1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: Time on ESPN fifteen thirty. 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 2: Let's get shut out on opening day. 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 3: Nobody is going to overreact to that, right, that's that's 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 3: not really going to be a thing, though maybe it 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 3: should be a thing. Hell, I don't know. Good afternoon, 6 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 3: I'm mulegar. This is ESPN fifteen thirty. Thanks for listening. 7 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 3: Hopefully your weekend. Hopefully you took today off. If so, 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,479 Speaker 3: hopefully you're enjoying a long weekend a great Friday afternoon. 9 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 3: If your weekend hasn't started yet, hopefully it does here soon. 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 3: Show previews available on Twitter at maleger Thanks to a 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 3: share Facts credit union, you can become a member just 12 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 3: like me that a share facts dot org. First and foremost, 13 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 3: thank you to everybody who came out to us Smoke 14 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:48,319 Speaker 3: Justice yesterday. They are always so gracious to have us 15 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 3: an awesome place in Covington. 16 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 2: We have done our. 17 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 3: Opening day show every year since that establishment opened. It 18 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: was so much fun yesterday it was It was the 19 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 3: first we've had decent weather days and obviously today's been 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 3: pretty crummy, but yesterday was awesome. There was a part 21 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 3: of me while I was sitting there with Austin and 22 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 3: Toni in the Bourbon room that really wanted to be 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: outside because it was gorgeous. It was perfect. Nonetheless, we 24 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 3: had a great time. The folks at Smoke Justice are awesome, 25 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 3: So if you joined us in person, thank you. 26 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 2: You know, for my money. 27 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 3: There's three, like ten pole shows we do every year 28 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: that are just the best. This is a great job. 29 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 3: I love doing this show. But there's three to me 30 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 3: that I love doing more than any other. 31 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 2: One. 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 3: We just had last week, the March Madness Show the 33 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 3: Thursday morning of the NCAA tournament, because you're setting the 34 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 3: stage for what I believe is the greatest event in 35 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 3: all of sports. The other is the Draft Show, which 36 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 3: is a blast because it's the one thing we do 37 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 3: where we are reacting in real time to what's happening. 38 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 3: We're not breaking down what just did happen, We're not 39 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 3: talking about a game or an event from the night before. 40 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 3: It's fun to be on and react to something that's 41 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 3: happening as you're on the air. And the best one 42 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 3: is Yesterday. This is mainly a solo show, although we 43 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 3: obviously hear from Tarran and today Austin Elmore who's filling 44 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 3: in for Terran today. But I love working with those guys, 45 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 3: and I love being on for three hours with those guys, 46 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 3: and it's a blast, And I think we do a 47 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 3: good job of kind of mixing the fun of Opening Day, 48 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 3: the humor of whatever the hell else is on our 49 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 3: mind with some baseball conversation. If you miss that show yesterday, 50 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 3: you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. I know 51 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: Opening Day for a lot of people, stop being awesome 52 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 3: about eight o'clock last night, eight thirty last night downtown 53 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 3: because a bunch of losers decided to ruin the fund 54 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 3: for everybody else. Red's lose the ball game three nothing 55 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 3: to the Boston Red Sox. The headline of the day 56 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 3: is Andrew Abbott was awesome. Jason Williams wrote about this 57 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 3: in the Inquiry Incincinni dot com. 58 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: I think it's yes. 59 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 3: The headline is maybe that they lost the game, and 60 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 3: some of the reasons why they lost the game, and 61 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,119 Speaker 3: the lack of clutch hitting and maybe one or two 62 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 3: Tito decisions and the impact of ABS. I understand nobody 63 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: wants to walk away from a game that the Reds lost, 64 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: especially if it's on Opening Day, and start with a positive. 65 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 3: But they're putting a lot on Andrew Abbott and I 66 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 3: don't care about pitcher wins and losses. We haven't referenced 67 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 3: pitcher wins and losses on this show since I started 68 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 3: hosting it. We're not going to start now. But Andrew 69 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 3: Abbott is being asked to do a lot. He's being 70 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 3: asked to be a staff ace without right now, a 71 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: ton of backing now. As the season unfolds, maybe Chase 72 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 3: Burns will have something to say about that. Maybe Brandon 73 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 3: Williamson will have something to say about that. Maybe Nicolodola 74 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 3: will get back soon stop getting blisters in his moy's hands. 75 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 3: He'll have something to say about that. Maybe at some 76 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: point this year, Hunter Green has something to say about that. 77 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 3: But right now, Andrew Abbott's being asked to be the 78 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 3: guy on a store darting staff that is not as 79 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 3: strong today as we thought it was going to be 80 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 3: seven weeks ago. He is asked he is being asked 81 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: to be the guy on a starting staff that has 82 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 3: a lot of inexperience, some dudes who didn't pitch at 83 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 3: all last year. He's being asked to go deep into games. 84 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 3: He's being asked to be, perhaps at times even better 85 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 3: than he was in the first half of last season. 