1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Hello everybody, and welcome to the Monday episode of Fair 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,159 Speaker 1: Territory with Ken Rosenthal. As you can see, that is 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: not Ken Rosenthal. I am absolutely privileged to be joined 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: by my friend Tim Kirchin, of course does a tremendous 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: job covering Major League Baseball on ESPN, the twenty twenty 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: two BBWAA Career Excellence Award recipient, as well as the 7 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: co host of Is This a Great Game or What? 8 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: With his son Jeff, part of the Foul Territory Network. 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: More on the show in a few minutes. Tim, great 10 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: to be with you. Thank you for spots. Starting for Ken, 11 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: It's awesome to have you on the show. I am 12 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: very interested in knowing what your takeaway is from last 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: night's game. Usas win two to one over the Dominican Republic. 14 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 2: What did you think? 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 3: Well, it was a great game, and it's just another 16 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 3: reminder how great the young players are in today's games. 17 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 3: Look at the three guys who hit home runs last night. 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 3: They are part of an incredibly bright future for Major 19 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 3: League baseball. There are stars everywhere, a lot of Ever 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 3: since Mike trouton Bryce Harper came in essentially together what 21 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 3: thirteen years ago, the wave of players who are coming 22 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,199 Speaker 3: to the big leagues. They are so big, they are 23 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 3: so strong, they are so fast, they are so talented, 24 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 3: and they are so ready when they get here. 25 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: That was my. 26 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 3: Takeaway when you look at all those All Stars and 27 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 3: then you look at the age of them. The game 28 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 3: is in really good hands moving forward, and yet it 29 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 3: really well. It bothered me a little bit that the 30 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: game was about, you know, the final pitch of the game, 31 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 3: which wasn't a strike. We shouldn't be talking about a 32 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 3: missed call, an umpire or anything else when there's this 33 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 3: many great players on the field. But that's what a 34 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 3: lot of people were talking about in the game last night. Unfortunately. 35 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is unfortunate because that game was so good 36 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: up until that final moment. But that being said, whether 37 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: it was a bad call or not, tim the Dominican 38 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: Republic wasn't that great when they had the opportunities to 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: be great two for nine with runners in scoring position, 40 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: and it wasn't as if they did not have chances. 41 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: Are you surprised that that lineup was not able to 42 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: capitalize in the big moment. 43 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm always surprised when a really good lineup gets 44 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: shut down. Like that at the same time, Alana, we 45 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 3: know this the pitching in the big leagues, the stuff 46 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 3: we see every day. I say it every time I 47 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 3: do a game, watch a game, how does anyone get 48 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 3: a hit anymore? And I was told yesterday, you know, 49 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 3: the United States bullpen is not very good, you know, 50 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 3: given all things, And yet the bullpen was absolutely tremendous 51 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 3: last night. They had very little chance to get hits 52 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 3: off of that bullpen. And when you watch Mason Miller pitch, 53 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 3: you ask all the time, how did anyone ever get 54 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 3: a hit off of that guy? So yes, I'm surprised 55 00:02:55,919 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 3: that that great lineup got shut down. But just another reminder. 56 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: When our pitchers are locating with that ridiculous stuff, when 57 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 3: they throw it where they want to properly, the hitters 58 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 3: virtually have no chance. And these are some of the 59 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 3: best hitters on earth. This is why the United States 60 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 3: struck out fifteen times yesterday and won the game. This 61 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 3: is what we face every single night. The pitching is ridiculous, 62 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: and if you miss in the strike zone, it's not 63 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 3: a single of the left field anymore. It goes thirty 64 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 3: rows up. But if you locate with that ridiculous stuff. 65 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 3: You don't just get people out, you strike him out. 66 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: Mason Miller, Man, I tell you what, if you're in 67 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: the National League and you're specifically the nationally West, you 68 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: know a lot about Mason Miller. How does he compare 69 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: tim to other dominant closers that you have covered in 70 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: your tenure. 