1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: How's it going, everybody. We're doing another outdoor pregame show today. 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: It's been a while, but I'll be honest with you. 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: It's been pouring rain all day and it finally started 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: to clear up and get a little bit sunny, although 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: it's clouding back up. And I said, you know what, 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: I gotta get some fresh air. I've been in the 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: studio all day. I'm gonna be up late in the 8 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: studio again tonight. I need my vitamin D. I need 9 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: some fresh air. So usually I have when I'm on 10 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: my computer in my studio a list of topics and 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: things that I want to talk about scooch back towards 12 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: the middle of the frame. And I don't have that obviously, 13 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: so I wrote down some topics here and I'll just 14 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: go through them. So about a month ago, maybe less, 15 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: we did a video titled it was right out here 16 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: on this very chair, titled are the Yankees better this 17 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: year than they were last year? And at the time 18 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: it was looking like they could be, but it wasn't 19 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: entirely clear. We're now a third of the way through 20 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: the season and I think they are. And look, they've 21 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: blown five or six leads late in the game. They 22 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: could easily have three to five more wins if things 23 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: went their way. Every team blows leads late in the 24 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: game at some point you don't want to say, well, 25 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: we would we should have six more wins. 26 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, you give him a couple. 27 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: We kind of went outrageous with the amount of games 28 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: that we gave away late in the game over the 29 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: first several weeks of the season. But let's just give 30 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: us back half. Right, this is one hundred win pace plus. 31 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: So I think it's clear that the team is more 32 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: well constructed. Imagine if they had Garrett Cole. Imagine if 33 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: they had Garrett Cole. You know, Max Fried has stepped 34 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: up and been amazing. Carlos Rodin has turned the corner 35 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: and become a cy young caliber pitcher. 36 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: Had some trouble with the three. 37 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: Run home run ball earlier in the year, but those 38 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: problems seem to have vanished. His era is under one 39 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: and a half over his last eight starts. I mean, 40 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: this guy has had a turnaround like you just wouldn't believe. 41 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: So I think they're they're absolutely better. You know, Paul 42 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: Goldschmidt at first base way better than anything we got 43 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: out of Anthony Rizzo over the last couple of years Dominguez. 44 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not hitting for a great average, but 45 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: I think he's been a plus offensively over what we 46 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: got from Verdugo anyway, and Verdugo he basically grounded out 47 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: to second base about two or three times a game. 48 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: You know, let's be honest, but he was a good defender. 49 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: I think we're not quite as good defensively and left. 50 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: But Bellinger has been a nice pickup. Obviously, we lost 51 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: Juan Soto, we lost all the numbers he gave us 52 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: last year. I think it's interesting that, you know, he's 53 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: down in the two twenties now with the Mets. 54 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 2: He was getting booed today. But overall, I. 55 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: Think this Yankees team might run away and hide in 56 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: the division, like I said yesterday, And what do I 57 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: mean when I say run away and hide. Obviously, big 58 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: leads can be blown. You know, the Yankees came back 59 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: on the Red Sox in seventy eight. We've seen some 60 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: big leads go away. But I think in this division, 61 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: since it's it's kind of weak. You know, the Rays 62 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: are kind of okay, the Red Sox are under five hundred, 63 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: the Orioles are crap. Blue jays Man. I think if 64 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: the Yankees get a ten to twelve game lead, this 65 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: division is in the bag. I mean at that point, 66 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: let's say you get up twelve games by the trade deadline. 67 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: Right then you don't have to be desperate in your 68 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: trades because you know you're gonna be in the playoffs. 69 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: You don't have to give up a George Lombard, right 70 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: you can be a little bit more patient. I do 71 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: think that they'll make some additions. I don't know if 72 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna go get a starting pitcher. It'll depend a 73 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: lot on what Luis Heel does. But right now, the 74 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: top of the rotation is looking phenomenal. Clark Schmidt pitching tonight. Now, 75 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: he's a guy that we've been saying this for a while. 76 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: He needs to get back to that guy he was 77 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: before he got injured last year when he went on 78 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: the shelf with that side injury. He just hasn't been 79 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: the same since he was late coming out of spring 80 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: training this year. It's time for him to turn it on. 81 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: It really is time for him to turn it on, 82 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: and tonight's the perfect opportunity. He didn't pitch well against 83 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: the Rockies last time out. Through way too many pitches. 