1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,199 Speaker 1: Fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 2: You know, the Reds just had they just finished up 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 2: a five and two road trip. 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: That's a good road trip. It's a great road trip. 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 2: You win five out of every seven games over the 6 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 2: course of a season, you're gonna run away with your division. 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: You're gonna be a playoff team. 8 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: If you win five out of every seven games on 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: the road, you're probably gonna have the best record of 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: the sport. Five and two road trip is really good. 11 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 2: But it's it's funny how baseball works for a lot 12 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 2: of different reasons, not the least of which is the 13 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 2: Reds just lost beaten by the Marlins today, eight to 14 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 2: one the final score. Reds come home for a three 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 2: game series this weekend against the La Angels. But the 16 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 2: five and two road trip, they lose the last two games, 17 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 2: and so there's sort of a little bit of a letdown, 18 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: little bit of a disappointing feeling to what the Reds 19 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: just did. Had they gone five and two on the 20 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: road trip and won the last two, I think we'd 21 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: all feel charged up, we'd all feel energized, we'd all 22 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: feel stoked about this team coming home for a homestand 23 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,559 Speaker 2: at eight and five overall, and maybe we still are collectively, 24 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 2: and maybe we should still be. There's still lots to 25 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: like about this team, starting with Sal Stewart, who again 26 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: went deep today, calling my shot he will be the 27 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 2: National League Rookie of the Year. But you know, relative 28 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 2: to how the trip started, it feels slightly disappointing at least. Look, man, 29 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: it's hard to go seven to zero on the road. 30 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 2: It's hard to go six and one on the road. 31 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 2: But when you start five and oh, you want to 32 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: get one of the next two, especially against a team 33 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: like the Miami Marlins. By the way, good afternoon, I'm oegar. 34 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: This is ESPN fifteen thirty. Thank you so much for listening. 35 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 2: I hope you're having an awesome Thursday. It is tremendous outside. 36 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: I'll say it, for the first time maybe this year, 37 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: I wish we were doing the show outside. Nonetheless, we 38 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 2: have a lot of ground to cover between now and 39 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: six o'clock. Show preview is available on Twitter at Mulleger. 40 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 2: Thanks to share Fax Credit Union Love Shareffax Credit Union, 41 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 2: you can become a member of Shareffax Credit Union and 42 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: you can learn about the member benefits. Shareffax Credit Union 43 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 2: go to shareffactx dot Org eight to one the final score. 44 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 2: We'll have some reaction from Miami. Ratt Lauder started and 45 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 2: didn't pitch very well five and a third gave up 46 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: eight hits, five runs, four of them earned. The first 47 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: run of the ball game was scored in the first 48 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: inning after Dane Meyers made a trific catch in center field. 49 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 2: E Uhenio Suarez made an error that resulted in Miami's 50 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: first run. Now there's a part of me that thinks 51 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: on the ball that he tried to field, the run 52 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: would have scored anyway, but it was an error, and 53 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: it was an error on the Reds third baseman. The 54 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 2: Red's third baseman today was not Key Brian Hayes. We 55 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: are going to talk a lot about Key Brian Hayes, 56 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 2: and we're going to try to be somewhat rational about it. 57 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: The only offense for the red today came Va sal Stewart, 58 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: the hometown kid. His fourth home run of the season 59 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: accounted for the Reds only run. Cincinnati had seven hits 60 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: on the afternoon, they left eleven men on base. 61 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: If there were any other. 62 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: Standouts offensively for Cincinnati, Matt McClain had a couple of hits. 63 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: Spencer Steer had a couple of hits. Reds Loues on 64 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: a getaway day. Miami wins the ballgame. Tyler Phillips pitched 65 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 2: the last three innings for Miami and looked really good 66 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: that in relief of Miami Star almost called him Florida 67 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: Miami starter Max Meyer, who went five innings for the Fish, 68 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 2: Reds and Angels this weekend. And again some reaction from 69 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: Miami to today's game. There's a lot of ground to cover, 70 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: and I guess I'll start. I'll start with this. So 71 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 2: when the Reds were seven to three and eight and 72 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 2: three earlier this week, there were and still are lots 73 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: of reasons for optimism. The team has pretty good starting 74 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: pitching or some depth. Sal Stewart's off to a great start. 75 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 2: Elie Dela Cruz is impacting the game positively with his bat, 76 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: with his glove, with his throwing arm, with his legs. 77 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: There's more bullpen options in the back end. This looks 78 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 2: and feels and sounds like a better baseball team because 79 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 2: maybe today, notwithstanding, for the most part, they've played cleaner baseball. 