1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: The uniforms with the All Star Game are frickin' terrible, Ken, 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: They're terrible. 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: Please go back to players being allowed to wear their 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: home team jerseys. I mean they look like popsicles. 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 3: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 4: I'm Ken Rosenthal here with Alana Rizzo. 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 3: Alana, the draft is over, the Home Run Derby is over, 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 3: the All Star Game is over, the deadline is upon us, 9 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 3: and that will dominate the conversation for the next two weeks. Yeah. 10 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: Ken, great to be with you on this Thursday for 11 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: the first time since the first half ended. And it 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: looks like we are turning the page. Don't forget everybody 13 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: to get your questions and load up the chat for 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: Grill and Can. We're going to get into that momentarily, 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: but first, Ken, let's get into the lead. And it 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: seems like we are kind of changing our focus now 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: from the first half of the season to some teams 18 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: right now, Can that need to basically act as if 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: they're in this playoff push to make the actual postseason. 20 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 3: That's right, Alana, And for these teams that we're about 21 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 3: to get into a little bit, it's the playoffs starting 22 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 3: right now. For the next twelve days or whatever it is, 23 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 3: and they've got to get going. They've got to show 24 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 3: their front offices that they're worthy of additions. Now, these 25 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 3: are teams that I've got in a certain range as 26 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 3: far as playoff odds are concerned, and playoff odds are 27 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 3: not everything. They can change by the day, by the week, 28 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 3: certainly by the month. And as we saw last year, 29 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: the Diamondbacks were sitting there in mid August with thirteen 30 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 3: percent playoff odds and they went to the World Series. 31 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: So you can't put too much stock in these. But 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 3: this is what front offices use to evaluate where they 33 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 3: are right now. And let's take a look at four 34 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 3: teams in particular that are all in the twelve to 35 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 3: twenty five percent range. There's a couple of other teams 36 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 3: in this range. The Pirates are one, but I don't 37 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 3: expect the Pirates to be major players one way or 38 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: the other. The Giants, the Rays, the Cubs, and the Rangers. Now, 39 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 3: the Giants I don't expect to sell even if they 40 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: fall apart. They've got Robbie Ray and Alex Cobb come back. 41 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 3: Snell Is now in their rotation pitching, well, they should 42 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 3: be okay, and with twenty five percent odds unless they collapse. 43 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 3: I can't see them tanking on this season when they've 44 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: given up two draft picks, remember for Snell and Matt 45 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 3: Chapman in free agency, and when they have invested almost 46 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 3: four hundred million dollars in contracts for players on this team. 47 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 3: They did that last offseason. So the other three teams 48 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 3: are much more interesting. And we'll start with the Rays. 49 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 3: The Rays, as we've talked about really from the beginning 50 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 3: of the season, they. 51 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 4: Can buy, they can sell. 52 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 3: They can do both, and I expect that they will 53 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 3: do both. They like to trade players as they get expensive. 54 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,839 Speaker 3: We've seen this time and again over the years. Zach 55 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 3: Eflin falls into that category. Some of their relievers to 56 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 3: a lesser extent, a Rose Rainas certainly, though he has 57 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 3: not had a good year. Could they move some of 58 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 3: these pieces and then acquire others or promote from within, 59 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 3: Sure they could. The Cubs are interesting too, because they're 60 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 3: kind of sitting where they were last year. This is 61 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 3: right around when they got hot and they convinced their 62 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 3: front office not to sell to buy. They acquired Jamer 63 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 3: Candelario and they gave up a picture in that deal 64 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 3: who was pitching pretty well for Washington Dj Hurts. So 65 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: they're gonna be careful about buying, obviously, but at the 66 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 3: same time, they are a team that's invested a lot 67 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 3: in their season as well. And then finally, the Rangers, 68 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 3: the defending World Series champions, Alaana. It's amazing to think 69 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 3: of them as potential sellers. But when you've got playoff 70 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 3: odds of twelve percent, I know they've played better of late, 71 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: and they've got Josh Young coming back, and Evan Carter 72 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 3: and of course Tyler