84 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: Was trying to strike everybody out. I would like to 85 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: see Clark Schmidt pitch a little bit more to contact, 86 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: to weak contact. Run that pitch in on the hand 87 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: of righties, and then that makes that sweeper away a 88 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: little bit more effective. 89 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: And the lefties. 90 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: You can get him out with the sinker, You can 91 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: get him out with the change up, and then you 92 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: can spike the curveball down and in. He doesn't usually 93 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: hang a lot of curveballs, so you don't worry about 94 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: him hanging one down and in. 95 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: But that is a dangerous pitch to lefties if you 96 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: do hang it. 97 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: But I'm liking the way this rotation is shaping up, 98 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: and Clark Schmidt is a major factor going forward in 99 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: what the Yankees do with the trade deadline. If they're 100 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: gonna go out and get starting pitching, you know, Clark 101 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: Schmidt could find himself in the bullpen the way that 102 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: Will Warren has been thrown. So keep an eye out. 103 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: Let me just go ahead and cross off the first topic. Yeah, 104 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: we just can't put Devin Williams in the ninth inning 105 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: ever again, just never again. I've had enough of it. Okay, 106 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: I'm losing my hair. Guys, I can't take it anymore. 107 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: You got to keep this guy out of the ninth inning. 108 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: I don't care if you gotta put a position player 109 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: in there. Devin Williams cannot be allowed anywhere near the 110 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: ninth inning. In fact, we need to start calling him 111 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: a cab. You're getting off early. You can leave in 112 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: the eighth inning, right, You get to beat the traffic, Devin, 113 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: You get. 114 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 2: To leave early. 115 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: We don't even want Tom in the ballpark, in the 116 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: stadium in the ninth inning. We don't need that happening 117 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: in our lives. So Luke Weaver has been pretty much 118 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: lights out. I mean, he hasn't been perfect, but nobody 119 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: is perfect, especially closers. You know, when you pitch with 120 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: the game on the line, everything gets amplified. I think 121 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 1: he's done a terrific job. He's had a few not 122 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: so easy games lately, but I trust him completely. With 123 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: the game on the line, Devin Williams, I feel fine 124 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: in the seventh inning with a three run lead. Anything 125 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 1: tighter than that, I start to get nervous. Occasionally the 126 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: eighth inning, maybe against a bum team, if you've got 127 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: three or four runs or three four run lead, but 128 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: I don't want him anywhere near the ninth inning. Clayton 129 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: Beater could be a factor. This is a guy who's 130 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: striking out a lot of hitters in the minor league. 131 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: He's got ten and a third innings so far, I 132 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: think in relief and sixteen strikeout, so he's he's missing bats. 133 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: He's got a you know, mid to upper nineties fastball, 134 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: he's got good stuff. And then there's Elmer Rodriguez Cruz, 135 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: who is you know, starting pitcher in the minor leagues. 136 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: But it's not out of the realm of possibility for 137 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: a dominant starting pitcher with really good stuff to move 138 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: up through the ranks really quickly and end up being 139 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: a factor in the bullpen in the second half see 140 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: Chamberlain Comma Java. I think that Elma Rodriguez Cruz, maybe 141 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: even Ben Hess or Bryce Cunningham, and that might mean 142 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: the Yankees don't need to go out and pay for 143 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: a reliever. Maybe they could focus on getting another starting 144 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: pitcher or another bat for third base. 145 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: I don't know who really would be available. 146 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: That could help us at third base, but I do 147 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: feel like we need some help. One thing I have 148 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: thought about is maybe Jazz Chishom just goes back to 149 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: third base. Man. I mean, maybe DJ Lemayhew plays second base. 150 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: You maybe split off time with Orbit Vivas, who I 151 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: think we like. I think the consensus among Yankees fans 152 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: from what I've seen, is that we think he's gonna 153 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: be a hitter. He hasn't hit a lot yet, but 154 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: his bats are good enough that he's probably gonna eventually 155 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: become a decent hitter. 156 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 2: So I feel good about him. 157 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: I just don't know if he's the answer at third 158 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: base down the stretch, and I don't know if the 159 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: Yankees are gonna get trust him completely at second base 160 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: down the stretch. 