1 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Bryce Harper and welcome to the Billy Show. 2 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: Bryce Harper is back in Phillies Camp, Clearwater, Florida. He 3 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,159 Speaker 2: talked to us today about the WBC and giving a 4 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 2: crap about chasing less pitches out of the strike zone. 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 2: Ruben Tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury, Todd's lucky, it's the Philly Show. 6 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 2: We're coming to you after Thursday's game against the Raising Clearwater, 7 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 2: and yeah, the big news not big news, but but 8 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,599 Speaker 2: Bryce came back from the WBC today and he had 9 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:38,639 Speaker 2: plenty to say. 10 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 3: Good stuff, good stuff. 11 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 4: Talked about the memories, talked about coming close, talked about 12 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 4: how he's still missing the big one, and the big 13 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 4: one for him is. 14 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 3: The World Series. 15 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 4: And obviously he hopes that the Phillies get there this year, 16 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 4: but they will stand a better chance of getting there 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 4: if he can have a more productive season than he 18 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 4: had last year. And in trying to do that, he 19 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 4: promises to be more selective this season, not chase as 20 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 4: many pitches. He knows it's an issue and he's buying 21 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 4: into it, buying into not expanding his strike zone. And 22 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 4: Rubin he said today that he would like to walk 23 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 4: one hundred and forty to one hundred and fifty times, 24 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 4: which is an astronomical amount. It's like even Juan Soto 25 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 4: doesn't do that. But anyway, it shows his head is 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 4: in the right place, and as Todd alluded to, he 27 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 4: gives a crap about it. 28 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, listen, this is a guy who wants 29 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 5: to be great. We talked about it. I mean, regardless 30 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 5: of what happened with Dave Dombrowski and all the other stuff, 31 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 5: he doesn't need any motivation. And this is a man 32 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,559 Speaker 5: who's had a bullseye on his chest for a long 33 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 5: long time. He is one of the most famous players 34 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 5: in baseball, and he has been famous since he was 35 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 5: fourteen fifteen years old. I mean, the reality of it is, 36 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 5: this is a man who is missing one thing, and 37 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 5: that's a World Series ringing. He has come close, he 38 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 5: has not gotten there, but he is dying to have one. 39 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 5: And boy, oh boy, do they need him to perform. 40 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 5: Do the Phillies need him to perform for them to 41 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 5: win one? So hey, let's hope this is his one 42 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 5: of his most productive years. And I think it's important 43 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 5: for him to understand that walking is okay. He can 44 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 5: still be really, really, really productive by being on bass, 45 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 5: clogging things up and causing more havoc for pictures, more 46 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 5: pitches for the pictures, more danger, and allowing him to 47 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 5: bat pass the baton is a big piece of that. 48 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 2: So, you know, when Bryce got to camp, there was 49 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: a lot of this talk about, you know, he has 50 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: to have somebody hitting behind him. It's Kyle Schwarberg, you know, 51 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 2: it could have been Boba Schett. That was kind of 52 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: an early theme of camp. But it seems like Bryce 53 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 2: has kind of come around on the fact that he 54 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: can protect himself Kevin Long. I talked to Kevin Long 55 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 2: earlier this month, and he said Bryce Harper is his 56 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: own best protection by not chasing at pitches outside the 57 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 2: strike zone. So I wanted to throw a couple numbers 58 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: at you guys. Last season, Bryce saw pitches in the 59 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: zone forty three point one percent. At the time, as 60 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 2: we all know, that was the worst mark out of 61 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: five hundred and thirty two hitters in all of Major 62 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 2: League Baseball. But from twenty fifteen through last season it 63 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: was actually forty two point one percent. So that was 64 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: nothing new that happened last season Bryce seeing nothing in 65 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: the strike zone. But here's another number, that Mike PETRELFIMMLB 66 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: dot Com got from the World Baseball Classic. Bryce Harper 67 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 2: with Aaron Judge hitting behind him, pitches in the strike 68 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: zone forty percent forty percent. So we actually got fewer 69 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: pitches with Judge hitting behind him than he does in 70 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 2: the regular season. If it's Schwarber, Alec Bohm, jt Real Muto, 71 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 2: Nick Castiano's whoever hit behind him last season. So so 72 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: Kevin Long's point is, if you chase less, you're gonna 73 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 2: do more damage. You could get on walks, get more walks, 74 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 2: And that's what obviously Bryce said today. Bryce Harper last 75 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: season chase rate thirty five point six percent. It was 76 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 2: his highest mark since twenty twenty two. This spring so 77 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 2: far in his first eleven spring games that's four Great 78 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 2: League games and the seven WBC games, guys twenty seven 79 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 2: and a half percent. So that's you know, whether it 80 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 2: is at eight percent drop from last year, and that 81 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 2: eight percent can make a hell of a difference in 82 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 2: his production this year, he walks more, you have Schwarber 83 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 2: hitting behind you, now maybe you get an extra pitch 84 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 2: over the plate from pitchers over the course of the season. 