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>>> A LOT OF FUN ON THE WAY IN
ON THIS EPISODE OF FLYING
SQUIRRELS.
WE TAKE A TRIP TO THE LAND DONE
UNDER.
THE GANG SHOW US WHAT CAN HAPPEN
DURING A LITTLE RAIN DELAY WITH
A LITTLE WHIFFLE BALL AND WE
TAKE A SIP OF EXPRESSO.
AND THE SQUIRRELS' COMMUNITY
BONDS ARE ON DISPLAY WITH ASK
FOUNDATION NIGHT AT THE
DIAMOND.
IT'S BEEN A SLOW START ON THE
FIELD FOR THE TEAM.
BUT WE'RE RUNNING AT FULL SPEED
HERE AT FSI.
♪
>>> WELCOME BACK TO FLYING
SQUIRRELS.
I'M JAY BURNHAM.
GONNA BE JOINED BY MY PARTNER,
GREGG CASERTA IN A MOMENT.
BUT A REMINDER THAT UTILITY
BUDDY FROM THE CITY OF RICHMOND
MAKES US AWARE OF RAIN THAT
FALLS ON HARD SURFACE AREAS THAT
CAN PICK UP POLLUTANTS AND CARRY
THEM INTO RICHMOND'S WATER WAYS
WITHOUT BEING TREATED.
HELP KEEP THINGS CLEAN.
>>> ALSO, WE'RE GIVING AWAY FREE
STUFF.
SCRATCH TO WIN.
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>>> WITH THAT SAID WE WILL DIVE
IN.
GREGG CASERTA, 10-22 TO START
THE YEAR.
NOT IDEAL.
WHAT'S WRONG?
>> I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF
THAT BASEBALL ADAGE.
WHEN YOU ARE HITTING PILL, YOU
HITTING WELL AND VICE VERSA.
YOU LOOK AT THE TEAM AND I THINK
THE COMMON TEAM TALKING TO A
HOOT OF THESE PLAYERS, THEY
REALIZED THEY'VE
UNDERPERFORMED.
IT'S BEEN A DISAPPOINTING START
TO THE SEASON.
I THINK EVERYONE FEELS ONE GAME
CAN INSIDE A TURN AROUND.
>> A LOT OF CONTESTS, GAMES
GOING INTO EXTRA INNINGS.
SQUIRRELS DROPPED A HEARTBREAKER
BY 2-1.
THIS TEAM CONTINUES TO SHOW
POISE AT THE END OF GAMES
SCORING LIGHT AND THAT'S
CONFIGURING WITH WHAT MIGUEL
OJEDA BRINGS TO THE TABLE.
>> EVERYONE CALLS HIM MUGGY AND
THE GUYS LIKE -- MIGGY AND THE
GUYS LIKE PLAYING FOR HIM.
THE TEAM DOES LIKE TO SCORE
LATER.
THEY SAVE THEIR BEST FOR THE
8th AND THE 9th.
THAT'S ALL WELL IN GOOD IF YOU
ARE LEADING.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY'VE BEEN
PLAYING FROM BEHIND.
THE OFFENSES REALIZES WE BETTER
TURN IT ON BUT IT'S COMING TOO
LATE.
I THINK IF THEY CAN GET TOES
EARLY LEADS, THEY CAN THE PIECES
IN MACE THAT THEY CAN PROTECT
THEM.
>> SPEAKING OF THE OFFENSE, THIS
OFFENSE HAS BEEN ONE IN THE BEST
IN THE LEAGUE AND THEY ACTUALLY
LOST AUSTIN SLATER FOR A SPIN OF
TWO DAYS WITH A SLIGHT
INJURIES.
SLATER CAME DOUBT, FIVE-HIT GAPE
AT -- GAME AT THE DIAMOND
AND CONTINUES TO BE THE MIDDLE
OF THE ORDER HITTER THAT THE
SQUIRRELS EXPECTED HIM TO BE.
I KNOW IT WASN'T A LONG ABSENCE
FOR SLATER BUT YOU FELT IT OVER
THE COURSE OF TEN DAY.
>> S ASPOKE TO HIM AFTER HE --
AND I SPOKE TO HIM AFTER HE CAME
BACK FROM THE DISABLED LIST.
IT GAVE HIM SOME TIME TO ASSESS
SOME THINGS.
WORK ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.
