1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Is this a great game or what with the Hall 2 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: of Famer Tim Kirkshon, I'm his son, Jeff Kirkshon. Dad, 3 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: we've done it. The twenty twenty five season has finished. 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: The Los Angeles Dodgers repeat as World Series champions in 5 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: a seven game World series that you said on ESPN 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: dot com is the greatest you've ever seen. 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 2: Wow, this was so good for the game, Jeff. You 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: know how many text messages I got from friends of mine, 9 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 2: who some of whom aren't even great baseball fans, and 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 2: they loved every second of it. I had people saying 11 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: Game seven is the best game I have ever seen. 12 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: When I got to you know, Kelly's sprinkle, Does anyone 13 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 2: know what a sprinkle is for a woman? Does anyone 14 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: know what that means? Because I found that not everyone 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: knows what a sprinkle is. 16 00:00:55,360 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, sprinkle is a baby shower, but it's if 17 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: you already have a kid or multiple children. So in 18 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: this case, my sister Kelly has a boy and a girl, 19 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: and so she doesn't want to throw a full shower. 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: And the point being is I really think it comes 21 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: down to gifts. That's why you call it a sprinkle? 22 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: Is like Hey, like, we already have two children, we 23 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: already have a boy, already have a girl. So getting 24 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: us a crib or getting us a changing table or 25 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: all this stuff like, we don't need it. We already 26 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: got it from the other kid. So a sprinkle is 27 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: more of just a celebration for just this one baby, 28 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: and a little bit lighter on the gifts is what 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: I imagine. 30 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: Well, as you saw when I staggered into the sprinkle 31 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 2: the other day on an hour and a half sleep 32 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: from Game seven, all anyone wanted to talk about was 33 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 2: not Kelly having a baby, but the World Series. And 34 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: the point is that's how compelling it was to our 35 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: best baseball fans and even our mildest baseball fans. That's 36 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: what really attracted people. This game, all these games just 37 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 2: really appeal to so many people. And that's why I 38 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: love it. And Jeff, look, this is my opinion. It 39 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: doesn't mean it's right. I've covered forty four World Series. 40 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: I've covered twenty six Game seven, so at least I've 41 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 2: been there for all of these. And I thought, nothing, 42 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: what ever top the ninety one World Series with the 43 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: Twins and the Braves and Jack Morris won nothing shut 44 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 2: out in ten innings. I wasn't sure anything would approach 45 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 2: two thousand and one in the you know, the Diamondbacks 46 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 2: and the Yankees Game seven, Luis Gonzalez off of Mariano River, 47 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: I didn't think anyone would approach that, but this one did. 48 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 2: Game Game three, Jeff, was one of the all time craziest, 49 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: greatest games ever seen. Eighteen innings. Game six, of course, 50 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 2: finished with the oddest ending I have ever seen to 51 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: a Major League game. I mean this, this three pitch 52 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 2: opera by you know, Tyler Glass now made absolutely no sense. 53 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: He comes in a second and third, nobody out in 54 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: a non forced situation, throw three pitches and doesn't allow 55 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: a run because they had a seven to four double played. 56 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: And that game, which had never happened in the history 57 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: of any postseason game, led a World Series game, and 58 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: that of course led to the epic Game seven, one 59 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: of the great game sevens I've ever seen, and one 60 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: of the great Game sevens of all time. And that 61 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: doesn't even count, Jeff, all the amazing storylines that took 62 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 2: place in this World Series. Yamamoto, Otani Vlad Junior y seven, 63 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: I mean, Ernie Clement, They're everywhere They're everywhere, and that's 64 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: what made it so fascinating. The games were flawed, Jeff. 65 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: There were a lot of mistakes base running and some 66 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 2: other errors that were unacceptable, but every game was so interesting, 67 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: so entertaining, and so much fun. That's for me why 68 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: it's the greatest world series that I've ever seen. 69 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: I highly recommend everybody go to ESPN dot com. It's 70 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: the lead story. Twenty twenty five world series. Dodgers Blue 71 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: Jays was a series for The Ages by Tim Kirkshin Dad. 72 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: I read it this morning. It's an absolutely great read. 73 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: It moves so incredibly What a time to be alive. Okay, 74 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: that is how it wraps up. You gotta read the 75 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: article ESPN dot com. I'll also share a link on 76 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: our socials at great game or what Dad. And you know, 77 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: it was just so perfect. And people are going to 78 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: complain repeating Dodgers. You go out and spend all this 79 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: money and get all the best players. But at the 80 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: very least, at least it was a great series to watch, right, 81 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what we can take away from it, right. 82 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 2: Jeff, And look, I understand people complaining about the Dodgers, 83 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: but let's look at the last six years Jeff, three 84 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 2: World Series and a winning percentage of six thirty three. 85 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: The last team to go six years, win three championships 86 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 2: and have a winning percentage that high was the Yankees 87 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: nineteen fifty three to fifty eight, during some of the 88 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 2: greatest Yankee teams ever. The Dodgers are a dynasty. You 89 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 2: don't have to like it, but you have to acknowledge. 