1 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to episode sixty eight of the 2 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: Hammer Territory podcast. I am your host, Brad Rowland, coming 3 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: to you on a Wednesday evening here in late August, 4 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: and I'm joined by Scott Coleman. Scott, it was perilously 5 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: close to the Braves taking it too. Nothing lead in 6 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: the series against the Phillies, and yet they have some 7 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: for splits and the vibes are lessened as a result. Hey, Brad, 8 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: hope you are doing well. 9 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,639 Speaker 2: I hope everybody out there is doing well, other than 10 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 2: maybe Corey Blazer, the home plate umpire who stunk it 11 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: up behind the plate on Wednesday night. Why let an 12 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: umpire get in the way of otherwise a really good 13 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: competitive baseball game. But yeah, it's about felt like the 14 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: Braves or maybe on their way to at very least 15 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 2: winning the series. But now they'll have to go on 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: Thursday night and try to win it out. But two 17 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 2: fifty to fifty games and I guess you know each 18 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 2: side has come away with at least one win so far. 19 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, you could certainly argue that the quote unquote right result, 20 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: given the competitiveness of these first two games, was a split. 21 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: I wouldn't argue against that. Necessarily, you brought up the umpiring, 22 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: which we will probably come back to later on, even 23 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: though that's not really RMO as a podcast, but certainly 24 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: there was a at least one big moment that nobody 25 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: really enjoyed on the Brave side, and it was pretty 26 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: battle that long on both sides, I have to say, 27 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: from that particular home plant umpire. But yeah, the Raves 28 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: were a player two away from cutting the deficit in 29 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: the in the NL East to five games. That would 30 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: have been pretty interesting. Still an underdog there, of course, 31 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: but still it does, you know, put emphasis on a morrow, 32 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: which we'll come back to at the end of the podcast. 33 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: But if the vibes are not dire, it is what 34 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: it is. They won yesterday. Had they lost yesterday, Scott 35 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: as a record of this podcast on Wednesday, had they 36 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: lost Tuesday and Wednesday, the tow would be a lot worse. 37 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: But that did not happen. And by the way, we 38 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: are part of the foul Territory network of podcasts. We 39 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: should say that at the top of the show. If 40 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: you are a new listener, welcome aboard. We definitely appreciate 41 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: you being here. Please subscribe to this podcast anywhere you 42 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: might find podcasts. Just search Hammer Territory on Apple, Spotify, Overcast, YouTube, 43 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: et cetera. Rate and review as well. Tell your friends 44 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: if you're a recurring listener, a returner, so to speak, 45 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: thank you for being here as always, Scott, you want 46 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: to just dive into Tuesday's game because there's plan to 47 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: get too. We'll kind of take some some offshoots along 48 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: the way, but there's two games to discuss. And the 49 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: last podcast that actually happened on this feed was the 50 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: emergency Show unfortunately about Austin Riley, which was dutifully handled 51 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: by our colleagues Stephen and Sean. So down to business 52 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: we go. 53 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: I guess yeah, down to business and Tuesday night's game 54 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: was really enjoyable. It was the third straight win for 55 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: the Braves, and for me, the biggest takeaway was just 56 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: how good Ronaldo Lopez looked, especially after the elbow scared 57 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 2: just to couple of weeks ago. 58 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: For sure, that was definitely the headliner of Tuesday's game. 59 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: A three straight win for the Braves, but Lopez going 60 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: five that inst fine. Of course, he hadn't pitched about 61 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: three and a half weeks, but striking out ten and 62 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: being pretty electric all night right, although is not exactly 63 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: exactly known as a high strikeout pitcher, but he was 64 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: missing bats all night long, velocity was up, and then 65 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: you know, the bullpen was awesome as well, which we 66 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: have to at least note, but I am totally with 67 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: you that the standout of the evening on where the 68 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: offense was just okay was Lopez. And you know, it 69 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: was a little bit of a reason to not necessarily 70 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: worry but not expect the world from Ronaldo after an absence, 71 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: especially when he would not it was not necessarily dominating 72 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: before that, but man, he was very good, I guess, 73 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: a very good offense. 