1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: He was wise not to take that extension because he's 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: going to get more money if he keeps this up. 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 2: A lot more money. 4 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: And we've all thrown around the number five hundred million 5 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: at this rate, who knows what the number might be. 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the April Fools edition of Fair Territory. 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: And I'm not going to engage in any pranks today. 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: I'm not going to tell you that I'm six foot 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: six or that the Colorado Rockies are going to win 10 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: the World Series. Neither of those things is anything. 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: Remotely related to reality. 12 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: And we're also not going to engage in the typical 13 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: April game of massive overreaction. We've only seen three or 14 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: four games in most cases from each team, but hey, 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: these are games that count. We can certainly react to 16 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: what we've seen without getting too carried away. And I 17 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: want to start off with the guy who right now 18 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: is the sun Moon and the Stars of Major League Baseball. 19 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: He is the centerpiece of the New York Yankees. He 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: is the talk of the game again after leading the 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: Yankees to a four game sweep of the Houston Astros 22 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: this weekend. You know who I'm talking about. I'm talking 23 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: about Juan Soto. He is back, and he is back 24 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: in a big way. In case you missed it, let 25 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: me recap his weekend for you. Starts off Thursday with 26 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: a game saving throat gunning down a runner at the 27 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: plate Mauricio Dubon Friday, he's on base four times. Saturday 28 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: he hits to go ahead home run in the seventh inning. 29 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: And then Sunday, what did he do? Ninth inning, left 30 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: on left matchup against the game's best closer, Josh Hater, 31 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,199 Speaker 1: go ahead single to the opposite field. That was Juan 32 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: Soto's first weekend as a New York Yankee. Let's look 33 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: at the statistics just to get a feel for exactly 34 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: how dominant he was. I know it's only four games. 35 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: I know it's a small sample size, but my goodness, 36 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: nine for seventeen, a homer, three walks, four RBIs the 37 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: double in there as well. Five point twenty nine batting 38 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: average six hundred on base seven to sixty five slug 39 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: and a tidy one point three six' five. Ops Nawan 40 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: soto last year In San diego had a good offensive, 41 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: year ranked eighth in the majors IN ops at nine 42 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: to thirty at Typical Juan soto for the most, part 43 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: he's had better. Years but he was a great offensive, 44 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: player as he always. Is what he wasn't was a 45 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: very good outfielder in left nor a very good base. 46 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: Runner and now with. 47 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: The yankees we're seeing it seems a revived player in 48 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: almost every phase of the. GAME i wrote today In 49 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: The athletic about just how he has improved his. Defense 50 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: he of course has moved to right field with The, 51 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: yankees but he worked hard on his defense this offseason 52 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: With Jackie Bradley, junior also a free agent and a 53 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: guy represented By Scott. Bors they were training together In, 54 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: miami and since joining The, yankees he has worked closely 55 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: with their outfield Instrugt Luis. Rojas you remember, him he's 56 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: the Former mets. Manager, obviously it's a contract. Year we 57 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: know players in contract years sometimes show. 58 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:10,399 Speaker 2: A little bit more. 59 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: Motivation but AS i, Wrote soda was a good outfielder 60 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: in the past In. 61 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 2: WASHINGTON i don't know. 62 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: Exactly what happened In San, diego but this is more 63 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: in line with what we saw In, washington if not 64 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit. Better he's played really well in 65 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: the outfield so, far and suddenly it looks like The 66 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: yankees With fordugo and, left judge and center And sodo 67 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: and right might have an above average defensive. Outfield they 68 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: remember as well last year In San, diego. 69 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: When he wasn't going so great. 