1 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to episode seventy six of the 2 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: Hammer Territory Podcast. I am Scott Coleman, and I am 3 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: joined this evening by the great Stephen Colbert and Stephen. Thankfully, 4 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: the Braves have bounced back with a couple of wins 5 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: after a pretty frustrating weekend in Philadelphia. 6 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, what's up, Scott. Yeah, it was a brutal weekend, 7 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: to be honest. I mean we probably you know, we 8 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,319 Speaker 2: probably watched the division, the six year division streak end 9 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 2: with that three, losing three out of four to Philadelphia, 10 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 2: so that was definitely tough. But you know, obviously the 11 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: goal is not necessary to win the division. The goal 12 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: is to win the World Series, and to do that 13 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: you have to make the playoffs. And for the Braves 14 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: to continue that hot of as the Mets have been, 15 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 2: then they needed to come home and take care of 16 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 2: business against a very very bad team in Colorado, especially 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 2: on the road. I mean they've done that, you know, 18 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 2: they won the first two games. Kind of businesslike approach 19 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,119 Speaker 2: in these last two games has not really been anything 20 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: spectacular outside of maybe what Chris Sale has done. But yeah, 21 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 2: kind of two ho home wins, which is exactly what 22 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 2: they needed. And you know, Sean and I have talked 23 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: about this, but it's time to get greedy. You know, 24 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 2: typically you just kind of you're happy with a series win, 25 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 2: but you know, the way the Mets are playing, the 26 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 2: way the Cubs have been coming on, the division lead 27 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: or the wild card lead being what it is, as 28 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 2: small as it is, the Braves need to get greedy, 29 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 2: and they need to go for a sweep tomorrow. And 30 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: you know when you have, when you're playing a team 31 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: this bad and you're at home, it's time to get greedy, 32 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: go for a sweep, and maybe the Mets will actually 33 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: lose a game here at some point and you can 34 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 2: start to build a lead. 35 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, the Mets have been playing unbelievably last couple of weeks, really, 36 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: and you mentioned the Cubs are just kind of quietly 37 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: red hot right now. And as we record, the Braves 38 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: are still in the playoffs. They are half a game 39 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: up on the Mets, and New York is off on Thursday. 40 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: So with the outcome of tomorrow evening's game, the Braves 41 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: will either be tied for the last wild card spot 42 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: or a game ahead of New York. And you're absolutely right, 43 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: let's hope that Atlanta can sweep and take advantage of 44 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: a very, very bad Colorado Rockies team. That lineup right 45 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: now is just some kind of bad. I mean, we're 46 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: both big baseball fans beyond the Atlanta Braves, and you 47 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: look up and down that Rockies lineup and pitching staff, 48 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: and I mean, I think I recognize like two or 49 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: three players when Colorado runs out on the field. 50 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean Sam Hiliar turns into bay Ruth, which 51 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 2: is frustrating against the Braves, but yeah, it's a I 52 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: mean it's a I mean, they're terrible. I mean there's just, 53 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 2: you know, my go to response when Braves fans started 54 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: getting a little too mouthy on Twitter started getting a 55 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: little too whiny about stuff is you know, go be 56 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: a Rockies fan for a summer and see what that's like. Like, 57 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 2: you know, this year's been tough for Brais fans, but 58 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: even our tough years aren't like other teams tough years. 59 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 2: And the Rockies are like, I mean, if they're not 60 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: the worst run franchise in the sport, they're like top two, 61 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: two or three. I don't even know who you'd put 62 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: behind them at this point. So yeah, that's a brutal to. 63 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: I mean they're terrible. I mean they're absolutely terrible. And 64 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 2: obviously the Braids gave a game away against them in 65 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: Colorado that's right now, a very big game in the standings. 66 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 2: The Braids would love to have that one back for sure. 67 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: But you know the way to respond to that is 68 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: when they come to your place, you got to sweep them. 69 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 2: And you know, the Braids will definitely have the pitching. 70 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: You know, they're they have the favorable matchup tomorrow, they've 71 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: got the better team, they're at home. You gotta sweep. 72 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 2: You need to sweep. Especially with the Mets off, you 73 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: can get back to a full game lead. You gotta 74 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: sweep tomorrow. That should be the goal. 75 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. 76 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: Absolutely, So let's jump into these first two wins for 77 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: the Braves. Tuesday night's game, we were talking offline. You 78 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: were on recap duty for Battery power dot Com and 79 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: it was kind of a ho hum boring win, and hey, 80 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: we take those. We'll take I don't care if it's 81 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: one nothing or eighteen nothing. We'll take the wins however 82 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: you can get them. But the Braves win three to 83 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: nothing on Tuesday night, and I mean, Steven, let's talk 84 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: about Chris Sale just a little bit. I mean, this 85 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: guy out of his mind. Sale is number one in 86 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: basically every category that matters among all pitchers in Major 87 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: League Baseball. He has a two point zero one FIP, 88 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: which would be the best mark of any starting pitcher 89 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: since twenty twenty one, so three years now, and just 90 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: I mean really, from day one of the Chrissale experience 91 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, he has been so damn good and yet 92 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: another fantastic start on Tuesday night. Seven innings, six hits, 93 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: no runs, no walks, and nine strikeouts. 