Moley and eventually de Grom at 73 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 3: least that's the plan right now. But it's got to 74 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 3: show that they're worthy of additions, and they are a 75 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 3: team that if they became a seller, kind of like 76 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 3: the race, they've got a lot to sell. 77 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 4: The Cubs really don't, maybe a reliever or two. 78 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 3: But if the Rangers sold, and I've written about this, heck, 79 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 3: it would not just be their potential free agents the 80 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 3: two relievers David Robertson and Eights. It could be Nathan 81 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 3: e Valdi, who is going to likely vest his player 82 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 3: option for next year. It could be John Gray, who 83 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 3: is under control for next year. They could do a 84 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 3: number of different things and really almost control the deadline. 85 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 3: They don't want to do that, but if they don't 86 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 3: play better, if the team does not come together in 87 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 3: the next couple of weeks, we could see them do 88 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 3: some moves that would not have been expected at the 89 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 3: start of the season. 90 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: And they certainly finished the first half of the year 91 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: on a strong note. But a lot depends on what 92 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: happens over the course of the next ten to twelve 93 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: days as far as the schedule is concerned. I had 94 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: a conversation with Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, 95 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: and obviously Chris Young says we're going to do everything 96 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: we can to win, and Kenny they certainly have the 97 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: manager in Bruce Bochie to make things happen as far 98 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: as that's concerned. But four games under five hundred for 99 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: the defending champs. Also this week, I tell you what 100 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: has been a great couple of weeks in our sport 101 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: is Cooperstown. Of course, the Hall of Fame induction, four 102 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: different folks going in, Andrew and Belcher, Todd Helton, Jim Leland, 103 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: o'maur do you have a Leland story that you wanted 104 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:05,799 Speaker 1: to share with us? 105 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 3: I do, and I've actually got a lot of Leland stories. 106 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 3: He of these four guys, is the one that I 107 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 3: had probably the most contact with over the years. But 108 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 3: I go back to two thousand and six, that was 109 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 3: my first World series for. 110 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 4: Fox, so it's all new to me. 111 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 3: And we go into our meeting with Leland before Game three. 112 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 3: And when you're a broadcaster of an event, you have 113 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 3: these private meetings with the managers. It's basically informal. Not 114 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:32,799 Speaker 3: much happens. 115 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 4: It's routine. 116 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 3: You ask who's available for relief, It's stuff like that. 117 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 3: But this was coming off the Kenny Rogers game. If 118 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 3: you remember, he had discoloring on his hand and Fox 119 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 3: kept showing it and showing it and showing it. And 120 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,799 Speaker 3: this was the days before these were the days before 121 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 3: social media. But the whole issue became quite a thing 122 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 3: in the broadcast and in the off day that followed. 123 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 3: So Leland by the time we got to him, Saint 124 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 3: Louis was hot. He was tipped off that this had 125 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 3: become a thing, and he basically in our meeting jumped 126 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 3: Tim McCarver and started yelling at Tim saying, you know better, 127 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 3: you should not have broadcast this, You should not have 128 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 3: focused on this, and Tim McCarver May he rest in 129 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: peace was not one to just walk away lightly or quietly. 130 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 4: He got right in Leland's face. 131 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 3: They're screaming at each other. I'm sitting there like this, 132 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 3: and it was just one of those moments where these 133 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 3: two titans of baseball were kind of going at it. 134 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 3: And after Tim passed away, I wrote about this, and 135 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 3: I talked to Leland about it, and he didn't even 136 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 3: really remember it. Of course, Leland's had a countless confrontations 137 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 3: over the years, and it was just one man stating 138 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: his opinion and another man stating his opinion, these guys 139 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 3: coming from two different places. But Leland was like that. 140 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 3: He was feisty, he was earthy in a good way. 141 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 3: He had a great rapport with his players, and despite 142 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 3: something his gruff exterior, he had a huge heart. And 143 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 3: he was an emotional and is an emotional guy. So 144 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 3: I'm looking forward to his speech. I would not be 145 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 3: surprised to see some tears there. And I'm really happy 146 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 3: for all four of these guys, Beltray and Mauer and 147 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 3: Helton and Leland and Alan. Of course, you cover the Rockies, 148 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 3: so you know Todd Helton pretty. 