71 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: Well, he throws a hat as hard as just about 72 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 3: any closer that we've seen. And he's got that slider too, 73 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 3: which he can balance and people still swing at it 74 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 3: because they can't lay off of it. And alta. You 75 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 3: know his story too. Remember he told me once that 76 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 3: he got so sick that he went down to one 77 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty pounds. Well, why weigh less than that, 78 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 3: but not many people do. And he's now up. Then 79 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 3: he gained back to like twoint fifteen and started throwing 80 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 3: really hard again. So he's been through a lot. And 81 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 3: go look at his numbers in the World Baseball Classic. 82 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: I'm not positive about it, but it's like fourteen batters 83 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 3: faced and ten strikeouts against the best hitters in the tournament. 84 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: That's how good he has been. I've seen better closers 85 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 3: than him because they've done it for longer. But when 86 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: it comes to overpowering stuff. Not too many better than 87 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 3: that guy. 88 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: Tim, And it wasn't just the fact that they couldn't 89 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: capitalize with runners in scoring position. This is a game 90 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: that really illustrated that base running fundamentals they still matter 91 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: that momentum swing. Of course, when Aaron Judge threw out 92 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Fernando Tatis Junior trying to go first to third, and 93 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: then the second time you have the opportunity to get 94 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: to third, he stopped at second base and that proved 95 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: to be a turning point in the game. So this 96 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: is where the fundamentals the base running doing the little 97 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: things really showed and reared its uglyhead. 98 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, a lot of Six years ago for ESPN dot com, 99 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 3: I wrote a story that base running is the worst 100 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 3: I have ever seen it in all the years that 101 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 3: I've covered. And I didn't just make this up. Paul Moleander, 102 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 3: Dusty Baker, all sorts of you know, veteran Major league 103 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 3: players and managers told me it's the worst we've ever seen. 104 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 3: So I wrote another story this spring, and as a 105 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 3: run yet on the similar topic that if you don't 106 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 3: run the bases properly, it might cost you a game. 107 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 3: And to some degree, it cost the Dominican Republic a 108 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 3: game last night. You got to go from first to 109 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 3: third on that ball. You got to score from second 110 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 3: on that ball. And my story that I wrote is 111 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 3: all about getting a good lead, a secondary lead, which 112 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 3: we don't talk much about. But because the players just 113 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 3: overpowered the sport with their physical gifts, their strength, their size, 114 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 3: their speed, their velocity, they are not always taught by 115 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 3: the industry how to get a good lead, how to 116 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 3: run the bases properly. And last night it didn't cost 117 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 3: him the game, but it sure didn't help the Dominican Republic. 118 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: Well, Fernando Tatist Junior seemed like he was a little 119 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: bit gunshy going again because of the previous you know, 120 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: at bat or whatever, when he was thrown out by 121 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Judge. Don't run on number ninety nine, Tim, Who 122 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: is the best base runner that you have ever covered? 123 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: Paul Monitors the best base runner that I've ever covered, 124 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 3: And I've talked to him about this multiple times a lot. 125 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,679 Speaker 3: He played a game that same name that we played 126 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 3: when we were kids. It was called hot Box, and 127 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 3: hotbox is when there's a guy in a rundown and 128 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 3: you're trying to get from base to base. You could 129 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 3: play hot box with three people. You don't need eighteen 130 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 3: people to play hot box, he said. We played that 131 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 3: for hours at a time when I first started covering baseball. 132 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 2: On it. 133 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 3: He would get on first for the Brewers, Robin Yell 134 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 3: would hit a rifle shot to right field, and all 135 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 3: of a sudden, it's first and third with nobody out. 136 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 3: Molder was so good at taking a big lead and 137 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 3: understanding the dynamics of running the bases. He could sometimes 138 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,679 Speaker 3: get so far off of first base that he could 139 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 3: peek in and see the catcher's sign from first base. 140 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 3: This is back when we used to put signs between 141 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 3: our legs like that. That's how good he was. Joe 142 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 3: Madden told me the other day, Paul molders the best 143 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,239 Speaker 3: base runner I've ever seen. And we've had so many 144 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 3: good ones, Davey Lopes, Joe Morgan, you know, Lou Brock. 