94 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 2: That's the best move, not only I mean not that's 95 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 2: obviously one of the best moves that alex Ataplas ever made. 96 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 2: That's one of the best moves anybody's ever made. Trading 97 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: Von Grissom for Chris Sale and then immediately getting multiple years. 98 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 2: You know, they obviously restructured the contract as soon as 99 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 2: that deal was done. The Brays don't do deferred money, 100 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 2: and he had deferred money, so they restructured. They got 101 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: another year, and it wasn't without risk. I mean, you 102 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 2: and I I think you and I talked about it. 103 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 2: I know you and Brad talked about it like it 104 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: was a there was risk there because of his injury 105 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 2: history and like as bad as the offense, like as 106 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 2: bad as it's gone for the position player group this year, 107 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 2: like with maybe like a bottom five outcome in terms 108 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 2: of percentile for the offense this year. Just never dreamed 109 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: it would be this bad for the offense. At times, 110 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 2: it's probably been that good for the pitching staff outside 111 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 2: of Spencer Strider getting hurt, like Chris Sale has been 112 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 2: like this is like ninety eight, ninety nine percentile outcome, 113 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 2: I mean of what you could have possibly hope. I mean, 114 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 2: he's he looks every bit of good as he did 115 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: in twenty fourteen, twenty fifteen when he was the best 116 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 2: pitcher on the planet. You know, his velocity is back. 117 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: You know, one good thing about all the injuries is 118 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: that he had was they were all kind of flukey injuries. 119 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 2: There was nothing like serious about his arm. And you 120 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 2: know because of that, his arm got a lot of 121 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 2: rest over the last few years. And you know, he 122 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 2: looks like a guy that's just fresh, Like he just 123 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 2: looks like a guy that you know who's had a 124 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 2: couple of years off and it's still got a ton 125 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: in the tank. And you know he can bump it 126 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 2: up to ninety seven, ninety eight. We seen him throw 127 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: ninety nine at times, you know, when he really needs 128 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 2: to strike out, you know, you know he's gonna he's 129 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: gonna punch Hore Solaire at some point because of it. 130 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 2: Seems like every start he has, you know, Solaire goofs 131 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 2: the ball in right field and he's got to get 132 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 2: out of it, but he seemingly gets out of it 133 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 2: every time. It's really incredible. I mean, I don't know 134 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: what else to say. He's gonna eat unless he just 135 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: falls up a mountain here. He's gonna win the cy 136 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 2: Young and just that alone, I mean, that out come. 137 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 2: It's everything you could have hoped for and more, and 138 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 2: it's really saved the Braves ass this season, if I'm honest, 139 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: because you know, so many other things have gone wrong, 140 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 2: that deal being so incredible has saved the Braves and 141 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: ways we probably don't even we probably haven't even fully 142 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 2: articulated yet. And credit to him. Man, I'm so happy 143 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 2: for him. You know, his teammates love him, and it's 144 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 2: been all it's been awesome to watch. Probably my favorite 145 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 2: part of the twenty twenty four season so far has 146 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: been watching Chris Sale pitch. 147 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, he is just such a special talent and he's 148 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,119 Speaker 1: just I mean, he just does everything well. There's really 149 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: no weakness or or anything with Chris Sales game. I mean, 150 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: he just location velocity even when he gets into trouble. 151 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: That's a good note on Jorge Soelaer, who we're going 152 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: to talk about a little bit later. He's overcome. It 153 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: feels like whenever there's an air or a defensive misque 154 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: behind him, Sale just gets pissed off and has like 155 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: ninety nine in the tank whenever he wants it. Yea, 156 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: that's I mean, he's just such a joy to watch 157 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: every fifth day. The rest of the game, I mean, again, 158 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: not a whole lot going on. A couple of hits 159 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: from Michael Harris and Geo Orshella, who drove in all 160 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: three of those runs that the Braves needed, and really 161 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: the only other talking point, and it was a scary one, 162 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: and thank goodness, it was not worse than what it 163 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: appeared to be. But Wit Mayfield took a ninety eight 164 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: mile an hour fastball to the back of his skull 165 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: and in the moment, I mean, thank goodness that Wit 166 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: never lost consciousness and was able to walk off the 167 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: field under his own power, but it was very scary, 168 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: and there were some really pointed comments from Mayfield after 169 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: the game about he is a member of the Rules 170 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: Enforcement Committee and there was a meeting today apparently, and 171 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: I would love to be on a fly on the 172 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: wall of that call to hear what was said. But 173 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: it was really just yet another scary moment for a 174 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 1: Braves player, because God knows they have suffered enough injuries 175 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: in the batter's box this year. 176 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 2: Well, it made that one particularly scary. Is you know, 177 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 2: if you watched it, obviously, when a ball starts coming 178 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 2: towards your head, your your first reaction is to duck. Well, 179 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 2: as as Merrifield started to duck and turn out of 180 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 2: the way, his helmet actually came off of his head. 181 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 2: And I never got a clear image of it, but 182 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 2: I mean it looked like the ball hit him like 183 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 2: not in the helmet, but like in the back, just 184 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 2: the back of the head. I don't even know if 185 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 2: it hit the helmet at all, which is obviously even scarier. 