80 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,559 Speaker 2: You know, there was a ball in left field that TJ. 81 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: Friedel tried to catch an extra base hit for Miami 82 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: that made the game three nothing. I think that's a 83 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 2: play that TJ's got to make. He was not given 84 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 2: an error on the play. But today, notwithstanding, for the 85 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 2: most part, they've played pretty clean baseball. They've been good 86 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: in the field, they've been good on the bases, they've 87 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: gotten some timely hits, they've gotten some very good bullpen work, 88 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 2: and the starting pitching has been pretty good. Those things 89 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 2: are true today. Those things were true on my day 90 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 2: and Tuesday. On Monday and Tuesday, I was here, and 91 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: maybe more so Tuesday, we talked about this. But you 92 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: couldn't help if you were looking at this team, not 93 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 2: objectively because we're all fans, but if you were taking 94 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 2: a step back and looking at the positives but also 95 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 2: some of the negatives. Not in an effort to be negative. 96 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 2: It's just teams have flaws, and it's fun to talk 97 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 2: about how they can be fixed. The flaw for the 98 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: Reds when they were winning eight of their first eleven 99 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 2: games was lack of offense. That was the case, and 100 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 2: I got some phone calls and it was awesome. You know, 101 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: I appreciate anybody who listens to this show, and certainly 102 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: anybody who takes time. 103 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: To call in. 104 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: But I heard from you guys. I heard, well, come on, Nander, 105 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 2: they're seven and three. They're eight and three. What are 106 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 2: you doing? And it's like cool man, like, yes, the 107 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 2: good outwayh's the bad and by the way, today the 108 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: good outways the bad. But like they are going to 109 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: have to score more runs, So okay, fine, nobody wanted 110 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 2: to hear that they were eight and three. Is it 111 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 2: cool to bring up some of their offensive issues after 112 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 2: a couple of losses? Now you can do that without 113 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: thinking that the sky is falling, or that the walls 114 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: are closing in, or that a long losing streak is 115 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: in the offing, or that the eight and three start 116 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 2: was a total mirage and they're going to sing to 117 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 2: the abyss of the National League Central, maybe the entire 118 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: National League. But it's a thing. It's a thing that 119 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 2: I would be willing to admit. Everybody connected to the 120 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 2: organization would admit. I went to Great American Ballpark this 121 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: morning and I talked to a couple of folks who 122 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: are like, how do we get more offense? Like it's 123 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: not it's you're not saying the team stings. You're not 124 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: saying the team is doomed. They need more offense. When 125 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 2: we talk about the lack of offense, I think the 126 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 2: conversation has to begin with the worst offensive performer. And 127 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: you could argue, and I think successfully, that the team's 128 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 2: worst offensive performer is Key Brian Hayes. We're not going 129 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: to do this to pick on Key Brian Hayes, but 130 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 2: Key Brian Hayes. 131 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: Is not a good big league hitter. 132 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 2: He is obviously awesome with the glove, awesome with the glove, 133 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 2: but these things need context. Applying context to where Key 134 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 2: Brian Hayes plays on defense and where he plays so 135 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 2: well on defense means you have to talk about the 136 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 2: role of third baseman. We will attempt to do that 137 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 2: this afternoon. Brady Singer pitched last night. Brady Singer has 138 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 2: not been effective at all. It didn't have command, didn't 139 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 2: have velocity, and it's not like he throws hard to 140 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: begin with. And you know, we've talked often about the 141 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: Reds starting pitching, and if you go back to last season, 142 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 2: Brady Singer when we talk about red starting pitching kind 143 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 2: of gets lost in the shuffle for good reason, right 144 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: because They had Hunter Green last year, and they had 145 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: Nicolodolo last year, and Andrew Abbott was an All Star, 146 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 2: and Chase Burns made a cameo. And you know, they 147 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: have all these young up and coming or young hopefully 148 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 2: in their prime starting pitchers that are bigger names that 149 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 2: seem to have bigger ceilings. And then in the middle 150 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,239 Speaker 2: of it is Brady Singer. But Brady Singer last year 151 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 2: in August was a lifesaver for this team. Month of 152 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: August last year, when it felt like a few different 153 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 2: times they were on the brink of kind of you know, 154 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: falling out of the race or at least falling into 155 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 2: the fringes of the race, Brady Singer would deliver a 156 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 2: solid pitching performance and the Reds would win. He was reliable, 157 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 2: He was exactly what you're looking for in a mid 158 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 2: to back end of the rotation guy. That's the role 159 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 2: he's got to fill this year. This rotation is not 160 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 2: as good if Brady Singer doesn't fill that role this year. 161 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 2: So far he has not. We will discuss. There's lots 162 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 2: of Red stuff to get to this afternoon. By the way, 163 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 2: our phone lines are open today. We are guests free. 164 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 2: This afternoon five point three seven four nine, fifteen thirty. 165 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 2: I will tell you this when you call the show, 166 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 2: and I don't say this enough. 