86 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 3: Yesterday he was up to the task. Scattered some hits, 87 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 3: four of them didn't leave the infield, not a lot 88 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 3: of hard contact, bunch of ground balls. Obviously they lose 89 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 3: the ballgame. He was gone before Boston started scoring runs 90 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 3: off the Reds bullpen, which abs had something to do 91 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 3: with that. But at the end of the day, the 92 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 3: bullpen's got to be better in close games like that. 93 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 3: But the headline for me was Andrew Abbott, who was 94 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 3: awesome in the first half of last season, okay in 95 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 3: the second half of last season, and not good at 96 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 3: all during spring training, pitched a hell of a lot 97 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 3: more yesterday like the dude we saw in the first 98 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 3: three months three and a half months of the season 99 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 3: last year. 100 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: That is critical. 101 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 3: It would be critical if the Reds had a fully 102 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 3: healthy pitching staff. It's even more critical now. Unfortunately they 103 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 3: don't win the game. If they did, everybody would be 104 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,239 Speaker 3: talking about Andrew Abbot having one of the better Reds 105 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 3: opening day starts of recent vintage. I think the other 106 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 3: headline is the Reds dodged a bullet with the Sal 107 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 3: Stewart risk issue, which, be honest, man, whether you were 108 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 3: there or watching on Red's TV or listening to the 109 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 3: game on radio, whatever it was, and you either saw 110 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 3: or heard what happened to sal Stewart on that shot 111 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 3: that hit him while he's playing first base. You fear 112 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 3: the worst. You're thinking fracture. Not only did sal Stewart 113 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,239 Speaker 3: not have to leave the game, he became the first 114 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 3: Reds rookie ever to get three hits. And I've talked 115 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 3: a bunch about sal Stewart. I think there's a billion 116 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 3: reasons to be bullish about sal Stewart. The the biggest 117 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 3: one is it feels like every time he's asked to 118 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 3: pass a test, he doesn't just pass it, he gets 119 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 3: an a progressing through the miners last year, being thrown 120 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 3: into a postseason push with the Reds playing with no 121 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 3: margin for error in September, being asked to be a 122 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 3: big part of that team. 123 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 2: The dude hit five homers. 124 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 3: Certainly didn't look like the stage was too big for 125 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 3: him when he had a chance to appear in the 126 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 3: postseason against the Dodgers last year, this spring, this offseason, 127 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 3: he's told shed weight he does. He was told work 128 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 3: on your defense, he does. He was told, big boy, 129 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 3: you're probably gonna make the team, but it's not guaranteed. 130 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: You got to make the team. He has a great spring. 131 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 3: Yesterday, he's thrust into the cleanup spot as a rookie. 132 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 3: He's still a rookie as a rookie on opening Day, 133 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 3: and he gets three hits. 134 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 2: Hits the ball hard looks the part. 135 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 3: If you were optimistic about the Red's chances yesterday, at 136 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 3: this time, you should still be one game. 137 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 2: Shouldn't undo that. 138 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 3: But I would imagine a lot of the optimism is 139 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: based on the potential and the upside for Sal Stuart. Now, 140 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: we could also talk about the opening day that a 141 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: Uhenio Suarez had yesterday, and unfortunately that was one to forget. 142 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 3: But if you are as many of us are a 143 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 3: little bit more bullish on the Reds offensively because of 144 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 3: the potential for Sal Stuart, and that potential to me, 145 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 3: the excitement for him, I guess, is based on the 146 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 3: fact that every time he has to do something, he 147 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 3: does it. Yesterday, it's opening day, he's a rookie, he's 148 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 3: batting forth, he's facing Garrett Crochet. Dude gets three hits, 149 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 3: two of them for extra bases. It's another test. It's 150 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 3: another test that he passed. And unfortunately he also dodges 151 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 3: a bullet, because for about three minutes yesterday I thought 152 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 3: he may be gone for a while with a broken wrist. 153 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 3: There was also this man, and we'll get into we'll 154 00:07:58,160 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 3: get into some of the stuff that went down with 155 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 3: the bullpen yesterday and crunched through the mere fact that 156 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: the Reds got shut out in the game. It feels 157 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 3: like the Reds have a key Brian Hayes problem. So yesterday, 158 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 3: in the seventh inning, Tito bats Will Benson for Noelve Marte, 159 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 3: and to a degree, it kind of makes sense, right 160 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,239 Speaker 3: like he's looking for a homer. 161 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 2: Boston had a righty on the mound. 162 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 3: You're thinking, maybe, maybe Will Benson has a better chance 163 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 3: to run into one, especially with the wind blowing out 164 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 3: toward right field, which it was for most of the 165 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 3: afternoon yesterday. 166 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 2: At face value, I guess that makes sense. 167 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 3: You're taking out a guy who plays right field for 168 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 3: a guy who plays right field, so all right, you 169 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 3: don't have to make another move defensively. Now, it's worth 170 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 3: mentioning that Justin Slayton, the Boston pitcher who was on 171 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:01,079 Speaker 3: in the seventh inning yesterday, alrighty is actually historically been 172 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 3: better against lefties than righty's and also noelve Marte had 173 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 3: an OPS last season that was nearly one hundred and 174 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 3: twenty points higher against righty's than Will Benson. But okay, 175 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 3: that's fine. That felt like a huge place in the 176 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 3: ball game. Because it's one zip, you're already down and looming. 