1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: You know that a phone call or a segment is good. 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: By the way, I love calls like that, the one 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: that we just had about fifteen minutes ago. By the way, 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: my name is Moggar. This is ESPN fifteen thirty. You 5 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: know a call is good when there are people who 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: pop in this studio during a break, who are like 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: in their office working, and while I believe everybody in 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: this building should be listening to this show, they're doing stuff, 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: and yet like people are texting them, going, man, how 10 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: about this call on most show? And they have to 11 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: come in and get me to recapture it for them. 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: By the way, Austin's already podcast the first hour of 13 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: the show, so you could revisit that eight minutes of fun, 14 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: which I genuinely I enjoy fun discussions and debates over 15 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: strategic decisions. Whenever a team bunts and it ends up 16 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: generating offense, folks will throw it at me. In social media, 17 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: there are times where flawed strategy can work. There are 18 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: occasions where maybe a sacrifice bunt might make sense because 19 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: of the quality of the hitter, maybe just quality of 20 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: the hitter, plus you know, being outmatched, overmanned against a 21 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: pitcher overmatched, I should say, or outman whatever, facing a 22 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: pitcher that he has basically no chance. 23 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: Of getting a hit against. 24 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: That there are times, but I'll just I just tweeted 25 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: this out a few minutes ago at Moegger. So as 26 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: a game unfolds, whether you're on MLB dot com or 27 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: ESPN dot com, and I'm sure other websites as well, 28 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: there is a running win probability. And I'm sure you're 29 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: familiar with this by now. You see it across a 30 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: whole lot of different sports, and win probability being decidedly 31 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: in one team's favor certainly doesn't guarantee that they're gonna win. 32 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: You see, in UCF two weeks ago in the Big 33 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: twelve tournament, you see's win probability was at like ninety 34 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: eight point seven percent, up eight with like two and 35 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: change to go. They obviously did not win. At the 36 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: end of the sixth inning yesterday, when Spencer Steer struck 37 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: out with the bases loaded against Garrett Crochet, the game 38 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: was scoreless and the win probability for both teams was 39 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: fifty percent. The game at that point was basically a 40 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: coin flip. When Marcelo Meyer led off the top of 41 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: the seventh inning with a double, the win probability changed 42 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: by twelve percent, and at the end of that play, 43 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: with Boston having a guy on second and nobody out 44 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: to start the seventh inning, at that point in the game, 45 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: the Reds had statistically speaking, a sixty two percent chance 46 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: of winning the game. Understandably so right late innings, the 47 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: swing by twelve percent makes sense at that stage in 48 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: the game. The next batter, Carlos Narvayaz comes up and yes, 49 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: successfully lays down a bunt and he moves Meyer to 50 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: third base the winning percentage of the win. The win 51 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: probability percentage for Boston then went down one percent, not 52 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: a huge drop, but literally their chances of winning the 53 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: game went down based on that play. Now, the old 54 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: school baseball part of me understands, like, it's it's a 55 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: scoreless game, you're playing for a run. You've got great 56 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: relievers in the back end of the bullpen. One might 57 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 1: do it, and one would have done it. Obviously, the 58 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: Red Sox scored a couple of insurance runs later on. 59 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: But so I get it right, Like, let's let's see 60 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: if we can get a run across here. Let's get 61 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: a guy to third baseball less than two outs, maybe 62 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: we can drive him in with a sacrifice fly. That said, 63 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: statistically speaking, their odds of winning the game went down. 64 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: So for me, and you can call me a nerd, 65 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: you can call me two into analytics whatever. For me, 66 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: I don't understand. We do this with football and going 67 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: forward or not going forward on fourth down all the time, 68 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: when to go for to not go for two? Those 69 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: decisions to me are based on what increases our chances 70 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: of winning the game. I never understand leaning too hard 71 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: into strategy that is statistically proven to not increase your 72 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: chances of scoring. And if your chances of scoring aren't increasing, 73 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,679 Speaker 1: then your chances of winning aren't increasing. So that play 74 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: yesterday and again you could argue that it worked because 75 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: the guy did score and the Red Sox did win 76 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: the game, and had the next batter Rafaela gotten a 77 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: sacrifice fly. Yeah, man, they played for one run and 78 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: it worked and they could have won the game one nothing. 