149 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: Well I do. 150 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: I covered the Rockies from two thousand and seven until 151 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: the end of twenty twelve before I left to go 152 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: to MLB Network for the first stint, and Todd, unlike 153 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: Jim Leland, was very quiet and didn't have a lot 154 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: of confrontations because he didn't say much. And I remember 155 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: when I covered the Rockies, I would only go to 156 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: Todd as a veteran player if I really genuinely needed 157 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: something to talk about, because he, much like you know, 158 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: Chase Utley, was the type of guy that you only 159 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: spoke to them when you really absolutely had to have. 160 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: Something from them. 161 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: You didn't bother them with the normal, everyday mundane stuff 162 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: that perhaps you would ask another player. And I remember 163 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: Todd a couple of different things about him. He was 164 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: a guy that did not show emotion very often. And 165 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: one of the things that is absolutely embedded in my 166 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: head and emblazoned in my memory is when the Rockies 167 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: in two thousand and seven, during that absolutely improbable run 168 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: ken in which they won twenty one out of twenty 169 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: two games, and they ended up sweeping you know, the 170 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: Phillies in the DS and sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks in 171 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: the CS to go on to the World Series. When 172 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: Eric Burns kind of slid, you know, headfirst over first base, 173 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: and Todd recorded the out and he put his arms 174 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: in the air like this, and that was the most 175 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: emotion you would ever see from number seventeen, because I 176 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: think he was so unbelievably relieved that the Rockies were 177 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: finally going to a World Series. 178 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 2: And another thing. 179 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: About Todd that I love is the fact that he 180 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: took a lot of pride in wearing the same exact 181 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: uniform for his entire career. It's so rare now because 182 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: of free agency and just because of the way that 183 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: the game goes in such a business that it is 184 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: that a guy finishes his entire career in one uniform. 185 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: And I know that that was very important Todd. And 186 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: he's still very involved in the organization, his family, his 187 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: two girls, you know, are very important to him. Obviously 188 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 1: a big lover of the University of Tennessee growing up, 189 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: you know, in Tennessee, going to Knoxville. Him and Peyton 190 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: Manning are incredibly close. And I actually call Todd. I 191 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: know he's kind of busy this week, but I should 192 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: call him to see if we could get Morgan Wallin 193 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: on the show because he is a big Tennessee fan too, 194 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: So Todd, congratulations. He was a guy that or he 195 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:28,479 Speaker 1: is a guy rather that took what he did incredibly seriously. 196 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: Baseball was everything to him and he gave everything that 197 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: he had to the game. And I couldn't be more 198 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: happy for him and the Colorado Rockies for Todd's upcoming 199 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: induction into the Hall of Fame. 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This one says, since theo Epstein 248 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: has been back in Boston as part of ownership, do 249 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: you think him being there is going to help come 250 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: trade deadline when Bresla presents to ownership to buy. 251 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 2: It's a good question. 252 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 3: It is a good question, and theo being there certainly 253 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,599 Speaker 3: serves as a great sounding board for Breslo as he 254 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 3: goes into his first deadline. I don't know that he 255 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 3: has that much involvement in the day to day with 256 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 3: the team. I would use the words that I just used, 257 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 3: the sounding board. If that he is not going to 258 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 3: be behind the scenes pulling the strings and having Breslo 259 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 3: as his puppet. It's not going to be like that. 260 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 3: Breslo is the guy now. Having THEO there, you can 261 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 3: certainly bounce stuff off him. But keep in mind too 262 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 3: as far as current players, THEO has been out of 263 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 3: the game a while in that role. He was with 264 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 3: Major League Baseball, of course, so I don't