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>>JIM: 6 TO 7 YEARS AGO, MY SON AND I MADE A PACT THAT WE WOULD
HAVE A WEEKLY TELEVISION SHOW, HIM AND I.
AND WE HAD THIS COMPACT THAT WE WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE.
HIM AND I. BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, THIS WEEK,
HE HAS WAVED GOOD-BYE. HE HAS GONE TO THE CONTINENT.
HE'S GOING TO WORK FOR ESPN. HE'S GOING TO BE ON NATIONAL
CABLE TELEVISION, AND HE HAS LEFT ME ALONE.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE DEFEATED.
I'VE CALLED PAL ELDREDGE. AND WE'LL DO THE SHOW.
AND IT WILL WORK OUT FINE. >>JIM: HELLO AGAIN, EVERYBODY.
I'M JIM LEAHEY. AND JOINING ME THIS WEEK IS PAL
ELDREDGE, MY PAL, PAL. AND WE DO BASEBALL TOGETHER.
RAINBOW BASEBALL, AND WE HAVE DONE SO FOR 30 YEARS.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 30 YEARS, THAT'S A MORTGAGE.
AND WE WORKED TOGETHER THAT LONG.
HAVE WE DISAGREED OVER THE YEAR, OH, YES.
BUT WE REMEMBER THE GAMES AND WE ARE STAUNCH FRIENDS.
AND WELCOME TO THE SHOW. THANKS FOR ANSWERING THE CALL.
>> PAL: AT LAST FOR HAVING ME. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD FOR KANOA WHO
IS BIG TIMING YOU BY BEING UP IN CALIFORNIA.
GOOD TO BE HERE. >>JIM: HE'S GOING TO DO THE
ST.~MARY'S-BYU GAME ON ESPN. AND HE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK.
>> PAL: HOPEFULLY. >>JIM: THE PACK IS STILL THERE.
SAM SPANGLER IS GOING TO BE THE GUEST.
SAM PITCHED FORTUNATE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND NOT ONLY THAT,
HE'S A GOOD RELIEVER. >> PAL: LEFT HANDED.
>>JIM: NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HE'LL TALK ABOUT HIS VIEWPOINTS ON THE
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BASEBALL TEAM.
JUST EXACTLY WHAT HE THINKS OF THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE 0-4, BUT
THERE IS HOPE AFTER LOSING FOUR STRAIGHT TO OREGON.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S HOPE? >> PAL: OF COURSE THERE'S HOPE.
I DON'T REALLY THINK ANYBODY -- THE JURY CANNOT BE IN ON WHAT
THE TEAM'S GOING TO BE LIKE WHEN YOU PLAY A TEAM LIKE OREGON, WHO
COULD BE -- IN FACT, I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S THE BEST TEAM THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO SEE ALL YEAR. OREGON WAS ONE HECK OF A TEAM.
IN ALL FACETS OF THE GAME, OREGON WAS OUTSTANDING.
OKAY, SO IT'S HARD FOR THEM -- FOR US TO SAY THIS IS A GOOD
TEAM OR BAD TEAM -- MEANING HAWAII.
BECAUSE OREGON WAS SO GOOD. RICE COMES IN.
TRADITIONALLY THEY'RE A SOLID TEAM.
EVEN AFTER THIS WEEKEND I'M NOT SURE WE CAN SAY THIS.
DOWN THE LINE, THEY HAVE A FEW MORE GAMES UNDER THEIR BELTS,
THEY CAN MAKE SOME DECISION OR COMMENTS ON WHAT WE THINK ABOUT
THE TEAM. >>JIM: WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT
THIS WHEN SAM SPANGLER COMES IN. BUT LET'S START OFF WITH THE
NICKNAME, THE RAINBOWS AND NONRAINBOWS AND JUST EXACTLY
WHAT KIND OF DECISION BEN JAY, THE NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MADE.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT? BECAUSE I DON'T.