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So it means 176 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 2: a lot to me. And when folks take the time 177 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 2: to pick up the phone and call the show, and 178 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 2: you know, wait on hold if you have to, and 179 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 2: get on and have a discussion. But when we go 180 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 2: to you, can you please be ready? That was apparently 181 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 2: a little bit of an isi you on the show 182 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 2: before me. The draft is two weeks from tonight, Bengals 183 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 2: with the tenth overall pick. Now I'm on record, I'm myopic, 184 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 2: narrow minded tunnel. However you want to put it. I 185 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 2: want Caleb Downs. I want Caleb Downs for a lot 186 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 2: of different reasons. And that's not to say that if 187 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 2: they end up with any number of other players that 188 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 2: there's reason for dissatisfaction. But like, Caleb Downs checks so 189 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 2: many boxes, one of them, one of them is a 190 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 2: box that the twenty twenty one Bengals defense checked and 191 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 2: the twenty twenty two Bengals defense checked. I'll tell you 192 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 2: what that box is coming up later on this hour. 193 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 2: We've got some college basketball stuff to get to. Did 194 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 2: just see the numbers that came out for the national 195 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 2: title game? You know where I'm gonna go with this? 196 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 2: You know where I'm gonna go with this. Paul Frischner, 197 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 2: by the way, mister college basketball himself was on with 198 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 2: Tony and Austin on since he three to sixty, and 199 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 2: he brought up the notion that perhaps Gisel James' next 200 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 2: college basketball team that he plays for is only a 201 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 2: few miles away from the college basketball team that he's 202 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 2: just left. 203 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: That is intriguing. 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There 242 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 2: are three locations in northern Kentucky. You have Wilder, you 243 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 2: have Richwood, and you have the new location in Hebron. 244 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 2: And somebody attempted to correct me yesterday when I said 245 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 2: the new location in Hebron, and this person was like, 246 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 2: the Hebrew location's been there for years. Yes, Long Necks 247 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 2: has had a location in Hebron for years, but they've 248 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 2: moved to a different location in Hebron. It's right near 249 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 2: Connor High School. So yes, they've been in Hebron for 250 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 2: a long time. And the old Hebron location was terrific, 251 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 2: but the new Hebren location is even better, So go 252 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 2: and check it out. Long Nex Sports Girl Taran, did 253 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 2: I say something in the last segment that was stupid 254 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 2: or remotely insightful, polarizing? 255 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: No, love of people, just want to talk about that. 256 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 2: We have full lines in the three o'clock hour of 257 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 2: the show for the first time in a very long time. 258 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 2: So all right, let's see this this JT. You're on 259 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty. J T, good afternoon. How are you. 260 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: I'm good? 261 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 5: No, And you encourage listeners to call you who think 262 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 5: you're an absolute baffoon here, I am. 263 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: Okay, get in line, but go ahead. What be on 264 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: that one's on your mind? 265 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 5: I'm totally kidding. I love your share list the religiously, 266 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 5: but I couldn't resist saying that. Okay, So a couple 267 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 5: questions and comments. There was someone an analyst at ESPN 268 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 5: that is actively predicting that our boy, Chase Burns is 269 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 5: going to win a cy Young Award. And I'm watching this, dude, 270 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 5: and I'll admit, like, I get a man crush or 271 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 5: a sports crush on him and South Stewart. They play 272 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 5: with such swag and such intensity. But I see this 273 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 5: kid walk off the mound if there's a strikeout. He 274 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 5: reminds me of a young Mario Soda. I don't know 275 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 5: if you oh yeah him or not, but dude, that 276 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 5: he was full of fire and like, he totally reminds 277 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 5: me of Mario Sota. 278 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 6: But what's just better stuff? What are your thoughts on 279 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 6: Chase Burns? 280 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 5: I know it's like early in the game, blah blah 281 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 5: blah blah blah. But if he continues to pitch like this, 282 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 5: how can he not be considered a scion candidate? 283 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: Well, you're right about that. 284 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: If he continues to pitch like this, the question is 285 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 2: will he So the passage that you're referring to was 286 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 2: Jeff Passon of ESPN. A bunch of ESPN writers and 287 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 2: experts did two weeks you know, predictions based on the 288 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 2: first two weeks of the season, and what Jeff Passon 289 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 2: wrote was making such a grand proclamation after all of 290 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 2: two starts. This season is a stretch. But everything about Burns, 291 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 2: who's barely fifty innings into his big league career, suggests 292 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 2: it's not as foolish as it looks as on its face. 293 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 2: And he wrote about his ultra premium stuff. He wrote 294 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 2: about his fastball, wrote about his sly wrote about the 295 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 2: evolution of his change up, which you know, the Mario 296 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 2: Soto comparison. Mario Soto has one of the best three 297 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 2: or four change ups, or had, I should say, one 298 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 2: of the best three or four change ups any of 299 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 2: us have ever seen. Now he to be the National 300 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 2: League s Young Award winner. You're gonna have to beat 301 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 2: out Paul Skens, who is still despite his rough first 302 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 2: start of the season, the odds on favorite. You're You're 303 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 2: gonna have to beat out Christopher Sanchez. You're gonna have 304 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 2: to to maybe be better than Jacob Mazerowski with the 305 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 2: Milwaukee Brewers. You do wonder if there's gonna be any 306 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 2: sort of innings restriction on Chase Burns. That's good for him, 307 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 2: and good for the team long term, but that somehow 308 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 2: compromises his candidacy. And I don't know that I would 309 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 2: feel great about betting on on a guy who has, 310 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 2: you know, only pitched a handful of big leaguettings to 311 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 2: be a cy Young Award winner. That said, he looks 312 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 2: the part man. I think you were referring to mount presence. 