177 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 3: In the eighth and ninth are Garrett Whitlock and a 178 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 3: rolled As Chapman. For what it's worth, Will Benson doesn't 179 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 3: hit a home run. Will Benson doesn't get a hit. 180 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 3: Will Benson doesn't do anything except unfortunately strike out swinging, 181 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 3: which fine, this is, by the way, with the guy 182 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 3: on first base after Tyler Stevenson walked, so Benson strikes out. 183 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 3: Key Brian Hayes hits and he flies out to left field, 184 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 3: and then TJ. Friedel strikes out. Inning over Boston gets 185 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 3: two more. In the ninth, A role As Chapman comes on. 186 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 3: Red's had no chance again ten Or rold As Chapman, 187 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 3: by the way, is gonna be in Cooperstown. Reds lose 188 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 3: the game three nothing. Maybe Key Brian Hayes gets lifted 189 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 3: and the Reds still lose. 190 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 2: But Nathaniel Lowe was on the. 191 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 3: Bench Nathaniel Low, who is on this team because he's 192 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 3: a bench guy. The reason the Reds didn't bring North 193 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 3: Jj blode or resigns is we want those guys to play, 194 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: and we are comfortable with Nathaniel Low is a bench guy. 195 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 3: There was a chance to use your bench guy, a 196 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 3: dude who hit eighteen home runs last season, a guy 197 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 3: who bats left handed. If you're so into the lefty 198 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 3: righty thing. They let Key Bryan Hayes bad for himself. Now, 199 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 3: maybe at face value that doesn't bother you too much. 200 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 3: Maybe you're thinking, well, it's a close game, and Key 201 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 3: Brian Hayes is elite defensively, and we want the great 202 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 3: defensive third baseman in the game, and we're not willing 203 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 3: to sacrifice defense yet, and the lineup is going to 204 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 3: turn over, and so we're gonna have our better hitters 205 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 3: batting in the eighth and ninth. Do want to keep 206 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 3: that that that bench bullet, so to speak. I want 207 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 3: to have it in reserve in the eighth and ninth 208 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 3: And maybe there's some validity to that. But what it 209 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 3: feels like, though, is not so much that they were 210 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 3: confident in Key Brian Hayes getting a hit. It's that 211 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 3: they didn't feel comfortable with anybody else playing third base. 212 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 3: They didn't feel comfortable with Sal Stewart moving to third, which, 213 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 3: by the way, that's the position he played mostly last 214 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 3: year in the minor leagues, played it a little bit 215 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 3: when he got called up in September. They weren't comfortable 216 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 3: with Sal Stuart moving to third and keeping low in 217 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 3: the game at first base. 218 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 2: They weren't comfortable, and. 219 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 3: I think understandably so with a Euhaneus Suarez going from 220 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 3: DH to third base and losing the DH. They weren't 221 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 3: comfortable with sliding everybody in the infield over and having 222 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 3: Elie Delacruz play third base. They weren't comfortable with anybody 223 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 3: besides key Brian Hayes playing third base. Now, nobody on 224 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 3: the team is as good defensively as key Brian Hayes. 225 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 3: He maybe has no peer in the sport, not just 226 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 3: at third base but defensively. But they're so uncomfortable, perhaps 227 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 3: with anybody else playing third base, that they're willing to 228 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 3: let a guy who is one of the worst hitters 229 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 3: in baseball bat with a guy on base in the 230 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 3: seventh inning of a one nothing game when you know, 231 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 3: elite relievers are coming in in the eighth and the ninth. 232 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 3: That's not great, like that's that's and you have to 233 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 3: acknowledge what Key Brian Hayes is because the stats back 234 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 3: it up. He's a guy who just he's a below 235 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 3: average hitter. Just there's no other way to put it. 236 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 3: I'll be as gentle as I can. He's a below 237 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 3: average hitter. And maybe that's okay, and maybe the Reds 238 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 3: offensively are going to be good enough to kind of 239 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,080 Speaker 3: overcome that. And maybe Key Brian Hayes defense is so 240 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 3: good that the Reds are comfortable with having a guy 241 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 3: manning a corner infield position who's a below average hit 242 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 3: or by the way, they are because that dude's going 243 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:09,439 Speaker 3: to be on the team for the rest of the decade. 244 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 3: There's a heavy investment made in Kee Brian Hayes. But 245 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 3: there are going to be moments, as there are with 246 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 3: every team, where you've got to be willing to take 247 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 3: a guy out of the game who's not a good 248 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 3: hitter and maybe sacrifice some defense. You are willing to 249 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 3: do that if you have some degree of comfort in 250 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 3: anybody else playing the position. There is no explanation none 251 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 3: for not using Nathaniel Lowe in the seventh inning unless 252 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 3: you're simply not comfortable with anybody else playing third base. 253 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 3: That is a problem when your everyday third baseman is 254 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 3: a below average hitter, is it not? Five pet three 255 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 3: seven four nine fifteen thirty is my phone number eight 256 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 3: six six seven oh two three seven seven six on 257 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 