WEBVTT - Ken Rosenthal’s Trade szn update

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<v Speaker 1>Let's hit the Inside Scoop with FT senior insider Ken Rosenthal.

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<v Speaker 1>Trade deadline less than ten days away. Ken, we were

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<v Speaker 1>just talking about the Dodgers potentially losing Tanner Scott for

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<v Speaker 1>some time. Their bullpen is taking hits. I know you've

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<v Speaker 1>written about the Dodgers potentially looking for some bullpen help.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that any of those marquee names will

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<v Speaker 1>truly be available because you can also talk about how

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<v Speaker 1>Mason Miller was just mentioned in your notes, Colum, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he can get plucked away from the A's.

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<v Speaker 2>Those guys are available in the sense that those teams

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<v Speaker 2>will talk about them. The Guardians will talk about Emmanuel Classe,

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<v Speaker 2>the Twins will talk about John Durant and Griffin Jackson.

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<v Speaker 2>The A's will talk, presumably about Mason Miller. The question

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<v Speaker 2>is the price and what teams are willing to pay. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>all of those pictures I just mentioned are under club control.

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<v Speaker 2>Class A is under club control for a number of

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<v Speaker 2>years at a very affordable price. When I say club

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<v Speaker 2>control beyond this season, so the price will understandably be

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<v Speaker 2>higher than they would be for rentals. And there are

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<v Speaker 2>some rentals available, and I didn't mention David Bednar and

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<v Speaker 2>Dennis Santana. There are two others. So the supply of

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<v Speaker 2>relievers at least is better than the supply at any

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<v Speaker 2>other spot on the fields, much better than the supply

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<v Speaker 2>of starting pitchers, good hitters all of that. So, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>Will be able to get a reliever.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you remember, they built this team trying to

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<v Speaker 2>avoid overpaying at the deadline, specifically avoid overpaying for relievers.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why they signed Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates and

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Tringing for more than one hundred million combined. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Phillips is out for the season trying and still

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<v Speaker 2>is not back. Brisdar Graderol is out and Tanner Scott

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<v Speaker 2>might be joining them.

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<v Speaker 3>Big bus to the Dodgers can. But you mentioned Masonmiliar

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<v Speaker 3>in the athletics. Are they open for business? Are they

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<v Speaker 3>open for Sevarino seers some of their starters, Because I

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<v Speaker 3>feel like if they could get those guys out there,

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<v Speaker 3>they might be able to get a pretty big because

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<v Speaker 3>there's not a ton of quality starters and these guys

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<v Speaker 3>have shown at times they could be pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>They're totally open for business on Severarinos Sears and Springs. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not gonna give them away obviously, and each pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>is a little bit different. Sears is a guy who

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't had great results this year and even last year,

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<v Speaker 2>but takes the ball he is every fifth day. That

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<v Speaker 2>guy is there. Springs is someone who has pitched much

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<v Speaker 2>better of late, though his last start wasn't quite as

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<v Speaker 2>good and several. Reno, of course is the guy who

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<v Speaker 2>at Sutter Health Park is one pitcher and on the

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<v Speaker 2>road is another. A lot of money still coming to him.

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<v Speaker 2>So these guys are all different. But can they be

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<v Speaker 2>discussed in trades? Will they be discussed or the A's

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<v Speaker 2>drawing interest in them? Yes, yes and yes, so we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see what happens there. And keep in mind too, with

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<v Speaker 2>all these situations the A's the Diamondbacks too, when you

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<v Speaker 2>talk about Gallen and Kelly, these teams do need to

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<v Speaker 2>get through the season. They can't trade everybody, but I

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<v Speaker 2>would expect to answer your question, AJ, they'll be open

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<v Speaker 2>on those guys and willing to move.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, Ken, how are we doing?

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<v Speaker 2>Hey keV? How you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey.

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<v Speaker 4>Question for you, what are the Braves gonna do?

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<v Speaker 3>Not much.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reason they're not going to do much is

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<v Speaker 2>they're really open only to trading their players on expiring contracts.