313 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 2: He's got mount presence. That game on Sunday, he came 314 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 2: right after hitters. He wasn't screwing around. He was willing 315 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 2: to throw a fastball one hundred miles an hour and 316 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 2: throw it in an area where you might be able 317 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 2: to hit it, and then, you know, drop down nine 318 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 2: miles an hour, throw a change up that barely clipped 319 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 2: his zone and gets you to chase it. Like, there 320 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 2: is so much to like about him, and boy, if 321 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 2: you could just imagine a continuing to ascend Chase Burns 322 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 2: on top of down the road, a healthy Hunter Green, 323 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 2: maybe a healthy Nick Lidolo, the continued emergence of some 324 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 2: of the young guys. 325 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 6: You know. 326 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 2: Rat Louder had a rough outing today, but for the 327 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 2: most part, positive reviews. Brandon Williamson and his last start 328 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 2: was terrific. Andrew Abbott has been okay at least in 329 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 2: two of his three starts. There's so much pitching depth, 330 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 2: but I believe there is a world where Chase Burns 331 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 2: one day, even with all those guys could be considered 332 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 2: a staff ace. We might not be there now, but 333 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 2: it's not inconceivable that will be there soon. 334 00:17:55,720 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 5: Excellent And last question though, key Brian Hayes, you know 335 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 5: you saw you heney o kind of boot that ball 336 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 5: today called I mean, I think that's a hit. That's 337 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 5: and I'm key Brian handles easily. 338 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 6: Yes. 339 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 5: That being said, Hey, Brian has struck out the least 340 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 5: amount of I think any reds on the team. And 341 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 5: he puts the ball in play. And you know, I'm 342 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 5: no baseball expert, but I hear over and over and 343 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 5: over again, if you put the ball in play, good 344 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 5: things are going to happen. You know, he's hit, He's 345 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 5: hit the ball hard. He does have warning track power, 346 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 5: which could be good for some sacrifice lies. I don't 347 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 5: think it's time to push the pinic button on him 348 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,640 Speaker 5: just yet. I mean, at least he's playing the ball 349 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 5: in play. 350 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 2: Well he is, uh, And there's admittedly something to be 351 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 2: said about that. And it's worth mentioning his exit velocity, 352 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 2: which a lot of people don't want to hear about. 353 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: But his his average exit velocity this year is actually 354 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 2: higher than his his career average. But but he is 355 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 2: a guy who, even at his best, is a below 356 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 2: average big league hitter. So, all right, he's putting the 357 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 2: ball in play. But you know, let's be honest, if 358 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 2: that's the best thing we could say, that's an indictment 359 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 2: against your hitting. The other indictment against his hitting is 360 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 2: the big league track record, which, unfortunately for Key Brian, 361 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 2: is just not there. Now everybody acknowledges the reason why 362 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 2: he starts, the reason why he's on the team, and 363 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 2: the reason why he's under contract for the rest of 364 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 2: the decade is his superior defense at third base. 365 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: That's fine. 366 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 2: I think there are fair discussions to have about what 367 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 2: level of offense does he have to hit at? 368 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: Where you go? 369 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 2: You know what, the glove justifies keeping his bat in 370 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 2: the lineup with his numbers the way they are. Now, 371 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 2: that's that's not gonna that's that's not gonna help his 372 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 2: case to be used every single day. 373 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 5: All right, man, Well, no matter what the other listeners 374 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 5: think about you, I don't think you're a buffoon, and 375 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 5: thank you so much for having me on. 376 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 2: That's very kind of you to say. JT like that's 377 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 2: the key, Brian. It sounds like I'm picking on the dude, 378 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 2: and I don't mean to. I mean, I'm sure he's 379 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 2: a lovely man. The Red's acknowledge when they got him. 380 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 2: This is not a guy who's going to help us 381 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 2: all that much with the back They hit him ninth. 