1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Bryce Harper and welcome to the Philly Show. Hi, everybody, 2 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Philly Show. Ruben Tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury, 3 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: Todd Zuleki, part of the Foul Territory Network. It's Monday, 4 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: August twenty sixth, twenty twenty four. Guys, big weekend for 5 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: the fight in Phil's. They scored some runs last time 6 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: we talked. It was a lot of doom and gloom. 7 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: It's amazing what one weekend, one weekend can do. I 8 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: didn't get to see a lot of the games. I 9 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: was at Hershey Park this weekend with the family, running around, 10 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: getting on the mosters, trying not to get sick. I'm 11 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: getting old and I can't do. 12 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 2: You need a vacation from your vacation. 13 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: I need a vacation. It's no vacation. 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: We're with little kids like that. Rushy Park's fun though, man. 15 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 3: It is, it's fun. 16 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: It was all about survival for me. The but the Phillies, 17 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: you know, yeah again, like Friday, right, we're talking about 18 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 1: how they can't go and get anything going offensively, their 19 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: approaching the plate, they're swinging and missing too much. Friday 20 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: does not look great. But then Saturday and Sunday, they 21 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: put up back to back eleven run games, the first 22 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,639 Speaker 1: time they've posted ten or more runs in consecutive games 23 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: since I looked this up. Yesterday, August sixth, seventh, twenty 24 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: twenty two, they blew out the Nationals. They haven't done 25 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: this three straight games since June eighth, the eleventh, two 26 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: thousand and four, when they split a couple of games 27 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: on the road against the White Sox and they won 28 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,919 Speaker 1: a big blowout win against the Twins at the Metrodome. Rubin, 29 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: you were there, what was the big difference? 30 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 4: Well, I mean it was pretty clear. I mean there 31 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 4: was no question in my mind that the top of 32 00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 4: the order was really struggling. I think that Kyle Schwarberz 33 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 4: sort of set the tone a little bit better, started 34 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 4: swinging the bat a little bit better. There's a bunch 35 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 4: of guys who who I think really started to turn 36 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 4: it up a notch, and I was concerned about them. 37 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 2: I mean, you start thinking about the guys that. 38 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 4: You thought would move forward this season, Brandon, marsh, Bryce 39 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 4: and Stott. You thought that those two guys were going 40 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 4: to start moving things forward as far as the offense 41 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 4: is concerned, and Brandon Marsh's strikeout rates was ridiculous. I 42 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 4: mean close to fifty percent over the last you know, 43 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 4: the last couple of weeks. Bryson Scott had not been 44 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 4: utilizing the whole field, a lot of big swings, a 45 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 4: lot of foul balls back trying to hit the ball 46 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 4: out of the ballpark. Well, those two guys swung the 47 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 4: bats pretty darn well. The last couple of days. 48 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 2: You saw jt. 49 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 4: Real Muteau finally get his foot down a little bit 50 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 4: more consistently, had one big, really big day but a 51 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 4: couple of good swings. And Bryce Harper I really hasn't 52 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 4: gotten it going yet. I mean he hasn't at home 53 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 4: in a long long time, like the most longest I think, 54 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 4: stinting of his career. But it was a great sign 55 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 4: because guys were doing like the little things, a little 56 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 4: bit small ball. They were just making contact. They had 57 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 4: struck out so many times in the Atlanta series that 58 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 4: it was like embarrassing, and you know, the way too 59 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 4: many strikeouts, weren't putting the ball in play, weren't doing 60 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 4: what they had to do to just to just fight 61 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 4: at the plate. And I saw a bit of a 62 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 4: turnaround with that in the last couple of games, actually 63 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: last three games, because I think they got eleven hits 64 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 4: in the first game. The fact that Taiwan Walker pitched 65 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 4: so poorly, I mean basically took him out of the game. 66 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 4: Took him out of that game. But they started to 67 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 4: swing the bats well in that series on Friday, and 68 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 4: I saw much much better at bats. And you know, 69 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 4: having JT and Garrett Stubbs and back to back games 70 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 4: have huge games was really big, big for the Phillies. 71 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 4: And you cannot dismiss you know, what Ranger Suarez brought 72 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 4: to the table. 