Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast

Bret Boone Talks Winning Streaks

Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone makes his weekly appearance with Ben & Woods! Listen here as Bret talks about if he was ever nervous before games, this impressive (and historic) run that the Padres have been on since the All-Star break and how that compares with Boonie's 2001 Mariners team, and MUCH more!

Duration:: 18m
Broadcast on:: 14 Aug 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

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With offline maps and on trail navigation, download the free app today and make the most of your summer with all trails. [music] We're joined right now by Odyssey MLB and Center Brett Boon. Insider calls are presented by Granger with supplies and solutions for every industry. Granger has the right product for you. Call clickgranger.com or just stop by. Brett, also the host of the Brett Boon podcast, featuring the most notable names in MLB and around sports every week. And Brett, I will start with this topic that we had earlier in the show. Did you ever get so nervous like before a game that you threw up? No. No, we didn't think so. I didn't do so. I have a beer, my beer, but never throw up. We were watching Hunter Green last night. I believe it's the second time that he's taken the mound, grabbed the ball and just vomited. You know, the nerves, and not nerves, I would imagine. It's just adrenaline, right? Adrenaline, maybe a little anxiety. That's, isn't that nerves? I guess that's nerves combined together. That's true. I think it is. Yeah, I think it's something. You know, I think I had a teammate that used to do that. And it, I didn't think differently of him. I just thought, man, his body works in a weird way. I mean, I'm not going to say I was never, never, the subject of nerves, of course, of course, butterflies. I remember, you know, my first, when I went to the World Series and I think it was game three at the Old Yankee Stadium, you know, I went out before the game to get my sprints in like I did every single day my entire life and it had been the Yankee Stadium 20 times and it was something was different though. It was game three. I looked around and something came over me. It wasn't a throw up come over me, but it was something different. So yeah, I think we all just handle whatever it is, the nerves, the butterflies, the anxiety, whatever it is. I think we all have on a different way. Obviously he likes to throw up. I don't know if he likes it, but that's what he does. Yeah, I don't know if he actually enjoys it. But yeah, I just think it's something. He probably laughs about it like I can't control. It's just how my body just gets rid of the eggs. That's amazing. Like I said, I don't, I don't think any differently up yet. No, we all handle it. We all handle it in our own way. Yeah, he's been really, by the way, by the way, did I hear you guys were giving out Deaf Leppard tickets? I'd like to put my name on the list. I as an Odyssey employee, I don't know if you can, but we can certainly ask the boss of the powers of the beat. I could drop the label for the first. He's quitting. That's how bad you want to see Deaf Leppard. You're going to win the tickets. I love Deaf Leppard. I got to see him and they put me on the stage for the concert in Seattle back when I was playing. They're still this day, my all-time. They're my all-time guys. I love them. What's your favorite song? Good guys. Oh, I couldn't even pick one, but I'm going to go back to before pyrometia. I'm going to go with high and dry. Dry. Dry. Not pour some sugar on me. Yes, but no, no, the new stuff's fine. But I'm a high and dry guy. Me too. No, I could put that album on. It just brings me back to seventh grade, getting ready for the dance. Nothing like it. That one and pyrometia for me. Did you throw up before the dance in seventh grade? No, he did not throw up before the dance. Brett Boone, dude. When you played as far as like nerves and stuff go, you're playing infield. Nothing better than getting the first pitch of the game, just six hopper right at you. And then it's done. It's over with. You know, waiting for that first one for me, as long as I played, getting that first one out of the way of the utmost importance, get the first one, make it clean and call it a day. I'll tell you, there's certain points in every season that there's those butterflies and then the rest of them, they all run together and, you know, the Tuesday night in July, I could care less. No, it's just this is business as usual. That's what I do. But there's certain points in every season. I don't care how much experience I had down to my last year in baseball. And there's certain points. On a great year, you'll get nervous six times. So always the first about of spring training always didn't matter if I was a 14 year veteran, didn't matter if my rookie year that first at bat in spring training. And it is a hill of beans. It doesn't matter. Nobody cares. Nobody's going to see it. But for my own well-being, I cannot embarrass myself to the first at bat. I don't want to chase a break ball of foot off the plate and start my season off that way. So as long as I just had an okay at bat, I don't care if I get a hit, just put it in play. Don't strike out. So that once I get over that, I'm fine. The rest of spring is a walk in the park opening day. If you're fortunate enough having a great year, you go to the All-Star game, that first at bat in the All-Star game, you just