145 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 3: Of course, Ricky Henderson was great, but the best I've 146 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 3: ever seen was Paul Molder. And I quoted him in 147 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 3: this story about the importance of base running, and he 148 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 3: told me, it's always been the most fun part of 149 00:07:56,520 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 3: the game for me, and yet we don't really stress 150 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 3: it very often in the big leagues, and sometimes it'll 151 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 3: come back and get you. 152 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, you mentioned Davey Lops That's one of the guys 153 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: I know with such a tremendous first base coach because 154 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: he'd really tell the tendencies of the pitcher, knowing exactly 155 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: what those guys were going to do. Tim you had 156 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: mentioned the great hitters already at the age under the 157 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: age of twenty five, Junior Camenaro, the home run Gunnar 158 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: Henderson only twenty four, of the home run Roman Anthony 159 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: just twenty one. The Boston future in terms of star 160 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: studded power there so young star power is in the sport. 161 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: But let's talk about this in terms of the face 162 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: of it right now. Aaron Judge obviously is Team USA's captain. 163 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: But is Paul Skins the pitching face of the sport 164 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: right now? 165 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 3: Yeah? I think he is. Alana, I have never seen 166 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 3: in the forty five years that I've covered a pitcher 167 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 3: come in and make this kind of impact in his 168 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 3: first two full seasons now or his first two seasons. 169 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 3: Fernando Alzuel had a nine star stretch at the beginning 170 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 3: of his that no one will ever match but Skeens 171 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 3: has essentially done this for two years. You could make 172 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 3: a case that the day he arrived in the big 173 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 3: leagues two years ago, he has been the best pitcher 174 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 3: from that day until this day. And he still is. 175 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 3: He's six', six he weighs two point. Fifty he's got ridiculous. 176 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 3: Stuff he's a absolutely maniacal, competitor and all he cares 177 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 3: about is. Winning and even though he only went what 178 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 3: four and a third last, night he gave them a 179 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 3: chance to. Win IF i had anyone to pitch one 180 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 3: game for me right, NOW i would pick. Him and 181 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 3: he is the face of pitching in baseball, certainly and 182 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 3: he showed it to some degree last. 183 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: NIGHT i love the fact that no free passes, either 184 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: zero walks on the night Four. Skeens of, Course Mark, 185 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:48,479 Speaker 1: durosa tim took a lot of heat for the. MISSPEAKING 186 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: i guess that he felt that the team had already 187 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: punched their ticket to the. QUARTERFINALS a little bit of 188 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: vindication last night though for d row by Starting Gunner 189 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 1: henderson Over Alex bregman at third Against. Louisino, Obviously severno 190 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: doesn't have the best luck against. 191 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 2: Lefties did you like that MOVE i. 192 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 3: Did BUT i will say how difficult it is For 193 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 3: mark De rose to Tell Alex, Bragman, okay you're not playing, 194 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 3: today to tell Cal rawley with sixty omers you're not playing. 195 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 3: Tonight how do you do? That that is not an easy. 196 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 3: Decision But Gunnar henderson is one of those Guys alna 197 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 3: that we're talking. About he's twenty four years. OLD i 198 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 3: remember during his rookie YEAR i Asked Aaron boone About 199 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 3: Gunner henderson and he just looked at me like this and, 200 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 3: said he's gonna be a. Problem and, boy has he 201 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 3: been a problem For american ly all. Pitchers and to 202 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 3: get that ball and put, them you, know on the 203 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 3: board like that was just. Amazing and, yes he's so. 204 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 3: Athletic he was a great high school basketball player that 205 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 3: he can play shortstop and third. Base he can play 206 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 3: pretty much wherever you put. Him but he's twenty. Four 207 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 3: and then then There's Roman. Anthony this spring, Again Alex 208 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 3: cora looked at me and, said if you lined up 209 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 3: twenty really great prospects right in front of, you you 210 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 3: don't even have to see them work, out you would 211 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 3: pick Out Roman anthony and, said that's the best of the, 212 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 3: group just by the way he, looks the presence that he. 213 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 3: Has this is what baseball people can. See and that's 214 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 3: how Good Roman anthony. Is and Then Junior cambinaro a 215 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 3: lot of three years, AGO i did a playoff game 216 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 3: from the booth with The Blue jays and The. Rangers i'm, 217 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 3: sorry The rays and The rangers and cambin AROW i 218 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 3: went To toronto the weekend before to make SURE i 219 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 3: got a good look at The rays before a playoff. 