73 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: The fact that he was. 74 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 4: On the mound and pitching the way he did that 75 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 4: was a particularly special moment I think for this club 76 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 4: and pivotal in a lot of ways. 77 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 2: So that's my take. 78 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 3: Well, you know, coming out of Atlanta used the right 79 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 3: description dooming gloom Todd. It felt really doomy and gloomy. 80 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: And to come home on Monday morning with you know, 81 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 3: a split play a five hundred, you have a five 82 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 3: hundred trip, I thought was a real positive because it's 83 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 3: just seems to play five hundred on the road the 84 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 3: way they play at home, they're going to be fine. 85 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 3: Some of the big eye openers for me on the 86 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 3: weekend were Stot the way he swung it and Suarez 87 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 3: the way he came back on Saturday night, because I 88 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 3: I just think both of those guys are so important 89 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 3: to where this team wants to go, needs to go, 90 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 3: and you know they both lengthen their respective units, the 91 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 3: lineup and the rotation, so you need to see more 92 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 3: but really positive steps on each side. I thought Scott 93 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 3: swung the back great, particularly on Saturday night, but you know, 94 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 3: basically throughout the weekend is it bats were very good, 95 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 3: so you know there were other positives on the weekend, 96 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: but just most of all, it just felt like just 97 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 3: one of those another occasion where it felt like they 98 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 3: were kind of riding the ship. Now it's up to 99 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,239 Speaker 3: them to extend it and do more with it, because 100 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 3: you know, two good games over the weekend does not, 101 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 3: you know, make up for two and a half bad months, 102 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 3: and that's what they've had. Tailor two teams really good 103 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 3: early and really mediocre after that, barely mediocre. So but 104 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 3: coming home tough, tough home stand with Houston and Atlanta, 105 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 3: two teams with a lot to play for, two teams 106 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 3: with a big history against the Phillies, so it should 107 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 3: be a very interesting week. 108 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: You guys mentioned both mentioned Stott. So I'm driving home 109 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: on Saturday night. I'm in the car listen to Scott 110 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: Franski and Kevin Stocker. And in the sixth inning, I 111 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 1: think Nick Castianos had a single, Bryson Stott comes to 112 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: the plate, and Bryson Stott puts the ball in play, 113 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: hits the lip of the infield or the cut of 114 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: the infield back spins over the second basement's head, and 115 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: I think it was the next batter, maybe JT hits 116 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: the three run home run. And in the back of 117 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: my head, Ruben, I remember you talking about this on Friday, 118 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,919 Speaker 1: about putting the ball in play. In the back of 119 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: my head, as this ball goes over the second basement's head, 120 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: I hear Ruben in my head, go, this is what 121 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: happens when you put the ball in play. Good things happen. 122 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: Good things happen. 123 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: They struck out thirty three times against the Braves last week. 124 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: They struck out twenty times this weekend against the Royals, 125 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: So thirteen fewer strekeouts, thirteen more balls in play, one 126 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: of them maybe being Bryce and Stott's little you know, 127 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: crazy backspin hop Boom sets up a three run bomb. 128 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: Everything is right in the world. 129 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 3: Again. 130 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 4: This is interesting about that play is and I talked 131 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 4: about it a little bit on the broadcast yesterday, is 132 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 4: that they just put that new saw down. They literally 133 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 4: just put that saw down like a week before. I 134 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 4: think they're that series while they're on the road trip, 135 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 4: and it was just a sod in the infield because 136 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 4: they want to go to a different for some reason, 137 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 4: they want to go a different bermuda grass or blend 138 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 4: or whatever the case may be. They laid it down 139 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 4: and that ball hit that lip, and I guarantee it 140 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 4: had a lot to do with the fact that there 141 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 4: was a new someone's in trouble. 142 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 2: Somebody's gonna get one of these. 143 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 4: And if I was a GM, going yeah, I will 144 00:07:58,040 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 4: say this. 145 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 2: They did it against pretty good pitching. They had, you know, 146 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 2: they had to face some pretty good starting pitching. I 147 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 2: didn't think Lugo was as sharp. 148 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 4: But the fact that they beat up on Lugo, who 149 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 4: has not been as sharp as the first half, and 150 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 4: the fact that they've you know, swung the bats pretty well, 151 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 4: that that bullpen's terrible for the UH for can't see Royals. 