1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: You know what that man says. What's up minute late 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: start to the hour. This is ESPN fifteen thirty on Moeger. 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening. Hope your weekend is off to 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: a rip roran start, rip roran start. I said, we've 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: been heavy on the Reds and opening day. By the way, 6 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: the most important developments yesterday may have been how good 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: Andrew Abbott was and the fact that Sal Stewart got 8 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: three hits and apparently dodged a bullet when it looked 9 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: like maybe he broke his wrist. So those those things, 10 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: to me were the headlines, but they didn't win the game, 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: and so they become secondary story story, so to speak. 12 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: But the the Andrew Abbott thing, they're asking him to 13 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: take on a heavy load here early in the season, 14 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: and the strength of this team should still be at 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: starting pitching. If you if you believe that Chase Burns 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: has a chance to very quickly become a quality big 17 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: league pitcher, and if you believe that that's gonna happen 18 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: with Rhet Louder and Brett Williams, and if you believe 19 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: that Nicolodolo's moist fingers are going to stop having blisters 20 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: on them. The strength of this team could very well 21 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: still be the starting pitching, but it has been compromised 22 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: and there's an experience gap, and so that puts the 23 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: onus on the guys at the top of the rotation. 24 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: Brady Singer is going to have to pitch a lot 25 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: of innings, which I think he's going to be up 26 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: to the task. Based on last year's performance, I think 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: it's reasonable to assume that that will happen. But we 28 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time during the spring wondering what 29 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: do we make of what Andrew Abbott did in the 30 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: Cactus League and which pitcher will we see this year. 31 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: It's not like he was awful in the second half 32 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: last season, but he was awesome in the first half, 33 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: and maybe he set the bar so high that he's 34 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: just not going to be capable of maintaining that sort 35 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: of performance over the course of an entire season. But 36 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: with just the way the Reds starting pitching is structured 37 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: right now, they kind of need the first half Andrew 38 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: Abbott here early in the season. They got it yesterday. 39 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: And the Sal Stewart thing. I've talked about him a 40 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: lot over the last few days, and it's not just 41 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: believing that he has a chance to be a terrific player. 42 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: It's watching a dude who every time the Reds have 43 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: asked him to do something, he's done it. Whether it 44 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: be what they've asked him to do, is he's progressed 45 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: through the system, throwing him into a playoff push last 46 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: year and watching him help the team. Telling him this 47 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: offseason like got to remake your body a little bit 48 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: and really needs you to work on your defense. He 49 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: did those things, telling him like no roster spot during 50 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: spring training for you is guaranteed. I think we all 51 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: believed he was going to make the squad and then 52 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: he did nothing but rake during the Cactus League. And 53 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: it's one game, it's one day. But the confidence they's 54 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: show in him hitting him lead off and then becoming 55 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: the first Reds rookie ever to get three hits on 56 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: opening Day, that's a terrific sign. And we've talked about 57 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,679 Speaker 1: this from a gay handling perspective, Sal Stewart to be 58 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: National League Rooie of the Year, I think it's an 59 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: awesome bet. And then just from the perspective of what 60 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: this what he could mean for this team, a multi 61 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: dimensional offensive player relative to what Ejohaneiosuarez could be a 62 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: guy who feels like he could just do more. You know, 63 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: Souarez is this is they got him for this reason. 64 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: He's a one dimensional guy hitting the ball out of 65 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: the ballpark. I think we believe there's going to be 66 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: a little bit more offensively than Sala Stewart can do. 67 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: And maybe yesterday would suggest that. I am looking at 68 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: ESPN right now and Hannah Storm is interviewing Mark Schlayball. 69 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: So we've heard the story throughout the afternoon. The Tiger 70 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Woods was involved in a rollover car crash. I obviously 71 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: don't have audio in here, but the local sheriff spokesperson 72 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: in Martin County, Florida just finished a press conference, and 73 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: the headline that I see on ESPN is that Tiger 74 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: Woods is being cited for dui. Austin, do you know 75 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: anything about this efforting? But I have not yet seen that. 76 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: I see Tiger Woods involved in car accident in Florida. 