- 5/1/2024
EP4. Repasamos las actuaciónes de los bateadores venezolanos en las Grandes Ligas.
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00:00 And in today's Arepa Power we will talk about the great offensive moment that Venezuelans are experiencing in the current campaign.
00:07 We take advantage of the visit of the nationals of Washington in Miami to talk with Ildemaro Vargas, Miguel Cairo and Gerardo Parra.
00:14 Of course we have to talk about what this 2024 is doing for Rangers Suárez and we will compare it with great seasons of other Venezuelan launchers.
00:23 We will have the ranking of honrones, ranking of ponches and as usual we will enjoy the longest squares. Arepa Power begins like this.
00:32 The criollo bats begin to heat up. José Altuve and Salvador Pérez have not stopped their production.
00:51 Luis Arraez and Michael García maintain their recovery and not to mention the campaign of William Contreras.
00:57 Arraez batted 393 with 11 hits in the week and his average is 303.
01:04 Pérez gave 10 unbeaten and batted for 385, sounded a honron and gave 3 doubles.
01:11 García went down with 12 hits, 387 on average to the bat, honron, 7 impulses and a pair of doubles.
01:19 Contreras connected 10 hits and scored 8 races. On one occasion he went to the street. He is top 5 among the best batters in the national league.
01:29 Altuve, like Salvador Pérez, continues to fight the leading batting in the American League and in the week he gave a pair of quadrangles.
01:38 And something very curious about the organization of the national teams of Washington is the number of Venezuelan coaches with whom it counts.
01:43 There are Henry Blanco, Gerardo Parra and Miguel Cairo. Let's see what the coach of the national team told us.
01:50 Look, incredible, look, I was with Deivid Martínez, I had the opportunity to play with him when I was in Tampa Bay.
01:57 And look, I think it happened like four years that he told me to come here, but at first I couldn't because of the family.
02:07 I had young kids, my daughter and my son were young and I wanted to spend time with them.
02:13 But look, I'm happy to be here with him and helping him to make things work out.
02:18 And look, the experience he has and the learning that I am taking from him is incredible.
02:24 Look, I'm happy to be here with him and practically helping him to make everything work out.
02:29 How is the preparation and the approach for a team that does not start as a favorite and in such a complicated division?
02:36 Look, the preparation is that the players believe in what they can do.
02:40 We have a pretty young team, but with a lot of energy.
02:44 Look, the incorporation of Ricky Gutierrez, Gerardo Parra, Henry Blanco.
02:50 We have coaches who have played in the Grand League for many years.
02:53 And what we are preaching is to go out and play the ball in the right way.
02:59 We are paying attention to the details, to do the little things in baseball and go out and play.
03:07 Miguel, something very striking about this team is that there are more Venezuelan coaches than active players.
03:13 How is it to share with Gerardo Parra, with Henry Blanco, all that competitive staff with so much experience in the best baseball in the world?
03:23 It's incredible to have compatriots, countrymen, helping the young people, which is the most important thing.
03:28 That's why we're here.
03:30 More than anything, it's about giving them the experience they had, the setbacks they went through so that they don't go through them.
03:39 And more than anything, it's about continuing to support them to have a good career, to be a superstar.
03:45 That's what we're looking for. There are a lot of young players who have a chance of being stars in the Grand League.
03:52 Now Abrams a line drive to right. This is over the head of Myers and off the track.
03:58 Stays in play. Two runs will score. And the comeback begins for the Nets. It's 7-3.
04:06 And who are the most square Venezuelans in this 2024?
04:19 With four goals close, we have Anthony Santander, Michael Garcia, Tyro Estrada, Wilson Contreras and Jackson Chourio.
04:25 For his part, William Contreras has been able to get five squares.
04:30 And the fight in this ranking of ruffians is in Salvador Perez and José Altuve with seven.
04:40 Seven for Altuve. Crush that one.
04:43 Salvi. Deep left field. He's done it again. 25 RBIs.
04:51 And by the way, this is game number 26. That's what they call ambush in the first bit you see.
04:58 Now it was a breaking ball and he hung it. It's almost like Salvi knew it was coming. It was a shot. A beautiful swung on gone.
05:06 Well, gentlemen, the Rangers-Suárez thing is getting serious. The Philadelphia Philly left-back completed eight innings in a single race against the San Diego Padres to add his fifth win of the season.
05:16 His streak of innings in a row without allowing races was 32.2 entries.
05:23 We don't want to put pressure on Suárez, but to give you an idea of his good start, we compare the start of the seasons of Johan Santana and Félix Hernández when they won the Cy Young Award.
05:34 Let's talk about Félix Hernández, who won the Cy Young Award in 2010. In his first six games, he had a record of 2-2 with an efficiency of 3.30 in 40 innings and 2/3, beating 34 opponents.