85 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 2: So I thought that was kind of kind of interesting. 86 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, you look at his MVP year. 87 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 4: His MVP year in twenty twenty one, h he had 88 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 4: like sixteen or seventeen percent walk right walking sixteen to 89 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 4: seventeen percent of his a bats he. 90 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 3: Walked one hundred times. 91 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 2: Uh. 92 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 4: And you know that rate has come down each of 93 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 4: the last four years. It's been about twelve percent of 94 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 4: the last two years. So it just stands the reason 95 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 4: if he swings at pitches in the box, he's gonna 96 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 4: do more damage if you don't get him go to 97 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 4: first base and become a potential run for somebody else 98 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 4: to drive in. 99 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 5: One of the reasons why he saw so many pitches 100 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 5: out of the zone because he was chasing. And I 101 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 5: mean the trends are there. I mean, the other pictures 102 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 5: are not dumb dums, and the other pitching coaches are 103 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 5: not dummies. They know that if the you know they 104 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 5: if they do not throw them strikes, he still may 105 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 5: swing at pitches out of his own If he doesn't 106 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 5: do that, and they may be forced to come back 107 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 5: into the zone. Then it's going to be put a 108 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 5: lot of pressure on the pitcher because he's gonna have 109 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 5: to make good pitches. And when they make good pitches. 110 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 5: I mean pitches that over the middle of the plate. 111 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 5: Price can do some damage on it. 112 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 4: And in today's comments, guys were encouraging because the first 113 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 4: step toward fixing an issue is to, you know, recognize 114 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 4: the issue. And he was pretty blunt about it. You know, 115 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 4: he's he's buying into it. You got to give you 116 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 4: got to care about it, You got to care about 117 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 4: making that change. And it sounds like he's really committed 118 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 4: to making that change and being a different kind of hitter. 119 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 2: So where do we think he's going to hit starting 120 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 2: on opening day? I mean, you think too, Yeah, I 121 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 2: think too as well. Having Schwarber hitting for rub What 122 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: do you. 123 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 6: Got, hey, I got Turner, Harper, Schwarber, and then Alec 124 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 6: Boum and then marsh Or and it may actually be 125 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 6: Stotted with the way he's swinging the bat, and maybe 126 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 6: start in a five hole. 127 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 2: It could be Stott, it could be marsh Or you 128 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 2: never know. 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He went four for four Ruben on Tuesday, 159 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 2: three singles in a home run. Every ball that left 160 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 2: this bat on Tuesday was hit at one hundred and 161 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 2: two point five miles an hour or harder. Somebody at 162 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 2: MLB dot com told me that that was the first 163 00:08:56,040 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: four hit spring training game by Phillies players since Tommy 164 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: Joseph like at the end of the twenty seventeen spring 165 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: might have been the very last game of spring training. 166 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 2: So not easy to do when you're leaving the game 167 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 2: in the sixth seventh inning get four hits in the game. 168 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 2: But but big picture wise, guys, Garcia was really struggling 169 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 2: early in camp. He was hitting a one e two 170 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 2: about you know, midweek last week, and in the last 171 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 2: few games he's six for eleven, two home runs and 172 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 2: three RBIs. And yeah, so. 173 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 4: That's that's I mean, his he comes here with a 174 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 4: lot to prove, two downs coming off two down seasons. 175 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 4: The Phillies are rolling the dice on him for ten 176 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 4: million bucks, which in today's game, during today's game, is reasonable. 177 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 4: His issues are similar to what a lot of guys 178 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 4: on this team have. He doesn't always swing at strikes, 179 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 4: and when you don't swing it, strikes become an easy out. 180 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 4: So we love the power, the power potential, the ability. 181 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 4: I'm sure you can run into twenty five home runs 182 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 4: and Citizens Bank Park, but first he's got to swing 183 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 4: at a strike and make contact with the ball. So 184 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,719 Speaker 4: he's working on that with with Kevin Long and last 185 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 4: couple of days some results. 