WEBVTT - Philly-LA battle, Pirates "good" SP problem drama? D'backs elevating

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, happy, happy, Happy, happy Friday. It's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>good one today. Todd Father's here, Kratz is dancing. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Scottie Brown. So we're gonna talk business today. We are

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<v Speaker 1>Ken Rosenthal is gonna be on here later and we

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<v Speaker 1>will get into the CBA talks with the owners and

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<v Speaker 1>the players. Same with Evandrelik. These are the reporters you

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<v Speaker 1>want to hear from on these topics, and we will

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<v Speaker 1>ask them really whatever you guys want to know about

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<v Speaker 1>what's happening. We are going to also cover pleasure, like

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<v Speaker 1>teams that are playing well, teams that aren't. But we

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<v Speaker 1>we should start the show just with a quick toast. Cheers.

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Father, you know what this is?

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<v Speaker 2>Tell me you just made that I see, I put

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<v Speaker 2>mine in a see You're you got a little more

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<v Speaker 2>Floridian in you now, so you've got a little more class.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sticking with my express sell right here in a

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<v Speaker 2>nice uh cop here, nice little that's beauty, so I

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<v Speaker 2>get I get a little more back for my buck

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<v Speaker 2>here with.

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<v Speaker 1>A little more express.

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<v Speaker 2>Its called a little white white hot chocolate mocha little

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<v Speaker 2>blonde Expresso. Four shots, four shots of that good express, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, So here we go. Let's lay out the backstory

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<v Speaker 1>for a minute here.

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<v Speaker 3>Before I'm gonna sip. I'm gonna sip while you do.

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<v Speaker 1>It, take a sip of the good express. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we all have our words and our quirks. Todd Father

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<v Speaker 1>has probably said the word expresso I don't know three

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<v Speaker 1>four times in the past six months, and I assumed

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<v Speaker 1>that he knew it was actually espresso, so we thought

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he's just using the word in his own fun

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<v Speaker 1>todd Father way before the show started. I mentioned him

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<v Speaker 1>that it is espresso, and his jaw dropped. Todd Father

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<v Speaker 1>is still going to I think stick with the sexy

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<v Speaker 1>expresso name versus espresso. It's too bougie, it's too whatever

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<v Speaker 1>the words origin is, what is it Italian for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, listen, I'm gonna my question to the fans out there.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't ask questions of fans. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>I've had one, especially the fans from Jersey New York.

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<v Speaker 2>Try State area region. If you're with me, we're calling

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<v Speaker 2>it espresso, give me a shout out or something here.

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<v Speaker 2>If not, give me a thumbs down. But if you're

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<v Speaker 2>from the area, say try State area. Agree disagree. I

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<v Speaker 2>would love to hear your thoughts on that.

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<v Speaker 3>Again. It's it's how I say it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not the right way to say it, as I'm

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<v Speaker 2>learning now, but I'm stuck with it. That's just my twang,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess you could say. And I got called out

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<v Speaker 2>by two New Jersey people, so maybe maybe it's just me.

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<v Speaker 2>Anytime Kratz calls me out, I just one ear out

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<v Speaker 2>the other. Because he lives in the boonies.

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<v Speaker 3>So all good.

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<v Speaker 4>Where you live is a nightmare.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's a nightmare.

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<v Speaker 2>Just wait until I get this in me. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be acting a fool on here in about twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>Five good, I can't wait. That'll be less than halfway

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<v Speaker 1>through the show. All right, let's do this. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>get Todd Father pre espresso on the pirates right now,

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<v Speaker 1>charging about all right, we're charging. We've got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to hit here. We have a disgruntled employee for getting

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<v Speaker 1>booted from a rotation. But let's start with the headliner,

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Skeins shoving against the Cubs but losing. And there

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<v Speaker 1>is a problem in Pittsburgh anyway, Todd Father, they've got

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<v Speaker 1>some stars, they've got some emerging stars. It's starting to

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<v Speaker 1>come together. Will it come together quick enough for this

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<v Speaker 1>team to actually take advantage of the window they have

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<v Speaker 1>with Paul Skeens under this regime as well with Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Cherrington there I think now six years is there enough

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<v Speaker 1>here for you? Skeens has the rat two one two,

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<v Speaker 1>although there's a million competitors for National League say Young,

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<v Speaker 1>We did a great video on that yesterday. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth best era the minimum of three innings pitched or

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred innings pitch, that is before turning twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>years old. He did give up three runs and on

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<v Speaker 1>four hits against the Cubbies who beat him. So today

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<v Speaker 1>is his twenty fourth birthday. He's really really good. Can

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<v Speaker 1>his team figure out getting him to the postseason? The

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<v Speaker 1>offense is swinging the bat right. Most of the players

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<v Speaker 1>that they either picked up or that they've called up

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<v Speaker 1>have been contributors and impact bats that they were missing

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<v Speaker 1>in the past few years.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I agree with you on that, but no, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think they'll figure out a way. Been in this

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<v Speaker 2>organization before Cratzy has two I'm looking at the teams

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<v Speaker 2>that are ahead of them. Listen, they're six games out

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<v Speaker 2>of the Central Is it too many games to even

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<v Speaker 2>come back. No, they can easily make a comeback. I

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<v Speaker 2>love a lot of these players on the team, but

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<v Speaker 2>I understand who they are, and until they proved me wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't agree and think they're going to make the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>Paul Skein's just lost again. Ten strikeouts, one earned run.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you got Jared Jones coming back.

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<v Speaker 3>Awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Great, we see guys co back all the time. Is

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<v Speaker 2>he going to be Jerry Jones that we've talked about before?