186 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 2: And yeah, I mean it was obviously high velocity. It 187 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 2: was a fastball, and it looks like he might have 188 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 2: gotten out of the Woods. He didn't play tonight, obviously, 189 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 2: and you know, they they did talk to him today 190 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 2: and he said he thinks he's gonna be fine and 191 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 2: he might only miss a game or two. But yeah, 192 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 2: it is a it is a much bigger conversation in 193 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 2: baseball because it is a very common thing. 194 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 4: Now. 195 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 2: Every team in baseball chases velocity. And there's a I mean, 196 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 2: there's a reason teams chase velocity. If you look at 197 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 2: you know, off it's you know, on a chart relative 198 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 2: to velocity, the higher the velocity, the worse the offense. 199 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 2: Like it's a very clear to correlation. The harder you throw, 200 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 2: the harder it is to hit. And so teams chase it. 201 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 2: And the problem is, you know, especially these bad teams 202 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 2: that have nothing to lose in August in September, they 203 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 2: just call up all these relievers that throw hard, but 204 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 2: half of them don't know where it's going. And you know, 205 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 2: you know, that was Mayfield's point last night, is you know, 206 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 2: there's no consequences, there's no there's no way to retaliate 207 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 2: for the other team. You know, pitchers don't hit anymore. 208 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 2: You know, retaliation just in general doesn't really exist in 209 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 2: baseball anymore, and there's no consequence. You just throw as 210 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 2: hard as you want and if you break a guy's 211 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 2: wrist or if you hit a guy in the head, 212 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 2: you know, you just keep pitching like there's just there's 213 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 2: no consequences whatsoever. And when guys, you know, when guys 214 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 2: were throwing eighty nine miles an hour, it was one thing, 215 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 2: but when you have guys to I mean, I saw 216 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 2: Ben Joyce throw one hundred and six minar pitch the 217 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 2: other day for the Angels, Like we have guys who 218 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 2: literally throwing balls fast enough to kill somebody. And when 219 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 2: that's the case, there has to be like, there has 220 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 2: to be something, There has to be something in place 221 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 2: to protect these guys at the plate, because you know, 222 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 2: Mookie Betts had his season, you know, derailed by a 223 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 2: pitch up and in Austin Riley, you know, we almost 224 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 2: lost Travis Darnault, you know, I mean, Wit just took 225 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 2: one to the head. Like yeah, you know, brace fans 226 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 2: particularly are annoyed by it. But in the bigger picture, 227 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 2: there does need to be a conversation and maybe even 228 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 2: a rule change. And I don't know what a rule 229 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 2: would be. Maybe you have an idea, but it is. 230 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 2: It is becoming a big problem with teams chasing velocity 231 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 2: as much as they are, but not necessarily, you know, 232 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 2: with command and these guys coming up and just throwing 233 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: as hard as they want with no consequences. I agree 234 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,599 Speaker 2: with Witt. I do think it's a big problem. 235 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 4: Congestion from sinuses, allergies or a cold can be all consuming. 236 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 3: That includes snoring for me. But Scottie, I've found some 237 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 3: relief from Navage. Nasal care to try this. Navage makes 238 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 3: breathing easy easier. 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I mean, sometimes sure pitches 259 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: get away. Sometimes it's a breaking ball or a change 260 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: up or something like that. But at the same time, 261 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: I mean you said it perfectly. If you're a twenty 262 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: two year old reliever or the Colorado Rockies, a team 263 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: that is fifty games below five hundred and is playing 264 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: for nothing but a chance to showcase your arm and 265 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: your ability as a potential member of their team next season, 266 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: I mean, you have nothing to lose by going up 267 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: there and cranking the baseball ninety nine miles an hour 268 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: and trying to get a couple of moments for yourself 269 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: to win some favors in the front office. And again 270 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: I mean, thank god that Wit was not seriously hit. 271 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: It was just a kind of a freak play where 272 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: the ball landed. It might have grazed some helmet, but 273 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 1: and you know, and Witt said today that it was 274 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: still painful for him to put even a hat on. 275 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: I am sure it is going to be very tender, 276 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 1: and not only just the physical side of taking a 277 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: base ninety eight to the head, but mentally, I mean, 278 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: the next time a fastball comes up at witshead, I 279 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: feel like it's human nature to just kind of, you know, 280 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: get the shakes a little bit and just have that 281 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: in the back of your conscience at all times. 