1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Under cool Catchel. 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 2: How's it going, everybody? Welcome back, Welcome back, Monday, September 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 2: twenty ninth, and postseason baseball is officially here. It is 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 2: postseason Eve. Happy postseason Eve to those of you who celebrate. 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 2: Welcome back to those of you who skip the regular 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 2: season and are tuning in for the first time now 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: that the playoffs are here. And there's a few of 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: you out there like that. I did the same thing 9 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 2: with basketball. But look, there's a few of you who 10 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 2: have been here every single show since the beginning of 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 2: spring training, some of you for years and years, every 12 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 2: show after the next, and I want to thank all 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 2: of you guys for making this such a great community. 14 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what, between nineteen ninety nine and two 15 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: thousand and four was the greatest Yankees Red Sox rivalry 16 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: of my lifetime. And they met in the playoffs three times. 17 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: Yankees won. In ninety nine, they beat the Red Sox 18 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,119 Speaker 2: in five games in the American League Championship Series. Yankees 19 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 2: series MVP was Orlando Hernandez. He had a walk off 20 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,279 Speaker 2: from Bernie Williams in that series. He had a couple 21 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 2: of alcs walkoff home runs. I've always felt like Bernie 22 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 2: should have been considered part of the Core four, but 23 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 2: it really would have been Core five. He was really 24 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: the first one to arrive on the scene. I was 25 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 2: actually at his first ever five hit game. But the 26 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: big story of that series was the matchup between Pedro 27 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 2: Martinez and Roger Clemens. It was at the height of 28 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 2: Pedro martinez powers, right, he was an MVP candidate that year. 29 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: He was phenomenal, and Roger Clemens didn't really have a 30 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: great year in ninety nine when he came to the Yankees, 31 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: he was, you know, not super comfortable. He ended up 32 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: pitching well in the World Series, but did not pitch 33 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: well in that game. The Red Sox pummeled the Yankees 34 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 2: thirteen to one, but that was the only game that 35 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: the Red Sox one in that series. Two thousand and 36 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: three obviously one of the greatest series ever for Yankees fans. 37 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: Yankees won that series. That was the Aaron Boone home 38 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 2: run series to walk off in Game seven off of 39 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 2: the late Tim Wakefield Rest in Peace, and they lost 40 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: the World Series to the Marlins. But I felt like 41 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 2: the real World Series that year was Yankees Red Sox 42 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 2: for sure. I mean, that was the best two teams, 43 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: and they beat up on each other so much that 44 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 2: I felt like the Marlins would have beat either team, honestly. 45 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 3: But. 46 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: In four was probably the most pain one of the 47 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 2: worst experiences that you could have. If you're a Yankees fan. 48 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 2: You know, Yankees jumped out to that three to nothing 49 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 2: series lead. A Rod was fresh on the scene. You know, 50 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 2: he was leading the way. He was having a great series. 51 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: Yankees scored nineteen runs in Game three. You had guys 52 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 2: hitting five hundred in the playoffs. I mean, it was 53 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 2: just an unbelievable offense. And then they kind of went 54 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: down the tubes after that. They blew fourth straight. They 55 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: didn't have the pitching. Flash forward to twenty eighteen. They 56 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: matched up in the Division Series, and honestly, I think 57 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 2: that was the best Red Sox team since two thousand 58 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 2: and four. They were just a juggernaut. They dominated the 59 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 2: Yankees in that series. They won three out of four. 60 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: They crushed them sixteen to one in that I want 61 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 2: to say it was Game three one of the biggest 62 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: postseason losses ever by the Yankees. And we got some 63 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 2: people in the chat that are saying, just get through 64 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: the Red Sox. Yeah, I agree with you, but it's 65 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: not gonna be easy. It is not going to be easy. 66 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 2: The most recent meeting between the Yankees and Red Sox 67 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 2: was the two thousand and one or twenty twenty one 68 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: Ale Wild Card Game. Now it used to be just 69 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: one game, and that one was won by Boston six 70 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: to two in Fenway Park and obviously a devastating loss. 71 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: We were here for that, and since two thousand and four, 72 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: the Yankees postseason record against Boston is four to eight. 73 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 2: Not good. I don't know about you, guys, but I 74 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: am ready to exercis the demons reverse the reverse of 75 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 2: the curse. That is our motto for the next few days. 76 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 2: Boston had a pretty good year. They won eighty nine games. 