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<v Speaker 2>I hope so. I would love to see that. I

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<v Speaker 2>got all the confidence in the world in them. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, you know, Connor Griffin's been good.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you know, we haven't really talked about him

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<v Speaker 2>as much. My man Brian Reynolds loved him to death.

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<v Speaker 2>He was one of my favorites on that team. He's

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<v Speaker 2>the leader. I think, in my opinion, he's gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to keep going with that squad. Maybe a little dissension too.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you got Carmine Mudjinski. Hopefully I'm saying that right,

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<v Speaker 2>but he uh, you know, he's not happy, not happy

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<v Speaker 2>where he's going, So that little you can get into that.

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<v Speaker 2>Scott if you want to talk about that first and foremost,

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<v Speaker 2>but that little stuff like that builds up to bigger things.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's hit it, baby, give me a little line like

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<v Speaker 1>we always do. As we look at some matchups this weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Father, if I'm trying to buy a ticket, out

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<v Speaker 1>to you.

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<v Speaker 3>If you want a best seat you go to see Geek,

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<v Speaker 3>find the best seat you go to see Gee.

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<v Speaker 4>I got give me the green dot because I'm looking

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<v Speaker 4>for the green dot. I'm gonna give my espresso. I'm

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<v Speaker 4>gonna look for that green dot because you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>gotta have a good seat. Maybe I'll take the kids.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe I'll go see the Maybe I'll see the Bronx.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe I'll go to Queens a little bit city field.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know. That's where I'm That's what I'm thinking.

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<v Speaker 1>Where we're going.

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<v Speaker 3>Where are we going? We can't go to You can't

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<v Speaker 3>go to Yankee Stadium. They're they're in all uh. I

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<v Speaker 3>was gonna say terrible.

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<v Speaker 2>They're playing against the Sacramentos. I like Miami, bro, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>tell you what Miami versus the Mets.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not. I'm not ashamed to go see those those

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<v Speaker 3>Marlins kick some butt. Yeah, I said it. Kick some butt.

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<v Speaker 3>Watch out.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm going to l a going back to Kelly strictly

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<v Speaker 4>through the weather Women and Wheeler Wheelers facing the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 4>Philly's new left handed left handed BP picture can help

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<v Speaker 4>him figure out Robleski Like this is there's no playoff

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<v Speaker 4>series in the end of May. There's there's a it's

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<v Speaker 4>not it's a it's a it's a tired rhetoric. But

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<v Speaker 4>you know what, these are two really good teams that

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<v Speaker 4>are playing well. I think the Dodgers have won four straight.

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<v Speaker 4>The Phillies just came off of absolute just drubbing of

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<v Speaker 4>the Padres and you got Zax Wheelers on the on

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<v Speaker 4>the mound. Here, this is this is a test to

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<v Speaker 4>see how that you know, missing rib is really gonna

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<v Speaker 4>fare against a really really good lineup.

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<v Speaker 3>Agreed, Yeah, agreed. I'm gonna let you know.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm my picks later are leaning towards that game. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna tell you what it is because I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want you taking my stuff, but yeah, you can't. You

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<v Speaker 2>can't miss a good seat out there in LA I

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<v Speaker 2>love it. With the acoustics, with the with the speaker systems.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh god, that hits hard.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I would say, I would say before we

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<v Speaker 4>get into Carmen and what he said. More so, this

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<v Speaker 4>team was built this year to win in the way

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<v Speaker 4>that the Pirates felt like they needed to win, and

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<v Speaker 4>it was to hit. They felt like they're pitching was

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<v Speaker 4>going to be really, really good. Their bullpen is a problem.

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<v Speaker 4>Now we're talking about and we're not talking about the

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<v Speaker 4>Pirates being better than last year. We're talking about them

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<v Speaker 4>being a playoff team. And I think unless some guys,

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<v Speaker 4>and I say guys, like three guys step up, I

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<v Speaker 4>have a hard time seeing this team making the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 4>and people will say, wow, you wanted them to do

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<v Speaker 4>all this blah blah blah and the off season. They

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<v Speaker 4>did things in the offseason, but you're going from just

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<v Speaker 4>an improved team to a playoff team. You got to

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<v Speaker 4>be good in all three facets. The other issue, they're

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<v Speaker 4>in the stinking National League. If they're playing in the

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<v Speaker 4>AL Central, I'd give them a much better chance because

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<v Speaker 4>they pitch. I don't know that they've made the right

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<v Speaker 4>decision on who they're sending down, but they have a quality,

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<v Speaker 4>quality five man rotation that I think can withstand a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit of injuries. When you get those injuries, when

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<v Speaker 4>guys can't make their time through the rotation. So is

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<v Speaker 4>Paul Skiens otherworldly this year? No, you know, a two

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<v Speaker 4>eight nine, ERA six and five. They're happy he's got

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<v Speaker 4>six wins. They wouldn't think five losses, but they're happy

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<v Speaker 4>he's got six wins.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So this board's important. Right. We showed you

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<v Speaker 1>the starters there, but I'm going to take you to

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<v Speaker 1>a quote from Maginsky. Jared Jones is back and he

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<v Speaker 1>throws fire. He was great before he got hurt, went down.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a minute. Had the TJ surgery. Somebody's got

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<v Speaker 1>to get booted from the rotation because they don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to roll with a six man. They're opting to send

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<v Speaker 1>Maginsky to the bullpen. The bullpen has in era close

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<v Speaker 1>to five twelve blowne saves. It's been bad. Maginsky has

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<v Speaker 1>been pretty good high three Zra in a starting role,

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<v Speaker 1>and he met with the media after hearing the news

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<v Speaker 1>that he's going to shift back to the bullpen, and

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<v Speaker 1>this was the quote that has gathered some trolling. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>still communicating with the organization and the people in my corner,

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<v Speaker 1>whether that's my family and my agency about what's next.