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<v Speaker 2>Ray sol Iglesias would be one. Marcel Azuna is another,

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<v Speaker 2>but I can't imagine the demand for him is terribly high,

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<v Speaker 2>and he does have ten and five rights, so he

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<v Speaker 2>can veto any trade kind of control the process. When

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<v Speaker 2>you talk about controllable players, and I see Sean Murphy's

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<v Speaker 2>name get mentioned a lot. Sean Murphy is really good,

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<v Speaker 2>and there are teams that need catchers, yes, but if

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves are going to trade him, and remember this

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<v Speaker 2>is a team that under alex Anthopolis has always had

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<v Speaker 2>two strong catchers. They do that all the time. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what they that's how they operate. So they're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to be in any rush to trade Sean Murphy just

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<v Speaker 2>because Baldwin has emerged. And at the same time, if

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<v Speaker 2>they do anything like that, if they even entertain the idea,

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<v Speaker 2>it almost certainly would be in the off season when

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<v Speaker 2>you can open the discussions to more teams or teams

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<v Speaker 2>are ready to do some things in the offseason than

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<v Speaker 2>they are at the deadline. You have teams that are

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<v Speaker 2>nine contenders now that could be in play during the offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>You also have teams that might be more flexible with

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<v Speaker 2>their rosters in the off season. So a Sean Murphy discussion,

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<v Speaker 2>if it's ever going to take place, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>even sure that it will, that would take place in

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<v Speaker 2>the winter.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Let's go a ken to a team used

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<v Speaker 3>to make baseball come alive. When you cover them, the Orioles,

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<v Speaker 3>what are they gonna do? Because they're fascinating to me.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not getting back in the race like everyone thought

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<v Speaker 3>they were, but they have some pieces that are tradable.

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<v Speaker 3>But the thing I want to know is, ID think

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<v Speaker 3>Rutchmen possibly out there because they took what Ike Irish

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<v Speaker 3>and Caden bo Dying their first two picks in the

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<v Speaker 3>draft a couple weeks ago. Where do they stand with that?

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<v Speaker 3>Is that the guys who are going to to come

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<v Speaker 3>up at some point long and they also have the

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<v Speaker 3>Basalo Samuel Bassolo catcher prospect right there, So is possibly

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<v Speaker 3>you mentioned Sean Murphy, could Adley Rutchman at some point

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<v Speaker 3>possibly be on a move.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, first of all, he's on the injured list right now,

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<v Speaker 2>so I would say no, he has an oblique He's

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<v Speaker 2>still recovering from that. I don't expect that he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be traded anytime soon. But what I wrote about

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<v Speaker 2>my notes column is the idea that long term, he

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<v Speaker 2>might not be the piece that we all thought he

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<v Speaker 2>would be. The fixture the ten year oriole his deal

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<v Speaker 2>is up after twenty seven, or not his deal his

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<v Speaker 2>arbitration expires after twenty seven, so he has only two

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<v Speaker 2>more years of control left. And as you mentioned, they've

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<v Speaker 2>got Basalo coming. They drafted those two guys. Only Bodin

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<v Speaker 2>is really a catcher. Ike Irish is someone who's going

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<v Speaker 2>to bounce around, maybe play the outfield. They don't see

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<v Speaker 2>him as a pure catcher. But yes, Adli Rutchman since

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<v Speaker 2>last year's All Star break has not been a very

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<v Speaker 2>good offensive player. Ran into some bad luck this year. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we all understand that, but he has not proven to

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<v Speaker 2>be the guy that we all thought perhaps he was

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<v Speaker 2>going to be. Not saying he can't be that guy

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<v Speaker 2>at some point, But then you wonder, okay, under the

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<v Speaker 2>current circumstances, would the Orioles sign him to an extension.

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<v Speaker 2>There's been a lot of talk about that over the years.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh gotta get Adleie done.

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<v Speaker 3>Got to get him signed.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, if he's not going to be that much of

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<v Speaker 2>a cornerstone player for you, maybe you look and say no,

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe in the offseason you look to trade him. Then.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't heard that. I don't necessarily expect that, but

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<v Speaker 2>they do have other options in their system. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>question about it.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, where do you where do you see the Angels at?

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<v Speaker 4>I know they have some interesting pieces to Tyler Anderson

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<v Speaker 4>a Taylor Ward, but they're also right in the thick

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<v Speaker 4>of this wildcard race. What do you expect them to do?