282 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, Scott, maybe you'll remember, was it Jason Hayward for 283 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 2: the Braves that took a pitch to the face. 284 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, it was more that Yeah. 285 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 2: And he was like and honest to God, like he 286 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 2: was never the same. And I don't know if that's 287 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 2: part of it. You know, Jason had a lot of 288 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 2: swing issues and he was always changing his swing, and 289 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 2: you know, he never quite fully lived up to the 290 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 2: guy that we thought he'd be. But he got hit 291 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 2: in the face pretty early in his career. And you know, 292 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: I one hundred percent agree you know, the mental side 293 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 2: of getting back in the box. You know, I can't 294 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 2: imagine what that's like, quite honestly, and it's so easy 295 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 2: to probably start bailing on pitches early. Yeah, I mean, yeah, 296 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 2: I don't know what you do. I saw somebody say, 297 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 2: you know, if you hit a guy with a fastball 298 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 2: above like the shoulders, it's it's you know, it's two 299 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: bases instead of one. I don't know. I don't know 300 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 2: if that's too harsh of a punishment. Yeah, we'll see 301 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 2: what they do. I'm you know, Witt was pretty confident 302 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 2: in his interview with the Beat writers that there was 303 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 2: gonna be some sort of rule for next year. I 304 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 2: have no idea. I have not heard any kind of 305 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 2: like ideas or you know, opinions floated out about what 306 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 2: that could be. So I'll be interested to see what 307 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 2: it is. But it is a problem, and it's something 308 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 2: baseball does need to address in some way. 309 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: For sure, and hopefully with is back in the lineup soon, 310 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: he was replaced and then tonight Luke Williams started at 311 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: second base. And Luke's done an okay job and limited duty, 312 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: but I think we are all much more comfortable at 313 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: the second base position when wit Mirifield is out there 314 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: and Steve what we're actually we're gonna talk about Wednesday 315 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: night's game. But this is kind of a perfect segue 316 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: into a little bit of news and injury notes, and 317 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: that's on Ozzy Alby's. 318 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 4: Now. 319 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: Ozzy Alby's has been out for about six weeks now 320 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: with his broken wrist, and news came out on Tuesday 321 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: that he was still not cleared to hit. And that's 322 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: pretty concerning because we now have about three and a 323 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: half weeks left in the regular season. You have to 324 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: imagine that whenever Ozzy is able to go out on 325 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: a rehab assignment of some kind, he's going to need 326 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: at least a week to ramp up to speed and 327 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: make sure there aren't any side effects of the risk injury. 328 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: And here we are with the playoffs and basically a 329 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: maybe not a must win game every single night for 330 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: the Braves, but a game the Braves are trying to 331 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: win just about every night. And I don't know, man, 332 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: I mean, we are getting late into the season and 333 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: you I think it's fair to wonder at this point 334 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: now if the Braves are going to have Ozzie all 335 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: Bey's healthy and producing not only in the regular season, 336 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: but potentially even in the playoffs. 337 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I remember Sean and I did a show right 338 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 2: after he got hurt, and I think I think I 339 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 2: think I said it that night that you know, with 340 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 2: a wrist injury, like I would not be surprised if 341 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 2: he doesn't come back this season, like, you know, even 342 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: if you're healthy enough to physically come back, like with 343 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 2: wrist and and I thought you put it perfectly on 344 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 2: Twitter the other night that, like, especially with Ozzie where 345 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 2: his game is power. You know, he's not a big 346 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 2: speed guy anymore. He's not a big defensive guy anymore. 347 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 2: He's not a big on base guy. Like he's a 348 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 2: power guy and that's his big skill. And you know, 349 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 2: those wrist injuries, man, it zapt's power for you know, 350 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 2: a pretty good while, even after you're healthy enough to 351 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 2: come back. So I'm gonna be very see what happens. 352 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 2: You know, I would not be surprised at all if 353 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 2: at some point we just got news that they're gonna 354 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 2: shut him down or he you know, he just runs 355 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 2: out of time. I also wouldn't be surprised if if 356 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:48,959 Speaker 2: they made a go of it and just see what 357 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 2: he what he has. I do think there is a 358 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 2: world where he comes back and he's quite frankly, not 359 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 2: very good, So we'll see. You know, there's also a 360 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 2: world where we're dead wrong and he comes back and 361 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 2: he's fine, he looks like Ozzie and helps him in October, 362 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 2: and obviously that's the that's the dream scenario. But yeah, 363 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 2: it's getting late early. I mean, you know, it's September fourth. 364 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 2: He has not been clear to hit. I mean it's 365 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 2: not like he's not going on to reh. He hasn't 366 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 2: been clear to do like batting practice. So you know, 367 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 2: it doesn't seem like a rehab assignment. Is is very close, 368 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 2: and like you said, a rehab assignment's going to take 369 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 2: probably at least a week, and there's only about three 370 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 2: and a half weeks after the season, so we'll see 371 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,360 Speaker 2: what happens. You know, the Braves are obviously quite used 372 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 2: to dealing with injuries and having other guys play instead 373 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 2: of their stars, so this is just one more case. 374 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 2: But yeah, the fact that he's still you know, at 375 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 2: one point they gave a timeline where he could be 376 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 2: back in early September. Ironically, that came right after the 377 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 2: trade deadline where they did not add an infielder, and 378 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 2: I do wonder if some of that was some some 379 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 2: pr trying to you know, ease the idea of them 380 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 2: getting an infielder. And then very quickly after that that 381 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 2: that whole timeline got scrapped and then it got moved 382 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 2: back to the original timeline, which was mid September. Even 383 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 2: mid September seems quite I mean, mid September will be 384 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 2: hearing about a week and a half and he's not 385 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 2: even hitting yet, so you know, you can deduce what 386 