05:53 Let's talk about the Gocho Johan Santana, who managed to be the Cy Young in 2004. In his first six games, he had a record of 1-0 with an efficiency of 4.58 in 35 innings and 1/3 with 30 punches.
06:08 Santana also managed to be the Cy Young in 2006 and in his first six games, he obtained a record of 2-3 with an efficiency of 3.89 in 39 innings and 1/3, beating 37.
06:22 Let's talk about the current Ranger Suárez in 2024, who has a record of 5-0 with an efficiency of 1.32 in 41 innings and 40 punches.
06:33 Gerardo Parra returns to Washington as a first-team coach, so we ask him how it feels to be back.
06:40 Gerardo, you have already started playing Baby Shark in the clubhouse.
06:44 First of all, thank you for this opportunity. Right now, we don't need Baby Shark. The guys are playing very well.
06:52 It's a good start to the season and God willing, the season will continue as we are right now.
06:58 How is your preparation and work as a first-team coach?
07:02 I prepare myself mainly for the open and relegated pitches because I'm in the first team as an outfielder and as a base coach with the guys.
07:12 I give them the best information and I trust them in what they can do on the pitch.
07:18 I think the most important thing is that they create their own tools and at the same time enjoy the game, which is the most important thing.
07:26 Gerardo, you were a teammate of Stephen Strasburg and he just announced his official retirement.
07:32 What did you leave behind? What can you tell us about having played with a franchise pitcher for the Washington Nationals?
07:39 Stephen was a friend of mine that I got to know little by little. He was a very interesting person.
07:52 Every time I met him, he was something positive that I got to see.
07:56 Maybe the fans or you in the press have a different perspective because unfortunately you don't know his personality in the clubhouse.
08:07 He was a very brave player. In the 2019 game number 6, he pitched and he made a myth.
08:16 He said, "Think about the 7, I'm going to throw 8 or 9 innings."
08:20 And he did. He managed to throw 7 or 8 innings, which was key for us.
08:24 He's a person I'll always admire because at first glance it's hard to understand him, but after you get to know him, he has a very clean and noble heart.
08:35 And you faced him. When you played against him, you beat him 300.
08:39 Yes, I have good numbers against him. I was a very good pitcher with the pitchers, the horses of the teams.
08:50 I don't know why. I think I faced him, I was more worried, I focused more on getting good turns and I had good numbers against all of them.
08:57 Gerardo, I want to talk about this season, specifically about Ildemaro, who has already added two bases stolen in what is going to be a season.
09:06 And talk about the steal from home yesterday. What is your work with Ildemaro?
09:11 Look, Ildemaro is practically one of the leaders in the team, first because of his experience here in Venezuela, which helps him a lot.
09:18 But I would say everything, especially his harmony. He brings a lot of harmony in the clubhouse, in the dogao.
09:24 He keeps the guys relaxed, but also when they give him the opportunity to play, he does the best job he can.
09:29 It's not easy to come from the bench to play, to come in a week or two to play two games.
09:34 He has a very important role in the organization, he is very loved by all the guys.
09:39 And I think he is the leader of the team for us.
09:42 And as I told you, he focuses very well on the meetings, he is very intelligent playing.
09:47 And the truth is, everyone saw yesterday what they saw in the play when we went out to steal second and he went to play the steal from home.
09:54 That's what a person who is focused on the game does, and who reads and anticipates what is going to happen during the play.
09:59 And an organization where there are more Venezuelan coaches than even active players. How is that environment and working with so many compatriots?
10:05 Look, I think the priority is done by Mike Rizzo, who is the manager, and David Martínez, who is the manager.
10:10 We have a very important and very good staff. As you can see, in the case of Venezuelans, it is Miguel Cairo, it is Henry Blanco, it is me.
10:18 What can we tell you about the stories of all those legends who are in the club?
10:23 I am left behind in the sense of hierarchy, of experience as a coach, of experience as a player.
10:29 But I have a lot of knowledge of them day by day and it is very nice to share the club with them.
10:37 And who among the Venezuelan arms has the most number of punches at the beginning of the big leagues?
10:42 We start this list with Albert Suárez, who has 15 punches so far.
10:46 José Suárez 16, Carlos Carrasco 20 fans, José Butó 25, Martín Pérez and Jesús Luzardo 27, Pablo López 37 punches.
10:58 And this list is led by Ranger Suárez with 40 fans.
11:02 And we celebrate two new great leagues, Leonardo Rivas and Carlos Narváez.
11:12 Rivas was called by the Seattle Mariners. His first unstoppable was a triple.
11:17 To highlight the gesture of Eugenio Suárez, ex of the Mariners, who just arrives at the third base, congratulated him for his first hit in the MLB.
11:28 Making the turn, how about a stand up triple?
11:32 What a debut, what an 0-2 pick, Leo Rivas, triples in his first major league at bat. Hey now!