186 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 5: I really do like his quotes about him. You know, 187 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 5: he can't do any damage at all unless he swings 188 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 5: a pitching in the strike zone. If you swing it 189 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 5: pitches out of the strike zone, it's just it makes 190 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,439 Speaker 5: it that much more impossible to make good quality contact. 191 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 5: And so I think he's acknowledged that and that's something 192 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 5: that he needs to do, much like Price Harper. We 193 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 5: talked about that earlier. He's got to be able to 194 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 5: swing at strikes and and not you know, chase out 195 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 5: of the zone, get pitches to hit, and I think 196 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 5: it does take some time once you're making when you're 197 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 5: making major adjustments in your swing, and he tipped, and 198 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 5: he has because he's now much flatter with his bat 199 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 5: or straighter with his bat. He tends to tip the 200 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 5: bat forward, which causes a whole lot of length to 201 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 5: get to the hitting zone. And you know, for me, 202 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 5: I mean, it does take some time to actually get 203 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 5: a feel for that and to and to put it 204 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 5: into play and have success with it. And it seems 205 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 5: like it's perfect timing. Just as the end of the 206 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 5: spring is rolling in, he's starting to heat up. He's 207 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 5: starting to feel more confident. He's starting to drive the 208 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 5: ball and looks much crisper to the zone and as 209 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 5: a result, he's getting the results that are necessary hitting 210 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 5: the ball hard. And boy, oh boy, would he be 211 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 5: a windfall for the Phillies. If he comes back and 212 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 5: swings anywhere close to what he did a couple of 213 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 5: years back, he could power those Phillies to a thirty 214 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 5: five or forty home run season. Holee mackerel, it could 215 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 5: be some serious damage. 216 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 4: It's funny you said he's heating up at the right time. 217 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 4: I mean, as we sit here, we're a week from 218 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 4: opening day. Harper said, if he had if that WBC 219 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 4: lasted one more week, he would have really been able 220 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 4: to kick it in. He's that close to being really 221 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 4: really good. So two big hitters in that lineup, you know, 222 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:03,599 Speaker 4: nearing you know peak one week before camp breaks is 223 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 4: a good place to be in. And you mentioned the 224 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 4: swing at Josment and Todd's done some real good digging 225 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 4: in on that. 226 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 3: Yeah. 227 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 2: So take a look, you know, for people watching this 228 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 2: on YouTube, you can see on the left there as 229 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 2: a Dolly scar Sea. That's his first spring training game 230 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 2: in February twenty. First is pre pitch set up, as 231 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,119 Speaker 2: you call it. His bat is almost pointed, almost. 232 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 3: Like like Fronco, like Julio Frank almost not quite, not. 233 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 2: Quite as severe, but like a forty five degree angle, very. 234 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 3: Much pointed, kind of wrapped a little bit too. 235 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then you can see the picture on the 236 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 2: right is the game on Tuesday, and the bat is 237 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 2: almost i mean almost straight up in the air and 238 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 2: schwarbersk That's exactly what Kevin Long said in describing it. 239 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 2: He said, think more Kyle Schwarber, think Bryce and Scott 240 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 2: in terms of how he has the bat held in 241 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 2: his pre pitch setup. And I you know, you kind 242 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 2: of just said this, Rubin, but but Kevin Long, basically 243 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 2: it just allows him to get to the ball quicker 244 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 2: and barrel some balls up more efficiently. He said that 245 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 2: that previous setup having a kind of uncorked the bat 246 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 2: and come all the way through. He said, it was 247 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 2: so inefficient in his swing. And the thing that Kevin 248 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 2: Long also said was he's very coachable, he said, he 249 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 2: so he worked. He he kind of implemented that bat 250 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 2: tilt in the offseason. He just thought it would kind 251 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: of help him. So Kevin Long kind of let him 252 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 2: go with it the first few weeks of spring, and 253 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 2: then last week it kind of approached it, Hey, how 254 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 2: about we work on this a little bit, And so 255 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 2: they went over to Carpenter Complex, a couple of hitting coaches, Garcia. 256 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 2: They worked on it all morning and then he was 257 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 2: he was supposed to play that game. They said, how 258 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 2: you know you don't need to play today. You know 259 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 2: he did all this, all this pregame work at Carpenter Complex. 