74 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: It was super encouraging to see Lopez go out there 75 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 2: and I mean just dominate a really good Phillies lineup. 76 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: You know, his velocity on Tuesday night was the best 77 00:03:55,880 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 2: it has been all season long. His fastball averaged ninety 78 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: six point four miles an hour, and that's really encouraging 79 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: because the velocity had actually started to dip a bit 80 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: in the month before run Aldo went down, so basically 81 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 2: in the month of July it had gone down a 82 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: little bit. And then you combine that with a pitcher 83 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: who is of course a former reliever and now starting 84 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 2: again for the first time in many years. He had 85 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: to kind of wonder if he was running out of gas, 86 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 2: but you know, maybe the three weeks away will do him. 87 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: A lot of good. 88 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: He was as good as he has been on a 89 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: per pitch basis as he has really been all season long. 90 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: And if the Braves are going to have a healthy 91 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 2: and rejuvenated Rnaldo Lopez down the stretch, it is only 92 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,239 Speaker 2: going to help their chances to chase down a playoff spot. 93 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: That's right, and I believe you pulled the stat but 94 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: fifteen of his twenty one breaking balls were whiffs by 95 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: the opposition. That's pretty fantastic for anyone. So yeah, we've 96 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: we've noted hits his excellence, but I was encouraged. You know, 97 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: it does kind of make sense that he would be 98 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: up velocity wise after a little bit of a break, 99 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: obviously kind of a fresh arm despite all the concerns 100 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: about it. His next start will be of interest to 101 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: me as far as how his stuff plays up. But 102 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: certainly you can't argue with anything that happened in his 103 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: first start back after that break. I mentioned the bullpen briefly, 104 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: but literally four perfect innings from the bullpen two by 105 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: Grant Holmes, who has been awesome for several weeks now, 106 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: and then the met as an a glacis to close 107 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: it out. Our guy, especially defensively, Ramon Loriano closing it 108 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: out with a nice little play on the funnel out 109 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: of the game. Listen, bas is where empty. It wasn't 110 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: like a game saver with a two run lead, but 111 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: it was a good chuckle for everybody involved that he 112 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: was the one that made it. Really nice play at 113 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: the end. 114 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 2: He made a couple of nice plays in right field 115 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 2: in that final inning. And you know, for Ramone, this 116 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: is a guy who's been in the major leagues for 117 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 2: seven or eight years now, he grated out historically as 118 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 2: an okay defender, and I think really it was just 119 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: kind of like a mental gaff that he had had 120 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 2: over the last couple of weeks, you know, just overrunning 121 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 2: baseballs in the outfield like you know, you would expect 122 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 2: from a T ball team and not a big league 123 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 2: outfielder with a lot of experience. So let's hope the 124 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 2: defense lidifies and offensively, Ramone has been really, really good. 125 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 2: He's done a nice job filling in one of the corners. 126 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 2: Of course, the Braves are still playing without Jorge Solaire 127 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 2: for the time being, so he's been out there basically 128 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: every night now for a couple of weeks, and after 129 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 2: about as bad of a start as I guess you 130 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 2: can get with some of those horrendous plays. Defensively, it 131 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: seems like Cormona has cal him down a bit out there, 132 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 2: and the bat has really been good the whole time 133 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: he's been with the team. 134 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, to be fair, I'm glad you pointed 135 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: that out, because Loreano does not have the reputation of 136 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: being this butcher in the outfield. He's looked like that 137 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: in a Braves uniform until Tuesday. But the metrics are 138 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: not awful. He's not exactly Michael Harris out there, but 139 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: certainly probably a little bit unfairly poor start for him 140 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: in the outfield. As you note there, the office was 141 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: not great. On Tuesday, was enough. Azuna Homer and as 142 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: Azuna tends to do with Mary for had a good 143 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: game