Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Yeah, there should be some passion. This doesn't have to be boring.
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At Brad Foe or at BB isn't boring. DM me and I'll point you in the right direction. Because every time I walk down the street wearing this hat, people are like, where did I get one of those? Those are awesome. Well, sure enough, I'll tell you where you get them. So at BB isn't boring. Check it out. All right. Well, I was in Arizona. Boots on the ground in Arizona. Baseball isn't boring.
Boots on the ground. Good times there. You want to check out the podcast that we dropped for Monday morning. Zach Gallen. He's a good one. He's really, really fun to talk to in so many different ways. And by the way, he's pitching really, really well right now.
But if you want to talk about what it's like to navigate a long season, over 240 innings, if you want to talk about free agency, if you want to talk about shoe endorsements, all of it, go listen to it. It's a great, great podcast. It's a great way to start the week. And we're going to keep it coming. So I go to Arizona.
and I stay on the West Coast, and I go over to Anaheim, and that is where chief marketing officer, co-chief marketing officer, Kenley Jansen, for Baseballs and Boron, is currently employed. So I go to Anaheim, and there's Kenley, and of course, we're going to sit down, we're going to talk, we're going to catch up, we're going to talk about all kinds of things, but...
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Chapter 2: How did Kenley Jansen's performance evolve during the season?
You're kind of in between here. Yeah, I think I'm going to keep it short for a little while. Are you? Yeah. Okay. All right. It's still good. Listen.
Still look good, right?
It's just, yeah. Yeah, you got to make it look good.
Did you get to change your hat size?
Yeah. You did? Big time.
Big time.
Okay.
Tell me, like, the hat, like, so what's your hat size? You must have, like... Right now, I think I'm wearing seven, five-eighths, I think, I believe.
So what were you last year? Seven, seven-eighths. Wow! Yeah, almost eight. Almost eight? Yeah. That's Bruce Bochy.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Kenley Jansen share about Aroldis Chapman?
You're probably in Arizona.
I take priorities. And then you come here and see me. Hey, I like it though. I still feel important. I could follow around a playoff bound team like the Red Sox. But no, I'm here because I'm like, I'm not going to California without seeing Kenley Jansen. So there you go. That's awesome. I appreciate it. All right. Well, I'm going to throw you a stat. Ready? Yeah.
As we sit here right now, you have faced the exact same number of batters as last year. The exact same number. Really? And you know what? Your numbers are almost the same. Slightly better this year. Your ERA is better. Yeah. But it's kind of crazy. Like, you're a model of consistency is what I'm saying.
Oh, watch out.
that was good yeah that was a good one yeah yeah so yeah so does that surprise you that you've thrown the exact same number of hitters right now that's crazy you know i mean like i said man uh
I try to stay healthy. You know, I try to compete. You know, I love this game, man. And, you know, that's what I love to do. And, you know, I'm going to go out there. I'm not going to try to embarrass my family. I'm going to give it my max everywhere where I play. It don't matter who I play with. You know, it's just I'm going to give up my max effort, you know, try to be better.
What did I see? I remember you saying your goal was 40.
Yeah.
Is it still 40? I don't know.
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Chapter 4: How does Kenley Jansen view his own consistency as a closer?
Let's see if I'm going to put it out there. You know, because this offseason is going to be huge, you know, so I'm going to definitely put a good work in, you know, and I'm going to tell you, man, watching across the country, watching what Chapman is doing. Oh, I want to talk to you about him. It's inspired me. Is it really? It's very inspirational.
You know, it inspired me so much that, you know. I know last year my mom's health didn't work out. It's not an excuse, but I think sometimes you have to face life. And when you have your number one loved one that you have, and now she passed for the better. You know, now I'm going to dedicate this offseason for her, you know, and I'm going to dedicate it for myself also to be better.
And last time we talked, I told you how much, you know, I didn't know your mom, but she raised a great son. That's all I know. And I know that when we did the podcast, I think the spring training was right before she passed. But I know how much, like when you were saying, how much her memory means to you every single time you take the field. Every time, yes.
