1 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to everyone to the normal edition, the normal Monday 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: edition of Fair Territory. We are back home, as you 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: can see here. No more housekeepers barging into the room, 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: no more telephones ringing off the hook. And no I 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: couldn't get up in the middle of the show to 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: get the phone off the hook. Okay, I saw all 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: the comments. I see everything booths. We're gonna do a 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: World Series recap. We're gonna talk about my favorite World 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: Series of all time. I might not be in my 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: best voice coming off a month on the road and 11 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: cross country stuff, but hey, we're gonna do it. We're 12 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: gonna recap the World Series, not necessarily in a traditional 13 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: way where you go game by game, but kind of 14 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: talking about each team. And that's what I want to do. 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: To start with the lead today, talk about each team, 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: where they are, what they accomplished, and where they go 17 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: from here. And I'm gonna start with the Blue Jays. 18 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: And obviously, if you're a fan of the game, even 19 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: if you're a fan of the Dodgers, feel for the 20 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: Blue Jays and you can understand the heartbreak that they 21 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: experienced after what was coming to be or what was 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: looking to be their first World Series title since nineteen 23 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: ninety three. They had a three to nothing lead in 24 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: the third inning on the Baschette home run. In Game seven, 25 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: they had a lead with two outs to go in 26 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: the ninth, a one run lead, and yet they did 27 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: not win. They lose Game seven in eleven innings. Of course, 28 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: we all know how it turned out, and you saw 29 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: perhaps afterwards, the reports from the Blue Jays clubhouse how 30 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: the players were crushed. Ernie Clement talking about how he 31 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: had cried for an hour. Max Schurz is saying that 32 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: he's forty one and he never thought he could love 33 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: baseball this much. That, as you could see even from 34 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: watching the games, was an unusually close team, a team 35 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: that came together in a way that previous Blue Jays 36 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: teams had not, a team that achieved things that previous 37 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: Blue Jays teams had not, and a team that, yes, 38 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: was so close. In fact, I got a text from 39 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: a friend of mine who works for the Blue Jays 40 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: after Game seven, shortly after, and he said, Hey, no 41 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: team has ever come this close to winning a World Series. 42 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: I'm shattered, and you can understand that, and you can 43 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: certainly understand the sentiments of everyone involved I even saw 44 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: a post on x a collection of tweets from some 45 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: of the wives and girlfriends of the Blue Jays saying 46 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: how special this whole experience had been, how close everyone 47 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: had gotten it was and will remain in the memory 48 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: of those who root for that team. A special team 49 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: didn't end up winning the championship, but still special. Now, 50 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays were gallant in this series, nothing short 51 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: of that. They were inspiring with the way they played, 52 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: and you can make the case that they were the 53 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: better team now. Caleb Joseph, the former catcher who now 54 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: works for Roger Sports, then had that comment that got 55 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: some blowback, but I understood where he was coming from. 56 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: He said, it's going to sound like sour grapes, but 57 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: I think the better team did not win this series. Now, yes, 58 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: people are gonna jump on that, and Kiyo Hernandez had 59 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: a cute response to that. But the bottom line is this. 60 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: While the Dodgers won the series, they were outscored thirty 61 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: four to twenty six. The Blue Jays out hit them 62 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: two sixty nine to two oh three. They all played 63 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: them in most of the games. They didn't win. At baseball, 64 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: That's what happens sometimes and of course Yoshinobu Yamamoto was 65 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: the great equalizer, wins in three of the games, Game two, 66 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: Game six, and then of course the incredible performance in 67 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: Game seven on zero day's rest. He was on hours rest, 68 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: not day's rest. So an impressive performance by the Blue Jays. 69 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: And I say this all the time, and I say 70 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: it especially if to Yankee fans who complained about no 71 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: titles since two thousand and nine, as if a World 72 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: Series title is their birthright. It is so hard to win. 73 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: It is so hard to win a World Series. It's 74 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: so hard to win a baseball game, period, a major 75 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: League game. Managers will say that all the time. It's 76 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: hard to win a major League game. Only one of 77 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: the thirty clubs ends up as a champion. We know that, 78 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: and in this particular case, the Blue Jays were up 79 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: against the team that was really good, and a team 80 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: I'll get to in a second. And yes, for Blue 81 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,559 Speaker 1: Jays fans, for people who wanted to see the Dodgers lose, 82 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: it's easy to bemoan the missed opportunities. Jeff Hoffman giving 83 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: up the home run to rojas ikf not getting a 84 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: big enough lead off third base. We can debate whether 85 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: he should have had a bigger lead. I'll trust whit Merrifield, 86 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: who tweeted basically that he did the right thing. You 87 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: don't want to get doubled off there or backpicked there. Whatever. 