a double and triple against his old team. He 144 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: had some comments that made their way to Philadelphia. I'm 145 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: sure you saw some Phillies fans like I did on 146 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: Twitter during the game Wednesday in particular, because he would 147 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: he wasn't great Wednesday, and the Braves of course lost 148 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, so the Philly fans were doing their victory 149 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: laps because Witt kind of just emphasized this, I think 150 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: very naturally a professional athlete would that it meant something 151 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: to him that he was able to make some make 152 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: some noise against the team. That kind of you know, 153 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: they cut him earlier this year. That's just how it was. 154 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: They moved on from him for performance reasons, and he said, 155 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: I believe it. The quote was I'd be lying if 156 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: I said I did, but it didn't matter to him 157 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: something like that. So that's pretty normal to me. I understand. 158 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: That's like part of the fun of the rivalry. And 159 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: maybe this came back later on today with the Bryce 160 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: Harper Orlando Arcia back and forth. And we're not going 161 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: to talk about a lot I don't think on this podcast. 162 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: But uh, look, the Braves a Phillies an't like each other, 163 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: and that's okay, it's how it's supposed to work. 164 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is a great rivalry. Obviously a ton of 165 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 2: familiarity with these two teams. And now I wanted to 166 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: just take a quick moment to talk about when Marfield, 167 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 2: who I mean, look, three weeks ago, we did a 168 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 2: podcast after the trade deadline, and I think really all 169 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 2: four of us on the show felt like the Braves 170 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 2: should have added a infielder of some kind. And admittedly 171 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 2: there was not a ton on the trade deadline, but 172 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 2: you know, the Braves were putting a lot of eggs 173 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 2: in the basket of Wit Mayfield and not Joe Alvarez. 174 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 2: And so far wit Maryfield has been awesome, like full 175 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 2: stop awesome and OBEP of about four hundred, so he's 176 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 2: done a great job getting on base, his defense has 177 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: been steady. He's fast, which is there's just no speed 178 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 2: in this lineup other than maybe Michael Harris and I 179 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 2: guess Jared Kellnick can run a little bit, but by 180 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 2: and large, this is a slow lineup. So you add 181 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 2: in marriorfield speed and the on base, which were two 182 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 2: things that were greatly lacking. He has done a really 183 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 2: nice job. Of course, once upon a time, whit mayorfi 184 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: Field was a full stop all star for many years, 185 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 2: and he's older now and I don't think you can 186 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 2: necessarily expect that. But as the Braves have had to 187 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 2: deal with so many injuries. I mean, honestly, wind Mirrifield 188 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 2: has performed better than what they were getting from Ozzie 189 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 2: Alby's and eventually Ozzie's going to come back and presumably 190 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 2: take back the second base job. 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Since the last time the Hemier Territory podcast 220 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 1: convene and it was Sean and Steven on Monday evening 221 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: in emergency fashion about Austin Riley being out for the 222 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: season effectively, not not officially out of the season, but 223 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: for the for most of the season, if not all. 224 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: At the time, we didn't know what the Braves were 225 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: going to do at third base, but as a shout 226 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: out to Sean and Steven, they kind of called what 227 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: was going to happen? And maybe what could happen that 228 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: was the Braves signing Jew or Shola. It made a 229 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: lot of sense for them to do that. But that 230 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: has happened between podcasts, So let's spend a second talking 231 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: about him. For one, he drew a basis load of 232 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: walk in his first game. He basically went from being 233 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: signed to starting at third base and playing in a 234 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: matter of hours on Tuesday, which was interesting. And he's 235 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: been good. So it's two games, but he's contributed at 236 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: a high level so far. What did you make of this? 237 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: Because we should probably take it, take a step back, 238 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: and like I was born, I even tweeted I try 239 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: not to tweet a ton these days, but I was 240 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 1: confused by some of the negative reaction I saw from 241 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: Braves fans because I don't know if you know this, Scott, 242 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: but it's August and the options are not exactly plentiful 243 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: on the available market when you're when you're starting, the 244 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: rest goes down, like what are you supposed to do? Right? 