HE CAME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE.
HE HAD THE FIVE-HIT GAME.
HIS TURNAROUND HAS COINCIDE WITH
THE REEMERGENCE OF HUNTER COLE.
>> YEAH, COLE STRUGGLED AND IS
GETTING BACK TO WHERE HE WAS
LAST YEAR.
I KNOW I WAS TELLING YOU HE WAS
ONE OF THE MORE IMPRESSIVE
HITTERS.
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE.
YOU WERE WAITING FOR IT TO
HAPPEN.
I THINK HE SUFFERED FOR THAT
OVER -- THAT 0 FOR 18,
0 FOR 19.
TYLER MORE RAN, HE ROSE WITH
SLATER GOING TO THE DL.
STARTED TO SEE MORE PLAYING TIME
IN LEFT FIELD.
THEY MUTT MILES SCHROEDER IN
CENTER AND IT GAVE YOU AN EXTRA
LEFT-HANDED BAT IN THE LINEUP,
WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD A.
>> TYLER HORAN WITH THREE HOME
RUNS RIGHT OFF THE BAT, HE MIGHT
START SO SEE MORE PLAYING TIME
FOR THIS OFFENSE.
THE OFFENSE HAS BEEN CLICKING.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PITCHING HAS
NOT COIN SITED.
THEY'VE BEEN ON AND OFF, NOT
MATCHING UP WITH ONE ANOTHER.
BUT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN SOME
PROMOTIONS TO TRIPLE-A.
LET'S WITH JOAN GREGORIA.
>> HE'S ON THE ROSTER.
HE ADDED SOME WEIGHT.
HE CAME IN AS A FREE AGENT.
HE WAS 6'7", 180 POUNDS.
HE'S PUT ON 50, 60 POUNDS WORTH
OF MUSCLE.
HE'S RIGHT ON TOP OF YOU AND HE
HAS REALLY GOOD STUFF.
IF YOU LOOK AT HIS NUMBERS IN
THE EASTERN LEAGUE, HE HAD AN
0-2 RECORD BUT A LOT OF THE
EXTRA STATES, HE RANKED AT THE
TOP OF THE LEAGUE.
PAUSE HE'S YOUNG AND HAS THAT
PRESENCE ON THE MOUND, IT BODES
WELL FOR HIM THAT LET'S SAY
SOMETHING HAPPENS IN
SAN FRANCISCO.
>> WHICH PEOPLE ARE
SPECULATING ABOUT THE GIANTS'
ROTATION AND JOAN GREGORIA COULD
MAKE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT.
HE THROWS DOWN THE HILL.
HE THROWS IN THE LOW 90s, 91,
92.
BUT HE'S BEEN ABLE TO MIX HIS
PITCHERS A HOOT BETTER THIS YEAR
AND JOAN GREGORIA DESERVING THAT
PROTECTION.
HE'S THE SECOND GUY TO GO UP TO
TRIPLE-A.
JOSE CASILLA, HE WAS THE FIRST.
>> AND THAT KIND OF SEGUES INTO
WHO IS NEXT.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT POSITION
PLAYERS, YOU ARE NOT SURE.
IT'S CLEAR CUT.
I THINK TYLER BEEDE WOULD BE THE
MOST LOGICAL CANDIDATE BASED ON
WHAT HE'S DONE OVER HIS LAST FEW
STARTS.
HE'S STARTING TO PITCH LIKE AN
ACE AND SHOW YOU WHY THE GIANTS
MADE HIM A FIRST ROUND PICK.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT
UNFORTUNATE BALL THAT GOT AWAY
FROM LUCAS LUCA GIOLITO.
LIEU -- FOR LUCA GIOLITO.
HE WAS DEALING WITH FIVE
SCORELESS INNINGS.
HAD TO COME OUT OF THE REGION
FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS BUT HE
WILL MAKE THE NEXT START AS
SCHEDULED.
IF HE GOES LIKE THIS, I DON'T
KNOW HE WON'T BE HERE FOR VERY
LONG.
>> I KNOW A LOT OF
SCOUTS.
HE'S BULKED UP SOME.
HE'S THROWING THE FASTBALL IN
THE MID-90s.
HE'S ONLY UTILIZING, 3, 4 LAST
YEAR, 6, 7.
DIFFERENT STYLES OF PITCH.