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 2: you will from that, but yeah, it's it's getting late early, 387 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 2: and if he's not on a rehab assignment here in 388 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 2: the next seven ten days, then I'm not sure he's 389 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 2: coming back at all, to. 390 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: Be honest, all right, Steven. So, Wednesday night's game was 391 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: a little more action packed than the snoozer that was 392 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: Tuesday Night's win, and really a lot of it happened 393 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: right out of the jump, and a really good sign 394 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,479 Speaker 1: for the Braves is part of the five to two 395 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: win over the Rockies was Jared Keelnick. And we wanted 396 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: to talk about Keelnick a little bit tonight because I mean, 397 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: this is a guy who has seen his playing time 398 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: go down in recent weeks, and I think with probably 399 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: good reason, because Kelnick just has not been much of 400 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: a producer since those couple of good weeks that he 401 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: had in June. But one of the best played appearances 402 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: of the whole season for Kelnick. In the first inning, 403 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: Braves were already ahead won nothing after back to back 404 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: doubles by Marcelo Zuna and Matt Olsen, and then Kelnick 405 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: fouled off a hand handful of fastballs and then crushed 406 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: a splitter down in the zone over the right field 407 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 1: wall to give the Braves a very early and much 408 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: needed for nothing win or for nothing win for nothing. Lead, Stephen, 409 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: where are you at with Kelnick? Because he is a 410 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 1: guy who has had an uneven twenty twenty four season. 411 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: We have seen the good, we have seen the bad, 412 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 1: we have seen flashes like he had tonight. Where do 413 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: you stand with Jared Keelnick now as we are in 414 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: the final month of the season. 415 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 2: His first half and even if you take out June, 416 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 2: like in June he was fantastic. He had like a 417 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 2: one to fifty WC plus in June he was the 418 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 2: best sitter on the team. It was right after Accoon 419 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 2: you got hurt, and it was a huge stretch for him. 420 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 2: He was betting lead off for a lot of that. 421 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 2: He was red hot and he looked fantastic. But even 422 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 2: if you look at like May, April and May, you know, 423 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 2: he wasn't great, but he was solid. He had like 424 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 2: a ninety five WRC plus or a ninety two WRC 425 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 2: plus those couple of months, and like that's passable. It's 426 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 2: not great, of course, but it's it's passable. It's a 427 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 2: major league caliber at least bench player at the very least. 428 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 2: You know, in this in the second half is where 429 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 2: it's just falling off a mountain, like he's got like 430 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 2: a I think he's got like a forty eight WRC 431 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 2: plus in the second half something something atrocious like that. 432 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 2: Like you said, his playing time has been cut. You know, 433 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 2: Ramon Loriano has been so good, and obviously they acquired Solaire, 434 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,679 Speaker 2: Michael Harris came back, and then Loreano has been so 435 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 2: good there's just nowhere frohim to play. And after they 436 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 2: brought up Eli White, you know, Eli White's kind of 437 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,479 Speaker 2: been the guy coming in for Solair. So unless Kelnick starts, 438 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 2: he's not playing a lot, and you know, good on 439 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 2: him for in one of the few times he is starting. Obviously, 440 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 2: Colorado started a writy, so the Braves did give him 441 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 2: the start tonight, and you know, he hit a homer. 442 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 2: He had a big homer, three run homer. You know 443 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 2: that broke the game open. That was the margin of 444 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 2: victory for the game three runs. And you know he's 445 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 2: gonna have to do that. He's gonna have to basically, 446 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 2: the few times he gets a chance, he's gonna have 447 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,360 Speaker 2: to do something. And that's the only way you're gonna 448 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 2: get more chances. And I do think I do think 449 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 2: Loriano is probably gonna calm down at some point. I 450 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 2: don't think this is his true talent level. I think 451 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:23,959 Speaker 2: Kelnick will have an opportunity. You know, at some point 452 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 2: it does make sense that, you know, Kelnick and Loriano 453 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 2: would basically just run a platoon. We'll see if that happens. 454 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 2: You know, Kelnick's been so bad and Lorio has been 455 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 2: so good it hasn't even really been a platoon. Loreano's 456 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 2: been starting most games no matter what. But Kelnick got 457 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 2: to start to know and he hit the homer. We'll see, 458 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 2: he's been striking on a ton He doesn't walk a 459 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 2: lot like it's it's not a great profile. If I'm honest, 460 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 2: in terms of looking ahead to next year, you know, 461 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 2: next year is where it's gonna get interesting. We don't 462 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 2: have to talk about that tonight, of course, but with 463 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 2: Solaire Ozuna, kel Nick, Loriano Acunya Harris, like there's a 464 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 2: whole this is gonna be a whole. It's probably gonna 465 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 2: be a whole show at some point in the off season. 466 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,119 Speaker 2: But yeah, next year is gonna get interesting. It's just 467 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 2: a rough profile. You know, it's just a rough profile. 468 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 2: I don't it's it's a profile that the Braves have 469 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: a lot of on their roster, and I don't know 470 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 2: long term if he if he really fits, I'm curious. 