77 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 2: They've got a great manager, Alex Cora. They scored seven 78 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 2: hundred and eighty six runs, they allowed six hundred and 79 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: seventy six runs. Their Pythagorean win loss record was ninety 80 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 2: two and seventy. A big part of their turnaround was 81 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 2: when Roman Anthony came up to the major leagues. He 82 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 2: is going to be an absolute superstar in this league. 83 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: He had a three point one Baseball Reference war in 84 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 2: just seventy one games as a rookie would not shock 85 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 2: me if he wins a couple of MVPs in the 86 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 2: next few years, just twenty one years old. He's a 87 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: type of player that I thought Jason Domingez was gonna be, honestly. 88 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: But the Red Sox have a lot of good players 89 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 2: that can give the Yankees trouble. Carlos Narvaya, former Yankee, 90 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,119 Speaker 2: has killed them all year, had a good season. Alex 91 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 2: Bregman obviously has given the Yankees fits for ages. But 92 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: the guy that we're all thinking about when we talk 93 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 2: about this series is Garrett Crochet. He went eighteen and 94 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: five with a two point five to nine ERA. He 95 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: led the American League in both innings pitched with two 96 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 2: hundred and five point one and in strikeouts with two 97 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty five. And he beat the Yankees a 98 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: few times. But he was not invincible. He was not invincible. 99 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 2: Sublime one of those folks who hasn't joined in a 100 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 2: while says, long time since I've come on. Just wanted 101 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 2: to say how great is having a podcast like this 102 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 2: to come back in chat. Hope we go all the way. 103 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 2: Appreciate the super chat there. Sublime, So Crochet against the 104 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: Yankees If you go to June seventh, he went six 105 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 2: innings and he allowed five runs, although he did strike 106 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 2: out nine. He won that game because the Yankees put 107 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 2: up ten runs against the Yankees pitching, which was terrible. 108 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: Ryan Yarborough started that game and he got absolutely demolished. 109 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,799 Speaker 2: He gave up I believe eight runs in that game. 110 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 2: Crochet's next start against the Yankees was fantastic. He went 111 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 2: eight in the third innings. He only gave up the 112 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 2: one run that was the home run to Aaron Judge 113 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 2: late in the game. Picked up his fourteenth win against 114 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: the Yankees. On August twenty thirty, he went seven innings 115 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: and allowed one run and struck out eleven. And then 116 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 2: his final started against the Yankees came on September fourteenth. 117 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: He went six innings, he gave up three runs, struck 118 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: out twelve to pick up his sixteenth win. So overall 119 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 2: this season against the Yankees, he was three and zero 120 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 2: three point twenty nine ERA thirty nine strikeouts in twenty 121 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: seven and a thirty innings. Now you can look at 122 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 2: this a few different ways. You can say, well, he's 123 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: dominated the Yankees, but no pitcher goes undefeated forever against 124 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 2: a certain team, right. I mean, eventually it evens out. 125 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: These are professional athletes, and you know, maybe the Yankees 126 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 2: are due. Some people don't believe in do. Some people 127 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 2: think it's a fallacy to believe in do. I think 128 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 2: the Yankees are due. I think that they might get 129 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 2: to him. We'll see. Brian Beao also had a really 130 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: good season eleven to nine, three point three to five ERA. 131 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 2: He is not a strikeout pitcher like Garrett Crochet, just 132 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: one hundred and twenty four strikeouts and one hundred and 133 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: sixty six and two thirds innings, but he always seems 134 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 2: to pitch well against the Yankees. This season, he went 135 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 2: two to one in three starts against the Yankees one 136 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 2: point eight to nine ERA. So, for those of you 137 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 2: who tuned in expecting me to basically puff out my 138 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 2: chest and be extremely cocky that the Yankees are going 139 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 2: to win the series and reassure you, I'm sorry, that's 140 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: just not the way I feel. This is going to 141 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: be a very very difficult series for the Yankees to win. 142 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 2: I think it's the toughest matchup that they've got. I 143 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 2: think they can beat the Blue Jays. I think that 144 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 2: they can, but you got to get there. You gotta 145 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:45,679 Speaker 2: get through Boston now. It does help that the Yankees 146 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: are playing at home. I expect the stadium to be ruckus. 