245 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: You know? 246 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: I joked with Steven, It's like, you mean to tell 247 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 2: me that prime Nolan Aronado wasn't available to grab here? 248 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 2: In late August without a trade deadline anymore. I mean, look, man, 249 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 2: Geo Orchella, is he a star? No? Is he even 250 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 2: above average at this point? 251 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: Probably not. 252 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: But he was, for my money, clearly better than what 253 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 2: the Braves had internally, a player who a couple of 254 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 2: years ago was pretty solid. He averaged about a one 255 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: to eighteen WRC plus and just over two war per 256 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 2: season from about twenty nineteen to twenty twenty two, so 257 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 2: it's not like it was that long ago that he 258 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 2: was a contributing regular in the majors. And for a 259 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 2: Braves team that has just suffered so many injuries, the 260 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 2: fact that you were able to at least add somebody 261 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 2: externally who had just gotten released, you know, sure, I mean, 262 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 2: it'd be awesome if you could add an all star, 263 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 2: but that's basically impossible to do this time in the calendar. 264 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 2: And for my money, just Geo catch the baseball, which 265 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 2: he has done so far. 266 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: And you know, if you can just give a little 267 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: bit of. 268 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 2: Offense in the bottom part of the batting order, you 269 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 2: take it and hope the rest of the guys can 270 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 2: cover up for it. 271 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: So before though break, we took you mentioned with Maryfield 272 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: and look, they're not exactly the same, but the situation 273 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,599 Speaker 1: is very similar. You got a guy who used to 274 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: be good, or at least you used to be pretty 275 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: good in Archelle's case, who's available for nothing all the market. 276 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: You have a need, as the Braves did with Maryfield, 277 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: because Ozzie went down all those things like, it's very 278 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: the parallels are pretty clear here. And I'm not saying 279 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: that Archelle is going to be as good as Maryfield 280 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: has been, because that's that'd be lofty. But you know, 281 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: we did kind of mention what you and I did 282 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: on the podcast. We talked about it offline, but Steven 283 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: and Sean did mention the internal candidates, and without picking 284 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: on guys, there just aren't any internal candidate that anybody's 285 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: interested in. They're okay with with Luke Williams as their 286 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: backup infielder, but no one wants to see him play 287 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 1: every day. Not Shoe. Alvarez apparently has pneumonia, like all 288 00:13:56,640 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: kinds of nonsense with the internal life options. And look, 289 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: he wasn't or shall it was not good this year 290 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: for the Tigers. That is worth noting. That's how he 291 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: became available. But that's what you're going to get like 292 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: it's August, and with the changes in the in the UH, basically, 293 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: I guess there used to be these two deadlines, not 294 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: only one where you can't wait even soft trade for 295 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: someone this time of year. So there is some potential. 296 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: We won't do the full deep dive here, but there 297 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: I would say his underlying data this year and stack 298 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: cast data is better than his actual results were in Detroit. 299 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: The expected stats are not fantastic, but they're okay. And 300 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: all he has to be is okay because you know, 301 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: obviously you're not going to replace Awsome. Really it is 302 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: what it is Sean and see who talked about that too. 303 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: But you got to just plug the whole and get 304 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: by and everyone else has to pick it up. It's 305 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: a very easy point and shoot analysis. I understand that, 306 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: but they have to just do what they can do, 307 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: and given what the options were, it's like, yeah, take 308 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: a shot, and if it doesn't work, you the next thing. 