77 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: And then, if I'm not mistaken, the yes arrested on 78 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: suspicion of DUI after car crash. So there's the headline 79 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: on ESPN right now, Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of Dui. 80 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: We've talked in the golf world. There's been a lot 81 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: of chatter about Tiger this week. Competed in the TGL 82 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: finals on Tuesday. There has been chatter about him playing 83 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: at Augustin in a couple of weeks. I certainly don't 84 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: know what any of this is going to mean for him. 85 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: He apparently was unharmed, which is good news, but arrested 86 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: on suspicion of dui. I see here as well. It 87 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: says that the according to the Martin County Sheriff, the 88 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: duy is not related to alcohol. Woods is also charged 89 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: with refusal to submit a lawful test stemming from the 90 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: signs of the impairment. Gotcha all right? Well, that's unfortunate 91 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: to hear and read, and if we find out more, 92 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: we'll certainly give it to you. Throughout the course of 93 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: the afternoon, we have folks who've been waiting and we'll 94 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: chat with them. Scott and Dayton, you're on ESPN fifteen thirty. Scott, 95 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:22,799 Speaker 1: good afternoon. 96 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 2: How are you good afternoon? 97 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 3: Mo? 98 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 2: Can you answer a question for me? 99 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: I can try. 100 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 2: Have you have you heard the flag football commercials? 101 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: The flag football commercials? 102 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 2: Yes, that you're running on your air. 103 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: I've heard arena football commercials. 104 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 2: No, I figure maybe this was an iHeart thing and 105 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: maybe you didn't get the chance to hear it. But 106 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 2: they advertise flag football and they say boys girls, high 107 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 2: school girls. I just wondered if you had how the 108 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: two are different. 109 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: How boys and girls fly football are different? 110 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 2: No, no, the different. I'm trying to be funny and 111 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 2: not not the succeeding at all. But they advertise that 112 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 2: they have age groups for boys girls, high school girls, 113 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 2: and then and then one other group which I'm drawing 114 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: a blank on. 115 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,239 Speaker 1: But is it high school boys. 116 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: It's not a cool boy, hence the question. That's why 117 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 2: I was curious that if there is a big difference 118 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 2: between the. 119 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: Two, I will have to listen. I will have to 120 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: listen from the spot. But I I can't say that 121 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: I have I have heard it. 122 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, so now you have been a little unfair. I 123 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 2: think to our friend at third days, Bryan is not 124 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 2: the worst hitter in the Major League. It's not even close. 125 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: Do you want me to read the stat that I 126 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: gave earlier? Yes, please, I've got to pull this up 127 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: on my computer. Hang on sky. I have a lot 128 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: of tabs open. 129 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 2: Do you know that the average batting average last year 130 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: was two thirty or forty five? When do you know 131 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 2: what the average for key Brian Hayes was? 132 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: It was like two. 133 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 2: Two thirty five, So I mean, yeah, to be fair, 134 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: it was lower. 135 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: But he alow a below average big league hitter? 136 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 4: He is? 137 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 2: Yes, no, I answered for yourself, Well, I will get 138 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: I will grant that, but. 139 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: Below average is he? Is he a good big league hitter? 140 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: He's uh no, no he's not. So here's the stat 141 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: that I gave before, and admittedly this uses an advanced metric. 142 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: Since the start of the twenty twenty four season, there 143 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: have been two hundred and fifty major league hitters who 144 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: have had over six hundred fifty played appearances. Okay, he 145 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: is second worst, and weighted runs created Okay, that's not good. 146 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: Second worst. Well, that means there were two hundred and 147 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: forty eight players who were better. 148 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 2: So here's I guess here's the point I'm making, and 149 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: this is going way too far back, but Ozzie Smith 150 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 2: was a terrific defensive player, terrific, and you just realized 151 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 2: he was going to hit hate all the time, and 152 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 2: he was going to be a hole in your lineup 153 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 2: until he got better. So I think that's all I'm saying. 