1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: And there he is the man, the myth, and the legend. 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: One of my favorite booths in all of Major League 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Baseball is when Tom McCarthy and Kruky John Cruck are 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: in the booth together talking about the Philadelphia field and 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: they are the NL East champs once again. Tom, great 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: to be with you. Thank you for doing this. I 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 1: know you're incredibly busy. Congrats man, what a team to cover, 8 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: and it's the earliest that they have clinched an NL's 9 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: title in their history. Tell me what you're going through 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: right now. 11 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 2: Well, it's just great to see and guys, thanks for 12 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 2: having me on. You know, it's funny. I was sitting 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 2: there Sunday on my flight back from my football game, 14 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: and I hadn't realized that this would have been the 15 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: earliest that they would have clinched, because, you know, going 16 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: back two weeks ago, they were three games up over 17 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 2: the Mets, and I'm thinking, well, I'm gonna have to 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: take Week four off of the NFL because that's when 19 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: the clinching's going to happen. So I did that, and 20 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, they come flying, 21 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: flying high, and it was just incredible to watch how 22 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: how well they were playing, how well they were pitching. 23 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 2: They've only lost the one game since Trey Turner and 24 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 2: Alec Bohm went on the injury list. It's pretty remarkable. 25 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 2: And to couple that with what they they've done since 26 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 2: Zach Wheelers out, it's a really good group. And to 27 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: watch them do that last the other thing too, I 28 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 2: know it was late. It was a great baseball game, 29 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: Like it was a really cool baseball game. And I 30 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 2: probably wouldn't have said that if we had lost. But 31 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,559 Speaker 2: it was really a very good game. 32 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 3: I mean, the congratulations affilies. This has been a foregone 33 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: conclusion I've said for a while now, but this is 34 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 3: what I want to know. Are you a in the 35 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 3: champagne kind of guy? Are you a lurker around the 36 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 3: edges kind of guy? Do you jump in and get sprayed? 37 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 3: It was Krooky there because I can see Crooky. I 38 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 3: know Crooky doesn't I don't think drinks it. He doesn't 39 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: drink anymore, right, So I mean it's Crooky like getting 40 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: the sparkling grape juice sprayed on him because he. 41 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 4: Wasn't He was not there. 42 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: And if you guys have been at the Dodger stadium 43 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 2: in the Visney Clubhouse. They've done really a lot of work, 44 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: is a lot of no's a lot of work on 45 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 2: making it better. But it's really small. So I think 46 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 2: we were all kind of on the fringe, because if 47 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: we weren't, there was not a whole lot of room 48 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 2: in the middle of that area. I did just send 49 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: all my clothes out though, because it did get enough 50 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: of it, and the clothes I wore last night for 51 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: the celebration basically the same clothes I've worn for the 52 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: last four years of celebrations. I've taken them, I've repacked them, 53 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: I've sealed them off into my closet after I'm done. 54 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 2: But you know, you try to get as little as 55 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: you can. I forgot my crocs though, that was the thing. 56 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: I was in socks basically, So those socks got thrown away. 57 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 4: All right. 58 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 3: So who celebrated it the most? Sometimes there's times like eleven, 59 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 3: it's always well, he parties the most. I'm saying, who 60 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 3: was it different for? Who is it different for? Because 61 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: in eleven I remember watching Hunter Pence. I mean, the 62 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 3: guys had won five straight, I think, and celebrates and 63 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 3: there was live somewhere a little bit more subdued. 