GatorCountry brings you a new podcast as we talk with two former Florida Gators pitchers about how life without baseball is going during the cornavirus.
Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre are joined by Detroit Tigers pitcher Logan Shore and Kansas City Royals pitcher Brady Singer as we talk with those guys about their daily routines during this off time from the game.
Andrew and Nick also talk with Shore and Singer about what life as a Gator was like and some of their favorites moments wearing the Orange and Blue.
TRANSCRIPT:
Andrew:                 What’s up, Gator Country? Your man, Andrew Spivey, here with Nicholas de la Torre. We got a special podcast coming, Nick. We’ve done some cool podcasts in our time at Gator Country. We’ve talked to Billy Horschel. We’ve talked to a lot of cool players and former players and all that good stuff. This one might rank up there as one of my favorites. We’re going to bring on two former Florida Gator pitchers. Current Detroit Tiger pitcher in the Minor Leagues, Logan Shore, and then in the Kansas City organization, Brady Singer, are both going to come on and talk all this stuff with us, Nick.
Nick:                         Yeah. Man, Brady and Logan made my Friday nights easy. When I showed up to the ballpark, if the game was at 7:00, I knew latest I’m getting out of here is 10:00, and my story will be done. They made my night easy. You knew exactly what to expect from these guys every time they stepped on the mound. It’ll be fun. I got to cover each of them for three years and have a little relationship with them, so it’ll be fun to get them both on here at the same time.
Andrew:                 Yeah. That’s cool. I love my Minor League baseball. I followed these guys throughout and took to them. I’m not even going to lie to you. You guys may have questions, but I got some questions too. I want to know what these guys are doing. How quick do they think they’re getting back on the field and all that good stuff? I’m excited.
Like I said, we’ve had some really, really cool podcasts, and we’re hoping to do this a little bit. We’re talking with some other former Gator pitchers about coming on. If you guys have got any former diamond sports that you would like to bring on, let us know. We’ll see if we can get them on. All we can do is try. We’ll talk to any of them. We’ll go to Brady. We’ll talk to Brady and Logan, get their thoughts on all this, and we’ll come back and wrap it all up. This is going to be about talking to those two studs.
Nick:                         You heard enough of us already. Let’s get these guys on.
Andrew:                 Yeah. Let them throw a fastball at you.
Guys, we’re back. We’re joined by Kansas City Royals pitcher, Brady Singer, and then Detroit Tigers, Logan Shore. Two studs. Don’t throw fastballs at Nick and I. We’re just here to talk with you guys.
Nick:                         I wouldn’t stand a chance. I wouldn’t stand a chance at either fastball. I said it on the intro. I wanted to thank you guys. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started covering college baseball, but you guys on Friday nights made it so easy. I was out. The game started at 7:00. I was out of there, story done, by 10:00 every single Friday. That’s not always the case, so I appreciate how quickly and efficient you guys worked whenever you stepped on the mound.
Logan:                     Lots of strikes. Lots of fastballs.
Nick:                         That’s it. Just strikes, strikes. No counts. Let’s get in and out.
Andrew:                 Guys, we’ll start with you, Logan. I guess, what is daily life like for you right now? I imagine since you probably, what, three or four years old, you’ve been playing baseball at this time of the year. What’s life like for you right now? I mean, honestly do you know what to do with yourself in the middle of April?