3: Twitter at muegger thanks to Delta Dental. Delta Dental is 258 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 3: building healthy, smart, vibrant communities for all. Good to Delta Dental, 259 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 3: oh dot com. Nineteen minutes after three o'clock more. On 260 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 3: the day after Opening Day, Eve Reds lose to the 261 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 3: Red Sox. Today is the traditional day off after opening Day, 262 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 3: which I understand but I kind of hate because the 263 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 3: season starts now you got to take a day off. 264 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 3: But the weather today has not been great. It looks nice, 265 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 3: but it has been chilly all day today. Reds and 266 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 3: Red Sox resume their series tomorrow at four to ten, 267 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 3: then one on a Sunday afternoon. Five point three seven 268 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 3: fifteen thirty is our number. We've got the Sweet sixteen 269 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 3: to discuss. We've got some Bengals off season issues to 270 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 3: kick through. We've got an interesting decision that Bengals made 271 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 3: this offseason that I would be willing to bet is 272 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 3: going over like a lead balloon in the coaches offices. 273 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 3: We'll spend some time on that coming up in the 274 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 3: four o'clock hour. Twenty after three o'clock. We also have 275 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 3: to get to the impact of abs on the game yesterday, which, hey, man, yeah, 276 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 3: you don't want that. You don't want that human error, 277 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 3: you don't want that human impact. You want something that's 278 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 3: non intrusive. And yesterday it was non intrusive. 279 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 4: Uh. 280 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 3: I don't want to say helped cost the Reds of 281 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 3: the game, but it certainly didn't help them win it either. 282 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 3: Twenty after three o'clock, I'm owegar glad you're with us 283 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 3: today on a Friday afternoon. This is ESPN fifteen thirty, 284 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 3: Cincinnati Sports. 285 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: Station, Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty Traffic from. 286 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 5: The UC Health Traffic Center. The UC Health Women's Sports 287 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 5: Medicine Program provides specialized care for female athletes at all levels. 288 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 5: Schedule and appointment online at UCHealth dot com. Westbound two 289 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 5: seventy five, there's a disabled vehicle that's on the off 290 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 5: ramp to northbound seventy one. This in Ohio. Right shoulder 291 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 5: blocked off on that ramp. Also seeing heavy delays on 292 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 5: southbound seventy five from Mitchell down towards Fort Washington Way. 293 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 5: It's a fifty minute delay. I'm at ezelic with traffic. 294 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 2: This report is sponsored by thirty month Adger. 295 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 3: Thank you for spending part of your Friday afternoon with us. 296 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 2: Your phone calls are coming up. 297 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 3: I know it sounds like I'm picking on Key Brian Hayes, 298 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 3: pluck man. 299 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 2: It's the stats bear of this south. If you go 300 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 2: back to the beginning. 301 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 3: Of the twenty twenty four season, and I got this 302 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 3: from an off season piece on Key Brian Hayes that 303 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 3: was published at Redreporter dot com. So I'm not going 304 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 3: to pretend like I did this research on my own. 305 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 3: But if you go back to the start of the 306 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 3: twenty twenty four season, so two full years, there have 307 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 3: been two hundred and fifty Big League hitters who have 308 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 3: logged at least six hundred fifty plate appearances two hundred 309 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 3: and fifty only one, only one, Orlando Arcia only one. 310 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 3: It has a worse weighted runs created plug us metric 311 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 3: than Key Brian Hayes only one. So two hundred and 312 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 3: fifty big league hitters over six hundred and fifty played 313 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 3: appearances over the last two years, only one worse. It's 314 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 3: at advanced metric. There's obviously a lot of different, maybe 315 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 3: more mainstream stats that you could use to determine a 316 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 3: batter's effectiveness. But just to me, this this highlights something 317 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 3: that is is what comes with a guy like kee 318 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 3: Brian Hayes, And like I, we all understand why he's 319 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 3: on the team, and he's gonna play every day, and 320 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 3: if you play every day, eventually you're gonna have solid 321 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 3: offensive performances. Sand dude Homeward in his first game as 322 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 3: a Red last year, right, which everybody made a big 323 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 3: deal of. But we're also not talking about like a 324 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 3: rookie yere. We're not talking about a dude who's like 325 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 3: getting his feet wet. This is key, Brian Hayes. The 326 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 3: sample size is very, very very big. The dude has 327 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 3: over twenty five hundred big league plate appearance. He is 328 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 3: a below average big league hitter and in this one 329 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 3: particular metric, the second worst among everybody who qualifies, and 330 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 3: the Reds are okay with That's that goes without saying 331 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 3: that's obvious. They were so okay with it that he 332 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 3: was the centerpiece of the trade deadline last year, and 333 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 3: they acquired the dude knowing they were going to be 334 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 3: on the hook for what ended up being an eight year, 335 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 3: seventy million dollar contract he signed with the Pirates when 336 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 3: they traded for him. 337 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 2: They have the guy for the rest of the decade, knowing. 