147 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 2: I expect it to be crazy. It helps that Judge 148 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 2: and Stanton have both been swinging the bat better. We 149 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 2: need Judge to hit in the postseason this year. If 150 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 2: the Yankees lose two games and Judge goes zero for 151 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 2: seven with four strikeouts and a double play in a 152 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 2: big spot, he will never hear the end of it. 153 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 2: He will never hear the end of it. We have 154 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: got to make the plays on defense, manufacture runs. If 155 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 2: you're not hitting home runs. I mean, honestly, you'd like 156 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 2: to just hit some home runs and just take care 157 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: of business. Blow these guys out two games in a row. 158 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: But that's unlikely. These are good pitchers, right. You can't 159 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: get picked off of bases. You gotta be able to 160 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 2: get bunts down when you need to, you know, get 161 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 2: a bunt down. You've got to make the plays. You 162 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: can't be throwing balls into the camera. Well, if you're 163 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 2: Jazz Chism, you can't be booting balls. If you're Anthony Volpi, 164 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 2: you can't be, you know, making it tough on your defense. 165 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 2: You've got to make all the plays. Now is the 166 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 2: time for the Yankees to play their best baseball. Now 167 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 2: they have one eight straight and if you believe in 168 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 2: the law of averages, like I said, they're due to 169 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 2: lose one, right, I mean eight wins in a row 170 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 2: is tough. Nine or ten is even tougher. Right, They're 171 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 2: not gonna win fifteen in a row. Yankees have Max 172 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 2: Free going obviously one in one with a one point 173 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 2: nine to six ERA in three games against Boston, Carlos 174 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: Rodon one and two with a five point seventy four 175 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: ERA against Boston. I hate to say it, but Boston 176 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 2: has the advantage in terms of pitching. The Boston has 177 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 2: the advantage in terms of manager. Boston has the advantage 178 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 2: in terms of fundamental play, and I think Boston has 179 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 2: the advantage in terms of chemistry and makeup. I think 180 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: the Yankees have the advantage in being able to do 181 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 2: the damage with one swing with the home runs, and 182 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 2: they have the advantage of being at home and the 183 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 2: fact that the Red Sox don't have Roman Anthony, they 184 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 2: don't have Marcela Meyer. That does hurt their offense. You 185 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 2: guys know everything there is to know about this Yankees team. 186 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 2: There's nothing more I can tell you. They've got to 187 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 2: play good against a good team for once. Now, the 188 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: Yankees did win the last series they played against Boston, 189 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: and you know, you hope you ride that momentum and 190 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 2: it's fresh in their memory. Yankees are an imposing team. 191 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 2: You know. Two hundred and seventy four home runs is 192 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 2: no joke. That's more than the sixty one Yankees eight 193 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 2: and forty nine runs scored, first to Major League Baseball. 194 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 2: But it's gonna come down to pitching. Three point nine 195 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,599 Speaker 2: to one team that's fourteenth in MLB, that's seventh in 196 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 2: the American League, about halfway through the pack. Boston has 197 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 2: the advantage there and in the playoffs. Unfortunately, it often 198 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 2: comes down to pitching, and good pitching beats good hitting. 199 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 2: We all know that Michael Visa's Jazz has to eat 200 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 2: that ball sometimes, Yes, on that double play ball where 201 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 2: you don't have a great shot to get the guy 202 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 2: at first, just eat it. It's not worth putting a 203 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 2: guy in runners in scoring position or a runner in 204 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 2: scoring position. Yello says, they made it through the gauntlet, 205 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 2: they can do it. I hope you're right. Puestos says, 206 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 2: Croche is going to force the Yankees to set their 207 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 2: weakest lineup ever, maybe even the weakest playoff lineup ever. Chisholm, Rice, 208 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 2: Grisham or McMahon possibly not starting, And you're right, I 209 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 2: mean they might have Austin Slater starting for Game one. 210 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 2: You know, he hits lefties. We'll see, you know, maybe 211 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 2: he runs into one. A lot of times, it's the 212 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 2: unsung heroes that come up big in the postseason because 213 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 2: so much attention goes into stopping Judge, stopping Stanton, right, 214 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 2: that it's the other guys that beat you. Volpi is 215 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 2: not he is He should not be swinging for the 216 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 2: fences against Garrett Crochet taking that big hack right, get 217 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 2: on base, create create some situations where it's gonna be 218 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 2: tough for these pictures to avoid making a mistake. And 219 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 2: if you make a mistake to somebody like Stanton or Judge, 220 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: boom two nothing, three, nothing, something like that, that's what 221 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 2: you want. You want to create some some tough, tough 222 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 2: situations for these pictures over the next few days. Richard 223 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 