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<v Speaker 1>I really don't have any comments after that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>help me out here, Todd Father. I mean, you you

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<v Speaker 1>played a lot of time and places like New York

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<v Speaker 1>with the Mets and the Yanks. Should he maybe not

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<v Speaker 1>say the agency part, I guess, although that's your support system, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>should he have just said, yeah, whatever it takes to

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<v Speaker 1>help the team. I'm super happy about it, Like I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to get demoted. I'm genuinely asking. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>right because for me, if I'm a Pirates fan, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even care what's being said right now. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just pumped that we have fricking six good starters and

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<v Speaker 1>one's got to go to the bullpen to rescue us. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>let's let's appreciate where we are. Pirates fans, you're still

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<v Speaker 1>relevant right now and we're approaching June. The offense is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good, Skeens is Skeens, Jones is coming back, and

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<v Speaker 1>your bullpen is a problem. Here comes a guy who

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<v Speaker 1>can help them. So, Podfather, what would you have like

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<v Speaker 1>him to say anything to help the team? I don't

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<v Speaker 1>give a crap about my personal whatever, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take the demotion in stride.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think I'm reading it again.

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<v Speaker 2>Give me organization, a people in my corner, whether that's

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<v Speaker 2>my family, jam about what's next? Now, I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to misquote him. Maybe he'd just say, hey, what's next

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<v Speaker 2>with the Pirates? How I'm gonna approach everything else? Or

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<v Speaker 2>is he saying what's next meaning he doesn't want to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the bullpen and wants Yeah I maybe, But

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<v Speaker 2>I again, I don't want to misquote him, because if

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<v Speaker 2>he's saying what's next, that means to me he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have a conversation for one with the brass or with

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<v Speaker 2>management and express maybe ahead. I don't want to go there,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm either a starter, you gotta trade me, or

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 3>So this this kind of quote, it.

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<v Speaker 2>Leaves a little bit on the table, a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>to really figure out what he said. I love a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that wants what he wants. I respect the heck

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<v Speaker 2>out of that. I also respect the guy that's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>fall in line and understand I'm gonna go to the

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen and if i'm I'm gonna get better and help

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<v Speaker 2>this team, I respect that too as well. But there's

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<v Speaker 2>got to be one one of those. So I really

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<v Speaker 2>don't have any comments after that. So it's it was

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<v Speaker 2>really plain simple what's next? That That's what I if

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<v Speaker 2>I was in the media there, I'd be like, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you mean?

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<v Speaker 3>What's next? And I would try and get that out them.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't have that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I would hate to see a little dissension and

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<v Speaker 2>a little problem because I like the guy. I like

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<v Speaker 2>him a lot. I think he's been you know, he's

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<v Speaker 2>been great, you know for this team, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't see a problem with saying say

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<v Speaker 2>with your chest.

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<v Speaker 3>As we talk about right.

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<v Speaker 2>But also you got to understand, you know, you can't

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<v Speaker 2>take comments back too, so you just got to be

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<v Speaker 2>careful of what you are setting.

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<v Speaker 1>It can take them inte to digest news too. Kratz,

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<v Speaker 1>Are you not allowed to be frustrated that you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you've taken significant steps? You're helping the team win

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<v Speaker 1>in a starting role. And I know he's had issues

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<v Speaker 1>third time through, There's no doubt about that. So there

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<v Speaker 1>are things to work on. This is not the perfect

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<v Speaker 1>starter by any means. Would he start in half the

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<v Speaker 1>rotations in the league?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>So do you personally have a problem with the way

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<v Speaker 1>he handed theocrats knowing that he probably got the news

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<v Speaker 1>and then five seconds later you're talking to the media.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta let it sink in a little bit. You

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<v Speaker 1>talk to brass, I think you know fans run wild

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<v Speaker 1>with things and end media and everybody. Right, Oh, is

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<v Speaker 1>he now demanding a trade? How often do we have

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<v Speaker 1>trade demands? Once every two three years? We've had one

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<v Speaker 1>that I can remember in the last two three years. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>Soavali who got dealt by the Brewers. I can't think

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<v Speaker 1>of any in the last two three years besides that,

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<v Speaker 1>So do we think that Cameron, Macdjuski or Majeski or

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<v Speaker 1>I can't say the name anymore, it is going to Majinski. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Do we think that he is going to suddenly go

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<v Speaker 1>to his agent and say that's it, demand a trade

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<v Speaker 1>for me. I'm out of here versus all right, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to shove for a week. Someone's gonna get hurt,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I'm going to go back in the rotation.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean asking me, I've ever heard a young guy now,

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<v Speaker 4>he's twenty seven, he's in his third year service time.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's his fourth or fifth season, so he's

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<v Speaker 4>been up and down. Have I heard it from guys

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<v Speaker 4>with that much time?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes?

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<v Speaker 4>Is that what I hear in this quote right now?

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<v Speaker 3>No?

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<v Speaker 4>My hope is that what he's saying is, I'm going

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<v Speaker 4>to talk with the people that I need to talk to.

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<v Speaker 4>What does it take for me to be the best

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<v Speaker 4>bullpen piece? Because when he first got called up to

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<v Speaker 4>the big leies, he was in a bullpen. What does

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<v Speaker 4>it take for me to re reinvigorate my value to

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<v Speaker 4>the organization. What do they need to see from me

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<v Speaker 4>to be somebody that they're gonna call on to get

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<v Speaker 4>a start. Essentially, it was going to be him or

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<v Speaker 4>Bubba Chandler. Bubba Chandler's walk in the house, so you know,

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<v Speaker 4>Carmen's Carmen's got you know, he's got a few too

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<v Speaker 4>many walks in my opinion, his strikeouts are a few less.