154 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 2: Every every lineup, every major league lineup has a hole. 155 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, yes, and and key Brian Hayes as the hole. 156 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: But usually when that and that's why? When that? When? 157 00:08:58,800 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 4: That was? 158 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: When that whole come? Okay, So he hits where the 159 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: pitcher used to bat. Is is there a world where 160 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: you would let the pitcher bat in a one nothing 161 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: game with a guy on first base when you have 162 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 1: other options on the bench. 163 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 2: But that's I don't think that's fair either. I mean, 164 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 2: if it's Michael Lauren, then I do. 165 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: Okay, well, but I mean there's a hole. Maybe you 166 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: have reserved players on the team for a reason, and 167 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: one of those reasons is to use them in situations 168 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: where maybe it would it would warrant not using a 169 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: guy who's that not very good at the plate. 170 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, and again I think that's fair. I just think 171 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 2: it was the first game. I didn't have any problem 172 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 2: with him. 173 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: By the way. By the way, Ozzie Smith also had 174 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: seasons where he batted three h three and two weeks. 175 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 2: Oh no, he did. He and he mine better. 176 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: Stole later in his career stole thirty bases multiple times, 177 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: stole fifty bases, and ended up with something like twenty 178 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: four hundred hits. Key Brian Hayes will be very lucky 179 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: to be as good offensively as Ozzie Smith. 180 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 2: I think you know why I brought him up. All 181 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,079 Speaker 2: if you look at the first five or seven years 182 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: of his career, he was he was awful. He was 183 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 2: a zero. 184 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, but but we're we're not in But we're not 185 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: in the first five or six years of keep. We're 186 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: none in the first four years of keep. Brian Hayes' career. 187 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: This is a seventh big league season, right, I'm twenty 188 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: nine years old. I think this isn't so much about 189 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: him like Scott, it's I could I could throw metrics 190 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:29,599 Speaker 1: at you. I could give you his spot in the 191 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: batting order. He's not a good big league hitter. He's 192 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 1: on the team for his defense. When you have a 193 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: guy who's on the team for defense and his spot 194 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: in the order comes up in the seventh inning of 195 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: a one run game, whether it's in March, whether it's 196 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: in October, and there's another guy on the bench who 197 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: just feels like offensively would be a better option. Don't 198 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: you then wonder why they didn't use that option? 199 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 4: I didn't yesterday I came to the. 200 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,559 Speaker 1: Play, keep Brian Hayes came to the plate, and because 201 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: it's opening day, you're not wondering why he's left in 202 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: for himself to hit? 203 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 2: I I wasn't. Okay, But but that's all right? 204 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: So so but now but now with the bet, now 205 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: now with with you know us having talked about this 206 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: for a large chunk of the afternoon, isn't it reasonable 207 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: to wonder why Tito left keep Brian Hayes in the 208 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,079 Speaker 1: bat when he had Nathaniel Low on the bench? 209 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 2: Reasonable? 210 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: Yeah? So isn't it is? 211 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 4: So? 212 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: Isn't it? Isn't it then reasonable to wonder? And I'm 213 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: not concluding anything, but isn't it then reasonable to wonder, well, 214 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 1: if if they lack confidence in anybody else playing third base? 215 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 2: Uh? That again, that's fairy. 216 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: So that's all we're doing this. This isn't this isn't 217 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: This is not so much about being unfair to keep 218 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: Brian Hayes. Like, well, keep Brian Hayes is as well established. 219 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: He's a high end defender, arguably the best defensive third 220 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: baseman in the sport. There are many Wholestate's the best 221 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: defensive player in the sport. There is immense value in that. 222 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: As a hitter, he leaves a lot to be desired. 223 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: He's batting ninth for a reason. I could throw you 224 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: a number of metrics that would tell you he doesn't 225 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,719 Speaker 1: hit for a lot of power. He doesn't hit for 226 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: an exceptionally high batting average. When he got called up 227 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: to the Reds last season, aside from his first game, 228 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: I can recall no situation where he did anything offensively 229 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: at the plate. He looked overmatched in the postseason. I mean, 230 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: he's not if you want to use batting average as 231 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: a number. Two years ago he hit two thirty three. 