152 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 4: I mean, the numbers don't lie. It's just not great stuff. 153 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 4: But that said, you still got to get it done. 154 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 4: It doesn't really matter how it gets done, just so 155 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 4: that it does. You make a great point about just 156 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 4: making contact, and you know, even a couple of times, 157 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, you had Johann Rojas hit again, 158 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 4: a couple of infield hits to extend innings, just touched 159 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 4: the baseball. 160 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 2: Another thing that. 161 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 4: I will actually say is that my feeling is that 162 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 4: Howie Kendrick came in town and he's been around the 163 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 4: ball club a little bit. I'm not sure if that 164 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 4: was by design for a reason because they haven't been 165 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 4: swinging the bats well, whether they just needed another voice 166 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 4: in there. I mean, you know, who knows what would 167 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 4: have happened over there, like if they would have continued 168 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 4: to like be terrible, which was amazing to me. You know, 169 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 4: they were literally as bad as you could be for 170 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 4: the talent that they've had. So offensively, you know, you 171 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 4: get started concerned about, you know, do they make changes, 172 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 4: are they going to do something with the hitting coach 173 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 4: and all this other stuff, because the two assistant hitting 174 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 4: coaches were let go last year. Yeah, they had new 175 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 4: hit assistant hitting coaches. Is that working? Was that working 176 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 4: at this time? I mean you start thinking about, you know, 177 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 4: how this is going to you know, affect you know, 178 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 4: the hitting coaches this year, and they brought Howie Kendrick 179 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 4: in on this. He came in I believe in the 180 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 4: Kansas City. I'm not sure if he was in Atlanta 181 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 4: and I can't recall, but just the fact that he's 182 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 4: here and he also traveled with the team back to Philadelphia, 183 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 4: I'm not sure if he's given him a little bit 184 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 4: of you know, a little help, a little observation, whatever 185 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 4: the case may be. I don't want to put it 186 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 4: on him necessarily because the guys have to do it 187 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 4: in the box and they have to commit to it 188 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 4: when they're at the plate, but maybe it might add 189 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 4: some positive effect. And uh, and it was just something 190 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 4: I noticed that that happened. 191 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 2: As far as the personnel is concerned. 192 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 3: Well, that's very very interesting because he was a professional 193 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 3: hitter who gives you a lot of good at bats 194 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 3: and like he's not in the batter's box, but he 195 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 3: can certainly articulate things around the cage and help with 196 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 3: mindset and just help with a new voice. He's a 197 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 3: been there, done that guy. He's got some uh, what 198 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 3: would you call it, grit, competitiveness, toughness to him. He's 199 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 3: you know, he ain't afraid to ruffle a feather or two, 200 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 3: like Howie Ruben Todd. We you know, at the end 201 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 3: of last week, I was actually speculating that it might be, 202 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 3: you know, kind of opining that it might be time 203 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 3: to send Marsh out his bats right that poor and 204 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 3: then Friday night he just lights it up. Friday night 205 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 3: he comes out, he's turning on balls, he's driving balls 206 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,839 Speaker 3: the other way. He had really good at bats. Do 207 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 3: you guys get the sense that they were getting close 208 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 3: there to doing something with him, because like, for the 209 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 3: month he was like forty strikeouts. 210 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: I know that ahead I was gonna say, I just 211 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: know that there was a lot of frustration there with 212 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 1: with Brandon Marsh and just the lack of productive at 213 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: bats because, like you said, Rubin, I think they thought 214 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: that he was going to take a step forward this 215 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: year and they keep wanting him to prove himself to 216 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 1: be the everyday player. And now it has gotten to 217 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: a point where it's like when do you play this guy? 218 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: Can you play this guy. Can you trust him? Is 219 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: he going to give you a quality of bats? So, 220 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 1: I mean he struck out only three times at a 221 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: twelve at bats this weekend. But yeah, I think there 222 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: was a lot of frustration. I don't know how close 223 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: they were to that decision, but a lot of frustration 224 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: I think internally about about his play. 225 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 4: There may have been some rumblings. And you know, listen, 226 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 4: it's a production based game. If you don't produce, uh, 227 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 4: and you're a young player and you don't have like 228 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 4: the track record and he really doesn't have like the 229 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 4: track record like some of the other players do. 230 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: You know, the tray turner's obviously. 