382 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 2: So there's a few different things here. One is the 383 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 2: fact that we talk about Keith Brian Hayes is partially 384 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 2: a reflection of the rest of the team. If they 385 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 2: had studs up and down the order, you wouldn't care 386 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 2: about the production from a guy batting ninth. Unfortunately, like 387 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 2: because you are using a guy in the field who's 388 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 2: a below average hitter, it requires other guys to do 389 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 2: a little bit more. There are many players who can 390 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 2: do more who are not. The other thing about his 391 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 2: defense is it's third base, and statistically speaking, third basemen 392 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 2: don't handle the ball as much as everybody else in 393 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 2: the infield. In football, we talk about premium positions all 394 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 2: the time. Do you want great safety? Of course, I 395 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 2: want the Bengals to draft Caleb Downs. I kind of 396 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 2: wish they still had Jesse Bates. But great play at 397 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 2: safety is viewed differently and compensated differently than great play 398 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 2: at edge rusher. It just that's how it works. Third 399 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 2: basement aren't as involved as much. So if you say 400 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 2: it like, well, he's a great field no had shortstop, 401 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 2: it's a little bit different than a great field no 402 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 2: hit third baseman. So you have a guy who's gonna 403 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 2: get four to five at bats a night, who handles 404 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 2: the ball less in the infield at least than everybody else, 405 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 2: who also gets four to five at bats to night. 406 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 2: You need a certain level of offensive production to justify that. 407 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 2: It ain't hitting ninety seven. And I get it. He 408 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 2: is struck out only three times. He actually is hitting 409 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 2: the ball a little bit harder than the typically does. 410 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 2: I also think this is a conversation about down the 411 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 2: road because you could say, well, you know, TJ. Friedel's 412 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 2: got to hit more, yeah, And you could say, man, 413 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:05,679 Speaker 2: I wish Tyler Stevenson would hit more. Yeah, But how 414 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 2: many of those guys are under a guaranteed contract for 415 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 2: the rest of the decade. When the Reds build their 416 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 2: roster moving forward, unless they just eat the money. They're 417 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 2: going to be trying to build around a guy who 418 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 2: plays third base, not a quote premium defensive position, who 419 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 2: offensively gives you nothing. And he's twenty nine years old, 420 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 2: so as he ages, he'll be thirty this coming offseason, 421 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 2: he's probably ultimately gonna end up hitting even less than 422 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 2: he does now. Like that's again, it sounds like we're 423 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 2: picking on the dude, and nobody should ignore what he 424 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 2: does really well. But what he does really well is 425 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 2: different than if he did it really well playing shortstop 426 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 2: or if he did it really well playing first base. 427 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 2: He plays a corner infield position, which you typically associate 428 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 2: with offense. He is batting ninth. There's the first thing 429 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 2: you need to know. He is batting ninth on a 430 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 2: team that has a lot of guys in the bus 431 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,160 Speaker 2: the order who are average at best big league hitters. 432 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 2: He's gonna play pretty much every day this year. And man, yes, 433 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 2: when he is not in the lineup and Suarez has 434 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 2: to play third base, defensively, you're not as good the 435 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 2: play in the first inning. Key Brian Hayes makes that 436 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 2: play in the first hitting a Juhanio Suarez who has 437 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 2: more experience than almost anybody playing that position. That's a 438 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 2: play he's got to make. It kind of felt like 439 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 2: he was indecisive with the guy on third base, But 440 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 2: on a daily basis, you are. And he's gonna have 441 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 2: games where he gets hits, like I get it. The 442 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 2: first time he has a three hit game, I'll look 443 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 2: at my mentions and it's gonna be all the key. 444 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 2: Brian Hayes fan boys Moving forward beyond this year, though, 445 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 2: can you really build teams around a guy who plays 446 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 2: a corner infield position who is a below average big 447 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 2: league hitter? It's fair question, man, And like, what level 448 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 2: of offense do you go? Cool, We're good, leave him alone. 449 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,880 Speaker 2: How good does the defense have to be where you 450 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 2: totally ignore what he does offensively? And is that defense 451 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 2: so good that it it justifies putting a guy in 452 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,360 Speaker 2: the lineup four to five plate appearances a night, maybe 453 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 2: not five, because he does hit ninth where you're getting 454 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 2: next to nothing when his position is third base. I 455 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 2: think it's an interesting discussion, and that's why I have 456 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 2: a microphone in front of my face. We are way 457 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 2: late twenty seven from four o'clock room for you five 458 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 2: point three seven four nine, fifteen thirty and eight sixty six, 459 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 2: seven oh two three seven seven six. I'm owegor, thanks 460 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 2: for listening today. 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I spend part of the commercial break 489 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 2: looking for a dentist because I have a toothache. FC 490 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 2: Cincinnati that is neither here nor there. FC Cincinnati is 491 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 2: engaging in preliminary discussions with Naymar. The Brazilian star is 492 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 2: in the very early stages of discussing perhaps coming to Cincinnati. 