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin, That's a really interesting team, and they're interesting because

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<v Speaker 2>their owner Ardi Moreno is unpredictable. It would seem to

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<v Speaker 2>me that if they're anywhere close that they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>either buy or just kind of do some things around

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<v Speaker 2>the edges. I don't see them selling if he thinks

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<v Speaker 2>the owner that they have a chance. And yet at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, they've got the Mets now and the

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<v Speaker 2>Mariners coming. If they have a bad week and fall

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<v Speaker 2>out of this thing, they could be a really interesting seller.

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor Ward, of course, would be one piece. He's under

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<v Speaker 2>control for one more year. Could they listen on Kakuchi

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<v Speaker 2>in a market and market star for starting pitching. Could

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<v Speaker 2>they trade Kenley Janson, even listen on Joe Adell who's

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<v Speaker 2>having a breakout kind of year. They could do all

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<v Speaker 2>of these things. I don't expect that they will because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that Artie Moreno wants to preside over

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<v Speaker 2>a rebuilding situation. But the key question with the Angels

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<v Speaker 1>so I've we had a seller question on a team

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<v Speaker 1>that is definitely not in it this year. The Washington

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<v Speaker 1>Nationals can. But I wanted to get more context on

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<v Speaker 1>what you wrote in your notes column. This could be

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<v Speaker 1>the trade deadline where you could get a ton for

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<v Speaker 1>someone who doesn't have a lot of years of control left.

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<v Speaker 1>And to me, I'm bringing up Mackenzie Gore because the

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<v Speaker 1>starting pitching market doesn't look loaded. He looks like he's

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<v Speaker 1>someone who can help a playoff team. And what are

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<v Speaker 1>the Nets doing? I mean they're trying to sell in

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<v Speaker 1>my mind, and with that, they're trying to keep their

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<v Speaker 1>payroll down. So if you're trying to do that, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not trying to win right now, And Mackenzie Gore is

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<v Speaker 1>going to expire before they're good again, So why wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>they make a move like this Scott.

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<v Speaker 2>If you remember, in twenty twenty two, Wan Soto had

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<v Speaker 2>as much club control remaining two plus years as Mackenzie

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<v Speaker 2>Gore does right now. The difference is Mike Rizzo no

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<v Speaker 2>longer is the president of Baseball Operations. They have an

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<v Speaker 2>interim GM Mike de Bartolo. They're going through, obviously some change.

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<v Speaker 2>They also have traded away players in recent years and

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<v Speaker 2>lost them in free agency, big time stars in their

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<v Speaker 2>own division, Bryce Harper, Trey Turner, Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course Max Scherzer was traded with Turner. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not sure they have an appetite for doing this again.

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<v Speaker 2>With Mackenzie Gore, who is part of this rebuild, a

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<v Speaker 2>huge part of it, one of the central figures in

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<v Speaker 2>the Sodo trade, and with all this change, all this

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<v Speaker 2>uncertainty in the organization, I'm not sure they see this

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<v Speaker 2>as the right time. But that said, given that the market,

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<v Speaker 2>as I mentioned, is starved for starting pitching, quality starting pitching,

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<v Speaker 2>given so few aces are available, teams are going to call.

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<v Speaker 2>And will some team say to the Nationals. Listen, we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna give you X Y and Z and it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be really good. Won't be the Soto deal, but

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<v Speaker 2>it might be something really good for now.

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<v Speaker 3>Do they do it?

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<v Speaker 2>In my opinion, they probably should. Mackenzie Gore, represented by

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Morris, probably not a strong candidate to sign an extension.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't know where this is going with the Nats.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's similar to Mason Miller, and it's similar to

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<v Speaker 2>some other guys who are under club control for multiple years.

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<v Speaker 2>How hard will teams push and will those teams tempt

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<v Speaker 2>the teams that have those players?