70 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: And things were kind of. Happening the team was falling, 71 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: apart and even though he was producing, offensively there was some, 72 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: thought at least in some circles of the game that 73 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: because of his defensive decline his base, running that maybe he. 74 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: Wouldn't be a guy who gets the big. 75 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: Money maybe he should have taken The national's fifteen, year 76 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: four hundred and forty million offer of an. 77 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: Extension, well forget that. 78 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: Notion he was wise not to take that extension because 79 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: he's going to get more. 80 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 2: Money if he keeps this, up a lot more. 81 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: Money and we've all thrown around the number five hundred 82 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: million at this. 83 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 2: Rate when he's going into his age. 84 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 1: Twenty six season in twenty twenty, five that will be 85 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: his first free agent, year. 86 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 2: Who knows what the number might. 87 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: Be Wan soto is playing at a higher level than 88 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: even he has played at, before and it's interesting to. 89 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: Me the trade To San diego From washington happened in 90 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: mid season twenty twenty, two it seemed to leave him. 91 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: Discombobulated this trade to The yankees happened in the off, 92 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: season and he had a full off season to. 93 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 2: Prepare he had been through this once. 94 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: Before he had a full spring with his new, team 95 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: and certainly he seems. 96 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 2: Like he's in a really good place. 97 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: Now the other thing With soto is his effect on 98 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,119 Speaker 1: The yankees effect on the team as a. Whole we've 99 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: talked about, protection and there's statistical analysts will tell you 100 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: that protection is an overrated. Concept That Juan soto hitting 101 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: second in front Of Aaron judge is not going to 102 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: make a big difference For Juan. 103 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 2: Soto, well he. 104 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: Certainly thinks it, will AND i spoke with him about 105 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: that in an INTERVIEW i did For fox On, saturday 106 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: and he mentioned That judge hitting behind him is. Huge 107 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: AND i also believe, that even Though judge isn't off 108 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: to the greatest, start That soto hitting in front of 109 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: him is going to be huge for him Because soto 110 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: is on base so. Often and there's one other aspect 111 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: of this as. Well we talked about this on the Broadcast. 112 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: Saturday in addition to all these other, Things Oswaldo cabrera 113 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: off to a hot start for The. Yankees he Told 114 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: Chris kershner Of The athletic that basically he's been Following 115 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: sodo around and he noticed watching him in the batting 116 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: cage that What soto does is try to hit line 117 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: drive after line drive after line. Drive So cabrera thought to, 118 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: himself what AM i doing try and hit home runs 119 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: all the. Time and he basically he has kind of 120 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: Followed soto, around trying to not mimic what he, does 121 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: because no one can mimic What Juan soto, does but 122 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: at least take lessons from. Him it's obviously had a 123 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: good effect On Oswaldo. Cabrera he too is off to 124 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: a great. Start so here are The yankees four to 125 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: zero In. Houston they're doing this Without Garrett. Cole obviously 126 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: it's four. Games obviously they have to get. Healthy with 127 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: regard To, cole they have to stay. Healthy Djln mayhew 128 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: is also hurt right now with a foot. Injury we 129 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: don't know how this is all going to turn. Out 130 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: we've seen various, Teams yankee, teams other teams get hot 131 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: before and slow. Down we've seen teams start slowly and get. 132 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: Hot four, games. 133 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: Folks but if you're A yankee fan seeing. 134 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: The yankees balance in their, lineup the more left handed, 135 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: presence the better defense that they're, showing the, bullpen which 136 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: has been really, good you've got to be. Encouraged now 137 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: on the other side of town In New, york we've 138 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: got a little bit different, perspective and let's start with, 139 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: well let's start with what we would have used in 140 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: Grilling ken that, segment but it's such a good tweet 141 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: that we've got to start with it right. 142 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: Here let's go to a fans reaction to The. Mets 143 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 2: his handle is same Old Jets. Mets he's a beleaguered. 144 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: Man he, says how DO i stop being A mets? 145 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: Fan because it's ruining my? Life, Now yankee fans can 146 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: be self, hating BUT i don't know that any group 147 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: of fans is more self hating Than mets. Fans and 148 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: there is reason for. That they haven't won A World 149 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: series since nineteen eighty. Six they've had various problems since. 