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Bradfo

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Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

I don't know.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

So along those lines, you look at a guy like Nolan McClain, you look at a guy like, um, Trey Savage, like for you, you must look at us.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

Okay.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

There's lessons to be learned here.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

And maybe the lesson is simply this.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

it comes back to one of the philosophies I've heard you say is like, throw the, throw it in the zone, throw, throw your nasty stuff in the zone.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

Right.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

And trust that it's going to be good enough.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

I don't want to put words in your mouth, but when we look at these examples and those are two pretty good examples, is, is it, is it that it, is that it?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

You mentioned that outing, and I know that Andrew Bailey was the front line of communication, but I would imagine you worked with Peyton a lot as well, and you mentioned that outing.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

It's a great example, man.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

It's a great example because Tori Lavello told me before, it's like, hey, listen, we're sitting on the fastball.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

Like we're sitting on the fastball.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

And then later it was like we were cranking up the traject machine to 100 because even though the guy doesn't throw 100, his extension's like he throws 100.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

And by the way, we're sitting on the fastball.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

So what was sort of like when you go through – and I know that Jonah Tong had sort of some ups and downs as well.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

I mean, you'll dive into that, I'm sure.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

But after you have success and then you have that hiccup, what's your –

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

experience of communicating with these guys?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
A Sit-Down With New Mets Pitching Coach Justin Willard

You know, you mentioned Jonah.