338 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 3: He's a below average big league hitter, a below average 339 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 3: big league hitter who's twenty nine years old two twenty three, 340 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 3: and you accepted that because the glove. I would imagine, though, 341 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 3: when you have a guy like that in a sport 342 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 3: where we no longer have the picture batting for himself, 343 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 3: which whatever that, you go, okay, there have to be 344 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 3: moments where we have to show a willingness to lift 345 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 3: them from the game. This isn't so much about yesterday 346 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,959 Speaker 3: and the decision to not have Nathaniel Low or anybody 347 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 3: else available bat form. It makes you wonder are they 348 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 3: really are they really so uncomfortable with anybody else playing 349 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 3: third base that in key situations they're gonna let a 350 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 3: guy who's a below average big league hitter that for himself. 351 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 3: That's a little bit of an issue with roster construction. 352 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 3: And I'm not saying this definitively because it is only 353 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 3: one game, but for all the talk of who they've 354 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 3: acquired to make the offense better a euhaneus Warez, and 355 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 3: all the talk of who may make the offense better 356 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 3: because they're actually with the team for a full season 357 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 3: Sal Stewart, and who may make the offense better because 358 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:49,479 Speaker 3: they outperform their poor performance from last year. Matt McClain, 359 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 3: you are playing the guy every single day who is 360 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 3: a liability on offense. Usually in this sport, you are 361 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 3: taking guys out who are alive liabilities on offense, maybe 362 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 3: because of a lefty righty matchup, maybe because of their 363 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 3: performance against a certain pitcher, maybe because the guy is 364 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 3: just not a long ball threat. You have somebody on 365 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 3: the bench who's more of a lump. For whatever reason, 366 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 3: you're usually willing to take out guys who are offensive 367 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 3: liabilities in situations like yesterday's in the seventh inning, guy 368 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 3: on base, one out, one run, game, seventh inning and 369 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 3: two great relievers looming, unless you have nobody else to 370 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 3: play third base that you're confident in, and whatever lack 371 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 3: of confidence there may be in some of those other 372 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 3: guys playing third base may be justified. But if you 373 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 3: have a player who's offensive lead deficients and you know 374 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 3: this and they do because they have access to the 375 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,679 Speaker 3: same stats you and I do, how do you not 376 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 3: have somebody else that you're confident in playing third base, 377 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 3: knowing there are gonna be situations where you have but 378 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 3: no choice, no choice but to take the guy out 379 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 3: of the game. That's a problem, and I think it 380 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 3: may have manifested itself yesterday. We'll see this maybe a 381 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 3: one off look over the course of the next two 382 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 3: to three weeks. Perhaps there are other circumstances that make 383 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 3: sense to pull keep Bryan Hayes and the Reds play 384 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 3: somebody else at third base and it works out well. 385 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 2: I don't know, But how. 386 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 3: Do you not ask that question? How do you not 387 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 3: ask that question? After the way Tito managed the seventh 388 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 3: inning yesterday twenty eight from four o'clock, your phone calls 389 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 3: are coming up sports headlines as well. ESPN fifteen thirty 390 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 3: Cincinnati Sports Station. 391 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty Traffic from. 392 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,959 Speaker 5: The UC Health Traffic Center. 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There will be, 408 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 3: I guess a many news conference with the county sheriff 409 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:41,959 Speaker 3: speaking to reporters at five o'clock. Tiger obviously has been 410 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 3: working towards coming back to competitive golf after rupturing his 411 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 3: achilles last year. Had back surgery in October, competed in 412 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 3: a TGL event earlier this week. The extent of his injuries, 413 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 3: it's lengthy, obviously, the crash in southern California in twenty 414 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 3: twenty one where he was trapped in the car that 415 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 3: resulted in him having surgery to deal with open fractures 416 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 3: in his right leg, had a rod placed in his tibia, 417 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 3: had screws and pins inserted in his foot during emergency surgery, 418 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 3: had another surgery tied to the crash two years later. 419 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 3: Hopefully this doesn't have there consequences or circumstances involved for 420 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 3: Tiger Woods, and that is a clumsy way of. 421 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:27,439 Speaker 2: Me putting it. 422 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 3: Meanwhile, Reds are off today, Red Sox for game two tomorrow. 423 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 3: The season four to ten First Pitch Kids opening Day 424 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 3: on seven hundred Wow Brady's singer against former Red Sonny Gray. 425 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 3: The Sweet sixteen continues tonight. These should be terrific games. 426 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 3: Duke and Saint John's, Alabama, Michigan, Michigan State, Yukon Tennessee, 427 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 3: and Iowa State. You could hear those games on Fox 428 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 3: Sports thirteen sixty. In hockey tonight, the Cyclones gonna spend 429 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 3: a weekend in Iowa. First of three games night puck 430 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,359 Speaker 3: drops a little bit after eight pm. Twenty one after 431 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 3: four o'clock. Anything you may have missed on this show 432 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 3: you can go listen to on the iHeartRadio app, including 433 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 3: conversations from earlier this week with Sam LeCure, Tommy Thrall. 