79 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: But statistically speaking, after one hundred and fifty years of 80 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: Major League baseball, it has been proven that bunting is 81 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: not strategy that drastically increases your chances of winning. Are 82 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: their exceptions, of course, there are are there times when 83 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: it might not be good strategy but it works. Yeah, 84 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: there are things. Look, man, a manager might decide I'm 85 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: gonna leave in a lefty, a left handed hitter to 86 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: face a left handed pitcher, even though he's not very 87 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: good against lefties, and he may hit the ball five 88 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: hundred feet and it works. Doesn't necessarily mean that it 89 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: was statistically speaking, the right strategy. Now, manager may have 90 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: played a hunch that sort of thing. But still, so 91 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: that's like I get this all the time, Like, well, 92 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: you don't lean into bunting, you don't like bunting, Like 93 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: I appreciate the art of it. There's nothing prettier than 94 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:42,239 Speaker 1: a beautifully executed suicide squeeze. I appreciate a batter's willingness 95 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: to sacrifice himself if we're going to go that deep 96 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: into it. But to me and I just I'll use 97 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: yesterday as an example that play increased the Red's chances 98 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,559 Speaker 1: of winning, despite the fact that the Red Sox pushed 99 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: a guy to third base. So that's just a question 100 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: about bunting. The Suarez thing, like would him laying down 101 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: a sacrifice bunt, a suicide squeeze, even a safety squeeze 102 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: have caught the Red Sox off guard, probably, but I'm 103 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: going to guess that at this stage in his career, 104 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: he's just not a good bunter. Now, are there larger 105 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: discussions about, hey, look the hitters need to be more 106 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: well rounded and have that in their tool bag. Yeah, 107 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: But like at this stage in a u haanos Wirez career, 108 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: and he looked awful at the plate yesterday, there's no 109 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: getting around it. That's just probably not something you want 110 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: him to do in sports and in life. I think 111 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: you're you're going to have bad results if you're consistently 112 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: asking people to do things they're simply not good at. 113 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: They don't ask me to fill in on the shows 114 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: down the hall where they're talking about stuff that ain' sports. 115 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: Why because I wouldn't be good at it. Although you 116 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: could argue successfully I'm not very good at this. You 117 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: don't ask people to do things they're not good at. 118 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: The Uhaneo Suarez is on this team to hit home 119 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: runs or at least get the ball to the outfield. 120 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: In that situation, it didn't work. It's unfortunate, it's baseball. 121 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: It happens. But had he laid down a bunt, whether 122 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: it would have been on his own or called from 123 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: the bench, chances are, and we're never gonna know for sure, 124 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: and that's the beauty of this. It's an open ended discussion. 125 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: Chances are the results wouldn't have been good, and there 126 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: would have been a lot of criticism and a lot 127 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: of second guessing, and all of it deserved. So there 128 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: five three, seven, nine, fifteen thirty. Let's see here, Matthew 129 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,239 Speaker 1: and mount lookout, you're on ESPN fifteen thirty. Matthew, good afternoon. 130 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: How are you. 131 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 3: I'm great, though I really appreciate the dialogue about bunting. 132 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 3: I don't want to rehash what you just said, but 133 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 3: you're exactly correct, and the average baseball fan is becoming 134 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 3: more and more ignorant about it because we're so football center. 135 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 3: But those of us who know understand baseball is about 136 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 3: aggregated totals over the long term, yielding or result, which 137 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 3: brings me to my more pressing concern. The seventh inning 138 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 3: was the asking people to do things they're not good at. 139 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 3: Is will Benson pitch hitting in that particular spot with 140 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 3: the runner on first and less than two outs, and 141 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 3: then immediately following with the other black hole in the 142 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 3: lineup of Kee Brian Hayes. Those two at bats were 143 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 3: the difference in the ballgame, period, and I think. 