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<v Speaker 4>Organization probably loves that Bubba can strike out the world.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think something that the Pirates have historically not

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<v Speaker 4>handled well is young pitching. And it's not the same regime,

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<v Speaker 4>it's not all the same people, but the same people

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<v Speaker 4>are there right now that called Bubba Chandler up a

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<v Speaker 4>high level prospect from their organization and put him in

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<v Speaker 4>a bullpen to give him a soft landing. Well, now

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<v Speaker 4>he's a starter and he's not throwing strikes on a

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<v Speaker 4>consistent basis, and they're keeping him in the rotation, so

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<v Speaker 4>you can't throw that guy into the rotip. Maybe it's

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<v Speaker 4>more like a piggyback situation. It's something he has to learn,

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<v Speaker 4>something he has to get better at, and as a

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<v Speaker 4>guy with three years of service, he's gonna sit there

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<v Speaker 4>and go. Maybe I shouldn't have said it like that,

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<v Speaker 4>but it's also I commend him because too many guys

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<v Speaker 4>are just like just gonna do whatever's for the team.

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<v Speaker 4>And what I always said, when something happens, when you

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<v Speaker 4>get demoted from starter to a bench guy the big

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<v Speaker 4>leagues to Triple A, you get three days. You get

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<v Speaker 4>three days. Don't be a bad teammate during that time,

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<v Speaker 4>but you get three days to be pissed off. And

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<v Speaker 4>then after those three days, you're wasting everybody's time and

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<v Speaker 4>you're wasting your career. So to me, I give the

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<v Speaker 4>guy three days him cool off. But that's why Don

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<v Speaker 4>Kelly gets paid the big bucks. This is this kind

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<v Speaker 4>of stuff he has to keep. He has to keep

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<v Speaker 4>at Bay because this team was playing well and now

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<v Speaker 4>they've lost two to the Cubs, split the series. But

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<v Speaker 4>they got to keep this stuff at Bay so that

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<v Speaker 4>everybody's happy, healthy. And you know what, Carmen might be

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<v Speaker 4>the answer in the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know, Yeah, And I don't care if he's pissed.

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<v Speaker 1>If he pitches well in the bullpen, that's firrates fans.

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<v Speaker 1>Just keep in mind, you want you want to see

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<v Speaker 1>playoff baseball. Don't worry about dissecting every quote. Just be

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<v Speaker 1>excited that you have a rotation that's good enough right

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<v Speaker 1>now that you have to boot a guy with an

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<v Speaker 1>e RA and the threes to the bullpen, and your

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<v Speaker 1>bullpen needs help. So this is good timing. And see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens from there. Guys get hurt. Someone's going to

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<v Speaker 1>get hurt. He's gonna homp bank into the rotation. Things happened,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm good with it. It's getting hot out there, people.

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<v Speaker 1>up the week and some of the Thursday games before

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<v Speaker 1>we head into the weekend. I actually found a theme

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<v Speaker 1>from this week that I actually bet on very frequently,

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<v Speaker 1>players against their former teams. Chris Sale's always great, but

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<v Speaker 1>tell me there wasn't a little extra juice for Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Sale yesterday when he averaged ninety seven miles an hour

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<v Speaker 1>average on his four seemer. He was touching at least

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<v Speaker 1>ninety nine. August twelfth, twenty eighteen, was the last time

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<v Speaker 1>that he averaged ninety seven on his four seemer twenty eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about it. Jesus Sanchez Grand Slam against the Marlins

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this week and said that he felt a little

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<v Speaker 1>extra something. Shane Boz, who's been inconsistent so far this year,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's got the stuff, puts it all together against

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<v Speaker 1>the Rays while the Orioles swept them. I like that stuff. Kratz.

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<v Speaker 1>I look for you, father. That's a little betting Hacket's

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<v Speaker 1>not always there. You got to to me, this is

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<v Speaker 1>one of the spots where the algorithm is not going

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<v Speaker 1>to look at it. When odds are set and you say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I know this player, maybe I know what he's sinking

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<v Speaker 1>against this former team. Sometimes it doesn't matter, sometimes it does,

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<v Speaker 1>but I do like to factor it in at times.

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<v Speaker 2>Always factor it, and whether you left her on a

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<v Speaker 2>good note or bad note, you want to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>you I was like Michael Jordan, not skill level, but

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<v Speaker 2>I would trick my mind sometimes and pretend somebody did

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<v Speaker 2>something to me, and I'd make it in my mind

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<v Speaker 2>like I gotta get this guy.

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<v Speaker 3>Any guy that was from New Jersey that was on

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<v Speaker 3>the mound, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Had to make sure I beat him or got a

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<v Speaker 2>hit against him, because I felt like they would come

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<v Speaker 2>home and anybody.

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<v Speaker 3>Said I got, I got as you know what.

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<v Speaker 2>So I always would get the boys fired up us

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<v Speaker 2>anybody who I play with, boys from Jersey.

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<v Speaker 3>I would say, let me get some get somebody on

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<v Speaker 3>base for me. Let's go, it's my time to shine.

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<v Speaker 3>I got you today.

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<v Speaker 1>Looking ahead big weekend. Let's start with the rematch of

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<v Speaker 1>the Phillies and the Dodgers from the postseason last year

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<v Speaker 1>and the craziness in that series, including what happen O

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan Kirkering, what do you have for ust krats? The

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<v Speaker 1>floor is yours.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I already said my piece. They're going out

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<v Speaker 4>to Cali, or they've been out in Cali already. They're

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<v Speaker 4>playing well and it's a little test, not a test

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<v Speaker 4>for the team, you know, Oh, they got swept by

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<v Speaker 4>the Dodgers. They're fake. No, like this. The team is

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<v Speaker 4>playing closer to the standard that I think they're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>play the rest.