231 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 4: And and and the and the harpers, you can you 232 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 4: can suck that up because you know at some point 233 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 4: and even Castiano's you can kind of suck up, you know, 234 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 4: a month or two of production that's not normal and 235 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 4: still know that at this at the end of the day, 236 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 4: you're going to get the kind of production that you 237 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 4: just sort of need. 238 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 2: And Castianos is a perfect example of that. 239 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 4: Jimmy, you and I talked about that a lot that 240 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 4: at some point he was going to get it right. 241 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 4: He's been probably the most consistent guy they have, but 242 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 4: Marsh wasn't there, and Marsh hadn't. 243 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 2: Really built that equity. 244 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 4: And you know, hopefully he continues to produce because he's important. 245 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 2: Stots and and he's important. 246 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 4: And we talked about the length of the lineup in 247 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 4: the early part of the season, like those guys, they 248 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 4: need to produce and if they don't produce, don't get replaced, 249 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 4: Like Dave Dombrowski doesn't screw around. If you're not a 250 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 4: productive player in the major leagues, you're not going to 251 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 4: continue to play and you're not going to be on 252 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 4: the club. And that's you know, I mean, listen, he's 253 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 4: I love the person. I love all those guys. They're 254 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 4: really great people and they're great teammates. At the end 255 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 4: of the day, they're going to have to produce, and 256 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 4: it was great to see them sort of bounce back 257 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 4: and do some of the things that they have done 258 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 4: in the past that they need to continue to build up. 259 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: And we will be right. 260 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 5: Back the summer gets super busy and getting back on 261 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 5: a good fall workout routine needs to be easy for me. 262 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 5: With anytime fitness being available anytime anywhere. 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Check out more 277 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 7: info and claim that free trial pass at Anytime Fitness 278 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 7: dot Com. 279 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: Guys, I think we talked a lot about the good 280 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: things that's happened this week, so I think now is 281 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: a good time for the Philly of the Week. WILLI 282 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: the Week presented by Shibe Vintage Sports, get unique throwback Phillies, 283 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: teas hats and sweatshirts from local artists at their shops 284 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: in Center City, Wayne and Westchester, and of course online 285 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: at shib sports dot Org. 286 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 4: Hey you guys were wearing you guys call each other 287 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 4: today with the spectrum in the vet the old school venues. 288 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 2: That's okay, awesome, Irene. I wore mind the whole trip. 289 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 4: I was when my workout, I wore a couple of 290 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 4: the Ben Franklin one. 291 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 2: I have a picture of that Ben Franklin. 292 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 4: I'll shoot it out there because Ben Franklin was at 293 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 4: a coffee shop. He literally like there's like a like 294 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 4: a pewter thing of him. Anyway, I'll tweet that out. 295 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 4: At some point, I missed the Vet. I really missed 296 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 4: the Vet. Yes, my my parking spot, players don't. 297 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 3: My parking spot at the VET was so close that 298 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 3: I'd often get blocked in if I was getting out 299 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 3: of there quick, I'd get blocked in by the visiting 300 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 3: team bus. 301 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 2: That's right. 302 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: We used to have wow parking spots. Media used to 303 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: have parking spots at the VET. I forgot about that. 304 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 3: We had him right underneath, like where the press entrance was. 305 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 3: It's funny. I can still remember getting out of there 306 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 3: really quick one night and walking out and the Giants 307 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 3: bus was there, and Matt Williams was on his early 308 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 3: cell phone. It was like a block and I can 309 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 3: see him in the bus and I'm waiting for the 310 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 3: bus to pull out so i can get out of 311 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 3: my pocket. Spot. 312 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 2: That's funny. 313 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 3: That is so funny. I wrote, side of the vet. 314 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 3: The foul balls, Oh my god, they would come screaming. 