434 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 3: John Morosi from MLB Network was awesome and if you 435 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 3: follow him on social media, he was broadcasting from Great 436 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:26,439 Speaker 3: American Ballpark yesterday. This was going to be his first 437 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 3: opening day in Cincinnati, and it seemed like from following 438 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 3: him on social media, A he was really stoked and 439 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,919 Speaker 3: B had a great experience. I think the coolest thing 440 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 3: about his experience was appearing on our show on Wednesday 441 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 3: before he even got here. If you missed that conversation, 442 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 3: it's available on the iHeartRadio app, and had a chance 443 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 3: to chat with new UC men's basketball head coach Jared Calhoun. 444 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 3: If you haven't heard that, you could also listen to 445 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 3: it on the iHeartRadio app, also on my page at 446 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 3: ESPN fifteen thirty dot com. Podcast of this show are 447 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 3: a service of Long Necks Sports Grille. If you're looking 448 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 3: for a place to post up this weekend, watch college hoops, 449 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 3: watch the Reds eat Wings, have a cold one, have fun. 450 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 3: Long Next you got Wilder, you got rich Wood and 451 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 3: you have the brand new location in keybrot UH five 452 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 3: thirty Dave and Lawrenceburg, thanks for hanging on. You're on 453 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 3: ESPN fifteen thirty. Good afternoon, Dave. 454 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 2: How are you? 455 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 6: I am doing good? Look, it's one game of you know, 456 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 6: six months of baseball. I know that you got. 457 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 4: Your passion with that defense yesterday, But I'll tell you 458 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 4: what my passion is. The beast Haall's baseball and everybody 459 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 4: should know how to when they get up there in 460 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 4: the batter pack. They all should know their jobs. And yesterday, 461 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 4: I know Suarez is a big hit guy, but on 462 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 4: you know, basis juice with one out and they're playing 463 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 4: you know, double uh double play depth, why can't they 464 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 4: lay one down? 465 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 2: You want to uhanu Suarez to lay down a bunt there? 466 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 6: Well, you know, let's say a great hitter hit three 467 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 6: out of ten times you want to pop up or 468 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 6: a home run, he ends up striking out. You know, 469 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 6: I don't know the analytics. You know, I don't think 470 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 6: you have to know. 471 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't think you have to know the analytics. 472 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 3: A Johano Suarez was hit forty nine home runs last season. 473 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,679 Speaker 6: And truck out and we left for three guys on. 474 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 6: I'm just saying. 475 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 2: All right, well let me I'll put it. I'll put 476 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 2: it to you this way, Okay. 477 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:28,719 Speaker 3: Jannio Suarez last year hit forty nine home runs and 478 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,920 Speaker 3: had zero sacrifice buns. I don't know, man, a dude 479 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 3: who had forty nine home runs last year and had 480 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 3: zero sacrifice buns. I'm more comfortable with him taking his 481 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 3: taking his hacks. 482 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 6: And I get it first game. You know they'd all 483 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 6: get behind him. I'm just saying, baseball players and baseball players, 484 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 6: if you would have done it, no one would have, 485 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 6: you know, ever expected it. And odds are McClain and 486 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 6: his speed. On third, we got a run. 487 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess a couple of things. 488 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 2: I guess I guess a couple of things. 489 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 6: Here. 490 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 3: I'm playing for a beginning. I've got the bases loaded 491 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,160 Speaker 3: with one out. I've got a dude who again hit 492 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 3: forty nine home runs on the team, uh, didn't have 493 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 3: a sacrifice bunt at all last year. 494 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 2: I'm I'm trying to. 495 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 3: See if, at the very least he can lift one 496 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 3: of the outfield for a sacrifice fly. I like that 497 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 3: more than I liked the idea of in that situation 498 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 3: with that hitter laying down a bun I think if 499 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 3: you were to ask Alex Korra, the manager of the 500 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 3: Red Sox, what would you prefer a Juhanio Suarez do? 501 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 3: He would say, yeah, man, lay down a bunch, go ahead. 502 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 3: So why would I do what I think the other 503 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 3: manager wants me to do? 504 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 6: I get I get major League baseball. I know that 505 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 6: bunting is not sexy, and I know small ball is not sexy. 506 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 6: It does you know, it doesn't fill the seats, but 507 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 6: so you know, and it's not like they're playing that 508 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 6: game for a playoff game and I and look, I 509 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 6: get it, but it would never ever ever have been 510 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 6: expected and it didn't happen. And get too strikeout lady inning, 511 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 6: And you. 512 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 2: Know what, why do you want? Why do you want 513 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 2: someone to do something that they're not good at? 514 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 6: How do you know he's not good at it? 515 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 2: He hasn't laid down a sacrifice bun in ten. 516 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 6: Years doesn't mean he's not good at it. 517 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 2: If he was, if. 518 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,919 Speaker 3: He was, if he was good at it, do you 519 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 3: think over the course of the last decade he would 520 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 3: have laid down at least one bun. 521 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 6: I don't know. You know, no one teaches bunching anymore. 