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<v Speaker 3>Of the year.

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<v Speaker 4>The starting rotation is redoculous. I think they have in

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<v Speaker 4>since Don Mattingly took over. I think they have like

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<v Speaker 4>a under two e RA as a starting rotation, which

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<v Speaker 4>is fair because they also got rid of Tywan Walker.

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<v Speaker 4>But you go in there and you go we got

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<v Speaker 4>Zach Wheeler going Game one, they get to make a

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<v Speaker 4>statement and I think they're six and oh with Zach

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<v Speaker 4>wheel in the mound so far since you've been back,

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<v Speaker 4>I cannot believe how he has come back from this injury.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's a credit to his skill level, but it's

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<v Speaker 4>also a credit to him knowing himself and saying, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm ready after some of these, after some of these,

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<v Speaker 4>after some of his outings that he went out rehabbing,

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<v Speaker 4>and this this game, game one is gonna be. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm watching it. I'm watching it all night for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>Holy cow boy, I tell you what. This is what

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<v Speaker 3>baseball's about. Baby.

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<v Speaker 2>You got two teams right now that are fighting to

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<v Speaker 2>be the best. There's some teams on the outside looking in.

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<v Speaker 2>The Phillies are like, oh where did the heck did

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<v Speaker 2>the Phillies go? Hold up? They're gonna be just fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember we're talking about them. Why are they so stinky

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<v Speaker 2>stinky whatever. Listen, They're not one of those teams that

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<v Speaker 2>are gonna be left down and dead for good. They'll

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<v Speaker 2>come back. They'll go on these spurts. This year it

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<v Speaker 2>seems like the ebbs and flows of the years. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>every team got better this year in my opinion. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you know a handful didn't. But you're playing against

0:22:33.720 --> 0:22:37.520
<v Speaker 2>teams like the Athletics, the White Sox, you know, the Reds,

0:22:37.600 --> 0:22:39.560
<v Speaker 2>like you better bring your a game every day. And

0:22:39.560 --> 0:22:43.760
<v Speaker 2>now you got the two perennials coming through Phillies got

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<v Speaker 2>to go to La. They've been out in California for

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of days now playing San Diego. Listen, this

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna be a fun matchup man, and I can't

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<v Speaker 2>wait to watch it. Can't wait to see who's got

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<v Speaker 2>the upper leg.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and Zach.

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<v Speaker 2>Wheelerbro got a mighty this guy went. I played with

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<v Speaker 2>the Mets. You know, he had called him number two

0:23:04.800 --> 0:23:07.520
<v Speaker 2>behind the grom It was one, A, one B whenever

0:23:07.560 --> 0:23:08.480
<v Speaker 2>he was on the mound.

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<v Speaker 3>I love playing behind him.

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<v Speaker 2>He worked fast, he never shook went out there, whether

0:23:13.520 --> 0:23:16.840
<v Speaker 2>he got three strikeouts, struck the side out, or gave

0:23:16.920 --> 0:23:20.200
<v Speaker 2>up a home run, he's stock. His face was the same. Yeah,

0:23:20.440 --> 0:23:23.600
<v Speaker 2>good backbone, good family. I love everything about this matchup today.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it. And we talk about plenty of the

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<v Speaker 1>Look QR code bottom right corner of the screen. So

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<v Speaker 1>I want to roll this conversation right into someone else

0:23:49.840 --> 0:23:53.479
<v Speaker 1>that the Dodgers need to look around at in the

0:23:53.720 --> 0:23:57.760
<v Speaker 1>NL West. We've given them little like crumbles of love,

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<v Speaker 1>but I want to do a little bit more here.

0:24:00.080 --> 0:24:03.760
<v Speaker 1>The Diamondbacks putting together their little eleven and two stretch

0:24:04.280 --> 0:24:08.040
<v Speaker 1>against the Giants and Rockies just now. So Krats, you

0:24:08.080 --> 0:24:10.200
<v Speaker 1>got to beat the teams that are not as good

0:24:10.240 --> 0:24:11.800
<v Speaker 1>as you, and that's what the Diamondbacks are doing here.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to talk to Mike Siroka later in the show.

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<v Speaker 1>This team is starting to click, and I think this

0:24:17.320 --> 0:24:20.080
<v Speaker 1>part's important. I like to see who's coming back. We

0:24:20.160 --> 0:24:22.399
<v Speaker 1>know the headliner, right, Corbyn Burns is going to be

0:24:22.440 --> 0:24:27.399
<v Speaker 1>back this summer, a number one starter. He's going to

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<v Speaker 1>return this summer. Look at the Yankees just in the

0:24:29.800 --> 0:24:31.760
<v Speaker 1>first couple starts for Garrett Cole, and how you start

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<v Speaker 1>to change the way you're looking at that team, Like, Okay,

0:24:33.640 --> 0:24:36.600
<v Speaker 1>Cole's back ten punches the other day, here's another number

0:24:36.640 --> 0:24:39.520
<v Speaker 1>one starter. It changes things. It is really hard to

0:24:39.520 --> 0:24:42.000
<v Speaker 1>find that type of pitching talent. If Corbyn Burns returns

0:24:42.000 --> 0:24:44.680
<v Speaker 1>and he's like that, whoa and then wait, there's more.