want to get through it. You don't care if you want to get a hit. I always want to get a hit. Sure. I'm playing whip-up ball in the backyard. I want to get a hit. But I just don't, I want to save face. And then if your team is good enough to get to the post season, always that first at bat in the post, just get it off on the right note. Because after that, it's easy. Opening day, it's just get through opening day. And then the season really starts on game too. You just want to get through opening day. So those are the points in every season. And like I said, it didn't matter if it was my first year or my last year, I always had those butterflies in those situations. Because believe it or not, that's what players, that's our biggest, biggest fears embarrassing ourselves. I used to tell Trevor that with that stupid change up each room. I said, I don't care if you get me out. I want to get a hit. But I'm not going to swing and miss that stupid change up by our foot. And, you know, turns out most of my career at bats against Trevor started with a fastball away foreseamer just on a tee. Because I was so worried about the change up. I took it. So anyway, that's what players were. All you guys went behind the curtain, that's what players really care about is don't embarrass yourself. It's funny too, because Mookie Betts just came off the aisle. His first day beat, he embarrassed himself. He waved the pitch and fell over. And the whole thing and everyone's going, I was smart enough, Brad. I've learned many, many years doing this. You don't run your mouth till the game's over. I was a lot of pottery fans going, Uh huh. Welcome back, Mookie. Well, next day, B comes up and hits an absolute tank. And I just thought to myself, that's that's how you redeem yourself. It's it is good to hear that these pro baseball players, they make money, they're sharp, you know, they're cool as hell. Everybody looks up to them. Yeah, man, they're, they get as nervous as the rest of us out there. The other question. Oh, yeah. We're as vulnerable. We're as vulnerable as insecure as anybody, you know, you know, we have that tough, tough exterior and look how cool we are. And that's why they're inside. You're going, do I still got a human? Yeah, we have all the we have all those insecurities that everybody else. The other question is in all your years of team travel and hotels. Did you ever have a paranormal encounter on the road? No, no, no go stories. I'll tell you, I've done a few shows recently and I hear the big topic is the puffister. Yes, yeah, it is the puffister. It's not the fister with that. It's just absolutely one of my favorite places. It's probably the worst hotel on that big league surface and for the most part, you know, we all, all the teams, you know, there's some, there's, there's some changes. But for the most part, we all kind of stay whatever cities we go to. Most of the teams kind of stay in the same place. Now, when I was playing with the Mariners, we'd stayed a different place when we went to Dallas than maybe because of the relationship with the organization or whatever. But for the most part, we kind of stay in the same Hilton, the same Hyatt. So we all have stories and the fister was always kind of everybody would laugh. Oh, that was the fister because it's, it's supposed to be haunted. I never saw anything there. And now I'm not a disbeliever in it. I'm a believer in those evil spirits. Hopefully, I'd never see one. But no, I never ran into any props. But I've heard a lot of stories that people this season Instacart has your back to school. 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With offline maps and on trail navigation, download the free app today and make the most of your summer with all trails. Man, we talked last week talking to Brett Boon here on Ben & Woods this morning. So I had a little panic moment last night, Boonie, and I thought of you. So I've got fantasy baseball team and George Kirby is on my fantasy team Mariners. You really, really good picture. And I went to check my lineup and I went, Oh, you idiot. I forgot to start him last night. Oh, my God. I didn't, I didn't put him in, gave up like 11 earned runs, but I was watching the M's over the weekend. And it was pretty to see what a rose arena has brought to that team has been pretty incredible, man. He he has changed kind of and then watching Cal Raleigh and those guys. I know we talked Padres, we talked Mariners too, but to see what a rose arena is, I think that was a really, really elite pickup for them. I think, you know, as far as the trade deadline go, I think the Padres made huge moves because they both are that bullpen and now arguably the best bullpen to get to Suarez. But I look at the Mariners too, they were in my top, you know, I made a ranking of who I think did the best. There were no blockbuster deals, as everybody knows, because none of the big time stars were available really. But there were a lot of low key, low key additions. I think the Padres did really well, but I think the Mariners did really well too. And it's not necessarily, they didn't get me MVPs. They didn't get any Hall of Fame closers, but I'll tell you, they made some sneaky moves. They got Garcia from Toronto, which replaces the Matt Brash, who went down with Tommy John. And there's really been a hole in that bullpen. I think he filled that. You mentioned a rose arena. He's probably having his worst year in his big league career, but he's got a lot of experience. He's got a flair for the dramatic in the