309 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: And if ur Shelle is not working when Ozzie comes back, 310 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: I know that the Braves quickly kind of told the 311 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: Beat guys that they were not going to move with 312 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: Maryfield to third base. I can promise you if Archella 313 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: is floundering and they had no other options and Ozzie's back, 314 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: they will consider moving with marriorfield with third base, like, 315 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: they'll just do what I. 316 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 2: Have to do. Yeah, well, it's very much beggars can't 317 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 2: be choosers because the Braves are true. I mean again, man, 318 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 2: I don't have to tell listeners just how much this 319 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 2: team has withstood to even be close to the playoff picture, 320 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 2: let alone in it. As we talk here at the 321 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 2: end of August. You know, Orshella again not a star. 322 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 2: You just kind of hope that he can fill in 323 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: and give you something because it was pretty clear that 324 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 2: internally the Braves just didn't have any options. And who knows, 325 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 2: You get Ozzie all bes back in a couple of weeks, 326 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 2: you have time to evaluate Geo and see what he's 327 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 2: been able to do. Who knows, maybe Austin Riley can 328 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 2: come back at the end of the regular season, get 329 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 2: a couple of games in, perhaps in a best case 330 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 2: scenario type, and then presumably or hopefully then shift to 331 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 2: a playoff series. We just don't know. But for the 332 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 2: time being, you add Urshella for basically nothing, and very 333 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 2: similarly to Mayfield and Ramon Loreano. You take a chance, 334 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 2: and I mean, look, man, if GEO is just somehow 335 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 2: completely awful, you move on. You're not committed to anything 336 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 2: in any way, shape or form. 337 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: Yes, And one last thing on this if Austin had 338 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 1: gone down pre deadline, there would have been an interesting 339 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: conversation about what the Braves might have done, you know 340 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: what I mean, Like we would have had it on 341 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: this podcast. If they had known on July twentieth, one 342 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: month earlier, that Austin was going to miss the rest 343 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: of the season or rest of the regular season, we 344 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: would have probably argued, I don't know about you, I 345 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: would have probably argued that they had to do something 346 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: proactive outside the organization to make a trade for someone 347 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: who could play third base. Yeah, and that player might 348 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: have been better than j Orchella, But the Braves don't 349 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: have that luxury once you get past August first, And 350 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: we mentioned this on the podcast. I mean, you know, 351 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: I did, I know Stephen and Sean did on August one. 352 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: Your team is your team unless someone is out there 353 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: on waivers or out there as a free agent, and 354 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 1: generally speaking, guys that are available on waivers or an 355 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: infre agency in August haven't been good at least that season. 356 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: Otherwise they would not be available, so you're obviously doing 357 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: a reclamation project. The Braves had great success, I mean 358 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 1: when we just talked about it, but you can't bet 359 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: a thousand on these little like marginal signings. But they 360 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: have so far. I mean, Loreano and Marryfield have been 361 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: better than anyone rationally could have expected them to be. 362 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: And maybe your show will do that too. We'll see 363 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: and if not, it'll be Nacho or it'll be Meryfield 364 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: or something else. 365 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, And just one little side point here. With the 366 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 2: playoffs expanding, there's been some talk of pushing the trade 367 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 2: deadline back a couple of weeks. I mean, obviously you 368 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 2: can never predict when a player is going to get hurt, 369 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 2: but there has been talk of moving it back to 370 00:17:56,359 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 2: maybe August fifteenth, and splitting the difference from the old 371 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 2: days of a July thirty first deadline and then a 372 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 2: August thirty first waiver deadline. So maybe this will I mean, 373 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 2: it feels like there's push internally to get it moved back, 374 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 2: and who knows, maybe if teams suffer enough injuries in 375 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 2: the month of August, especially adding in those two extra 376 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 2: playoff teams every year. Maybe it'll happen and we'll see. 377 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 2: But regardless, yes, I think to put a bowl on. 378 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,719 Speaker 2: This is Geo Orchella is a free see what happens, right, 379 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 2: It's a free spin on the wheel, and maybe you 380 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 2: get nothing out of it. Maybe you get lucky and 381 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 2: he's really good for a couple of weeks and fills 382 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 2: in nicely. But overall, man, you just didn't have a 383 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 2: lot of choices and you just have to hope that 384 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 2: Geo gives you something. 