64 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 4: Hunter Pence was like, this is amazing. You guys should all. 65 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 3: Do and Victorino is like folding up his shirt and like, 66 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 3: I wouldn't win the World Series. I'm gonna you know, 67 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: I'm gonna go work out kind of thing. Who celebrated 68 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 3: it a little bit differently on this team. 69 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 2: You know, it's funny you say that cratzy because it 70 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 2: was more more of a workman like celebration. It wasn't 71 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: like a lot of the other ones that we've had. 72 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 2: I mean, it was great to do it. I thought 73 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: some of the like some of the newcomers, you know, 74 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 2: the hayesus Lozardos, who's already celebrated when the Marlins went 75 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: into the postseason, Lou Trevino and Tim Mayza, both local 76 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: guys who get a chance to celebrate as Phillies fans, 77 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: even though they they've been there before with other teams. 78 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 2: That's a really good question, I would probably say, besides Garrett, 79 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: who always celebrates because he's really good at it and 80 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 2: he's the best DJ in the history of clubhouse DJs, 81 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: you know, our owner on Middleton really celebrated. It was 82 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: kind of cool to see him in the mix with 83 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 2: it player wise, I think they all were. They were 84 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: all in there. I mean it was it was. There's 85 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 2: a great picture that one of our team photographers, my 86 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: buddy Mitch, took of Harper in the middle of its 87 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 2: kind of his arms raised out. I thought that was 88 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: emblematic of the whole thing. 89 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 3: Well, that's all you said. I was kind of workman like. Yeah, 90 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 3: the celebration on the field was workman like. When you 91 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 3: get a beer bong out there, I think it's a 92 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 3: little less and I know that's Garrett Cratzykratzy. 93 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 2: Cratzy is a new term for it. It's called the 94 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: chug buddy. Apparently called the chug buddy. 95 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 4: So not a beer bong. Okay, I don't know. 96 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: That's what it's said on the side of it. 97 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 4: Good to know, Okay, the chug buddy. 98 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 3: Can you confirm that it was apple juice in Bryce's 99 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 3: chug buddy? 100 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 2: You know what, I don't know if it was apple 101 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 2: juice it was, I'm sure it was something along those lines. 102 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: I didn't look at his I was looking at the 103 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: other guys. I was out turned. I was turned to 104 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: my head doing some other inner views. 105 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: Apple between the chug buddy opportunities. Is anyone sliding in 106 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: an extension with John Middleton and Kyle Schwarber in between, 107 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: like all of these celebrations. Can can we just extend 108 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: Schwarber for a lifetime contract for the Philadelphia Phillies, Tom, 109 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: Because I'm obsessed with him. I'm obsessed with this Philly 110 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: and I want him to be a Philly for the 111 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: remainder of his days. What are we doing with him? 112 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 2: You know, I think everybody feels that way, Alana. I 113 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 2: think I mean everybody in the organization, front office, the 114 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: ownership group, they all want him to stay. I mean, 115 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 2: he's been such a shot in the arm. I mean 116 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 2: it's so uplifting to watch him take some swings. But 117 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: it's also the off the field stuff that he and 118 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 2: Page and the entire Schwarber family have been part of, 119 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 2: you know, here in Philadelphia. I mean when he launched 120 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: that one right there, the number fifty home run, I mean, 121 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 2: it was just explosive in the ballpark. I think it's 122 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 2: going to get done. I think they've kind of put 123 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 2: it off until you know the season is over with. 124 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 2: But you know, God bless him for doing what he's done. 125 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: I mean, he was a very big prospect obviously coming 126 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 2: out of Indiana won a World Series with the Cubs. 127 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: The sky was the limit despite the knee injury. But 128 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 2: he's played himself into having a very comfortable last few 129 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 2: years in the big leagues, and I don't see him 130 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 2: slowing down. But I do think it's going to get done. 131 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 2: I think that he wants to stay. I think he's 132 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 2: great for the city. I think the city is great 133 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: for him, and I look forward to having him in 134 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 2: the clubhouse for many years to come. 135 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 3: Can you talk about John Middleton's demeanor when you had 136 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 3: mentioned it there that he was celebrating because AJ on 137 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 3: the show did the Mets Phillies series last year and 138 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 3: saw John Middleton leaving after they lost, and he said 139 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 3: that was one pissed off dude. 140 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 4: And I think this team is going to have changes. 