I WANT RAINBOWS. >> PAL: I DON'T EITHER.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS YEARS. THE ONLY TEAMS -- SCHOOLS IN THE
COUNTRY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ CHANGED
THEIR NAME. THEY PUT IT UP TO THE STUDENT
BODY AND THEY CAME UP WITH BANANA SLUGS.
AND STANFORD INDIANS BECAME STANFORD CARDINALS.
BUT THAT'S MORE POLITICALLY CORRECT IS THE REASON THEY
CHANGE. I LOOK AT THE REST OF SCHOOLS IN
AMERICA, AND NEBRASKA DIDN'T CHANGE THEIR NAME.
>>JIM: MARQUETTE MARKET DID. THEY WENT FROM WARRIORS TO
GOLDEN EAGLES. >> PAL: DID THEY?
AND GEORGIA TECH HAS A COUPLE OF NICKNAMES, BUT I JOUST -- JUST
DON'T KNOW WHY IT NEEDED TO CHANGE.
JUNE COMES IN HERE AND THE COLORS ARE DIFFERENT.
AND THE NICKNAME BECOMES WARRIORS.
I GUESS IT'S MORE MANLY. >>JIM: AND IT'S EASIER SELL
BLACK T-SHIRTS. THAT'S WHY HE DID IT.
HE WAS ABLE -- I HAVE NEVER SEEN A COACH COME IN TO A UNIVERSITY
THAT HAS A LEGACY, A HISTORY, AND CHANGE THE COLORS.
HE CHANGED THE COLORS TO BLACK AND SILVER AND WHITE AND GREEN.
AND WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ALL OF THE RELEASES OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF HAWAII, THE OFFICIAL COLORS BECAME BLACK AND SILVER AND
WHITE AND GREEN. ONE GOOD THING THE ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR SAID, NAH, NO MORE BLACK AND SILVER.
IT IS WHITE AND GREEN. BUT TO TAKE AWAY THE RAINBOWS,
EXCEPT FOR WOMEN'S SPORTS, I THINK, IS ILL-ADVISED.
>> PAL: I MENTIONED THIS WEEK IN OUR TELECAST I THINK IT OUT TO
BE RAINBOWS FOR EVERYBODY. YOU DON'T CALL THE GUYS'
BASKETBALL TEAM THE RAINBOW KANE.
THAT'S TRADITION. THAT'S THE WAY IT'S BEEN.
THAT'S GOOD. AT LEAST IT SHOULD BE RAINBOWS,
RAINBOW WAHINE, AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S HOW I THINK IT OUGHT TO
BE THE WAY IT USED TO BE. IT'S NOT BECAUSE -- WE'RE KIND
OF OLD SCHOOL GUYS. >>JIM: WE ARE.
>> PAL: I JUST DON'T SEE THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE.
I DO LIKE DIRECTOR JAY CREDIT FOR MAKING A STAND.
HE CAME OUT AND MADE A STAND AND SAID THIS IS THE WAY IT'S GOING
TO BE. WE DON'T LIKE IT BUT, HEY,
THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE. BUT I GUARANTEES -- GUARANTEE
YOU NEXT YEAR, WHEN WE GET ON THE YEAR -- AND YOU'RE GOING TO
BE ON EARLIER THAN THAT, GUARANTEE YOU'RE GOING TO SAY
RAINBOW SOMETHING. GUARANTEE I AM, TOO.
THE BOWS AND THE SECOND -- I MEAN THE WARRIORS IN THE SECOND
INNING. >>JIM: I COME FROM A LONG TIME
AGO, MY UNCLE CLARENCE LEWIS, WHO'S REAL NAME IS LOUIS.
BUT HE PLAYED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOOTBALL TEAM IN 1934.
THEY WERE THE RAINBOWS. AND THAT'S WHERE I COME FROM.
COMING TO WORK TODAY TO PBS, I SAW A RAINBOW.
A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW. SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT TOUCH
BUT YOU CAN FEEL. SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT
MANUFACTURE NATURALLY ON THAT SCALE, BUT YOU KNOW IT'S BEAUTY.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL NICKNAME.