0:24:45.480 --> 0:24:48.000
<v Speaker 1>AJ Puck and Justin Martinez are both going to come

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<v Speaker 1>back at some point this season. And I know Puck's

0:24:50.640 --> 0:24:52.920
<v Speaker 1>been through a ton of injuries and all that. Justin Martinez,

0:24:53.400 --> 0:24:56.280
<v Speaker 1>I think it was just was Justin's Was it elbow shoulder?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm forgetting now, but I think you think it was elbow, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>elb So Tommy John damn.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he looked like one of the better relievers

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<v Speaker 1>in baseball too, so and I don't think had the

0:25:07.880 --> 0:25:11.680
<v Speaker 1>same kind of injury history. Unfortunately, half the pictures in

0:25:11.720 --> 0:25:15.080
<v Speaker 1>baseball go through TJ these days. But those two coming back,

0:25:15.680 --> 0:25:18.080
<v Speaker 1>if they're right, that's two more high leverage guys in

0:25:18.119 --> 0:25:21.320
<v Speaker 1>your bullpen. Starts to make things interesting. And the one

0:25:21.320 --> 0:25:24.479
<v Speaker 1>thing that I think the organization has had for the

0:25:24.480 --> 0:25:29.000
<v Speaker 1>past five years now is not given a crap about

0:25:29.160 --> 0:25:32.240
<v Speaker 1>what the Dodgers have talent wise. They have played them

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<v Speaker 1>really well. I know they don't have Christian Walker anymore,

0:25:35.240 --> 0:25:38.520
<v Speaker 1>although maybe they try and get them back, but they

0:25:38.520 --> 0:25:42.199
<v Speaker 1>have done a really nice job of playing up to competition,

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<v Speaker 1>not just beating down on the competition like they did

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<v Speaker 1>in the past couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 4>I think they're I think they're they're hitting that stride

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<v Speaker 4>that I think you would expect from this team. But

0:25:54.400 --> 0:25:57.040
<v Speaker 4>you would expect it once you had a Corbyn Burns back,

0:25:57.080 --> 0:26:02.520
<v Speaker 4>once you had you know your your your bullpen pieces intact.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody is going at the break gonna say, oh, we'd

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<v Speaker 4>love to add a number one starter. Oh we'd love

0:26:08.160 --> 0:26:11.680
<v Speaker 4>to add two back of the end seventh inning bullpen

0:26:11.760 --> 0:26:14.760
<v Speaker 4>pieces to our bullpen. It would shorten the game for us.

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<v Speaker 4>They have this, They have this without going out and

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<v Speaker 4>getting anybody. Are all three gonna come back from injuries

0:26:21.280 --> 0:26:24.280
<v Speaker 4>pristine top of their game. Probably not, But when you

0:26:24.280 --> 0:26:27.840
<v Speaker 4>have three instead of one coming back, there's a better

0:26:27.960 --> 0:26:31.399
<v Speaker 4>chance your odds. Your odds are forever in your favor.

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<v Speaker 4>But this team has always been a team that I

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<v Speaker 4>thought of and you look at and you go, they're

0:26:36.040 --> 0:26:39.919
<v Speaker 4>gonna score a ton of runs. Okay, their rotation is

0:26:39.920 --> 0:26:41.879
<v Speaker 4>gonna be a little tough. It's Meryl Kelly gonna give

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<v Speaker 4>you enough. It's Ryan Nelson going to keep the ball

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<v Speaker 4>in the ballpark. Like you say, Okay, these might be

0:26:47.720 --> 0:26:50.840
<v Speaker 4>some over games, but the reason that this team is

0:26:50.880 --> 0:26:53.640
<v Speaker 4>always going to be good is because they play their

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<v Speaker 4>game to a t. With two MVP candidates in their

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<v Speaker 4>lineup with Corbyn Carroll and could tell Marte right now,

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<v Speaker 4>kud tell Marte is carrying this team and EDWARDO Rodriguez

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<v Speaker 4>maybe an All Star this year, who knows, but could

0:27:08.880 --> 0:27:11.440
<v Speaker 4>tell Marte his numbers they're up on the board right

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<v Speaker 4>now is eight hundred ops. Okay, whatever what he's been

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<v Speaker 4>doing in the last I think it's ten days. He

0:27:18.560 --> 0:27:22.239
<v Speaker 4>is literally carrying it now, thank you. Well, look at

0:27:22.280 --> 0:27:25.560
<v Speaker 4>look at the behind the scenes people. He's got an

0:27:25.560 --> 0:27:30.399
<v Speaker 4>ops of fourteen fifty. He's got four ding or seventeen

0:27:30.440 --> 0:27:34.760
<v Speaker 4>stagums like this is this is what carries a team

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<v Speaker 4>to be able to compete against a Dodger. You have

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<v Speaker 4>two MVP candidates in your lineup. Hopefully Nolan are not

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<v Speaker 4>not a long stint because he's been he's been killing

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<v Speaker 1>part's big for me is I think Mike Haysen is

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best front office executives in the sport.

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<v Speaker 1>He does a lot with what's given. They're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be necessarily a super contender every year, but he

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<v Speaker 1>knows when to strike at the right times to add

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<v Speaker 1>to the team. Last year, actually had to wait till

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<v Speaker 1>the buzzer to figure out what he was going to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And then even this offseason he held the standard high.

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<v Speaker 1>He wasn't like, I'm just going to trade kateel Marte

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<v Speaker 1>because he recognized that there's a window closing for the

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<v Speaker 1>no trade clause, because now Katel is in control of

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<v Speaker 1>his own destiny, he's got the full no trade clause.