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<v Speaker 3>Those players X Y and Z are always good. Ken

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<v Speaker 3>always remember that they're always great. So no matter what,

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<v Speaker 3>X Y and Z are the best players in the

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<v Speaker 3>league because no one knows who they really are, so

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<v Speaker 3>they can fly under the radar now right. You and

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<v Speaker 3>I did the Cubs Red Sox game this weekend, and

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<v Speaker 3>you were in there with me when Craig Counsel said

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<v Speaker 3>the Brewers have really good starting pitching. I'm not surprised

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<v Speaker 3>they're here. But are you surprised they're here? Because I mean, honestly,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know think they'd have the best record in

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<v Speaker 3>baseball in almost the end of July. What are they

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<v Speaker 3>gonna do? We know the left side of the infield,

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<v Speaker 3>but who's out there they could possibly get because their

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<v Speaker 3>pitching is unbelievable and they're making a run of the

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<v Speaker 3>like said, a lot of people are surprised.

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<v Speaker 2>By First of all, a JA, how can you not

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<v Speaker 2>be surprised? They trade Corbyn Burns two years ago, then

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<v Speaker 2>they trade Evan Williams last offseason, lose Willia Domas to

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<v Speaker 2>free agency. They don't do much in the offseason at all.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, they did hardly anything until the very end

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<v Speaker 2>when they had some pitching injuries, signed Kintana, traded for Priester.

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<v Speaker 2>What do they do now? It's going to be really interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>You're right, the left side of the infield should be

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<v Speaker 2>an area of focus. I don't see why they can't

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<v Speaker 2>be a team for Aohano Suarez. They are the team,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the few teams that actually has pitching to trade. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that you trade young pitching for a rental,

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<v Speaker 2>but maybe you expand the deal. The key question here,

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<v Speaker 2>too is the owner and how badly he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>push Mark Attanasio we've seen has not spent money but

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<v Speaker 2>been very successful. And if you're Mark Atanasio, you're probably

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<v Speaker 2>thinking we're doing okay. But after sweeping the Dodgers, and

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<v Speaker 2>he lives in La at Tenasio does I wonder if

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<v Speaker 2>he is getting a little bit more excited and if

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<v Speaker 2>he sees an opportunity here, not for them to do

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<v Speaker 2>something nuts, but just to add payroll to reinforce what

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<v Speaker 2>they have. They also need bullpen help. They have a

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<v Speaker 2>really good bullpen, but all teams at this time of

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<v Speaker 2>year are wondering if their guys are gonna be on

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<v Speaker 2>fumes and just in general want to reinforce that part

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<v Speaker 2>of the team. So I expect them to be active.

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<v Speaker 2>They should be active.

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<v Speaker 3>Will they be?

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<v Speaker 2>That remains to be seen.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Ken, we have Kevin palar on here. It's

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<v Speaker 3>his first time on our show. So I want people

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<v Speaker 3>out there to understand what thing. Ken and I like

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<v Speaker 3>each other? All right, So everyone out there that thinks

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<v Speaker 3>Ken and I really don't like each other, we actually

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<v Speaker 3>really do like each other. And there's no I'm never

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<v Speaker 3>more excited than when I see Ken on my schedule,

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<v Speaker 3>like get because we get to talk baseball for a

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<v Speaker 3>long time. The car rides and after the thing and everything.

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<v Speaker 3>But I got to experience some with Ken on Saturday

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<v Speaker 3>night that he had never done before. Okay, I got

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<v Speaker 3>Ken to go to the club. Okay, to the club

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<v Speaker 3>now granted him and Adam, I mean were having a

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<v Speaker 3>height off on Adam's DJ Bouts set. But I got

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<v Speaker 3>Ken to go to the club with me and watch Adam,

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<v Speaker 3>Me and DJ. Did you like it? Ken? Because you

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<v Speaker 3>left a little bit earlier than we did, and it

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<v Speaker 3>got going pretty good, and Adam did his whole set?

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<v Speaker 3>But did you like it? Ken? And people were justpported

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<v Speaker 3>you didn't wear your boat tie.

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<v Speaker 2>I had taken my bow tie off by that time.

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<v Speaker 2>I definitely liked watching Adam in action. It's amazing to

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<v Speaker 2>me that Adam Amin, who is the Chicago Bulls regular

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<v Speaker 2>television announcer, a guy who does Fox football and baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>a very prominent broadcaster within I don't know, a half

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<v Speaker 2>hour of that game ending Saturday was across the street

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<v Speaker 2>in Wrigleyville, DJing and it was going. It was going

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good. Now, did I like it? Aj?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>I liked it. I mostly liked it because I was

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<v Speaker 2>really intrigued to see Adam and see him in action.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm a little bit older than you. I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>lot older than most of those people who are in

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<v Speaker 2>the club. I can definitely enjoy seeing everybody so happy

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<v Speaker 2>and having fun.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it my scene?