2: C's for the love of God, minimal Volpi versus the 224 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 2: socks please, and then b X kid says, fifty four 225 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 2: home runs for Judge. Let's not forget Yeah, he got 226 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 2: robbed of one in Tampa Bay. Luis Hernandez says, do 227 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 2: you think the Yankees starting pitching is enough to beat 228 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 2: the Red Sox? I want to hear your opinion. Anybody 229 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 2: can beat anybody on any given day in baseball. You 230 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 2: can't predict baseball. I mean anything could happen, right, I 231 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 2: mean Crochet could have a bad start, right, I mean 232 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 2: he could give up five runs. It happens. The Yankees 233 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,599 Speaker 2: already put five runs on him once this year. It 234 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 2: could happen. Max Freed could have a great start. Carlos 235 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 2: Rodin is capable of being dominant. He's gonna be pumped up. 236 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 2: I put him on the thumbnail for a reason because 237 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 2: he's gonna be critical to the series. I expect the 238 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 2: Red Sox to win Game one. I just I just 239 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 2: flat out to I don't. I don't like the matchup 240 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 2: of Crochet versus the Yankees, but I think that Rodin 241 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 2: in Game two against Bao has a chance to come 242 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 2: up big. Is going to come down to Game three, 243 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 2: you know, Schlitler versus I believe Tyler Glastow, who is 244 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 2: filthy and a good year. Laurie c says we are 245 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:15,719 Speaker 2: peaking at the right time. Let's hope you're right. And 246 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 2: Andrew Calabria says we need to give it our all 247 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 2: each game, even if we lose Game one. I let's 248 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 2: take some voicemails here. It's just a reaction. 249 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 4: Hey, Derek, Anthony's from southern California. Here, happy playoff eve. 250 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 4: I guess what I want to say is I want 251 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 4: to know where all these people think that records we 252 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 4: set after the regular season. I guess it does. But 253 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 4: I don't think the playoffs are as much of a 254 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 4: crapshoot as people think they are. I think the issues 255 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 4: that you have in the regular season actually get magnified 256 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 4: when it comes to the postseason. That's me for better 257 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 4: or for worse. I'm not optimistic about this series against 258 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 4: the Red Sox. They've kicked us around the field all year, 259 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,599 Speaker 4: but you never know. I guess we did get to 260 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,839 Speaker 4: gross last time we played him, so who knows. Anyways, Man, 261 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 4: keep up the great work. Love the show. Can't wait 262 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 4: to hear what you have to say after tomorrow. 263 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 2: I appreciate the call. That's a great take. I mean 264 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 2: the playoff really does amplify weaknesses. That is absolutely correct. 265 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 2: We've seen it, and the Yankees have got to play 266 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 2: their tightest best baseball of the season. Here's Jill from Jersey. 267 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 3: Hi, Derek, Joe from Jersey. I just finished up the 268 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 3: Mike Francesca podcast. 269 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 4: I know you watch him. 270 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 5: He's great. 271 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 3: A couple of things. I thought it was funny how 272 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 3: he just blitteriz just ripped into the nets and everything 273 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 3: he said was true, going on a bunch of bombs. 274 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 6: But the thing that got me, I had flashbacks, daja 275 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 6: vu whatever you want to call when he said about Boston. 276 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 6: I had a lump in myself because when he was 277 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 6: saying that they're gonna, you know, outspeed the Yankees and 278 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 6: this and that, I was just like, here we go again, 279 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 6: you know, living guy by the home run, and I 280 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 6: hope you know he's wrong, so let's see what happens. 281 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 2: Appreciate the call. And I also watched Mike Francesa last night. 282 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 2: So last night was it was my twelfth wedding anniversary. 283 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 2: So after the Yankee game, I was obligated to watch 284 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 2: a ram a romantic movie with my wife, and we 285 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 2: watched The Bridges of Madison County, which, by the way, 286 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 2: phenomenal movie Clint Eastwood, Meryl Street. Very sad movie. But 287 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 2: after she went to bed, I stayed up for a 288 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 2: little while and I watched Francessa and he just tore 289 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 2: into the Mets, just tore into them. And you know, 290 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: he said something that stuck with me. He said that 291 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 2: he didn't want the buye in the first round because 292 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 2: he wanted to see the challenge of facing the Red Sox. 293 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 2: And sure, it's gonna be high drama, but I completely disagree. 294 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 2: I would have rather had the bye in the first round. 295 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 2: I don't like a best of three series. Now, thankfully 296 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 2: it's at home and the Yankees, you know, we'll have 297 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 2: a ruckus crowd behind them, but it is not going 298 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 2: to be easy call about the lineup. 