471 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 2: So what do you do you think he's gonna be around? Like, 472 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 2: obviously he's got five years of team control, the Braves 473 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 2: have him. They spend a lot of money to get 474 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 2: him this offseason. Do you think he's gonna be around 475 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 2: next year? Like, do you think they're gonna play him 476 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 2: a bunch next year? 477 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: I do think Kelnick will be around. Uh, can I 478 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: take a rain check on whether or not he's going 479 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: to play a whole bunch. Yeah, I think that may 480 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: be determined or or honestly will very likely be determined 481 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 1: by Rondacuna Junior and his knees. I do think kel 482 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 1: Nick has a role on this team moving forward, not 483 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: so much because of the bat. I mean, maybe he'll 484 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: figure something out, but the fact is now he's going 485 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 1: on like three full seasons and hasn't figured it out 486 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: just yet. But defensively, Kalnick is pretty good and he 487 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 1: can also cover center field, which is not a small thing. 488 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 1: I mean it It is difficult to sign or trade 489 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: for a backup outfielder who is good defensively and can 490 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: hit a little bit and also be like cool with 491 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: really not playing a whole bunch. Does that make sense? 492 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 2: That's the part I don't know, Like is he cool 493 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 2: with that? He's like if he's a bench player, you know, yeah, 494 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 2: that's yeah. He had some issues in Seattle. Him and 495 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 2: the management did not get along. Will Some of that 496 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 2: was on the man, like they manipulated a service time, 497 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 2: like they did some stuff that was truly not great, 498 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 2: and he had a right to be upset about it. 499 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 2: So it's not on all on him, But yeah, I 500 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 2: don't know, you know, one good thing for him is 501 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 2: he makes no money. You know, he's still a pre 502 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 2: r player, so he makes a league minimum. He's got 503 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,199 Speaker 2: an option left. He can technically be optioned to the 504 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 2: minor leagues, which is valuable to have around. So's I 505 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 2: got some things contractually that are appealing. And like you said, 506 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 2: he does have some skills and he's got some potential 507 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 2: that you can dream on. Yeah, I don't know next 508 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 2: year's outfits situe. I mean we got we got months 509 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 2: to talk about this, of course, but next year's outfit 510 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,239 Speaker 2: situation is going to be interesting. And he's you know 511 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 2: what they do with him, and again they spend a 512 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 2: lot of money, like they spend like twenty million dollars 513 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 2: this past winner to get him on the roster, with 514 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 2: all the dead money they took on and all the 515 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 2: weird deals they made. So yeah, that's gonna be a 516 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 2: fascinating situation. But you know, for this year, he's gonna 517 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 2: have to do this. He's gonna have to get these 518 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 2: spots starts, you know, or hope Loriano maybe gets a 519 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 2: little bit colder and he gets a little bit more 520 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 2: playing time. But when he gets an opportunity, he's gonna 521 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 2: have to do something, and credit to him, he did 522 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 2: that tonight. That was a big home run tonight. 523 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: Yeah it was the I mean it was the definitive 524 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: swing tonight and help the Braves get a five to win. 525 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: Let's it's a professional transition here or hey, sol Layer. 526 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: We also wanted to talk about a little bit at 527 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: the risk of I mean, you're right, Steven, he could 528 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: probably do a two hour show on the state of 529 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: the outfield, not only this season but next season. But 530 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 1: Orge has not been hitting at all lately. He had 531 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: some nice moments, especially in that Course Field series, and 532 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 1: it felt like the Braves were getting the Jorge Solayer 533 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: that they traded for, which was a real addition to 534 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: the top of the lineup in exchange for some pretty 535 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: bad defense and right field. But since that hamstring strain, 536 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: that was deemed minor, although at this point I'm wondering 537 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: if the hamstring is the underlying cause. Jorge has really 538 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: just not been very good for a couple of weeks now. 539 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 1: He did have a hard hit line drive RBI single 540 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: to give the Braves some insurance tonight, but quick math 541 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: tells me that Jorge is four for his last fifty 542 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 1: one in the batter's box. That's pretty bad. And for 543 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: a player who gives you basically nothing on defense and 544 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: really can't run the bases, the Braves obviously need more 545 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: from Jorge. And I mean it feels like you are 546 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: the king of the Braves need Matt Olson to be 547 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: good in order to hit their ceiling. But for me, 548 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,199 Speaker 1: I agree with you wholeheartedly, by the way, But for me, 549 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: the Braves also need Jorge Solayer to be much better 550 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: if they are going to be a serious World Series 551 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: contender over the next two months. 552 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 2: I mean when they lost Austin Riley, I mean that 553 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 2: was kind of their you know, Ozuna, you know, we 554 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:36,479 Speaker 2: talked about it right after the trade deadline, but Solaire, Riley, 555 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 2: Ozuna Olsen, like that's that's that's enough firepower that you 556 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 2: can kind of dream on even with all the other injuries. 557 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 2: And then they lost Riley, of course, and that just 558 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 2: makes Solaire's role even bigger, right, I mean it's just 559 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 2: like with Akunya goes down and everybody else's role becomes bigger. 560 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 2: When Riley goes down, it it becomes that much bigger. 