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Speaker 1: It's the inside scoop with that T senior insider Ken

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Speaker 1: Roseen dal Ken, what happened in that Mets Philly series?

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Speaker 1: You were just there?

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Speaker 2: What did you see? That was a crazy game last night.

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Speaker 2: And for those who didn't see it, the Mets scored

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Speaker 2: four runs in the first inning and then Hazus Lozardo

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Speaker 2: retire excuse me, twenty two in a row. So that

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Speaker 2: was the first time in Major League history that had

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Speaker 2: ever happened that a team did not get a base

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Speaker 2: runner after scoring four runs in the first inning. Lozarto

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Speaker 2: was brilliant, There's no question about that, and that was

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Speaker 2: the reason for it. But the Mets whole season has

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Speaker 2: been so curious. Forty five and twenty four. On June twelfth,

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Speaker 2: thirty one and forty seventh cent they had the best

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Speaker 2: record of the majors. On June twelfth, they have the

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Speaker 2: fourth worst since and now they're looking at a real

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Speaker 2: problem in the wildcard race because their lead is down

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Speaker 2: to one and a half games. They hold the tie

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Speaker 2: the Reds do tie them, they've got a real problem.

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Speaker 2: And guess what tonight they faced Jacob de Gram at

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Speaker 3: Is what is a higher level excitement for the Phillies

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Speaker 3: for what just happened or concern for the Mets.

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Speaker 2: I would say both equal, Eric, because there should be

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Speaker 2: excitement for the Phillies. The Phillies even without Wheeler for

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Speaker 2: probably right at the end of his ten days. Even

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Speaker 2: with those absences, they look great. They are eleven and

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Speaker 2: three in their last fourteen games. They just completed a

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Speaker 2: four game sweep of the Mets, and they seem to

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Speaker 2: have whatever that equality is right now. And Harrison Bader

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Speaker 2: has added a huge edge to that team, maybe one

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Speaker 2: that was kind of needed, a little bit of an

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Speaker 2: bullpen with John Duran. So everything looks great for them

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Speaker 2: right now. And I say that knowing that, of course,

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Speaker 2: We've seen many teams this season look great and then

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Speaker 2: the opposite end of that spectrum. So yes, I am

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Speaker 2: concerned about the Mets. I know it was just a

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Speaker 2: couple of weeks ago. They swept the Phillies at City Field.

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Speaker 2: I know who is in their lineup, we all do.

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Speaker 2: But they're not performing. They're starting pitching remains really problematic.

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Speaker 2: They're veterans. The ones who aren't hurt are struggling. David

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Speaker 2: Peterson was pretty good last night, but it was still

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Speaker 2: only five innings. And they've got the three kids going

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Speaker 2: against Texas this weekend, Jonatan and then Brandon Sprote and

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Speaker 2: then Nolan McClain. Those guys are really talented. We've seen that,

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Speaker 2: but that's who you're going to lean on down the stretch.

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Speaker 2: Three kids we just really just saw get promoted to

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Speaker 2: the major leagues. They've got huge problems right now, and

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Speaker 2: their bullpen is another one because it has been inconsistent.

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Speaker 2: And what's so odd about this whole situation is the

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Speaker 2: Mets and Phillies went for the same thing at the

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Speaker 2: deadline centerfielder. Mets got Mullins, Phillies got baiter Lenen and relief.

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Speaker 2: Philly's got Duran and Duran and David Robertson. The Mets

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Speaker 2: has been very good. It just seems these two teams

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Speaker 3: Right, well let's go to the Phillies. Since we've already

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Speaker 3: piled on the Mets think too much and Ken's got

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Speaker 3: a smile on today, so we gotta go to the Phillies.

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Speaker 3: And the article you wrote about Bryce Harper, a guy

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Speaker 3: who came up as the superstar of the next Lebron

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Speaker 3: He's at a point this season where you wrote Phillies

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Speaker 3: leading man or supporting actor.

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Speaker 2: Right now he's more of a supporting actor. Kyle Schwerber

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Speaker 2: has been their leading man. Trey Turner has had a

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Speaker 2: great season, their starting pitchers have been amazing, and as

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Speaker 2: I just mentioned, the deadline additions have been really impactful

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Speaker 2: last night's game, and he said, listen, I just want

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Speaker 2: to win. I am fine, I'm gonna be Bryce Harper

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Speaker 2: and guess what my time is coming. I love October.

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Speaker 3: Did he give you any inclination that that risk is

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Speaker 3: fully healthy? Did you ask? Or maybe it wasn't even

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Speaker 3: the situation to ask, because a lot somebody that hit

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Speaker 3: Harper's pulling the ball. A lot more were not able

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Speaker 2: I didn't ask, but I didn't think it was an issue.