493 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 2: Reading from Theathletic dot Com, since he is gaging Naymar's 494 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 2: interest and requirements while also having internal conversations about whether 495 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 2: pushing to sign the global superstar makes sense, Cincinnati believes 496 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 2: the club is the destination for global names and US 497 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 2: national team stars alike, and has explored potential deals in 498 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 2: the past, most notably with US men's national team midfielder 499 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 2: Weston McKenny and forward Josh Sergeant. Club believes its financial 500 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 2: power and new facilities would be attractive to a star 501 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 2: like neymar Worth. Paying attention to the Orange and Blue 502 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 2: back at it on Saturday, a day game against Toronto. Meanwhile, 503 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 2: the Masters underway round wanted Augusta Sam Burns and Rory 504 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 2: McElroy atop the leaderboard at five under. Rory has played 505 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 2: seventeen Sam's in the clubhouse. There is a whole slew 506 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 2: of golfers who are two back at three under great 507 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 2: segment yesterday with our guy Will Grimmer, the official golf 508 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 2: expert of our show, previewing the Masters, offering some wagers 509 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,160 Speaker 2: and you could listen to that on the iHeartRadio app 510 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 2: Pivotal Game as they all are right now. For the 511 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 2: Columbus Blue Jackets, they skate on the road tonight against Buffalo. 512 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 2: The Jackets are two games behind Ottawa in the hunt 513 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 2: for the last wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference. There 514 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 2: are your sports headlines twenty away from four o'clock. 515 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: I thought I had one other thing. 516 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 2: Ooh, I have to add this before we take more 517 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 2: phone calls, before we talk more about you, Brian Hayes. Tomorrow, 518 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 2: we have our show at three o'clock, but if you 519 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,120 Speaker 2: are out and about in the Kenwood area tomorrow between 520 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 2: noon and two, I will be at the Rally House 521 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 2: store on Montgomery Road, post it up for two hours. 522 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 2: We have some giveaways, including some Rally House gift cards. 523 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 2: Right off I seventy one. It's like right across the 524 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 2: street from the radio station. You can come to Rally 525 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 2: House and we'll go outside and we'll wave to Tony 526 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 2: and Austin and then we'll go back inside Rally House. 527 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 2: You could buy some Red's gear and we'll hang out. 528 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 2: But we've got some gift cards to give away on 529 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 2: top of some other stuff as well. So we hope 530 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 2: to see there from noon to two tomorrow. Eddie and 531 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 2: Green Township, you're on ESPN fifteen thirty. Eddie, what's up? 532 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 6: Not a whole lot? It was just another stink year 533 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 6: of a. 534 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: Game today today. 535 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 6: It was it kind of had high hopes when they 536 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 6: won the first two games and the way they came 537 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 6: back and won that second game, which they had no 538 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 6: business winning. I thought, okay, there's the chance to really 539 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 6: maybe take three out of four. That would have been nice. 540 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 6: But like you said, when your offense is as bad 541 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 6: as it's been so far, it's kind of tough to win. 542 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 6: And I was one of those people who was saying 543 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 6: that to some of my friends. They were like, oh, 544 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 6: chill out the roads, just the touches, Rangers, A're gonna 545 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 6: be fine. I'm like, okay, but you can't make a 546 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 6: habit of scoring two runs or three runs that's it 547 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 6: in a whole game and expect to win every night. 548 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 6: The pitching cannot sustain the bad offense all year long. 549 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 6: And we've seen it in Back to Back to the 550 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 6: Night Now where the pitching just is not gonna go 551 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 6: to hold the other team down every game. The offense 552 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 6: is gonna eventually have to start to hit and currently 553 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 6: for wrong though, our offense was pretty bad last year, 554 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 6: is that right? Uh? 555 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 2: It wasn't great now like they were like with fourteen, 556 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,239 Speaker 2: fifteenth and runs per game, but yeah, I mean they 557 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 2: had at times. They had a very frustrating offense last 558 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 2: year without a lot of pop and that you know, frankly, 559 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 2: had the offense been a little bit better, they win 560 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 2: more than eighty three games and make the playoffs with 561 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 2: a lot more eas than they did. 562 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, and they scored a lot of games. Last year. 563 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 6: They scored I. 564 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: Think zero runs or one run or. 565 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 6: Less than two runs or whatever it was. But I'm 566 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 6: told the offense is sis be better this year. Right, 567 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 6: we move out and signed forrez Matt McLean is two 568 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 6: years and moved from a shoulder surgery. He had a 569 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 6: heck of a spring training, you know, he signed forrez 570 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 6: Ellie's playing on two good quads. Now, such a fear 571 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 6: shoulders not heard. But yeah, here we are. We have 572 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:39,719 Speaker 6: South Swerd for a full season. It's like the offense 573 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 6: is still the same. It seems like I know it's 574 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 6: only thirteen games then, and you know, but I don't 575 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 6: want them to wait too long. I think they need 576 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 6: to have a short lease of some of these guys 577 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 6: that the hitting continues to do as bad for the 578 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 6: next week or so or two. I think you have 579 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 