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<v Speaker 2>Will I be back next week? Will I be back

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<v Speaker 2>every night? Probably not? And by the way, on that photo,

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<v Speaker 2>show that photo again.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to.

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<v Speaker 2>My wife when she saw that photo, her comment was,

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<v Speaker 2>it looks like AJ. He's taking the kids out.

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<v Speaker 3>Then before asking me if I was standing on a box,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, no, I was not standing on a box.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I texted AJ. AJ looked like Shack. AJ is

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<v Speaker 1>gall and AJ is thick. He's got a thick build,

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<v Speaker 1>So I was like, dude, you look like Shack up

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<v Speaker 1>on the stage and Shacks and DJ.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyway, Adam is.

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<v Speaker 2>Like my size, which is amazing because there's nobody my size,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody that's small. But Adam is kind of that.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he left a little early kid, but he

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<v Speaker 3>Adam at one point grabbed a microphone. He was already

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<v Speaker 3>gone and was like, not only was he doing his thing,

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<v Speaker 3>but then he was talking while he was doing it.

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<v Speaker 3>That was when the crowd really it's like I'm bleeping

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<v Speaker 3>out him with me let's bleep and go. We almost

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<v Speaker 3>got Ken. We almost got Ken to do the frat flick.

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<v Speaker 3>I was trying to get him to do the frat

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<v Speaker 3>flick in the corner, you know, with the beef, but

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<v Speaker 3>he got his arm up there with the just oh no.

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<v Speaker 2>AJ had a lot of fun that.

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<v Speaker 3>Night, I can tell. I can tell.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe maybe next time bring the club outfit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, maybe next time. I mean, Kevin, it was like

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<v Speaker 2>a half hour after the game. It wasn't well. Actually

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<v Speaker 2>AJ changed. But these guys play by play and analysts.

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<v Speaker 2>They have clothes in the booth. They have all kinds

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<v Speaker 2>of action going.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Ken's running around on the field. He's a grinder. Ken,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, and it made my day to see.

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<v Speaker 4>That picture the other day.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm glad you pulled that off.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll talk to you later this week. Thanks guys.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Ken Rosenthal at Senior Insider, who does attend clubs

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<v Speaker 1>once a lifetime and then also attends Fair Territory twice

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<v Speaker 1>a week, so you can count on him on Thursday

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<v Speaker 1>Live with a Lona Rizzo taking more your questions. I

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<v Speaker 1>saw something we didn't get to, so ask away on Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>let's say spreading rumors. Let's start with Dee Gordon, who

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<v Speaker 1>was on a podcast the other day called The Raw Room,

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<v Speaker 1>and he essentially said that the league told him to

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<v Speaker 1>let Bryce Harper win the Triple Crown in twenty fifteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and that because d won the batting title that year,

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<v Speaker 1>MLB brass strung him up under the guise of testing

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<v Speaker 1>positive for steroids and gave him a bogus suspension.

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<v Speaker 4>I wanted to.

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<v Speaker 1>Read that one parbade him because that's a lot. So

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<v Speaker 1>there it is, the quote Dee Gordon and why I

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<v Speaker 1>got suspended in twenty sixteen. MLB told me not to

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<v Speaker 1>win the batting title. And there is sound too. If

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<v Speaker 1>you look it up online you can see all of this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not like a fake account. Heyj Then Kevin, you

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<v Speaker 1>guys are I want to know first?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, here's why I get myself in trouble. So

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<v Speaker 4>I want I want you to go first.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen as someone that lives their life in trouble, KP.

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<v Speaker 3>You get used to it after a while. Trust me,

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<v Speaker 3>it's not that big of a deal. Okay, But here's

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<v Speaker 3>my thing. This was ten years ago almost like what

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<v Speaker 3>and now we're just hearing about this, Like is this real?