150 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: Then and here they are with a team that well 151 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: cost a lot of, money but a team that started 152 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: the season zero to three against The Milwaukee, brewers a 153 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: team that does not Have Corbyn burns does not Have 154 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: BRANDON woodruf does not Have Devin, williams and yet The 155 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: mets looked outclassed by them all. Weekend and of, course 156 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: the weekend started with a, play a controversial play of, 157 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: sorts at least in the mind Of jeff, McNeil in 158 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: which Recent hoskins slid late but legally into second. Base 159 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: and you can see the play right. Here we've seen 160 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: it a hundred times. Already There's hoskins going into. McNeil 161 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: this is a play where he stays on the, bag 162 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: so it's. Legal he didn't go in, high he did 163 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: go in. 164 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 2: Late, okay McNeil gets a little, upset but, well McNeil 165 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 2: got a lot. 166 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: Upset and it was kind of an, overreaction to say the, 167 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: least and it sort of set the tone for this 168 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: whole weekend because what, happened The mets didn't react by 169 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: throwing At hoskins the next. Day they waited until the 170 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: end of the game After hoskins had ANOTHER rbi hit 171 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: and a three run, homer and The mets drew some 172 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: criticism from their own, Announcers Ron darling And Keith. Hernandez 173 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: former player said you waited too long to do. That, 174 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: Now ron And keith are not advocating throwing At Reee 175 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: hoskins per. Se what they're arguing is that The mets 176 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: should have made him uncomfortable at the, plate moved him 177 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: off the plate at the very least, end perhaps thrown 178 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: at his hip or, below which is the way players 179 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: in the past have addressed situations like. 180 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 2: This mets didn't do, that. 181 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: Then of course they throw behind them later in the, 182 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: game eight feet behind them or whatever it. 183 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 2: Was it looked. 184 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,239 Speaker 1: Ridiculous it resulted in a three game suspension For, ramirez 185 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: and The mets just were out of sorts all. Weekend 186 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 1: they also didn't hit eight runs in three games two h, 187 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: two batting average five ninety eight. Ops and that's after 188 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: hitting four home runs in the. 189 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 2: Series that. Ops so not a good weekend for The. 190 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 2: Mets they're WITHOUT. 191 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: Jd, martinez they're without Code Is, senga of, course But 192 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: i'm not so sure this is going to be the 193 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: team that they. Envision i've not been sure about that 194 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: from the very. 195 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 2: Beginning that's significant starting pitching. 196 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: QUESTIONS i want to see this lineup score BEFORE i 197 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: really believe it's a dynamic. 198 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 2: Lineup they will score times AND jd will. 199 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: Help But milwaukee is an interesting team and they shouldn't 200 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: be as. Good council is, gone all the PLAYERS i 201 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: mentioned are, gone but they have what a lot of 202 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: teams a looking, for it seems to, me and it's 203 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: sort of this winning culture or vibe about. Them they're 204 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: very athletic as. Well And Jackson, churio the, rookie was 205 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: a revelation this. Weekend so Was Bryce terraang, defensively and 206 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: so was the new infielder they acquired from The, Oils Joey. 207 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: Ortiz all, around it's an athletic. Team it's a team 208 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,319 Speaker 1: that knows how to win. Games and even under their new, 209 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: Manager Pat, murphy so, far so. Good we'll see if 210 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: they're pitching holds. Up also in the good vibe, department the, 211 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: building culture, department the improvement, DEPARTMENT i present to you 212 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: The Pittsburgh. Pirates Now i'm going to qualify what The pirates, 213 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: did because they played The marlins this weekend swept them four. 214 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: Games The marlins were a team essentially without their starting. 