144 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: In large part because I think in large part because 145 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: of knowing who was coming in the eighth and then 146 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: more specifically the ninth. 147 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent agreed. I don't think that first 148 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 3: Benson should have made the club and second should be 149 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 3: in the high leverage situations late ending pinshit. I just 150 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 3: I don't agree with Tito's decision there and if that's 151 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 3: indicative over what he does of the long term. I 152 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 3: think the team has problems. They already have problems offensively, 153 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 3: but when you're making those kinds of decisions and high 154 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 3: leverage situations, to me, that's as bad as laying down 155 00:08:59,080 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 3: a butt. 156 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,439 Speaker 1: Out What I thought when he when he pulled when 157 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: he pulled Marte for Benson. I just I talked about 158 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: this on the show on Wednesday with Tommy Frawl. I 159 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: wonder how long Noelve Marte's leash is, and we can 160 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: get it as you just did, understandably, so the hows 161 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: and wives of using Benson there, We can debate the 162 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: merits of him making the team. But my first thought 163 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: was gee, if you're not gonna let Marty bat here 164 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: when he's actually been better against righty's than Benson was 165 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: last year against a righty who is better historically against lefties, 166 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: like with re Signs in the Miners and with JJ 167 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: Bledet and the Miners, and just the way they sort 168 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,839 Speaker 1: of challenged Noelve during spring. I just I wonder how 169 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: long his leash really is. 170 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 3: I totally agreed, And the presence of Hayes complicates this 171 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 3: even further. Yes, the defense is great, and I know 172 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 3: oldheads loved that defense, defense, defense, but he's a black 173 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 3: hole offensively period. And sal Stewart not even being considered 174 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 3: for third base changes, seeing complexion of the lineup completely 175 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 3: with not having steer it first, and then the outfield configuration, 176 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 3: all of it falls off of that, which you know, 177 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 3: going back in retrospect, I still don't understand the Hayes trade. 178 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 2: I don't get it. 179 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 3: I don't understand why they're doing the lineup construction this 180 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 3: way when offense is the most glaring need on this club. 181 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I get it, I just don't agree with it. Look, 182 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: I understand what they're leaning into. They're leaning into his glove. 183 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: I just I think it's going to come back to 184 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: bite him having a guy at a corner infield position 185 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: who is among the worst hitters in the sport. Like 186 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: it's not even like he's league average or slightly below 187 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: league average. He is among the worst hitters in the sport. 188 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: And okay, that's fine, But in high leverage situations, when 189 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: you have an option on the bench in Nathaniel Low 190 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: and you're not willing to use them, that tells me 191 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 1: you have no confidence in anybody else playing third base. 192 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: That can't be the case when you've got a third 193 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: baseman who's not a good offensive player. You've got to 194 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: have somebody that you're comfortable being in the game in 195 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: lieu of key Brian Hayes, so you can pinch hit 196 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: form in situations like yesterday, correct. 197 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 3: And if no one else We're supposed to have all 198 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 3: this versatility with the claim being able to play multiple 199 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 3: positions and Steer and Stewart playing multiple positions, yet we're 200 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 3: not going to utilize them in that fashion. I don't 201 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 3: understand the construction. 202 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: Of the roster. Yeah, no, it's it's very fair. Matthew. 203 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: Thank you for the phone call. I hope you have 204 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: a great week and I mean, think about it. Elie 205 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: Dela Cruz has played third base. Salstewart. Salstewart got to 206 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: the big league's playing third base last year. Spencer Steer 207 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: has played third base. Uh euaneus Ares And I understand 208 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: not wanting to use the DH at a position because 209 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: then you use you lose the d AH. But like 210 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: there were, there were options, and none of them defensively 211 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: are as good as Keith Brian Hayes, none of them. 212 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 1: But you're losing the game, like a in a one 213 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: nothing situation. When you're winning, I think you could still argue, like, 214 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: let's break the game open here, let's try to play 215 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: for one more run. But at least, okay, we want 216 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: our glove in the game defense first, we're winning, Okay, fine, 217 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,479 Speaker 1: that situation yesterday, I don't don't believe that Tito Francona 218 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: legitimately believed keep Brian Hayes was the best offensive option there. 