Hour 4 - Stanton's Health, Spring Training, NFL Prospects & Thanksgiving Eve Game
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All right, final hour. It is the Boomer and Geo program on the fan and CBS Sports Network. Willie and Jerry in for the guys. Coming to you live from the Built Ford Tough Studio. Willie in the New York Built Ford Tough Studio. I'm in the Chicago Built Ford Tough Studio. 888-808-1019. I'm in Chicago with Rutgers, who did win last night. As they beat Minnesota, they will take on UCLA on the Fan 660 AM tonight with pregame coverage at 845. A couple of things, Willie. Just, well, really one specific thing, I suppose, before we get back into a couple of other things that we've gone over through the morning. And that is Giancarlo Stanton and the Yankees from this standpoint. By no means what John Carlos Stanton does in spring training doesn't mean anything at all.
John Carlos Stanton here is essentially, at this point in his career, you hope to get 100 games out of him. I don't even know if that number is enough, but you hope to get 100 games out of him. You hope he can stay healthy enough to compete, and you hope that he can be that postseason-dominating player prior to last season that he has been. That having been said, though... Dealing with what he's dealing with in the arms, to see him hit a baseball yesterday, twice, the way he does, it reminds you. He's had a great spring, again, for whatever it's worth. It reminds you, though, of, God, how good this guy, when he's at the top of his game, is and can be. And when you think about the years we've watched with him and Judge, at times it's been unbelievable, at times it's been underwhelming.
But man, the ceiling, even at this point in his career, is still pretty high. And I guess my question to a former athlete like yourself, or an athlete like yourself, what is it about... the grind of the baseball season do you think that keeps some guys from being able to play every day and whereas others like a Francisco Lindor is out there for 162 of them what do you think the grind on the body is you know for why it's so different for from guy to guy basically
I think it pretty much comes down to your ability to manage pain, right? Like you talk about staying last year and missed two months last season, rather the first two months of the season. And, you know, he's opted out of surgery because he realized it is what it is. This is where I am in my career. And as a ballplayer, when the older you get, the more You know, sometimes you realize, whether you realize it or not, things become fleeting from your game. It really comes down to, all right, what can I manage? What can I control in my day-to-day where I can still show up and be effective and have an impact? And I think that's where Stanton's at right now. He just realizes, like, hey, there's nothing that they can do from an operation standpoint that's going to, you know,
make me better, right? Like this is just where I'm at.
What are Giancarlo Stanton's prospects for staying healthy this season?
And if I have trouble opening a bag of chips, so be it. But I have to attack, I have to show up each and every day and do the necessary rehab and the things I need to do so I can at least have some type of impact. And it's tough. And it's tough because I think obviously when you see him hit the ball and you see the way he, what he can do, it just makes you dream. It makes you dream of what the season can be and how much he can help this ball club. But it comes down to his pain management. And right now things look up and up
Yeah, for sure. And you're right. I mean, when he gets going, it's home runs that are just majestic. And you think about him and Judge, as we've seen for the last several years, the thing about opening up the potato chip bag and the injury, and trust me, at this point in my life, I am no athlete. Matter of fact, I am big, sloppy, and messy at this point, and it has not gone well for me. You're still golfing, Jerry.
I mean, you're out there. You're moving.
So I am, and I haven't been because the stupid weather stinks, but I will be soon. But on that note, so I have the issue in my right elbow, which I think he's gotten both of them, which is what we're talking about.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:49
2
What are Giancarlo Stanton's prospects for staying healthy this season?
2:49–7:14
3
How do pain management strategies affect athlete performance?
7:14–15:24
4
What lessons can be learned from jiu-jitsu training experiences?
15:24–22:15
5
What is the significance of Vinny Pasquantino's message to Team USA?
22:15–24:43
6
How does Aaron Nola's attitude reflect team dynamics?
24:43–36:37
Speakers
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