11:40 To the great season of our receivers, Carlos Narváez will join.
11:44 The mask was raised by the Yankees of New York to cover the vacancy on the roster of Alex Verdugo.
11:50 Narváez was in triple A and will fulfill his dream in the majors.
11:55 Well fans, I am very happy to have the opportunity to talk with a figure that always says present in the Venezuelan professional baseball league.
12:06 And that all this talent is also taken advantage of in the best baseball in the world, as is Ildemaro Vargas, the one from Caripito.
12:12 That is not only characterized by all this talent that shows on the field, but by your great personality. Welcome Ildemaro.
12:19 Thank you, it's a pleasure to be with you again and give you your interview like every year.
12:25 Thank you very much. Ilde, this year we are seeing you more aggressive in the bases, you already added your first stolen base, batting for almost 300.
12:34 What is your approach in this campaign when we are just going to celebrate a month from its inception?
12:40 Look, really super happy personally for the beginning of the great deal I'm having.
12:45 Thanks to the opportunities that the team has given me, I have known how to take advantage of it, which is the most important thing.
12:50 I am healthy, I feel good. I think the work I'm doing in the batting cage has made me have the result I'm having.
13:00 And really super happy and I ask God to keep me healthy to continue giving my best.
13:04 Your role as a utility is still intact. We have seen you playing in the field, in the gardens.
13:11 How is that mental work when you are in one position and then in another?
13:15 Look, every day I come to prepare. Thank God I have coaches who help me.
13:21 I have always had that virtue. The team I was going to, I always had someone who wanted to help me.
13:27 And I learned a lot from Dolph Zcobar. I had the opportunity to play a lot with him.
13:31 A guy I respect and love very much. And he always told me, no matter if you are playing or not, you always have to be ready to play.
13:38 And to face the positions, today I can tell you that I do it a little easier because of the experience I have had.
13:45 And I really get to the stadium and I see the Innos and I'm playing, I'm going to grab a stick, which is a tremendous feeling.
13:52 Three or four golden gloves, I think. And I really want to help a lot.
13:56 In addition to this organization, there are many Venezuelans, in fact there are more coaches than active players.
14:04 How is it to be in a team with so many compatriots?
14:07 Look, it's very good to have them on this side. We have Eric, who is my manager at Cardenales.
14:11 We have Parra, Miguel Cairo. And it's really good to have your people on this side because they are the ones who are going to tell you how things are.
14:19 And look, take care, you're doing this wrong. And having it, really, is a privilege.
14:23 And I thank God for everything they want to teach me and all the teammates who are here.
14:29 Last year, when we had the opportunity to talk, you told me that this is a team.
14:34 What did you have to give them? Their time, their chance with many young people.
14:40 How do you see the nationals in this campaign?
14:44 And also when you told me that it is very similar to playing with Cardenales de Lara.
14:49 Look, the truth is that the team that Washington has right now, I told you about it two years ago,
14:55 that it was going to be very good, C.J. Auran, a tremendous player, Luis Garcia.
14:58 I think the future of Washington is now and they know it.
15:02 But why do you say it's like playing Cardenales? What is that environment like? What are the similarities?
15:07 Because here we are all in the family, we want to win, we want to have fun, which is the most important thing.
15:12 And at the same time, we are all brothers. I think everyone here wants to come early to be able to see us every day early.
15:18 And the results we are having in this month of April have been good thanks to this harmony.
15:23 The cleaner. On the way in Vargas. Oh, he got him.
15:30 El Demaro Vargas, not letting an 0-3 day at the plate affect his defense whatsoever.
15:37 That was outstanding. This was the Ryan Zierman-like play.
15:41 And I am in one of the best places in Lone Depot Park to see the queen of the 108 seams fly.
15:47 So let's enjoy the longest rumbles of the week.
15:51 In third place is the outstanding Salvador Perez of 433 feet.
15:57 In second place we have Wilson Contreras with a 445-foot cannon.
16:16 And the longest was William Contreras, 448 feet.
16:23 The two close flights of the Contreras brothers have been the longest for the Venezuelans this season.
16:30 William Contreras' is quite remarkable.
16:34 Apart from having the longest run of the season among Venezuelans,
16:38 he also has the bat with the highest speed of departure at 114.4 mph.
16:44 The average speed of departure of his bats is 94.3 mph in the elite.
16:51 In the same way, along with Salvador Perez,
16:54 are the Criollos with the highest number of bats that have left at 95 mph or more with 47 connections each.
17:02 Fans, it's time to pick up the bats for today's program.
17:06 The invitation is that you follow us through all our social networks, @Bezoelplay,
17:11 and be very attentive to each of our publications.
17:15 I'm Maricarmen Farina and I hope you have enjoyed this edition of Arepa Power.
17:19 See you very soon.
17:21 Jesus Sanchez!
17:26 By Altuve for the first out of the four.
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