299 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 7: Hey, Derek gotm in North Carolina here. Hey, I know 300 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 7: you're going to get into it, but I just wanted 301 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 7: to comment on the lineup strategy for Crochet. I think 302 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 7: with Freed on the mound, you've got to manage this game. 303 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 7: For a pitcher's duel, you got to try to work 304 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 7: the counts, get into the bullpen as quick as you can, 305 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 7: so that means you have to show up your defense, 306 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 7: potentially at the sacrifice of Lefty's splits. I don't think 307 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 7: you get cute here. I'm not playing Rosario in the field, 308 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 7: nor Slater now with a pitch to contact guy like Freed, 309 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 7: So that means you got a belly gris judge outfield, 310 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 7: got Goldie at first, keep Jazz a second. I'd be 311 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 7: playing Cabo re Volpi, but that's probably unlikely because reasons 312 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 7: and interestingly, well actually has reverse splits if you look 313 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 7: at it, much. 314 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 8: Better defender than right. 315 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 7: So that's the easiest decision that you've got. So I 316 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 7: guess in my mind is maybe the biggest question is McMahon, 317 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 7: you lose enough defensively putting Cabier or a third for 318 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 7: what you get offensively. Well, you know your thoughts. Man's 319 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 7: good luck to the Yanks, baby. 320 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 2: I think that that's a fantastic call. It's gonna be 321 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 2: interesting to see how Boone makes out the lineup. Personally, 322 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 2: I would have cabal Row in there for sure. I 323 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 2: would probably put him at I'd probably put him at 324 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 2: second base and play Rosario at third just for Game one, 325 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 2: and I might even play Austin Slater in left field. 326 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 2: I know he sucks. I know he's terrible, but he 327 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 2: hits lefties and all you need is somebody to run 328 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 2: into one, you know, And I know he hasn't played much. 329 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 2: It's gonna be interesting see it shakes out. Now the 330 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 2: Rice and Wells thing, that's interesting. Do you go with 331 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 2: the hot hand Rice coming off with two home runs, 332 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 2: including one off a lefty, or do you go with 333 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 2: Wells who has reverse splits. That's interesting and he's a 334 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 2: better defender. You know. My pick to click in this 335 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 2: game is Paul Goldschmith. Paul Goldsmith's a veteran. You know, 336 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 2: he's been wanting to win a World Series. He he 337 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 2: hits left as well. I think he's gonna be overlooked 338 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 2: because he doesn't have huge numbers. I could see him 339 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 2: running into one. I thought he's had some good swings 340 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 2: lately too. 341 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 8: Hey, Derek is putt of a love your show, and 342 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 8: I just want to call in and say, I know 343 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 8: I'm probably looking too far into the future. We haven't 344 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 8: played the wildcard yet against Boston. Honestly, I feel like 345 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 8: Boston is the scariest team for us to make it 346 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 8: back to the Worldsics, So knocking out Boston and the 347 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 8: wildcard would be amazing. Honestly, if we do get past Boston, 348 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 8: I have no fear against Toronto. I mean, Kevin Gosman, 349 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 8: Judge has his number, Max Scherzer his eras what in 350 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 8: the fours basically washed up. They don't have a rotation 351 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 8: that scares me. So yeah, I feel like Boston is 352 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 8: the only team that could threaten us. But after Boston, 353 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 8: Toronto cakewalk in my opinion, even though they had her 354 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 8: number in the regular season. But that's just my opinion. 355 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 2: I appreciate the call. I do not first of all, 356 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 2: saying that anybody in the playoffs, especially the division champion 357 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 2: that won ninety four games, as a cakewalk, I think 358 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 2: is is ill advised. H Toronto's a very very good 359 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 2: team and they're very careful, papable beating the Yankees. But 360 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 2: I do agree with some callers who said that, you know, 361 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 2: they might be a little bit rusty, you know, getting 362 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 2: five days off, you know, but they're gonna have a 363 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 2: crazy crowd behind them. I mean, I think back about 364 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 2: was it ten years ago, eleven years ago the twin 365 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 2: sixteen team, I guess, uh that Toronto team that had 366 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 2: uh you know, Batista and Donaldson at the height of 367 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 2: his career. The crowd was absolutely nuts. And and let's 368 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 2: not forget they have played well against us all year, 369 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 2: especially in Toronto. Richard C says, Cabby's gonna have his 370 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 2: Dave Roberts moment for us. Man. I hope so Dave 371 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 2: Roberts with the steel Herd around the world. Here's Melvin, 372 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: what's up? 373 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 9: Very love him from Ohio. I love the show like always, man, 374 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,880 Speaker 9: and I'm definitely I'm excited, man. 375 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 10: I think that the. 376 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 9: Yankees have a great opportunity to win the World Series 377 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 9: of years just because we're gonna have Aaron Judge not 378 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 9: having a long lay over and I think he's gonna 379 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 9: come in hot. 380 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 8: And I don't think we have that much pressure. 