grew up played against Kyle dray Back.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Think it best he had. It was a little curl
to it too.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
It so have you did you throw a change up
in your career and then just kind of go away
from it as you got into the organization or or
high school and college.
Speaker 5 (05:47):
I threw it a little bit, and then I was
drafted by the Cubs, and you know they basically told
me just bang it.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
Like really, Yeah, from the left side.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
I don't.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
Yeah, I mean at the time I hadn't developed the
sweet to where it was, and then that was the
pitch that they kind of were like, hey, this is
going to be your pitch.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
I think that's a big reason why the Astros ended
up taking me in the Roll five. But you know,
last year fastball sweeper were kind of the bread and butter.
Speaker 4 (06:16):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
I mean we talked about on our show when Kakuchi
got here, the fact that he wasn't throwing his change
up when he was with Toronto was we couldn't believe
it because it's out here, man, dude, you they could
that the Astros pitching staff implemented that into his arsenal
and it was disgusting.
Speaker 5 (06:34):
Yeah, I mean every organization thinks a little bit differently,
and and you know, that's something the Astros are really
great at is finding, you know, how do we exploit
what you're good at, and how do we also raise
the level of the stuff here maybe not so good at.
Speaker 6 (06:48):
I'm always intrigued with the mental study of the game,
right from your position and studying hitters, and we know
the numbers of analytics I played in football, Like I
told you Jim mcmah.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
Jim didn't like to overstudy.
Speaker 6 (07:01):
He didn't want it to get in the way of
reacting on game that he'd studied just enough, but then he'd.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
Go be a player.
Speaker 6 (07:07):
So the quarterback position at pitching similar, right, So is
there if you study the opponent too much? Is there
a chance to get too bogged down with it? And
how much does that play into your game?
Speaker 4 (07:19):
Yeah? Absolutely, I think.
Speaker 5 (07:23):
You know, overthinking, especially in a mental game, is not
necessarily a good recipe for success.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
More about your pitch than his at bat. And that
was kind of thing that told me last year.
Speaker 5 (07:32):
It's like, hey, you're here for a reason, and you
know we want you to just go do your thing,
and so you understand your strengths.
Speaker 4 (07:39):
You've studied the hitters.
Speaker 5 (07:40):
Weaknesses and but you know, when it comes down to it,
you have to rely on your strengths.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Who was the toughest out for you last year? Some ones?
Speaker 4 (07:52):
Man, Yeah, I've got a few of them on his
team too.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
So the coolest that that was fac and show. Hey,
I mean that was awesome, but the event for him
didn't go very well, So for for me it was
really cool. Well, you can't hate you all know.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
Said he was he was sitting on sweeper and he
never got one.
Speaker 6 (08:13):
So yeah, yeah, wh when you knew you were gonna
face and let's let's talk that matchup for you. I
mean that we we're talking about the greatest, the biggest
freak that's ever played. Well, what was it like in
your approach when he's getting ready to stand in the
batter's box?
Speaker 4 (08:27):
That so I I kept my composure going into the game.
Speaker 5 (08:31):
I came in, there were two outs in the inning,
and he was the lefty that I was sent to face.
You know, I ended up punching him out. But I
got off the field and that's when it hit. It
was like, oh dang, this is real, like we'd gotten
the dug out God bless America started playing and my
legs were shaken. Ye that that was the moment where
(08:51):
I'm trying to cool myself down because I had to
go out the next inning. I went out very first
pitch to tay Oscar and he hits a home run.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
So I was like, oh, that's because back in Yeah,
easy to do though ta ask great half bad hitting
mile either, But yeah, could you imagine for hey got
young fella, there's two outs, Could you go get that guy?
Speaker 4 (09:09):
It's played. He's not that big a deal. It's big
go bang, go box show down. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
So with the game plan, was it obviously you guys
have talked about facing Otani at some point when you
were going in to play the Dodgers.
Speaker 4 (09:22):
Was it.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Did it come across your mind that you were just
gonna throw them all fastballs or behind the plate.
Speaker 6 (09:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (09:28):
Yeah, So my my whole game plan is I want
to trust the catchers. They they see way more of
the game than I do. And you know, there may
be certain things I'm feeling in that game, like oh,
maybe I don't have to feel for this lad or
a fastball someday. But most of the time, you know,
my job is to go out there trusting him and.
Speaker 4 (09:48):
Yer and Vic both.
Speaker 5 (09:49):
They their experienced guys, they've been doing this, and you know,
I just got to lean on them in those times.
Speaker 6 (09:56):
It's a lot of trust, especially for a young catcher
who's finding his way as well.
Speaker 5 (10:00):
Yeah, but you know that they're great to be here
for a reason, incredibly smart and you know, even even
with Ceesar Salazar, like I had spent time with him
throughout the year, he.