260 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 2: He said, no, I want to play. He got a 261 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 2: base hit that day, hit another ball hard, and he's 262 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 2: been kind of off and running since, so I thought 263 00:13:58,280 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 2: that was kind of cool. 264 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 4: He has been working super hard. We hardly ever seen 265 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 4: him in the clubhouse. He's always in the cage with 266 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:06,679 Speaker 4: Kevin Long. 267 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 3: Kevin Long. 268 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 4: One interesting thing he said was, you know, I'm gonna 269 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 4: give you three a game. Yeah, three three chases a game, 270 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 4: not seven three. Take you three use them wisely, which is, 271 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 4: you know, that's good player coach relations to have, you know, 272 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 4: a given give and take like that rum. 273 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 5: So if you guys will indulge me for just a second. 274 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 5: The picture that you had up there, with the start 275 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 5: of him pointing the bat towards the picture, his natural 276 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 5: movement is to move his bat to the picture. His 277 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 5: hands come up, they don't go back, so his natural 278 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 5: move is to sort of go up with his bat 279 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 5: and to tilt. So if he's already starting with a 280 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 5: tilt and then he's tilts more, then the barrel has 281 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 5: to travel even longer. If he starts with a straighter 282 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 5: bat and he creates that tilt with his first movement, 283 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 5: that barrel has less but to go less, uh, you know, 284 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 5: space to go travel to to get to the hitting zone. 285 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 5: So that's sort of the idea behind it, and it 286 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 5: looks like it's starting to work very very well for 287 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 5: good for him. 288 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, so that was kind of a I love hearing 289 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 2: about these behind the scenes things, these little adjustments and 290 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 2: then actually see it in a game and the difference 291 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 2: from game to game and how that can help a 292 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 2: guy out. So you know, he is heating up at 293 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 2: the right time. We'll see, obviously what happens during the season. Hey, 294 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 2: I wanted to mention to everybody watching on YouTube, don't 295 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 2: forget to subscribe on YouTube. We appreciate everybody's support. It 296 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 2: helps support the show. And of course you can go 297 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 2: to the phillyeshowshop dot com to pick up some swag 298 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 2: for the show. 299 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 5: Nice. We need to get to fifteen thousand, I mean 300 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 5: ten thousand's great, we need to get to fifteen thousand. 301 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 2: Let's get the fish. Yeah, absolutely, Pepe. Let's get to 302 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 2: fifteen thousand subscribers on YouTube. That would be absolutely awesome. 303 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 2: And then a few things that kind of phileas have. 304 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 2: What's what day? 305 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 3: Thursday? 306 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 2: We've got Friday, Saturday, Sunday. You got four more grape 307 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 2: ru League games to go. 308 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 3: Including a very interesting one on Friday. 309 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 2: Yes, well, why is it interesting? 310 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 5: Oh? 311 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 3: For many? 312 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 4: Let me count the waves. A visit from Tarrek Scooble, 313 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 4: and he will be on the mile. Rubin Rob Thompson's 314 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 4: will kind of tip his hand a little bit at 315 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 4: potential early season lineup construction, saying that Otto Kemp will 316 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 4: be in left field and Edmundo Sosa will be at 317 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 4: second base. Brandon Marsh, Bryce and Stott, both lefties, will 318 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 4: not start. They will go in later in the game. 319 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 4: But against the lefty, he's going to employ two right 320 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 4: handed bats. So it makes you think there's little platoon 321 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 4: action coming our way on Friday. But I think it'll 322 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 4: be fun to see Schooble pitch here and also to 323 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 4: Tannadass Chris Deriver Sanchez for the Phillies. And I believe 324 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 4: we're running out of time here. I believe he's going 325 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 4: to be named the opening day starter sometime after that 326 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 4: game on Friday, So I think it'd be a fun 327 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 4: day here at the ballpark on Friday. 328 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 2: Todd, Yeah, absolutely. You know, we were talking to Jim, 329 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 2: and I talked with Stott earlier in camp, and he's like, 330 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 2: I go in there every year, So I'd love to 331 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 2: play one hundred sixty two. I'd really love to play 332 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,400 Speaker 2: a hundred and sixty two, But I think to start 333 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 2: the season. It sure looks like based off of what 334 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 2: Rob said the day and based off what his lineup 335 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 2: is going to look like tomorrow, he's going to start 336 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 2: the season with Sosa and Kemp in those platoon spots. 