88 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: We can debate all this, but no game is ever 89 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: decided by one thing, by one umpire's call, by one play, 90 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: by one anything. The Blue Jays in the last two 91 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: games went four for twenty six with runners in scoring 92 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: position hit any in those situations. And maybe this is 93 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: a whole different story. So for the Blue Jays, obviously 94 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: you understand why the players are upset and why they 95 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: feel the way they do. And you know, also when 96 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: you were a team in Major League Baseball, the roster 97 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: in one year is not going to look the same 98 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: as the next year. The twenty twenty six Blue Jays 99 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: will not look the same as the twenty twenty five 100 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: Blue Jays. We know this. Bobashet is a free agent. 101 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: Possible they could resign him at second base, I guess 102 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: possible if he wants to do that, Not sure he does. 103 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: Max Scherzer free agent, Chris Bassett free agent. One of 104 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 1: the beautiful things about this team was the mixture of 105 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: veterans like Schrzer and Bassett, and youngsters like Treya Savage 106 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: and everything in between. Some guys like Ernie Clement, who 107 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: had been released by other teams. Nathan Lucas, a guy 108 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: who also had gone through a lot ten years in 109 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: the minor leagues, thought about retiring all these great stories, 110 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: and they all came together from different parts of the 111 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: baseball universe and formed this extremely appealing and competitive team. 112 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: It will not be easy for them next year. We 113 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: know that they play in perhaps the game's most competitive division, 114 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: the Al East, and again it will be a different 115 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: look for their roster. But the Blue Jays, in my mind, 116 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: should be nothing but proud all right. Now, onto the 117 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: World Series champions, the Dodgers. I was critical of them 118 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: in The Athletic after Game five, when they went down 119 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: three games to two, I wrote about their deficiencies, offensive deficiencies, 120 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: defensive deficiencies, bullpen. They did not look good, and really, 121 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: in many instances this season they did not look good. 122 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: They had stretches where they did not hit, including in 123 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: the World Series, actually including the final three rounds of 124 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: the playoffs. They had stretches where, of course they had 125 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: players out with injuries, more injured days lists or more 126 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: days on the injured list than any team this year. 127 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: They had kind of a struggle for a team that 128 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: was expected or thought perhaps to win one ten, one 129 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty games. They won ninety three, didn't have 130 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: home field advantage for the series because the J's won 131 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: ninety four. So the Dodgers were obviously a team that 132 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: we all expected to be good, but they do have 133 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: at this point a position player group that is aging. 134 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: And when you watch this series, a reasonable person could 135 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: have concluded that the J's were the better team. Now 136 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,679 Speaker 1: didn't end up that way. They didn't win the series, 137 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: and that's because the Dodgers showed something, particularly in Game seven, 138 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: but also in Game six, in coming back the way 139 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: they did in those two games that championship teams show. 140 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: And they are the back to back World Series champions 141 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: first time since the ninety eight to two thousand Yankees. 142 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,239 Speaker 1: For a reason, what they did in winning the final 143 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: two games on the road was pretty rare in World 144 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: Series history. It's happened thirty three times, I'm sorry thirty 145 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: two times now where a team was down three to 146 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: two going on the road in a best of seven 147 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: World Series only nine times, nine out of thirty two 148 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: have those teams one and the Dodgers became the ninth 149 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: with what they did in Game seven. In Game seven, 150 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: Let's face it was their tour de force, and Yamamoto 151 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: played a huge role, of course in all this. They 152 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: don't win the World Series without him, okay, but Game 153 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: seven featured so much To really recommend the Dodgers, I 154 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: guess would be kind of a bad phrase, but you 155 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying, so much that showed you who 156 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: they were. Home runs in the eighth, the ninth, and 157 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: the eleventh inning, four starting pitchers contributing all of them 158 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: on short rest to some degree or no rest in 159 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: Yamamoto's case, guys like Miguel Rojas stepping up, Justin Robeleski 160 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: and Emma she and two younger pitchers stepping up. They 161 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: got contributions in the World Series from all over the place. 