But I do want to ask you about what you said is interesting about Chad. Because sometimes you're going through a career, you're going through a career, you're going through a career. And it's weird how sometimes some things just hits. And for you... I believe it when you say, like, he's an inspiration. For sure. You're an inspiration to him, too.
But to have somebody to say, okay, you're doing it, I'm doing it, how are you doing it, how am I doing it?
I mean, just think about it, man. This man went through the lowest of the lowest of his career, probably. And for him to not quit, you know, and come back... You know, he went to World Series with Texas and, you know, go to the Pittsburgh last year and keep finding his rhythm. You know, get in the camp this year with Boston, fighting for that role, win that job and do that.
You know, we're the same age. You know, that's very inspiring, man. I mean... He turned his whole career around. He evolved. He evolved, yeah. The slider now is better.
Throwing strikes.
His fastball has more rise, I feel like, and more movement.
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Chapter 5: What challenges does Kenley face this season?
Honestly, when he signed, I was like, eh. You know? But now you see, as we sit here, 50 straight hitters he hasn't given up a hit. And so when you can walk side by side with someone your same age, you're doing well. He's doing well. Okay. Like, if he was sitting here right now, you'd be like, okay, let's go. Let's do it.
45. Let's go. Yeah, for sure. I mean, like I say, man, you know, whatever he find out, And the last offseason, whatever he did, that works, you know. So, I know he's a hard worker. I don't talk to him as much, you know. But I know we have the same agents.
And, you know, like, you know, I remember my agent asked me some questions about, you know, like, you know, especially me went and talked to, you know, a therapist and all that stuff. He was looking into that at that time, you know. You know, like I said, man, he's not a quitter, man. He's a warrior. And he just go out and show you why he's probably going to be one of the best lefties. Yeah.
Whoever doing it. And late in the game, him and Wagner is going to be... Those two that you're probably not going to see in a while again. I don't know. Maybe Josh Hader's still healthy.
Yeah.
You know, he could do it also, too.
But, you know, it's very, very... Well, you said, like, I mean it when you just gave an example of how you were an inspiration to him. Yeah. Right? And there were... Whether it was him or whether it was the agent or whatever it was, it's like, okay, Kenley's doing this.
How do we do this? Yeah, exactly. I mean, listen, man, this game, if we're going to play it this long, like me and him is doing it, it's going to be rough times sometimes, you know? And somebody go, you know, to a low, low. Someone, like, experience it a little bit mild, you know, and... To me, how he experienced it, you know, like how he ended up with the Yankees and things went down.
And then he had to try to find a job. And, you know, he didn't quit, man. He didn't quit. You know, signed with Kansas City, you know, then traded to Texas. You know, he figured things out. And then last year, he had a slow start. Then he figured things out. And then this year is probably, you know, historic that nobody... No, I mean, right now what he's doing, no one's done. No one's done.
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Chapter 6: How does Kenley Jansen balance personal life and professional commitments?
So to me, like I say, man, that's the thing that motivates you that... You know, you want to stay hungry. You want to be hungry. Because if he could do that, you know, we are as talented like we are. And, you know, what he could do, you know, I feel like I could do what I could do. He felt like he could do. So it motivates you to keep pushing forward.
And like I said, man, it's going to come down. how much you still love this game. Yeah. And how much you can beat Daddy Duty. So that's how I feel like it's going to be for me. You love the game, how's Daddy Duty? Yeah, exactly. You know, sometimes you become a dad, you know, like, yes. But of course, you know, for me, I'm going to focus and do this for my kids. Yeah, yeah.
And I want them to see, as they grow, to see, you know, what this is about. And, you know, so... Yeah, man. I'm going to put some work in this offseason, for sure.
Well, enough of Chapman. Let's talk about your excellence. I'm here to build you up. I'm your hype man. Yeah, let's go. Yeah. So, as I said, you're having another really, really good year. Yeah. Did you know, and I know, like, as I think we talked earlier in the year with your mom, it's tough. You're balancing the grief of your mom, and then you have a new team and everything else.
