El Infield #184 // “Volver a la isla ya fue un triunfo”

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En la edición 184 de El Infield Podcast, Carlos Valmore Rodríguez entrevista al gerente general de los Bravos de Margarita Yves Hernández, quien no descarta buscar un catcher en el mercado ante el inminente retiro de Wilson Ramos. Además, resalta la importancia que tuvo para la franquicia el regreso a la Margarita luego de cuatro temporadas de ausencia. Este capítulo de El Infield Podcast es presentado por Apuestas Royal y Jera Cargo Logistics.

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00:00This edition of Infield is brought to you by Apuestas Royal.

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00:20In the Infield Podcast we have as our guest today, in his office, at the Nueva Esparta Stadium,

00:30in the Guatemala sector, on the island of Margarita, the manager of Bravos, Ives Hernandez.

00:38Ives is the first final in the history of the franchise.

00:45Taking into account that and all the vicissitudes that the franchise has had, especially in recent years,

00:55do you feel that from an organizational point of view, Bravos has already won?

01:03Well, first of all, good afternoon, thank you for this invitation.

01:08We had to get to the final to be interviewed here in the office,

01:12but I am very happy, very satisfied with everything.

01:15Look, when I returned to the island, that Bravos had returned to the island,

01:21even if it was the first few weeks, I was already winning.

01:25The most important thing of all this, of course, going to a final, going to a round-robin,

01:30winning a championship is very important, but since we are on the island,

01:35and that the fans are responding as they are responding,

01:38it is already super important for us.

01:41And it makes us very happy, happy, everyone, the people of the island, the bosses,

01:48Mr. Tobias Carrera Nacar, who trusted Ignacia and the Caribbean,

01:51was the one who gave the word and told me, gentlemen,

01:53Ives, of course, we are going to win the island anyway, we are going to give all the support.

01:58And thanks also to the support of the regional government, the central government,

02:04but with the issue of the repairs that had to be done in the stadium

02:08and that no team could do alone, we managed to return and we are here in the final.

02:14Ives, the massive response of the public in the first two commitments,

02:22was it the result of a spontaneous demonstration of support

02:29or did you make a policy or a plan to call on the inhabitants of the island

02:37to come and accompany Bravos in their first final?

02:40Look, we have been working since before we made the arrival on the island.

02:45Look, we started, I think it was on Easter, visiting beaches,

02:49that we returned to the island, then we visited many schools,

02:53also motivating people and preparing people to come to the island.

02:57It was not easy to play during the day, because it is not easy,

03:00if you work alone on Monday afternoon, it is to come to Verbo Dogen at that time,

03:07to support the team, but of course the key thing was to get to the final

03:13and there was not much to do.

03:15There was a baseball, a lot of games were won,

03:17there is a team that has been competing for many years,

03:20had a good season and that of course is key,

03:23in addition to all the advertising, marketing, networks that are made

03:27to attract people, that is key for people to support the team

03:31and reunite with their team that had four seasons out.

03:37In the sporting plan, if you had to prioritize the key management decisions

03:49to achieve what was achieved in this season, what would that order be like?

03:57Look, there is no order, I think there are things that converge at the same time,

04:01in the same place, that is, changes that have been made not only last year,

04:06this season, but that have been preparing for several seasons.

04:11The same experience, let's say that the guys on the team,

04:16many of them were maturing, having four competitive seasons,

04:19we went to the round-robin last season,

04:22we were imported this year, there are many things that converge at the same time

04:31and that give that result.

04:33I would not prioritize any, but all at the same time,

04:37decisions that were made, the staff,

04:41we have two years with a very trained staff that has given these results,

04:47so all that together gives these positive results for the team.

04:54Speaking of the staff, do you see it coming back for the upcoming season,

04:59regardless of whether they win or not the finals?

05:02Look, I can't tell you right now, give security because I don't know what they think,

05:08but look, better results than this, impossible.

05:11I would say that whoever wants to come back is welcome,

05:14it is a matter of negotiating, but it is a staff that has given results

05:18in recent years and for us it would be very positive to have them back.

05:25José Manuel Ferdán, the sports manager, has used the expression

05:30hidden treasures to define the search, the hiring of players

05:39perhaps undervalued by other clubs of the LBP

05:45and that you hired and turned out to be very useful.

05:52How did you make those decisions?

05:55Where was the clinical eye to determine which player,

06:01left free or benched by some of the other teams,

06:07could fit well here in Margarita?

06:11Look, I also think that this is a job that has been done for several years.

