Conversamos con los venezolanos Ramón Hernández, Coach de #Athletics y José Altuve, segunda base de #Astros
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00:00Fans of La Pelota, it's a pleasure to meet you all again from the field on this occasion
00:05at the Minimake Park, Casa de los Astros of Houston, who little by little
00:09have been moving the Seattle Mariners and are currently the leaders of the West Division of the American League.
00:15I am Mari Carmen Fariña and from the field, it begins like this.
00:18From the field is presented by
00:21Spistik, show your passion, not sweat.
00:26Hang on, your smile is powerful.
00:29Hang on, 80 years in Venezuela, taking care of your smile.
00:36Fans of La Pelota, it's a pleasure to meet Ramon Hernandez again,
00:41who is a Major League Coach and interpreter for the Oakland Athletics.
00:45Ramon, how have you been? Welcome.
00:47First of all, thank you. It's a pleasure to see you.
00:49Very good. I've been working here and returning to the United States baseball
00:54since I was away for a long time and trying to get all this back.
00:58Ramon, tell us specifically about your functions.
01:01What is the work within this organization?
01:04Look, more than anything, I work with the catchers, with the receivers.
01:07There is Marcos, who is the boss, the instructor, and we are both.
01:12The two of us are the ones who help, we take care of the catchers,
01:15to help them work and prepare them as best we can for the game
01:19and that they have their technique well.
01:21And apart from that, as I've played for a long time,
01:24they let me help a batter with something I see.
01:27I can mention something to them when they bat,
01:30I can talk to the pitchers as well, since I've been a catcher for a long time.
01:34They let me get into an area, if I have something to say,
01:38they let me do it.
01:40Ramon, you also started your career with this franchise.
01:45What does it mean to you to have worn this uniform
01:49with so much history and where players like Ricky Henderson, Canseco,
01:54Antonio Armas, Maguire have gone through?
01:56Look, for me it's always a great happiness,
01:59since this was the team that signed me since I was little.
02:03It was the team that I liked to watch since I was little,
02:05because it was that time of Canseco, Maguire,
02:07because I always liked the Oakland Athletics.
02:09I came to sign with Oakland and I came to play in major leagues with Oakland,
02:12since the Coliseum Stadium was a stadium that you saw on TV since I was little.
02:16And to be with the team that I liked since I was little,
02:19for me it was a dream come true.
02:21And for me this organization means a lot,
02:23since I went through several, but the years I was here,
02:26I played here, I shared here,
02:28it was the organization that taught me to play baseball in the best way,
02:31that helped me throughout my career,
02:33even though I was going from one team to another,
02:35I played the style that Oakland had taught me,
02:37it has always helped me and helped me stay for a long time.
02:39And I ask you precisely because this is the last year
02:42of the Coliseum Athletics,
02:44you announced that you are going to play in San Cramento
02:46until you open the stadium in Las Vegas.
02:49Yes, look, this is the last year,
02:51everything is ready for San Cramento,
02:53waiting for Las Vegas to arrive and be the stadium.
02:56We still need to start seeing how this new era in San Cramento is going to be,
03:01since the Oakland Triple-A team had been there for a long time.
03:04Actually, I've never been there,
03:06I can't tell you how it is, because I've never been there,
03:08and wait to see how we play next year.
03:11Ramon, your biggest memory in this organization?
03:15Look, the years we qualified for the playoffs as a young team,
03:19at the beginning when we went up,
03:21nobody, people just said who we were,
03:23since it was a very young team,
03:25and well, look, the memories,
03:27a touch with the full base,
03:29the first game of the playoffs,
03:31the 20 games in a row that we won in a season,
03:34they are very beautiful memories,
03:37since here in Oakland,
03:39it was at the beginning of my career,
03:41I played here for 5 years,
03:43everything at the beginning,
03:45for me it was something unforgettable,
03:47since after here I went to other organizations,
03:49but as I told you, the 20 games,
03:51the touch, to define a game with a touch,
03:54I mean, going to the playoffs every year we were here,
03:57for me it was going to be something unforgettable.
04:00The difference from baseball from before to now?
04:04Look, now they have more information,
04:07they are more analytical,
04:09sometimes the computer votes for you,
04:12but I think that baseball will return again
04:15to what you look at, to what you feel,
04:18since, well, to be a great judge,
04:20you have to see things and be present,
04:23not all the time because a computer says,
04:25the computer can give you some points,
04:27you can't take it away,
04:29but I think that using both more detailed
04:31instead of a single side,
04:33it helps the player more,
04:35and it helps the game too,
04:37and it helps you as a goalkeeper,
04:39since nowadays you can't take anything
04:41because a computer says it,
04:43something that is in front of you,
04:45you learn to see, to observe,
04:47since that has been lost a lot,
04:49because nowadays the players,
04:51well, everyone tells them,
04:53so they don't worry about seeing,
04:55looking at the moment,
04:57how the game goes, who throws,
04:59what they throw, they don't have those details,
05:01they don't know how to look for those details,
05:03but they learn little by little.