561 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 2: And yeah, I mean they need to load of hit. 562 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:01,439 Speaker 2: I mean, he's been atrocious. I don't even know if 563 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 2: atrocious is a strong enough word in the outfield, He's 564 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 2: he's I actually looked it up tonight. He's had he's 565 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 2: only played one hundred and forty innings in the right field, 566 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 2: and he has a negative seven outs above average, which 567 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 2: is like, I know, people maybe don't know a lot 568 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 2: about those numbers. That's like an impossible pace, Like that's 569 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 2: that's like historically bad to be I mean, and obviously 570 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 2: if you watch him all that makes sense that that 571 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 2: that definitely tracks with the eye test. But and they 572 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 2: knew that, Like, and this is the thing, I don't 573 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 2: blame Joge for being bad in the outfield. They put 574 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 2: a DH in right field, Like that's what they did. 575 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 2: They knowingly did that. Like if you if you let 576 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 2: a kid drive a car and you exit, you don't 577 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 2: blame the kid. Like they put a DH in right 578 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 2: field and he's been awful. He's played right field exactly 579 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 2: like I would think of DH. Would you know if 580 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,959 Speaker 2: they put Travis Darnoul in rightfield, it would also be 581 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 2: bad and it wouldn't be Travis's fault if they did it. 582 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 2: So they knew this was gonna happen. They knew he 583 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 2: would be terrible on defense. I don't care what they 584 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 2: said publicly. They knew he would be bad, but they 585 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 2: expected him to hit more. And I think you're right. 586 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 2: I think the hamstring is definitely part of this, because 587 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 2: you know, if you look before and after, the splits 588 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 2: are pretty clear that he's He's probably not one hundred percent. 589 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 2: But they need him, man, I mean, they the offense 590 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 2: is kind of going through another one of these lulls. 591 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 2: You know, that kell Nick Homer tonight kind of covered 592 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 2: it up, but braz have not been scoring a lot 593 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 2: of They uly scored three runs last night. They the 594 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 2: last two games in Philly, they only scored two runs total. 595 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 2: You know, other than that kell Nick Homer tonight, they 596 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 2: only scored two runs. So you know, the offense is 597 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 2: in dire need of Jorgehilire to go back to being 598 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 2: the guy he was, maybe not in twenty twenty one, 599 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 2: but like a guy that he at least he was 600 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 2: in San Francisco. He was having a pretty solid year 601 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 2: in San Francisco and they haven't had that really since 602 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 2: that Colorado series, and they need him back. 603 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, you can live with the very very iffy defense. 604 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: If Solaire has a one to twenty five WRC plus 605 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: right and is getting on base in front of Matt 606 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: Olsen and Marcelo Zuna to drive him in right, I 607 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: mean that was that was the the glass half full take. 608 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: I think whenever we did the one Am Emergency podcast 609 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: is as long as Jorge is hitting, he's going to 610 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: be a contributing member to this team. But man, that defense, 611 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: it's you said it perfectly earlier in the show that 612 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: jokingly Chris Sale might like punch Jorge the way. I mean, 613 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 1: every night, every time Sale goes out there, it feels 614 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: like there's some kind of defensive issue with so Laire. 615 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: There was another one on Wednesday night which wasn't like, 616 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: you know, Bloper real worthy. But again, man, just the 617 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: ball seems to find so layer in right field every 618 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: every night basically. 619 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 2: And I swear every single ball that gets hit in 620 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 2: the outfield goes to right field. Like I don't remember 621 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 2: a single like double down the left field line in 622 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 2: the last three weeks, but I can. I can count 623 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 2: twenty five of them that I've gone down the. 624 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: Right field line, Like oh yeah, it's like. 625 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 2: You put a you know, you put a liability out 626 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 2: there and he becomes a magnet. Like the balls. It's 627 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 2: just every single ball hit goes to right field. I'm 628 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 2: sure Alex is up there, like, could we please hit 629 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 2: it to one of the other two, like really good 630 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 2: defensive outfitters that we have out there, Like why does everybody? Yeah, 631 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 2: you know, it's it's that's what happens when you put 632 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 2: a bad defender out there. The ball just finds him constantly. 633 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 2: And he has been awful. I mean, I'm not trying 634 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 2: to sugar, I'm not telling people to ignore what they 635 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 2: see like he has been. He has been god awful 636 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 2: in the outfield. But again, they put a DH in 637 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 2: the outfield, like they kind of knew what they what 638 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 2: they were going to get, and the point of it 639 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 2: was he you know, they were hoping he would drive 640 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 2: in kind of more than he let in, as kind 641 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 2: of the old saying, and he did that for a while, 642 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 2: but it hasn't been that way in the last probably 643 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 2: three weeks or so, and they need him back desperately. 644 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, they do. And I think for if you're trying 645 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 1: to be optimistic, even though the results have not been great, 646 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: Jorge is hitting the baseball hard, his exit velocity is 647 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: pretty good, but a whole bunch of ground balls. And 648 00:31:57,040 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: we don't want Jorge Solaier hitting ground balls, don't want 649 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 1: Matt Olsen or Marcelo Zuna. We don't want anybody hitting 650 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 1: ground balls other than maybe like whit Mirrifield. This fine, 651 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: but yeah, So let's hope a very sharp RBI single 652 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: up the middle on Wednesday night will kind of help 653 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: Solayer get going again. All right, Stephen, Well, we talked 654 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: about being greedy and taking advantage of the bad teams, 655 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: and let's hope the Braves can do that on Thursday night. 