219 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: It felt like there was a lack of confidence in 220 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: anybody else playing third base, and that's confusing. I don't 221 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: know if they have told sal Stewart you've got to 222 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: dig in so much on playing first base that don't 223 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 1: even worry about third Okay, the dude just played it 224 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: last September. It can't be that hard for him. Could 225 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: you really not ask Elie de la Cruz to play 226 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: third base for two innings? Could you configure things that 227 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: have in a way that would have Spencer Steer moving? 228 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: There were just there were options. And again, man, if 229 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: you're winning the game, no big deal, one nothing ballgame, 230 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: guy on first. And part of it is that seventh 231 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: inning gap that presented itself where Garrett Crochet is out 232 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: of the game. You did nothing against him. You know, 233 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: Garrett Whitlock is coming in, you know, after him as 234 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: a role as Chapman, you have the tying run on base. 235 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: The only plausible explanation for allowing Kee Brian Hayes to 236 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: hit is they simply don't believe anybody else could play 237 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: third base. But the problem is there's gonna be a 238 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: more occasions like that where Key Brian Hayes is going 239 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: to be up, where his position in the batting order 240 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: is going to be up, and it's going to make 241 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: sense to use somebody else, and instead they're just going 242 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: to use Key Brian Hayes, who's a way, way below 243 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: average big league hitter, because they just don't feel like 244 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,719 Speaker 1: anybody else could play third base. Like that's a problem, man, 245 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: that's a problem. Twenty after four five point three seven 246 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: four nine, fifteen thirty at five o'clock. I guess there's 247 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: going to be a press conference in Florida to detail 248 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: uh Tiger Woods and to whatever extent he's dealing with injuries. 249 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: But he has been involved in Florida in another rollover 250 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: car crash, So we'll monitor that for you between now 251 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: and six on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports. 252 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 4: Station Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty. Traffic from the. 253 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 5: UC Health Traffic Center. The UC Health Women's Sports Medicine 254 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 5: Program provides specialized care for female athletes at all levels. 255 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 5: Schedule and appointment online at UCHealth dot com. There's still 256 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 5: an accident on eastbound two seventy five in Ohio at 257 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 5: seventy one left two lanes blocked off with a twenty 258 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 5: minute delay back from mostellar northbound seventy five. Also an 259 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 5: accident approaching State Route one twenty three to Franklin exit 260 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 5: and traffic slow approaching that zone. I'm at ezelic with traffic. 261 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 2: This report is sponsored by Come Just. 262 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: B In fifteen thirty I'm ullweger on golf dot com 263 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: according to my guy, Austin Elmore, who is dressed like 264 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: a high school strengthen conditioning coach today, Austin informs me, 265 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: the golf dot Com reports that the Martin County Fire 266 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: Rescue reports there are no injuries to anyone involved in 267 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: the crash involving Tiger Woods. 268 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 2: Only took you an hour and a half to say something. 269 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: I launched into it pretty good at the UH at 270 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: the end of your show, Yeah you did. You could 271 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: pull it off. Austin's wearing like a sweatsuit. If I 272 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: wore that today, you guys would understandably just crush me. 273 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 2: I couldn't pull that off. 274 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: I don't. 275 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 2: I don't agree with that. All right, I'll get a sweatsuit. 276 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: We're not exactly going into sweatsuit season, but I will 277 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: buy a sweatsuit at some point before next fall. I 278 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: will wear it, and then I will just watch people 279 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: and we'll gauge there. 280 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 2: This is my I'm exhausted from yesterday and want to 281 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 2: be comfortable outfit. 