162 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: So for all the money they spent, you see the 163 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: bullpen and what they did in the final game. Actually 164 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: I shouldn't call it the bullpen. It was kind of 165 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: like the starter's turned relievers, including Shan for that matter, 166 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: and what they accomplished in this game Yamamoto. My gosh, 167 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: two to two thirds scoreless innings. It was just brilliant. 168 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: It was a tour de force. Honestly, a classic example 169 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: of if you're going to knock off the champ, you 170 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: better knock them out. And the Blue Jays didn't. They 171 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: didn't knock them out. The Dodgers obviously prevailed. Now, as 172 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: we've discussed on the show many times, lots of people 173 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: complain about the Dodgers. Lots of people say, well, when 174 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: you spend nearly four hundred million, you should win. And 175 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: I understand the argument. We've talked about that, and we've 176 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: talked about how the disparity between the big money teams 177 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: and the lesser revenue teams in baseball is an enduring 178 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: problem for the sport. We may disagree about how to 179 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: solve it. I don't know that anyone can say it's 180 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: something that should not be addressed. It should be addressed 181 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: in a better way, or more meaningful way than it 182 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: is now. This has been an issue for a long time. 183 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: It goes back to the Yankees in the fifties, for 184 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,599 Speaker 1: heaven's sake, and we'll see in the next labor negotiations 185 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: how this all plays out. But for all that, and 186 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: this is what I wrote after Game seven, you have 187 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: to admire what the Dodgers accomplished, the sacrifices their players made, 188 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: particularly in Game seven, the guy's pitching on short rest, Rojas, 189 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: who had been benched for the first five games, coming 190 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: out in Game six and then seven, doing what he did. 191 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: You have to admire what they did as a team 192 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: and the commitment to winning that the players showed, and 193 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: for that matter, the commitment to winning that their front 194 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 1: office and ownership showed as well. The manager, Dave Roberts, 195 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: remember early in his postseason career, frequently came under scrutiny. 196 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: This was perhaps his finest hour, going to Rojas in 197 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: Game six, dropping Mookie Betts to the number four spot, 198 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: moving Will Smith up to the number two spot. All 199 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: of these things seemed to work out. His pitching decisions 200 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: seemed to work out as well. Yes, he had expensive 201 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: starting pitchers in his arsenal for Game seven, but those 202 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: guys got the job done. And again you have to 203 00:10:55,520 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: admire what they are accomplishing, what they have scomplished, and 204 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 1: just kind of what they built there. I know they 205 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: spend all the money they do so to the Mets, 206 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: so to the Yankees, so to the Phillies. Blue Jays 207 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: were fifth in payroll. Lots of teams spend money, the 208 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: Dodgers not only spend money. They have maybe the best 209 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: farm system or one of them. They do well internationally. 210 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: They figure things out as far as just beyond even 211 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: spending money on big time players will climb. That's a 212 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: guy they picked up. They have these guys that they 213 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: kind of figure into the mixed and then they get 214 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: the most out of them. This is why they win championships. 215 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: And I dare to say even if we were in 216 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: a salary cap era, they'd still be winning championships because 217 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: they are. Arguably, and other teams will tell you this. 218 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: The team that runs the best, the team that is 219 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: run the best. They runs most efficiently, most intelligently. They 220 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: just do things correctly. All right. That's the World Series. 221 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: We're gonna have more. I'm gonna tell you where I 222 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: rank this World Series among my personal top five. But 223 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: I also want to get into the remaining managerial openings. 224 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: We've got the padres still open. Remember that has not 225 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: been filled yet. Albert Pooholes and Ruben Diebola reportedly the 226 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: finalist there pool Holes. Of course, the great Hall of 227 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: Famer Ruben diebla pitching coach with the padres and a 228 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: guy who is well respected. That would be an interesting choice, right, 229 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: pool Holes is here Diabolas here are two different kinds 230 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: of guys. Then you have the braves and the rumor. 