Speaker 4 (10:12):
Knew me probably the best and kind of knew my arsenal.
So it took a little bit with with Jiner and Vick.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
For them to kind of understand like, Okay, he wants
to attack fastball, and you know, it's just that's that's
part of the learning process as.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
You go through the year.
Speaker 6 (10:26):
You know, after a long career, you're gonna be speaking
at banquets and stuff, and the story about Otani is
gonna be one of your leads, right you know you're
gonna have to say, what was it? Like, Well, I
faced that guy, you know who he is.
Speaker 4 (10:37):
Show hey Otani.
Speaker 6 (10:38):
It's gonna make for a great story, good good chapter
one in the book.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Right man, So, just a couple of weeks away from
Pictures and Catchers were Born, are you ready to go?
Speaker 4 (10:44):
Absolutely? I'm ready to get down to where it's warm.
Speaker 5 (10:46):
I've been in Colorado, it's it's been pretty cold, but
I'm ready to get down with the boys in Florida.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Yeah, there you go.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
When are you going February eleventh? You'll be there the eleven.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Well, that's Astro's pitcher, Brian King joining us. Brian, we
appreciate your time and a best life to you.
Speaker 6 (11:00):
This season man, thank you, what a pleasure, big stuff,
thank you for having me.
Speaker 4 (11:03):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 5 (11:04):
I know it's it's been a long day for everybody,
so it means a lot that you guys.
Speaker 4 (11:07):
Are surely easy for us. Got the tough one, Yeah,
you got the talk.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Everybody appreciate, appreciate. That is the Astros pitcher Brian King
joining us. We'll go to break right here on seven
ninety
Here on Sports Talk seven.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Ain Ney, Astros fan Fast, Brian Lalima, and Sean Salisbury
here with you. Now we're gonna welcome to join us.
Welcome in with us. Astros pitcher Brian King, Brian, what's happening?
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Man?
Speaker 4 (00:13):
How are we doing? Good?
Speaker 5 (00:14):
Man?
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Appreciate you joining with us and weol you know, we're
just uh trying to make it, you know, trying to
get through. I know you your your social batteries a
little bit low. You've been doing stuff all day, so
we really do appreciate the time.
Speaker 6 (00:26):
Can you get up and give us some pitching mechanics
for Man, we're really grind today.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Yeah, get out here and show some of these kids
how to throw real Yeah.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
Good try Man for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Uh, you had a pretty good year last year, Man.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Came in some big spots, really got some big outs,
some big strikeouts killed momentum.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
For other teams. What's the goal for this year for you.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
Oh Man?
Speaker 5 (00:49):
I mean the goal for me personally is just to
keep learning, keep growing. There's still so much in the
game I have to learn. Last year was great and
now we get to start fresh and and see what
kind of on we can make.
Speaker 6 (01:00):
The first time you walked from dug out or bullpen
to the mound as a big league player, what was
on your mind?
Speaker 5 (01:09):
I remember my debut. I kept my head down the
whole time. I was like, I'm not looking up, I'm
looking at the grass. And when I get to that mound,
we're rolling. So it's it's one of those things you
gotta kind of no no when to hit the gas,
when to put on the brake, and for moments like that,
you gotta kind of went not to.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
Hyper vitil ain. I've ember it's like sean out of
your not Yeah.
Speaker 6 (01:30):
It's uh, but what a moment it is when you
first get to do it.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
That's so awesome. Was it here?
Speaker 5 (01:35):
It was my family was here? Oh yeah, it was
so specialty in the reaction that meant the world to me.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
So we were talking before we got on air. That's uh.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
You played right down the road in Lake Charles at McNeice.
What was that experience? Like?
Speaker 1 (01:49):
How often did you hit the casino? You don't gotta tell.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Us, but you're not allowed to see the probably can't talk.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Oh that's right, we can't talk, don't We don't, Yeah,
we don't.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
We don't play underdog fantas what maybe we do there?
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Yeah, So what was that experience like going from uh,
you know, playing in Lake Charles at McNeice and now
you're name.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Near a big leaguer basically a big leaguer, man, it was.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
It was a culture shock at first coming from Colorado
going to Louisiana. But you know, Coach Hill, he believed
in me, and that was something I was really excited about,
is being somewhere where I know we had a shot
we were gonna start winning and then building a program.
And now they're winning conference championships it seems like almost
every year. Yeah, and so it's been awesome to see
(02:30):
what he's done with the program. And you know, a
piece of my heart will always being.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Like, Charles, where'd you go to high school? I went
to Ponderosa High School in Colorado. Yeah.