282 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: Oh I have those. Oh, I have tons of those, 283 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: most most of most. Actually, it's kind of how I 284 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: dress most days. 285 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: High school strength and condition. 286 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 6: Ah. 287 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: All right, so good news Tiger Woods. According to a 288 00:15:55,720 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: golf dot com, they say the Martin County Fire Rescue 289 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: reports no injuries to anyone involved in the latest Tiger 290 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: Woods crash. More details coming up later on. Also, Austin 291 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: also informs me that Dante Jackson is leaving XU to 292 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: be on Chris mackstaff at USF. There we go, Austin, 293 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: a fountain of news and information hosting this show on Monday. 294 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: By the way, five point three seven four nine fifteen 295 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: thirty is our phone number, uh AJ from my hometown 296 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: of Taylor Mill AJ. You're on ESPN fifteen thirty. Good afternoon, AJ. 297 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: How are you my man? 298 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 6: MO? I'm doing great, Thank you, Thank you. And I 299 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 6: think you could rock a royal Scott Blue sweatsuit. I 300 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 6: think you could rock that. 301 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: Could The folks at Scott High School send me one 302 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: I wear in XL. 303 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 6: We'll see what we can do. 304 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: We can do. 305 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 6: Speaking of and speaking of Scott High School, Yeah, you're 306 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 6: alma mater. 307 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 3: Thank you very much. 308 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: MO. 309 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 6: I'm actually the assistant coach of the men's varsity tennis 310 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 6: team and help coach out the JV team as well. 311 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 6: We're off to a great start at two and one 312 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 6: this year. 313 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: Nice and I want. 314 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 6: To give the boys a shout out because they've had 315 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 6: hard matches, but we've prevailed, and the older guys are 316 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 6: really taking control and teaching the younger guys. And we've 317 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 6: seen our younger guys get better and better throughout the 318 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 6: first two three weeks. 319 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 2: So very good. 320 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: So is Scott a burgeoning Northern Kentucky tennis powerhouse. 321 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 6: I tell you what we might start at dynasty here. 322 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 6: My head coach, Coach Jackson, actually coached me ten years ago. Wow, 323 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,880 Speaker 6: and he recruited me to come back and help coach 324 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 6: the kids. I went off after going to state for 325 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 6: four years at Scott High School for tennis, I went 326 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 6: to Georgetown College and played for four years, and then 327 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 6: I came back home and kind of rebirthened the tennis 328 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 6: program at Scott. I guess you'd want to call it 329 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 6: what I what. 330 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: I was a student at Scott High School over thirty 331 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 1: years ago. The tennis courts were nothing to write home about. 332 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 1: Has that changed? 333 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 3: Oh? 334 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,479 Speaker 6: No, You've got to come out, man. They are beautiful now. 335 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 6: We have four brand new just put in brand new courts. 336 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 6: Wish they would have done five so we could host 337 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 6: the regional it but that's all right, we'll get another 338 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 6: one soon. And apart from that, yeah, we're looking up. 339 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 6: We have a couple of matches coming up next week, 340 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 6: so I'll uh, I'll give you a call next week 341 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 6: in a little bit of an update. How about that? 342 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 2: Who are best players? Oh? 343 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 6: Man, now you're gonna get You're gonna get me in 344 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 6: trouble because I gotta shout out all the seniors. Our 345 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 6: seniors are this phenomenal. We have Ari at doubles and 346 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,959 Speaker 6: Corlin at one doubles. We got one singles is Ethan 347 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 6: had two singles, we got Bryce, I had three singles, 348 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 6: we got Daniel, and then at two doubles we got Cameron. 349 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 6: And there's it's actually a fighting it's there's three guys 350 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 6: that are trying to earn the two doubles spot with 351 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 6: Cameron senior Cameron. Wow, we have a couple of guys 352 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 6: trying to fight for that last position right now. So 353 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 6: it's looking good. 354 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 2: Very good. 355 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: We'll tell the boys I'm supporting them and keep me 356 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 1: updated on the progress of the tennis program at my 357 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 1: alma mater. 