6: to entertain the idea of shifting things around, whether that 580 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 6: be calling out resigns or J J. Boudet. I don't 581 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 6: understand the whole I don't unerstand why Marte and Benson 582 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 6: are both on the roster right now, when when when 583 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 6: they both only hit right handed pitching no idea. I 584 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 6: don't get that idea should at least entertaining the idea 585 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 6: of sitting one down, if not both, Marty, probably because 586 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 6: he's not You're not getting any shavers by leaving up here. 587 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 6: He's not playing every day. You don't know what he is. 588 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 6: He's not developing playing once or twice a week, sitting 589 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 6: down there. Let him play every day, see what he can, 590 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 6: see what he is if he can't, if he can hit, 591 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 6: and bring up somebody who's hitting down there, like ree 592 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 6: Times or Bludet. I'm still not a fan of I 593 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 6: know you're trying to hear his name, but I Brian 594 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 6: Hay did not be playing every day. No, I'm sorry. 595 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 6: The trade did not make sense. They made it. It 596 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 6: still doesn't make sense. You can't have a number nine 597 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 6: hitter who's basically like the pitcher spot. You know, it's 598 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 6: just an automatic I'm sorry, as. 599 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: A third baseman, like that's it. 600 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 2: Like there are there are guys who played positions where 601 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 2: you go, you know what, play great defense and whatever 602 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 2: you give me offensively, I'll take I don't know that 603 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 2: that works at third base. I just he doesn't handle 604 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 2: the ball enough to me for that to work at 605 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 2: third base. And like they have other offensive issues and 606 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 2: you just rolled through some of them. I don't want 607 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 2: to give up on neelve Marte. He's twenty four years old, 608 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 2: but it's interesting he doesn't play every day. They sent 609 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 2: down Hines telling him, hey, we don't want you sitting 610 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 2: on the bench, we want you to develop. Okay, Why 611 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 2: doesn't the same thing apply to neelve Marte, especially when 612 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 2: you've got him working at a position where he doesn't 613 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 2: have a lot of experience. He's not hitting here, He's 614 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 2: at a position where he doesn't have a lot of experience. 615 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 2: Why is having him on the bench on a semi 616 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 2: regular basis cool? But not so much with Reez Hines. 617 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 2: I wonder how long they're going to keep doing that. 618 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 2: And like we know Key Brian Hayes isn't a good 619 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 2: offensive player. But like some will say, well that's fine, 620 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 2: the other guys are gonna hit, and by and large, 621 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,800 Speaker 2: I'll agree with that with some. I'll give Matt McClain 622 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 2: some rope. It's a little bit too early to look 623 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 2: at the raw numbers and say he's having a bad 624 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 2: year and one of the two biggest hits of the 625 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:58,960 Speaker 2: season the other night in the game against Miami. But 626 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 2: are we sure that Will Benson's gonna be better than 627 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,760 Speaker 2: he's been? Are we sure that Tyler Stevenson's gonna be 628 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:08,680 Speaker 2: better than he was last year? So far he's been worse. 629 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:12,160 Speaker 2: Are we really sure that TJ. Friedel is going to 630 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 2: get back to his production from early last season when 631 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 2: he was bad, downright bad the last ninety so games 632 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 2: of the season last year. Like, there's a lot of 633 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 2: guys who I still feel like their ceilings are low 634 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 2: and their floors are lower. And it's frustrating because what 635 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 2: it makes a lot of us go back to is 636 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 2: this offseason, when it felt like they were still one 637 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 2: move away, they still needed to make one more move, 638 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 2: and at least on the offensive side of things, they didn't. 639 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 2: And maybe that's coming back to bite him. 640 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, exactly. I mean, he want to keep keithro and 641 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 6: Hayes on the team, that's fine, but he should only 642 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 6: be playing giving a guy day off, coming in for 643 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 6: defensive purposes and late in the game. I'd rather have 644 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 6: the guy playing just regular average defect at third base 645 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 6: and give me a better bat in the lineup, whether 646 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 6: that's Flora's dating South Stewart playing third base or specer 647 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 6: strip third base, take your pick. The other guy could 648 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 6: hut play first base and just put some more offense 649 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 6: in the lineup. Like you said, Key Ron Hayes is 650 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 6: not given you a new offense, and you can't afford 651 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:09,840 Speaker 6: that right now when the rest of the team is 652 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 6: having hard time hitting as well. You can't do that. 653 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 6: The one thing, if the other guys were hitting, you know, 654 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 6: better than they should be, then he could you could, 655 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:19,839 Speaker 6: you know, you could afford his defense and not as bad. 656 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 6: But right now they can't afford to have another you 657 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:25,520 Speaker 6: know guy hitting hitting bullet the nose the line and 658 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:27,279 Speaker 6: then it was hitting bullet of the Key Rod Hayes line. 659 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, on a on a on a on a better team, 660 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,520 Speaker 2: you could do it on a on a better offensive team. 661 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:34,720 Speaker 2: I should say you could get away with it because 