Gwynn & Chris On Demand
Manny Machado joins Gwynn & Chris
Welcome back to Friar Friday Tony Gwen Jr. Matt Scrady and on Friday's we typically get a Padre guess This week a Padre guess is none other than Manny Machado Manny. How are you my friend? I'm good. I'm good How you doing? I'm doing well first before we get into anything baseball wise What is it like being a brand new father? Oh, man? It's awesome. It's a lot. It's a lot. It's definitely a lot It's great, man. I mean coming up coming home after games watching him smile Oh for four four four four off feels the same. Yeah, you know feels great, and you know you even in the mornings I'm a big morning person. I used to like to sleep in and obviously that's changed But it's good waking up in the morning seeing him smile playing way in for a little before you go to the yard and Yeah, man, it's been fun now Tony had told me because I asked him like does anything change for you and your daily routine once you have a kid and Tony said no when I get home from work I'm gonna be hand my wife is going to hand me the kid now. What is your situation? Do you just get the drop off as soon as you walk in the door? No, I mean yes and no, yes and no I want to spend as much time as I can with them, you know obviously with it's it's people don't really realize I mean work on for seven eight days, and we don't really get to see him so whenever I had the opportunity to be with him you kind of just take that moment in and You know enjoy it, but yeah, no my routine has been the same You know obviously focusing on baseball is number one and and priority obviously you know But you know when I'm getting worked on at home working on his stuff. He's he's around He's on top of me sometimes I put him on there Just to spend as much time as I want because you know obviously, you know We're we're gone in a road trip and I won't see it for six days and you know stuff Yeah, it's certainly it's not something that people think about often As if to change the athletes and especially Facebook how much we're gone Let's talk a little bit about the season you you're finishing up your sixth season here as a Padre I would have to think this has been amongst the most Fun seasons you've been apart just talk about what it's been like from the beginning to this point and kind of the chemistry You guys have built yeah, man. It's been awesome obviously this year. I think COVID. I think that the closest year was that COVID year Um, you know where we're it was just us right here, you know, and uh, but this year, man It's been it's been different, you know the chemistry that we had with it with the group of guys Man, it's it's just different. I honestly don't even know how to describe it. I really don't man I mean, I think the closest that I could say is we're all pulling the same rope We're all pulling for each other. I mean you come in here I think everyone's on the top step cheering on for you know McCoy trying to get his first hit right there trying to get down the bun You know perots up there Solano. I mean, I mean one through nine one through 15 I mean we saw you come out on the steps when Lockridge got his buzz in like I need that ball Yeah, let's get the I mean we're out pulling for each other man, and it's it's fun. It's fun coming to the clubhouse every day Everyone's always happy everyone's, you know checking up on each other. We're heard. We're banged up We know what we're going through and we're just we're just in it together man I mean at the end of the day. This is this is all we got right here is this this family inside this clubhouse and You know, we're taking the next step on on being together as a team Talking to Manny Machado here for Friday 97 3 the fan and what is it about this time of year? That brings out the best baseball in you because you know early in the year you got the people on TV saying he's starting slow But you have never wavered you're always like hey, I'm Manny Machado things are gonna work out So what is it about this time of year? I mean, it's it's this year's been different obviously for me because of the surgery You know, so it's it's always it was the soft season was a little tricky for me I couldn't really have the same offices and I've always had to prepare for this time of the month But every year, I mean, I know what I put into it in the offseason how much I work how much texture I put into it that I know yeah, it's gonna be ups and downs But I'm my strength my mentality is gonna be ready for for the end of the year and you see the finish line you know, you see the finish line and You just try to empty out the gas as much as you can and just trust yourself. You know, we've we've we've had spring training We've had a bats. We've had a lot of time in the cage to work on your thing so at this point is is Just go. I mean don't think about it Just go up there swing the bat play good defense play-based running. You just be prepared and go out there and enjoy yourself and I mean I hate to say it, but I just every year I know where I'm gonna be at, you know at the end of the year I know where you know, my goals are mentally where where I want to hear how many home runs how many runs I want to drive in You know, you kind of know that goal in the back of your head And you know, you're gonna be there at the end of the year, you know, whether it's you're struggling early on like I did this year, but You just you just trust the process at the end of the day And I think that's the hardest part of of this and I'm trying to teach Jackson the same thing Just trust the process man Just trust it and you know at the end of the year you it's gonna be there It sounds cliche it really does, but it's the honest truth You just got to trust the process and