231 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: With the braves not rumor, but it's been reported that 232 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: they've been waiting on Danny Lehman, the Dodgers bench coach, 233 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: and we'll see if that happens. Alexanthopolis, when things are 234 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: written with him as president of Baseball Operations, rarely do 235 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: they come true. Usually he's got something else cooking. But 236 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: we'll see if they hied Danny Leman. We've seen some 237 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: unorthodox hires here, Tony Vaidello in San Francisco, Blake Ptera 238 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: in Washington. Leman would be an unorthodox hire too. He's coached, 239 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: but would he be able to command that room in Atlanta. 240 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. It didn't play in the majors or 241 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: anything like that. So I'll have more to say after 242 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: this hire process is over about just what I think 243 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: of what's going on. I kind of said it the 244 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: other day, the fact that Brandon Hyde and David ross 245 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: are not even getting sniffs here. That bothers me. I 246 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: don't think that's right. So we have those two jobs 247 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: open in San Diego and Atlanta. We have another job 248 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: open as well in Colorado. We're still waiting for the 249 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: Rockies to name their president of Baseball Operations. And guys, 250 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: it's November three. Yea might want to get going on this. 251 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: The GM meetings are next week. You kind of need 252 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: to have a clue here. Put someone in place, all right. 253 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: We'll talk more about that as well. But coming up 254 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: in the inside dish my Top five World series. 255 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 2: Ftfam. 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Stop only reacting to health problems 272 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: and start proactively improving your health based on real personalized 273 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 2: data with Superpower. 274 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: Well, Will Well, Today, I want to talk about my 275 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: top five World series since I became a baseball writer. 276 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: I became a baseball writer in nineteen eighty seven, so 277 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: this is a long time. Obviously, not as long as 278 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: some of the younger writers on The Athletic would say 279 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: when they joke that I've covered the World Series in 280 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: nineteen oh three, and I'm right, no, no, no, none of that. 281 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: But I have covered a lot of world series and 282 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: I do have a top five, and I want to 283 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: get into where twenty twenty five ranks in that top five. 284 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: It certainly is in there, is it the top Well, 285 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: we're all guilty of recency bias, right, So I want 286 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: to be try or I want to try to be 287 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: as fair as possible here in ranking my top five. 288 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: So number five, I will start with twenty eleven, the 289 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals defeating the Rangers. Now, this was a memorable World Series, 290 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: in large part because Game six was one of the 291 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: great games of all time, ending on the Dave David 292 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: Freeze walk off. The Texas Rangers were in much the 293 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: same position the Blue Jays were the other night, and 294 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: they didn't get it done. And there were two one 295 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: run games in this series. That's not that many. Some 296 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: of the games weren't very close, but Game six was 297 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: an all time classic. So that's why I've got twenty 298 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: eleven as my number five. Seven games series. All the 299 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: series that I'm going to mention here went seven games, 300 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: So twenty eleven that ranks as number five. As we 301 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: go up the list, what's next. Oh, some people might say, 302 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen's only number four. Well, I'll tell you why, 303 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: and you'll see why as I go forward in this list. Now, 304 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: this obviously, from a standpoint of historical impact, twenty sixteen 305 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: was certainly higher than number four. In my career, the 306 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: Cubs won the World Series for the first time since 307 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: nineteen oh eight. The Indians at the time called the 308 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: Indians were trying to win one for the first time 309 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: since nineteen forty eight. The Cubs went back to Cleveland 310 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: down three games to two, just as the Dodgers did 311 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: against the Blue Jays here. And I'll never forget interviewing 312 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: Jason Kipness of the Indians that time on the field 313 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: after Game five. Remember the Guardians were up, Indians were 314 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: up three games to two, and I say, hey, man, 315 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: you're close. Actually they were up three games to one 316 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: at this point. I believe they won. The Cubs won 317 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: the final three games, and I said to Kipnis, you 318 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: need one win to win the World Series, and he 319 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: kind of teared up, stand down on the field at 320 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: Wrigley And it didn't happen. The Cubs won the final 321 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: three games, and obviously Game seven was an all timer, 322 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: and we had the rain delay and all the different 323 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: things that happened in that game. There were three one 324 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: run games in that series, including Game seven. You remember 325 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: the Raji Davis game tying two run homer of Roldist 326 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: Chapman in the eighth inning. You remember it going to 327 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: extra