NOW, TO SAY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE CHANGED TO WARRIORS, I THINK
THAT HE MADE THE DECISION TOO EARLY.
YOU KNOW, BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE
ON JULY 1ST, BUT WE WILL MAKE THE MISTAKE.
>> PAL: I'M GOING TO PULL A RUBIO ON YOU.
>>JIM: SENATOR RUBIO FROM FLORIDA, YEAH.
>> PAL: YEAH. WELL, WE GO BACK, THEY WERE THE
DEANS. THEN THE RAINBOWS.
I REPEAT MYSELF, I DON'T SEE THE REASON WHY.
I LIKE RAINBOWS. >>JIM: YEAH, I LIKE RAINBOWS AND
IT'S A MAGNIFICENT NICKNAME, AND YOU CANNOT, NO MATTER HOW HARD
YOU TRY, MANUFACTURE A MASCOT. IT'S TOO BIG, IT'S TOO
WONDERFUL. >> PAL: YOU CAN USE ALL THE
COLORS TOO. >>JIM: THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S GO TO THE WAHINE BASKETBALL.
KARAITIANA, IN OVERTIME IS IN THE CORNER.
IT'S DOWN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. SHE PUTS UP A THREE.
SHE HITS IT. MAGNIFICENT ENDING TO THAT GAME.
AND WHAT IT DID, IT TOOK A TEAM CONSIDERED JUST IN THE LEAGUE.
THEY WEREN'T CONSIDERED TO BE VERY GOOD.
AND THIS NEW TEAM NOW IS TIED FOR FIRST PLACE.
I FIND THAT TERRIFIC. >> PAL: I DO.
>>JIM: THE WAY THEY'VE DONE IT. THEY'VE HAD SOME GREAT PLAYERS.
SHAWNA KUEHU, WHO HAS COME BACK IN MYRIAD INJURIES SHE HAS A
REAL WAY OF PLAYING. SHE GLIDES ACROSS THE FLOOR.
>> PAL: SHE DOES. >>JIM: AND HER SHOTS ARE
MAGNIFICENT TO LOOK AT BECAUSE THEY'RE RELEASED WITH SUCH
AUTHORITY. >> PAL: YEAH.
>>JIM: AND THEY SEEM TO GO THROUGH THE NET SPECTACULARLY.
AND THERE IS KAMILAH MARTIN. KAMILAH MARTIN UNDERNEATH, IT'S
ALMOST MAGICAL. THEY TRY TO BUILD A HOUSE AROUND
HER. THEY TRY TO PREVENT HER FROM
PUTTING UP A SHOT, AND YET THERE IT IS.
IT'S AN AMAZING TEAM. >> PAL: I WAS AT THE BASEBALL
GAME AND I LEFT EARLY SO I COULD GO HOME WATCH YOU AND LORI ON
THE BASKETBALL GAME. I THINK SAW THE LAST FOURTH OF
THE GAME AND LISTENED TO THE RADIO, TOO.
TO PUT UP A THREE-POINT SHOT AS THE SHOT OF THE GAME, THAT'S
GUTSY TO DO. AND THAT WAS A HECK OF A SHOT.
>>JIM: SO LAURA BEEMAN, COACH OF THE YEAR?
>> PAL: HOW CAN SHE NOT BE? WHEN YOU'RE THE HEAD COACH AND
SET A DIRECTION FOR THE PROGRAM, AND YOU GET EVERYBODY TO FOLLOW
YOU, FOLLOW ME, GUYS, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
THEY'VE BOUGHT IN. THE NEW TERM, BUYING IN, THAT'S
WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
>>JIM: I AGREE WITH THAT. THEY HAVE FIVE GAMES.
TWO ON THE CONTINENT AND THREE AT HOME TO FINISH THE REGULAR
SEASON. THERE'S A CHANCE TO HAVE A
DOUBLE BUY GOING INTO THE TOURNAMENT.
THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT STARTS AT UCI OR UC
IRVINE. AND IF YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL THERE,
YOU WILL GO IN TO THE HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM.