232 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,559 Speaker 1: Last year he hit two thirty four. That's fine if 233 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: you provide some pop he provides none. It's fine if 234 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: you could provide a burst of speed. He doesn't do 235 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 1: anything really to write home about on the basis because 236 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: he's never really on base like he's not a good 237 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: offensive player. That doesn't mean he doesn't have value to 238 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: the team. When you have a player who's not good offensively, 239 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: it's always fair to wonder aren't there better options on 240 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: the bench In high leverage situations there was I think 241 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: for most would argue the better option offensively was Nathaniel Low. 242 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: Now he doesn't play third base, but they have other 243 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: guys on the team who do. Don't you wonder why 244 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 1: they weren't comfortable putting somebody else at third base for 245 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: two innings for the sake of getting a better bet 246 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: in the game in the seventh with a guy on 247 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: first and one out. 248 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 2: Again, I think it's always fair the second guess. But 249 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 2: my I think my overriding thing is if Tito thought 250 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 2: that that was his best option, he knows way more 251 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 2: than you or. 252 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: So we're not. So so now we're back to this. 253 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: It's Tito the Magnificent, and God forbid we ever second 254 00:13:56,160 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 1: guess the guy then, because then's got the whole want 255 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: to being a fan goes away like I'm sorry, dude. 256 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 1: So so now we can't second guess the manager because 257 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: he knows more. But that's what you just said. So 258 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: because Tito knows so much more. 259 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 2: I give him a pass. 260 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: So the game. Keep you believe, you believe based on 261 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: what you know, and you just cited a bunch of numbers, 262 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: so you're obviously well versed, And keep Brian Hayes offensive statistics. 263 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: You look back knowing what happened in the game, knowing 264 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: what options were better also available to Tito, and it 265 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: doesn't even occur to you that maybe a better option 266 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: was available. And then it doesn't occur to you that 267 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: maybe that option wasn't used because they simply don't trust 268 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: anybody else to play third base. Like that, those questions 269 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: don't go through your mind. 270 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 2: They do. 271 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: Okay, that's all we're doing. 272 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 4: I think it's fair, that's all we're doing. 273 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: Because if the answer is a, well, Tito knows better, 274 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: then honestly, Scott, what's the point of doing any of this? 275 00:14:55,560 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: Right right and move right? We're We're no Zach Taylor 276 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: never question going forward on fourth like I mean, legitimately so. 277 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: But I don't know if it's so much a Tito 278 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: thing as much as it's a roster construction thing. Have 279 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: nobody else who can play third base, So you're you're 280 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: gonna use a guy, and Scott, like you may say 281 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: him being mean to keep Brian Hayes, there's an army 282 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: of stats that will tell you he's just not a 283 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: good hitter. And by the way, if he was a 284 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: good hitter, he wouldn't be batting ninth. It's just not 285 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: a good hitter. If he was a good hitter, the 286 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Pirates wouldn't have given up on him like they did. Sorry, man, 287 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: they did. So he's not a good hitter. Are the 288 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: Reds comfortable using a guy who's not a good hitter 289 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: because they're afraid to play somebody else at third base? 290 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: Completely legitimate question that I'm not sure is that damning 291 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: of an indictment against Terry Francona Right, Yeah, I. 292 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 2: Get yeah, it was one game. 293 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 4: It was one moment. 294 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: But but would that one moment suggest that over the 295 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: course of the season we're gonna watch Key Brian Hayes 296 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: bat more often high leverage situations when there might be 297 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: a different option on the bench. That's it, that's the question. 298 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: None of us know the answer. That's the fun part 299 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: of it. But it's one worth asking. Would you agree 300 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: that I. 301 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 2: Would totally agree here's the only again, the only caveat 302 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 2: throw in. I know he's been with the Pirates and 303 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 2: maybe with the Reds maybe they've discovered something. Maybe maybe 304 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: Kerry thinks that, hey, he's going to be better in 305 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 2: this situation. I mean, he hits the all hard. 306 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: He's discovered something. What what would they have what would 307 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: they have discovered? What did they discover in the two 308 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: months last year when the numbers he put up were 309 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: commensurate to pretty much the numbers he's put up his 310 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: entire career, were they Yeah, dude, like two thirty last 311 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: year for the Reds, for the Reds, here you go, 312 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: I will I will do us all a favor. I 313 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: know Austin's losing his mind. In two thirty four for 314 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: the Reds last season, Ops was six fifty six, Like I. 315 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 2: Know I was talking about for the you're saying. 