Tingler’s Thoughts on Musgrove’s no-hitter, Caratini on the receiving end, Grisham’s return, Paddack’s turn

By Bill Center

FriarWire
FriarWire

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Victor Caratini (left) and Joe Musgrove (right)

The Padres were still basking in the glory of the first no-hitter Saturday when Jayce Tingler met with the media to discuss Joe Musgrove’s feat.

“I can’t imagine how many texts he received,” Tingler began. “How important it was to, certainly, the city of San Diego, the organization, the fans. Honestly, we were getting more texts last night after the no-hitter than maybe we did when we won the playoff series against the Cardinals.

“You knew it was important, but I don’t think you realized, especially for diehard fans that have watched the team for so long, exactly what that meant and them. You just doubled down on the fact of Joe going to the ballpark as a kid, watching this team and understanding the importance. I can’t understand what his phone looked like.

“I think Joe has as great a feel of what this meant to Padres fans as anybody on the team … his roots and all that. I know he was extremely exhausted last night mentally and physically. I’m sure he slept pretty well last night.”

Tingler discussed Musgrove throwing 112 pitches and what that might mean in the immediate future.

“We’ll have a better gauge of that Sunday,” said Tingler. “It was 112 pitches. We had it marked off that Joe could go 100, we were thinking 90 to 100 before the no-hitter. He was really efficient. He did a no-hitter in 12 more pitches than we expected.

“Our expectation is that he’ll bounce back and bounce back well. Besides the 12 pitches, the up-and-down is a factor. Certainly, there’s a mental fatigue to staying locked in and focused and doing what he did. Joe takes great care of himself. We’ll know more tomorrow.”

Tingler noted the effort of Victor Caratini, who has caught the last two no-hitters in the Major Leagues.

“When you connect the dots a little bit, to have caught two of them now as quickly as he’s had … obviously, he receives well, calls a great game and has a ton of trust. It’s how well he works with his teammates and certainly the pitching staff. just being able to be on the same page. You can’t really do that without getting in the flow. So there has to be a ton of trust with both sides. Victor has won over the trust of a lot of those pitchers. Potentially, he has that kind of ability and skill set, he’s capable of being a front-line guy.”

Tingler also discussed center fielder Trent Grisham, who returned from the injured list Friday.

“As far as his overall game, it was so nice having him back in the lineup. Not only what he brings to our defensive unit patrolling center field, but offensively the way he manages the zone, works counts. He gets the bunt hit, smokes the ball into the gap. He’s a threat on the bases. It’s so nice having him back in there. He’s going to be setting the table for this offense. He came out feeling really well. Certainly, being on the turf, we’re ultra-aware.”

Tingler discussed Chris Paddack, who starts Saturday night against the Rangers: “If there is a page to be taken from last night, even though Chris is going to be featuring some different pitches than Joe, the key to me is how quick Joe works, the tempo. He got the ball on the mound and went on the attack. That’s something Chris can take away into the game today. Get on the attack, use the defense and pound the zone.”

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