06:14Of course, José Manuel's work in the analysis part has been key and important.

06:19It has helped us both to work a lot in the Major League,

06:22because those players that you talk about, most of them come from the Major League

06:26and you can see them all season with one or another team.

06:29And the opportunities were given and we took advantage of them.

06:32In the case of Ascanio, he came free, he had been champion with Senators,

06:36I had him in Senators, and look, we gave him the opportunity.

06:39In Magallanes he didn't have space, he wasn't going to be able to play,

06:42and well, in Bravos he has done a good job.

06:44This is another case, a change that I remember right now,

06:46I remember everything, Anthony Jiménez was with the Guayras,

06:50he wasn't playing, he gave himself the opportunity,

06:52and Anthony Jiménez has also supported and contributed a lot to the team.

06:55There are several changes in Pichel and several players.

06:59For example, the change in Amarista also gave us a great boost,

07:04a very important change.

07:06There are many, I don't remember, but there are many things that have added to the team.

07:11These are very interesting conversations with the General Manager of Bravos,

07:19Margarita Yves Hernández.

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08:23We continue this conversation in the podcast with Yves Hernández,

08:28the General Manager of Bravos, Margarita.

08:33When we arrived here, we found very different elements than the last time

08:40when we covered games on the island.

08:47It's been four years since the 2019-2020 season,

08:53and there are different elements.

08:57The turf, the artificial grass that was laid on the field,

09:04in short, there are other improvements that you have thought of doing to the stadium,

09:12and very important.

09:14How do you see the future of Bravos here on the island of Margarita?

09:21Look, improvements always have to be made,

09:23but first we have to maintain what we have already achieved,

09:26that is, what is the grass,

09:28even if it is artificial grass, it needs maintenance.

09:31The turf, the upholstery, the issue of the lights,

09:34we also have to work on it and maintain it.

09:36There are many things that neither time nor the economic part gave us for this year.

09:40The issue of the chairs,

09:42we have to improve it,

09:43the issue of the board,

09:44you see that the board is missing,

09:46it is a board that we recover, but it is not 100%.

09:49And many details around the stadium,

09:51we put the clubhouse,

09:53I don't know if you have had the opportunity to enter the clubhouse,

09:55we also recover it,

09:57the jersey is 100% new,

10:00you saw that the jersey extended to the sides,

10:02it is 100% renewed,

10:05but there are always things to do.

10:07I don't know if you saw the stands,

10:09they were treated,

10:11they removed all the fungus,

10:14all the stadium,

10:15but there will always be things to do,

10:19but the main thing is to maintain what we have right now and what we have achieved.

10:23Willson Ramos is retiring at the end of this campaign,

10:30and in each year,

10:32the need to hand over the witness to another receiver,

10:37from your point of view as a manager,

10:40the solution comes from the inside of the organization,

10:44how are you going to go out to the market to look for a replacement player,

10:52how do you see this particular issue?

10:55Look, this is an analysis that we are going to have at the end of the season,

11:03there are guys like Carlos Perez,

11:05there are guys in the team,

11:06there are guys in the dressing room,

11:09but it is impossible that we can go out to the market

11:15and wait for Willson Ramos,

11:18I don't know if he will come back,

11:19or Michael Jordan,

11:20who retired several times,

11:21you never know.

11:25Another area that you consider to improve,

11:30Bravo,

11:31to re-edit the success that this 2024-2025 season already implies

11:38for the institution?

11:41Sport-wise, yes.

11:43Sport-wise, we have to reinforce what we already have,

11:47in terms of batting,

11:48the pitching worked very well in the last few weeks,

11:52in the last few games,

11:53but we understand that in the batting,

11:55look,

11:56Moise Gomez got injured,

11:58we had Olivares who trained as a batter,

12:01the Colombian had to leave,

12:04he's a champion,

12:05but there were many things that were not in our plans

12:08and that we had to change,

12:10and well,

12:11we can reactivate again and work under the same plan,

12:15changing some details to improve.

12:18And to all these,

12:19now that Olivares signed in Asia,

12:22that is an additional complication, right?

12:24Yes,

12:25normally the players who sign in Asia hardly play in Venezuela,

12:29but you never know.

12:31Thank you,

12:32this has been Ives Hernandez,

12:35General Manager of Bravos de Margarita,

12:38and in this way,

12:39we say goodbye to a new edition of the Infil Podcast.

12:43This episode of the Infil Podcast

12:45was presented by Apuestas Royal.

12:49Geracargo Logistics.

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12:52when you want,

12:53wherever you want.

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