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<v Speaker 3>Who answers? Who called him Rob? Manfred? Did Rob? Did

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<v Speaker 3>he pick up his cell phone say hello Rob? Oh? Rob?

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<v Speaker 3>You don't want me to win the batting title? So

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<v Speaker 3>Bryce Harper did Brice Harper? Was he close? I don't

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<v Speaker 3>even know to winning the triple Crown in twenty fifteen?

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<v Speaker 3>Was he? I don't know. I always liked the Gordon.

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<v Speaker 3>I've known de Gordon for a long time. I always

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<v Speaker 3>thought he's a pretty good guy. I mean, did steroids

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<v Speaker 3>got popped? But they say that MLB fake popped him

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<v Speaker 3>because they told him not to win the bat Like

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<v Speaker 3>this is one of those things that did we land

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<v Speaker 3>on the moon? Did we do this? I mean? Who

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<v Speaker 3>shot JFK? Did de Gordon get suspended because he won

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<v Speaker 3>the batting title? I've never heard anything like this, But

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know prove it? How do we prove this?

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<v Speaker 3>We can't we can pull cell phone records up. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean I would say to your point, you

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<v Speaker 4>know a lot of things we don't know the entire

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<v Speaker 4>story about. We call conspiracy. What does he have to

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<v Speaker 4>gain from this? Like you said, it's been ten years

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<v Speaker 4>since this happened for him to kind of and I

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<v Speaker 4>know D two. I know D. I've talked to him

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<v Speaker 4>as recent as a couple of months ago. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>lives in Florida, does his thing. He has his uh

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<v Speaker 4>you know, he has his crops, he grows. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>what does he have to gain from this? And if

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<v Speaker 4>the story is true, I want to hear the entirety

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<v Speaker 4>of the truth. I mean, who made the phone call?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, what was the conversation? Like, I mean, if

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<v Speaker 4>you're gonna spill some of it, spill, spill the entire bag.

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<v Speaker 3>Kap. This is like no, this is like when you

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<v Speaker 3>watch those shows on TV where there's like a random

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<v Speaker 3>person in a room and their and their cell phone rings.

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<v Speaker 3>It's no, you know, block collar and you're a killo

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<v Speaker 3>and they're like, do not win the batting title or

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<v Speaker 3>we will get you for still who is this? Don't

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<v Speaker 3>worry about it. Just know your family and your career

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<v Speaker 3>is in jeopardy. What wait, no, wait, let Bress hyper

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<v Speaker 3>win the batting title by and you're like, wait, what

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<v Speaker 3>just happened? The voices all these guys right, it's like

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<v Speaker 3>a TV show, like who the heck who called him?

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<v Speaker 3>I want to know now? I want to know and

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<v Speaker 3>who called I need more detail.

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<v Speaker 4>I need more detail. I'm going to share half the

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<v Speaker 4>story or a small portion of the story. At this point,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, he's not he's not trying to be employed

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<v Speaker 4>by MLB. He's not trying out for a job. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>let's just let's just put it all out there and

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<v Speaker 4>then we can all make a better determination if we

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<v Speaker 4>think it actually happened, if it didn't happen. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>I kind of stay a little bit out of the

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<v Speaker 4>loop since I retired. I'm not trying to stay off

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<v Speaker 4>my phone as much as I used to. But I

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<v Speaker 4>did happen to see this, and I was like, this

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<v Speaker 4>is kind of bizarre. DEEG Gordon, you know, kind of

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<v Speaker 4>once he retired, you know, he get his own thing.

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<v Speaker 4>You don't hear from him a lot, see him a

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<v Speaker 4>lot for him to go on this podcast, and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>just leave a little bit at bread crumbs. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe there's a financial incentive for him to, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>come on a podcast, tell it all, write a book.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know, but I want to know. And if

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<v Speaker 4>there is, I'm subscribing to hear the rest of the.

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<v Speaker 1>Story, no doubt. I would love to get him on

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<v Speaker 1>a should send texts.

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<v Speaker 3>I've never won a batting title. It's because MLB called

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<v Speaker 3>and threatened my family. If I did, that was that

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<v Speaker 3>was why.

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<v Speaker 1>That was why I knew it.

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<v Speaker 4>I knew it.