315 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 4: So I wrote on my wall, I had the great 316 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 4: fortune when I moved into the front office there, because 317 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 4: I literally went from being on the field to the 318 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 4: front office in ninety eight at the end of ninety eight, 319 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 4: and when we ended up blowing it up just beforehand, 320 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 4: I wrote on the wall of my office, I had 321 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 4: Rouy Carpenter's old office, and wow, and desk, it was 322 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 4: like the greatest desk and office ever. It just happened 323 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 4: to be that I got that office and it was 324 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 4: right across the way from Ed Wade's and I wrote 325 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 4: something like on the wall before they blew it up, 326 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 4: I wrote in a sharpie on one of the walls, 327 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 4: I wrote something like, thank you so much for all 328 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 4: the memories. I appreciate everything that you brought to uh 329 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 4: to the US Philly fans or something like that. And 330 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 4: apparently a cop before you know, when they were like 331 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 4: making sure that everybody was out of there and make 332 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 4: it and had to get make sure that there's nobody 333 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 4: in there when they imploded. It took a picture of that, 334 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 4: and someone has it. I've never seen it. I would 335 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 4: love to implore people if there's a if there's a policeman, 336 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 4: who who did take that? I remember somebody tell me 337 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 4: that and I've never seen the picture. But apparently they 338 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 4: took a picture of it. I never did. 339 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: Let's put that out there. That would be pretty cool. 340 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, that photo, man, I would love to be able 341 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 2: to put it. 342 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 4: I mean, I think I will put it out there 343 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 4: when when we throw this episode out there online, I'll 344 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 4: shoot that out there as well. 345 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 2: So a shirt, that's awesome, said them. 346 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 4: Whatever, man, somebody, somebody has it and somebody mentioned it 347 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 4: to me and I never really thought it up on it. 348 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 2: I'd love to be able to see that picture. 349 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: That's very cool. So let's so let's do uh Philly 350 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: the week? I started last week, so I can't start 351 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,679 Speaker 1: this week. I don't want to, you know, pick we 352 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: can go different guys. Let's start with Jim. Jim, who's 353 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: your Philly of the week? 354 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 3: Wow? Who do you got? Bud? I got Garrett Stubbs 355 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 3: because I thought it was really important that uh, you know, 356 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 3: you got a nice win on Saturday night stop the 357 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 3: skid a little bit, but it was very important that 358 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 3: you build on that win. And he came out to 359 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 3: play yesterday. I had himself a day at the plate, 360 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 3: and uh, obviously JT with the big night the night 361 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 3: before and you know, Sunday afternoon game ninety seven degrees, 362 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 3: I knew JT was gonna sit and I knew people 363 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 3: were gonna go crazy, but uh, Stubbs is play silenced 364 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:56,959 Speaker 3: a lot of people. So we're not listening to you know, 365 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 3: everybody squawking about JT getting a day off after he 366 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 3: swing it so well, and Stock comes in. He contributes 367 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 3: like a member of the team. He does more than contribute. 368 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 3: He he was a real difference maker for that team. 369 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 3: So he got j T a day off. He helped 370 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 3: him win, He helped him build a you know too 371 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 3: modest two game wing streak. But they come home looking 372 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 3: to continue to build on that. So I thought his 373 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 3: performance was important on several levels. So he is, uh, 374 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 3: you know, the Philly of the week for me. 375 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 2: Great call. 376 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 4: And then follow up on that, I talked to Rob 377 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 4: Thompson after the game, I said, I said, awesome game. 378 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 2: I said, Garrett stuff picked really really played. Well. He goes, yeah, you. 379 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 4: Robert, he said, he said, he said, he said, he said, 380 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 4: he said, he goes, he saved my ass. 381 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 2: He was kind of kidd he said, I'm pretty smart 382 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 2: and I had a hunch. I mean, you know, it's again, 383 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 2: I know, I understand it. 384 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 4: You know, he being a fan and an x GM, 385 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 4: you start thinking about, you know, why in the world 386 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 4: is this guy not getting it? You know, why why 387 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 4: is he getting a day off? Well, there's reasons, and 388 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 4: they need JT for this last month and a half 389 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 4: or two months to be playing at a high level 390 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 4: every day. 391 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: Uh. 392 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 4: The fact that he had that scheduled, that scheduled day off, 393 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 4: that was rough on a lot of people. 