1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,599 Speaker 1: He everybody, it's around the Park of the Crook and Kype. 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: And today we're going to talk about pitchers because we 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: got two lefties going against each other tonight. But there's 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: a lot of mystery and we'll talk about that when 5 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: we come back. Everybody, it's around the Park of the 6 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,239 Speaker 1: Crook and Kuype in today's game two of this three 7 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: games series with the Philadelphia Phillies, and it features a 8 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: matchup tonight of two left handers, Robbie Ray and Christopher Sanchez. 9 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: And Robbie both yeah, both guys have had good success 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: lifetime against their opponents. Tonight, Robbie Ray four and two 11 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: against the Phillies, and he knows them. They know him 12 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: very well. Christopher Sanchez has become one of the elite 13 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: pitchers in the game, and the Phillies just signed him 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: to a big contract. What night. So you look at 15 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: the two guys going against each other on a night 16 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: that's cool and typical San Francisco night, and you would 17 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: think it's going to be all about pitching. And you know, 18 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: you kind of can say that. Coming to this ballpark 19 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: over the weekend, we saw two days that were unbelievable. 20 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 1: They were there are September days, they were warm, no wind, 21 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: this ballpark played small and nobody scored. And tonight, you know, 22 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: you think it's gonna be all about pitching, and you know, 23 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: you just don't know because it's baseball. And that's the 24 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: one thing about the sport that I love. You can 25 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: do all the homework you want. You can come up 26 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: with the greatest game plan, and you can forecast what 27 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:31,839 Speaker 1: do you think is going to happen because of weather 28 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: conditions and pitchers and players involved, But you don't have 29 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: squat to say when my old man baseball starts taking over, 30 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: and you just don't know what to expect. 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it could be a laugher, but probably not. 32 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: I mean, look, the Phillies have a couple of guys 33 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: in the lineup that you know, they don't play a 34 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 2: whole lot. And the Giants have a couple of guys 35 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 2: on the lineup tonight that don't play a lot. So yeah, 36 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: it should be interesting. I want to ask you about 37 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: the two starters. If Robbie Ray could look at Christopher 38 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 2: Sanchez and say, I want one pitch of years, what 39 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 2: would it be? 40 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: Well, the change up. But you know, Robbie Ray, I 41 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: mean he picked up the change up last year. Do 42 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: you know in his first start this year he didn't 43 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: throw one change up and he threw it a lot 44 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: last year. His next outing, his last start, he goes out, 45 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: he throws it fifteen times, So you really don't know 46 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: what he's going to bring. But I bring up Christopher 47 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: Sanchez and his change up because it's one of the 48 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: best in all of baseball. I mean, it is a 49 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: bugs bunny change up. It just and nobody hits it. 50 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy's throwing eleven and eight he struck 51 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: out seventeen people, and I'll wage to bet that you 52 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: know on sixteen of those swing and miss strike threes 53 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: have been off that change up. 54 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: Well, let's flip the coin. If Sanchez could have one 55 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 2: pitch of Robbie Ray's, what would it be? 56 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: The high fastball. I mean that's Robbie Ray's bread and butter. 57 00:02:58,280 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: I mean, when we first saw Robbie Ray, he was 58 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: high fastball, slider guy period, And there were times that 59 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: he didn't even need to throw the slider. He could 60 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: tell you what was coming and you couldn't hit that 61 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: high fastball. 62 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I remember when the Diamondbacks had come into town. 63 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: And Bob Bringley would come over and you know, he 64 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 2: would do his daily chat with us, which was always 65 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: super super entertaining. But on the night, said Robbie Ray 66 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: was pitching for the d Backs, he would always say 67 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 2: the same thing. He'd say, Well, fellas, gear up for 68 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: the fastball, you're going to see a lot of them tonight. 69 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 2: Well I don't think that's the case as much anymore, 70 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: but you're right, it is his bread and butter pitch. 71 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: Well as he's lost velocity on his fastball. I mean 72 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: there was a time when he was ninety six ninety 73 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: eight he was you know, high fastball, Good luck with 74 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: that and he could jam you pitched in as good 75 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: as anybody. But now he's down around ninety two to 76 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: ninety three. But he's come up with a curveball and 77 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: a change up and he'll cut the ball. So he's 78 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: learned other things along the way and he'll use him 79 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: every time, but you don't know if he's going to 80 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: use it. Like I said, he didn't throw any of 81 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: the first start, and last time he threw fifteen. So 82 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: you never know, which is a good way to be 83 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: because the hitters don't know either, and that's a good thing. 84 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: All right, should be fun to I guys have their 85 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 2: secret weapon, mister Sussak in the lineup, and that's around 86 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: the park with Krook and Kipe. 87 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: Enjoy this great game.