141 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 3: And I know John just from alumni days going, you know, 142 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 3: being invited over to his house. And I was roasted 143 00:06:55,400 --> 00:07:00,039 Speaker 3: for agreeing that he thinks this is his legacy to 144 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 3: leave a World Series championship in Philly. Is there anything 145 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 3: that is. 146 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 4: Not right with that? Is he. 147 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 3: Doing exactly what he's done every other year or is 148 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 3: there more of like a ratcheted up, like, Hey, we 149 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 3: really need to do this now, because you always hear 150 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 3: about his riveting speeches and spring training and everything too. 151 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he obviously is all in. I mean, 152 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 2: he's a Philly fan, true and true. I mean that's 153 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 2: the one thing about him. You know, when you think 154 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: about ownership groups around Major League Baseball, there's a lot 155 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 2: of them who are big fans of the teams that 156 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 2: they own, but have been for their entire livelihood, but 157 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 2: not all of them. He is. I mean, he is 158 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 2: a Philly fan. It's the Phillies, it's the Eagles, whatever. 159 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 2: But he wants this to be a legacy that he 160 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 2: can leave on such a positive note. You know, he 161 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 2: keeps talking about wanting his trophy back. I mean he 162 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: truly does. But you can see it the way he 163 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 2: goes about everything, you know, watching him in the ninth 164 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: inning last night. I mean, he is a fan and 165 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 2: he consumes every thing about the Phillies. And I think 166 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 2: that's a great thing because the fact that he embraces 167 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 2: every bit of this ball club from you know, whether 168 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: it be the celebrations, whether it be the trips, everything 169 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 2: goes a long way for all of the players. And 170 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 2: their families feeling good about being part of this organization 171 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 2: and this great city. So he loves it. Gratsy. I mean, 172 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 2: it's it is, It is in his blood. And you know, 173 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 2: he's a very competitive guy. And I like that about him. 174 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 2: I like the passion and he treats a lot of 175 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 2: us really really well. And I think it's I think 176 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 2: it's emblematic of the city that we are part of. 177 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 2: I mean, he is true and true of Philadelphia. 178 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree. Question the home field advantage for the 179 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 3: Phillies big time. You're there every night. Kruck never travels. 180 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 3: So the question that AJ asked it he was there 181 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 3: Kruck truck. Kruck drives to Fort Myers and then back 182 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 3: up to Phillies. So he's only there in Philly. 183 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 5: He took some trips this year. Oh yeah, it took 184 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 5: big timer. But can you can you try to explain 185 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 5: to our national audience the energy or just the atmosphere 186 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 5: that's in Citizens Bank And it's the reason the Phillies 187 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 5: have the best home record in baseball the last two 188 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 5: years because we always try to explain. AJ tries to 189 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 5: explain San Diego and what kind of environment that is 190 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 5: you go in. 191 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 4: There, and it's ruckus. 192 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 3: Can you explain it to our national audience what Citizens 193 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 3: Bank is like, especially in the playoffs. 194 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, So there's a there's a there's an emotion that 195 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 2: you feel when you're at the ballpark, and it's it's 196 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:43,319 Speaker 2: the good, the bad, the nerve wracking, whatever you're feeling. 197 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 2: The stadium is feeling too. But they're so uplifting when 198 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 2: the game begins, when something positive happens, when they need 199 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 2: to come from behind and do something. There's a soundtrack 200 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: that's just different. And you know, we've been in different 201 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 2: cities during the playoffs. You guys are right. San Diego's unbelievable. 202 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 2: San Francisco's unbelievable. Boston is unbelievable. It's hard to in 203 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,719 Speaker 2: New York last year at City Field, I mean it 204 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 2: was incredible to feel it. It is hard to duplicate 205 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 2: what is South Philadelphia and Citizens Bank Park. I mean 206 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 2: it is just uplifting on every level. I mean as 207 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 2: a broadcaster, the soundtrack is just riveting. I mean it 208 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 2: is just incredible. It brings you to a different level. 