394 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 2: But you're right about Garrettuff's great call. 395 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 4: I actually have j T as my as my player 396 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 4: of the Week because I think JT had a phenomenal game. 397 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 2: He's starting to come out of whatever funk he was in. 398 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 4: He's getting his foot down more consistently. I think that 399 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 4: he's just those overall at bats and approach. Obviously, having 400 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 4: two three run home runs does not hurt but JT's 401 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 4: my guy, did a nice job, did a super job 402 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 4: where Ranger Suarez coming back. 403 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 2: And managing through that. I thought that was really really important. 404 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 4: And he's such an important part of their not just 405 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 4: not just defense, but their offense as well. And when 406 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 4: he comes on that really Lincoln's out the lineup. So 407 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 4: I got JT as my player of the Week. 408 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 1: I took Ranger Ranger on Saturday Night. Five innings, four hits, 409 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: one run, six strikeouts. Jim, you talked about this a lot, 410 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: like you know, when it's taken. It took a long time, 411 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: such a long time for Ranger to come back. When 412 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,679 Speaker 1: he comes back, they need him to be Ranger. I mean, 413 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: not full boar, I guess, but you didn't want him 414 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: to come out on Saturday Night go four and two thirds, 415 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: nine hits, four or five runs and then have him go, well, 416 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: you know, he's got trying to shake off their cobwebs 417 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: a little bit. He's got to get the rust off. 418 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: It's gonna take him a few starts to get going. 419 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 1: They don't really have time for him to get going. 420 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 2: They need him to be pretty sharp. 421 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: So I thought it was really encouraging and against a 422 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: pretty good Royals team that he came out and. 423 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 3: Threw the ball. 424 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: Well, you know, he seemed to be throwing all four 425 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: of his pitches, you know, with with commanding him and 426 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: and you know, seemed to be keeping guys off balance. 427 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,400 Speaker 1: I saw a couple of the highlights and he seemed 428 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: to be you know, dot in the corners again, like 429 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: kind of like what he does with the sinker, which 430 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: was encouraging. So uh, Rangers sworez for me Philly of 431 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: the Week. It's funny that we've done this now two 432 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: weeks in a row and we haven't doubled up on 433 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: anybody yet. So the oh there's that, you know, so uh. 434 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 3: I like I liked rangers body language too. I saw 435 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 3: a little bit of Ranger, you know, the swagger. Yeah, 436 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 3: he's making a defensive play. Uh, and that told me 437 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 3: that he felt okay. Definitely a good sign that the 438 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 3: way he threw the ball something to build on. And 439 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 3: you know, all of a sudden, if he's back, you're 440 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 3: going four deep again. And that's that's the foundation of 441 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 3: this team. That's where they built that great record on 442 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 3: the backs of the starting pitching. I think that's what's 443 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 3: gonna take them through October. If they have the October, 444 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 3: they'd like to have the successful October. They're they're they're 445 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 3: aiming for. You're gonna need that starting pitching. And in 446 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,879 Speaker 3: the short term, if you're gonna go four deep, you know, 447 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 3: it allows you to really bear down on Taiwan Walker 448 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,239 Speaker 3: and say, can you know we're gonna are we going 449 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 3: to see this through or we're gonna, you know, have 450 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 3: somebody else go on that five spot, because you know, 451 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 3: if you're four strong instead of it's a big it's 452 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 3: a big difference being four strong than rather than just 453 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 3: three strong, right, And I don't know if they can 454 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 3: they can continue on with Taiwan. I think they're probably 455 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,959 Speaker 3: reaching a decision time. I don't know what that decision is, 456 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 3: just simply to replace him in the in the rotation 457 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,959 Speaker 3: with maybe Allard, who threw the ball pretty well yesterday, 458 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 3: kept him off balance, or it's time to say goodbye. 459 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,159 Speaker 3: I don't know whether they would do that because depth 460 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 3: is still valuable, but you're not really getting quality depth there, 461 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 3: So it's a it's an issue. I'm sure they're digging it, 462 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 3: digging into up on the executive level, right Rubin. 463 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, no question about it. 464 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 4: I mean, how do you have not had that contract 465 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 4: right now he's still load like forty million dollars or 466 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 4: something crazy like that. So that's a very very difficult 467 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 4: thing to just kind of walk away from. That said, 468 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 4: I would not be surprised if at some point, and 469 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 4: I don't know if they've gotten to that breaking point yet, 470 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 4: it's getting close. 