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<v Speaker 1>But also wasn't going to give up the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>they know the player and they know how talented he is,

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<v Speaker 1>so you're not just giving them up if you're not

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<v Speaker 1>getting the price you want. And I do think some

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<v Speaker 1>are looking back now and saying probably should have offered

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<v Speaker 1>more for Catel Marte. Oh my god, he's what a

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<v Speaker 1>top fifteen bat at least you could argue in baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>And also a guy who we saw a few years

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<v Speaker 1>ago in the World Series and that whole playoff run.

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<v Speaker 1>Who is a guy you circle right, that's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who hits good pitching. He was incredible for them then.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think he's different. I think he's clutch. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's tough to game plan against right and he's

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<v Speaker 1>got pop. He's got I mean, he kind of does

0:30:32.160 --> 0:30:34.520
<v Speaker 1>everything right. He's got a little bit of everything. He

0:30:34.520 --> 0:30:38.920
<v Speaker 1>doesn't really have weakness to his game, makes contact, can

0:30:39.000 --> 0:30:42.000
<v Speaker 1>hit lefties and righties. So when I saw that in

0:30:42.040 --> 0:30:43.800
<v Speaker 1>the off season, we spent a lot of time talking

0:30:43.800 --> 0:30:47.160
<v Speaker 1>about Kotel Marte Kratz. I was surprised because it felt

0:30:47.160 --> 0:30:50.080
<v Speaker 1>like he was truly getting dangled. And the Diamondbacks were like,

0:30:50.160 --> 0:30:53.160
<v Speaker 1>are you sure that he's not a superstar, because we

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<v Speaker 1>think he's a superstar, And if you don't feel that way,

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<v Speaker 1>we're good. We'll keep him.

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<v Speaker 4>I think all that story about him leaving the team,

0:31:00.000 --> 0:31:03.920
<v Speaker 4>team and the fire, wait a minute, what happened? I

0:31:03.920 --> 0:31:06.240
<v Speaker 4>think that might have scared some teams away. I think

0:31:06.280 --> 0:31:10.280
<v Speaker 4>maybe the impending lockout. Might's scared some teams away in

0:31:10.320 --> 0:31:15.320
<v Speaker 4>the sense that, Okay, you're trading for this a franchise player,

0:31:15.320 --> 0:31:18.040
<v Speaker 4>an MVP candidate, and you're gonna lose one of the

0:31:18.120 --> 0:31:20.520
<v Speaker 4>years that you're getting. So it's like, what's that value

0:31:20.600 --> 0:31:21.000
<v Speaker 4>look like?

0:31:21.560 --> 0:31:21.840
<v Speaker 3>To me?

0:31:22.040 --> 0:31:25.520
<v Speaker 4>It's a yeah, I think that's what gotten away because

0:31:25.520 --> 0:31:27.840
<v Speaker 4>if you look at it and you figure out that

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<v Speaker 4>you have what his numbers are, I mean you're talking

0:31:30.480 --> 0:31:32.880
<v Speaker 4>about you're talking about a dude in the last three

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<v Speaker 4>years of going twenty eight thirty six, twenty five pumps,

0:31:36.320 --> 0:31:40.160
<v Speaker 4>so he's really coming into his power. Ninety plus RBIs

0:31:40.160 --> 0:31:43.080
<v Speaker 4>a season, and he doesn't strike out that much. The

0:31:43.120 --> 0:31:46.160
<v Speaker 4>biggest thing that you add him to any lineup, he's

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<v Speaker 4>a switch hitter. With those types of numbers, it is

0:31:49.320 --> 0:31:52.120
<v Speaker 4>so hard to game plan. You're like, ah, craw, Oh, yeah,

0:31:52.160 --> 0:31:54.960
<v Speaker 4>he's going to be hitting from his you know, right side.

0:31:54.960 --> 0:31:57.720
<v Speaker 4>He's strong right now, right from the right side. Oh,

0:31:57.960 --> 0:31:59.320
<v Speaker 4>he's gonna be hitting from the left side.

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<v Speaker 3>Crap.

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<v Speaker 4>There's just so many things that a switch hitter with

0:32:03.520 --> 0:32:06.520
<v Speaker 4>his skill set. I think you kind of undersold him

0:32:06.520 --> 0:32:08.080
<v Speaker 4>with the top fifteen. I would put him in a

0:32:08.160 --> 0:32:12.600
<v Speaker 4>top ten because of that switch hitter factor that he

0:32:12.720 --> 0:32:14.200
<v Speaker 4>enables a lineup to deploy.

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<v Speaker 1>I love him. He's been one of my favorite players

0:32:16.720 --> 0:32:18.480
<v Speaker 1>to watch in this sport for a while. Top ten

0:32:18.520 --> 0:32:20.800
<v Speaker 1>favorite players in the sport for me. In terms of

0:32:20.800 --> 0:32:22.880
<v Speaker 1>the all around game, you just don't see a ton

0:32:23.000 --> 0:32:25.800
<v Speaker 1>of that where you get the perfect balance of a

0:32:25.800 --> 0:32:28.200
<v Speaker 1>player like this. He's a top three second basement in

0:32:28.240 --> 0:32:32.760
<v Speaker 1>the sport, Ay todd Father, We've been talking about them

0:32:32.920 --> 0:32:34.960
<v Speaker 1>much more frequently lately. We had Josh Reddick on the

0:32:35.000 --> 0:32:38.040
<v Speaker 1>other day. The Mariners have climbed themselves back out of

0:32:38.080 --> 0:32:40.440
<v Speaker 1>it pretty quickly, and I don't think they're even close

0:32:40.480 --> 0:32:41.680
<v Speaker 1>to playing their best ball yet.

0:32:41.680 --> 0:32:42.600
<v Speaker 3>But what do you have for me?

0:32:42.640 --> 0:32:44.440
<v Speaker 1>On the Asters? They've won back to back series for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time this season. Hunter Brown's going to return

0:32:46.400 --> 0:32:49.920
<v Speaker 1>in June. Josh Haters coming back? What any day now?