SO BEEDE IS THE GUY THAT COULD
RISE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE RANKS
AND THAT BODES WELL FOR THE
FLYING SQUIRRELS AND THE GIANTS'
FAN BASE WHO WANT TO SEE HIM
THRIVE.
NOW, JOAN GREGORIA'S DEPARTURE
LEAVES AN OPENING.
WE'LL SEE ON THIS CURRENT HOME
STAND A GUY DRAFTED BY
SAN FRANCISCO, ANDREW SAURIES.
>> HE WILL BE MAKING HIS FIRST
START AT THE DIAMOND SOON
AGAINST THE CURB.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
STEVE KLINE TALKED ABOUT HIM.
TALKING ABOUT SOME YOUNGER GUYS
IN SAN JOSE AND SUAREZ WAS
MACHINE HE MENTIONED.
THROWS FAIRLY HARD, LEFT HANDER,
BUT GREAT CONTROL, GREAT COMMAND
OF THE STRIKE STONE AND HIS
NUMBERS IN THE HITTER-FRIENDLY
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE STRONG TO
START THE YEAR.
>> HE WILL BE THROWING TO A
VETERAN CATCHER, STEVE LERUD.
>> THEY CALL HIM RUDY.
HEAVY'S -- WE'VE BEEN
AROUND STEVE QUITE A BIT.
HE'S BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK.
NOW HE'S HERE IN RICHMOND.
I THINK YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT
IT, THE RISE OF TYLER BEEDE AND
SOME OF THESE OTHER STARTERS HAS
COINCIDED WITH LERUD'S ARRIVAL.
THERE'S NO SITUATION THAT HE
HASN'T DEALT WITH THE SO FAR
-- DEALT WITH SO FAR AROUND
HAS BEEN A GOOD CELTER.
>> MATT WINN SENT DOWN TO AUGUST
TU.
AUGUSTA.
HE WILL BE BACK.
>> YOU LOOK AT DAN SLANIA.
HE SHOWED US US HIS COMBINATION
OF PITCHERS.
THE LAST COUPLE OF OUTINGS HE'S
GIVEN UP A FEW HOME RUNS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT.
YOU -- I THINK
DAN GOES, OKAY.
IT'S THE TART OF THE SEASON.
HE WAS DOMINANT.
RAY BLACK IS STARTING TO PUT
THINGS TOGETHER.
AND IF JAKE SMITH STARTS
IT COME AROUND, THERE'S THAT
TRIO.
>> TYLER ROGERS HAS NOT ALLOWED
AN EARNED RUN.
>>> FLYING SQUIRRELS OFF TO A
BIT OF THE SLOW START.
BUT WE'RE IN MIDSEASON HUMMING
TOWARD THE END OF APRIL, PART OF
MAY.
WE HAD OUR FAVORITE NIGHT AT THE
BALLPARK AT THE FOUNDATION AND
HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKED
LIKE --
♪ AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪
[ CHEERS ]
>> I'M HERE WITH AMY GODKIN.
SHE'S WITH THE ASK FOUNDATION.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
FOUNDATION.
>> IT WAS FARTHER STARTED IN
1975 FOR THOSE GOING THROUGH
CANCER PATIENTS.
THEY REALIZED THERE WASN'T A LOT
OF SUPPORT TOGETHER AND THEY
STARTED TOGETHER TO RAISE FUNDS
AND PUT TOGETHER SUPPORT
GROUPS.
>> ASK IS THAT ORGANIZATION THAT
FILLS IN THE GAPS THAT THE
MEDICAL CARE DOESN'T DO, THE
CHILD SPECIALIST, THERE IS A
CHAPLAIN THEY PROVIDE.
LETTING KIDS BE KIDS WHEN THEY
WERE GOING THROUGH CANCER.
>> THEY'VE BEEN AN AMAZING
COMMUNITY PART INNER FOR US.
THE WALK RAISES OVER $150,000
EACH YEAR AND SUPPORT THAT CAN
GO TO ANY PROGRAM.
BUT THE EVENT REPRESENTS A
CELEBRATION FOR ALL OF YOUR
KIDS.
AND THE CHILDREN WE'VE LOST
DURING THE CLEAR.
>> WHAT'S THE MOST GRATIFYING
PART OF THIS?