316 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: For the Reds he did next to nothing offensive right, 317 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: he has done next to nothing offensively for the majority 318 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 1: of his career. Now, are there moments where he gets 319 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: a hit or he's a big league hit or it's 320 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: gonna happen? Well, I'm sorry, I just think you're I 321 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: think and I do got to go here. I think 322 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna have a hard time getting anybody to believe 323 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: that he was the best option. And if we understand 324 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 1: that there's a reasonable case that can be made that 325 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: he wasn't the best option, then you wonder why the 326 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: manager didn't go at that option. Maybe he simply had 327 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: a hunch, Maybe he believed in Key Brian Hayes. Maybe 328 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: he thought I all embarrass Key Brian Hayes if I 329 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,919 Speaker 1: pinch hit for him. I can't help. But wonder do 330 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: they not trust anybody else on the team despite the 331 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: fact that a lot of guys on the team have 332 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: experienced playing third base. 333 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 4: Uh. 334 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: I always enjoyed talking to you, Scott. 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I'm 352 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: reading here from a TMZ some of the details about 353 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: Tiger Woods, who has been arrested in Jupiter, Florida, after 354 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 1: speeding down a street, clipping a car, and rolling his 355 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:02,360 Speaker 1: Range Rover over. This wording to a law enforcement accident, 356 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: happened around two o'clock. Pickup truck was turning into a 357 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: driveway on a two lane street when the range Rover 358 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 1: roared down the street at a high speed. According to 359 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: the sheriff, driver of the pickup truck time that tried 360 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: to turn into a driveway, but the range Rover was 361 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: going at such a high speed that the pickup truck 362 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: could not fully enter the driveway, and Tiger clipped the vehicle, 363 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: which caused his Range Rover to flip over on the 364 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: driver side. He climbed out the passenger window. Cops arrived 365 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 1: shortly thereafter. Deputies quickly observed the Tiger appeared impaired and lethargic. 366 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: Conducted an alcohol test that registered at zero percent. Sheriff 367 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: said during the news conference he believes Woods was not 368 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: under the influence of alcohol, but rather medication. Was placed 369 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: under arrest, taken to the police station, he refused a 370 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: urine test booked on DUI and refusal to submit to 371 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: your analysis. He'll have to spend a minimum of eight 372 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: hours in jail before he is bailed out. Did note 373 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: that Woods explained he had various surgeries and they took 374 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,919 Speaker 1: that into account when assessing him. Neither Tiger nor the 375 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: pickup driver were injured. 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Off day for the Reds 390 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,400 Speaker 1: Kids Opening Day Tomorrow, Reds and Red Sox four to ten. 391 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 1: First pitch GABP Brady Singer and Sonny Gray here at 392 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: on seven hundred WLW one forty game On Sunday, Tiger 393 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: Woods arrested on suspicion of Duy after flipping his car 394 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: over in Florida. Neither he or the other motorists involved 395 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:22,959 Speaker 1: were harmed. Thank god. College basketball Tonight the Sweet sixteen 396 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,640 Speaker 1: continue Saint John's and Duke, Michigan and Yukon in one 397 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: bracket Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee and Iowa State and the other 398 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: and tonight on the road cyclone skate against Iowa. They 399 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 1: will play Iowa in Iowa all three days this weekend. 400 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: Waiting very patiently for his turn, Mike, go ahead, You're 401 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: on ESPN fifteen thirty. Thank you, Mo, You're very welcome. 402 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 4: Did you gonna enjoy the basketball extravaganza. 403 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: The NCAA Tournament immensely? Yes? Do you have me on 404 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 1: a speakerphone. Now you sound but now you sound better? 405 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 1: Go ahead. Yeah, I've been I've enjoyed the tournament immensely. 406 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: Do you know why I'm enjoying the tournament immensely? 