1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to everyone, to the normal addition, the normal Monday 2 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: edition of Pair Territory. We are back home. As you 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: can see here. No more housekeepers barging into the room, 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: no more telephones ringing off the hook. And no I 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: couldn't get up in the middle of the show to 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: get the phone off the hook. Okay, I saw all 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: the comments. I see everything booths. We're gonna do a 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: World Series recap. We're gonna talk about my favorite World 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: series of all time. I might not be in my 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: best voice coming off a month on the road and 11 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: cross country stuff, but hey, we're gonna do it. We're 12 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: gonna recap the World Series, not necessarily in a traditional 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: way where you go game by game, but kind of 14 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: talking about each team. And that's what I want to do. 15 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: To start with the lead today, talk about each team, 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: where they are, what they accomplished, and where they go 17 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: from here. And I'm gonna start with the Blue Jays. 18 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: And obviously, if you're a fan of the game, even 19 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: if you're a fan of the Dodgers, feel for the 20 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: Blue Jays and you can understand the heartbreak that they 21 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: experienced after what was coming to be or what was 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: looking to be their first World Series title since nineteen 23 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: ninety three. They had a three to nothing lead in 24 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: the third inning on the Baschett home run. In Game seven, 25 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: they had a lead with two outs to go in 26 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: the ninth, a one run lead, and yet they did 27 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: not win. They lose Game seven in eleven innings. Of course, 28 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: we all know how it turned out, and you saw 29 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: perhaps afterward, the reports from the Blue Jays clubhouse how 30 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: the players were crushed. Ernie Clement talking about how he 31 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: had cried for an hour. Max Schurz is saying that 32 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: he's forty one and he never thought he could love 33 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: baseball this much. That, as you could see even from 34 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: watching the games, was an unusually close team, a team 35 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: that came together in a way that previous Blue Jays 36 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: teams had not, a team that achieved things that previous 37 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: Blue Jays teams had not, and a team that, yes, 38 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: was so close. In fact, I got a text from 39 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: a friend of mine who works for the Blue Jays 40 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: after Game seven, shortly after, and he said, Hey, no 41 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: team has ever come this close to winning a World Series. 42 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: I'm shattered, and you can understand that, and you can 43 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: certainly understand the sentiments of everyone involved. I even saw 44 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: a post on x a collection of tweets from some 45 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: of the wives and girlfriends of the Blue Jays saying 46 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: how special this whole experience had been, how close everyone 47 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: had gotten It was and will remain in the memory 48 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: of those who root for that team. A special team 49 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: didn't end up winning the championship, but still special. Now, 50 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays were gallant in this series, nothing short 51 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: of that. They were inspiring with the way they played, 52 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: and you can make the case that they were the 53 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: better team. Now. Caleb Joseph, the former catcher who now 54 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: works for Rogers Sports, that had that comment that got 55 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: some blowback, but I understood where he was coming from. 56 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: He said, it's going to sound like sour grapes, but 57 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: I think the better team did not win this series. Now, yes, 58 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: people are gonna jump on that, and Kiyo Hernandez had 59 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: a cute response to that. But the bottom line is this. 60 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: While the Dodgers won the series, they were outscored thirty 61 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: four to twenty six. The Blue Jays out hit them 62 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: two sixty nine to two oh three. They all played 63 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: them in most of the games, they didn't win. It's baseball, 64 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: That's what happens sometimes. And of course Yoshinobu Yamamoto was 65 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: the great equalizer, wins in three of the games, Game two, 66 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: Game six, and then of course the incredible performance in 67 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: Game seven on zero day's rest. He was on hours rest, 68 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: not day's rest. So an impressive performance by the Blue Jays. 69 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: And I say this all the time, and I say 70 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: it especially if to Yankee fans who complain about no 71 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: titles since two thousand and nine, as if a World 72 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: Series title is their birthright. It is so hard to win. 73 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: It is so hard to win a World Series. It's 74 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: so hard to win a baseball game period, a major 75 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: League game. Managers will say that all the time. It's 76 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: hard to win a major League game. Only one of 77 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: the thirty clubs ends up as a champion. We know that. 78 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: And in this particular case, the Blue Jays were up 79 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: against the team that was really good and a team 80 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: I'll get to in a second. And yes, for Blue 81 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,559 Speaker 1: Jays fans, for people who wanted to see the Dodgers lose, 82 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: it's easy to bemoan the missed opportunities. Jeff Hoffman giving 83 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: up the home run to Rojas ikf not getting a 84 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: big enough lead, off third base. We can debate whether 85 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: he should have had a bigger lead. I'll trust whit Merrifield, 86 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: who tweeted basically that he did the right thing. You 87 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: don't want to get doubled off there or backpicked there. Whatever. 