postseason. He's been there, done that. He's actually swinging a lot better than he did in the first two, three months. I mean, he was hitting 165. Yeah, he's definitely on the recovery there. But I think as much as, you know, I've been through this now about three, four years, I've kind of come to the other side. You know, when I first started doing this, I'd look at the moderate player in the celebrations. And I would just kind of, it was an high role, like, am I really watching this? But I kind of, I've gotten to the point where I'm so used to it now, it's not an I role anymore. It's, hey, this is the way the game is these days. What I think a rose arena brings to that mariner team is a personality that can rival Julio Rodriguez. Yeah. And Julio is obviously their young 23 year old star that's really not having a good year. He's been on the aisle for a while. It just came back. I think a rose arena veteran guy like that with a big personality kind of in a way challenges Julio and kind of likes a little bit of a fire that, you know, who could out personality one another. So I think that's going to be a good thing for him. I also think that Justin Turner thing is huge from a club. Yeah, you love the turner move. You love the turner. Oh, I love it. He's a JT, JD Martinez type type guy. And he's a guy that just has a presence well respected in the game. 39 years old, been on a lot of great teams with the LA Dodgers. And I just think he's another great presence. So low key moves, but nevertheless, I think really effective. And for the mariners to do it, Julio's got to get going. At some point, Cal Raleigh's been the guy. You know, he's hitting low average, but he's high power. Great, great backstop for that mariner team really handles that pitching staff. And, you know, for my money, the best pitching staff going through five and baseball really handles them well. But they're going to need, they're going to need, Robles has also been a nice addition coming over from the Watson Nationals. He does a really nice job for him. Crawford's still out on the aisle. They're short stopped. They need him back. But if all the pieces fall into place with that pitching staff, Seattle, like the San Diego Padres, if they get a seat at the table, they can do some damage in the postseason. It'll be interesting to watch. Talking to Brett Boone, insider calls brought to you by Granger and Brett Padres have won for the first time in franchise history, 18 of 21 games. And I went back a little bit. I figured, I figured you'd gone through this, and you did in 2001. The Mariners won 15 straight and 20 of 22 late May, early June. And I, what do you remember about that? About a team being as locked in as you guys were then, as the Padres seem to be right now. Well, that was a mediocre month for us. We're used to winning 24th now. I'm kidding. That 2001 seat, it was different. We've talked about it before. It was a magic carpet ride. It was like nothing I ever have been through in my professional career. To that point, I was on some great teams in Cincinnati in '94, '95, a great Braves team in 1999. We won 100, and I forget we won 100, three out of four. But that's the Seattle team, one in one 16. It's like we never lost. And it's just a great feeling. For the Padres to rattle this off, you know, when they're their biggest star, if we talk teases down, and with not having a must go, not having a garbage, it's pretty remarkable. And I think this team's really coming together. They're at top at all the all the offensive categories in the national league or near the top. This is just a really good team. And you mentioned, and I heard you guys talking about the additions you made at the Ulster, or at the trading deadline. It really bolts through that bullpen. And I think in today's game, 2024, I think that big time bullpen plays really big in the postseason. So the Padres showed that up. You got Musgrove back. He pitched four to, I think, four and a third the other day. He had no runs. I saw I saw him getting interviewed last night in the Padres, went over Pittsburgh the second one. And he had really good things to say. And it didn't, you know, it kind of confidently saying, hey, I feel I felt great. It's great to be back. There was no indecisiveness in his voice. So it's paramount, I think, for the Padres to have Musgrove at the top of that rotation. He's been kind of the rock in the last three or four years in San Diego. And to have him back into feeling healthy, you know, he didn't have any, he wasn't wavering like, oh, it felt kind of good. No, he said it feels good now, I'm ready to go. So that's that's huge. They've won nine of 10, along with the 18 and three. Man, they're knocking on the door to the LA Dodgers. Three and a half back. The problem is right now, LA's not losing either. They won five straight diamondbacks have won nine of 10. So they're really not making as much hay as they should be with this run, but they put themselves in real good position to go to the postseason. And as we know, it's not about, you always want to win the division. You always want to raise that flag that you won the division. But in today's game, it's just not that important. No, get there. This Padres team is really good. And they're, they're making a big case. They're going to, they're going to have a chance. We are at a time. Thank you. I love you. Appreciate it. And I'll share a little fact to it about that 15 and winning streak for the Mariners on the other end. 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