215 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: Rotation right, now our contra is, Down Euri perez is now, 216 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: Practicing garrett is. Down they are basically without. Everyone Edward 217 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: cabrera as, well that's for starting. Pitchers they're not a 218 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: team that spent money in the. Offseason they SIGNED i, 219 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: believe one major league free agent and that Was Tim 220 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: anderson for five million. Dollars so they're not a good. 221 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 1: Team but The pirates are looking to be more. Interesting 222 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: you saw their Riffmaster Jared jones in. Action Paul skin's 223 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: the TRIPLE a already. Dominating Henry, davis the former number 224 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: one overall, pick looks much better at catcher and. OFFENSIVELY 225 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: i don't know that this is going to be a good, 226 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: team but they've got this schedule and we'll take a look. 227 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 2: Here to maybe do some things at least early and 228 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 2: maybe build. 229 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: Confidence and of course they went through this last. Year 230 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: we'll talk about. That but here's a schedule. Upcoming At, 231 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 1: washington the team that they should be able to. Handle 232 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: at home Against, baltimore Now baltimore looks really. Good home 233 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: Against detroit they're much improved as, well or at least somewhat. 234 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: Improved then At, philly tough series at The, mets team 235 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: that they should be at least in competition, with and In, 236 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: boston which played well in its first series Against, seattle 237 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: starting pitching was. Outstanding now look at the bottom of the. 238 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: Screen last, year The, pirates of course went twenty and 239 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: nine In march And april fifty six and seventy seven 240 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 1: the rest of the, Way. 241 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 2: So buyer be aware. 242 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: Here but at the same, time this is a team 243 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: that should be, growing and it's a team that is 244 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: starting to bring its prospects to the majors and starting 245 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: to get some more production out of its young. Players 246 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: you might remember at the start of the SPRING i 247 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: co wrote a story with Stephen nesbitt about The pirates 248 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: and basically asking a, question one of these guys going 249 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: to wake? Up and much of the article was focused 250 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 1: on their, Owner Bob, nutting because he has not spent 251 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: money and he has not addressed the team the way 252 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: he should in many. Ways but we also focused on 253 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: their player development and how to this point it had 254 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: not really been that productive considering how high they've been. Drafting, 255 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: well maybe now we're going to start to see some 256 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: things change a little bit for The Pittsburgh. 257 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 2: Pirates i'm not. 258 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: Sure i'm not. CONVINCED i want to see a lot 259 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: more BEFORE i believe. 260 00:12:58,520 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 2: It but The. 261 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: Pirates along with The tigers and some of these other 262 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: downtrodden teams are going to be really interesting to watch 263 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: in the early going. Time now for The Inside, dish 264 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: this is the part of the show WHERE i go 265 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: inside a Story i've written, recently or inside a trend 266 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: in the, game or just go off entirely on some other. 267 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: Topic but this WEEK i do want to talk about 268 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: a story THAT i co wrote with The Athletics Fabian, 269 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: ardaya and it came out On Opening. Day it was 270 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: a story about The dodgers' billion dollar off. Season, now 271 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: these stories are kind of typical in our, business a 272 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: recap of a dramatic, offseason and this one arguably was 273 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: the most dramatic in baseball. History it certainly was the most. 274 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: Expensive and we had the idea in Late january or 275 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: so that we really wanted to do. 276 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 2: This we really wanted to dive into, it get into. 277 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: It so we contacted The, Dodgers fabian AND, i and 278 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: we asked about interviewing their top. Executives we said we'd 279 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: like to sit down with them kind of go through, 280 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: everything and The dodgers responded by, saying, guy that's, fine 281 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: BUT espn is working on a very similar, story and 282 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: perhaps you'd like to revisit this after their story comes, 283 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: out or do something Else. Entirely their, concern and it 284 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: was a rifle, concern was that the two stories would 285 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: be too much. Alike and while they don't dictate editorial, 286 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: coverage we certainly did not want to do exactly the 287 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: same STORY espn was. Doing so we, Decided, okay let's 288 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: take a step, back let's wait for their, story which 289 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: was coming out at the start of spring, training was 290 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: written By Alden, gonzales and let's take a look then 291 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: and see if there is still ground for us to. 292 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: Cover and the Story alden wrote was a very good 293 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: story from The dodgers'. Perspective it talked with all their 294 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: executives and got their perspectives on what they were, doing 295 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: went back in time. 296 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 2: A little, bit and just was a really. 