Speaker 6 (02:38):
I spent a lot of time with Cherry Hill. So okay,
my ex was a Cherry Creek High School.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
So familiar. What a what a great place unless you're
a picture and it gets up in the altitude. Man,
that's at the time we didn't know that. That's right,
that's playing, Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 5 (02:54):
You travel other places, you see the ball flies a
little differently. You never really see it until you get
to college because in high school, I mean, you know,
the power, it just isn't the.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Same for for the GUS you're playing right.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
But you know, if like a Texas team or a
Louisiana team came up to Colorado for a high school.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Game, they got to taste it at different You.
Speaker 6 (03:13):
Talk about competition, one of the great things about this
organization is, aside from the development, great competition because there's
it's loaded right and at your position, that's what everybody said,
it loaded.
Speaker 4 (03:25):
So good thing.
Speaker 6 (03:27):
Good comp I mean driving you've got to be every
single day. The grind of the competition just in house
is got to make you better all the time.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
Yeah, I think it's great.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
And last year it was the first time I got
to be around big leaguers and and see the great's
like like Presley and Hater and you know, those are
guys I looked up to four or five years ago.
Speaker 4 (03:47):
So it was great to get to see them.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
Even JV being in a locker room with him to
me at first was surreal.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
But yeah, I think the competition is great. Our our
team in Triple A was absolutely good.
Speaker 5 (04:00):
It's like, yeah, at one time we had ten big
league arms in our bullpen and it was it was
really cool.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
But I think that elevates everybody else.
Speaker 5 (04:08):
Yeah, you know, competition at times and can seem a
little daunting, and you just gotta kind of look at
it is Okay, he's gonna raise the bar and I'm
gonna raise it one more and then we're.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Just gonna keep going back and down that it's never
going away. So you're in that with those positions, got
to stay. It's gonna stay always is. It's awesome. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
We were talking to Zach Dezenzo, uh the segment prior
to to you coming on, and one of the things
that we talked with him about is the squad y'all
had down there and Triple A was unbelievably good.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
Man.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
It was fund professional baseball teams I've been a part of,
and we were damn good.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Yeah, y'all were damn good.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
All right, So, just, uh, what's the biggest difference going
from Triple A to the big leagues to me?
Speaker 5 (04:48):
I mean, it's it's bigger stadiums and more fans. Other
than that, it's the same game, you know, kids game,
the hitters are gonna have maybe slightly better approaches in
the big leagues, but you know, throw the ball over
the plate, attack hitters.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Good things will happen.
Speaker 6 (05:04):
Anything new in the mechanics or any new pitch, anything
you're working on in the off season.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
We're working on a change up. That's that's basically the
only new thing as you get trusted yet.
Speaker 5 (05:16):
Yeah, I mean, we'll see how it isn't games. I
saw him been thrown it to hitters enough, but you
know that's the spring training will before.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
We'll get a better feel for it. Hopefully, keep keep
working on it.
Speaker 6 (05:26):
The real thing is the mullet, dude. You know I'm
a mullt. It's flowing.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
You got a little Doug drey Back, you remember that.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Yeah, I grew up played against Kyle dray Back.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Think it best he had. It was a little curl
to it too.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
It so have you did you throw a change up
in your career and then just kind of go away
from it as you got into the organization or or
high school and college.
Speaker 5 (05:47):
I threw it a little bit, and then I was
drafted by the Cubs, and you know they basically told
me just bang it.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
Like really, Yeah, from the left side.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
I don't.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
Yeah, I mean at the time I hadn't developed the
sweet to where it was, and then that was the
pitch that they kind of were like, hey, this is
going to be your pitch.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
I think that's a big reason why the Astros ended
up taking me in the Roll five. But you know,
last year fastball sweeper were kind of the bread and butter.
Speaker 4 (06:16):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
I mean we talked about on our show when Kakuchi
got here, the fact that he wasn't throwing his change
up when he was with Toronto was we couldn't believe
it because it's out here, man, dude, you they could
that the Astros pitching staff implemented that into his arsenal
and it was disgusting.
Speaker 5 (06:34):
Yeah, I mean every organization thinks a little bit differently,
and and you know, that's something the Astros are really
great at is finding, you know, how do we exploit
what you're good at, and how do we also raise
the level of the stuff here maybe not so good at.
Speaker 6 (06:48):
I'm always intrigued with the mental study of the game,
right from your position and studying hitters, and we know
the numbers of analytics I played in football, Like I
told you Jim mcmah.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
Jim didn't like to overstudy.
Speaker 6 (07:01):
He didn't want it to get in the way of
reacting on game that he'd studied just enough, but then he'd.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
Go be a player.
Speaker 6 (07:07):
So the quarterback position at pitching similar, right, So is
there if you study the opponent too much? Is there
a chance to get too bogged down with it? And
how much does that play into your game?