381 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 9: I don't think the Yankees have pressure right now, so 382 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 9: being like the best al team right now, and I 383 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 9: think it's gonna help the players. We play with more, 384 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 9: you know, less pressure and just not overthink. So I 385 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 9: think we have a great chance to go to the 386 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 9: World Fiers again, as long as people will what we 387 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 9: gotta do. But yeah, I mean I'm excited. Hopefully we 388 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 9: don't get you know, they can eliminated. Hopefully I will 389 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 9: get if we do. 390 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, great call. Mark Stenroe says, No matter what the 391 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 2: Yankees do in the playoffs, it feels great to have 392 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 2: the Astros and Mets miss the postseason. I mean, how 393 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 2: about that, right, I mean, that's that's one of the 394 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 2: worst collapses ever for the Mets. I mean, and I'm 395 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 2: confused because I thought this was a Mets town now, 396 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 2: I mean, somebody said that was a Mets town. Was 397 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 2: it Soto who said that? Yeah, I mean I don't 398 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 2: think so anymore. 399 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, Hi, Derek, Steve calling from me. This is what 400 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: we need Judge to play well in the World Series. 401 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,479 Speaker 1: This is the way they've been beating Judge all the time, 402 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: especially in the playoffs, especially Cora. This is the way 403 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: they do it. An unexpected fastball for strike one right 404 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: down the middle. Now he thinks they're gonna pitch. They're 405 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 1: gonna pitch to him instead of pitching around. He goes 406 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 1: fishing for an outside curveball one in one. Then they 407 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:13,120 Speaker 1: throw him a couple more outside the plate, sliders outside, 408 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: lower outside. He takes them both full count. Finally, they 409 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: either throw him a sinker below his knees or a 410 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: fast ball on the inside part of the plate that 411 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: he swings right through. I've seen this time and time 412 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: and time again. 413 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:27,479 Speaker 10: He needs to know it. 414 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: His hitting coach needs to know it. He needs to 415 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: prepare for it. He needs to take his walks because 416 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a lot of them. That is all 417 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: good day. 418 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 2: Steve has been hard on Judge all year, and now 419 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 2: is Judge's chance to shut Steve up. So let's hope 420 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 2: that this is what we're hearing from Steve after the series. 421 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 10: Hey, Derek, this is Williams and Florida. I know that 422 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 10: we're facing coach set in the first game of the 423 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 10: wild Card. I have four players that I would like 424 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 10: to know yourinion on whether you think that they will 425 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 10: probably give us the best option, the best opportunity to 426 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 10: win the game. So I have Wells starting catching catcher 427 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 10: over Rice, Slater over Grisham, and left field Cavaliero over 428 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 10: Schism and Rosario over McMahon. I think when need to 429 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 10: go right handed heavy, so we could put some pressure 430 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 10: on Krosche. But what do you think about that? 431 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 2: I mean, the thing is Slater is not played a lot, 432 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 2: and Wells I know that his splits are better, but 433 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 2: Crouchet is a different animal. Dude. It's just gonna be 434 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 2: such It's gonna be interesting to see what Boone does. 435 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 2: I mean, no matter who's in there, you're probably gonna 436 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 2: have to manufacture a run or two. Honestly, I think 437 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 2: it might just come down to a big home run. 438 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 2: I think I think the best way for the Yankees 439 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 2: to win against Crochet is with a big three run 440 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 2: home run and for Max Free to dominate. I think 441 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 2: you gotta get Crochet early on. The crowd is going 442 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 2: to be nuts. He's never pitched in a postseason game before. 443 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,199 Speaker 2: You know, maybe he's a little bit wild coming out 444 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 2: of the gate. You know, maybe puts a couple of 445 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 2: guys on and you got playoff Stanton and he tries 446 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 2: to deal Stanton a fastball away to get strike one, 447 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 2: and Stanton just takes it into the right field seats. 