337 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 2: But man, the way he starts swinging it, And part 338 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 2: of that is. 339 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 5: He's putting it, putting the heat on him. But a 340 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 5: part of that, you know, there's nowhere other where are 341 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:49,400 Speaker 5: you gonna put him? 342 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 3: Good? 343 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 5: Point where you good? Where are you going to put 344 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 5: him on the on the field? I mean, if you 345 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 5: don't put him at second base, I mean there's not 346 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 5: really a spot for me. Not gonna play short over turner, 347 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:02,439 Speaker 5: He's not gonna play center fee and so where do 348 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 5: you put him? Yeah, you got to get him in there. 349 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 5: You gotta get him in there and had him be productive, 350 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 5: because he's productive almost every single time he steps on 351 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 5: the field. 352 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:12,360 Speaker 3: Kemp might still be a bubble guy. 353 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 4: I kind of think he's gonna make the team, but 354 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 4: he's another guy who's swung it better in the last 355 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 4: couple of days here, So. 356 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 2: Home runs in the last two games and a couple 357 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 2: of home runs. 358 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 5: Yeah, But in fact, the Phillies the power on the 359 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 5: ball out of the ballpark and listen. It's about time 360 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 5: that these guys start playing nine innings because they got 361 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 5: to get their their sea legs under them. I mean, 362 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 5: it's time for them to play nine innings. And these 363 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 5: last you know, several games, you're gonna see him starting 364 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 5: to get stretched out seventh, eighth night. It's a long haul, 365 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 5: but these guys are going to start to get in 366 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 5: their bodies used to, you know, getting ups and downs 367 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 5: for nine. 368 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 2: And for the fans who are earing Clearwater or just 369 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 2: want to watch or listen on the radio or whatever, 370 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 2: Bryce Harper is going to play Friday here in Clearwater. 371 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 2: He will not go to Sarasota on Saturday to play 372 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 2: the Orioles and then but he will play Sunday. It's 373 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 2: Georgie em Steinberg or Field in Tampa. Then then the 374 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 2: Graper League finale here on Monday against the Race. So 375 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 2: but another thing that's happening Tomorrow's Ryan Kirkering is going 376 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 2: to pitch in his first Graper League game. He pitched 377 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 2: in a minor league game the other day, so he 378 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 2: will pitch Friday, and I assume you know, Sunday or Monday, 379 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 2: and at that point they will try to determine if 380 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 2: he's gonna be ready to open the season bull and 381 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 2: that that to me is like that feels like a 382 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 2: fifty to fifty propercy. We had Oryan Kirkering on the 383 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 2: show on Wednesday, so if you haven't checked that one out, 384 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 2: listened to it. But he said you basically said the 385 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 2: same thing. I think I can be ready, but you 386 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 2: never know what they want to do. Earlier in the season. 387 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 2: Starting pitchers aren't going as deep into games, so maybe 388 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 2: they want to like be just certain certain that that 389 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 2: I can go, maybe use me a little bit more. 390 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 2: So that's something to watch the final few days, and that. 391 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,959 Speaker 4: Would that would impact the final makeup of the roster obviously, 392 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 4: because if he's on it, there's probably one bullpen job open. 393 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 4: If he starts on the il needs a little time, 394 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 4: it would be two bullpen openings. 395 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 2: Because we all have Rubin. You have Kyle Backus on 396 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 2: the team. I think Jim and I both have Kyle 397 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 2: Backus on the team. 398 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 5: Kyle's going to be on the team. I do believe. 399 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 5: I think that shuegart is not necessarily a lock, but 400 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 5: I think he's got a very good shot at it. 401 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 5: Now that they've sent Seth Johnson out right and they 402 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 5: made other some other moves some other guys who've been 403 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 5: bounced out, So I do think no, they could do 404 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 5: a late, a very late spring trade that's possible and 405 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 5: acquire another player. Bryce Wilson is out. I'm gonna get 406 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 5: stretched out down below to be that sixth starter right now. 407 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 5: So it's starting to shape up for guys. But the 408 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 5: question is Kirkering and listen, they can also option him. 409 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 5: He is an optionable player not necessarily start the season 410 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 5: on the IL. They could option him out and let 411 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 5: him pitch a couple of times before bouncing them back. 412 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 2: It's true. And the other two guys in camp that 413 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 2: are on the forty man bullpen consideration Zach Pop, he 414 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 2: pitched two scoreless today out of options. That's always a 415 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 2: you know. 416 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 4: We see him being there. Yeah, Tim is on a 417 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 4: minor league deal through the ball well today. 