385 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: Okay, Scott, we've prolonged enough. Let us dive into Wednesday's 386 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: three to two loss at the hands of the Phillies. 387 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: It started out well, Max Fried and Orlando Arcia combined 388 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: to give the Braves a two to nothing. Wead after 389 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 1: Arcia went deep in the fourth inning. As noted previously, 390 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: there was a little bit of speculation that he might 391 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: have started done Rice Harper alas, but the offense was 392 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 1: basically nothing other than that they had some chances in 393 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: the third, in the sixth, and then I would say, 394 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,679 Speaker 1: most famously probably in the ninth with two runners on. 395 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: But before we get to Max Fred, it's pretty simple. 396 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:18,479 Speaker 1: The office was not that good on Tuesday, but they 397 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: did a little bit of enough. But you have to 398 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: be perfect when you score two runs, and the Braids 399 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: weren't perfect. And that's basically all it is. 400 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 2: I'm going to talk out of both sides of my 401 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 2: mouth here for a minute, and as one does, and 402 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 2: say this right, naturally, we do a lot of podcasts. 403 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 2: On one hand, the Atlanta Braves have been very, very 404 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 2: frustrating because I think now five of their last six 405 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 2: losses have been by one run, and you can make 406 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 2: a strong argument that a lot of those losses. 407 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: They should have won. 408 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 2: They could have very easily won tonight, they could have 409 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 2: very easily won in Anaheim, they could have won both 410 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:03,640 Speaker 2: games in Colorado, so on and so forth. So that 411 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 2: is incredibly frustrating. On the other hand, I guess can 412 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 2: make a glass half full case that the fact that 413 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 2: the Braves now are winning games better than they have 414 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 2: in recent weeks. I think they've won six out of nine, 415 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 2: and overall they're playing better baseball. But the fact that 416 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 2: the losses are only by one run more times than 417 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 2: not would tell you that this team is playing better baseball. 418 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 2: And at the end of the day, a loss counts 419 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 2: all the same, whether it's one run or it's ten runs. 420 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 2: But the fact is they have been a hit or 421 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 2: two away in most of their recent losses from turning 422 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 2: them into wins. And I think if you're trying to 423 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,120 Speaker 2: be optimistic, you tell yourself that this team has been 424 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 2: in basically every game they have played lately, and you 425 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 2: just have to hope that eventually it balances out and 426 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 2: they continue to win games and win series. But again, man, 427 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 2: at the same time, it is incredibly frustrating to watch 428 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 2: these very close losses. Is because we know how close 429 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 2: the wild Card race is, and presumably if they want 430 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 2: to try to get back in the East race, they're 431 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 2: going to have to start winning more of these fifty 432 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 2: to fifty games. 433 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: But I guess it is a. 434 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 2: Little encouraging that even when they are losing, they are 435 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 2: of the one run variety, which is generally an indication 436 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 2: that your team is playing good baseball. 437 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: I'm with you and just for the full season, And 438 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: there's probably a half hour discussion that we will not 439 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: have tonight about some of the metrics that are out there. 440 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: I know I shared one of them this week on 441 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: Twitter slash x about how the Braves basically like the 442 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: unluckiest team in all of baseball this year and the 443 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: underlying stats what kind of points of that Part of 444 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: that story is that you know, a team's record in 445 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: one run games is not entirely random, but it leans 446 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: to the random side, if that makes sense. And currently 447 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: the Braves are thirteen and nineteen in one run games 448 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: and that is the worst mark of any like playoff 449 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: hopeful team in the National League. Yeah, that'll do it. 450 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 1: And one of those games like it's not that's not 451 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: like historically awful, like I believe last year worth the Pirate, 452 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: what the Padre is like just like all time terrible 453 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 1: in one run games. I look at this, Yeah, the 454 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 1: Padres are like three and twenty five. Yeah, they were 455 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: like historically bad in those and that's not the braces 456 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: of them in that. But that explains part of it. 457 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: And look tonight. To bring it back to the night, 458 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: it was an execution loss. So the Brakes had the 459 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: single biggest swing of the game with the rc at 460 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 1: home run. But the Phillies and I'm I'm painstically went 461 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,439 Speaker 1: through this and I won't do it on the podcast, but 462 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: all three of Phillies' runs were essentially ABC baseball across. 