209 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 2: You know, nothing against Dodger Stadium last night, but it 210 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 2: was not what it would have been at Citizens Bank 211 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 2: park in a tie game in extra innings with that feeling, 212 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 2: that playoff feeling. I'm grateful that that's what I get 213 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 2: to go to work for every day. But you kind 214 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 2: of feel the whole rollercoaster of a game and not 215 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 2: in your stomach, Like you feel that not in your stomach. 216 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 2: Everybody in the crowd has the not in that stomach. 217 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 2: And when you see Victorino hit a grand slam against 218 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 2: CC Sabathia, you feel the whole Bill Bilding shake, or 219 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 2: Bryce going opo against the Padres, you feel the whole 220 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 2: building shakes. It's really something that I wish upon every 221 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 2: baseball fan to feel. 222 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a great, great atmosphere. You just are a 223 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: man of many talents. Mister Tom McCarthy called Bengals Ravens 224 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: on Sunday. A rumor is you have Colts and Titans 225 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: this upcoming week and a Cup. I have a two 226 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: part question. Number one coming off Colts and Broncos game, 227 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: which you did not call, but I'm pissed off about 228 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: how many times do they call a leverage penalty? Number one, 229 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: that's the question I want to know. And number two, 230 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: how do you juggle all of this? 231 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 4: Well? 232 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 2: Question number one. I watched that and I still don't 233 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 2: think that there was a leverage. I think he put 234 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 2: his hands on him, but I didn't see this three 235 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: hundred pound guy put his hands on him and lift up. 236 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 2: I saw him put his hands on him but then 237 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 2: have no impact on the play. But it is it 238 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 2: is the letter of the law. But I was I 239 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 2: was expecting to see somebody put hands on jump over. 240 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 2: I saw somebody low hands on. I didn't really see 241 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 2: the leverage play that they were talking. 242 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: The Denver Broncos should be two and oh damn it, 243 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: Denver Bronco. 244 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 5: Oh. 245 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 2: I mean, well, you know it's funny. So this morning 246 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 2: I've spent my time doing my charts for this weekend. 247 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 2: I kind of have this regimen where I get up 248 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 2: at a certain time and then for two and a 249 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 2: half three hours I do football, and then I'll do baseball, 250 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 2: and then the next day I'll sort of do the 251 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 2: same thing. But I had a little bit of a 252 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 2: I don't know what it was. I had a brain fart. 253 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 2: So I started doing the Texans chart. But we're I'm 254 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: not doing the Texans game. So when I do do 255 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 2: a Texans game down the road, I got their offense 256 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 2: all into a chart, so everything's ready to go, but 257 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 2: I just try to manage my time with it. I mean, 258 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 2: I got a really good crew, and those meetings beginning 259 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 2: on Friday, as you guys know, you know, because you 260 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 2: do other games, they're so helpful to get in there 261 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 2: and just sort of hunker down. I'm just grateful that 262 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 2: I was here to do this game because on Sunday 263 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 2: when I'm doing that the Ravens game, I'm thinking, oh man, 264 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 2: I'm going to miss the clinching and that would have 265 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 2: crushed me if I would have missed the clinching. 266 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 3: Mm hmm, Well you wouldn't have got sprayed with apple juice, Tom, 267 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 3: But can you show one of those charts, because I 268 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 3: don't think people understand what a football charge. 269 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 4: Yeah. 270 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 2: So this is the start of it right here. This 271 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 2: is the kind of the skeleton of it. This is 272 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 2: the this is the this is the Tennessee Titans right here. 273 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 4: Yeah. So you have basically do one of those boxes 274 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 4: for the whole team, right yeah. 275 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 2: And this is the this is the Texans for later 276 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 2: on this year that I started and gotten halfway done with. 277 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 4: They lost last night to the Bucks. By the way, 278 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 4: I'm just saying. 