Memory Lane with Cory Giger: Jordy Mercer on the 'black out' game

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🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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On this episode Cory Giger welcomes former Pirates shortstop, Jordy Mercer to the show. Jordy discusses his decision to step away from baseball, just how dangerous the Pirates were during there three playoff seasons, and the famous 'Black out' game vs. the Cincinnati Reds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This holiday season, Amazon brings you an unmissable month of festive football.
0:07.0	What a fantastic night of football.
0:10.0	Including 10 Premier League games.
0:13.0	It doesn't get much better than that.
0:17.0	And Tuesday's UEFA Champions League must watch match.
0:22.3	The biggest live games from the biggest leagues all wrapped up.
0:28.0	It's on Prime.
0:33.4	You know, Welcome to this edition of the Memory Lane podcast on the DK Pittsburgh Sports Podcasting Network.
0:55.9	Very pleased to be joined today by former Bucco shortstop,
1:00.3	Jordy Mercer, a member of the three consecutive playoff teams for the Pirates from 2013, 14, 15.
1:07.4	A very exciting time for the Buccoes.
1:10.4	Jordy, how are you doing today, man? Everything going
1:12.4	well? Hey, Corey. I'm doing well. Yeah, I'm happy being dad, you know, just dropped the kids off
1:19.1	at school. Everything's going great. Yeah, I can't complain. All right. So for Pirates fans that are
1:24.5	not aware of this, you just recently retired. So what led to that
1:30.7	decision? And here we are. Baseball season is underway. Are you missing it? Or is it tough to be
1:37.7	away after you've retired? Well, so what led to my retirement?
1:55.1	Well, as you get the course of off-season, right, it's not anymore of just showing up in spring training and then getting ready for the season.
2:04.2	It's a full-time commitment in the off-season to prepare, to, you know, work out, continue to hit, continue to just prepare yourself for the season because you know the season is going to be long grind.
2:08.4	So you have to prepare your body. You have to prepare your mind. You have to be in a good spot
2:12.8	nowadays to go into spring training and to be ready to play.
2:18.4	Well, when after the last out, the last game, I haven't picked up a bat yet, and I still
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