220 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 3: Game cambinaro put on such a performance of prodigious power 221 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 3: in batting practice at The Rogers. Center he got a standing. 222 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 3: OVATION i don't Think i've ever seen a visiting player 223 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 3: in batting practice get a standing. Ovation that's how big 224 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 3: his power was three years. Ago now he's had a 225 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 3: forty five homer season and he's going to go back 226 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 3: to that this year because that kid is, really really. 227 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: Good future of this sport is, bright tim with these 228 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 1: great young stars coming. Up, okay another semi final. Tonight 229 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: It's venezuela versus The Cinderella team In Team italy eight 230 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: Pm eastern ON fs. One Francisco sevelli managing against his 231 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: native country Of. Venezuela this has just been such an unbelievable. 232 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: Story what are you looking forward to the most in this? 233 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 3: Game, well you can't take your eyes off The italian. 234 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 3: Team and this Is, look this is why baseball is 235 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 3: so so, great with all due respect to, basketball WHICH 236 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 3: i absolutely. Adore, also there are No cinderella teams that 237 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 3: go in and beat the dream team for The United 238 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 3: states With jordan And larry and magic and all. That, now, 239 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 3: again this is not the dream team in, baseball but 240 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 3: it's pretty darn. Good and This italian team didn't just 241 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 3: beat The United, states they had him down eight to. 242 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 3: Nothing only in this sport can this, happened which makes 243 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 3: it so. Beautiful and Here's Bennie, pascatino who could be 244 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 3: out of The american, team but he goes out and 245 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 3: hits three home runs for The italian. Team it's so 246 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 3: so good that baseball is offering up a story like. 247 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 3: This and THEN i watched That venezuelan game the other. 248 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 3: NIGHT i don't know Where i've been a. Lota how 249 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 3: about the talent on that, team and we're surprised that 250 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 3: they Beat. Japan japan is, great but there is no 251 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 3: surprise when a team with that kind of talent beats 252 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 3: another really good team in this. 253 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 1: Tournament venezuela out Slugging, Japan italy race Past Puerto. Rico 254 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: Tim if it was up to, you, though when is 255 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: the best time of the year to play The World Baseball? 256 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: Classic BECAUSE i Want Major League baseball players in The, 257 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,959 Speaker 1: Olympics but that's in the middle of the. Season when's 258 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: the best time to play THE. 259 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 3: Wbc, well there's no great, time but this is the best. 260 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 3: Time i'm convinced of. That let's go to the end Of. 261 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 3: July guys have played almost one hundred games at that, 262 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 3: point some of them are on the disabled, list most 263 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 3: of them are dragging in the. Heat this, way we 264 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 3: get to play a lot of places indoors before the 265 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 3: fatigue has taken over your. Body you're in spring, training 266 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 3: and even though you're trying to get your body, READY 267 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 3: i think this is the best, time if not the only, 268 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 3: time to do THE. Wbc, now The olympics are a different. 269 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 3: Animal we'll see how that. Goes But i'll take a 270 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 3: fresh guy from the winter rather than a guy who's 271 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 3: played one hundred games at a incredibly high, level and then, 272 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 3: say all, right let's switch. Gears you got to go 273 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 3: play for someone else now and leave your. TEAM i 274 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 3: don't think that's a better idea than. 275 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: THIS i will say this, though whenever it's, played THE 276 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: wbc is phenomenal for the sport that you AND i. 277 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 2: Love it's been so much. 278 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: Fun it's going to be a great semi final tonight 279 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: in the, final of, course should be a good one as. 280 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: Well another good one is your podcast with your Son 281 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: Jeff Tim is this a great game or what you? 282 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: Are new to the fouls territory now, Work welcome to the. 283 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: Family your latest episode revisited an interview with ESPN's Scott Van. 284 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: Pelt tell us a little bit more about the POT 285 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: i love this. 286 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 3: Well it's my, Son jeff AND. I he's thirty two years. 