279 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 2: They did, and I'm not sure. I think I was 280 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 2: watching some highlights of it. And that's why I I'm 281 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 2: a lot of times in the AFC South, so sometimes 282 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 2: my mind's working that I'm either Texans, Jags, Titans. You know, Colts. 283 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 4: You got the Ravens right this week. 284 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 2: I had him last weekend. That was that was great. 285 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 2: I love going to Baltimore. That's a great It's a 286 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 2: great stadium to watch a game. 287 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 3: Okay, so better better stadium then an NFL stadium packed 288 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 3: or the Bank packed? 289 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 4: Which one's a bank packed? 290 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 2: The Bank packed it is. 291 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 3: I mean it's better than better than the Phillies. I 292 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 3: mean the Eagles stadium across the way. So I was 293 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 3: over the Eagles. Be careful, now, be careful. 294 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 2: I'm always I'm always gonna say Citizens Bank Park. I mean, 295 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 2: I love, I love Lincoln Financial Field, but I'm always 296 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 2: gonna say I will say this. I remember some years 297 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 2: ago watching the Eagles Vikings when the Phillies are going 298 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 2: through their decade of not being in the postseason, and 299 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 2: I'm in the box watching the playoff game, and the 300 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 2: Eagle fans are doing the skull, you know, just to 301 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 2: mock the Vikings and Gabe Kapler was there with me 302 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 2: and I looked at him, I said, this is what 303 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 2: it's going to be like. We never got there with Gabe, 304 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 2: but it was deafening the Eagles Vikings game team. 305 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 3: I think you're the best baseball announcer out there, and 306 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 3: thank a friend, but it kills me. And do you 307 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 3: think you'll ever see a change where you get to 308 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 3: do national games when the Phillies are in it? It 309 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 3: kills me that you're not on. And I love that 310 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 3: your guys Franski in La and Murph and Stocker, all 311 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 3: the guys from the radio crew for the Phillies, they 312 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 3: let you in and you guys make a little pump fired. 313 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 4: You barely fit in the radio booth. I love that. 314 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 3: But to me, baseball is a regional game and the 315 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 3: one time of year when guys like you should be 316 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 3: celebrated nationally because regionally everybody gets to enjoy you, and 317 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 3: then nationally for football, and then you get put to 318 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 3: the sideline. You think that'll ever get changed? 319 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 2: Boy, that's a great question. Cratsey. I knew what I 320 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 2: was getting into when I switched over to television. I 321 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 2: don't think it'll ever get changed. I do wish it would. 322 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 2: I would love the opportunity. I'm grateful that I get 323 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: to do two witnings of radio every playoff game, Beyond 324 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 2: grateful because not many TV guys get a chance to 325 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 2: do that. I do wish it would happen, But you know, 326 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 2: we're fortunate that there are a lot of really good 327 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 2: people doing those national games, so they kind of tell 328 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 2: the story and make sure that it's told properly. I 329 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 2: just don't think it'll ever happen now that it obviously 330 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 2: hasn't happened for so long, I don't think it'll ever 331 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 2: go back the other way, as much as I wish 332 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 2: it would. 333 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 3: Hey, listen, tomm you do a great job, but it's 334 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 3: not happening because unless unless you get a job like 335 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 3: a Jason Bennetti on a national game in a national broadcasting, 336 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 3: it's not gonna happen because the national rights holders, as 337 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 3: you know, pay so much. 338 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 4: Money for these games. 339 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 3: Their money is made in the playoffs, and they use 340 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 3: these guys the whole year to get to the playoffs. 341 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 4: B I mean, listen, yeah, I mean everyone, every every local. 342 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 3: Homer person says, oh, we want our local guys to 343 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 3: cry the playoff games. 344 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 4: It's not gonna happen. I'm sorry. 345 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 3: As cool as could be, it's not gonna happen because 346 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 3: then you'd have to have two broadcasts doing the game. 347 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 3: So you can't have two. You can't have two broadcasts 348 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 3: on one channel. So sorry, you can't have the Phillies 349 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 3: and the Mets guys both calling the game together. 