297 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: Good recap of what The dodgers. Did what we envisioned 298 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: was something. Different we envisioned was a more global look 299 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: at this. Offseason the other teams as, Well Toronto Blue 300 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: jays in their pursuit Of, otani The Tampa Bay rays 301 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: with the trade talks that went on With Tyler glass 302 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: now and all of the, teams The, mets The, yankees 303 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: The phillies that were in On Yoshinobu. Yamamoto we wanted 304 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: to look at the whole, thing and we felt we 305 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: had the ability to do. It fabian is Our dodgers beat, 306 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: writer does a great, job great connections with, them great 307 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: rapport with the. Players he interviewed several of. THEM i 308 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: interviewed some, others and then WHEN i went To, FLORIDA 309 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: i hit The, Mets David, STEARNS i hit The, Yankees Brian, 310 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: Cashman Aaron, boone The, Phillies Dave, Dombrowski Bryce, harper The, 311 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: Rays Eric. Neander so we have all these pieces coming, 312 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: together and we're aiming For Opening day for our, story 313 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: just to give it some separation from THE espn, story 314 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: and because, that of course would be an appropriate time 315 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: to run. It, now there were some different elements in 316 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: this story as, well and the different elements involved people 317 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: from the entertainment, world the country Star Brad paisley and 318 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: the television Actor Brian, baumgartner who of course Played Kevin 319 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: malone in The. Office, Now i'm not going to give 320 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: away the whole, story But paisley hosted a party at 321 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: his barn on the grounds of his residence In nashville 322 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: during the winter, meetings and that was a party that 323 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: occurred the night That Dave roberts blurted out that The 324 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: dodgers had spoken With joejeyotani met With joeheotani earlier in the, 325 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: day so there was a little bit of tension. There 326 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: and it was also the night that as the party went, 327 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: on The dodgers people invited their old friends from The 328 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: rays to come. Over and that's how kind Of Tyler 329 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: Glass now trade talks got. Started so you might, Ask, 330 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: okay how do you get in touch With Brad. Paisley, 331 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: well here's the really interesting. PART i wrote about the 332 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: story a little bit in the wind, up just how 333 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: it came together and some. 334 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 2: Thoughts on, it but we didn't talk about. 335 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: This Brad paisley is a Huge dodgers fan and his 336 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: connection to the team is through the host Of Dodgers. 337 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 2: TALK i believe he has been a guest on Foul 338 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 2: Territory David. 339 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 1: Vesse david of course does a great job with his radio, 340 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: show And paisley was a faithful. 341 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 2: Listener got in touch With david at one point and 342 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 2: they kind of became. Friends that's how that party came, 343 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 2: together With paisley Telling david he wanted. 344 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: To have Some dodgers people over during the winter meetings 345 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 1: just so they can get away from, it take a 346 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: little bit of a, break and sure, Enough david hosted 347 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: a show from there that. Night so to get in 348 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: touch With Brad, paisley the first thing we had to 349 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: do was get in touch With David, vesse And david 350 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: was gracious enough to pass Along paisley's manager's. Number paisley 351 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: was very excited to talk about the whole. Thing he 352 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: loved talking about. Baseball he's a huge fan and, man 353 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 1: what a thrill it was to talk to. Him Brian 354 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: baumgardner he played golf With Dave roberts the day of 355 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: the fake flight To toronto That otani was supposedly, on 356 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: And dave basically fell apart on the golf course playing 357 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: With gartner in a foursome as he was getting reports 358 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 1: Of otani seemingly slipping. Away he, too was a lot 359 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: of fun to talk. To Dave roberts was gracious enough 360 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: to pass along his. Number so this is how the 361 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: story came, together and it was so much fun talking 362 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: to everyone involved not just the entertainment, people but the 