471 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 2: I think of, you know, either either put him in 472 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 2: the pen, which he. 473 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 4: Will not be effective and he will not enjoy, and 474 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 4: or just letting him go. And that's a really tough 475 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 4: thing to ask John Middleton to eat. 476 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 2: You know, forty million dollars is forty million dollars. 477 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 4: That said, I mean, if they truly don't think that 478 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 4: he's going to be a viable major league pitcher in 479 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,640 Speaker 4: any role, then uh, then it's possible. 480 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 2: Anything's possible. You have to produce in this game. 481 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 4: And uh, you know we've done it before, not with 482 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 4: these kind of numbers this big, but you know the 483 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 4: organization has done it before. We We did it with 484 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 4: Jeff Jenkins one year when he had an eat six 485 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 4: six and a half. We did with Adam eating. I mean, 486 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 4: we've done these things before in the past, but I 487 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 4: mean this that's a huge number, but that they don't 488 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 4: feel like his arm is able to bounce back and 489 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:01,199 Speaker 4: do the things that needs to do. 490 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 2: I think he might get one more shot at it 491 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 2: might maybe. 492 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 4: I think the fact that I think that they think 493 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 4: that they have four strong now, I think they're gonna 494 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,679 Speaker 4: be very careful with a couple of things on Ranger, 495 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 4: very careful with Ranger. He's not going to pitch on 496 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 4: his normal rest. I think he's gonna pitch on five days' 497 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 4: rest this next time. I think that they're concerned about 498 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 4: his back spasms. They can continue to kind of flare up. 499 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 4: And they know that they know they're not dumb dumbs. 500 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,199 Speaker 4: They know that without Ranger Suarez that puts them in 501 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 4: a real heap of trouble to be able to manage 502 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 4: through those playoffs and whatever role and and so they 503 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 4: need to they need to have him available and to 504 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 4: be pitching well. So it will be really interesting over 505 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,360 Speaker 4: the next this next turn of the rotation. They may 506 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 4: be tweaking some things. I'm not sure they're at the 507 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 4: breaking point yet on uh On Taiwan, but I will 508 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 4: tell you that if he comes out and pitches the 509 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:01,360 Speaker 4: way he pitched his last time, or last two times. 510 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 4: I think that might be it for them. That's my opinion. 511 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 4: I don't have any I haven't talked to anybody about it. 512 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 4: It's a very sensitive issue. 513 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 2: But they're not going to stand for it. 514 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 4: And you know, they're probably lining some things up in 515 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 4: triple A to make sure whether it's Allard or whether 516 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 4: it's Phillips, Phillips or somebody else, they need to step forward. 517 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 4: You just you sort of have to give yourself a 518 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 4: chance to win a baseball game. And if you don't 519 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,159 Speaker 4: have a chance to win the baseball game with your 520 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 4: starting pitcher, that makes life real time. 521 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 3: You can plug one spot, it's hard to plug two spots, 522 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 3: and that's what they were doing. So with Ranger back, 523 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 3: they don't have to plug two spots. But if Taiwan's 524 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 3: going to get one more and I hear what you're saying, 525 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 3: I think that's quite plausible. He gets another chance, it's 526 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 3: gonna come at home and all of a sudden, now 527 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 3: you're going to have you know, forty three thousand stockholders 528 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 3: voicing their opinions in the boardroom, and you better pitch well. 529 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 3: All those opinions are going to be loud and unpleasant. 530 00:26:59,080 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 3: That's the thing. 531 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: I just haven't seen anything so far that's said, all right, 532 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: I see this coming around where he's going to get 533 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: it figured out. 534 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 2: You know what I mean. 535 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: It's kind of the same thing. You're just hearing the 536 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: same things after start, Well, the velocity isn't there, but 537 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: I think it's coming. Okay, Well, now it's been you 538 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: know how many starts this season where we've been talking 539 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 1: about after every start the velocities isn't there, but I 540 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: think it's coming. I've been We've been hearing a lot 541 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: about how the splitter it's it's not quite there yet, 542 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 1: but it's getting better and it's going to come. So 543 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 1: you know, you hear that after over the course of 544 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: the