90 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 2: But more important, Jeff, I think the Blue Jays in 91 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,679 Speaker 2: this World Series showed everyone that there is a different 92 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 2: way to play the game. There is a better way 93 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 2: to play the game. Be an elite defense, put the 94 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 2: ball in play, value the hit as opposed to trying 95 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 2: to hit the ball out of the ballpark, run the 96 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: bases properly, and have a little camaraderie and a little 97 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: chemistry and a little character in the clubhouse. The Blue 98 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: Jays impressed me to no end in this postseason, especially 99 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 2: in the World Series. Now, should they have won, they 100 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 2: had every chance to win Game six in Game seven, 101 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 2: and they didn't. So but to say, oh, they failed 102 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 2: or something, they did not fail. They did a great 103 00:05:55,760 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: service to baseball by playing the game this way. Our 104 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 2: friend Mark Travelini, who played with Uncle Matt in college, 105 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 2: and I played against him in high school. Two sports. 106 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 2: Not the point. The point is he texted me a 107 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 2: couple times and said, I love the Blue Jays. I 108 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 2: love watching them play. Watching them play the game properly 109 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 2: reminds me of when we played the game fifty years ago, Jeff, 110 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: And he said, and it brings a tear to my 111 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 2: eye watching the Blue Jays play. So let's give them 112 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 2: their due. They probably should have won that World Series. 113 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 2: But you've got to credit the Dodgers for making the 114 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 2: biggest plays and the biggest hits at the biggest time. 115 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: It was stunningly good. 116 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: Any other takeaways, I mean, you were traveling Dad all 117 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: over the country and other countries LA to Toronto, Toronto, 118 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: LA like barely getting in touch. You did an amazing 119 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: job keeping up with the podcast. God bless you. Did 120 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: you end up finding a die mounta and Do in 121 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: Toronto really quick? Before we jump into more baseball. 122 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 2: Eduardo Perez smuggled six Diet Mount Dues into Canada in 123 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 2: his luggage. And when I got to the hotel, the 124 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: Beisha Hotel, my do favorite hotel in Toronto, there were 125 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 2: six Diet Mountain Dues waiting for me at the hotel 126 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 2: front desk. That's Eduardo, the greatest teammate ever. 127 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: So what other takeaways? Quirkchins, What do you want? We 128 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: got all World Series. 129 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 2: Here, Jeff, Jeff Yamamoto. I mean seriously, ninety six pitches 130 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 2: in game six, comes back to pitch the next day, 131 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: throws thirty four pitches to get the victory to win 132 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 2: the World Series MVP Jeff. Look, there are no hot 133 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: takes on this show. We have not challenged our starting pitchers, 134 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 2: especially enough to go the extra mile. We won't let 135 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:54,679 Speaker 2: them do it because we don't want them to get hurt, 136 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 2: and yet they all get hurt. Anyway, this kid said 137 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 2: I am ready, let's go, and he pitched one day 138 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 2: after throwing ninety six pitches. He didn't just pitch, he 139 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 2: pitched exceptionally well, two and two thirds scoreless. It was 140 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 2: an iron man effort. And Will Smith, who hit the 141 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: game winning home run, of course, told me, he said, 142 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 2: you know, this guy's one of the best pitchers on 143 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 2: the planet. One of the five best pitchers on the planet. 144 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 2: Is that kid right there, Jeff? And he said what 145 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 2: he did tonight was absolutely amazing, So I think he was. 146 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 2: He was the story of Game seven, one of about 147 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 2: thirty stories in Game seven. But I'll never forget what 148 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 2: I was watching, and I said, I think they're going 149 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 2: to bring him in, but I thought it would be 150 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 2: for a hitter or two hitters. He got eight outs, Jeff, 151 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 2: in a World Series, and he wasn't coming out until 152 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 2: they won that game. It was phenomenal. 153 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: Absolutely right now, we need to push our pitchers farther 154 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: we do the postseason. He's a perfect example of. 155 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 2: That, Jeff. We have lost the value of our starting 156 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 2: pitchers in today's game. And Dave Roberts used all four 157 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 2: of his aces in Game seven because he knew We're 158 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 2: not going to win the World Series unless I use 159 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 2: my four best pitchers, all of whom are starters. This 160 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 2: reminds me so much of the twenty nineteen Nationals who 161 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 2: won the World Series because they said, we got seven 162 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 2: great pitchers on this team. We're using them every game 163 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 2: if we have to, and that's how they won. And 164 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 2: this is how the Dodgers won, was using their starting 165 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: pitchers in that situation. They also won, Jeff, because Miguel 166 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 2: Rojas started Game six at second base, his first start 167 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 2: of the World Series, and the message here, Jeff is 168 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 2: you know, he was the best player on the Marlins 169 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 2: when they made the playoffs, you know, five years ago, 170 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: the best player on the team. Well, he's not the 171 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 2: best player on the Dodgers. But it just shows you 172 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: again what experience means, especially in the postseason, especially in 173 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 2: the World Series Game six. Jeff, he made four really 174 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 2: good plays defensively. I'm not sure anybody else on their 175 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 2: team makes those four plays. So the next day I 176 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 2: was talking to Chris Woodward, former infielder, first base coach 177 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 2: and infield instructor for the Dodgers, and he told me 178 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 2: that Miguel Rojas catches the ball, and I mean catches 179 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 2: it in all situations, as well as anyone he's ever seen. 180 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 2: He said, he and Omar Viskel are the two greatest 181 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: I've ever seen at catching the ball. That's different than 182 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 2: throwing it or even getting to the ball. All right, 183 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 2: other guys have more range maybe than Miguel Roass. But 184 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 2: in that double play that he had against Addison Barger, 185 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,439 Speaker 2: go back and look at that again, Jeff, how he 186 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 2: caught that ball. That was an awkward throw, and it 187 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 2: was a great throw, but it was an awkward catch. 