287 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 3: Old he's a radio guy In, philadelphia does music. Talk 288 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 3: he's not a big baseball. Guy but that's good because 289 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 3: he knows everything about everything else pop, culture, music you, know, 290 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 3: technology everything else that poor pop up. Here he doesn't 291 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 3: know anything other than, baseball at basketball and sitcoms from the. 292 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 3: Sixties so we are a pretty good team when it 293 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 3: comes to. That And, lana, sorry we've got a different 294 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 3: direction instead of having hot takes every day to see 295 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 3: how controversial we could. Be we just try to laugh 296 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 3: and we try to learn, here and we're always trying 297 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 3: to present something that nobody else has thought, about even 298 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 3: if it's on even the silly side once in a. 299 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 3: While SO i think it's okay to laugh at our game, Anymore, 300 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 3: Alan and we don't laugh in our country very much, 301 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 3: anymore and we don't even laugh as much at baseball 302 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 3: as we. Should we're trying to bring that. Back just 303 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 3: an old guy and his. Son that's. 304 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 2: All, WELL i tell you, what it's incredibly. REFRESHING i love. 305 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: IT i have, subscribed and IF i were you guys 306 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: listening and, WATCHING i would subscribe as. 307 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 2: Well is this a great? 308 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 3: Game or? 309 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: What their next episode drops On tuesday on YouTube and 310 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: of course wherever you get your. Podcast much more to 311 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: come With Tim kirchin On Foul. Territory we'll be right 312 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: back with The Inside dish right after. 313 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 3: This, well. 314 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 2: All, right we welcome you back To Inside. 315 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: Dish of course it's typically With Ken, rosenthal but our 316 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: great Friend Tim kirchen is a spot starting For ken 317 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: And tim of, course among the best storytellers of our 318 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: great game that there ever was any story or standout 319 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: memory tim about players with birthdays? Today today Is march, 320 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: Sixteenth So i'm going to give you a couple of, 321 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: names And i'll let you choose a couple of. Stories Happy, 322 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: birthday Adaimir Gerro, Junior Steven, Drew Brian, Wilson Curtis, Granderson Happy, 323 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: Birthday Grandy Jose, Mota Abraham, Nuniez Brandon, league And Charles. 324 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 3: Hudson you, know When Brandon league used to pitch for 325 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 3: The Blue, jays he was in the same bullpen As David. 326 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 3: Bush multiple times during that, Season David bush would pitch 327 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 3: and relief and be followed By Brandon. League so we 328 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 3: had The Bush league bullpen at The Blue jays throughout. 329 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 3: There ALWAYS i always paid attention to those. Things Curtis, 330 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 3: granderson of, course one of the great pros, ever really 331 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 3: really good player in his. Day he's one of six 332 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 3: players in history to hit ten to hit forty or 333 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 3: more homers in a season with ten or more letters 334 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 3: in his last. Name SO i gave him that list 335 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 3: and he thought that was like the greatest thing. Ever he, 336 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 3: SAID i can't wait to go tell my grandfather THAT 337 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 3: i am part of this. List because he, says my 338 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 3: grandfather loved stuff like. That Stephen drew was a really 339 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 3: good player in his. Day BUT i always found this. 340 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 3: Interesting when his older BROTHER. J. D drew was struggling 341 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 3: in the big, leagues he used to call his little, 342 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 3: brother who was a collegiate player at the, time and, 343 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 3: Say i'm all fouled. UP i need you to help. 344 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 3: Me So Stephen drew would help his older BROTHER. J. 345 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 3: D drew in order to get better at the. Game 346 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 3: it should be the other way, around where the collegiate 347 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 3: kid calls his major league. Brother but that's Who Stephen drew. 348 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 3: Was who else is on that? List, Oh Charlie, Hudson 349 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 3: oh my. Gosh So Charlie hudson pitched in the eighty 350 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 3: Three World series for The phillies And i'm covering In. 351 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 3: Dallas i'm covering The rangers at The Dallas Morning. News 352 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 3: And Charlie hudson came back to his high school to 353 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 3: speak to the high school, kids having just pitched in 354 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:58,640 Speaker 3: The World, series and it was like The beatles had 355 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,479 Speaker 3: shown up to his high. School this poor guy couldn't 356 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 3: take five steps without being besieged by. Kids Charlie hudson 357 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 3: going back To. Dallas we love. 358 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:13,120 Speaker 1: That, Also happy thirty first birthday To Rowdy, tulez who 359 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:16,479 Speaker 1: wasn't on the, list but he is thirty one, today 360 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: so happy birthday to. HIM a lot of great baseball 361 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: players with A march sixteenth. Birthday you talked About Vladimir Gerro. 