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<v Speaker 3>It wasn't that I just didn't do it. I wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>good enough. It was just, you know, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, come on, I didn't win the whole run

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<v Speaker 3>title ever because I don't know, they threatened my kids.

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<v Speaker 3>Come on, like, I don't know, I just don't know it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just it just seems like sometimes things seem so

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<v Speaker 3>bizarre that they're really true. So I don't know, but like, gosh,

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<v Speaker 3>that's what KP said, Like I now, I want now,

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<v Speaker 3>I want to get a hold of d and like

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<v Speaker 3>try to actually get the rest of the story because

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<v Speaker 3>I'm intrigued by this because when he said it and

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<v Speaker 3>I watched it, I was like, is he joking? Is

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<v Speaker 3>he being sarcastic? But then he like dug in a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit, So I don't know. We're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 3>make some calls and see what can get on. Come

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<v Speaker 3>on here and try to finish the story off for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, please, I would love to chat with him more

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<v Speaker 1>about this. He has definitely been pretty remote since he

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<v Speaker 1>stepped down from his playing days. But that is a wild,

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<v Speaker 1>wild story to tell.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you guys buy that? Also, I want to say this,

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<v Speaker 3>and we talked about this before the show. The argument

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<v Speaker 3>with Dee Gordon steroids is always like, he doesn't look

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<v Speaker 3>like he did steroids, right, But that doesn't matter. It

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't about like getting bulky. I mean, yes, now there

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<v Speaker 3>were times where certain guys wanted to get huge and

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<v Speaker 3>bulky and strong, but Bartolo Coloone got pop for steroids.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't look like he was on steroids either, right.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean people would look at him to even on steroids,

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<v Speaker 3>but that helped them throw one hundred miles an hour

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<v Speaker 3>his whole career. So you just never know. There's different

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<v Speaker 3>types of steroids. Some are for recovery, some are for

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<v Speaker 3>this or for that. So I'm not saying Dee Gordon

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<v Speaker 3>did steroids or didn't steroids. I know he tested positive

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<v Speaker 3>for steroids. That's pretty good indication you did them. But

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just saying like, just because that's always the excuse me,

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<v Speaker 3>he doesn't even I think he says it enough like

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<v Speaker 3>I don't look like I did steroids, but that's that

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't matter. I played with guys I know did steroids.

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<v Speaker 3>Any look like they did steroids, but they did them. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean the other part too, is you and I

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<v Speaker 4>both know who's You know, we've taken many, many, many

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<v Speaker 4>drug tests in our life, you know, being a professional

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<v Speaker 4>baseball player, you know, you pee in the cup, they

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<v Speaker 4>put sample a sample b you know, you sign off everything.

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<v Speaker 4>You know there's a seal on it. Who really knows

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<v Speaker 4>what happens once they're shipped off. I mean, I'd like

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<v Speaker 4>to think that there's a lot of integrity and the

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<v Speaker 4>people that are doing the drug test, but it is

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<v Speaker 4>not out of the realm of possibility that if this

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<v Speaker 4>story is true, that they could contaminate his drug test,

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<v Speaker 4>his urine sample. I mean, you know, once it's once

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<v Speaker 4>you do it and you put it in that box

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<v Speaker 4>and you sign your paperwork or sign that iPad, it's

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<v Speaker 4>kind of out of sight, out of mind.

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<v Speaker 3>And by the way, let me just say this also,

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<v Speaker 3>you mentioned that about all that. But if this was me, okay,

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<v Speaker 3>and I know that I had never done anything, I

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<v Speaker 3>would have been talking about this when it happened. I

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<v Speaker 3>would have been suing people. I mean, I would have

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<v Speaker 3>come out of the woodwork after this, right, So to

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<v Speaker 3>come out ten years later, that's why this is so interesting,

0:24:20.800 --> 0:24:23.480
<v Speaker 3>weird timing, whatever you want to say, But I know this, KP.

