Rangers manager Bruce Bochy joined the K&C Masterpiece to discuss Texas' issue scoring runs in the first five innings, Dane Dunning getting the start in the series finale against Boston, trying to remain calm despite their struggles, Jacob deGrom's impressive bullpen, and more.
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00:00Our interview with Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bocci.
00:18Good afternoon, sir.
00:19Good afternoon.
00:20How are we doing?
00:21We're doing all right.
00:22Doing all right.
00:23I'm curious.
00:24Can you give us an evolution of managers talking to umpires because it feels like you used
00:29to be able to argue with an umpire a lot more.
00:31Now it feels like they'll just kick you out straight away.
00:34Well, that's, you know, when you're talking balls, balls and strikes, uh, it's automatic.
00:40So you know why that, uh, why he's had so, so many calls go against him on those, uh,
00:49and they're somewhat close calls, but they're balls and, uh, you know, he does a good job
00:52of laying off.
00:53He doesn't get rewarded and it's a big situation.
00:56And, uh, but anyway, uh, you know, you're getting thrown out at that point when you
01:01walk out there.
01:02Do you, have you had a conversation with Wyatt about like, Hey, we appreciate that at bad.
01:07We know you've been getting some bad luck with the umps.
01:10Does that conversation take place at all?
01:13Uh, yeah, there's, there's been, uh, conversations about that, uh, with him, but you know, he
01:19knows what it is.
01:20Uh, he's a man, he gets it.
01:21Uh, you know, sometimes they're going to go against you and he doesn't complain about
01:28it, but last time you could see it, get to him.
01:31That's why he went out there.
01:32You know, it's like, man, I did a good job laying off that pitch.
01:35It's a big situation.
01:36Base is loaded.
01:37We're two runs down and he gets rung up there and, uh, you know, granted it was closed,
01:44but, uh, still, it just seems like it always goes on the other end with him and, and you
01:50know, with how things are going right now, we, we had a heck of a rally and a base loaded
01:55one out, the young lines out and came up short again.
01:59Butch, there's this, uh, commercial on during Ranger games and it's the players having quick
02:04blurbs about you and why you are a great manager to them.
02:09And Travis Jankowski says no matter what, he's the same every day.
02:13He doesn't let the ups and downs of a game or a season, uh, he's the same guy.
02:20How long did it take you to maybe not let a loss show your, uh, show how it affected
02:28you to your team, to your players, or when wins happen that you're not too high and the
02:33players notice a difference in their manager in those situations?
02:37Well, I'll start with, you know, don't let, you know, what, what that perception is or,
02:47or what, uh, externally, uh, is showing me what, you know, what belies what's going on
02:52underneath.
02:53I mean, there's, I don't care who you are, you know, you be getting something like this.
02:57Yeah.
02:58It bothers you.
02:59But my job is to try to be the same, walk in a clubhouse, the same, uh, yeah, you gotta,
03:03you gotta show emotion, you know, whether you're, you're getting on them or, uh, you
03:08know, you're trying to calm them down, uh, uh, you know, that has to happen.
03:12You just can't be the same guy, but, uh, uh, I'll say this, uh, when I was younger,
03:20I had different managers, uh, different styles, uh, had the yellers, uh, screamers when we
03:26lost, uh, you know, tipping over the spread and you know, why did I, I don't think that
03:32really served a lot.
03:33And I did that in the minor leagues coming up, uh, you know, I thought that was the way
03:37to go, but, uh, uh, but I had a couple of players, you know, they, they, uh, you know,
03:43talked to me, uh, guys that were really close to that were, that were teammates of mine
03:49and later, uh, became their manager.
03:51And, um, and so, uh, I just realized the importance of trying to keep things calm because
03:57you don't need them, uh, you know, to tighten up.
03:59You don't need tension in the clubhouse.
04:01This game's hard enough to play.
04:03Now, if it's like a hustle or just, you know, continued mental lapses, yeah, that's a different
04:10story, but you know, they're going out there, they're, they're doing their best.
04:13They're trying as hard as they can.
04:15Uh, yeah, I think my job is to, you know, try to keep the, you know, the ship in calm
04:21waters and, uh, you know, just try to steer it in the right direction.