418 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 2: So they got a few and Zach mccambley. Of course, 419 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 2: the rule five guys still in camps, so but yeah, 420 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 2: Zach Pop, mccambley, Shueguart all in the mix for that job. 421 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 2: And then we're talking about the final few days of camp. 422 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 2: Maybe the biggest thing. I hope the game starts early 423 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 2: on Monday because we have Jimmy and I have flights 424 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 2: to catch. I don't know when you're flying back on 425 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 2: Rubin Zach. Zach Wheeler is pitching in a minor league 426 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 2: game over at Carpenter Complex on Monday. That'll be his first. 427 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 5: And I will be there to watch it. I'm flying 428 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 5: back with the team, so I will be eyeballing, mister Wheeler. 429 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,119 Speaker 5: I will find out what time you be pitching, and 430 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 5: I will give you at and we will discuss it 431 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 5: later on afterwards. 432 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:03,719 Speaker 3: Yeah. 433 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 2: Absolutely, So that's that's big. I mean, neo, he's he 434 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 2: said again the other He said again the other day 435 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 2: that he is. He feels like he's on his regular 436 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 2: build up, you know, asking about his VILO. The other 437 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 2: in that live VP is that I feel like how 438 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 2: I would feel any other Spring, during any other live VP. 439 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 2: How I feel right now, he said. I felt great 440 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 2: out of the wind up, feeling so so out of 441 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 2: the stretch. But He's like, that's how I usually feel 442 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 2: around this time. 443 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 4: Basically feels like he would feel on any other Spring 444 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 4: after just completing a couple of live VP sessions which 445 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 4: he just completed. So you know, in my rough math 446 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 4: and just watching a lot of spring training, that puts 447 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 4: you about a month away from from being ready for 448 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 4: a big league game. So, you know, maybe a month 449 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 4: more of build up, build his pitch count up, get 450 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 4: him some competitive innings, some up downs, get him up 451 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 4: too close to one hundred pitches. I could see him 452 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:03,160 Speaker 4: being ready today the nineteenth, you know, sometime late April. 453 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, well I think April. I think I think 454 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 5: there are a couple of dates that we tossed out there, 455 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 5: but I would not be surprised as somewhere in late 456 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 5: April April twentieth and twenty fifth when he's ready to 457 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 5: pitch for the Fight and Phils. 458 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 2: But the but the good news for that for the 459 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 2: Phillies is that you have Sanchez, you have Blizzard with 460 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 2: no questions there. Nola came back, pitched great in the 461 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 2: World Baseball Classic. He you know, he came back. You know, 462 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 2: we talked to him the other day, Jim and I did, 463 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 2: and he seems pretty He seems pretty encouraged by how 464 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 2: he threw. Nola doesn't tip off a lot. You can 465 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 2: never tell if he's excited or angry, which is kind 466 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 2: of what makes him good is that he never gets rattled, 467 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 2: never gets too high, it never gets too low. But 468 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 2: Andrew Painter threw the ball really well against a good 469 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 2: Braves lineup on Wednesday in Northport. 470 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 4: Right, that was his final I mean that final spring start, 471 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 4: one walk for the entire spring. Right, Yeah, I mean 472 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 4: that's really good, considering command and control was his problem 473 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 4: latch year. 474 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then and then one walker really encourage, yeah, 475 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 2: really really encouraging. And Taiwan Walker of course, he's been 476 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 2: throwing the ball pretty pretty well this spring. Is you know, 477 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 2: I don't know how he's gonna line up, if it's 478 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 2: gonna be pain or pitching the fourth game, Walker pitching 479 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 2: the fourth game. But some encouraging things there with with 480 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 2: those with those starters at least well, Zach Wheeler kind 481 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 2: of rounds his back, rounds himself back into shape and 482 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:28,120 Speaker 2: it gets ready to go sometimes in April, so guys 483 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 2: enjoyed it. 484 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 5: Be careful over there in that in that little hooter's 485 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 5: dug out there, Be careful. There's a lot of stuff 486 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 5: going on. 487 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 2: There's nothing going on right now. There's nothing going right 488 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 2: now other than maybe a seagull and Errent Siegel dropping 489 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 2: something on us. Uh so we're gonna We're gonna pack up, Ruben, 490 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 2: get out of here before we start getting dive bombed. 491 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 5: Sounds good, all. 492 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 3: Right, Spell later, Buddy, smell you. 493 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 2: The Philly Show is brought to you by the Fire 494 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 2: Territory Network. Subscribe to The Phillies Show on YouTube and 495 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 2: wherever you get your podcasts.