362 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 1: Junior ACTUALLY i did at the top of this list 363 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: thinking about previous runner runners Up ken Or Tim when 364 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: you're talking. 365 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 2: About The World, series what kind of. 366 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: Challenge do you think awaits The Blue jays this, year 367 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: having fallen just short LAST i mean fallen like this 368 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: much short last season to The dodgers In game, Seven. 369 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 3: Right this much short in part because Of bath running 370 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 3: a lot of. 371 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 2: Weeks, yes exactly. 372 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,360 Speaker 3: EARLY i think you could make a case The Blue 373 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 3: jays are the best team in The American. League Now 374 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 3: detroit is pretty. Good The, MARINERS i just saw them 375 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 3: in spring. Training they're pitching is. Loaded BUT i Think 376 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:01,479 Speaker 3: toronto is better than it was last, year and something 377 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 3: happened to. Them they got a, taste the fans got a, 378 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 3: taste and NOW i think The Blue jays are for. 379 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,160 Speaker 3: Real they've added to their rotation and back to Vlad 380 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 3: Guerrero junior for a second line of this needs to 381 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 3: be said as many times as. Possible until the, postseason 382 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 3: there were people out there who thought he was just 383 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 3: some heavy, set lumbering first. Baseman we saw him. Run 384 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 3: he can really run way better than people. THINK i 385 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 3: always knew he was a good first basement because he's 386 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,719 Speaker 3: got great feet and great. Hands well we saw that 387 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 3: in the. Postseason, also so when it comes to complete 388 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 3: players in the game Of, Vladiermeer Guerrero junior is nearing 389 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 3: the top of that list because of the things that 390 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 3: he can do beyond just hit a ball as hard 391 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 3: as any man on the face of the, earth he 392 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 3: does a lot more. Stuff in, Fact Brian John, schneider 393 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 3: the manager, there went to Vlag guerrero last year and, 394 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 3: Said i've got three names here and three running. Speeds Manny, 395 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 3: Machado Aaron, judge and you who do you think is 396 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 3: the fastest? There And laddie, said, well it's not, me 397 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 3: And John schneider, said yes it. Is you run better 398 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 3: Than Manny, machado and you run better Than Aaron. Judge 399 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 3: so it's a good lesson for all of. Us do 400 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 3: not always pay attention to what the person looks. Like 401 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 3: just watch him play and watch him, move and not 402 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 3: many players move better Than Vla, guerrero certainly in the last. 403 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 3: Year and he and the rest of that club are 404 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 3: really really. 405 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: Good, yeah and you talked about the clubhouse chemistry and 406 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: an article FOR espn back In october of twenty twenty, 407 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: five and they're looking to get back to The World 408 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: series in two thousand and twenty. Six all, right let's 409 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: take a quick. Break we're going to Grill tim right 410 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:44,239 Speaker 1: after this. 411 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 4: Bet I'M jm account holders. Today how about in any 412 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 4: sport parlay boost token you can score a bigger payout 413 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 4: if your wager with that. Token hits tokens can be 414 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 4: used on parlays and on same game. Parlays gambling, problem we're. 415 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 4: Concerned there's help called one eight hundred. 416 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:08,719 Speaker 1: Gambler, Well, tim hopefully you like, barbecue because you're about 417 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: to get. Grilled the first question is in regards to 418 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: being the commissioner for a, day if you were in 419 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: Mister manfred's position for a, day what would you. 420 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 3: CHANGE i would get rid of the Ghost. Runner, Sorry, 421 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 3: Elana i'm almost seventy years. Old when we were, kids 422 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 3: we used to use the Ghost runner on when we 423 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 3: would play five on, five six on six pickup because 424 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 3: we didn't have enough players right, fields closed pitcher's, hand 425 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 3: and a ghost runner on the. Basis, look the pitch 426 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 3: clock has taken care of all the dead. Time can 