THAT'S THE BIG TIME ARENA. AND THE MEN WILL BE UNDER THE
SAME KIND OF STRUCTURE FOR THAT PARTICULAR POST SEASON
TOURNAMENT. IF HAWAII CAN GET TO DOUBLE BUY,
I MEAN THEY'RE IN THE SEMIFINALS.
>> PAL: THAT'S QUITE A THING. I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF A
DOUBLE BUY. AND I DON'T KNOW OF A COACH IN
AMERICA THAT WOULD WANT A DOUBLE BYE.
>>JIM: I WONDER WHO THOUGHT THAT UP.
>> PAL: I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A DOUBLE BUY.
HOW DO THEY DO THAT? WITH EIGHT-TEAM TOURNAMENTS?
OTHER GUYS GO AT IT. >>JIM: THE DOUBLE BUY HAD TO BE
THE IDEA OF SOMEBODY. HEY, LET'S HAVE A DOUBLE BUY.
>> PAL: WHEN YOU TEAM IS GOOD, YOU MAY DO THAT.
IF YOUR TEAM IS JUNK, MAYBE NOT. OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
GOOD FOR THEM. >>JIM: BECAUSE THEY BEAT A VERY
GOOD PACIFIC TEAM. >> PAL: YEAH.
I THINK TOO MANY UNCONTESTED LAYUPS FROM WHAT I SAW.
TOO MANY PEOPLE. >>JIM: THEY HAD ON-RAMPS TO THE
FREEWAY RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. PACIFIC IS GOING TO BE GOOD.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR ANYBODY TO HAWAII
TO WIN ON THE ROAD. HAWAII IS THE MOST ISOLATED
UNIVERSITY IN THE COUNTRY. THE MOST ISOLATED ATHLETIC
DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY. TO BE SUCCESSFUL, I THINK LAURA
BEEMAN SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC COACH OF THE YEAR.
>> PAL: YOU HEARD ME OVER THE YEARS, IN BASEBALL YOU TRAVEL.
AND I USED TO LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
WE USED TO PLAY IN GOOD HOTELS, EAT IN GOOD RESTAURANTS, PLAYED
IN GOOD ARENAS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ONE TO THINK
THAT HIGHLY OR DOING ON THE ROAD IS ALL THAT DIFFICULT.
OKAY. I MEAN I'VE DONE IT, TOO.
BUT NOW I THINK THERE'S SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON BEING ON THE ROAD
THAT EVERYBODY THINKS THAT. >>JIM: I MEAN, COME ON.
HAWAII HAS TO GO NOT ON THE ROAD, THEY HAVE TO GO OVERSEAS.
THREE TIME ZONES, TWO TIME ZONES AWAY.
>> PAL: YOUNG PEOPLE GO UP THERE, OR WHOMEVER AND THEY WIN.
>>JIM: THAT'S A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT.
>> PAL: THIS CAN BE OVERPLAYED. THEY ARE A PRETTY GOOD ROAD
TEAM. >>JIM: THEY ARE.
HOW ABOUT THE MEN? THE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM?
INCONSIST SEASON? >> PAL: I THINK A LITTLE TOO
INCONSISTENT. THEY PLAY REALLY WELL, THEY GET
BLOWN OUT BY THE LAST PLACED TEAM?
HOW MANY POINTS DID THEY LOSE BY?
21 POINTING? >>JIM: THEY WEREN'T THERE.
AND THAT INCONSISTENCY THAT COACH GIB ARNOLD HAS HAD TO PUT
UP WITH ALL SEASON LONG. WHEN THEY'VE ON, THEY'RE AN
EXCITING TEAM TO WATCH. THEY ARE WORTH THE MONEY THAT
YOU PAY FOR THE TICKET. >> PAL: WHAT DO YOU THINK LOSER
SPEARMAN IS GOING TO BE? A PROBLEM.
>>JIM: YEAH, BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THAT LIGAMENT DAMAGE.
AND HE WAS THE KIND OF PLAYER THAT YOU DEPENDED UPON IN VERY
TENSE SITUATIONS. HE WOULD COME THROUGH.