05:33To the Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball,
05:35and that experience as a manager
05:37after the departure of Miguel Cairo,
05:39with the Magallanes,
05:41how was that experience for you?
05:43Look, first of all,
05:45when you get there,
05:47you don't want anyone to leave unvoted,
05:49especially my manager, my coach,
05:51because it means that things are not going
05:53the way you wanted them to go,
05:55but well, when they took Cairo out,
05:57I talked to Cairo,
05:59because I don't think that sometimes
06:01they think things that are not,
06:03or anything like that,
06:05I talked to him very well,
06:07he said, no, take care,
06:09because sometimes you have to make changes,
06:11the coaches are always going to change it,
06:13you are not going to change 40 or 50 players
06:15when you can change one or two coaches,
06:17and for me it was, look,
06:19being with Magallanes is very competitive,
06:21you know, since they think you win every day,
06:23that you have to win every day,
06:25when they play with Caracas,
06:27it's something that they force you to win,
06:29but they taught me a lot,
06:31I really liked managing Magallanes,
06:33it's an organization that I ended up
06:35playing there, they treat you very well,
06:37they have very good people,
06:39it's an organization that always
06:41seeks to improve,
06:43that's what you want to work when
06:45you are in an organization in Venezuela,
06:47that cares about improving,
06:49improving your team,
06:51and looking for the best community
06:53possible for you to be able to
06:55emerge in the games,
06:57the game is like that,
06:59you are not going to win all the time,
07:01but we learned a lot,
07:03because I think you learn more
07:05in the time you lose than you win,
07:07so you don't do it again,
07:09but no, look, I really liked it,
07:11I'm open to directing,
07:13Magallanes also knows that later
07:15I also want to direct,
07:17I've always been a man who likes challenges,
07:19I've always liked challenges,
07:21and that's why I want to get to directing later.
07:23Has any team communicated with you
07:25but to give you the opportunity
07:27to be a manager?
07:29No, not at the moment,
07:31there were several teams that did not have a manager,
07:33they told me, but it was nothing serious or specific,
07:35but now, in reality,
07:37I would like to direct Magallanes,
07:39since Magallanes has always been there for a few years,
07:41as I told you, I retired there,
07:43they treated me well,
07:45they treated me as if I had played all my life,
07:47but you always have to be open
07:49to all the other teams,
07:51because when you like baseball,
07:53you don't own it,
07:55but as long as you are there doing what you like
07:57and what you are passionate about,
07:59anyone who has the opportunity should think about it
08:01and make a decision there.
08:03Well, but in the face of this next LBBP campaign,
08:05you will be as a coach
08:07of the Magallanes Navigators,
08:09but now with Eduardo Pérez,
08:11another receiver with a lot of experience,
08:13champion of the LBBP,
08:15how do you see that pair of receivers
08:17for the strategies
08:19of the Magallanes Navigators
08:21and try to get a championship,
08:23and the strengths that you see in Eddy?
08:25Look, we have talked more or less,
08:27these days we started to meet a little more,
08:29first you have to see
08:31which players are there,
08:33since to know with whom we count,
08:35you have to wait to get there and see which players,
08:37because it ends in the minor leagues here,
08:39now with the problem of the permits,
08:41who are allowed to play, who are not,
08:43know with whom we count,
08:45the reinforcements we have,
08:47first is to get there and see that,
08:49you can say a lot of things now,
08:51but if you don't get there and the players don't give you permission,
08:53you don't know what you have,
08:55but we have talked more or less about play,
08:57we know that a team,
08:59for us to defend and pitch,
09:01for us is number one,
09:03defend and pitch,
09:05with that you can get to a championship,
09:07since the batting is a roller coaster,
09:09you are going to bat today, tomorrow,
09:11but we are looking for quite a few
09:13starters, since last year,
09:15everyone knew that the problem for us
09:17we had a lot of problems in that,
09:19now we are looking for a lot of starters,
09:21to try to strengthen the team,
09:23look for reinforcements to help us,
09:25and nothing to wait,
09:27see what players arrive,
09:29to see what team we have,
09:31and how we can use it in the best way,
09:33to be champion,
09:35since that is what everyone wants.
09:37Well, Robo, to close,
09:39I am curious to know if you would be open
09:41to be a manager in any other league
09:43where the winter ball is played,
09:45what are your preferences in Venezuela?
09:47No, look, normally I am open to anyone,
09:49since here in Venezuela,
09:51obviously you are from there,
09:53you already know your land,
09:55you are in your land,
09:57you are comfortable,
09:59but if you play abroad,
10:01for me I like new experiences,
10:03to get to learn,
10:05and I think that in each country
10:07they play, they have their winter style,
10:09and the more you learn,
10:11the better for you as a coach and manager,
10:13and you open your mind more,
10:15the game system,
10:17when it is your turn to direct.