you know, let's just just let it come to you The guy Manny Machado here with us on Friday and Manny you you're pretty well known around these parks where you're kind of stoic demeanor, right? We talked a little bit about Early in the season. How do you block out the noise because it's one of the things that frustrates me as a former player Listening to a lot of the noise out there. I'm a big believer in the back of a baseball card And yours is as consistent as they come How do you block out that noise when if you even hear the noise? How do you block it out and just keep doing what you do? It's tough it's tough obviously sometimes when things aren't going when things aren't going great I think it's it's the toughest it's the toughest, you know, I think this year we've we've been we've been lucky that we have A good team. We've been playing really good baseball. Not the other days. It's about winning baseball games Right when I think that when things are going well, and the team's winning. You don't really I don't care I don't care if I'm not we're winning games. I'm all right. I know where I'm gonna be at the end of the year, right? So last year was a little bit different think we had a little bit more pressure We weren't winning so many games we had so many hot streaks look cold streaks right up and down right about 500 Battling so I think you put a little bit more pressure on and you start hearing a little bit more the outside noise, but You know this year's just it's it's like I said, you know where the baseball car is gonna be You know, I'm gonna go out there. I'm gonna post every single day I'm gonna get my quality of bats anything. I was gonna get to 30 home nights, but here. I went away Which is awesome, but I mean at the end of the day It's this team's winning and I think at the that's all that matters That's all that matters and you continue to win and and provide and try to win by hitting home runs like we did the other day when by making good defensive plays or even when by getting You know taking an extra base or staying a base So you guys do a lot of so whatever we could possibly try to win I think that's the most important part and then and I think that's how you block out the noise talking to Manny Machado here for Friday 97 3 the fan and Shohio Tony made history yesterday he went 50 50 and he had six he was six or six three home runs all the all of the above What's it? What's the difference between a 40 70 season like Ronald Acuna junior had in a 50 50 season like Shohio Tony's having Man, I don't know man. They're both Let's be honest. I mean there that's that's That's incredible. I mean it's it's the differences one played one DH, right? Yeah, that's that's the biggest difference. You have Acuna going out there playing every single day playing right field go glove caliber off field You know seeing that many bases. I mean, it's hard dude I mean, I'm never hit 40 home runs so I can't tell you what that feels like But I mean I bet it feels great and you know obviously, you know, no one's I don't think anything no Tony does now. It seems to to impress people I mean he could do it all I mean pitch hit then the only thing he has left to say young which She's probably gonna try to come and do it next year But man, it's just it's great for the game. It's great for for for the sport You know, it's just it's just awesome for baseball and awesome to see I mean, I love when players do things that are you know in the in the record books Signed here six years ago after this season. It'll be six years ago Earlier last week you were able to reach the top of the list for home runs as a San Diego pod does any of this stuff like Register to you in the moment like how big of a deal that is I mean it's taken a long time for somebody to get on top of that list you've been here now almost six almost Close six years you've been able to do that. I'm sure there are gonna be other lists that you are climbing up as well How important is that to you the fact that it's with an organization that you kind of took a chance on yeah? I mean, it's honestly I'm never like it still hasn't really sunk in yeah, you know I think about it obviously I wanted to get to the number I knew what the number was even coming into the beginning season So I gotta hit 26 But you know what I mean, it's it's now you realize it I didn't know it was 50 years that I hadn't been broken. It was holding up. I mean that's that's I Mean it's just It's an honor. I mean it's special. It's a special moment You know, I think maybe you asked me in a couple years next year. Maybe I have a different answer for you and But I mean, I appreciate it. I mean, it's beautiful. It's awesome You know, hopefully I got many more here. I was talking to my wife the other day about it It's like man, I mean you look up at it, right? I have I've I made the register this one I broke the record and I looked up. I'm like man. I still got nine years left I mean and I had six I mean that I'm gonna be I'm gonna have a Padre uniform for 16 plus years 16 plus years up have a Padre uniform and I think that's just I think that's what's special for me And I think that's what's um, you know, that's what I'm gonna You know, I think that's why I'm a terrorist the most is just having one uniform for almost my entire career I think that when it's all said and done That's when people will truly truly appreciate what you've been able to accomplish I mean six years is a lot of time, but as you said 16 is a whole lot more so We appreciate you coming on and spending some time with us man terrific season to this point man, you guys are a lot of fun to watch and You got all of us behind the whole city man. Thank you. Thank you time. No problem. Thank you guys. Appreciate