427 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 3: we please play until somebody actually wins a game without 428 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 3: putting a runner on second? Base i'm. Sorry some of 429 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 3: the greatest Games i've ever seen have been eighteen inning, 430 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 3: games including four of them in the. Postseason there have 431 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 3: been five eighteen inning games in the. Postseason i've seen 432 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 3: four of, them and those games don't happen in the 433 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 3: regular season anymore because we put a guy at Second 434 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 3: it is, unnecessary and that would be the first THING 435 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 3: i would change two. 436 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: Of those with The dodgers being, involved and both of 437 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: those Games Brad paisley saying the national, anthem he's no 438 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: longer allowed. 439 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 3: Right and the first Two Tim hudson started the first 440 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 3: two eighteen inning. Game what are the chances of? That 441 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 3: only in? Baseball can that? 442 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 2: Happen only in? 443 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: Baseball the next, question your favorite and least favorite ballpark 444 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: to cover a game? 445 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 3: In Well fenway is still my favorite because it opened 446 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:42,199 Speaker 3: in nineteen, twelve the week that The titanic sank my, 447 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 3: Father god blessed him in one of the great Baseball 448 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 3: he was a good player and a great baseball. Man 449 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 3: gave his three boys a really good feel for the 450 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 3: game and taught us how to play the. Game that's 451 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 3: where he grew up watching. Games so that's WHERE I 452 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 3: you know that the first GAME i can remember going 453 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 3: to who was in the early, Sixties Felix mantia hit 454 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 3: a home run At Fenway. Park those are the things 455 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 3: that you don't forget when you're a dinky little. Kid 456 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 3: So i'm always going back To fenway because of its, 457 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 3: age its, tradition and its. History least favorite. LOOK i 458 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 3: love the trop because the trop never gets rained out 459 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 3: and everything. Else But i'm, sorry we just can't have 460 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 3: a pop up hitting the. Roof it's just as too 461 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 3: much and we need to do something about. That it's 462 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 3: not LIKE i dislike the. PLACE i love going To, 463 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 3: florida But i'm not a big roof, guy especially when 464 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 3: a ball can hit. 465 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: IT i had the opportunity In august of last season 466 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: to be the color analyst for The nessen broadcast At 467 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: fenway and to sit in that booth with something incredibly, 468 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: Special SO i agree with you On fenway a very special. 469 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: Place all, right last question for, You, tim most improved 470 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: team heading into twenty and twenty, Six. 471 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 3: That is a great. Question i'm gonna say that The 472 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 3: orioles are going to be the most improved team. NOW 473 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 3: i say it because they were so bad last year 474 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 3: THAT i fully expect them to get significantly better this. 475 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 3: Year and that doesn't mean they're gonna win The east 476 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 3: Because toronto's, Better boston's, better And New york is. Better 477 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,680 Speaker 3: but this thought that The orioles fell and they're not 478 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 3: going to get up this year of not buying. It 479 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 3: shane bos is gonna help, them you. Know Trevor rodgers 480 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 3: really gave them something at the top of that. Rotation 481 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 3: they've added With Taylor, War they've added With Pete. Alonso 482 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 3: they're going to score a lot more, runs And Gunner 483 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 3: henderson's going to be great. Now they just got to 484 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 3: get at the retchman back to where he should be 485 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 3: as an elite catcher in the Big. League So i'm 486 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 3: gonna say they're gonna take a really big jump in 487 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 3: wins because last year it just didn't make any sense 488 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 3: to me or anybody. 489 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: Else Matt jackson holiday taking a step forward in his 490 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: development will help The orioles as. Well Tim, kirchin we 491 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: appreciate you very. Much thanks for being. Here, guys don't. 492 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 1: Forget Foul territory is coming up at eleven Am eastern Aj. 493 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 1: Pierzyinski he's live From Tigers, Camp Eric kratz And Scott. 494 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: Broun they of course also. Host thank, You. Tim please 495 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: subscribe To Is this A Great game Or? What on 496 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: YouTube and wherever you listen to your. Podcast we're Back 497 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 1: thursday at one Pm. Eastern talk to you. Then take 498 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: care