know about 265 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 3: evaluations and all of that. How keenly he is aware 266 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 3: of things, But in terms of negotiating and how to 267 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 3: go about things and whether to trust certain people I'm 268 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 3: talking about in other organizations, I would imagine THEO would 269 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 3: be a valuable sounding board in that regard. And it's 270 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 3: going to be really interesting to see what the Red 271 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 3: Sox do. No, I didn't put them in those list 272 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 3: of teams on the bubble or kind of in that 273 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 3: playoff mode now, because they are a team that is 274 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 3: well over five hundred and should be buying. But how 275 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 3: much will they buy? How much will they be willing 276 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,719 Speaker 3: to compromise some of their future for the present that 277 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 3: remains to be seen. 278 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: How does it differ in terms of team to team 279 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: can when it comes to trade deadline. I know that 280 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: a lot of teams their ownership group is incredibly involved. 281 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 2: I know some teams they kind of leave it up to. 282 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: Their front office as far as president of baseball operations 283 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: or general managers. How have you seen it play out 284 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: over the course of your time as a reporter. 285 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 3: Ownership certainly plays a role when there are big expenditures involved, 286 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 3: and ownership sets the budget. So a team is going 287 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 3: to know how much money it has because of what 288 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 3: ownership is providing. But as opposed to say the question 289 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 3: of how much managers are controlled by front offices, I 290 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 3: don't know that ownership is controlling front offices of the 291 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 3: deadline in the same way that we think of These 292 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 3: guys basically do it on their own and they're evaluating 293 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: on their own. 294 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 4: Owners are not aware of. 295 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 3: The Tampa Bay Rays number fifteen prospect, right they have 296 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 3: their knowledge, and it's not that so it has not 297 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 3: really evolved anywhere beyond that. In the years that I've 298 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 3: been doing this, it's kind of always been the same. Certainly, 299 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 3: the money has grown in all these years and there's 300 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 3: more at stake, and when you have a team that's 301 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 3: on the verge of a luxury tax threshold, like the 302 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 3: Cubs are right now, that will influence perhaps what they do. 303 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 3: They might not want to go over the threshold with 304 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 3: the team that they don't think is worth further investment 305 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 3: in ownership plays a role in that kind of decision. Certainly. 306 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: I have a question for you about sometimes the hall 307 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: that it's going to take to get a key piece 308 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: that could kind of push you into the postseason. For example, 309 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: just as something to talk about here, let's say Trek 310 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: schouble would go to the Baltimore Orioles because the Baltimore 311 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: Orioles need a frontline starter to compliment what they already have. 312 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: As far as and Rodrigans is concerned, Trek Scuobel is 313 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: going to demand quite the hall, perhaps like a Jackson 314 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: Holiday type of kid or case. I don't know that 315 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Orioles are willing to part with Jackson Holiday. 316 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: I think he's a tremendous part of their future. How often, though, 317 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: do you see like a number one overall draft pick 318 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: being traded before he's even spent a significant amount of 319 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: time in the big leagues himself to get a piece 320 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: to win right now. 321 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 3: It happened once Dansby Swanson sponson right Arizona Diamondbacks to 322 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 3: the Atlanta Braves. It wasn't a great idea at the time, 323 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 3: and it did not prove to be a great idea. 324 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 4: That was Shelby Miller that went back. 325 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 3: I would be shocked if the Oiels traded Jackson holiday period. 326 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 3: I would be shocked if they traded six years of 327 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 3: Holiday for two plus years of schoobl three Pennant races. 328 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 3: That's just not how things are done. Schooble as a 329 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 3: pitcher also is more of a health risk than a 330 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 3: position player like Holiday would be. Now, is there a 331 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 3: deal that would satisfy the Tigers for schoobl I'm sure 332 00:15:58,760 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 3: there is out there. 333 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 4: But here's the thing. 334 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 3: You're the Tigers. You're not a small market, low revenue team. 335 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 4: You're kind of in the middle, right. 