188 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 2: He made it. So just keep in mind that the 189 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 2: Miguel Rojases of the world are the reason that the 190 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 2: Dodgers won. Not to mention Jeff, he had a home 191 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 2: run in the ninth of Game seven to tie the score. 192 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 2: So he and Bill Mazeroski are the only players in 193 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 2: Major League history did a game time or game winning 194 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 2: home run in the ninth inning of Game seven, and 195 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 2: Rojas it was his first extra base hit of the 196 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 2: postseason and it was a homer in the seventh in 197 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 2: the ninth inning of Game seven. Jeff, this is why 198 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 2: baseball is the most beautiful game, and this is why 199 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: there is nothing in this world sports wise better than 200 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:34,239 Speaker 2: October baseball. 201 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: Well, Dad, you're drew the comparison with Omarvis SkELL. You 202 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: know the other comparison between Omarvis SkELL and Miguel Rojas. 203 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 2: The no, I don't know. Oh, they have all the 204 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 2: vattels in their name, Is that right, Jeff, Miguel Rojas, 205 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 2: I'm really worried about you. You're thinking way too much 206 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 2: like me. It's Jeff, it's not healthy to look at 207 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 2: an adult name like that and say, oh, oh look, Ae, 208 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 2: I owe you. That's not good. That's great. It's great, Jeff, 209 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 2: I love it. And you were the one that came 210 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 2: up with this scal So that's Miguel Rojas. He was 211 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 2: absolutely great the last two games of that series. They 212 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 2: would have lost Game six without him, They would have 213 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: lost Game seven without him, and he didn't even start 214 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 2: the first five games. Experience in October matters. 215 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: Baseball is great because you can't just hand the ball 216 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: to Lebron James. You can't just give the ball. I 217 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: mean you can with your pitchers, which I love that 218 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: the Rodgers were doing that. Just give the ball to 219 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: the best pitcher. But you can't just put the bat 220 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: in the hand of Mike Trout, Bryce Harper of you know, 221 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: Juan Soto. You have to have whoever's up, step up, 222 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: and that's Miguel Rojas for you, right. 223 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 2: And just to continue the Dave Roberts who used his bullpen, 224 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 2: his starters in the bullpen so beautifully. How about the 225 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 2: defensive replacement putting Andy Paiz back in centerfielder. Remember Piez 226 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 2: went four for fifty one in the postseason and lost 227 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 2: his everyday job because he couldn't hit. But he's a 228 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 2: great defensive center fielder. And Tommy Edman, who's a good 229 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 2: defensive centerfielder but had a bad ankle, came out and 230 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 2: the Dodgers lose that game, I believe if not for 231 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 2: the catch made by Andy Paez, because I don't think 232 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 2: Kei k Hernandez was going to make that catch and 233 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 2: over from nowhere comes Paz to make one of the 234 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 2: greatest defensive plays in the history of the World Series. 235 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 2: I don't think there's a way around that, because I 236 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: believe it saved the championship for the Dodgers. Is that 237 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 2: how you saw it. 238 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: No doubt about it. I mean, those little decisions from 239 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 1: Dave Roberts are what made the difference here, and defense 240 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: and pitching is what carries teams through October. And not 241 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: making as many mistakes as the other team, it seems like, 242 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: is what carries a lot of teams to win at all. 243 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: And there was a lot of mistakes. You mentioned it, Dad, 244 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: But whoever made the least amount of mistakes is going 245 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: to win in seven games. And that's what we got here. 246 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 2: Right And speaking of Key k Hernandez, chef, this is 247 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 2: why I love baseball so much. So we're in Game 248 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 2: six in the ninth inning, Okay, second and third, one out, 249 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 2: and Andres Jimenez comes to the plate. Now he's he 250 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 2: can hit the ball to left field left handed, hit 251 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 2: her awfully well, and he can dump a ball over 252 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 2: the shortstop's head with the best of them. Well, key 253 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 2: k Hernandez playing left field, he recognized that this is 254 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 2: who Jimenez is. And remember, Jeff, Keyk is a is 255 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 2: a natural infielder. So he gets the defensive card, the 256 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 2: defensive card that he is given by the coaching staff 257 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 2: tells him where to play. Andres Jimenez in that situation, 258 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 2: he looks at the card and he takes two and 259 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 2: a half steps forward. That's seven feet. He told me this. 260 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: And because he moves seven feet closer, not only did 261 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 2: he catch that ball, he caught it on the run, 262 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 2: made a throw across his body, looking like an infielder, 263 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 2: not a left fielder. Great catch by Miguel Rojas. So 264 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: I asked Kek the next day and he said, yes, 265 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 2: I moved in seven feet And excuse my language, Jeff, 266 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 2: he said, that's what you call putting your balls on 267 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 2: the table like I this is to play. I'm taking 268 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 2: a huge risk here. And he said, but if he 269 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 2: hits it over my head. I will accept the consequences, 270 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 2: but I was not going to let that ball fall 271 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 2: in front of me, and he said, I will. I 272 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 2: will take my instincts over a computer any day. And 273 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 2: I think that's a marvelous lesson that the computer tells 274 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 2: him where to play, and it's logical to listen to 275 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 2: the computer. But deep down inside, Jeff, you better listen 276 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 2: to your gut in that situation, because that will tell 277 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 2: you where to play. He moved in and that's the 278 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 2: reason they got that double play and it advanced to 279 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 2: a game seven. 