88 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: We can debate all this, but no game is ever 89 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,799 Speaker 1: decided by one thing, by one umpire's call, by one play, 90 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: by one anything. The Blue Jays in the last two 91 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: games went four for twenty six with runners in scoring 92 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: position hit any in those situations. And maybe this is 93 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: a whole different story. So for the Blue Jays, obviously 94 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: you understand why the players are upset and why they 95 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: feel the way they do. And you know, also when 96 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: you were a team in Major League Baseball, the roster 97 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: in one year is not going to look the same 98 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: as the next year. The twenty twenty six Blue Jays 99 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: will not look the same as the twenty twenty five 100 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: Blue Jays. We know this. Bobaschet is a free agent. 101 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 1: Possible they could resign him at second base, I guess 102 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: possible if he wants to do that, Not sure he does. 103 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: Max Scherzer free agent, Chris Bassett free agent. One of 104 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 1: the beautiful things about this team was the mixture of 105 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: veterans like Schrzer and Bassett and youngsters like Treya Savage 106 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: and everything in between. Some guys like Ernie Clement, who 107 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: had been released by other teams. Nathan Lucas, a guy 108 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: who also had gone through a lot ten years in 109 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: the minor leagues, thought about retiring all these great stories, 110 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: and they all came together from different parts of the 111 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: baseball universe and formed this extremely appealing and competitive team. 112 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: It will not be easy for them next year. We 113 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: know that they play in perhaps the game's most competitive division, 114 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: the Al East, and again it will be a different 115 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: look for their roster. But the Blue Jays, in my mind, 116 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: should be nothing but proud all right. Now, onto the 117 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: World Series champions, the Dodgers. I was critical of them 118 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: in the Athletic after Game five, when they went down 119 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: three games to two, I wrote about their deficiencies, offensive deficiencies, 120 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: defensive deficiencies, bullpen. They did not look good, and really, 121 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: in many instances this season they did not look good. 122 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: They had stretches where they did not hit, including in 123 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: the World Series, actually including the final three rounds of 124 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs. They had stretches where of course they had 125 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: players out with injuries, more injured days list or more 126 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: days on the injured list than any team this year. 127 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: They had kind of a struggle for a team that 128 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: was expected or thought perhaps to win one ten, one 129 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty games. They won ninety three, didn't have 130 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: home field advantage for the series because the J's won 131 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: ninety four. So the Dodgers were obviously a team that 132 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: we all expected to be good, but they do have 133 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: at this point a position player group that is aging. 134 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: And when you watch this series, a reasonable person could 135 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: have concluded that the J's were the better team. Now 136 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: didn't end up that way. They didn't win the series, 137 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: and that's because the Dodgers showed something, particularly in Game seven, 138 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: but also in Game six, in coming back the way 139 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: they did in those two games that championship teams show. 140 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: And they are the back to back World Series champions 141 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: first time since the ninety eight to two thousand Yankees. 142 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: For a reason, what they did in winning the final 143 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: two games on the road was pretty rare in World 144 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: Series history. It's happened thirty three times, I'm sorry thirty 145 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: two times now where a team was down three to 146 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: two going on the road in a best of seven 147 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: World Series only nine times nine out of thirty two 148 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: have those teams one and the Dodgers became the ninth 149 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: with what they did in Game seven. In Game seven, 150 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: let's face it was their tour de force, and Yamamoto 151 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: played a huge role, of course in all this. They 152 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: don't win the World Series without him, okay, but Game 153 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: seven featured so much To really recommend the Dodgers, I 154 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: guess would be kind of a bad phrase, but you 155 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying, so much that showed you who 156 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: they were. Home runs in the eighth, the ninth, and 157 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: the eleventh inning, four starting pitchers contributing all of them 158 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: on short rest to some degree or no rest in 159 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: Yamamoto's case, Guys like Miguel Rojas stepping up, Justin Ropeleski 160 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: and Mia she and two younger pitchers stepping up. They 161 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: got contributions in the World Series from all over the place. 