161 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: We got the Dodgers coming up. 162 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: So tomorrow night, Thursday Night, we're gonna have Clint Pisias 163 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: on the show. He hosts Dodgers Territory Talk, a little 164 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: smack back and forth. We'll find out, you know, what's 165 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: the deal with the Dodgers pitching. They've lost a lot 166 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: of pitching. But you know, going back to whether or 167 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: not the Yankees are better than they were last year, 168 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: I think if you were to replay the World Series 169 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: right now with these two teams in their current state, 170 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: obviously the Dodgers have had some pitching health issues. We 171 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: knew that was gonna happen. We knew that was gonna happen. 172 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: Shoe Heo Tani is coming back. He'll probably be a 173 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: factor down the stretch for them. He's thrown to hitters already. 174 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,679 Speaker 1: I don't have the latest on when he's gonna start. 175 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: But how do you even send him on a minor 176 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: league rehab assignment? You know, he's leading the league at 177 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: home runs, Like, how do you send him to Rancho 178 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: Kukamunga to pitch right? I mean, you've got to figure 179 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: out a way for him to get you know, side 180 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: sessions in and things like that, which isn't the same. 181 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: It's not the same. And I'm not one hundred percent 182 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: convinced his elbow is gonna hold up. But the Yankees 183 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: have some decisions to make as we move forward. We're 184 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: gonna have Stanton back soon. We're gonna have Jazz back soon. 185 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: Somebody's gonna have to go down to the minor leagues. 186 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: Ben Rices been swinging the bat, you know, much better 187 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: than Austin Wells. I mean, do you start to give 188 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: Rice the bats at catcher? You know, do you send 189 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: Austin Wells down. Is that unheard of Austin Wells. That's 190 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: eight home runs. He's on place for thirty plus home runs, 191 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: you know, or yeah, I'm probably not that. He's probably 192 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: on pace for about twenty five home runs. But do 193 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: you really do you send him down? 194 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 2: Do you trade him? 195 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a lot of value in catchers who 196 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: can hit right. I don't want to trade Ben Rice, 197 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: and I want to keep getting Ben Rice at bats 198 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: next year. I want Ben Rice to be my first baseman, 199 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: which means that I really don't want to trade Austin Wells. 200 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: And I don't think that the Yankees would do that 201 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: to their rotation and send Austin Wells down to the 202 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: minor leagues after he's gotten to work with everybody and J. C. 203 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: Scara has done such a nice job that really, I mean, 204 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: you want to keep him on the major league roster too. 205 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: He's shown to be clutch and Ben Rice is just 206 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: crushing the baseball, so it's gonna be a conundrum to 207 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: find him at bats, and it's I'm just I'm not 208 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: in of the job that Aaron Boone has to do there, 209 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: and with John Carlos Stanton coming back, I'm very curious 210 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: to see what type of player he is given those 211 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: elbow injuries. Right, this is a guy who had to 212 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: have I think five rounds of PRP injections, and he's 213 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: got a chronic leg condition. I mean, what's he going 214 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: to look like? And he's going to be using a 215 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: torpedo bat, which I find interesting. You know, I haven't 216 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: gone back to look at what he used in the playoffs, 217 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: but why change it? Right, And he was crushing the 218 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: baseball last year in the playoffs. I'd say used whatever 219 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: bat that was, and anyway, but they did say it 220 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: was bat adjustments that caused him to kind of, you know, 221 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: get injured in the first place. So you know, we'll 222 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: we'll see how it shakes out. But I'm looking forward 223 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: to having Big G back in the lineup against lefties. 224 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: I think that having g Judge and Goldschmidt, the way 225 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: he's swinging the bat in there against lefties, that will 226 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: solve our problem against left handed pitchers, which you know 227 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: has existed for the last couple of years. And obviously 228 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: the way this team hits righty's now with I mean, 229 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: Judge hits everybody, but you know, Bellinger's been swinging the 230 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: bat better as of late, Deminge is basically like an 231 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: All Star level hitter from the left side, and then 232 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: you've got Ben Rice. I mean, who's dangerous. Austin Wells 233 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,559 Speaker 1: has shown shown pop. There's a lot of options, a 234 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: lot more options than in recent years from the left side. 235 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 2: So you know, we'll see what happens. But that's kind 236 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 2: of where my mind is at. 237 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: It's it's the Yankees are playing well, but we've got 238 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: a lot of decisions, and you don't want to disrupt 239 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: the chemistry of the team. You don't want to disrupt 240 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: the momentum of some of these guys who are hitting. 