280 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, nothing was worse when you were growing up playing 281 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: baseball and you get the shake from your coach that says, 282 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: you know, come in, come in, come in, and then 283 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: you come all the way in, and then all of 284 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: a sudden, they hit it way over your head. You're thinking, yes, 285 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: why did you do this to me? Coach or vice versa. 286 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: You go back, get it back. This is a big 287 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: kid for a sixth grader. He's six to one and 288 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: then he hits a bloop over the shortstop's head and 289 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: you're dead. But you got to go with your gut 290 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: and eat your right. Dad. He made an athletic infielders 291 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: move as a left fielder that you just don't see 292 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: a lot of left fielders make that. And as a 293 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: former current whatever you want to call infielder, he knew 294 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: he was watching those runners, maybe a little bit more 295 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: than most outfielders were, because he's saying, I know where 296 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: I would be if I were in the infield right now. 297 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: And he caught Miguel Rojas there. Oh right, What a 298 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: fantastic finish. 299 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 2: Right, And speaking of infielders, jeff Ernie Clement just really 300 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 2: established himself, not just as an everyday player in the 301 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,679 Speaker 2: Major league. He got Jeff he got thirty hits in 302 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 2: the postseason. He got more hits in this postseason than 303 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 2: any player has ever gotten in one single postseason. You know, 304 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 2: we've talked all about him on this pod for almost 305 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 2: a month now. You know, it looks like Aaron Boone, 306 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 2: where's a glove that he bought from a little Japanese 307 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 2: lady on eBay. His story is so compelling. And here 308 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 2: I have at the batting cage before Game seven, and 309 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 2: these are the discussions I'm having at the batting cage 310 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 2: before Game seven. David Schneider plays a lot of golf. 311 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 2: He hits the ball of Miles. So I just casually said, 312 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 2: who's the best golfer on the team, and he left. 313 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 2: He said who else? Ernie? Ernie shoots sixty five here 314 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 2: and there, and then he looks at me and he goes, 315 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 2: Ernie's great at ping pong, Ernie's great at hockey. Ernie's 316 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 2: great at everything. He's one of those guys who's good 317 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: at everything, and he doesn't look like he would be 318 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 2: good at everything. But just like Zach Greenke and Greg 319 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 2: Maddox and all these guys may not look the part, 320 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 2: it's just such a skillful sport and the fact that 321 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 2: he has such great hand eye coordination it translates to 322 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 2: almost everything that he tries. 323 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: And I think it's worth noting too. So people don't get, 324 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: you know, in a fight about this. They didn't even 325 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: play in the wild card round. So for people saying, okay, 326 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: we've got an expanded playoff, right, of course, some records 327 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: are going to be broken because we're playing potentially three 328 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: more games than traditionally the five seven seven. Now we've 329 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: got three five seven seven. They didn't even play in it, 330 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: and he's still got thirty hits, which I love. I 331 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: think that's so cool. 332 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 2: Right, and Ernie Clement cried after the game, he said, 333 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 2: for an hour and he called his teammates, I'm play 334 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 2: baseball with my thirty best friends. And I just thought 335 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 2: that was so telling what he's talking about that, you know, chemistry, 336 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 2: camaraderie really really matters on a baseball team, especially when 337 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 2: you get this late in the season. So again, congratulations 338 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 2: to the Blue Jays. Again, Jeff maybe the best player 339 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 2: that I saw, and well the guy who had the 340 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 2: most impressive postseason with Vladimir Guerrero Junior. And we've been 341 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,719 Speaker 2: over this, Jeff. He is much better defensive first baseman 342 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 2: than people think. He's got great instincts to the game. 343 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 2: And he had three ninety seven with eight homers and 344 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 2: seven strikeouts in the postseason. Absolutely stunning. But I've also said, 345 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 2: I said to John Schneider the other day, you know, 346 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 2: he the manager of the Blue Jays. He runs better 347 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 2: than I think. So John Schneider told me a story 348 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 2: that about halfway through the season, John Schneider came up 349 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 2: with a bar graph and presented it to Vladimir Guerrero 350 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 2: and it was about running speed and the way you 351 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,719 Speaker 2: present yourself on the bases and all that stuff. And 352 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 2: he used three names, Manny Machado, Aaron Judge, Vladimir Guerrero. 353 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 2: And he says to Laddie, which one of these do 354 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 2: you think is the fastest? And Laddie likes shrugs and 355 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 2: shoulders and I don't know, And John Schneider said, you 356 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 2: are the fastest of those three? Would you have I 357 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 2: have guests that, Jeff, would you have guessed if Vladimir 358 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 2: Guerrero had better running speed than Aaron Judge, who's just 359 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 2: a breathtaking athlete, and Manny Machado, who's not as big 360 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 2: as Vladimir Guerrero. 361 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: Would you have guessed that not in a million years. 362 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: I would have put him third. To be completely honest. 