358 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 6: I absolutely will and mode for you. I just wanted 359 00:18:57,880 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 6: to say thank you for everything that you do. Always 360 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 6: wreck night in Scott High School, trying to give a 361 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 6: shout out. Even on all the other shows I listened to, 362 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 6: I'm like, oh man, I love Mogg or that dude 363 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 6: that's the guy. 364 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: Well you know you got you gotta support your alma 365 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: mater in any way you can. And uh that's my 366 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: my little way of doing it. And uh, well that's aweso. 367 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 6: To go to the high school football. You always try 368 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 6: to get them on. I always hear you trying to 369 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 6: get them on high school football. 370 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 2: I you know what. 371 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: I I once gave Joe Daniman a hard time, but 372 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: I watched because I like their Friday night show and 373 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: they they didn't they didn't have a crew. And I 374 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: get it, they got a million games to cover. They 375 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: didn't have a crew Scott High School. So then like 376 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: the next week they had a crew Scott High School 377 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: and they mentioned like, okay, here this is from and 378 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: so I MA me happy. I I try to give they. 379 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 6: Have the best announcer to the best announcer, Rocky Todd, 380 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 6: Rocky Tome, best announcer. 381 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:54,120 Speaker 1: My cousin yep, no way, yeah, saw rock yesterday Yeah, 382 00:19:54,119 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 1: it's my cousin Scott Scott High School. Yes, the of 383 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: Scott High School and a one time when I was 384 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: a student there, Scott High School, substitute gym teacher, rocky time. 385 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 2: How about that? There you go. 386 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 6: I'm gonna have to bring that up to him next time. 387 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 6: I said, well, well you have a great day, thanks for 388 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 6: taking the call. Do you have a great one. We'll 389 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 6: give you a call next. 390 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: Week, all right, I look forward to that. It's twenty 391 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: nine away from five o'clock. Austin's dressed like a substitute 392 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: high school gym teacher. 393 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 2: You're glad you can make yourself laugh. 394 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,479 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to take a picture of what you're wearing, 395 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: just so folks get the after to do anything so 396 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: they understand. Well, and it's you look great, you look awesome. 397 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: I did ask Austin, because he's dressed like a gym 398 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: teacher if he also had to teach drivers at or health. 399 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 2: It's twenty eight away from five o'clock. 400 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: See, we were doing a normal show, and then that 401 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: caller who wanted to make the case for Suarez laying 402 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: down a bunch just drove it off the rail. 403 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 2: I've been thinking about that guy, and he kept saying 404 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 2: that you know, you're you're projecting that he won't get 405 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 2: a bunt down, and I'm thinking you're projecting that he will. 406 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: Can you imagine what it would have looked and sounded 407 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: like had they laid down a bunt with Suarez in 408 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: that situation and it fails what we're doing. 409 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 2: You were in the ballpark, everybody was standing up. Yes, 410 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 2: if he lays down a bun, I would have gone 411 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 2: down to the dugout myself and yelled at Franco. 412 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: I would have liked to have seen that. Brenniman and 413 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: Jones on Baseball's coming up in just about twenty minutes. 414 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: Sports headlines are next on ESPN fifteen thirty. 415 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 4: Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty. Traffic from the uc. 416 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 5: Health Traffic Center. The UC Health Women's Sports Medicine Program 417 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 5: provide specialized care for female athletes at all levels. Schedule 418 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 5: and appointment online at UCHealth dot com. There's still an 419 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 5: accident on eastbound two to seventy five in Ohio at 420 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 5: seventy one, left two lanes blocked off with a twenty 421 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 5: minute delay back from mostellar northbound seventy five. Also an 422 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 5: accident approaching State Route one twenty three the Franklin exit 423 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 5: and traffic slow approaching that zone. 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According to 433 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: a ESPN, Tiger Woods involved in a rollover crash on 434 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: Jupiter Island, Florida. According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, 435 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: the County Sheriff's officials are scheduled to speak at five o'clock. 436 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: Golf dot Com is reporting no injuries related to that crash, 437 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: which is good news, by the way. No Reds game tonight. 