10:19And what is the best thing about LBBP?
10:21The fans, they are the fans,
10:23I think that the fans in Venezuela,
10:25to support the league,
10:27to keep supporting it,
10:29I think that without them there would not be a league,
10:31and the teams, because in Venezuela
10:33the people who come to the baseball,
10:35they all wait anxiously,
10:37they are very fanatical,
10:39and I think that is the beauty of the league in Venezuela,
10:41they are very excited,
10:43waiting for their game,
10:45they celebrate you,
10:47but they are part of it,
10:49and that is what I like the most about LBBP.
11:11This is the eternal idol among the fans
11:13of the Houston Astros,
11:15and that he has achieved thanks to the passion
11:17that he shows every time he jumps to the field of play.
11:19You know,
11:21show your passion and not sweat with speedsteak.
11:27Well fans, and in my visit to LBBP
11:29I am very pleased to have a few minutes
11:31to talk to José
11:33Altuve, second baseman of the Houston Astros.
11:35José, welcome,
11:37and start by asking you
11:39how do you see what this campaign is doing
11:41for Houston,
11:43that with the style of play
11:45have been able to climb
11:47and currently be the leaders of the division.
11:49Yes, thank you
11:51for the interview, and as you said,
11:53we started the season
11:55maybe not as we wanted,
11:57but it's good to have such a long season,
11:59there are 162 games,
12:01we still have many important games,
12:03but I think it favors us a lot
12:05that we are in the first place
12:07with 3 or 4 games,
12:09and each victory from now on
12:11will be great and will bring us
12:13a little closer to the goal, which is the playoffs.
12:15What happened within the team?
12:17What changes or adjustments
12:19were there to be able to
12:21be in the first place of the division?
12:23Yes, I think a little of everything.
12:25I told you, we started the season
12:27maybe not beating much, we pitched well,
12:29at some point we didn't pitch well and we beat.
12:31Now everything is in order,
12:33we are playing good defense,
12:35we are playing incredibly well,
12:37and all the results have given us
12:39to be, thank God, in the first place.
12:41And in this campaign you came
12:43and surpassed the 800 rebounds,
12:45the 300 stolen bases,
12:47what do those achievements mean to you?
12:49A lot, I think that
12:51every time you do a feat of that kind,
12:53you get to 100, 200 hits,
12:55or stolen bases,
12:57it means that you are doing something for the team.
12:59At the end of the day we play to win,
13:01and every time one reaches the base,
13:03you are contributing to that,
13:05and a little closer to the goal
13:07that will always be to win another World Series.
13:09With so many seasons,
13:11with the Astros,
13:13what difference do you see
13:15from this edition of Houston?
13:17We have had very good teams
13:19in the last 7 or 8 years,
13:21this one doesn't fall behind,
13:23a very complete team,
13:25a team with a lot of chemistry,
13:27with a very good relationship,
13:29both in the office, as the coaches,
13:31those guys talk about leaving the field to win,
13:33there is not so much individualism,
13:35we know that
13:37we all want to do well and contribute,
13:39but I think we all have
13:41one goal, which is to win,
13:43I repeat,
13:45the only thing that is talked about is the clubhouse.
13:47To have a manager like Joe Espada,
13:49and also Omar Lopez as a bench coach.
13:51They have done a tremendous job,
13:53both Joe and Omar, both belong to this organization,
13:55well Omar a little more,
13:57but in the big leagues in 2020 he has learned a lot,
13:59he has helped us a lot,
14:01and Joe has been here since 2019,
14:03he already knew our chemistry, our way of working,
14:05he has a very good relationship with each player,
14:07and that perhaps made things a little easier
14:09for him to do so well
14:11as he is doing this year.
14:13This year a teammate
14:15from the Magallanes-El Vizagrus
14:17has just retired,
14:19what can you say, what message can you give him?
14:21And also the difficult thing,
14:23what must it be to make that decision?
14:25Yes, we talk a lot,
14:27we are very good friends,
14:29I miss Elvis on the pitch,
14:31but I know he is very happy with his family,
14:33with his children,
14:35he gave more than 2000 hits,
14:37he played more than 10 years,
14:39something that we all know is not easy,
14:41I wish him the best in the world,
14:43especially because Elvis helped me a lot
14:45at the beginning of my career,
14:47both as advice,
14:49as with other little things that were needed
14:51to be in the big tent,
14:53and I tell you again,
14:55the calendar for the next
14:57World Cup of Baseball,
14:59will you be in that tournament
15:01in 2026?
15:03I will always want to represent my country,
15:05we know that there are many
15:07young boys with a lot of talent
15:09who deserve that position,
15:11but obviously whoever
15:13is the manager, if they call me,
15:15I will be there to help that team.
15:17And your final message,
15:19Jose, for all the fans of the ball?
15:21Thank you for your support,
15:23here we are, and God willing,
15:25we will win this year.
15:54Hang on, 80 years in Venezuela,
15:56taking care of your smile.