AND I THINK THAT HIS LOSS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST TO, BUT IT'S THAT DOUBLE BUY
AGAIN. WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO END?
>> PAL: IT'S LIKE THE BASEBALL TEAM LOSE ARAKAWA.
YOU HEARD ME SAY IT OVER THE WEEKEND.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO STEP UP. SOMEBODY'S GOT TO SAY, GOL ME
I -- FOLLOW ME I CAN DO IT. >>JIM: THEY DID IT ONCE WITH THE
SENIORS. YOU GUYS HAVE THE TEAM.
THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL. NOW, THE OTHER TEAMS HAVE LOOKED
AT THEM, HOW THEY PLAY. THE OTHER TEAMS HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO PUT UP PLANS TO DEFEAT THEM. AND SO ON THE ROAD, THEY RUN
INTO SOME TROUBLE. >> PAL: I CAN SEE --
[DOG BARKING] >>JIM: YOU KNOW WHO'S HERE?
MR. SPANGLER. >> PAL: THE LEFT HANDER.
>> YOU GOT TO CONTROL THE CHIHUAHUA.
TWICE I'VE BEEN HERE, TWICE I'VE BEEN BITTEN.
>>JIM: REALLY? >> NO.
>>JIM: YOU'RE MAKING UP THINGS. >> PAL: LEFT HANDER.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY? >>JIM: CONGRATULATIONS -- YOU'VE
GONE INTO THE WORLD OF MEDIA, IN THE WORLD OF TELEVISION.
YOU HAVE TO ADJUST EVERY DAY. YOU ARE A RELIEVER.
I MEAN, YOU COME IN AND SAY THE WEATHER HAS GONE TOO LONG.
SAY JOE HAS AD LIBBED TO HIS HEART'S CONTENT, YOU HAVE TO
ADJUST. YOUR GAME HAS TO BE ON
IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN'T GO, WELL, I ONLY HAVE
TWO MINUTES. YOU CAN'T SAY THAT.
HAVE YOU RUN INTO THAT? >> I'VE MADE ADJUSTMENTS.
THERE'S VIDEO THAT DIDN'T SINK -- SYNC ON THE CONSISTENT
-- SCRIPT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I FELT LIKE
I GOT LIT UP. YOU'VE GOT TO FORGET ON THOSE
DAYS AND FOCUS ON THE GOOD ONES. >>JIM: THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW.
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER PROGRAM TO FILL UP.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TEAM.
THEY GO UP AGAINST OREGON OUT OF THE PAC 12.
GRANTED, OREGON HAS EVERYBODY COMING BACK.
THEIR PITCHERS ARE COMING BACK. THEIR STARTERS ARE COMING BACK.
HAWAII IS IN THAT POSITION WHERE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE
YET. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD THEY
CAN BE. AND YOU TALK ABOUT A TEAM GOING
UP AGAINST A TEAM THAT IS SO GOOD AND SO STRONG THAT THEY
JUST COULDN'T WIN A GAME. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WE COULDN'T WIN A GAME BUT THEY WERE AWFULLY CLOSE.
THE THING THAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE IS FINISHING ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE PAGE. OFFENSIVELY GETTING GUYS IN THE
SAC FLIES. JUST LIKE OREGON.
THEY CAN TAKE A PAGE OUT OF OREGON'S BOOK AND DO THE SMALL
THINGS. THAT'S WHAT OREGON DID SO WELL.
THEY DIDN'T OUTTALENT THE RAINBOWS.
THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD A LITTLE MORE TALENT BUT IT WASN'T A WIDE
GAP. THEY PLAYED SMALL BALL.
IN PITCHING, THEY THREW STRIKES. >>JIM: WAS THERE A WIDE GAP IN
PITCHING, THOUGH? >> I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU KNOW, I THINK SCOTT SQUIER HAS THE STUFF TO BE THE ACE.
I THINK HE NEEDS TO BET MORE CONSISTENT.