448 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 2: That's I think the formula for the Yankees to get 449 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 2: a lead on Garrett Crochet and then Max Freed pitches 450 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:40,199 Speaker 2: his ass off. That's how you win Game one. But 451 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 2: then you still got to deal with Brian Bayo in 452 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 2: Game two. Here's Ben. 453 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 11: My name is Ben. I live in Maryland now, but 454 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 11: I grew up in the Bronx from a lifelong Yankees fan, 455 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 11: and one of the most gratifying things for me to 456 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 11: see this year was how Ben Rice and Trink Christian 457 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 11: both did the season. I became an early believer in 458 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 11: both of them last season when I went to the 459 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 11: Yankees Orioles game in Baltimore on July fourteenth, twenty twenty four. 460 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 11: Both of them hit home runs that game, and they 461 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 11: were awesome. 462 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: Yeah. 463 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 11: I look forward to seeing Ben Rice continue on his path, 464 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,640 Speaker 11: and I wish there was some way that Prince Grisham 465 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 11: can stay in the team. He's one of the great 466 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 11: low key New York Yankey's outfielder's, kind of like I 467 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 11: remember Paul Blair and Roy White when I was growing 468 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 11: up in the seventies. Anyway, love your show and thank you. 469 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 2: I appreciate the call. I never got to see Paul Blair, 470 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 2: I never got to see all those older guys. I 471 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 2: wish I could have, but I didn't exist. Laurie c 472 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 2: wants to know what channel the game is on, you know, 473 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 2: I honestly don't know. I was gonna check probably a 474 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:40,959 Speaker 2: half an hour for the game. That's kind of like 475 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,719 Speaker 2: I'm weird about that, Like I don't really line up 476 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 2: my you know, my watching a schedule. I just kind 477 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 2: of check and see what channel the game is on. 478 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 2: And as I'm preparing for the game, for the post 479 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 2: or for the setting up the podcast and stuff, I 480 00:25:56,840 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 2: just kind of find it. Put on the pregame and 481 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 2: that's my routine. But hopefully the announcers are not anti Yankees, 482 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 2: because we've had to deal with that a lot lately. 483 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 2: A quick word from Draft Kings and then back we've 484 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 2: got see five more voicemails, uh uh, and then we 485 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 2: will wrap it up. 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And I want to know 512 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 2: who's going to be announcing those games. That'd be interesting 513 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 2: for me. You know, David Cohne does ESPN, so maybe 514 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 2: we'll get him in the booth and that'll be our 515 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 2: little Yankees representative. We got to call here about our 516 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 2: winning streak. 517 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,159 Speaker 13: What's going on, Derek. The Yankees finished the season invasingly. 518 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 13: I think it is the longest winning streak of the year, actually, 519 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 13: and it came with the best time. Really unfortunate, of 520 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 13: course that we couldn't defeat the Jays in the division. 521 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 13: A lot of close games, a lot of games the 522 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 13: Yankees blew this year that they could have easily won. 523 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 13: And Williams obviously has been a visible But at the 524 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:00,360 Speaker 13: same time, you know, every team can say that. I'm 525 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 13: SUREJS have a lot of games like that too, so 526 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 13: you know, credit to them. But the Yankees are kind 527 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 13: up like a buzzsaw right now. 528 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 8: They're tearing through. 529 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 13: Everything in their pads and uh, you know, the red 530 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 13: socks crochet scares the hell out of me. But you know, 531 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 13: we'll see. I mean, hey, it could benefit guys like 532 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 13: Judge like Volti to not have too much of a layoff. 533 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 13: I know Volti plays better with the all days, but nonetheless, 534 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 13: I mean, these guys are hot right now. Did we 535 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 13: really want them to have five days off? 536 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:27,160 Speaker 2: Appreciate the call. I mean, you make a good point, 537 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 2: and we've had a lot of people saying that. Well, 538 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 2: I guess we'll see how it shakes out. Cox Odia says, 539 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 2: why no start Jazz because lefty and lefty I mean, 540 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 2: Crochet will will eat Jazz's lunch. But you know, and 541 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 2: Jazz also, you know, he got hit by a pitch 542 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 2: the other day. Didn't look great when he came in 543 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 2: there yesterday. So we'll see. Here's Austin. 544 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 14: Hey, Derek, this is awesome. So it's on Yankee j 545 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 14: Redstock super excited. I'm actually really happy that they're not 546 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 14: winning the division. I was kind of hoping for this 547 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 14: because I think the way they've been rolling, I think 548 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 14: it's better that they keep playing. Just my two cents, 549 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 14: maybe an unpopular opinion. But the other thing, this game, 550 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 14: we're seeing a couple of things that we really don't 551 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 14: want to see the Yankees doing in the postseason. The 552 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 14: pickoff on Cabaliro, which I think he actually got kind 553 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 14: of screwed on that call. I think the base was 554 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 14: game walked before the ball was before the ball got there. 