162 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:42,599 Speaker 1: So for all the money they spent, you see the 163 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: bullpen and what they did in the final game. Actually 164 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: I shouldn't call it the bullpen. It was kind of 165 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: like the starter's turned relievers, including Shan for that matter, 166 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: and what they accomplished in this game Yamamoto. My gosh, 167 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: two to two thirds scoreless innings. It was just brilliant. 168 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: It was a tour de force. Honestly, a classic example 169 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: of if you're going to knock off the champ, you 170 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: better knock them out. And the Blue Jays didn't. They 171 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: didn't knock them out. The Dodgers obviously prevailed. Now, as 172 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: we've discussed on the show many times, lots of people 173 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: complain about the Dodgers. Lots of people say, well, when 174 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: you spend nearly four hundred million, you should win. And 175 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: I understand the argument. We've talked about that, and we've 176 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: talked about how the disparity between the big money teams 177 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: and the lesser revenue teams in baseball is an enduring 178 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: problem for the sport. We may disagree about how to 179 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: solve it. I don't know that anyone can say it's 180 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: something that should not be addressed. It should be addressed 181 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: in a better way, or more meaningful way than it 182 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: is now. This has been an issue for a long time. 183 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: It goes back to the Yankees in the fifties, for 184 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: heaven's sake, and we'll see in the next labor negotiations 185 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: how this all plays out. But for all that, and 186 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 1: this is what I wrote after Game seven, you have 187 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: to admire what the Dodgers accomplished, the sacrifices their players made, 188 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: particularly in Game seven, the guy's pitching on short rest, Rojas, 189 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: who had been benched for the first five games, coming 190 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: out in Game six and then seven, doing what he did. 191 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: You have to admire what they did as a team 192 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: and the commitment to winning that the players showed, and 193 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: for that matter, the commitment to winning that their front 194 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: office and ownership showed as well. The manager, Dave Roberts, 195 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: remember early in his postseason career, frequently came under scrutiny. 196 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: This was perhaps his finest hour, going to Rojas in 197 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: Game six, dropping Mookie Betts to the number four spot, 198 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: moving Will Smith up to the number two spot. All 199 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: of these things seemed to work out. His pitching decisions 200 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: seemed to work out as well. Yes, he had expensive 201 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: starting pitchers in his arsenal for Game seven, but those 202 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: guys got the job done. And again you have to 203 00:10:55,520 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: admire what they are accomplishing, what they have scomplished, and 204 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 1: just kind of what they built there. I know they 205 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: spend all the money they do so to the Mets, 206 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: so to the Yankees, so to the Phillies. Blue Jays 207 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: were fifth in payroll. Lots of teams spend money, the 208 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: Dodgers not only spend money. They have maybe the best 209 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: form system or one of them. They do well internationally. 210 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: They figure things out as far as just beyond even 211 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: spending money on big time players will climb. That's a 212 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: guy they picked up. They have these guys that they 213 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: kind of figure into the mixed and then they get 214 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: the most out of them. This is why they win championships. 215 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: And I dare to say even if we were in 216 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: a salary cap era, they'd still be winning championships because 217 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: they are. Arguably, and other teams will tell you this. 218 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: The team that runs the best, the team that is 219 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: run the best. They runs most efficiently, most intelligently. They 220 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: just do things correctly. All right. That's the World Series. 221 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna have more. I want to tell you where 222 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: I rank this World Series among my personal top five. 223 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: But I also want to get into the remaining managerial openings. 224 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: We've got the padres still open. Remember that has not 225 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: been filled yet. Albert Pooholes and Ruben Diebola reportedly the 226 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: finalists there Pool Holes. Of course, the great Hall of 227 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: Famer Ruben diebla pitching coach with the padres and a 228 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: guy who is well respected. That would be an interesting choice, 229 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: right pool Holes is here Diablas here are two different 230 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: kinds of guys. Then you have the braves and the rumor. 