innings, the rain delay, the Jason Hayward speech, all 328 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: of it. It was amazing and it's still only number 329 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: four for me, number three on my all time top 330 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: five list all times dating back to nineteen eighty seven. Yep, 331 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: Dodgers over Blue Jays. This World Series, in this World 332 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: Series obviously was really good. Now, there were only two 333 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: one run games. Both of the extra inning games were 334 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: run run the others not all of them were that competitive, 335 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,920 Speaker 1: though most were competitive into the later innings. What made 336 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: this series so memorable for me, and maybe why it 337 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 1: should even rank higher, are the memorable performances, the historic 338 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 1: performances we saw. And I'm talking about what Otani on 339 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: base nine times in Game three. I'm talking about Yasavage's 340 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: twelve strikeouts in Game five, a record for a rookie 341 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: in the World Series. Vladimir Guerrero unbelievable postseason in general, 342 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: three ninety seven batting average in the postseason, a no 343 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: ps of nearly thirteen hundred, brilliant defense, great base running. 344 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: He became a different level of star in this World 345 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: Series and in this postseason. Ernie Clement finishing the postseason 346 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: with thirty hits was brilliant right through the World Series. 347 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: Bobashd playing through the discomfort that he did with his knee, 348 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,719 Speaker 1: George Springer playing after seemingly being out for this series, 349 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: all of these different things that happened, the Rojas, Homer, 350 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,239 Speaker 1: and of course Yamamotos So that, to me is what 351 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: made this series so memorable. The games were good, don't 352 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: get me wrong, really good, and Game seven was ridiculously good. 353 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:04,239 Speaker 1: But the performances, the individual performances, elevated it for me, 354 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: even to a higher level. So why isn't it number 355 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: two or number one? I'm going to tell you why 356 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: number two? What do we got two thousand and one 357 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: Diamondbacks over the Yankees. Now I know some of you 358 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 1: might not have been around back then, but let me 359 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: refresh you, young ones. That World Series was played coming 360 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,959 Speaker 1: off nine to eleven, so there was an extra emotional 361 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: element to it. The country was still grieving and healing 362 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: coming off nine to eleven. It was only a month 363 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: or so later when the Yankees hosted the World Series, 364 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: and for the first time, actually, people outside of New 365 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: York might have been rooting for the Yankees because they 366 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 1: empathized with what was going on in New York trying 367 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: to rebuild and all of that. This World Series, though, 368 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: also was one of the most competitive and compelling ever. 369 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: Now the Yankees went down to nothing in Arizona. They 370 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,239 Speaker 1: were trailing this World Series to nothing. They go back 371 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: to New York. They win three straight one run games, 372 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: two in extra innings. This was the time when Jeter 373 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: hit the hole running Game four to become mister November. 374 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: Young Young Kim for the Arizona Diamondbacks struggled. We all 375 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: remember him struggling. And then it went back to Arizona 376 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: with the Yankees up three games to two and the 377 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: Diamondbacks needing to win both games at home to do it. 378 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: They win Game six. That was a route, but Game 379 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: seven was an all timer. Of course, Luis Gonzales the 380 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 1: hit off Marianna Rivera, the end of the Yankee dynasty. 381 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: They had won three straight World Series, and this World 382 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: Series because of all those things I mentioned, just was 383 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: elevated to a higher level. It was really cool, and 384 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: it was really emotional, and Randy Johnson of course did 385 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 1: what Yamamoto did Game six starter Game seven in relief. 386 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: All these things came into play and it was great. 387 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: So why isn't that number one? It's not number one 388 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: because I've got another one and the other one is oh, 389 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety one Twins defeat the Braves four to three. 390 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: People don't even remember this one because a lot of 391 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: them weren't born. I get it. In this particular world series, 392 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: they were five one run games out of seven five 393 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: to one run games, including game seven one nothing Smoltz 394 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,959 Speaker 1: versus Morris. Smoltz went seven, and the third scoreless Morris 395 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: went ten scoreless. It was decided on a Jane Larkin single. 396 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: If you don't believe me on how great a world 397 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: series this was, go look it up. Look up the recaps. 