season, how many starts has he made at least 545 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: you know, ten twelve starts? Okay, what is it actually 546 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:44,479 Speaker 1: going to come? Or is this just something that you 547 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: hear from a picture? You know, because I we've all 548 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: been around this situation before, remember like when royality was 549 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: breaking down, it was I'm just you know, this has 550 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,719 Speaker 1: to happen. I'm almost there, you know, all these pictures 551 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: on the decline, you know, we're almost there. I just 552 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: have to do this more. I have to get ahead 553 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: in the count a little bit more and I'll be okay. 554 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: But it's not happening yet. So that's the thing is, 555 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: I just haven't seen any real true signs of encouragement 556 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: from Tywan Marker to make it think that, you know, 557 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: just give him a couple more starts, guys, and don't worry. 558 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: It's it's going to be back. 559 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, And how how good can the splitter be if 560 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 3: there's no velocity? 561 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 4: Seriously, right, there's no there's no separation with his pitches. 562 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't see any arm speed. 563 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 4: I don't see the arm speed that he once had, 564 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 4: and I know that's something that they've been hoping would 565 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 4: bounce back and that he would have some arm speed. 566 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 2: You're right. 567 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 4: I mean, he has to be absolutely perfect with his command, 568 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 4: and he hasn't been perfect with the stuff that he 569 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 4: has right now. And it's it's not like he's not trying, 570 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 4: you know, he's trying to just he wants to perform. 571 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 2: He just hasn't been able to do it. 572 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 4: And I do think he will probably get one more 573 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 4: start to be able to prove that or to try 574 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 4: to turn things around. 575 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 2: But we will see. 576 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: So let's wrap this up. Phillies open up a big 577 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: series this week against the Houston Astros. The Astros guys 578 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:09,719 Speaker 1: were twelve and twenty four on May eighth, they were 579 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: the fourth worst record in baseball. They're fifty seven and 580 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: thirty six since going into yesterday, it was tied for 581 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: the best record in baseball. So they've been on a 582 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: roll now for several months. Zach Wheeler versus Ronel Blanco 583 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: on Monday night, Aaron Nola versus Justin Berlander on Tuesday, 584 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 1: and Christopher Sanchez versus Spencer Aragaetti on Wednesday night. So 585 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: that's a big series, and then you have the Braves 586 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: coming to town for four, so see if they can. 587 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 3: People were talking about the Astros being sellers. I mean 588 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 3: there were articles being written in June. Are the Astros 589 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 3: They're done? People? You know they're gonna sell? I mean, 590 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 3: it just illustrates how ridiculous it is to make these 591 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 3: early pronouncements, especially for a team that has that type 592 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 3: of talent. They're banged up a little bit and they 593 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:57,719 Speaker 3: know how to win. They've been there, they've done that. 594 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 3: You can't write teams off too early. The teams to 595 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 3: have some experience and the talent that the Houston Astros have. 596 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 3: It's a it's a big series for the Phillies, a 597 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 3: big test. Need to continue these build on these two games, 598 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 3: and take it home where you're a very good team. 599 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 2: I remember talking on the MLB network about this. 600 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 4: You know, at some point they were going to turn 601 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 4: it around, and no one stepped forward. Seattle ends up 602 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:22,720 Speaker 4: getting playing so poorly that they met fire their manager. 603 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 4: You know, the Rangers can't get healthy. So there's nobody 604 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 4: really to compete out there, the Angel stink and the 605 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 4: a stink. 606 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 2: And so. 607 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 4: I mean they step forward and they're starting to play. 608 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 4: I mean they've they've got they've got champions there. They 609 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 4: have people who know how to play and know what 610 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 4: it is to be a champion. And and this is 611 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 4: a great test. These next seven games, they are really 612 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 4: important games. 613 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 2: They're doing them at home. 614 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 4: Hopefully they can play good, solid baseball like they did 615 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 4: in the last couple of games, last three games. Other 616 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 4: than the Taiwan debacle, the last three games, they've actually 617 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 4: a little bit better. 618 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: We'll be back on well Mill this week, maybe Wednesday. 619 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: We'll answer some questions. 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