363 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 1: people in, baseball because there were some really cool things 364 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: that occurred along the, way really interesting anecdotes that we. 365 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: Gathered so about a week before the season, started we've. 366 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 2: Got the story pretty much. Written and what. 367 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 1: Happened the gambling story broke the ipe otane whatever this thing, 368 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: is whatever it will turn out to. Be and suddenly 369 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 1: at that POINT i went into a mild. Panic AND 370 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,120 Speaker 1: i went into a panic BECAUSE i was thinking all 371 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: of this work that we did and this story that 372 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: we were so excited to bring to. 373 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 2: Our readers was going to go to. Waste so at 374 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 2: that point we talked about. 375 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: It we, thought, okay is The otani situation going to 376 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 1: overshadow everything, else kind of render this story. 377 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 2: Irrelevant in a certain. 378 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: Sense and as it, developed As otani held his news 379 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: conference and all of, that. 380 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 2: We, thought, okay the story is still. Relevant they still 381 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 2: had the billion. 382 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: Dollar off season one point four billion to be, exact 383 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: and we still thought people would be interested in. It 384 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: but in journalism sometimes and this goes beyond, sports of, 385 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 1: course things will happen that will change the perspective of a, 386 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: story change the details of a, story make a story 387 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: well obsolete that didn't quite happen. 388 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 2: Here i'm not sure the story had the same impact 389 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 2: it would have if The otani situation had never. 390 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 1: Occurred but, again it was a lot of fun to, 391 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 1: write a lot of fun to, report and that's not 392 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:55,120 Speaker 1: usually the. Case usually these things are. DIFFICULT i don't 393 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 1: know any writer that says he or she enjoys writing 394 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:00,919 Speaker 1: that much when you sit down at the keyboard and 395 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: just like have a smile on your. Face with this, 396 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: story we did have smiles on our faces as we 397 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 1: put it, together and that is something THAT i don't 398 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,719 Speaker 1: know That i've experienced very much IN i don't, know 399 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,399 Speaker 1: nearly four decades of doing. 400 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 2: This so if you haven't read the, story we hope you. 401 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 2: Do we hope you enjoy. It and again one of 402 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 2: my all time. 403 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: Favorites time now For grill And. Ken we've got some 404 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: good ones this. 405 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 2: Week let's get to your. 406 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: Questions the first one comes From Gary, goldberg who asks 407 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 1: how Come Johann ramirez gets suspended but nothing happens To Reese. 408 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: HOSKINS i Assume Gary goldberg is A mets. Fan we 409 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: talked About mets fans in the first. Segment gary the 410 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: question you're asking. 411 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 2: HERE i don't want to be hard on, you but 412 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 2: why should Ree hoskins get? Suspended what exactly did he? 413 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: Do his slide was, Legal, now yes he did, this 414 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: BUT i don't think you get suspended for making the 415 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: cry baby sign to the other. Team so there was 416 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: nothing That Reee hoskins did here that would warrant a. 417 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 1: Suspension And ramirez got suspended obviously for throwing behind Rees 418 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: hoskins can't do. That got the automatic one game suspension 419 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: for his, Manager Carlos mendoza as. Well he sits out 420 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: game three of his first managerial. 421 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 2: Job that's. 422 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: Great so, no there was no reason For Reee hoskins 423 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: to get, suspended And mets fans can just keep booting 424 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: him next. Time that's the only penalty he will possibly, 425 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: receive and by the, way he seemed to quite enjoy. 426 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 2: It now let's get to the next. 427 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: Question what do we got From Isaac Philly isaac who 428 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: asked biggest overreaction after the first? 429 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 2: Weekend great, Question. 430 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: ISAAC i appreciate this, one and we've got to give 431 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: it to The Los Angeles. 432 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 2: Angels they didn't even wait until after the first weekend to. 433 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: Overreact they had a team meeting after getting their butts handed. 