241 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: You know, Grisham, I know he plays a really good 242 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: center field, but I think his his hitting has dipped 243 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: a little bit recently, and I could see him losing 244 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: Summit bats here in the near future. But as of 245 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 1: right now, I feel like the Yankees in a very 246 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: strong position going into this series finale and then the 247 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,199 Speaker 1: Dodgers rematch. 248 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 2: We're gonna talk about the bullpen in just a. 249 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: Second, but first a little word from our guys at 250 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 1: foul Territory about Spot and Tango Kratz. 251 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 3: My pupp was picky not anymore. With Spot and Tango unkibble, 252 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 3: and it is about forty percent less expensive than frozen food. 253 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 3: So we're saving in the wallet and we're making our 254 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 3: pupps happier. 255 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 2: Let's go apples to apples. 256 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: I'm not cheap, but I don't want to waste my 257 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: money on something that's good for my dog. 258 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 2: This is perfect. 259 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, they are very excited. Both Bellakratz is pup and 260 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 3: Penelope my little pup. Four spot and Tango. You can 261 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 3: get your pup excited too, and there's no more guessing 262 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 3: how much to feed your dog either. 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I mean 273 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: he throws mid to upper nineties and gets a ton 274 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: of movement, and his delivery seems kind of weird, like 275 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: it looks like it would be difficult to face. He's 276 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: kind of I don't know, he's just kind of all 277 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: arms and legs. And then Jonathan lewiseaga another good inning 278 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: last night. He's come back, throwing gas ninety eight miles 279 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: an hour with nasty sink, nasty change up again. 280 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 2: I think the bullpen is improving overall. 281 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,599 Speaker 1: You know, when we talk about Brian Cashman and the 282 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: job he's done as a Yankees GM, he's had a 283 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: lot of misses over the years. Right, should have signed 284 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 1: Bryce Harper, Right, there's a lot of things that he's done. 285 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: It probably shouldn't have traded for John Carlow. It's an 286 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: interesting debate to have it, but you have to give 287 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: him credit for this team, like recovering from Juan Soto 288 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: going to the Mets, that could have demoralized the organization, 289 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: that could have decided, you know what, not our year. 290 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: Let's save some money. Let's look internally develop some guys. 291 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: No went out got Bellinger, went out and got Goldschmidt. 292 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: Mark Lighter is a guy who they picked up last 293 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: year at the at the deadline. He's been pretty good 294 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: for the Yankees. I still don't completely trust him in 295 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: a big but you know, pickups like Deal Santos good, 296 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: Devin Williams, We'll see, you know, Devin Williams is somebody 297 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: that could see the Yankees trading. You know, other teams 298 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: are looking for relief pitching. If somebody likes what they 299 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: see from him, you know, maybe you can get a 300 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: third base prospect for him, somebody who's ready to step in. 301 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: But I mean some would argue we've already got that 302 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: in Vivas so or in Parraza, right, So it's just 303 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: a lot of moving parts. It can't be easy to 304 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: be a major league general manager. But I'd say the 305 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: bullpen and the back end of the starting rotation are 306 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: the two areas where I'm most worried about. I mean, 307 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: Yarborough has been great, but is he going to keep 308 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,439 Speaker 1: that up? I mean, he's in his mid thirties. Can 309 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: he stay healthy? You know, we do have Marcus Strohman 310 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: out there somewhere. I don't know when he's coming back. 311 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: If he's coming back, my guess is he'll be DFAD 312 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: before too long. Ryan Yarbrough's done such a good job 313 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: you don't want to take him out of the rotation. 314 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: You know, Will Warren has been one of the most 315 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: elite pitchers in baseball by the Fielding Independent Pitching Metric. 316 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 2: Over the last month or so. 317 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: Clark Schmid, We're still waiting to turn it around, but overall, 318 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,319 Speaker 1: I feel really good about this Yankees team headed into 319 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: this Dodgers series. 320 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 2: You'd like to have Garrett Cole. 321 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: You'd like to see him kind of exercise those demons 322 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 1: from Game five, but it'll have to wait till next year. 323 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: But enjoy the game tonight, guys. 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