350 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 4: That would be weird. You and Gary would be like, 351 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 4: who talks more? 352 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 3: I don't know, we talked the Saints. I don't know, 353 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 3: he says, some Cruck I don't know. But anyways, before 354 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 3: I let you go. 355 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 2: You you imagine that you imagine a Keith John Cruck 356 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 2: booth or Ron Darling John Cruck No. 357 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 3: To be unbelievable. But here here's here's the question I 358 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 3: have for you. First of all, should the tush push 359 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 3: be banned? Because last I mean against the Chiefs they 360 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 3: used it seven times? 361 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 2: Right, I mean, come on, like, I don't know, you know, 362 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 2: I did the Saints game Week one, and and you 363 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 2: know Kellen Moore who came over from the Eagles, they 364 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 2: tried it and it just didn't really work the way 365 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 2: it does in Philadelphia. I don't know, I don't think 366 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 2: it should be banned. I think it's a football play, 367 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 2: and you know, I'm amazed that nobody's figured out how 368 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 2: to stop it as of yet. But it is amazing 369 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 2: to me to watch like the Saints trying to cheat. 370 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 4: They cheat. Every time they cheat. The center, the center. 371 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 3: Already has the ball between his legs, and every every 372 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 3: time they showed it on Sunday, they were off sides. 373 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 4: They were a false star. I mean, the freaking. 374 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 2: Dudes, are you a cheating No, I am not. 375 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 4: I'm not. 376 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 3: I'm a football fan. I'm a Bears fan. Tom, have 377 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 3: mercy on my have mercy on my soul exactly. But 378 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 3: I'm just saying, as a neutral observer, every time the center, 379 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 3: the center already has a volve with his legs and 380 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 3: before he even snabs it, the two guards are already 381 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 3: submarining the other players and they're I mean. And then, 382 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 3: but by the way, I do love Jalen Hurts because 383 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 3: when he told Chris Jones, shut your mouth. 384 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 2: Boy, we won on the whatever SA I actually thought 385 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 2: that that was awesome. You know, it's funny. My game. 386 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 2: The other day, I was trying not to talk as 387 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 2: much when the quarterbacks were up with the line of 388 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 2: scrimmage because I love the interaction that you can pick 389 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 2: up every once in a while between the defensive lineman 390 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:08,159 Speaker 2: and the offensive lineman or you know, the quarterback. I 391 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 2: think that is awesome. It doesn't happen all the time, 392 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 2: but I thought that was phenomenal when they were going 393 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 2: back at each other. 394 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 3: Murph last question, Yeah, Murph. I called you Murph because 395 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 3: Murph made me ask you little? 396 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 2: He little? 397 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 3: Did you he's yeah, he's he's he's a small one. 398 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 3: You're the tall one. You cut yourself. You cut yourself. 399 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 3: And he came on our national show. 400 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 2: Right here I did. I cut it on Sunday and 401 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 2: every day now I'm trying to get around it, and 402 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 2: I keep popping it open again. It's it's listen. When 403 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 2: you don't have this up here, everything else just you 404 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 2: just market. It goes, market, it goes. I don't know 405 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:49,719 Speaker 2: what it is. 406 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 4: You got a face. 407 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 3: You got a face for radio. 408 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 2: Brother, You don't think, you don't think. I don't know that. 409 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: Well. I don't want you worrying about the tush push. 410 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: I want you worried about the leveraging penalty. Okay, Tom, 411 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: thank you so. 412 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 3: Much for everything. 413 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 4: We appreciate it. 414 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: Good luck to you the rest of the way, and 415 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 1: the fills the rest of the way. I swear and 416 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: I mean this sincerely. When I say this, you and 417 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: correct the best booth in baseball. Really, it's just an 418 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: absolute blast to listen to you guys. 419 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 4: Thanks for coming on. 420 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. We'll catch up with you soon 421 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 2: All right, look forward to it to you guys.