336 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 3: What are you doing if you trade your ace a 337 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 3: guy who might win the cy young? I mean, where 338 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 3: are we going with this? You're trying to build. He 339 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 3: is a guy to build around, not someone to trade 340 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 3: for more major league ready prospects that might turn. 341 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 4: Out to be really good. 342 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 3: Or not. 343 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 4: Now, I know they need offense. 344 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 3: Their offense is not at the level of their pitching staff. 345 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 3: And you want to trade Schooble for three major league 346 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 3: ready prospects, Okay, I can see it, But I would think. 347 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 4: That equates to someone spinning your wheels. 348 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 3: And if I'm the Tigers, I'm not doing that unless 349 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 3: somebody really overwhelms me, and I mean really overwhelms me. 350 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: All right time Now for a question about the Pittsburgh Pirates. 351 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: As we continue here in Grill and Ken, we can 352 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: pick that up. Jay says, JS says, any news about 353 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: the Pirates, that's pretty basic. 354 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 2: Are you hearing anything? 355 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 3: No news just yet. And they're an interesting team because 356 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 3: they've got obviously they have played fairly well for them, 357 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 3: and they have some interesting things happening. Nick Gonzalez has 358 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 3: had a good little run, Brian Reynolds, of course, an 359 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 3: all star Rowdy Teles has come on. They've had some 360 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 3: good things happen. Jared Jones getting hurt was not one 361 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 3: of them. And when Jared Jones was healthy, I was 362 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 3: kind of advocating them for them to buy because it's 363 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 3: pretty rare when you have two pictures of this quality. Now, 364 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 3: who knows if Skeins finishes this season as far as 365 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 3: with the innings limits that might come into play, and Jones, 366 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 3: we don't know where he is physically, so I would 367 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 3: expect them to be cautious. But if I were them, 368 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 3: what I would be looking to do is not buy 369 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 3: for a playoff run this year. If they get to 370 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 3: the playoffs, great, but if they don't, that's fine. But 371 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 3: if they can somehow add a controllable piece that will 372 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 3: help them moving forward in twenty five and beyond and 373 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 3: they can pull that off, yes, that would be something 374 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 3: the Pirates should be interested in doing. 375 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: I have a question, and this isn't in our chat, 376 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: but I just had a I wanted to get your 377 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: opinion on it. 378 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 2: I noticed on social. 379 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: Media, of course, though, take it for what it's worth, Ken, 380 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: that everyone was up in arms and so excited that 381 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: Paul Skeen's decided that he was going to stay for 382 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: the entire nine innings of the All Star Game. 383 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 2: And everyone's like, oh my god, of course. 384 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: He's going to He's first of all, he's a rookie, okay, 385 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: so yeah, better stay in the dugout for the entire 386 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 1: nine inning. It's just like when you're a rookie in 387 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: spring training, you better stay for the entire game. 388 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 2: I mean, are we making. 389 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: Too much about the stuff, like, oh, Paul Skeens, what 390 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: you know, what a saint? He stayed for the whole game. 391 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: You're supposed to. 392 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 3: I'm with you, Alana, And in fact, it's in the 393 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 3: CBA that a player who is selected or elected is 394 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 3: supposed to stay there for the duration. 395 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 4: Of the game. 396 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 3: Doesn't happen. A lot of guys just both out of there, 397 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 3: get on their private planes and leave before the game 398 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 3: is over. But for Skeens to stay, I wasn't in 399 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 3: all about impressed. 400 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 4: I'm with you. 401 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 3: He's a rookie, he's savoring the experience. Where's he going? 402 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 3: Is he in a rush to get back to wherever 403 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 3: he was going on? I don't know. 404 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 4: It is a short break, right, so you do understand why. 405 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 3: Guys want to get to their next spot and take 406 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 3: a couple of days to relax and just tune everything out. 407 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 3: But yeah, the praise for him staying the entire game 408 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 3: was a little excessive. 409 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I get that you're dating Livy Dunn and 410 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: you probably want to get back to her. 411 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 2: I get it. 412 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: She's beautiful, but you better sit your button at dugout 413 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: for nine innings, young man. 414 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 2: You're still a rookie, all right. 