407 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 4: To divide people that said the basketball is going downhill 408 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 4: and that the tournament's going downhill, and that basketball is 409 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 4: in fine shape, whether there's NIO or not. 410 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: Well, that's one reason. The other reason is, and I'm 411 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: probably jinxing myself, but if if the tournament ended today, 412 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: I would have my fourth iHeartMedia Office Pool championship sewn up. 413 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 4: Ooh, nice job. 414 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: Now the tournament. The tournament doesn't end today, And to 415 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: be fair, I'm tied for first with somebody. 416 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 4: But uh, how many losses so far? 417 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: How many losses? I don't have my bracket in front 418 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 1: of me, but more than a few. But again, well 419 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: so I'm more than that. It's interesting. I'm in. I'm in. 420 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody cares about this, but I'm in 421 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 1: three different pools, and I don't believe any I don't 422 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: believe anymore in submitting multiple brackets, but the one that 423 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: I'm in here in the work pool, I made a 424 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: mistake because I picked Illinois to go to the Final four, 425 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: but in the one here at work, in the one 426 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: here at work, I picked Florida, And so that's going 427 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: to cost me. But as of today, as of today, 428 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: I'm proud to say that I'm atop the standings in 429 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: the iHeartMedia office. 430 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 4: Pot did that bum me out last night when Illinois 431 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:34,360 Speaker 4: took it to Houston. 432 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: Well a little bit, because you know, I like the Cougars, 433 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: but uh, I bet on Illinois. I thought getting three 434 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 1: and a half was a bit much. I thought that 435 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: was a tough matchup for the Kougs. From this perspective, 436 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: Illinois offensively, they run great stuff and they can beat 437 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: them from multiple places on the floor. But they also 438 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: don't turn it over and they're also a great offensive 439 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: rebounding team. And I sort of felt like they had 440 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: the anecdote to Houston's defense. What I did did not 441 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 1: expect was Illinois kind of and Tony put it this 442 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: way during since he three sixty kind of out Houston 443 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: and Houston with their toughness and defense. 444 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, they were an all star Eastern European team. 445 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 4: That's that's what you got. 446 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 6: Boy. 447 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 4: Can they play basketball? 448 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: And I like I like Brad Stevens. I like Brad Stevens. 449 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: I've had the pleasure of interviewing him when he was 450 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: at Stephen Off Austin and was terrific. A friend of 451 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: mine went to a coaching clinic that he did, and 452 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: he's a big fan. And just I've I've watched pieces 453 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: with Brad Underwood where I've thought that's that's a guy 454 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 1: that I I'd like to root for. So I'm as 455 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: much as yes, I wanted Houston. I've wanted Houston to 456 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: win the national championship, you know. And I have a 457 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: good friend. I have a good friend who's an Illinois 458 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 1: grad too. 459 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 4: So there, Okay, you've got an update on Caleb Foster. 460 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 4: I heard him say game time. 461 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 2: Decision I've not seen. 462 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 4: I've not seen, but he hasn't played basketball in three weeks. 463 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 4: That's not gonna health him many. 464 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,159 Speaker 1: U No, I now I look up here and I 465 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: see yeah, who says reportally will play. Now we'll see 466 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: how much they had a broken foot, So we'll see. 467 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: But according to Adam Zagoria College basketball Insider, he is 468 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: going to try to play tonight against Saint John's. 469 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 4: I like the Johnny's. I like like you. I do 470 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 4: like Tommy Izzo's team to beat Yukon, and I like 471 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 4: Iowa State, so that's not really any going on on 472 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 4: a limb there with anything. Tennessee has been a bit 473 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:38,680 Speaker 4: of a surprise to me, so good for them. Last night, 474 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 4: I had the pleasure of going to the Dodgers game 475 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 4: with some other veterans. Yeah, it's a little bit of 476 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 4: a hassle because you've got to take your ID and 477 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 4: gear with you, but what a what a pleasure, and 478 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,959 Speaker 4: they put us up in a hotel and stuff. So 479 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm so grateful. And uh, I wore my 480 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 4: Air Davis Reg jersey. I've never worn a Reg jersey 481 00:25:58,800 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 4: the Dodgers stadium. 482 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: How did how did? How did? How did Dodger fans 483 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: react to that? 484 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 4: Tremendously? I must have gotten fifteen pats on the back 485 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 4: because he D's from La played for the Dodgers. Yeah, 486 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 4: and they love him and they just loved him. 487 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 3: And then of course they knew we were veterans and stuff, right, 488 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 3: but they It was really cool because I had no 489 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 3: idea what the reception would be, not that I could 490 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 3: dictate it, but it made me feel really. 