363 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 2: I would have put him third too. But that's the point, Jeff. 364 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 2: He runs better than people think. He's a really good 365 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 2: all round player. And everyone in the world now knows 366 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 2: who just watched those seven games, if not the entire postseason, 367 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 2: If Vladimir Guerrero is not some big, cumbersome, you know, 368 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 2: unathletic first baseman, He's the opposite of that. I was 369 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 2: so impressed watching him play all those games. And last thing, Jeff, 370 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 2: last thing, I'm on the field after the game. The 371 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 2: Dodgers have just won the World Series and Clayton Kershaw's 372 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 2: career is over and he wanted it to be over. 373 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,959 Speaker 2: He announced his retirement. He's leaving on his own terms. 374 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 2: He had a great year. Could not be happier for him. 375 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 2: And I don't want to get too corny about this, Jeff, 376 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 2: but I'm standing literally right next to him, and out 377 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 2: from out come running on the field are his children. 378 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 2: And he goes down to one knee and his kids, 379 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 2: you know, like are like ten, twelve and younger, a 380 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 2: bunch of little ones. His wife is pregnant, and he cried. 381 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 2: He cried like I'm not sure I've ever seen a 382 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 2: baseball player cry. Because his kids came running onto the field. 383 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 2: They all hugged him at the same time, and he knew, 384 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 2: a my career is over. We won the World Series. 385 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 2: But what's more important is I am hugging my children 386 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 2: at the moment. It was a scene, Jeff, Sorry, that 387 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 2: I will never forget the rest of my life. 388 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was so beautiful. And the videos that came 389 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: out about it, Dad, which just as a dad myself 390 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: and obviously your father, it's hard not to feel connected. 391 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: To one of the greats. And we've talked a lot 392 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: about Clayton Kershaw on this podcast, and my hope, not 393 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 1: to be cheesy, not to be funny, but my hope 394 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 1: is to have him on the show next year at 395 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 1: some point during his retirement and get to hear from 396 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: I mean, imagine going out your final your final two years, 397 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: winning a World Series and then retiring. It's one thing 398 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: to be like David Rosh win the World Series and 399 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: you say, see you right. It's another thing to win 400 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: two World Series. I'm not gonna test you, but I'd 401 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: love a list to see how many players have done 402 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: that back to back World series and then retire. I 403 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: doubt it's very long. I could be wrong. Maybe I'll 404 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: message Frank from the Elias, but every time I message 405 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: him something, he said, Jeff, that's happened a lot, So 406 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: I try not to bother him too much because I 407 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: end up really swinging and missing on on certain things 408 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: here well. And I know when I bring up Frank 409 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: from the Elias, you immediately think, Quirk Gins, we have 410 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: those for you on this state in baseball history, and 411 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: a team tim by one of you that was sent in. 412 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: That's absolutely spectacular. It's all coming next on is this 413 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: a great game? 414 00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 2: Or what? 415 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Is this a great game? 416 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 2: Or what? Dad? 417 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: The court gins jumping right in. What do we got? 418 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 2: What we speaking of? Frank? I needed Frank's help with this. 419 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 2: I found it a little interesting that the World Series 420 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 2: ended with a double play, so I had Frank check 421 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 2: for me the number of World Series that ended with 422 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 2: a double play. In nineteen forty seven, Bruce Edwards grounded 423 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 2: into a double play to end that World Series, and 424 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 2: then in nineteen twenty one in game eight, you know 425 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 2: they played best of nine back then in nineteen twenty one, 426 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 2: home run Baker grounded into a double play to end 427 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 2: that game. Aaron by the way, Aaron Ward was on 428 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 2: first base on this play. Okay, just try to picture 429 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 2: this is how that World Series ended, which I did 430 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 2: not know grounded a second by home run Baker. Hall 431 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 2: of Famer Babe Ruth made the first out of the inning. 432 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 2: Yankees are at bad and home run. Baker comes up 433 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 2: and grounds out to second and apparently from the play 434 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,959 Speaker 2: by play, Aaron Ward tried to go to third on 435 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 2: a ground out to second and the first baseman threw 436 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 2: him out. A third. The warning is never make the 437 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 2: third out Jeff at third base. He didn't just make 438 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 2: the third out, he made the final out in Game 439 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 2: eight of the twenty nineteen twenty one World Series. So 440 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 2: I went and then I started thinking. You know, Game 441 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 2: six ended with a double play. So this is the 442 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 2: first time in Major League history that Game six and 443 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 2: Game seven ended with a double play. Never happened before. 444 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 2: Just another just another reminder how unusual and how great 445 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 2: that World Series was. 446 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, there were so many things that happened in this 447 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: World Series that have never happened before. I mean, I 448 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: had friends texting me checking in on you, making sure 449 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 1: your heart wasn't stopping from all of the firsts that 450 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: happened in this World series. 451 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well again. One of my favorite sentences in the 452 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 2: world is for the first time in history or the 453 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 2: first time ever, which is redundant, by the way, Jeff, 454 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 2: the first time. All you have to do is say 455 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 2: the first time. You don't have to say ever, but 456 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 2: you got to say it for emphasis. I'm with you, 457 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 2: all right, Jeff. Last I only have two quartions, but 458 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 2: I want you to present the second quurtionin because you 459 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 2: are the one that put it in. My head. Will Smith. 