415 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: Next question here in Gril and Ken looking for left 416 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: handed hitting outfielder in terms of the Mets. 417 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,439 Speaker 2: This is from Armand. He wants to know if that's. 418 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: What they're looking for or if they're looking for a 419 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 1: utility player to pair with Tyron Taylor in right field 420 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 1: due to DJ Stewart struggles and then no return date 421 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: for Marte. 422 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 3: Good question, and I'm not exactly sure where they are. 423 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 3: The focus with the Mets has more been what are 424 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 3: they going to do with their rotation pieces? Will they 425 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 3: trade Severino or Quintana? Will they feel emboldened enough to 426 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 3: do that? But I can certainly see them doing something 427 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 3: along the lines of what Armand is suggesting, And with 428 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 3: the Mets, I don't know that they'll be aggressive buyers. 429 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 3: What they can do is do things like this around 430 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 3: the edges to improve their chances for this season without 431 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 3: giving up the future that they have been so protective 432 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 3: of and so careful to build. So it's a buy 433 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 3: sell equation. Perhaps they could trade a starter for a 434 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 3: piece that they need, I mean, bullpen help is their priority. 435 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 3: It's their priority by leaps and bounds, So that's what 436 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 3: I would expect them to do. But move around the 437 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 3: edges for an outfielder like that, Yes, that could happen 438 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 3: as well. 439 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: Scott Broun just said that Paul Skins and Livy Dunn 440 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: actually stayed most of the next day to chill because 441 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: Scott Broun's dad was on their flight back to New Jersey. 442 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: So there you go, there's some inside information about Paul 443 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: Skins and Livy Dunn. Toot out of LSU number. We 444 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 1: got two more questions and Grill and Ken do you 445 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: think this is coming from Comic Things? Is Aaron Boone's 446 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: job in Jeopardy if they come up short? I feel 447 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:01,400 Speaker 1: like we asked this every year about Boone being on. 448 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 3: That we do? 449 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 4: We do, And it's interesting. 450 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 3: I wrote today for the Wind Up the Athletics free 451 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 3: daily baseball newsletter about managers that could be on the 452 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 3: move after this season, and I included Boone because if 453 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 3: they do not make the playoffs, or even if they 454 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 3: make the playoffs, but kind of sputter and the rest 455 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 3: of the season is kind of what the last month 456 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 3: has been. That will be the second straight year where 457 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 3: they had a strong start and then just kind of 458 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,239 Speaker 3: fell apart. And at that point I would expect they 459 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 3: might look to do something. Now, there is a long 460 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 3: way to go. The players and Aaron Boone are really 461 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 3: good with each other. I know fans want him to 462 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 3: yell and scream more and complain when a bad thing 463 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 3: happens on the field and call a guy out. It's 464 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 3: not his style. That said, he has to be able 465 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,639 Speaker 3: to reverse the ship here and get everything going on 466 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 3: in the right direction. 467 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 4: Again, he did not do that last year. 468 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 3: And again, these are things that are in some rays 469 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 3: out of his control. Injuries and the poor performances can 470 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 3: throw in the bullpen, and it's not all our moon's fault, 471 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 3: but managers are often held responsible. And again, in that 472 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 3: scenario that I describe, the Yankees crash and burn again, 473 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 3: then I would imagine it gets discussed, and I. 474 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: Wonder if Brian Cashman goes too. I mean, I feel 475 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: like they're tied together. I mean, he's been there for 476 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,239 Speaker 1: twenty five seasons. Obviously an incredible record as far as 477 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: you know getting into the postseason, but it's been a 478 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: long time two thousand and nine since they made the 479 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: World Series. One more question. This one's a super chat. 480 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: This is a bit of a hypothetical. High Daniel, great 481 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: to have you back rank for game one, one game 482 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: and that's it, like must win one game in their prime, Max, Scherzer, 483 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: Justin Verlander, Clayton, Kershaw, all future Hall of famers. 