HE WAS THROWN INTO A MAIL BOX FRIDAY NIGHT.
>>JIM: I LIKE THAT. THROW IT INTO A MAIL BOX.
>> WE KNOW HE HAS THE STUFF. HE'S NERVOUS AS A FRESHMAN.
I THINK THE BULLPEN WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
YOU LOOK AT MATT COOPER, WENT OUT AND THREW FOUR INNINGS.
BUT I THINK THE THING IS THEY NEED TO STRIKE GUYS OUT.
THERE'S TOO MANY BALLS PUT IN PLAY.
WHAT OREGON DID, IF THEY HAD A GUY ON BASE, THEY HIT A SAC FLY.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU HIT A GROUND BALL
THROUGH A HOLE. THEY NEED TO HAVE GUYS THAT CAN
PUT THE GAME AWAY. CAN STRIKE GUYS OUT.
YOU CAN GET THAT BASE HIT WITH TWO OUT.
GUESS THE SAC FLY WITH ONE OUT. SO YOU CAN GET RUNS IN.
>> PAL: USUALLY THE GUYS THAT STRIKE PEOPLE OUT THAT ARE GUYS
THAT CAN REALLY MEET IT UP FROM THERE 88 AND ABOVE.
AND YET HAWAII DOESN'T HAVE THOSE GUYS.
ONCE IN A WHILE A GUY WILL THROW 90.
YOU USED TO THROW 90, 92. AND WHEN YOU WERE ON, YOU WERE A
STRIKEOUT GUY. THAT WAS THE THING YOU DID THE
BEST, IS STRIKE PEOPLE OUT. BUT I DON'T THINK HAWAII HAS
THAT ABILITY NOW. I THINK A LOT OF OPPOSITE.
I THINK WHAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO IS KEEP THE BALL EFFECTIVELY IN
THE STRIKE ZONE TO LET THEIR DEFENSE WORK.
I SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A CHANCE LIKE SQUIER, LIKE QUINTIN.
I SAW THE KID PITCH LIKE ONE INNING.
HALF INNING AND I WENT, THAT BOY'S GOING TO BE A FORCE.
HE'S REALLY GOOD. HE'S GOT GOOD STUFF.
HE JUST DIDN'T GET A CURVEBALL OR BREAKING BALL AFTER THE FIRST
INNING THE REST OF THE TIME HE WAS IN THERE.
AND HURT HIM. >>JIM: TELL ME ABOUT COACH
TRAPASSO. WHAT DOES HE DO?
WHAT IS HE THINKING? RICE COMES IN HERE.
ANOTHER NATIONALLY RANKED TEAM. WHAT DOES HE THINK ABOUT WHEN HE
LOOKS AT HIS LINEUP? >> YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP THE GUYS
FROM GETTING DOWN FROM THEMSELVES.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO FACE GREAT PITCHING STAFF.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE GUYS APLOT. YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT HE THREE
OR FOUR TIMES BUT YOU'VE GOT TO LET THE AT-BATS COUNT.
HIT A GROUND BALL TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND GET THE RUNNER OVER TO
SECOND BASE. DON'T GO OUT THERE AND TRY AND
HIT A DOUBLE EVERY TIME BUT DO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP
THE TEAM. THAT'S WHAT OREGON DOES.
THEY DON'T HIT INCREDIBLY WITH THE BUT EVERY AT-BAT IS A TEAM
AT-BAT. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WITH
RICE AS WELL. >> PAL: THING I LIKED ABOUT
OREGON IS YOU CAN SEE THE ARMS. YOU CAN SEE THE HITTING BUT THE
EXECUTION AND EVERYTHING. THE WAY THEY TOOK THEIR LEAD,
THE WAY THEY HIT THEIR CUTOFF MAN, JUST THE WAY THEY EXECUTED
THE BUNTS AND HIT AND RUNS, I DON'T THINK THEY MADE ONE
MISTAKE IN EXECUTION FOR THE FOUR GAMES.
HAWAII PRACTICES IT. HAWAII CAN DO IT.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE GOING TO HAPPEN.