231 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: With the braves not rumor, but it's been reported that 232 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: they've been waiting on Danny Lehman, the Dodgers bench coach, 233 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: and we'll see if that happens. Alexanthopolis, when things are 234 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: written with him as president of Baseball Operations, rarely do 235 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: they come true. Usually he's got something else cooking. But 236 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: we'll see if they hired Danny Leman. We've seen some 237 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: unorthodox hires here Tony Vaiitello and San Francisco Blake Petera 238 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:56,079 Speaker 1: in Washington. Leman would be an unorthodox hire too. He's coached, 239 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: but would he be able to command that room in Atlanta. 240 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. It didn't play in the majors or 241 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: anything like that. So I'll have more to say after 242 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: this hire or process is over about just what I 243 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: think of what's going on. I kind of said it 244 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: the other day, the fact that Brandon Hyde and David 245 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: Ross are not even getting sniffs here. That bothers me. 246 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: I don't think that's right. So we have those two 247 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: jobs open in San Diego and Atlanta. We have another 248 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: job open as well in Colorado. We're still waiting for 249 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: the Rockies to name their president of Baseball Operations. And guys, 250 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: it's November three. Yea might want to get going on this. 251 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,959 Speaker 1: The GM meetings are next week. You kind of need 252 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: to have a clue here. Put someone in place, all right. 253 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: We'll talk more about that as well. 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Stop only reacting to health problems 272 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: and start proactively improving your health based on real personalized 273 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 2: data with Superpower. 274 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: Well were well well Wealth? Today, I want to talk 275 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: about my top five World series since I became a 276 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: baseball writer. I became a baseball writer in nineteen eighty seven, 277 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: so this is a long time. Obviously, not as long 278 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: as some of the younger writers on The Athletic would 279 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: say when they joke that I've covered the World Series 280 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: in nineteen oh three, and I'm right, no, no, no, none 281 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: of that. But I have covered a lot of world 282 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: series and I do have a top five, and I 283 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: want to get into where twenty twenty five ranks in 284 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: that top five. It certainly is in there, is it 285 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: the top Well, we're all guilty of recency bias, right, 286 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: so I want to be try or I want to 287 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: try to be as fair as possible here in ranking 288 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: my top five, So number five, I will start with 289 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: twenty eleven, the Cardinals defeating the Rangers. Now, this was 290 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: a memorable World Series, in large part because Game six 291 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: was one of the great games of all time, ending 292 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: on the Dave David Freeze walk off. The Texas Rangers 293 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: were in much the same position the Blue Jays were 294 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: the other night, and they didn't get it done. And 295 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: there were two one run games in this series. That's 296 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: not that many. Some of the games weren't very close, 297 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: but Game six was an all time classic. So that's 298 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: why I've got twenty eleven as my number five. Seven 299 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: games all the series that I'm going to mention here 300 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: went seven games, So twenty eleven that ranks as number five. 301 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: As we go up the list, what's next, Oh, some 302 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: people might say, twenty sixteen's only number four. Well, I'll 303 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: tell you why, and you'll see why as I go 304 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: forward in this list. Now, this obviously from a standpoint 305 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: of historical impact, twenty sixteen was certainly higher than number four. 306 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: In my career, the Cubs won the World Series for 307 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: the first time since nineteen oh eight the Indians at 308 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: the time called the Indians were trying to win one 309 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: for the first time since nineteen forty eight. The Cubs 310 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: went back to Cleveland down three games to two, just 311 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: as the Dodgers did against the Blue Jays here. And 312 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: I'll never forget interviewing Jason Kipness of the Indians that 313 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: time on the field after Game five. Remember the Guardians 314 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: were up. Indians were up three games to two, and 315 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: I say, hey, man, you're close. Actually they were up 316 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: three games to one at this point. I believe they won. 317 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: The Cubs won the final three games, and I said 318 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: to Kiptens, you need one win to win the World Series, 319 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: and he kind of teared up, stand down on the 320 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: field at Wrigley And it didn't happen. The Cubs won 321 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: the final three games, and obviously Game seven was an 322 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: all timer, and we had the rain delay and all 323 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 1: the different things that happened in that game. There were 324 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: three one run games in that series, including Game seven. 