662 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:37,919 Speaker 2: part of the logic was, look, stick him at third base, 663 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:41,879 Speaker 2: don't worry about what he hits because everybody else will 664 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 2: do a little bit more. Who who's gonna do a 665 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:46,319 Speaker 2: little bit more? And so to me, the discussion about 666 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 2: him has as much to do with beyond this season 667 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 2: than this season, because you could say, well, hey, they 668 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 2: need more from Tyler Stevenson cool. Tyler Stevenson might not 669 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 2: be on the team next year. You could say, you 670 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 2: know what, they need more from TJ. Friedel Cool. They 671 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,880 Speaker 2: can replace TJ. Friedel more easily than they can replace 672 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,800 Speaker 2: Key Brian Hayes. Because I'm not convinced that if you 673 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:08,239 Speaker 2: want to move on from him, that they're just going 674 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 2: to eat his salary and tell him to go away, 675 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 2: like this is a thing for the rest of the 676 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 2: decade that you have signed up for. It sounds like 677 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,640 Speaker 2: we're picking on the guy we are not. He doesn't hit, 678 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 2: he's not a quality big league hitter. And so in 679 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:24,759 Speaker 2: the short term, how much do you put up with 680 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:27,479 Speaker 2: what he doesn't do offensively for the sake of having 681 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 2: a great glove at a place where the ball is 682 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,280 Speaker 2: not hitting his direction nearly as much? And long term, 683 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 2: can you build eighteen that's better around Key Brian Hayes 684 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 2: that allows you to justify playing a guy at a 685 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:41,400 Speaker 2: corner infield position that doesn't bring a lot to the 686 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 2: table offensively. 687 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 6: Exactly, we're on the same page. No, Like I said, 688 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 6: you only get production on a two guys right now 689 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 6: pretty much that you trust right now in the lineup, 690 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:52,440 Speaker 6: and that would probably be South Stewart and maybe eladlor Cruze. 691 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:53,719 Speaker 1: I was actually sting. 692 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:56,759 Speaker 6: They have guys that are hitting two down triple A. 693 00:35:56,920 --> 00:36:00,480 Speaker 6: They have three times Blake done, jaj B your tick, 694 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 6: bring somebody else up, change something up a little bit. 695 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:04,560 Speaker 6: I just don't want to see the team, you know, 696 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,279 Speaker 6: continue to do this for a week, or see the pitching. 697 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:07,719 Speaker 6: I don't know. It's a hold up all year long 698 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,520 Speaker 6: with Nickelodolau and one hundred readout, I just don't know 699 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:12,399 Speaker 6: if the pitching can hold up all all. He's a long. 700 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,200 Speaker 6: This team has to eventually start scoring, like at least 701 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 6: five runs a game at least minimum. Just try to 702 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 6: win the game. Two runs through the game is not 703 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:20,439 Speaker 6: gonna do it. In a base train, I run around 704 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,520 Speaker 6: third base and lessen to one more time. I'm just 705 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:24,719 Speaker 6: gonna bring I'm just gonna I'm gonna lose my I'm 706 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:25,439 Speaker 6: gonna lose my cool. 707 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're frustrated to see we're painfully on the same page. 708 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 2: Any nice to hear from you as. 709 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:32,319 Speaker 6: Always, Thanks had a good day. 710 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 2: You know, I, I know, I know how this works. 711 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 2: Every time a ball is hit to third base and 712 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 2: keep Ryan makes a nice playing again, Like, I cannot 713 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,839 Speaker 2: emphasize this enough. He is awesome with the glove. Your 714 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 2: eyes tell you that, metrics tell you that. Some will 715 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 2: say he's the best defensive player in the sport. There's 716 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 2: validity to that, Like that is that as cool as hell? 717 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 2: And maybe I'm looking at this through a very I 718 00:36:55,320 --> 00:37:00,040 Speaker 2: don't know, antiquated set of of of eyes here. But 719 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 2: when I think good field, no hit, I just don't 720 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 2: think third base. When I think good field, no hit, 721 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:11,399 Speaker 2: I think of a team that has other dudes who 722 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:14,320 Speaker 2: are capable of kind of overcoming what you're not getting 723 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:17,319 Speaker 2: offensively in this one spot. I will acknowledge this as 724 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:20,920 Speaker 2: it was brought up before. He is making contact, he's 725 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:22,880 Speaker 2: putting the ball in play. He has actually hit the 726 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,440 Speaker 2: ball a little bit harder on average this season than 727 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:29,480 Speaker 2: he has but like, all right, so this what his 728 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:34,279 Speaker 2: basic numbers look like is maybe not completely indicative of 729 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:37,720 Speaker 2: how he has swung the bat one thousand percent fair. 730 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:42,439 Speaker 2: But he's a low ceiling offensive guy and like he's 731 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 2: hitting the ball well and not getting on base. He's 732 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,200 Speaker 2: hitting the ball better, and he's not doing What's going 733 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,319 Speaker 2: to happen when he starts not hitting the ball well, 734 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,880 Speaker 2: when he starts struggling the way he has for the 735 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 2: majority of his big league careers. 736 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: It's tough. 737 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 2: It's tough, and nobody is making their offensive issues about 738 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:01,400 Speaker 2: this one guy. But when you start with the team's 739 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:04,480 Speaker 2: offensive issues, you kind of look at the player who's 740 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:09,320 Speaker 2: performing the poorest and unfortunately cute for key Brian Hayes, 741 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 2: that's that's him. Turn away from five o'clock. 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