434 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 2: To them by The orioles two games into the. 435 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: Season Ron, washington the new, manager called a meeting and, 436 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: actually kidding, aside it was probably a smart thing to, 437 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 1: do because he basically was telling his, players, guys. 438 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 2: We're better than. This calm, down let's just get our acts. 439 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 2: Together angels one third game of that. 440 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: Series are they? Good, no they're not. GOOD i don't 441 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: believe they're going to have a good, year and we're 442 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: going to Have trout questions come up. Again Will Mike 443 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,679 Speaker 1: trout want? Out will he get? Traded all the old, 444 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: questions the familiar questions that hang over The angels are 445 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: going to still hang over The. 446 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 2: Angels but, yeah that would be my biggest. 447 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 1: REACTION i can't recall a team meeting after two. GAMES 448 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: i can recall a manager getting fired after six, games 449 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: BECAUSE i covered that, Manager Cal, ripkinsenior The lake Cal Ripkin. 450 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 2: Senior that was in nineteen eighty. 451 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: Eight oriel started off oh to six and the move 452 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: was so. Good firing the managers such a brilliant idea 453 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: that they went on to lose fifteen more start of the, 454 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: year oh and twenty one all, right now onto the next. 455 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: Question we go To Kyle. Davis kyle asks fair or, 456 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: foul The rangers have gotten no respect from experts with Preseason, 457 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,239 Speaker 1: KYLE i assume you're A rangers, fan And i'm going 458 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: to tell you the same THING i tell fans every 459 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: time they ask about respect from the national media or 460 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: any other media for that. 461 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 2: Matter who. 462 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: Cares respect from the media is about the least consequential 463 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 1: THING i can think of as a. 464 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 2: Fan and If i'm a fan AND i. 465 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: Perceive my team is getting no respect from the, media 466 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 1: well it will give me that much more satisfaction when 467 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: my team defies the so called experts and proves them. 468 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: Wrong SO i wouldn't worry about preseason. Predictions in, FACT 469 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: i didn't even make any this year for the most, 470 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: part Because i'm. 471 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 2: Sick of being wrong all the. Time preseason. 472 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 1: PREDICTIONS i always say, this tell me who's going to get, 473 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: hurt tell me who's going to get, traded tell me 474 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 1: who's going to underperform and, overperform And i'll give you 475 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: the best preseason predictions you've ever. 476 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 2: Heard, well we don't know those things in. 477 00:23:55,640 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: Advance next, question final QUESTION i believe is is what's 478 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: your biggest surprise both on and off the field after 479 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: the first series of the. Season, Well i'll do it 480 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: on the. FIELD i don't know if we've had anything 481 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 1: off the field that's. Surprising maybe the, injuries although anyone 482 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 1: call injuries a surprise at this stage of the game's. 483 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: Evolution but the biggest surprise on the field to me 484 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: is The Houston astros continued difficulties At Minute May. Park 485 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,360 Speaker 1: and this didn't just start with them getting swept four 486 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,479 Speaker 1: games at home by The yankees to start this. Season 487 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 1: this goes, back goes back to last year in the. 488 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 1: Playoffs they are one to twelve in their last thirteen 489 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: games at home including the, playoffs seven and twenty six 490 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: in their last thirty three including the. Postseason, now before 491 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: the broadcast On, saturday we met with the manager of The, 492 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 1: astros the new, Manager JOE. A, spotta And John. 493 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 2: Smoltz asked, Him, Hey, joe what about? This how do 494 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 2: you handle? This And Joe aspota basically, said we'd just 495 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 2: agn we pay it. 496 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: No attention and we've got a good. 497 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 2: Team we're gonna win games at home on the. Road 498 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 2: for some, reason this is. 499 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: Happening no one is quite sure, why but it certainly 500 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: is an, oddity to say the, least because here's a 501 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: team that has gone to seven Straight American League Championship, 502 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 1: series a team that has been really the best team 503 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: in baseball over that, span but at the same time of, 504 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: late they've had a problem winning at, home and no 505 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: one seems to know. WHY i want to thank everyone 506 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 1: for their, questions. 507 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 2: Everyone for, watching for. 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