0:32:49.960 --> 0:32:52.640
<v Speaker 1>I think Kratz or whatever he's eligible. I think maybe

0:32:52.760 --> 0:32:55.280
<v Speaker 1>June in a week something like that. You've got your

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<v Speaker 1>best reliever and your best starter almost there and by Monday, okay,

0:32:59.360 --> 0:33:02.239
<v Speaker 1>and then the team's hanging around here, Todd Father, So

0:33:02.280 --> 0:33:04.080
<v Speaker 1>what do you have for me on the AO West.

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<v Speaker 3>Six or the last seven? They won?

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<v Speaker 2>Quiet and for me, maybe it's because of where I live.

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<v Speaker 2>But quietly, you know, I woke up today and my

0:33:12.880 --> 0:33:16.480
<v Speaker 2>son's like, I watched I just got off one channel

0:33:16.480 --> 0:33:18.200
<v Speaker 2>and they're talking about the astros. He's like, I want

0:33:18.240 --> 0:33:21.800
<v Speaker 2>the ESPN to listen to something else and now the astroids.

0:33:21.880 --> 0:33:23.360
<v Speaker 3>Like, man, what's going on with this team?

0:33:23.400 --> 0:33:28.040
<v Speaker 2>I said, dude, Ebbs and Flows, my guy, Ebbs and Flows, listen,

0:33:28.200 --> 0:33:29.320
<v Speaker 2>I have this team winning.

0:33:29.440 --> 0:33:32.280
<v Speaker 3>I had this team making the playoffs this year. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean at the end of the.

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<v Speaker 1>Night, by winning, like we're looking at the division right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Excuse me, I had them making the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>So you have them as a wildcard?

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe? Yes, we still of course, of course I do.

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<v Speaker 2>I still do. I still think this team's got the punk.

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<v Speaker 2>Are punk got the spunk, got the spark, They got

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<v Speaker 2>guys that have been there before. Yeah, the injury bug

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<v Speaker 2>has hit him, but it's hit a bunch of teams

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<v Speaker 2>and it's just a matter of who's going to figure

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<v Speaker 2>it out. And right now, you would have to say

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<v Speaker 2>that this is one of the better teams right now

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<v Speaker 2>because guess what, those Ebbs and those Flows, they come

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<v Speaker 2>real fast, okay, and they're winning games and there, you

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<v Speaker 2>know quietly, you know, you can name all the guys

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<v Speaker 2>on the team that are doing well. Uh, But for me,

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're playing well together everybody, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>guys are stepping up. I like the Aragetti. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>these these guys are figuring things out. You know, he

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<v Speaker 2>throws ninety four to ninety five, Spencer, but at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time, it looks like it's faster. You know, he

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<v Speaker 2>gave up or the home run that Nemo hit yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>actually wasn't a home run.

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<v Speaker 3>It got robbed.

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<v Speaker 2>So they're making plays, they're doing the right things, and

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<v Speaker 2>it looks like they're having fun again.

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<v Speaker 1>Two and a half games out, I have a wild

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<v Speaker 1>card and we're the way through.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it shortened that shorten that rotation. If youord

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<v Speaker 4>On Alvarez has an MVP season, they win. But that

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<v Speaker 4>rotation is short right now.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about to get a little longer. You ever heard

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<v Speaker 1>of Hunter Brown?

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<v Speaker 4>He comes back and then spencerraghedty Hunter Brown, and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean he is.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that slap fun week. Hope you enjoyed it. Props

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<v Speaker 1>always to the team behind the scenes. Next week too,

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<v Speaker 1>we have almost like all of our insiders lined up.

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<v Speaker 1>We actually have the guest list pretty stacked ready. Next

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<v Speaker 1>week Bob Knightingale and Bowden and Ken Grayson Rodriguez scheduled

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<v Speaker 1>to join us. Robert Murray, Max Munsey, Tim Brown to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about his Nolan Ryan book, Travis Sachek on Monday

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<v Speaker 1>to get into some hitters that are struggling in the

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<v Speaker 1>power department. Lots of good stuff. Kratz, what are you wearing?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm in a team that I mean streaky, but they

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<v Speaker 4>wont too, so I got I gotta give it to him.

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<v Speaker 4>But I watched the game last night and the post

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<v Speaker 4>game stayed on on my TV. You listen to the

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<v Speaker 4>post game Cubs like the wrap up, it was like

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<v Speaker 4>they didn't one time mention the fact that that Paul

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<v Speaker 4>Skeen's had ten punchouts. It was like, this is the

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<v Speaker 4>kind of scrappy at bats that we love to see.

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<v Speaker 4>And it was like jam job error, rollover bare hand,

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<v Speaker 4>like no balls got out of you know, past the outfielders.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, but you need to you need to understand

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<v Speaker 1>that's still a good day getting anything across against him?

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<v Speaker 1>Is he a good day?

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<v Speaker 3>Right?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how many times do you watch him? His

0:36:30.440 --> 0:36:33.319
<v Speaker 1>part Skeens is his part, Oh yeah, they had back

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<v Speaker 1>to back errors and and well then he walked out

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<v Speaker 1>a beat after that. But yeah, I mean, you're expecting

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<v Speaker 1>perfection from the dude, right.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what I'm That's why I kind of went like,

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<v Speaker 4>we can't we can't expect Paul Skeen's just come out

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<v Speaker 4>there and be like, oh yeah, nobody even touched the ball.

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<v Speaker 4>This isn't We're not in high school anymore, like this is.

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<v Speaker 4>Although he's putting up video game numbers, he is