But as we sit here right now, you're still the same guy. Like, you're still the same guy. Did you feel, if I told you this, like, in March, that you'd be sitting here and I'd be saying, listen, you're... Basically the same numbers. Would you say, would that surprise you? Or would you be like, no, I feel good. Everything's going to work out.
You know, when you say that, with me, with my career, I always feel like I could be better. Yeah. You know, so it's not about, like, when I hear that, that's awesome. It shows the consistency of it, but... There's some things in me that it's always like, I feel like I could be better than who I am. And you're not going to give it up. Like, you're not going to give up.
Like, even that you still feel like you didn't accomplish it, you're still searching and trying to be a better version and the best version of yourself. So, you know, sometimes it's like chasing something that you don't know what it is, but sometimes it's just... It's a motivation for you to, you know, I think I could be better.
And I feel like as long as I'm going to play this game, I'm going to feel always that way. What are you better at now than you maybe were even a couple of years ago? Experience, for sure, that, you know...
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Chapter 7: What are Kenley Jansen's thoughts on free agency and team dynamics?
um, beforehand that, you know, I'm not going nowhere. Oh, okay. All right. So that must have been feel good for you. Yeah, that feels great. And like I say, I think it's time for the young guys also to give that taste to compete for something, right?
Like, you know, last few years, if you see the history of this team, like they always trade people and, you know, you basically throw in the white towel and give up, give up the last two months. So I think it was a search of compete, you know, and, um, I know we are far off right now that, you know, you never know what can happen, but we're far off.
But it's a great learning experience for all the young guys for, you know, it's about, you know, next year, if you know how we're going to be, how we're going to look and if they still want me around, you know. Yeah, they should. Yeah, so we'll see how it goes.
Especially after listening to this, because I'm a dream maker.
Yeah, we'll see how it goes. At the end, they're still a free agent. Free agency, anything can go. You never know. Other teams might jump on you that you don't know. That's a part of the business. But for me to care about my teammates, I'm definitely going to care about this organization. I want them to do well. I want them to turn it around and be a better organization.
Did you watch the Netflix thing? No.
Okay, give me that.
yeah yeah yeah you aren't in it no very much you didn't sign the waiver yeah i'll sign the waiver that's it no you did sign the way where you didn't sign the way i think i did oh yeah but you said no thanks yeah no thanks okay all right but does it seem like like last last year i said you said as we sit here people forget i don't forget like how good you were like you were good and it was and that was the second year in boston and and
I mean it's just it was like to sit here after signing having that press conference in Boston where you sign a deal and now we're sitting here like I would make the argument that you're as good if not better than that day when you came from Atlanta right yeah for sure yeah for sure you know I mean unfortunately man you know things went different you know um
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Chapter 8: What personal anecdotes does Kenley share about his career journey?
I know.
I saw him hit many times when I was with the Dodgers playing the Cardinals. And he come out there and hit BP. He got something. No, I know.
But you know what? You know what he also has? A lot of security. Because I take one step and people are like, what are you doing?
I don't think you understand. The good thing is, I know, you probably have that, but... For me, I never had that experience. And then, also, I met him at Mookie's wedding. That's right. You know, so, yeah. So, definitely no security over there. Man. It was dope.
Joe Kelly and Nelly, all at the same wedding. All at the same wedding. There you go. That must have been a good wedding.
None of them had security.
Love you, Joe. Well, I'm a security. You're his chief marketing officer. So I don't think I've asked you this because you know about the tattoo thing, right? Did I show you the tattoo? No. What?
No, you didn't show me the tattoo.
So where Joe, I said to Joe, and everyone listening, I've told this story 50 million times. I don't care. Chief marketing officer has to hear it. I said, Joe, if you win the World Series, will you get a baseballs and boring tattoo? And he said, yeah, but only if Mr. Cartoon doesn't. You know, Mr. Cartoon's an L.A. guy. He's like, only does Beyonce and Eminem and whoever. So they win.
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