484 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 2: In my mind, they are all great. 485 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: Of course, is what Daniel's saying, who do you want 486 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: in a in a one game winner, you know, winner 487 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: take all type of situation. 488 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 3: My answer is yes, all three. I don't even know 489 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 3: that I can choose between them. And people will say, well, 490 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 3: Kershow hasn't done well in the playoffs. He has times 491 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 3: he hasn't at times Okay, but the competitiveness of Max 492 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 3: is something that I do want. Sometimes maybe it can 493 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 3: be a little much, and for that reason maybe I 494 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 3: would go with Verlander. And it's it's flip a coin. 495 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 3: I mean I say that about Max. Max has been amazing. 496 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 3: He was game seven in the ninth in the twenty twenty. 497 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 3: I'm sorry she does a nineteen World Series. His neck 498 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 3: is like crushing him. 499 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 4: It's killing him, and he pitched grades. 500 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 3: So any of these guys, I would take any of 501 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 3: them and at any time, and that includes Kershaw for 502 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 3: all the people who think he's a joker and this 503 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 3: and that. Yeah, Clayton Kershew is a choker. He's had 504 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 3: one of the great pitching careers of all time. He 505 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 3: is an all time great and in the postseason. And 506 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 3: I say this about guys all the time. 507 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 4: Players. 508 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 3: You give a player enough chances, he's going to succeed 509 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 3: a great player. It happened with Bonds. Bonds was a 510 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 3: choker for years. In two thousand and. 511 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 4: Two, I know he was juiced. The rest of the sport, 512 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 4: half of them were juiced to he had a great playoff. 513 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 3: Kershaw has had his moments too. They don't get as 514 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 3: much attention as the failures. But I take Clayton Kersher. 515 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 2: Any day, ay men. I don't even know. 516 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: The question was not posed to me, you know, I'm 517 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: taking cursh What happened to Max when he was with 518 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: the Daughters? 519 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 2: Did he have arm fatigue? 520 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 3: Kenny? Come on, he did and he had some rough times. 521 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 3: Yeah it was not great, But again, these guys are 522 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 3: not robots. We're perfect every game. Sometimes I think as fans, 523 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 3: even media, we get a little carried away with our expectations. 524 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 3: They are who they are, they're humans, and late in 525 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 3: the season especially, there are physical things going on with 526 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 3: players that often we don't know about even during the season. 527 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 3: That is the case, and it's why I'm always cautious 528 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 3: in being critical and just jumping on a guy, because 529 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 3: sometimes there are things happening, could be even off the field, 530 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 3: that we don't know about. So keep that in mind, folks. 531 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, they are people before they are players. And all 532 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: three of those guys are going to be in cooper'stown 533 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: no doubt. All right, timed out for dude and dork. 534 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 1: This is the opportunity where Ken and I each get 535 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: to pick a dude in Dork of the Week, a 536 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: guy that we're very excited about what they did, and 537 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: a guy were like, man, what's happening? 538 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:12,479 Speaker 3: All right? 539 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 2: Who's your dude? 540 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 3: All Star MVP Jaron Durant And not for the two 541 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 3: run Homer, which was great, and not for even him 542 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 3: getting the MVP. He's due to the week from me 543 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 3: because of what he has accomplished through what he has 544 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 3: talked about extensively now mental health struggles. This is a 545 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 3: guy who since August twenty twenty two, when he. 546 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 4: Sat down with Chris Catillo, of Mass Live. 547 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 3: Has been really open about what he's been going through, 548 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 3: and he had that staying Alive wristband, and of course 549 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 3: he had the other one which we can't repeat on 550 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 3: a public show. But this guy is an inspiration to 551 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 3: everyone out there who is struggling with mental health and 552 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 3: we all know people in that regard and we all 553 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 3: know how difficult it can be, and he has succeeded 554 00:25:58,080 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 3: in a big way. He is one of the games 555 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 3: most dynamic players and he's done it while again serving 556 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 3: as this beacon for those who might be suffering in 557 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 3: the way he did so. 558 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 4: Jaron Duran Due to the Week. 559 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 2: I agree one thousand percent. 