438 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 1: Austin Elmore, who today is dressed like somebody who got 439 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: invited to a sleepover but didn't want to pack a bag, 440 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,239 Speaker 1: wants me to remind you that though there is no 441 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: game today, you could still visit the clock outside the ballpark, 442 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: So just keep that in mind. The Sweet Sixteen continues 443 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: tonight on Fox Sports thirteen sixty. Rick Patino and Saint 444 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: John's against Duke. Also tonight, Alabama takes on Michigan. Michigan 445 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: State hooks up with yukon Tennessee battles Iowa State. Can 446 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: you imagine your favorite college basketball team losing an NCAA 447 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: tournament game where the dagger was delivered by the other 448 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: team on a play we're coming out of a timeout, 449 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:41,199 Speaker 1: you only had four players on the floor. For the 450 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 1: life of me, I don't know how that happens. It 451 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 1: happened to Fred Hoiberg and Nebraska last night, and there's 452 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,640 Speaker 1: a very good chance I was still would have won 453 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: the game, but they scored an old school three point 454 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: play to make it six. We're coming out of a 455 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: time out. The Cornhuskers only had four dudes on the floor. 456 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 1: College basketball like benches, staff have never been bigger. There's 457 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: not one guy there who could count to five. Hockey Tonight, 458 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 1: Cyclones skate at Iowa. Also there, that's a hockey hotbed. 459 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: By the way, Iowa. You talk about like you're great, 460 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: like American hockey. You know parts of the country, Iowa, 461 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: the cyclones are there all weekend, puck drops to night 462 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: a little bit after eight o'clock. They're there Saturday and 463 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 1: Sunday as well. Nineteen away from four o'clock. More of 464 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: your phone calls are coming up. Brendanman and Jones on 465 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:31,199 Speaker 1: Baseball is ten minutes away. We've kind of hammered on 466 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: the Key Brian Hayes thing a lot today and I 467 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: don't do this. We know why he's on the team. 468 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: I may not agree with it. When the trade was made, 469 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 1: it was puzzling because the Reds needed offense and Key 470 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: Brian Hayes is not a good hitter, and I know 471 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: why they did it, but he ain't going anywhere. That 472 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: dude is locked in for the rest of the decade. 473 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 1: Assigned a deal with the Pirates a couple of years ago, 474 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,479 Speaker 1: eight years seventy mil. He's here for a while, and 475 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: we understand why they value his defense, and his defense 476 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: is terrific, but all right, he's a deficient offensive player. 477 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: You then have to have somebody that you're comfortable not 478 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 1: just using to pinch hit for him. You have to 479 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: have somebody that you're comfortable also playing third base. 480 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 2: When you pinch hit for him. 481 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: You know, we talked about this on our opening day 482 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,199 Speaker 1: show yesterday from Smoke Justice. In close games, you have 483 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: to treat him like a pitcher. He is a better 484 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:32,640 Speaker 1: hitter than your average pitcher was back when pitchers actually hit, 485 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: but you have to treat him like a pitcher. So 486 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: a one nothing game in the seventh inning, you've got 487 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: to be willing to pinch hit for him. You're only 488 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: willing to pinch hit for him if you've got somebody 489 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 1: else to play third base. Now again, they have lots 490 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: of dudes on the team who've played third base before. 491 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: Elie Doug Cruiz has played third base, Sal Stewart played 492 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: a lot of games at third base in the minor leagues, 493 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: and a whole bunch as a red when he got 494 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: caught up last year at third base. Spent Steer has 495 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: played third base, So there's lots of different things you 496 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 1: could have done. It felt like Tito was uncomfortable with 497 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: anybody else playing third base because, quite frankly, with Nathaniel 498 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: Lowe on the bench, a guy who can hit the 499 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: ball out of the ballpark, a guy who made the 500 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: team was a fun story out of spring training. Made 501 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:26,159 Speaker 1: the team because you wanted a bench guy. You know, 502 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: you signed JJ Bledey this offseason and sent him to 503 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: Louisville because you want him to play every day. But 504 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: you got a bench guy Nathaniel Low. Same for Ree 505 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 1: signs not pinch hitting Nathaniel Low for key Brian Hayes 506 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:45,439 Speaker 1: suggests they're uncomfortable with anybody else playing third base? How why? 507 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 1: And is that going to be the case all season long? 508 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 1: I am likely making this out to be a bigger 509 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,880 Speaker 1: deal than it is, which you do after opening day 510 