WHAT COACH TRAP NEED -- AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, HE NEEDS
SOMEBODY LIKE AN ARAKAWA. THAT'S WHY ARAKAWA IS GOING TO
BE MISSED. YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE
GOING TO GET. IF HE CAN GET THREE OR FOUR GUYS
LIKE THAT, HAWAII CAN BE GOOD. >>JIM: DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING
TO SEE CHANGES IN THE INFIELD OR OUTFIELD IN THE FIRST NIGHT
AGAINST RICE? OR PRETTY MUCH THE SAME?
DEPENDING ON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERS OR LEFT?
>> THAT'S SOMETHING TRAP HASN'T DONE.
HERE'S REALLY INTO THIS YEAR GOING LEFT HANDED HEAVY GOING
AGAINST RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERS. AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES AND HE
STARTS TO SEE GUYS WHO CAN EXECUTE, YOU'LL SEE MORE MIXED
LINEUPS. SECOND WEEK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THE SAME THING WHERE YOU HAVE ADAM HURLEY STARTING AGAINST
RIGHTIES. WITH ANDRE REAL HITTING LIKE HE
WAS, YOU CAN'T TELL HIM SIT DOWN.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM.
THE TEAM IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
>>JIM: WHAT THE CATCHING? PODRATZ.
PODRATZ HAS AND ARM. AS FAR AS HIS BATTING HE CAN
MAIM CONTACT. NOT ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S HIS
SPEED. IT'S HIS SPEED THAT HOLDS THE
RAINBOWS BACK. IF HE HITS A GROUND BALL WITH
MEN ON, THAT'S A DOUBLE PLAY. >>JIM:
>> ABSOLUTELY. HE HAD THAT A COUPLE TIMES AND
IT HURT HIM. THE ONLY ABOUT PODRATZ CATCHING,
SPEED BEHIND THE PLATE IS WHAT HURTS HIM.
PAL KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT CATCHING.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY YOUR ARM. PITCHERS ARE 70% RESPONSIBLE FOR
HOLDING THE BASE. YOU HAVE TYLER YOUNG, HE CAN
SHIFT AND BLOCK MORE IN THE DIRT.
EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T HAVE THE ARM AS PODRATZ, I LIKE HIM A
LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE HE CAN MOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE EVEN
THOUGH HE CAN'T THROW AS MANY GUYS OUT.
>>JIM: WHEN YOU LOOK ALSO AT THE WAY THE BOWS SET UP THEIR
INFIELD, THEY HAVE MOVED KITAMURA OVER TO THIRD.
YOU THINK THAT'S A GOOD MOVE? AND PUT WOBROCK AT SHORTSTOP?
>> WOBROCK IS SOLID AT SHORTSTOP.
PI'IKEA PLAYS THIRD SO WELL. HE HAD ONE ERROR, WHICH IS
UNCHARACTERISTIC OF HIM. IF YOU WATCH THOSE SLOW ROLLERS
DOWN THE THIRD BASELINE, NOBODY IS SMOOTH AS FAR AS GUYS IN
THEIR LINEUP THAT CAN MAKE THE TRANSFER THAT PI'IKEA CAN.
BUNT ROLL TOR THIRD. >>JIM: LET'S VISIT THE NICKNAME
ONE LAST TIME. YOU PLAYED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAII RAINBOWS. YOU'RE A MODERN GUY.
NOT LIKE US. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE
DECISION? >> RAINBOW ALL THE WAY.
IT'S TRADITION FOR ME. YOU BUY INTO THE HISTORY OF
RAINBOW BASEBALL. YOU SEE THE 16, YOU KNOW THAT
MEANS SOMETHING. THE HISTORY IS IMPORTANT AND YOU
BUILD ON THAT. I FEEL WE DID BUILD WITH KOLTEN
WONG. BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS.
AND HAVING RAINBOW. WARRIORS?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO THE COMMUNITY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
THE SCHOOL? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO THE
PLAYERS? RAINBOWS MEAN SOMETHING.