398 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: I could not wait to get to the ballpark every 399 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: day to cover that world series. The games were that fascinating, 400 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,239 Speaker 1: that compelling. So there are my top five. I've got 401 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five at number three. You might disagree, I 402 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,719 Speaker 1: understand that, but that's how I saw it. 403 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 2: Bet MGM account holders today, how about in any sport 404 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,239 Speaker 2: parlay boost token you can score a bigger payout if 405 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 2: your wager with that token. Hits tokens can be used 406 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 2: on parlays and on same game parlays. Gambling problem or concerned, 407 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 2: there's help called one eight hundred gambler. 408 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: All right, time now for grilling Ken The part of 409 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: the show where I take your questions. I've been long, 410 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: so we don't have that much time. But let's go. 411 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: First question. It comes from Michael Pickering sixteen forty three, 412 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: who asks Cody Bellinger back to the Dodgers. Interesting question. 413 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: There's been a lot of talk already of the Dodgers 414 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: signing Kyle Tucker. Well, Cody Bellinger is a really good player, 415 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: a left handed hitter like Tucker. He's gonna cost a 416 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 1: lot less, So why not Cody Bellinger back to the Dodgers. 417 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: That's a good one. I don't know. I haven't thought 418 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: much about it. They're going to do something. They're gonna 419 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,640 Speaker 1: sign another bat, and it's going to be a younger player, 420 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 1: and Bellinger and Kyle Tucker both qualify in terms of 421 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: free agents as younger players. They're about around twenty nine, 422 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: if I don't if I'm not mistaken. So that's an 423 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 1: interesting one, something to watch for sure. I don't know 424 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: how it ended there with Bellinger. I don't know what 425 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: they think of him. Maybe they think differently of him now, 426 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: maybe he thinks differently of them, and who knows, But 427 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: that's an interesting question. All right, let's go to the 428 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: next one. Martha Brennan asked for outther Time is undefeated, 429 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: so what do you expect the market for Alonzo to be? Martha, 430 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:04,679 Speaker 1: that's a good one too. Now, Father Time is undefeated, 431 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: and that's the reason the Mets are going to be 432 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: reluctant to extend or to sign Alonzo into his mid 433 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: and late thirties. This was the problem last offseason as well. 434 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: But Alonzo is an extremely productive player coming off a 435 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: great year, and I expect he's going to do better 436 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: than he did last year with no qualifying offer. Will 437 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: it be the Mets? I'm not sure it will be 438 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: the Mets. I have never gotten the impression their President 439 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 1: Baseball Operations, David Stearns, wants Alonso long term. But we'll 440 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: see how free agency goes. It seems to me teams 441 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,360 Speaker 1: like Boston and others will be more interested in Alonzo 442 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: this time around, teams that need power badly. All right, 443 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: let's go. I think we have one more question. Should 444 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker's health history be a factor in free agency? 445 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: That comes from Henry? Thus, this is something I've thought 446 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: about Henry the last two years. Tucker has been injured 447 00:23:56,200 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: and missed some time, struggled because he was having physical difficulties. 448 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that these injuries are necessarily chronic. One 449 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,199 Speaker 1: was I believe what a heel. They're kind of fluky things. 450 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: So I don't really expect him to be looked at 451 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 1: as an injury prone player. He's a guy who's kind 452 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: of durable before all this. But certainly this could come 453 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 1: into play. I would think that some teams are gonna 454 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: maybe have a little bit of a pause because of 455 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: the last two years. I'm just not sure they should. 456 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: All Right, one more question before we go. Let's see 457 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: we've got what y'all think the Yankees might do. As 458 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 1: far as Kyle Tucker's schooble in the shortstop position, Robin Soto, 459 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: they're not gonna get all of them. Maybe they'll bid 460 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,120 Speaker 1: for Tucker, although I don't really see that necessarily happening. Well, 461 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 1: they trade for school, I don't know that they'll give 462 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: the Tigers what they want. And shortstop, that's gonna be interesting. 463 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: They've got Caballio. They can use him until Vulpi comes 464 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: off the surgery. But at the same time, Vulpi long 465 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: term is a question. All right, before we go, I 466 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: want to say one more thing. You might have noticed this. 467 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: On our broadcast, we thanked our longtime producer of twenty 468 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: two years at Fox Sports, Pete Maccheska, for his service. 469 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: He is now going to do just football, not baseball. 470 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: It's his choice. He's going out on top. This guy 471 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: was the man who was the producer when I first 472 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 1: came aboard in two thousand and six. He's been incredibly 473 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: good to me. He's been incredible as a producer, as 474 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: a leader for our team. So I thank Pete and 475 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 1: we'll be back Thursday our normal show and will be live. 476 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: They'll be live at twelve thirty Eastern, nine thirty fifth 477 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: and perhaps by boys back up Bull Friends. A great week, everyone,