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The Power Trip

HR. 3 - Initials Game 612 feat. Pablo López

The Power Trip

Chris Hawkey, Cory Cove, Paul Lambert

Sports

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Twins pitcher Pablo López makes his Initials Game debut!

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0:00.0

version six of the initials game is now available at initials game.com.

0:04.1

If you love the radio version of initials, you will love the home game.

0:07.3

Perfect for campfires, game nights, or family get-togethers.

0:10.2

Get the brand new version, version six of initials at initials game.com.

0:19.8

All right, we're back, Patrick and Morton's short segment here because Pablo has to be out here a little earlier than the end of the show. To work out. That's right. Got to go work out. What's that like, I wonder? I don't know. But we accommodate, right? Yeah, we do. Yeah, we're going to play the game like seven, eight minutes earlier than normal. No big deal. That's right. Hey, man. you know, we do what we gotta do. Exactly right. Pablo Lopez, Minnesota Twin. Target Field, you played in a million different baseball stadiums in a lot of different countries. What do you think of Target Field? Target Field is gorgeous. It's gorgeous. For six weeks of the year, I wish you had a roof because it's really cold. pitching in 30 degree weather is not baseball weather, but it's gorgeous. It's absolutely stunning. Fun fact, it's built in the smallest plot of land out of all 30 MLB ball price. We call it the footprint. Because it's small footprint. Yeah, it's like very steep. It's very, it's built up. But it's a gorgeous stadium.

1:11.3

I love it.

1:31.2

So do you know when, like, we used to have the trees or whatever and there were batters that complained about like the sight lines and things? Is there a, this is a dumb question, but why not ask it? It's too late now. I already started. Is there a, is there a disadvantage across Major League Baseball in terms of sight lens for a pitcher? Is there a park where you're like,'re like man i just hate the backdrop it's distracting just this is not ideal for pitchers you do you do hear that from from batters just because obviously i'm not facing the what's behind me

1:37.1

but the batters do complain about like you can't see it or like the the baseball just blends in too

1:41.6

much like target feels a good example we have the huge logo with me and I'm poly. So sometimes when the sun reflects into it, it's super bright. So I have her from our guys, like when that happened, they tell me like, when that happens, just throw fastballs. Just throw it down the middle, throw down the zone because it's like the glare so much. So, but then I'm

2:01.5

like, oh, it's glaring and then I can't find the zone. But you never have that problem as a pitcher.

2:05.7

It's like you just, all you have to be able to see is the catcher. It doesn't matter what's behind them in any way. No, no, no, it doesn't matter like, I mean, because like it's not like really affecting me. But like for those few minutes or for that half inning, like I do like,

2:17.0

I'm aware that it's just glaring and then I try, but then I completely complicated sometimes.

2:21.0

What about a. but like for those few minutes or for that half ending, like I do like, I'm aware that it's just glaring and then I try, but then I complicate it sometimes.

2:21.0

What about a fan right behind the plate that's trying to, you know, throw you off, wave at the camera or a woman keeping score in Milwaukee who may be trying to get your individual attention?

2:35.1

Are you ever distracted by fan? Front row Amy?

2:36.1

Yeah, you should look up front row Amy.

2:38.4

Oh, do you think I haven't?

2:39.9

Good point.

2:40.9

Okay, so, okay.

2:42.7

Do you guys remember in 2022 they were promoting this movie called Smile and some

2:48.1

creepy Indian people were seen by?

2:50.0

So that happened to me twice.

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