460 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 1: Will Smith. There has been a will Smith to win 461 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: the World Series in twenty twenty, twenty twenty one, twenty two, 462 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 1: twenty three, and now twenty four and five. Six straight 463 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: years a will Smith has won the World Series. That 464 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: this streak is unprecedented, right. 465 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,440 Speaker 2: Jeff, this is so great. And it wasn't just any 466 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,120 Speaker 2: will Smith that won it this year. He's the one 467 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 2: that hit the home run in the eleventh inning to 468 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 2: win the game. So he guaranteed that the will Smith 469 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 2: sequence continues here with a home run in the seventh 470 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 2: in the eleventh inning. It was great, So thank you 471 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 2: for that, Courtion, and Jeff, it was really really good. 472 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, and he's signed through twenty thirty three. You know, 473 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,959 Speaker 1: I had to check if he had any sort of 474 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 1: if he was going to be a free agent or something. Nope, 475 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: he signed through twenty thirty three. So I'm not saying 476 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,640 Speaker 1: a three peat, but part of me wants to see 477 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: it just to have another will Smith, because there's no 478 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: other Will Smith's currently playing Major League Baseball. The other 479 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 1: one retired, that one with the Rangers and so on. 480 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: So I'm this is my personal tracking here, and maybe 481 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 1: we'll get him on the podcast to make him a 482 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: little nervous about trying to threepeat in order to keep 483 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: up the Will Smith tradition. 484 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,120 Speaker 2: Right, absolutely, all. 485 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: Right, Dad, On this date in baseball history, November fourth, Right, 486 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: Tito Francona, the father of our dear friend Tito Francona, 487 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: the manager of the Reds, was born on this date 488 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: in nineteen thirty three. 489 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 2: He died several years ago. I'll just never forget talking 490 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 2: to Terry Frank, our Tito Francona, and he told me 491 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 2: he went on a ten day road trip when he 492 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 2: was with his dad, and it was he was like 493 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 2: eight years old, and he got to go in the 494 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 2: clubhouse and he was with his dad, on the bus, 495 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 2: on the airplane, wherever they went, he was with his dad. 496 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 2: He calls it the greatest ten days of my whole 497 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 2: life because he got to spend it with his father. 498 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 2: And this father son podcast, I think we can all 499 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 2: appreciate that. But I've heard him tell that story, you know, 500 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 2: many many many, you know, fifty years later and he 501 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 2: gets a tear in his eye remembering how great that 502 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:35,879 Speaker 2: trip was, not because he got to do all this 503 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 2: cool stuff, but he got to do it with his father. 504 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 2: So happy birthday to Tito Francona born in nineteen thirty three. 505 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 2: Nineteen sixty eight, Carlos by Erga was born. One of 506 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 2: the better switch hitters that ever played the game, played 507 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 2: on those great Cleveland teams and one of the great 508 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 2: guys ever. I run into him once in a while. 509 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 2: We always have a great time talking. I remember, Jeff, 510 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 2: he's the first player in Major League history to hit 511 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 2: a home run from both sides of the plate in 512 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 2: the same inning. 513 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: Wow. 514 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, do you remember that, Jeff? Do you remember that stat? 515 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: It's one of the few that when I hear that name, 516 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: it kind of pop pops up in my head, you know. 517 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 2: Yep. So when I covered the Seattle Mariners Class A 518 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 2: team in Alexandria, Virginia, the Alexandria Dukes, like a million 519 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,880 Speaker 2: years ago, Gary Pellant, a third baseman, hit home run, 520 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 2: hit home runs from both sides of the plate in 521 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 2: one inning. And I wrote about it that day, and 522 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,479 Speaker 2: we checked as best we could, and we determined in 523 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 2: the history of professional baseball no one had ever done that, 524 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 2: And it's possible somebody did and we missed it. But 525 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 2: when Carlos Byerga did it in the major leagues. I 526 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 2: ran down Gary Pellant. I found him after all these years, 527 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 2: and I say, this is Tim Kirkchen was sports illistrit 528 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 2: and he said, I know why you're calling, and then 529 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 2: we relived him hitting a home run from both sides 530 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 2: of the plate in one inning. That was one of 531 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 2: many claims to fame for Carlos Bayerna. On this day, Jeff, 532 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 2: in two thousand and one was the famous which we 533 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 2: referenced earlier, the Louis Gonzales single over a drawn in 534 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 2: infield against Marianna Rivera two runs in the ninth They 535 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 2: beat the greatest closer ever to win the World Series. 536 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 2: It was, you know, after ninety one. It was the 537 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 2: greatest World Series I had ever covered, and it was 538 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 2: a magical scene that night in Arizona and Jeff we 539 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 2: talked about We talked about Yamamoto winning Game six in 540 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 2: Game seven. Randy Johnson was the winning pitcher in Game 541 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 2: six and Game seven in two thousand and one, so 542 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 2: Yamamoto became the first pitcher since Randy Johnson to do that. 543 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 2: He came back after starting a game, pitched in relief. 544 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 2: And I said, after that game in two thousand and one, 545 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 2: from now on toughness should always be measured by the unit, 546 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 2: because that's how tough Randy Johnson was that he said, 547 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 2: I don't care how many pitches I threw yesterday. I'm 548 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 2: pitching tonight and we're gonna win the World Series. And 549 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 2: then they did. That's what Yamamoto did. He did it 550 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 2: even better than Randy Johnson because he threw thirty four pitches. 