Media Day Volume 2: NoiseNationTV

Special thanks to Cheryl for the camera work.  She did a pretty good job keeping me off screen, which is important for the safety of all involved.  Also, I swear I don’t sound like that, but that’s what everyone says.  Darn.  Maybe I’ll take up smoking…

Worry not, though.  I’ve got a good day job so this is all just for fun:

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First, we spoke with Ethan Martin about the title “Best Hair on the Team,” which was vacated when Michael Schwimer was traded:

He also shared that he’ll be pitching three innings in tonight’s exhibition with Reading.  He didn’t say he’d be the starter…

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Next, a few words with Jon Pettibone, who will start on Friday:

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I had that seen BJ Rosenberg had had some arm difficulty early in spring training, but was happy to read that he would be “stretched out” to become a starter with the IronPigs.  I asked him about it:

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A few words about wind, with Jake Diekman:

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I was a little nervous about speaking with Pete Orr.  Not that I’ve heard anything bad about him, but as one of the last to come down from Philly, I didn’t know if he’d be too thrilled with starting the year at AAA.  The truth is, he couldn’t have been nicer.  Cheryl even got him talking about the WBC brawl with Mexico:

And a few questions from me about his role on the team, leadership, and…housing?!?

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The Josh Fields Story.  It’s been told before here on these pages.  And Dan tells it much better.  I think Decal wrote about it too.  It’s the thing of Coca Cola Park legend at this point.  Heck, I should have let Josh tell it:

and some stuff about wine.  Don’t ever get me talking about wine, crimony:

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A few words with JMitch.  I had read about the injury, and there had been some speculation that the injury at the end of 2011 had impacted his performance last season.  He’s a former top-10 prospect from the A’s system.  He sounds like he’s ready to go.  I think we’re going to like this guy:

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A few words about minor league history, and bullpen roles, with Zach Miner:

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Asking GM Kurt Landes the tough questions…and I broke my promise not to talk about urinals…

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It might not be the best, but I gotta say it was a blast.  Special thanks to Matt Provence and his staff for including us in Media Day 2013!

Let’s Go Pigs!

 

@Kram209