560 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: He's been the Red Sox MVP too for the first 561 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 1: half of the season by far. Congratulations to him on 562 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: the MVP of the All Star Game as well. My 563 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: due to the Week is Salvador Perez and I could 564 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: pick him every single week because I just love him. 565 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 1: But there has been this young man from Uganda. I 566 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: believe that is a guy that really wants to be 567 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,479 Speaker 1: a catcher and he desperately. He keeps putting it on 568 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: social media all the different drills that he has. 569 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 2: He doesn't have any equipment. 570 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: He doesn't have the means necessary to practice, and Salvador 571 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: Perez met him at the All Star Game you can 572 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: see it here, and Salvi gave him his catching equipment. 573 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: And I just think that that's such a neat moment 574 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: for this man that's been trying to, you know, pursue 575 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: his stream of becoming a professional baseball player and a 576 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: professional catcher. And he was obviously incredibly, incredibly grateful to 577 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: salth And I just think that's that's awesome, And Salvy 578 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: is one of the best players in the game, and 579 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: I couldn't be happier for that young man as well. 580 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 2: What about your dork of the week, ken. 581 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 4: O, This one hits home. 582 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 3: It's a member of the foul Territory crew. It's Aj Prazinski, 583 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 3: who I worked with last oturday. Well, there are a 584 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 3: couple of reasons, a lot. 585 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 4: Actually, I've got about a dozen, but we'll go with 586 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 4: a couple. 587 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 3: All right. Let's look at Aj on the bull. This yeah, 588 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 3: slow motion here, this is really nicely done, nicely produced 589 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 3: by our people. AJ riding the bull thinking he's cool. 590 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 3: And also, this is the. 591 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 4: Bigger story, this is what whoa Here we. 592 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 3: Go, so you see the comparison here between JD. Vans 593 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 3: and now they are lookalikes. And AJ, of course had 594 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 3: some phone with this on X he said, never in 595 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 3: the same room. It's hilarious. I texted AJ to congratulate 596 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 3: him on his nomination for Vice president, and he texted 597 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 3: me back and said, if I'm VP, you're fired AJ. 598 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 3: You're Dirk of the Week, not the VR dork of 599 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 3: the week. 600 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,360 Speaker 2: He fired you already. That's incredible. 601 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 3: Yes, he doesn't even have that. 602 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's true, he doesn't, right, It is incredible. 603 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 3: Now, I don't know if I want AJ involved in 604 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 3: our political scene. 605 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 2: But Florida man, Florida man. Yeah. 606 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 1: So AJ has ever been in the same room as JD. 607 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: Van's and that is his doppelganger. When Jason Kipness sent 608 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: us that text, I fell off my chair. 609 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 2: It's hilarious. 610 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 1: Okay, My dork of the week is Major League Baseball 611 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: because of the uniforms at the All Star Game are 612 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 1: freaking terrible. 613 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 2: Ken, They're terrible. 614 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: Please, for the love of God, can we please go 615 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: back to players being allowed to wear their home team jerseys. 616 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 2: Let's go back to the I mean they look like popsicles, Like, 617 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 2: let's go. 618 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 3: Back to. 619 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 4: Were particularly egregious. 620 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 3: But the good news is Rob manfred In speaking to 621 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 3: the writers at the bbw A meeting, basically indicated they're 622 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 3: going to take a look at this, and I think 623 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 3: he has heard enough noise. This is an unnecessary violation 624 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,719 Speaker 3: that they've committed here, Like you didn't have to do this. 625 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 4: It's an unforced error. 626 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 3: And I know they liked the new jerseys and sell 627 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 3: the All Star jerseys great. Guess what make the jerseys 628 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,239 Speaker 3: like they used to be when the players wore their 629 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 3: uniforms and then put All Star patches on them, And 630 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 3: guess what, you'll sell even more jerseys. What they're thinking. 631 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 4: Here, I have no idea good call on. 632 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 1: I'm even okay with them wearing an All Star hat, 633 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: but please let them wear their old jerseys. 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