551 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 2: It was incredible. It was so good. And Jeff, on 552 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 2: this date in twenty ten, Sparky Anderson died. He's one 553 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:35,959 Speaker 2: of the great managers of all time. Hall of Famer, 554 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 2: first manager to win the World Series in both leagues, 555 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 2: first with the Big Red Machine and then in eighty 556 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 2: four with the Tigers. Sparky taught me so much about baseball. 557 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 2: He made me laugh so many times. And you know, 558 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 2: Steve Rush and our great friend, did a story for 559 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 2: Sports illustrated on Sparky Anderson. It was right about the 560 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 2: time that the movie Naked Gun came out. When Leslie 561 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 2: Nil Wilson, you know, is pretending to be the umpire 562 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 2: at every call he makes, is just you know, it's 563 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 2: just ridiculously funny. At the yes, you know, he's doing 564 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 2: the Michael Jackson, Moonwalk and all that stuff. And Sparky Anderson, 565 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 2: while being interviewed by Steve Russian, is imitating Leslie Nielson 566 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 2: being the umpire in the Naked Gun. Only Sparky would 567 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 2: do that. And again, Jeff, I hope this doesn't come 568 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 2: across as corny, but your aunt Julie, my cousin. Julie 569 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 2: met Sparky Anderson in the grocery store in Thousand Oaks, California, 570 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 2: many years ago. She went up to him just to 571 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 2: say hello, and Jeff, she said, he couldn't have been kinder. 572 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 2: And you know what she said, then, you know who 573 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 2: Sparky Anderson reminds me of. In that one time I 574 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 2: was with him. She said, Uncle, Jeff, my father, your grandfather. 575 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 2: Julie met Sparky Anderson and he reminded her of my dad. 576 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 2: How cool is that? That is really special? 577 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: And as we know, yeah, your dad, my grandfather, the 578 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: original Jeff Carkshon, was quite quite the special. 579 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 2: Guys. See, he's the reason, as we know that we 580 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 2: do this podcast. Jeff, it's named after him. Is this 581 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 2: a great game or what? And you, of course are 582 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 2: named after pop. So all right, Jeff, we're going to 583 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 2: finish our second season with a team Tim. I must 584 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 2: be honest, I didn't have enough time to do a 585 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 2: Team Tim because I've been pretty busy covering the World Series. 586 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 2: So Rich Permenter, one of our really loyal and clever 587 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 2: listeners and viewers, came up with one and he wants 588 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,240 Speaker 2: to call it. He calls it the All Wordle Team. Okay, 589 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 2: and I think that's fitting because now that the World 590 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 2: Series is over, instead of getting up at five or 591 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 2: five thirty in the morning to devour the box scores 592 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 2: while I read a while I drink a dietmount due, 593 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,200 Speaker 2: the first thing I'm going to do now the season's 594 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 2: over is do wordle and drico Dia Mountain do. Hopefully 595 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 2: not at five or five thirty in the morning. Not 596 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 2: the point. So he came up with the All Wordle Team. 597 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 2: Take a guess, Jeff, what do you think the All 598 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 2: Wordle Team is? Maybe it's obvious. 599 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: I mean last names with five letters? Is that? That's 600 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: what he made me think of? 601 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 2: And first name too, So this is pretty pretty clever. Now, 602 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 2: he didn't exactly send me the whole team in order, 603 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 2: but he sent me a bunch of possibilities. So I'm 604 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 2: going to put it together for him, but he deserves 605 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 2: all the credit on this. Rich had a little trouble 606 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,760 Speaker 2: coming up with a catcher. Then he got Jerry Grody 607 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 2: played for the sixty nine Mets, one of the great 608 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 2: defensive catchers ever. He had to wrestle with Ernie Banks. 609 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 2: Eventually he put him at first base, although I think 610 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 2: he had somebody else at first base, but I hope 611 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 2: I don't offend Rich. We're putting Ernie Banks at first, 612 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 2: Chase Uttley at second, maybe a future Hall of Famer, 613 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 2: current Hall of Famer Scott Roland at third. He said 614 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 2: there were four shortstops who in the Hall of Fame 615 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 2: who have five letters in their first name and five 616 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 2: letters in their last name. I just guessed off the 617 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 2: top of my head, Ozzie Smith. I'm not going to 618 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 2: try to get all four not here. And the one 619 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 2: he used Derek Jeter pretty good, right. And then Barry 620 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:25,800 Speaker 2: Bonds is in the outfield, and Jeff he mentioned someone 621 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 2: else with a similar name as Barry Bonds. Who would 622 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 2: that be, Oh gosh, Barry Bonds's father, Bobby Bonds, right, 623 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 2: Bobby out there? Both wordles. How cool is that he 624 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 2: had Robin in the outfield instead of putting him a 625 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 2: short stop. Oh yeah, I think he had Robin youwn 626 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 2: A is also one of his Hall of Fame shortstops, 627 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 2: and we're going to put him in the outfield. He's 628 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 2: got Rusty Stob in the outfield, and he had a 629 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,319 Speaker 2: bunch of other guys. So if I left out some 630 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,840 Speaker 2: great ones, Rich, I'm just coming up with the team 631 00:34:56,920 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 2: based on what you sent me. Lefty grow who I 632 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 2: believe is the greatest left hander of all time. Lefty 633 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:07,840 Speaker 2: Gomez is another one one of the great Yankee pitchers. 634 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:12,399 Speaker 2: By the way, Lefty Gomez was really worried about where 635 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 2: the strike zone has gone since he played in the 636 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 2: fifties and forties and all that stuff. So he said, 637 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 2: these the strike zone today. He said this, you know, 638 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 2: thirty years ago. The strike zone today is the top 639 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,920 Speaker 2: of the belt buckle to the bottom of the belt buckle. 