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: because it's only one game. I do think it's fair 511 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: to wonder, as the season unfolds, how many high leverage 512 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:06,199 Speaker 1: situations will a poor hitter be asked to hit him again? Like, 513 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: that's not me being subjective, it's it's looking at years 514 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: of performance. Keep Brian Hayes has over twenty five hundred 515 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: Big League played appearances. Not a good hitter. Now. Credit 516 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: to that dude for carving out a career and a 517 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: lucrative one because he's awesome with the glove, and there 518 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: are gonna be situations where you don't want to pull 519 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: him because you don't want to take his glove out 520 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: of the game if it's one nothing good guys yesterday, 521 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,120 Speaker 1: there's an argument that, hey, forget playing for one more run, 522 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: don't take your best glove out of the game. Have 523 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: him on the field in the eighth and ninth inning. 524 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: But how many high leverage situations where the Reds are 525 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: trailing late in games will they let him bad in 526 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: because they simply don't trust anybody else to play third base. 527 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 1: And again, obviously ayuhanius Warez has played a ton of 528 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: third base in his life. I do understand not wanting 529 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: to move the DH to third base because then you 530 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: lose the DH like eight fine, but that to me, 531 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: the biggest question out of yesterday was do they have 532 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: a problem Not so much with key Brian Hayes, but 533 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: do they have a third base problem? And then like 534 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, diving into it yesterday. I don't understand how 535 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: you don't say it to Sal Stewart, like, hey, man, 536 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna play first base, but be ready in the 537 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: event we have to move you to third because there 538 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: are probably gonna be situations where we got to hit 539 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: for a guy who's not a good hitter. And so 540 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to You're gonna have to stay sharp 541 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: at third base or Ellie. Uh, make sure you're getting 542 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,680 Speaker 1: some reps in and you're you're good to make that throw, 543 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 1: which I think he would be at third base or 544 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: somebody else. That is gonna be interesting to follow as 545 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: as the season unfolds. Five point three, seven, four nine, 546 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: fifteen thirty and eight six six, seven oh two three 547 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: seven seven six. We talked about key Brian Hayes and 548 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: the noelbe Marte thing as well. Like I at face 549 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: value using Benson for Marte in the seventh Tito's trying 550 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,959 Speaker 1: to go lefty righty. He's looking for a dude who 551 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: can maybe run into one. Like I didn't love it, 552 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: but I didn't hate it. The Noelve Marte thing, to 553 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: me is really really interesting from this perspective. They they 554 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 1: jammed him in a right field last year and he 555 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: made that catch against the Pirates in Game number one, 556 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: fifty nine. That was the play of the season. But 557 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 1: there were also times where it looked like he had 558 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: never played the position before, which prior to Midsummer last 559 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: year he hadn't. This spring training was interesting because midway through, 560 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: if you read some of the quotes from Tito and 561 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: I'll pull him up in the next hour. Not exactly 562 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: a ringing endorsement for noelve Marte kind of felt like 563 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: he was challenged into Noelvea's credit. He answered the challenge 564 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: enough to make the team, but because of you know, 565 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: just the lukewarm nature of how Tito talked about him, 566 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: plus re Signs carved it up during spring training and 567 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 1: JJ Blanet was acquired for a reason. It was to 568 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: play at corner roule Field spot had a good spring. 569 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: Neither one of those guys did anything during the Cactus 570 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: League to deserve a demotion. So you wonder, like, how 571 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: long is the leash going to be? And was yesterday 572 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: reflective of noelve not playing with a very long leash 573 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 1: as the season unfolds. We will see, we will see, 574 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: but that to me was interesting. The bigger one was, 575 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: you know, not hitting for Keith Brian Hayes. We talked 576 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: about noelve Marte with Tommy Thrall because I asked him 577 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: that same question and if you want his answer, go 578 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 1: listen to the podcast. It was from Wednesday show. It's 579 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app. So is our conversation with Sam 580 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: lequir and Jared. 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