522 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 3: I mean, all right, so okay, so no one teaches 523 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 3: it anymore, so then he's probably not good at it. 524 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 3: So in that situation, well one run game, in fact, 525 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 3: the game was scoreless at that point. You you want 526 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 3: him to do something that isn't taught, so he's not 527 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 3: good at it? Like what what is you don't ask 528 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 3: people to do? You don't ask a slow runner to 529 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 3: steal bases. Why would you ask a guy who's good 530 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 3: at hitting home he's good at hitting home runs, he's 531 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 3: bad at laying down sacrifice buns, and you want him 532 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 3: to lay it down of sacrifice bunt. 533 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 6: He's fan at it just because he hasn't done it. 534 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 6: Everybody's learned how to bunch since the time they're in novel. 535 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 3: If if somebody, well you just said nobody, nobody teaches 536 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 3: it anymore. So if somebody has zero stolen bases, they 537 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 3: should suddenly start stealing bags. If somebody has zero stolen bases, 538 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 3: wouldn't suggest they're not good as to only basis it's. 539 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 6: Stealing bases and hitting or two different things. One is 540 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 6: speak one is getting the bat on the ball. It's 541 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 6: it's the Morges again. 542 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 3: If he was good at laying down sacrifice bunts, do 543 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 3: you think he would have at least one over the 544 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 3: last decade? His last sacrifice bunt literally literally was in 545 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 3: twenty fifteen. I'm sorry, his last sacrifice bunt literally was 546 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 3: in twenty fifteen. If he was good at it, do 547 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 3: you think he would have at least one sacrifice bunt 548 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 3: on his ledger over the last decade in today's world? 549 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 6: No, no way he would. You know, it's not sexy 550 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 6: enough for a power hitter. 551 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 3: To do that, right, So you just you just you 552 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 3: just made my point. You just you just answered the question. 553 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 3: You just made my point. He's not good at laying 554 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 3: down buns. So why in that situation would I ask 555 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 3: a guy he's not good at bunting to lay down 556 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 3: a bun? 557 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 6: Oh, he just never does it. 558 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 2: Why do you think he never does it? 559 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,760 Speaker 6: Because he's paid to swing the bat. 560 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 3: Okay, so he's paid to swing the bat. The bases 561 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 3: are loaded, there's less than two outs. He's paid to 562 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 3: swing the bat. You want to ask him to do 563 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 3: something that he's not paid to do. 564 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 6: I mean, at least he would you know, I'm bunting, 565 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 6: You're more than likely to get the bat on the ball. 566 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 3: If you're good at bunting. Yes, he's not good at bunting. 567 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 3: If he was good at bunting, but do it occasionally. 568 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 6: You're assuming you were assuming he's not good at just 569 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 6: because he doesn't do it. 570 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 3: If there's something I haven't done in ten years, I'm 571 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 3: probably not good at it. I haven't played tennis in 572 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 3: ten years. I haven't played tennis in ten years. Guess 573 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 3: what if we got on the court today, I would 574 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 3: embarrass myself because I haven't done it in ten years. 575 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 6: Are you sure he hasn't practiced bunting at all in 576 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 6: ten years? 577 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 3: I think I'm going to imagine that most of the 578 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 3: time when a Uhenio Suarez, who has three hundred and 579 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 3: twenty five Major League home runs and zero sacrifice bunts 580 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 3: since Obama was president, I'm going to assume that he 581 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 3: spends most of his time in the batter's box winging away. 582 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 6: I don't know, well, you know what to think that 583 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 6: if he struck out, they didn't get anything. 584 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 2: You know, that's right, right, Yes, I still in that situa. 585 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 3: Right, in that situation, if if you had a chance 586 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 3: in that situation to walk into the Boston dugout and 587 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 3: say to Alex kra what do you want him to 588 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 3: do here? 589 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 2: Want him to try a bunt? 590 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 3: Want him to By the way, if he's bunting with 591 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 3: a guy on third base, chances are the guy on 592 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 3: third base McLean is running, so if he doesn't lay 593 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 3: the bunt down, doesn't make contact. Now the guy at 594 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 3: third base is dead and you've made it out without 595 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 3: Suarez swinging the bat. Now he can't drive in a 596 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 3: run on a fly boll of the outfield like I 597 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 3: would be willing to bet you. 598 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 2: This is obviously hypothetical. 599 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 3: If you went into the Boston dugout right now and said, uh, 600 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 3: basses loaded one out. 601 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 2: Suarez is up. 602 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 3: He could hit a grand slam, or they could ask 603 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,280 Speaker 3: him to lay down a bunt. What would you like 604 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 3: to do, Alex? He would say, yeah, can can you 605 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 3: tell Tito to have him laid down a bunt? Why 606 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,959 Speaker 3: would you do what the other team's manager would probably 607 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 3: want them to do. 608 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 6: Why would you ever go into the other dougout and 609 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 6: tell them what you're doing? It's the rise, you know 610 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 6: you lay. 611 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 2: It down, Dave. 612 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 3: I don't have any more time to go around and 613 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 3: circles with you. 614 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 6: Why from the get go, this is not a popular 615 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 6: I told. 616 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 2: You that it's not feasible. 