THERE'S ALWAYS A RAINBOW ON LEFT FIELD.
AND RAINBOW'S A WARSHIP. IT'S A 13TH CENTURY FRENCH WORD
THAT CAN GO ACROSS THE GLOBE. I DO BELIEVE IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.
I DO BELIEVE BEN JAY CAN DO SOMETHING GOOD.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN JUST GET RID OF IT.
IT'S SO ENTRENCHED. ESPECIALLY AT LES MURAKAMI
STADIUM. YOU LOOK AT THE TEAMS THAT ARE
THE WARRIORS AND THE FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS.
THEY'RE THE ONES STRUGGLING THE MOST AS FAR AS CAPACITY IN THE
STADIUM. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DON'T
BRIDGE THE GAP AND GO RAINBOW WARRIORS.
>>JIM: ALL OF THAT IS IN THE FUTURE.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB AT CHANNEL 2?
>> I LOVE MY JOB. YOUR SON AND ROB DeMELLO
HELPED ME IMMENSELY. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD GET INTO
THIS BUSINESS, BUT IT'S THE BIGGEST BLESSING I'VE HAD.
>> PAL: I THINK YOU DO A GREAT JOB IN THE PREGAME STUFF FOR OC
SPORTS. YOU AND JARED.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE OTHER GUY, HARRISON.
HE'S THE KIND OF GUY YOU SAY THE NAME AND LAUGH.
HE'S THAT GOOD OF A GUY. HARRY'S A GOOD GUY.
>>JIM: HE PITCHED FOR EIGHT YEARS?
NINE YEARS? >> HE CAME OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL
THROWING SLINGS AND HE GOT BY, DID OLD HARRY.
>> HE CHANGED HIS NAME. >>JIM: COULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
THE PROGRAM ITSELF NOW WITH TRAPASSO -- COACH TRAPASSO IN
HIS 12TH YEAR, IS IT GETTING BETTER?
I ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE YOU HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION TO COME
HERE. THE MOST ISOLATED COLLEGE
BASEBALL TEAM ON AMERICA IN THE DIVISION I LEVEL.
WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COME TO HAWAII?
>> I CAME TO FIND A PLACE WHERE I COULD GROW UP AND BECOME A
MAN. I FEEL I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN DOING
THAT. I RAN INTO A PROGRAM I FELL IN
LOVE WITH. I THINK PART OF IT IS THE
STADIUM. THE FANS AND EVERYTHING THAT
GOES ALONG WITH IT. AND THE CAM RADDY-- CAMARADERIE.
EVERYBODY LOVES THE PROGRAM. YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF DISSENT
BECAUSE WE LOVE GOING OUT THERE AND PLAYING FOR THE FANS.
AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, LOOK AT THAT 2004
RECRUITING CLASS. IF THEY CAN KEEP SOME OF THE
KIDS HOME, THAT'S A TOP TEN RECRUITING CLASS.
I DON'T THINK THEY'VE SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
DEFINITELY ON THE UPSWING IF THEY CAN KEEP THESE KIDS IN
SCHOOL. >>JIM: THE WAY LES MURAKAMI IS
BUILT, FIRST TIME YOU WALK OUT THERE BEFORE A CAPACITY CROWD,
THAT CROWD INFLUENCES YOU. >> YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF
JITTERS. >> PAL: IF YOU HAD TO DO IT
OVER, YOU WOULD COME BACK HERE? >>> ABSOLUTELY.
I WOULDN'T GO ANYONE WHERE ELSE -- TEXAS, USC, STANFORD.
>> PAL: YOU HAD AN INTERESTING CAREER WITH ALL THE CHANGES OF
THE MOTION AND THE TAPPING AND ALL THAT.
ALL ALONG WE SAID, SAM SPANGLER GOT A LIVE ARM.
>>JIM: WELL, GOOD LUCK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>>JIM: CONTINUED SUCCESSFUL IN TELEVISION.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO UP, UP, UP AS FAR AS BEING A -- KANOA
BETTER BE BACK NEXT WEEK.