>> MY FAVORITE PART OF THE WALK
IS THE COURAGEOUS KIDS' VICTORY
LIFE, TO SEE OUR PATIENTS AND
SURVIVORS TAKE A LAP AND TO SEE
THE ENTIRE STADIUM CHEER FOR
THEM.
IT'S AMAZING.
>> THE PLAYERS ARE SO GOOD WITH
THEY.
THEY LOOK FORWARD TO IT, THEY
FEEL LIKE THEY ARE MEETING ROCK
STARS.
[ CHEERS ]
>> AND A HUGE THANKS TO THE ASK
FOUNDATION FOR COMING OUT HERE.
THAT NIGHT IS QUICKLY BECOMING
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE NIGHTS AT
THE BALLPARK.
WE'RE AT THE FIELD JOINED BY
TYLER ROGERS, ONE OF THE ASTUTE
MEMBERS OF THIS FLYING
SQUIRRELS.
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
DELIVERY.
IT'S UNIQUE.
WE'LL GET A CLOSEUP.
YOU ARE FROM COLORADO.
YOU WENT TO SCHOOL IN
TENNESSEE.
HOW DID YOUR JOURNEY BEGIN?
>> WELL, I -- I GUESS I STARTED
MY JOURNEY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL IN
SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
BE AND THERE'S WHERE I LEARNED
HOW TO THROW SUBMARINE OR SIDE
ARMOR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL
IT.
KIND OF EVOLVED FROM THERE.
>> DID THEY JUST TAKE YOU ONE
DAY AND SAY, HEY, THIS ISN'T
WORKING.
WE NEED YOU TO
THROW IT DOWN HERE?
>> YES.
PRETTY ***, IN A NICE WAY.
WE WANT TO TRY THROWING SIDE ARM
AND I KEPT GETTING LOWER AND
LOWER AND KEPT EVOLVING.
IT EVOLVED INTO MORE THAN I
THOUGHT IT WOULD.
>> IT'S THE EXTREME DEBRIS OF
SIDE ARMERS.
DO YOU WATCH OTHER SIDE ARMERS
AND SAY, HEY, I CAN LEARN
SOMETHING FROM THAT GUY?
DO YOU TRY TO PICK UP DIFFERENT
POINTERS FROM GUYS THAT THROW
FROM THAT ANGLE?
>> YEAH.
THERE'S NOT TOO MANY OF THEM.
I TRY TO WATCH THEM.
>> WE HAD EDWIN QUIRARTE.
HE THREW FROM A DIFFERENT
ANGLE.
HE WOULD THROW IT AT THE MIDDLE
OF THE PLATE AND SOMETIMES HE
DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE BALL WAS
GOING.
IT HAD A LOT OF MOVEMENTS TO
IT.
IS THAT THE SALE APPROACH THAT
YOU HAVE?
>> SOME DAYS, THAT'S THE
APPROACH.
MOSTLY JUST PITCHING AND LETTING
THE BALL MOVE MOISTURE WAY --
WHICHEVER WAY IT WANTS TO.
>> YOU ARE FROM A BASEBALL
FAMILY.
DID YOU CALL YOUR FAMILY AFTER
THAT SPECIAL REVIEW?
>> HE CALLED ME WHEN HE GOT THE
CALL UP.
I WANTED TO TELL ME FIRST.
HE WAITED TWO HOURS TO TELL
EVERYBODY.
I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH JOY.
I -- WE WERE TALKING BP WHEN HE
MADE HIS DEBUT AND I RAN -- I
WISH THERE WAS A WORD TO
DESCRIBE IT.
>> IS THAT ALMOST ADDITIONAL
MOTIVATION TO YOU TO SEE YOUR
BROTHER GET UP THERE AND SAY,
OKAY, IT'S DO-ABLE BECAUSE I
PROBABLY BEAT HIM SOMETIMES AND
WE WERE PLAYING AS KIDS.
>> I BEAT HIM UP ALL OF THE
TIME.
[LAUGHTER]
>> YOU CAN SAY, WELL, IF HE CAN
GET UP THERE, SO CAN I.
>> IT'S LIKE A BIG MYTHICAL
DREAM.
BUT HE MADE IT BECOME A
REALITY.
I THINK IT SHOWS ME THAT IT IS
POSSIBLE.