491 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 4: Good that people were open minded and uh, cognizant of 492 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 4: one of their homeboys. 493 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,679 Speaker 1: Well, that's cool, that's very good. You know, Eric Davis 494 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: is an l a guy that actually does I mentioned 495 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: did play for the Dodgers, and so I'm that's a cool. 496 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: Davis is the coolest baseball player of all time. So 497 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: that's I'm thrilled that you had that jersey. But uh, 498 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: and I'm glad, you know, for your sake, the Dodgers won. 499 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: Yamamoto Yamamoto pitch. Well, Will Smith hit a homer, So 500 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: that's good for you. But uh, the Dodger dog is 501 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: really bad, isn't it. 502 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it's you know, it's bad. It's so So. 503 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: I went to Dodger Stadium in two thousand and eighteen 504 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: because UC was playing UCLA and the Dodgers were home 505 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: that weekend, and Tony and I went to a Dodgers 506 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: game and I got a Dodger dog because all I 507 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: heard gotta get a Dodger dog, Gotta get a Dodger dog. 508 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: It was bad, Yeah, it was a it was a Now, 509 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 1: the pizza at Dodger Stadium was good. It was like 510 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,199 Speaker 1: twenty four dollars a slice. But I got the Dodger 511 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 1: dog because every guy get the dog. It was awful. 512 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 1: It was almost not edible, atrocious. The Dodgers are worth 513 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 1: billions of dollars right they're gonna win a third straight 514 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: World Series. You gotta have a better hot dog at 515 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: Dodger Stadium for what they're charging for tickets. Got to 516 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: have a better hot dog. 517 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 4: They've improved that since then. But I'll tell you I 518 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:50,360 Speaker 4: took my dad uh several years ago and before he passed, 519 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 4: and we got these steaks. They were called dugout boxes. 520 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 4: They were dugout level right behind home plate and you 521 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 4: had to take an elevator to get down there. I 522 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,959 Speaker 4: did it for my ad for his birthday and they 523 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 4: were playing the Mess. It was the coolest thing, though, 524 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 4: because you were right at butt level with the catcher 525 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 4: as if you were in the dugouts. My dad said, man, 526 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 4: I would wanting to try one of these Dodgers. He 527 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 4: got it and he said, this is garbage. 528 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: It was terrible. It tasted like I was eating like 529 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: someone's cooked finger. I mean it was. I can't speak 530 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: to how bad I get a hot if I ever 531 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 1: go to a ballpark. You know, in this era of 532 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: like fancy food. What has your hot dog like? Milwaukee 533 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: has a great hot dog, Pittsburgh has a great hot dog. 534 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: Saint Louis has a great hot dog. Chacott Wrigley Fields 535 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: hot dogs abysmal. You don't want to go there. Cleveland's 536 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: got a good hot dog. Uh, Atlanta solid hot dog. 537 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: Dodger Stadium, the world famous Dodger dog almost uneedable. It 538 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: is atrocious. It is an embarrassment to Vince Gully and 539 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: Don Drysdale and Kirk Gibson and show Hey Otani himself 540 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: that that's what they serve at Dodger Stadium. 541 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, well you made your point, and everybody out there, 542 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 4: do you hear that? Hey Mo, could you quickly break 543 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 4: down to awesome for me? He's a little confused on 544 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 4: the home dog situation. All right, to a quick breakdown. 545 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to do this one more time so, Mike, 546 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 1: I know you're not a social media user, but I 547 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 1: have documented on social media. I'm going to try to 548 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: do this all season long, which, like most things in 549 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: my life, I'll start something then give up after a 550 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: few minutes. But I've tried to document all season long 551 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: the home dog strategy. Now we're not off to a 552 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: great start. We had three home dogs yesterday, only one 553 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: of them won Saint Louis. But the home dog strategy 554 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 1: works like this at the beginning of a series, pick 555 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: find the underdogs. The beginning of the series, the home underdogs, 556 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: not road underdogs. Home underdogs, bet on them. Let's say 557 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: we're going to bet ten dollars. Bet ten dollars on 558 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: those underdogs. If an underdog wins, collect your winnings, don't 559 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 1: bet the rest of the series. If the underdog loses, 560 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: bet on that team the next game, regardless of whether 561 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: or not they're underdogs, and double your bet. So now 562 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: we're betting twenty bucks. If they lose that game, bet 563 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: on them the next game, but this time bet thirty 564 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: or if you want to double your bet, bet forty. 