617 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:16,479 Speaker 3: It's it's not, it's not it's not popular because why 618 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 3: would you again, why would you ask a guy who 619 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 3: wasn't successfully laid down a sacrifice bun in ten years 620 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 3: to lay down a bun when he's on the team 621 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 3: to hit home runs? 622 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 6: And you know what in this situation, I was saying 623 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 6: it beforehand, and then the next inning, Boston lays one down, 624 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:31,760 Speaker 6: pushes the guy over to third, They get a run. 625 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, with a with a with a guy who's good 626 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 3: at bunting. By the way, the guy would have scored 627 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 3: with a hit anyway. 628 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 6: See, you're projecting that there would have been a hit. 629 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm not projecting that there would have been a hit. 630 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 3: Literally literally, the guy after Narvaia's laid down a bun. 631 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 2: Literally, the next guy got a hit. 632 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 6: And you don't know that's gonna happen. 633 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 3: Though, I don't know that it's gonna happen, but it did. 634 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 3: The dude would have scored. The guy would have scored 635 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 3: from second on a hit anyway. 636 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 6: I mean, I'm talking you know, with a defense playing 637 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 6: deep and it all he gets to do is get 638 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 6: the bat on the ball, you know, a dribbler and 639 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 6: McClain's squeezing. I mean, look, it's the beginning of the season. 640 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 6: You don't want to play it like it's a playoff. 641 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 6: I get it, okay, But I'm just saying in situations 642 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 6: like that, in baseball baseball, not Major league baseball baseball, 643 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 6: you know it's done from the not bowl. It's done 644 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 6: through high school. I know it's not done as much 645 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 6: in college, but people learn how to win the game 646 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 6: by small ball, and it's a lot of art in 647 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 6: the Major League. 648 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 3: I won't argue with that. I think it's largely a 649 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 3: lost art with a lot of teams. I think there 650 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 3: are a lot of teams that play small ball. By 651 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 3: the way, bunting doesn't happen nearly as much for two reasons. 652 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 3: A pitchers don't bat anymore. Be it's statistically been proven 653 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 3: to be bad strategy in that situation, and I appreciate 654 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 3: the phone call Dave. In that situation. A Euhaneo Suarez 655 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 3: has not laid down a successful sacrifice bun since twenty fifteen. 656 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 3: He is not good bunting. If he were, I'd see 657 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 3: one good sacrifice bun over the last ten years. In 658 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:08,080 Speaker 3: that situation, I'm asking the dude to swing the bat. 659 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 3: I'll take my chances. Unfortunately he struck out. It happens. 660 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,880 Speaker 3: He's a high strikeout guy. I would be willing to 661 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 3: bet if you said to the other manager, do you 662 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:20,560 Speaker 3: want him to swing or bun? Alex cor would say, 663 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 3: please bunt. Why on earth would any coach or manager 664 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,960 Speaker 3: do what the other team's manager wants him to do. 665 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 3: I appreciate the phone call, Dave. Have a great weekend, 666 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 3: all right. It's a ton away from four. 667 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 2: That was awesome. 668 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,360 Speaker 3: I didn't have I did not have on the Bengo 669 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 3: card today. Somebody wanting, due to it forty nine home 670 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,919 Speaker 3: runs last year, to lay down, to lay down a bunt. 671 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 2: When he told me wanted what he wanted to talk about, 672 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 2: I just chuckled to myself because I knew exactly what 673 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:53,280 Speaker 2: was coming. It's gonna be awesome. 674 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 3: By the way, Carlos Narvaiaz who bunted yesterday, and that 675 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 3: was bad strategy. Bunting his historically speaking has been statistically 676 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 3: proven to be bad strategy. 677 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,000 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, I know not whole guy doesn't like this. 678 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 3: I know the dude who grew up applauding the pitcher 679 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 3: when he laid down a bunt doesn't like this. 680 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:13,879 Speaker 2: I am I side with Matt. 681 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 3: I once had a guy who worked here tried to 682 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 3: tell me that a legendary high school coach wouldn't like 683 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:20,719 Speaker 3: my take on bunting. Because we're not talking about high 684 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 3: school baseball. It's major league baseball. It's statistically been proven 685 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:26,799 Speaker 3: to be bad strategy. Boston gave up an out. Yes, 686 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 3: they move up a guy to third. Sometimes it does work. 687 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:32,399 Speaker 3: Sometimes bad strategy does work. Sometimes you can get behind 688 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,440 Speaker 3: the wheel of a car, get into a car accident 689 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,799 Speaker 3: without your seat belt and still survive. You don't want 690 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 3: to do it, though it's a general rule. Statistically speaking, 691 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,440 Speaker 3: it has been proven to be bad strategy. So they 692 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:45,400 Speaker 3: lay down a bunt and the next guy gets a 693 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 3: hit that would have scored the runner anyway. 694 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 2: In that situation. 695 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 3: If you said to Alex Korra, this guy had forty 696 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 3: nine home runs last season. We're in a hitter park, 697 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 3: the wind is blowing out. Would you like for him 698 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 3: to swing away or would you like for him to 699 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 3: try for his first sack Bunch since twenty fifteen. Alex Cora, 700 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:09,239 Speaker 3: when he got done laughing, would say, please please try 701 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 3: a squease play here. Please, let's see what happens. Nine 702 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:16,200 Speaker 3: away from four o'clock. 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