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<v Speaker 3>If I was a player and I was told I

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<v Speaker 3>did staroids and I knew that I hadn't done anything,

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<v Speaker 3>then I mean, I'm going on the offensive. I'm hiring lawyers,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm suing the testing company, I'm suing MB. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing whatever I can to keep my reputation that

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't do Stuarts. If I knew deep down, not

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<v Speaker 3>ten years later coming out, I'm saying, oh man, they

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<v Speaker 3>got me because I won the batting title. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>To that point, I do have a former teammate, a

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<v Speaker 4>friend of mine that did test positive around that same time,

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<v Speaker 4>and he's still fighting it till this day. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>that's how important he is. You know, he fought it,

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<v Speaker 4>you know when it happened, and I think it was

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<v Speaker 4>twenty sixteen, and he's still continuing to fight it today

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<v Speaker 4>because you know, his reputation as a player, his name

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<v Speaker 4>was destroyed by that positive test. And I know the

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<v Speaker 4>kind of the behind the scenes details of what's going on.

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<v Speaker 4>And to your point, if if you knew deep down

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<v Speaker 4>inside at your core that I did everything right and

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<v Speaker 4>I didn't you know, take any steroids, you would be

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<v Speaker 4>fighting it and it would be public knowledge.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I think the guy you're talking about has

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<v Speaker 1>talked about it publicly, not anytime recently, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>I can say the name because I mean, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>remember when all of that went down, Chris Colobello.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, mm hmm, absolutely, yeah, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember all that, and he's still pushing that. I think

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<v Speaker 1>at some point, because there's stuff going on behind the scenes,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be able to talk to him more publicly about

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on with that story. So let's finish with this.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever heard anything close to this wild story wise?

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously you don't have to name names if that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to help, but whether it's on this topic or anything

0:25:57.080 --> 0:26:00.240
<v Speaker 1>else like conspiracy theories in baseball, I mean your sure

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<v Speaker 1>off the field, KP. Is there anything ever that guys

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<v Speaker 1>throw around where they're like, oh, I'll never get out,

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<v Speaker 1>but this is crazy. And again, it doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be names that that's going to help to conceal. But

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<v Speaker 1>this one really stood out when we all saw were

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<v Speaker 1>like WHOA.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean like like I said, I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of these things are considered conspiracy until they

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<v Speaker 4>are actually proven. And yeah, I mean what came to

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<v Speaker 4>mind is because they did the documentary on it, but

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<v Speaker 4>you know, the NBA reps kind of betting on the game.

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<v Speaker 4>That's something probably players talked about in the locker room, like, man,

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<v Speaker 4>this ref is terrible. I wonder if he has money

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<v Speaker 4>on the game. You're like, no way, that's a conspiracy.

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<v Speaker 4>There's no way they'd ever do it. And then many

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<v Speaker 4>years later it comes out that they were betting on

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<v Speaker 4>games and you know, shaving points and you know, giving

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<v Speaker 4>free throw advantages to certain teams. So, I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 4>the closest thing I could think of right now.

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<v Speaker 1>That's true, that's true. That's Tim donaghy, all right. So

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<v Speaker 1>we'll try to get the strange cordon on Incent she's

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<v Speaker 1>been sent. That's the best that we can do. We

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<v Speaker 1>send out texts, we see if they'll come on to

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<v Speaker 1>talk it out and tell their side of the story.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he did already, but to get deeper into

0:27:10.000 --> 0:27:12.000
<v Speaker 1>the detail because there are a lot of people right now,

0:27:12.560 --> 0:27:15.399
<v Speaker 1>some that believe him, some that don't. The ones that don't,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say a good portion of them have more questions

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<v Speaker 1>and if it is really true, you want to say

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<v Speaker 1>it with your chest, then just give more details on it.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a nice guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I've interviewed him many times during his playing days, so

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 3>He was one of my son's favorite that he met

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<v Speaker 3>my son. He was awesome to my son. He's from

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<v Speaker 3>the Orlando area, so my son. When my son was

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<v Speaker 3>on the field, he was always one of his favorites.

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<v Speaker 3>On this happen, my son's like, Dad, what what you know?

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<v Speaker 3>My son was like nine years old. He's like dad, what,

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<v Speaker 3>no way? He was like, I don't know, Austin.

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry, yeah, well maybe to be continued.

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<v Speaker 3>I agree.

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<v Speaker 1>Super nice guy, always very available, quiet and shy when

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<v Speaker 1>he was playing, but more outspoken down

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<v Speaker 3>So we'll see