325 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: You remember the Raji Davis game tying two run homer 326 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 1: of Earldist Chapman in the eighth inning. You remember it 327 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: going to extra innings, the rain delay, the Jason Hayward speech, 328 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: all of it. It was amazing and still only number 329 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: four for me, number three on my all time top 330 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: five list all times dating back to nineteen eighty seven. Yep, 331 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: Dodgers over Blue Jays. This World Series, in this World 332 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: Series obviously was really good. Now, there were only two 333 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: one run games. Both of the extra inning games were 334 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: run run the others. Not all of them were that competitive, 335 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 1: though most were competitive into the later innings. What made 336 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: this series so memorable for me, and maybe why it 337 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: should even rank higher, are the memorable performances, the historic 338 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 1: performances we saw. And I'm talking about what Otani on 339 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: base nine times in Game three. I'm talking about Yasavage's 340 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: twelve strikeouts in Game five, a record for a rookie 341 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: in the World Series. Vladimir Guerrero unbelievable postseason in general, 342 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 1: three ninety seven batting average in the postseason, a no 343 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: ps of nearly thirteen hundred, brilliant defense, great base running. 344 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: He became a different level of star in this World 345 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: Series and in this postseason. Ernie Clement finishing the postseason 346 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: with thirty hits was brilliant right through the World Series. 347 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: Bobashd playing through the discomfort that he did with his knee, 348 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: George Springer playing after seemingly being out for this series, 349 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: all of these different things that happened, the Rojas, Homer, 350 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,239 Speaker 1: and of course Yamamotos So that to me is what 351 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: made this series so memorable. The games were good, don't 352 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: get me wrong, really good and Game seven was ridiculously good. 353 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: But the performances, the individual performances, elevated it for me, 354 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: even to a higher level. So why isn't it number 355 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 1: two or number one? I'm gonna tell you why number two? 356 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: What do we got two thousand and one Diamondbacks over 357 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: the Yankees. Now I know some of you might not 358 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: have been around back then, but let me refresh you, 359 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: young ones. That World Series was played coming off nine 360 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: to eleven, so there was an extra emotional element to it. 361 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 1: The country was still grieving and healing coming off nine 362 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: to eleven. It was only a month or so later 363 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: when the Yankees hosted the World Series, and for the 364 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: first time, actually, people outside of New York might have 365 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: been rooting for the Yankees because they empathized with what 366 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: was going on in New York trying to rebuild and 367 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 1: all of that. This World Series, though, also was one 368 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: of the most competitive and compelling ever. Now the Yankees 369 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: went down to nothing in Arizona. They were trailing this 370 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: World Series to nothing. They go back to New York. 371 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: They win three straight one run games, two in extra innings. 372 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: This was the time when Jeter hit the hole run 373 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: in Game four to become mister November. Young Young Kim 374 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: for the Arizona Diamondbacks struggled, We all remember him struggling. 375 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: And then it went back to Arizona with the Yankees 376 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: up three games to two and the Diamondbacks needing to 377 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: win both games at home to do it. They win 378 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: Game six. That was a route, but Game seven was 379 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: an all timer. Of course, Luis Gonzales the hit off 380 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,919 Speaker 1: Marianna Rivera. The end of the Yankee dynasty. They had 381 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: won three straight World Series, and this World Series because 382 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: of all those things I mentioned, just was elevated to 383 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: a higher level. It was really cool, and it was 384 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: really emotional, and Randy Johnson of course did what Yamamoto 385 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: did Game six starter Game seven in relief. All these 386 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: things came into play and it was great. So why 387 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: isn't that number one? It's not number one because I've 388 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: got another one and the other one is, oh, nineteen 389 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: ninety one Twins defeat the Braves four to three. People 390 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: don't even remember this one because a lot of them 391 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: weren't born. I get it. In this particular World series, 392 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: they were five one run games out of seven five 393 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: to one run games, including game seven one nothing Smoltz 394 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,959 Speaker 1: versus Morris. Smolts went seven, and the third scoreless Morris 395 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: went ten scoreless. It was decided on a Gene Larkin single. 396 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: If you don't believe me on how great a world 397 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: series this was, go look it up. Look up the recaps. 398 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: I could not wait to get to the ballpark every 399 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: day to cover that World series. The games were that fascinating, 400 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: that compelling. So there are my top five. I've got 401 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five at number three. You might disagree, I 402 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,719 Speaker 1: understand that, but that's how I saw it. 403 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 2: Bet MGM account holders today, how about in any sport 404 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,239 Speaker 2: parlay boost token you can score a bigger payout if 405 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 2: your wager with that token. Hits tokens can be used 406 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 2: on parlays and on same game parlays. Gambling problem or concerned, 407 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 2: there's help called one eight hundred gambler. 