463 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: They got a couple of hits early and innings, and 464 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: then they had a bunch of sacriflies and fielder's choices, 465 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: and they manufactured runs, all three of them. And look, 466 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen to you. You can't always assume. I 467 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: do think that people generally speaking, fans of the Braves 468 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: and any other team, you can't always assume that every 469 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: single guy against the second base with no woles is 470 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 1: gonna score. It is harder than you think to get 471 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: those runs across. But the Phillies made it happen three times, 472 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 1: and those were all three of their runs. And the Braves, 473 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: as I mentioned before briefly earlier, had chances to score 474 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: in the third and the sixth, et cetera. And the 475 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: ninth they get two on one out down a run 476 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: to the bottom of the ninth against a wobbly reliever. 477 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: It seemed like for Philadelphia, we'll only do this once. 478 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: But I thought it was pretty pretty clearly ball four 479 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 1: to Michael Harris, and that was called a strike, and 480 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: that was basically a pivotal moment in the game. But 481 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 1: even then, put it that to the side, Harris and 482 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: Meryfield had two of the weaker groundballs you'll ever see 483 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: damn the game. And there you have it. So I 484 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: don't want to overemphasize it or overanalyze it, I guess, 485 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: but one team took advantage of their opportunities when they 486 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: got early hits and innings, and it was the Phillies 487 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: not the Braves tonight. 488 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, and you know what, it's like an 489 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 2: old basketball analogy. One team made shots and the other 490 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 2: team didn't. 491 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: You're speaking my language now. As a basketball podcasters, Scot, 492 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: I can't. I cannot explain to you how many times, 493 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 1: over eighty two games each year, I have to explain 494 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: to basketball fans that most of what happened in that 495 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: game was that one team mitch off their team. It's 496 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 1: just like noise. Noise is part of the part of 497 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: all sports. 498 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 2: But it's it's certainly the case, and sometimes it's really simple, 499 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 2: and it can be simple but also like infuriating, because 500 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 2: especially lately, it feels like the Braves just have done 501 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 2: an awful job executing in these close, low scoring games, 502 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 2: you know, not getting that one hit tonight brave Sean 503 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 2: Murphy comes up with the bases loaded. If Murphy gaps 504 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 2: the ball in the corner or gaps it or puts 505 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 2: one in the corner, it's a basis clearing double and 506 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 2: the game looks entirely different. If Michael Harris lines the 507 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 2: ball into the gap in the ninth inning, the Braves 508 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 2: win the game. 509 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 1: Or shows double play in the set. 510 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 2: If like if Geo hits the ball five feet to 511 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 2: the right and it gets past the second baseman, the 512 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 2: what would have been the go ahead run at that 513 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 2: time comes into score. It's sometime it really is both 514 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 2: as simple and frustrating as that. And I think you 515 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 2: mentioned that one run record. I tend to think that 516 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 2: something that is kind of fluky year over year it is. 517 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 2: I mean, I think you can probably make a case 518 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 2: that good teams find ways to win baseball games. But 519 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 2: at the same time, and again, sometimes it just comes 520 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 2: down to one swing of the bat, one correct call 521 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 2: by the home plate umpire. I mean, we're talking about 522 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 2: the smallest of margins, and when you're in a playoff chase, 523 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 2: those get amplified. And unfortunately, on Wednesday night, basically everything 524 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 2: went against the Braves, and credit to the Phillies who 525 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 2: did a really fantastic job