640 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,399 Speaker 2: So he was basically saying the strike zones only about 641 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:32,480 Speaker 2: an inch and a half high. So he was great. 642 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 2: And the relief picture is Randy Myers. And I'm sure 643 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 2: there were many others, but Randy Meyers, one of the 644 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:42,320 Speaker 2: nasty boys from the Cincinnati Reds who won the World 645 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:45,760 Speaker 2: Series in nineteen ninety. 646 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 1: You got a DH because I got one. 647 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:54,280 Speaker 2: No, I need a DH. David Ortiz, Savid Ortiz, big poppy. 648 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:55,040 Speaker 2: How about that? 649 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 1: I got a manager too? Do you need a manager? 650 00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 2: Yes, I want a manager. 651 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: Give me Bruce Bochie. Hey, Jeff right, that's a good choice. 652 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:08,680 Speaker 2: Really contributing, Jeff, we have learned so much about you 653 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 2: in these two years on the air that you're a 654 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:15,800 Speaker 2: great listener, and you you really added to these lists 655 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:18,640 Speaker 2: along the way. Even though the team Tim List, if 656 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 2: I remember our Hall of famers named Tim beat the 657 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 2: team Jeff List. Am I right? After all these weeks? 658 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 1: Do we determine bringing up such an unpleasant subject? Why 659 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,239 Speaker 1: don't you give me a paper cut and put lemons 660 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 1: in it? What is that really how you want to 661 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: end this season? 662 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 2: Yes? 663 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:37,360 Speaker 1: Just kidding this season. 664 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:41,959 Speaker 2: This season was so great. I'll say what I said 665 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,920 Speaker 2: about one hundred times during it, the most unpredictable baseball 666 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 2: season I've ever seen. The postseason was even more unpredictable 667 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:56,080 Speaker 2: than the regular season, and the World Series was even 668 00:36:56,280 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 2: more unpredictable than the rest of the postseason before it. 669 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:04,600 Speaker 2: That's what makes baseball so great. Jeff you go to 670 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 2: the ballpark and you might see something that you've never 671 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:11,239 Speaker 2: seen before. And I promise you I slapped my forehead 672 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 2: at least two dozen times during this World Series, saying 673 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:19,320 Speaker 2: how did that happen? When did that last happen? That's 674 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:22,880 Speaker 2: the beauty of baseball. And that's why this season was 675 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 2: so great. Postseason was so great, and that was the 676 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 2: greatest World Series that I've ever covered. 677 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: Slapping your forehead large target to hit. 678 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 2: Look at the power allys they got on my head. Now, Jeff, 679 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:39,399 Speaker 2: it's terrible, and I gotta look. 680 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,439 Speaker 1: They're gonna look even more so that way next year 681 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: when the podcast continues. But Dad, we haven't mentioned we 682 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:49,319 Speaker 1: do have a guest lined up for tomorrow. We're going 683 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: to have I mean, just absolute superstar baseball reporter. Dad says, 684 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:57,279 Speaker 1: the best one we've got in this industry. Ken Rosenthal 685 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:00,120 Speaker 1: is going to be on the podcast tomorrow. I am 686 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:01,279 Speaker 1: really looking forward to this. 687 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:05,799 Speaker 2: Right now, this will officially be, Jeff, the shortest podcast 688 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 2: in the history of podcasts. Now, I'm not talking about time, 689 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 2: I'm talking about height. You are pushing five to six, 690 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:17,719 Speaker 2: maybe six and a half. I might have slipped under 691 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:21,439 Speaker 2: five five. Ken rosehal is exactly the same height as 692 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:24,479 Speaker 2: I am. So the three of us, all under five 693 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,680 Speaker 2: six and a half, will be doing the podcast on Wednesday. 694 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 2: People don't remember, and they shouldn't. I covered the Orioles 695 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,000 Speaker 2: in the mid eighties with Ken Rosenthal Richard Justice. We'll 696 00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:37,760 Speaker 2: talk a lot about that. We'll talk about the World Series, 697 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:40,840 Speaker 2: but we'll talk about what it's like to look like 698 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,879 Speaker 2: us and cover the major leagues. It'll be great fun. 699 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,279 Speaker 2: He's a fun guy, and again, he's the best. He's 700 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 2: a great writer, but he's the best reporter that baseball 701 00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:52,520 Speaker 2: has to offer today and he has been for about 702 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 2: twenty years. 703 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:56,759 Speaker 1: It's absolutely Dad. And then at the end of this week, 704 00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:59,319 Speaker 1: we'll have one more episode for you to kind of 705 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:02,480 Speaker 1: not say goodbye because we're not going anywhere, but to 706 00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:04,799 Speaker 1: kind of outline the off season for you. What are 707 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:07,799 Speaker 1: we planning for the off season. We'll be here, We'll 708 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:11,400 Speaker 1: be creating podcast content for you and your family, So 709 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:13,359 Speaker 1: we're going to kind of outline that at the end 710 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:17,439 Speaker 1: of the week as well with some exciting personal news too. 711 00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:19,879 Speaker 1: You know, I'm moving to a new house, So this 712 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: is going to be one of the last podcasts we 713 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 1: get in this basement studio. So Dad, a lot going 714 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 1: on for the both of us. But tomorrow Ken Rosenthal 715 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:30,279 Speaker 1: in a final episode, kind of wrapping up everything by 716 00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: the end of the week. So Dad, thank you for 717 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 1: your time. Go take a nap. I know you've got 718 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:36,680 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff going on. No time to take 719 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,440 Speaker 1: a nap with the church bizarre happening this week again. 720 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,160 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, and you're moving, Jeff, We are moving. 721 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:45,440 Speaker 2: We all moving. Let's see how many people know what 722 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,040 Speaker 2: movie that came from? We All Moving? 723 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:50,520 Speaker 1: Great gamera what dot com message us? Thank you for listening. 724 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:52,560 Speaker 1: As always, thanks for being a part of our family.