408 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: All right, time now for grilling Ken the part of 409 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: the show where I take your questions. I've been long, 410 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: so we don't have that much time. But let's go. 411 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: First question it comes from Michael Pickering sixteen forty three, 412 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: who asks Cody Bellinger back to the Dodgers. Interesting question. 413 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: There's been a lot of talk already of the Dodgers 414 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: signing Kyle Tucker. Well, Cody Bellinger is a really good player, 415 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: a left handed hitter like Tucker. He's gonna cost a 416 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 1: lot less, So why not Cody Bellinger back to the Dodgers. 417 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: That's a good one. I don't know. I haven't thought 418 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 1: much about it. They're going to do something. They're gonna 419 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,640 Speaker 1: sign another bat, and it's going to be a younger player, 420 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 1: and Bellinger and Kyle Tucker both qualify in terms of 421 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: free agents as younger players. They're about around twenty nine, 422 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: if I don't if I'm not mistaken. So that's an 423 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 1: interesting one. It's something to watch for sure. I don't 424 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: know how it ended there with Bellinger. I don't know 425 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: what they think of him. Maybe they think differently of 426 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: him now maybe he thinks differently of them, and who knows, 427 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: But that's an interesting question. All right, let's go to 428 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: the next one. Martha Brennan asked for autther Time is undefeated, 429 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:00,640 Speaker 1: So what do you expect the market for Pete Alonzo 430 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: to be? Martha, that's a good one too. Now, Father 431 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: Time is undefeated, and that's the reason the Mets are 432 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: going to be reluctant to extend or to sign Alonzo 433 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,439 Speaker 1: into his mid and late thirties. This was the problem 434 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: last offseason as well. But Alonzo is an extremely productive 435 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: player coming off a great year, and I expect he's 436 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: going to do better than he did last year with 437 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: no qualifying offer. Will it be the Mets. I'm not 438 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: sure it will be the Mets. I have never gotten 439 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: the impression their President Baseball Operations, David Stearns, wants Alonso 440 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: long term. But we'll see how free agency goes. It 441 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: seems to me teams like Boston and others will be 442 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: more interested in Alonzo this time around, teams that need 443 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: power badly. All right, let's go. I think we have 444 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: one more question. Should Kyle Tucker's health history be a 445 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: factor in free agency? That comes from Henry? Thus, this 446 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 1: is something I've thought about Henry the last two years. 447 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 1: Tucker has been injured and missed some time struggled because 448 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 1: he was having physical difficulties. I don't know that these 449 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: injuries are necessarily chronic. One was I believe what a heel. 450 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: They're kind of fluky things. So I don't really expect 451 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: him to be looked at as an injury prone player. 452 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 1: He's a guy who's kind of durable before all this, 453 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: But certainly this could come into play. I would think 454 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: that some teams are gonna maybe have a little bit 455 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: of a pause because of the last two years. I'm 456 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: just not sure they should. All Right, one more question 457 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: before we go. Let's see we've got what y'all think 458 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: the Yankees might do. As far as Kyle Tucker's Schooble 459 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: in the shortstop position, Robin Soto, they're not gonna get 460 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: all of them. Maybe they'll bid for Tucker, although I 461 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: don't really see that necessarily happening. Will they trade for 462 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 1: schoobl I don't know that they'll give the Tigers what 463 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 1: they want and shortstop, that's gonna be interesting. They've got Cabaio. 464 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: They can use him until Volpi comes off the surgery, 465 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: but at the same time, Vulpi long term is a question. 466 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: All right, Before we go, I want to say one 467 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: more thing. You might have noticed this. On our broadcast, 468 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: we thanked our longtime producer of twenty two years at 469 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: Fox Sports, Pete mccheska, for his service. He is now 470 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: going to do just football, not baseball. It's his choice. 471 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: He's going out on top. This guy was the man 472 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,159 Speaker 1: who was a producer when I first came aboard in 473 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: two thousand and six. He's been incredibly good to me. 474 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 1: He's been incredible as a producer, as a leader for 475 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: our team. So I thank Pete, and we'll be back 476 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: Thursday our normal show, and it will be live. They'll 477 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: be live at twelve thirty Eastern, nine thirty fifth, and 478 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: perhaps I'll have by voids back of both friends. A 479 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: great week, everyone,