>> AND THIS BULLPEN THAT THE
SQUIRRELS HAVE HAD OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS, JOSH OSICH,
HUNTER STRICKLAND, DEREK LAW, I
THINK THEY ALL PITCHED LAST
NIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT UPWARD MOBILITY
IS THERE FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND HOPEFULLY IT BODES WELL THAT
I BRINK SOMETHING WELL.
>> 15 GAMES NO RUNS EARNED -- WE
DON'T WANT TO JINX IT.
>> HOPEFULLY, YEAH, KEEP THAT
ROLLING.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
YOU WANT TO GIVE US A PEEK AT
HOW YOU ACTUALLY DO IT?
BECAUSE THERE'S PROBABLY KIDS
OUT THERE WHO THROW FROM OVER
THE TOP AND CANNOT GET TO THAT.
LEVEL.
LOWELL.
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT HOW HOW HIS
THROW WORKS.
BUT FIRST, I HAD A CUP OF COFFEE
AT STIR CRAZY CAFE.
♪
>> GO, ROX.
THOSE ARE YOUR WEDDING SOX,
RIGHT.
YOU BROKE A TOE.
ONE OF THE FIRST OUTINGS.
>> LIKE RIGHT IN THERE.
>> YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OUT
SIX, EIGHT WEEKS.
YOU CAME BACK IN LIKE TWO.
>> THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS
DOING SIX, EIGHT WEEKS.
>> IT'S VERY RARE THAT YOU WILL
MOVE AROUND TO THE MINOR LEAGUE
CITY AND WANT TO LIVE THERE
PERMANENTLY.
BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE
TO LIVE WITH YOUR WIFE?
>> YOU ARE A PATRIOTS' FAN.
I'M A PATRIOTS' FAN.
THE TOM BRADY, THE DEFLATEGATE,
IT'S A BUNCH OF MALARKY.
>> THEY ARE JUST OUT TO GET
TOM.
THEY ARE JEALOUS OF HIM.
IFESE SUSPENDED, THEY WILL WIN
FOUR GAMES.
IF NOT, THEY WILL STILL WIN FOUR
GAMES.
>> I LEARNED A LITTLE ABOUT
PITCHING.
I WAS CLOSING FOR A SUMMER TEAM
AND I PITCHED FOR MY HIGH SCHOOL
TEAM AND I JUST GOT BETTER.
ONCE I GOT TO COLLEGE, THEY
START OF TAUGHT ME A SINKER.
>> THERE ARE FOUR TILERS ON THE
TEAM.
>> TYLER SCOTT, TYLER RAY, TYLER
HORAN AND TYLER JESSER.
♪
>>> SHOWS US WHAT YOU HAVE FOR
PITCHES, HOW YOU HOLD THE
BASEBALL.
>> I GOT THE TWO-SEAM FASTBALL
HERE.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY STANDARD.
IF I'M FEELING FRISKY, I WILL
THROW THE FOUR-SEAM.
>> YOU GET MORE MOVEMENT --
>> YES.
>> I GOT THE FRISBEE SLIDE HE.
ER.
>> WHEN YOU ARE FINISHING YOUR
DELIVERY, DO YOU TWIST AT ALL?
>> WITH THE SLIDER, IT'S -- IT'S
REAL HANDSY AND IT'S LIKE THE
FRISBEE.
I JUST GET AROUND IT.
>> INCREDIBLE MOVEMENT AWAY FROM
A HITTER.
>> YEAH, IT KIND OF FLOATS IN
THERE.
>> THE OLD FLUTTER BALL.
BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY DUCK AND
DIVE, HOW DO YOU START WITH YOUR
FEET?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
I'LL GET SET JUST LIKE ANY
NORMAL PITCHER.
AND THEN I GO INTO A LITTLE BIT
OF A MODIFIED LEG KICK.
>> MODIFIED LEG KICK.
>> AS OPPOSED TO UP HERE.
>> YEAH.
YEAH.
>> AND THIS IS WHERE YOU -- YOU
CALL IT THE DUCK AND CHUCK.
>> DUCK AND CHUCK.
>> YEAH.
>> WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED OUT,
YOU SAID YOU MAYBE HAD BEEN
HERE.
>> YEAH, I THINK WHEN I FIRST
STARTED.
I WAS A LITTLE SIDE ARM.
>> A GAME OF LIMBO.
>> YEAH.
>> LET'S SEE THE FULL ONE.
>> YEAH.
>> TO WHERE IT ALMOST BRUSHES
AGAINST THE DIRT OF THE GRASS.