Speaker 4 (07:19):
Yeah? Absolutely, I think.
Speaker 5 (07:23):
You know, overthinking, especially in a mental game, is not
necessarily a good recipe for success.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
More about your pitch than his at bat. And that
was kind of thing that told me last year.
Speaker 5 (07:32):
It's like, hey, you're here for a reason, and you
know we want you to just go do your thing,
and so you understand your strengths.
Speaker 4 (07:39):
You've studied the hitters.
Speaker 5 (07:40):
Weaknesses and but you know, when it comes down to it,
you have to rely on your strengths.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Who was the toughest out for you last year? Some ones?
Speaker 4 (07:52):
Man, Yeah, I've got a few of them on his
team too.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
So the coolest that that was fac and show. Hey,
I mean that was awesome, but the event for him
didn't go very well, So for for me it was
really cool. Well, you can't hate you all know.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
Said he was he was sitting on sweeper and he
never got one.
Speaker 6 (08:13):
So yeah, yeah, wh when you knew you were gonna
face and let's let's talk that matchup for you. I
mean that we we're talking about the greatest, the biggest
freak that's ever played. Well, what was it like in
your approach when he's getting ready to stand in the
batter's box?
Speaker 4 (08:27):
That so I I kept my composure going into the game.
Speaker 5 (08:31):
I came in, there were two outs in the inning,
and he was the lefty that I was sent to face.
You know, I ended up punching him out. But I
got off the field and that's when it hit. It
was like, oh dang, this is real, like we'd gotten
the dug out God bless America started playing and my
legs were shaken. Ye that that was the moment where
(08:51):
I'm trying to cool myself down because I had to
go out the next inning. I went out very first
pitch to tay Oscar and he hits a home run.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
So I was like, oh, that's because back in Yeah,
easy to do though ta ask great half bad hitting
mile either, But yeah, could you imagine for hey got
young fella, there's two outs, Could you go get that guy?
Speaker 4 (09:09):
It's played. He's not that big a deal. It's big
go bang, go box show down. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
So with the game plan, was it obviously you guys
have talked about facing Otani at some point when you
were going in to play the Dodgers.
Speaker 4 (09:22):
Was it.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Did it come across your mind that you were just
gonna throw them all fastballs or behind the plate.
Speaker 6 (09:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (09:28):
Yeah, So my my whole game plan is I want
to trust the catchers. They they see way more of
the game than I do. And you know, there may
be certain things I'm feeling in that game, like oh,
maybe I don't have to feel for this lad or
a fastball someday. But most of the time, you know,
my job is to go out there trusting him and.
Speaker 4 (09:48):
Yer and Vic both.
Speaker 5 (09:49):
They their experienced guys, they've been doing this, and you know,
I just got to lean on them in those times.
Speaker 6 (09:56):
It's a lot of trust, especially for a young catcher
who's finding his way as well.
Speaker 5 (10:00):
Yeah, but you know that they're great to be here
for a reason, incredibly smart and you know, even even
with Ceesar Salazar, like I had spent time with him
throughout the year, he.
Speaker 4 (10:12):
Knew me probably the best and kind of knew my arsenal.
So it took a little bit with with Jiner and Vick.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
For them to kind of understand like, Okay, he wants
to attack fastball, and you know, it's just that's that's
part of the learning process as.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
You go through the year.
Speaker 6 (10:26):
You know, after a long career, you're gonna be speaking
at banquets and stuff, and the story about Otani is
gonna be one of your leads, right you know you're
gonna have to say, what was it? Like, Well, I
faced that guy, you know who he is.
Speaker 4 (10:37):
Show hey Otani.
Speaker 6 (10:38):
It's gonna make for a great story, good good chapter
one in the book.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Right man, So, just a couple of weeks away from
Pictures and Catchers were Born, are you ready to go?
Speaker 4 (10:44):
Absolutely? I'm ready to get down to where it's warm.
Speaker 5 (10:46):
I've been in Colorado, it's it's been pretty cold, but
I'm ready to get down with the boys in Florida.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Yeah, there you go.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
When are you going February eleventh? You'll be there the eleven.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Well, that's Astro's pitcher, Brian King joining us. Brian, we
appreciate your time and a best life to you.
Speaker 6 (11:00):
This season man, thank you, what a pleasure, big stuff,
thank you for having me.
Speaker 4 (11:03):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 5 (11:04):
I know it's it's been a long day for everybody,
so it means a lot that you guys.
Speaker 4 (11:07):
Are surely easy for us. Got the tough one, Yeah,
you got the talk.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Everybody appreciate, appreciate. That is the Astros pitcher Brian King
joining us. We'll go to break right here on seven
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