565 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: What we're doing is we're betting against series sweeps. We're 566 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: starting with the underdogs, so we're getting good value in 567 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: the first game. Hopefully they win, but if not, we're 568 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: basically hedging against their being a sweep. Now, there obviously 569 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: are sweeps, So for instance, San Francisco Night one on Wednesday, underdog, 570 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,720 Speaker 1: we're betting on them today because they lost that game. 571 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: Saint Louis as an underdog at home. By the way, 572 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: that Giants Yankees game is scoreless in the fifth inning. 573 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: Saint Louis as a home dog, won yesterday one on 574 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: Opening Day. Cardinals aren't going to win many games this year. 575 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 1: They're going to be home underdogs a lot beat Tampa 576 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: Bay nine to seven, then we're not touching that series 577 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: the rest of the way. Conversely, San Diego and Cincinnati 578 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: were home underdogs. Both lost, so we're betting on them 579 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: in their next game. For the Reds that tomorrow. The 580 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 1: Padres actually played their game tonight, so we're betting on 581 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: San Diego. That's the best way that I can encapsulate 582 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: the home dog strategy. 583 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 4: And I don't know. I won't bring it up again 584 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 4: because I know it's getting old to you, and I 585 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 4: apologize to that one more last statement, if you would. 586 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 4: The thing I think is really cool about South Stewart 587 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 4: is that his really mentor, and you may know this 588 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 4: is Manny Machado. He did know that, yeah, like his uncle, 589 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 4: and he has been his mentor, his confidant in life, 590 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 4: in baseball and everything. I just thought that was so 591 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 4: cool because nobody ever talked to even in California, knew that. 592 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: I remember that story being told when South Stewart got 593 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 1: caught up last year that Manny Machado's had a great 594 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: influence on salth Stewart. Now here's something I bet you 595 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: didn't know. Twenty eighteen, the year that I went to 596 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: Dodger Stadium, Many Machado played for the Dodgers. Remember he 597 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,480 Speaker 1: had traded the Oriols of the Dodgers. Yeah, and he 598 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: didn't resign because of the Dodger dog. So they're gonna 599 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: have to find a way to rectify that hot dog 600 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 1: problem at Dodger Stadi. Mike, have a great weekend. 601 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 4: Take care you're you're nut. 602 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: I really thanks, thanks very much. It's eleven away from six. 603 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: This is ESPN fifteen. 604 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 5: Thirty Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty traffic. 605 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 6: From the uc Health Traffic Center. The uc Health Women's 606 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 6: Sports Medicine Program provides specialized care for female athletes at 607 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 6: all levels. 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Let Tyson Anderson walk to go to the 616 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos where he gets a one year contract worth 617 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 1: one and a half million dollars. And I know this 618 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 1: happened a few days ago, but that is I would 619 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 1: be willing to bet that if if you, if you 620 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 1: got Darren why my men's thank you? I was gonna say, Simpson, 621 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: I thank you, thank you? Costing very much, Simpson, maybe 622 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: I was and dan Orlowski going on the Pat McAfee show. 623 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: If you were to ask Darren Simmons, how do you 624 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 1: feel about Tyson Anderson leaving for the Broncos on a 625 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: one year, one and a half million dollar contract, he 626 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:41,200 Speaker 1: would respond with expletives. I'd be willing to bet that, 627 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: you know, fine, you don't want to go get a linebacker? 628 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,880 Speaker 1: That makes no sense? Cool? Paid Joe Flacco six million bucks, 629 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 1: didn't have some change left over to keep arguably your 630 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 1: best special teams guy, great work. The same team that 631 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 1: drafted a kicker you would think would invest in their 632 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: best special teams players. Not not Hyson Anderson let him 633 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: get away one year one and a half mil. Couldn't 634 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: come up with five hundred k to keep him. Shows over, 635 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: got to go. I AM off next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. 636 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: Austin Elmore will host this show on Monday and was 637 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,280 Speaker 1: great to have him in for tearing with me this afternoon. 638 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 1: Anything you might to misso find on the iHeartRadio app. 639 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: Don't forget Tony's since he three to sixty is noon 640 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 1: on Monday. Have an awesome weekend. Thank you for listening. 641 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 1: This is ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. Mowger here, 642 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 1: stop letting high ench