656 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: They have a chance to sweep the Rockies and win 657 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: three in a row, and Ronaldo Lopez will be on 658 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: the mound. Rinaldo has been very, very good since returning 659 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: from the injured list with the elbow scare seventeen innings, 660 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: a one point five to nine ERA and probably most 661 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: encouraging of all, twenty three strikeouts and only five walks 662 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: in those three starts for Ronaldo. So let's hope the 663 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 1: Braves can keep the momentum rolling and beat up on 664 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: bad teams, because that is something that frankly, they have 665 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 1: not done a fantastic job of all year long. 666 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 2: I mean that's kind of one of the rigs are 667 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 2: where they are right now. I mean they've struggled with Washington, 668 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 2: they struggled with Colorado before this series Miami. You know, 669 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 2: they've played well against the good teams. It's been the 670 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 2: bad teams that they've had trouble really dominating. And you know, 671 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 2: Toronto has been a team that has given them trouble 672 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 2: in the past. Uh, they've actually played some of their 673 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 2: worst series against Toronto in the last few years. I 674 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 2: remember the last year, I think they went up there 675 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 2: and got swept. So, yeah, we'll see the Phillies just 676 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 2: kind of handled him for two games. You know, Kyle 677 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 2: Sharber went up there and basically beat Toronto by himself 678 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,760 Speaker 2: the last couple of games. So they our team that 679 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 2: can still score runs. You know, of Vlad Guarrel Juniors 680 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 2: having an incredible year. He had actually a really slow 681 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 2: start and people were wondering what was wrong. And then 682 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,800 Speaker 2: he's kind of quietly because they've been so bad, he's 683 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 2: turned on. He's had you know, he's he's probably gonna 684 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 2: get MVP votes as hot as he's been the last 685 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 2: probably four months. So they still got talent, they can 686 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 2: still beat you. You know, that's definitely a series where 687 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 2: if you take two out of three, you feel good. 688 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 2: But that's why the Braves need to sweep tomorrow, because 689 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 2: you know, Toronto is definitely better than Colorado. Colorado is 690 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 2: a team you need to sweep. Quite honestly, at this 691 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:09,719 Speaker 2: point in the year. You know, the Mets swept the 692 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 2: White Sox. The Mets are I think the Mets swept 693 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 2: the Red Sox, so like the Mets are handling their 694 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:18,840 Speaker 2: business against teams that maybe aren't as good. The Braves 695 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 2: need to do the same thing. They need to sweep 696 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 2: Colorado and then hopefully take two out of three against Toronto. 697 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:26,440 Speaker 2: Maybe the Mets actually lose a couple of games this weekend. 698 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:29,000 Speaker 2: We'll see what happens. But yeah, take care of your business. 699 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:31,920 Speaker 2: You know, you got four more home games left against 700 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 2: teams that are not playoff teams. You know, I would 701 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 2: say you need to win three of them, you know, 702 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:41,240 Speaker 2: three out of four, and hopefully maybe the Mets will 703 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 2: will cool off a little bit and you can actually 704 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 2: build a lead again. 705 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, we are very much in scoreboard watching season right now. 706 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 1: You're right, I mean, the Mets man every time. I look, 707 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: the Mets are winning and the Phillies are winning, so 708 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:55,840 Speaker 1: hopefully the Braves. 709 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:56,919 Speaker 3: Maybe maybe as. 710 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: A contrast from prior years, the Braves kind of took 711 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: their foot off the pedal the last few weeks of 712 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: September because they had the division wrapped up. Maybe, just 713 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 1: maybe that if they can get into the playoffs and 714 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 1: really be pushed over these final three and a half weeks, 715 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: it can kind of propel them into a deep run. 716 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: All right, Steven, that is going to do it for 717 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: us tonight. Anything you want to plug, sir before we 718 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: get out of here. 719 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:22,759 Speaker 2: No, shout out to our guy Brad, and he's dealing 720 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 2: with some stuff today that kind of sucks to have 721 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,000 Speaker 2: to deal with. So that's kind of why I'm here 722 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,440 Speaker 2: tonight with Scott, So shout out to our guy Brad. 723 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 2: But yeah, we appreciate all the listeners as always. You know, 724 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 2: you guys have been incredible, and you know, hopefully this 725 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:38,600 Speaker 2: show is going to go. Obviously, we'll go through September 726 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 2: and hopefully you go through October. We get a deep 727 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 2: playoff run and we get to kind of do a 728 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 2: full Hammer Territory October playoff run. That would be fun 729 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:47,399 Speaker 2: but we appreciate all the fans as always and all 730 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:48,880 Speaker 2: the support. It's really been incredible. 731 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,760 Speaker 1: I will echo everything Steven said. Brad, We love you, buddy, 732 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:54,879 Speaker 1: take care of yourself. Hope you and your family are 733 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:58,160 Speaker 1: doing okay. All right, everybody, thank you again for tuning in. 734 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: We will have another show coming this week. I don't 735 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:04,879 Speaker 1: know exactly when, but it will be there, and then 736 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:08,439 Speaker 1: I believe Brad and I will be reuniting on Sunday night. 737 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:10,759 Speaker 1: Let us hope the Braves can take advantage of the 738 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:13,319 Speaker 1: next four games at home and just kind of keep 739 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 1: winning series, especially after the little bit of a detour 740 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 1: over the weekend in Philadelphia. He is Stephen Tolbert. You 741 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,880 Speaker 1: can follow him at b Underscore Outliers on Twitter. I 742 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: am Scott Coleman at Scott Coleman fifty five. Thanks again everybody, 743 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: and we will see you all next time.