DO YOU EVER TOUCH THE DIRT --
>> NEVER GOT THE KNUCKLE
SCRAPE.
>> THAT'S IT.
IF KIDS WANT TO KIND OF REINVENT
THEMSELVES AS A PITCHER, MAYBE
TRY TO THROW FROM THAT LOW
ANGLE.
>> YEAH.
TRY IT.
>> AND IT'S YEAR-ROUND, 80,
90 MILES AN HOUR.
>> MID-80s.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU ARE OUT AT THE DIAMOND,
SEE TYLER ROGERS.
AND MOST OF THE FLYING SQUIRRELS
GAMES, OUT OF THE BULLPEN FOR
THE HEAD COACH, MIG.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> WE GO TO THE ROAD.
THAT'S NEXT HERE ON "FLYING
SQUIRRELS INSIDER."
♪
>>> ON THE ROAD, WE'RE BACK HERE
IN ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.
TRUST ME.
WE DO TRAVEL TO OTHER PLACES IN
THE EASTERN LEAGUE.
HOWEVER, JUST WORKS OUT THAT THE
SCHEDULE TAKES US HERE.
LAST TIME WE SHOWED YOU WHAT THE
PENNSYLVANIA BALLPARK LOOKED
LIKE.
THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA TAKE A
LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES AS TO WHY
THE ALTOONA CONSIDER CURB IS
NAMED THE CURB.
THIS IS -- THIS IS THE HORSESHOE
CURVE TOWN.
THIS IS AN ENGINEERING MARBLE
THAT PUT ALTOONA ON THE MAP IN
THE 1850s.
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IT
DOES FOR TRAIN TRAVEL NOWADAYS.
♪
>> WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE ONE OF
THESE BAD BOYS UP TO THE TOP.
HOSE SURE CURVE.
IT'S A FURNICULAR.
SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE BACK
HOME.
IT'S TWO CABLE CARS THAT
COUNTERBALANCE EACH OTHER HE'S
WAIT.
-- EACH OTHER'S WEIGHT AND
ALLOWS THE OTHER TO COME DOWN
AND WE'RE ABOUT TO GO UP TO THE
HORSESHOE CURVE.
I'M HERE AT THE WORLD-FAMOUS
HORSESHOE CURVE, THE APEX WHERE
IT ROLLS
THROUGH THE ALLEGHENY
MOUNTAINS.
AT ONE POINT OVER 60 TRAINS
WOULD COME THROUGH THESE
MOUNTAINS.
NOWADAYS ABOUT 50, 60 TRAINS ARE
UTILIZED THROUGH THIS MOUNTAIN
RANGE.
NOW AT ONE POINT THIS
ENGINEERING MARVEL CONNECTED THE
EAST COAST WITH THE MIDWEST AND
CHICAGO AND THE REST OF THE
UNITED STATES.
♪
>> ALWAYS GREAT CATCH YOU UP
WITH JAY, SHOWING US HOW LIFE ON
THE ROAD REALLY IS.
NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN ALTOONA
TWICE, NEXT STOP, TRENTON,
NEW JERSEY, MY HOME STATE, CAN'T
WAIT TO CHECK THAT ONE OUT.
NEXT WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
GOES ON DURING A RAIN DELAY.
JAY AND DAN ARE GOOFING AROUND A
LITTLE BIT, PLAYING A LITTLE
WHIFFLE BALL.
THAT'S A LOT OF FUN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON
"FLYING SQUIRRELS INSIDER."
I'M GREGG CASERTA.
WE WILL SEE YOU IN A FEW WEEKS.
>> WE'RE GIVING AWAY THESE
WHIFFLE BALLS AT THE DIAMOND.
IT'S BEEN RAINING LAST WEEK AT
THE BALLPARK.
SO DURING THE DANE DELAY --
RAIN DELAY, THE PLAYERS WILL
PLAY CARDS, WATCH TV OR PLAY
WIFFLE BALL.
WE'RE IN THE BATTING WAGE.
-- BATTING WAGE.
>> MAYBE IF I GET A LITTLE
DROP --
>> WE'LL SEE.
>> NOW IT'S MY TURN TO SEE WHAT
DAN HAS WHIFFLE BALL-STYLE.
♪
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GET OUT.
GO WHERE THE SMELL IS NO LONGER
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