555 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 14: I mean that's what it looked like. I said, I 556 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 14: think Boone had a legit argument there. The other thing 557 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 14: was Jazz on the ball away. I think that he 558 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 14: just gets too excited. Man, he gets too exuberant. He 559 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 14: gets too excited, he tries to do too much, and 560 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 14: that's something he's really got to not do in the 561 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 14: playoffs that could kill us. He's got to put that 562 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 14: one in his back pocket anyway. 563 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 2: That's yeah, Yeah, Jazz has made some dumb throws and 564 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 2: we totally got screwed on that pickoff. That should not 565 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 2: be allowed. You should not be allowed to block the 566 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 2: entire base with your foot. 567 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 15: Hey, Derek, I just want to say it was a 568 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 15: great year. If if you told me we've end up 569 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 15: with ninety four wins after we lost Garrett Colin Stanton 570 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 15: in the spring, I would have been like, you're you're 571 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 15: joking right, impressive, But we did it, you know we 572 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 15: uh the emergence of Frank Grisham, Rice, ben Rice Schlittler, 573 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 15: even to some degree World Warren just unbelievable, Just really 574 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 15: great stories, you know, just really excited about the young 575 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 15: arms moving forward, Trent and Ben Rice. I hope they 576 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 15: continue this kind of performance in their careers with the Yankees, 577 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 15: of course, but yeah, just hell of a way to 578 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 15: come back after the after the July swom we had 579 00:30:55,360 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 15: best record in baseball, finished out with eight game winning streak, 580 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 15: you know, best, the best they best they've looked all year. 581 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, appreciate it. Uh, eight game winning streak is fantastic, 582 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 2: But then you wonder, like, when is that juice gonna 583 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 2: run out? Right? Nobody wins fifteen sixteen in a row anymore, 584 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 2: especially the Yankees. Here's Milton. 585 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 3: It is direct. 586 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 10: This is Milton from Tuxes. I'm not glowing or anything 587 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 10: like that because we sticked a long way to go, 588 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 10: but it's such an access one. 589 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: Sotos still playing with the Mets. I guess it. 590 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 4: Didn't work out for them. 591 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 8: Well, okay, that's all I have to say for now. 592 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: And you know we want without him. 593 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 8: And least where he's going in the playoffs and they're not. 594 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:46,960 Speaker 2: It doesn't look like yeah they're uh, they're out. And 595 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 2: you know, Soto had a great year, but when it counted, 596 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 2: he didn't come up big and the Mets folded like 597 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 2: a cheap suit. So it is what it is. 598 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 5: Final call here, Hey go Yankees, Derek, Well, I got 599 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 5: my wish. The Yankees won and they're going to the 600 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 5: wild Card. I know everybody wanted them to finish in 601 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 5: the first place. I think it's really encouraging, though, that 602 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 5: they've just finished strong and that they're going in hot, 603 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 5: and that's what I think is key. I think that'll 604 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 5: be our advantage. We're going in hot and h I 605 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 5: think we could beat the Red Sox team though we 606 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 5: had a worst season record. And what you were describing 607 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 5: on the air about far Crochet, they did the same 608 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 5: thing in the Celtic Pride the nineties movie. If you 609 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 5: haven't seen it, you gotta watch it. Damon Wayns is 610 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 5: this uh basketball player who's gonna beat up on you know, 611 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 5: the Celtics and the championships, so you know these guys 612 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 5: are the far One night he stumbles in, you know, 613 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 5: gearing up for a night out on the town before 614 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 5: he goes into the big championship games, and they end 615 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 5: up kidnapping him inside. 616 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 3: I can't beat him. 617 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 2: That was great. Yeah, that was a great movie, Damon Waynes. 618 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 2: Was fantastic. Yeah. I saw that movie ahead. Daniel Stern, 619 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,959 Speaker 2: I think you know from City Slickers and Home Alone 620 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 2: and and the Voice on Wonder Years. But uh, anyway, 621 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 2: let's wrap it up here. Tomorrow at noon, I'm going 622 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 2: to have Robbie Hyde, baseball content creator and noted Red 623 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 2: Sox fan host of Monster Territory, and we're gonna have 624 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 2: a little shit talking session tomorrow at noon on the channel. 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