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Speaker 2: Now maybe I'm wrong about that, and maybe I should

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Speaker 2: have asked. There are always questions that you don't ask

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Speaker 2: He hasn't been quite as good, but it didn't seem

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Speaker 2: And again perhaps that's on me. I should have asked,

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Speaker 4: I want to change gears here a little bit. Phillies

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Speaker 4: are doing awesome. Well, let's go into al West here.

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Speaker 4: Did you see this coming? I mean, as we know

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Speaker 4: we knew how good Houston was, and how how they've been.

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Speaker 4: Have you seen this Mariner team? I'm sure you have,

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Speaker 4: but you did you see this coming at the end

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Speaker 2: I didn't see any of this coming for any of

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Speaker 2: and that's what the projection system said. And it's turned

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Speaker 2: So let's go through the teams. Houston incredible, injuries all year.

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Speaker 2: It's the oddest thing. And then finally Seattle, and we

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Speaker 2: they're right there. I don't know who's going to win

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Speaker 2: this thing. I do know that each of these teams,

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Speaker 3: Dig In Opinion, Which are the three teams if they

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Speaker 3: it the Astros because they got rid of stars and

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Speaker 3: it's like, hey, we can't keep getting rid of stars

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Speaker 3: So which ramification will have or will have the longest

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Speaker 2: Eric, that is a great question. I don't know the answer.

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Speaker 2: We do know that when teams experience disappointing seasons play

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Speaker 2: I guess we may see some change along those lines.

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Speaker 2: As far as long lasting ramifications. The Astros are in

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Speaker 2: an interesting position that way. Al Twove's getting older and

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Speaker 2: are funny operation because if they missed the playoffs, how

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Speaker 2: long did they give Jerry Depoto, their president Baseball operations,

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Speaker 2: I do wonder if their ownership, which historically has been inert,

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Speaker 1: Ken, I'm gonna plug some other work that you put

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Speaker 1: up in the athletic This week, So you have an

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Speaker 1: article after a disappointing twenty twenty five, these four MLB

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Speaker 1: teams might be ready for success in twenty twenty six.

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Speaker 1: You know which team I'm picking because you also reported

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Speaker 1: on the Orioles kind of quietly promoting Michael liias to

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Speaker 1: President Baseball Operations before the season started. My two questions

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Speaker 1: this was a good point from AJ the other day.

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Speaker 2: Scott excellent points. And when I heard yesterday and actually

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Speaker 2: care about that, maybe they don't care about that. Teams

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Speaker 2: in retrospect, it seems awfully foolish not to have announced that. Now.

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Speaker 2: To AJ's point, teams often do not like to announce

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Speaker 2: It's odd because certainly the players are their terms are

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Speaker 2: They can do whatever the heck they want.

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Speaker 4: That is for sure.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's CIA. Sometimes it's CIA instead of MLB.

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Speaker 3: It's weird.

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Speaker 2: I'm gonna put you at one more point in that, Scott.

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Speaker 2: It's major League baseball, Okay, it's not geopolitics. And sometimes

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Speaker 2: I think you really like geopolitics by the people running

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Speaker 1: Be transparent with your fans.

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Speaker 4: That's all I ask interesting. I agree, you got last legs,

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Speaker 2: Houston, I don't see Texas getting there now. I am

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Speaker 2: just seems to me that Seattle as long as they

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Speaker 4: Right, and then we'll go to the National League Cubs

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Speaker 2: The Mets, and there's no reason why they shouldn't get

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Speaker 2: should be able to hold these teams off. But at

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Speaker 1: Our director Jeremy, who produces Fair Territory with Ken was

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Speaker 1: bringing up the epic Mets collapse. I think it was

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Speaker 1: two thousand and eight, seven or seven, gave it up

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Speaker 3: Yeah, that's the first time the Phillies made it.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, crazy lead and gave it up in five seconds.

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Speaker 1: It was insane. So everyone can look that up. Hopefully

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Speaker 1: we don't have to bring it up. If you're a

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Speaker 1: then then go look it up and get some inspiration.

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Speaker 2: Ken. Thank you.

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Speaker 1: We'll watch you this weekend on what do you have

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Speaker 1: this weekend?

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Speaker 2: Milwaukee Cardinals Brewers. I'm in Milwaukee right now, got it?

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Speaker 2: Are okay?

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Speaker 1: We'll watch you on Saturday.

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Speaker 4: Thanks Kenel.

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Speaker 3: No, that's a nice hotel. That's a nice hotel.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I think I know that one. And that's

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Speaker 1: that's not the one. That's not to the one they

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Speaker 1: got great breakfast. Oh yeah, if you can make it

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Speaker 1: through the evening, If you make it through the evening,

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Speaker 1: did I talked to him? The ghost always Fair Territory

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Speaker 1: with Ken on Monday. Fair Territory with Ken and Lana

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Speaker 1: next week on Thursday,