executing in the couple of 526 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 2: chances they had to score runs. 527 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: Not to good all this rabbit hole too much, but 528 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: one hundred percent with you on the one run thing 529 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: being kind of random and also not predictive necessarily, but 530 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: also even the best teams in the league. Like, I'm 531 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: looking at the top four ties in Major League Baseball 532 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:59,400 Speaker 1: this year, Dodgers, Phillies, Brewers, Yankees, at the four best 533 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: records in the league, right, only one of those teams 534 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 1: is considerably over five hundred and one one games. The 535 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: Brewers are twenty two and eighteen, so not like lighting 536 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: the one off fair, they're the best. Yankees are fifteen 537 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 1: and fifteen, the Phillies are sixteen and seventeen. The Daughters 538 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: are seventeen and fifteen. Like, even the good teams don't 539 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,239 Speaker 1: win every one run game, it's just not what it is. 540 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: It's like the times that you kind of see that 541 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: stand out are the teams that end up overperforming or 542 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: underperforming their baselines. So last year's Padres underperformed. Last year's 543 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: Orioles went thirty and sixteen in one run games, ended 544 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,679 Speaker 1: up winning one hundred and one games despite a pretty 545 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: modest one differential, like there's always noise in there and 546 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 1: non excuse. The Braves have to do better, as as 547 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: we just said repeatedly, but that is a part of 548 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: what's happened this year, and the unlucky stuff is not 549 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: a lot of fun to discuss. Oh, by the way, 550 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 1: we left one off earlier. I think you mentioned this 551 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: to me, even Jorce Hilaire popping up in middle middle 552 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: fastball in the ninth kind of adding to the angel. 553 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: I know he's hurt, so i'll him the reprieve, but 554 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: he's that's the ball he usually crushes and he just 555 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: didn't happen. 556 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, No, I mean the Phillies were lucky that ball 557 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 2: didn't go about four hundred and fifty feet. 558 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: Such as life. You know. 559 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 2: The one thing, Brad, we should talk about from Wednesday's 560 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 2: loss that was I thought really encouraging was Max Freed. 561 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 1: Yep, I'm with your hundred percent take it take it there, Scott. 562 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I thought it was the best that 563 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 2: Max has looked since the elbow injury. Much better command, 564 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 2: much more Max Freed like on the mound seven innings, 565 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 2: four hits, two runs, only one walk, which is good 566 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 2: to see because command has been a real issue. And 567 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 2: four strikeouts and maybe most notably, seven innings ninety pitches 568 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 2: is very much on brand for Max Freed when he 569 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 2: is right res In his last couple of starts, it 570 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 2: felt like he's needed twenty five pitches every single inning, 571 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 2: So a very very encouraging sign for Max. We don't 572 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 2: have to tell folks that the Braves need Max Freed 573 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 2: and Chris Sale firing and healthy in a playoff series 574 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 2: should they get there. And I mean I was mildly 575 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 2: concerned with Max after the maybe not great starts after 576 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 2: the elbow injury, but I think tonight alleviated any of 577 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 2: those concerns. 578 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: Right. If you asked me, like, what is the prototypical 579 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: Max Freed start, it basically was today. Seven innings, two 580 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: runs is like you know, an era below three, which 581 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: is like the Max Freed zone. Right, maybe you would 582 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: say he would get like six k's instead of seven 583 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:35,159 Speaker 1: instead of four, but one walk, four hits facing a 584 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: good lineup. You mentioned the ninety pitches like, it was 585 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: a pretty much square in the middle Max Freed start, 586 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: which is really really good. It's nice to have scoring 587 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: the most starts when you have a guy who is 588 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: like an unquestionable top fifteen pitcher in baseball and has 589 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: been for several years now. Him looking like that is 590 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: not a small thing, especially given all the other noise 591 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: around the Brave right now. So a hundred percent with you, 592 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: that was certainly the bright spot of the evening. If 593 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: you have to find one, would be Max looking like 594 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: Max and to be huge, because I know our guy 595 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 1: Mark Bowman actually made an appearance on Foul Territory, the 596 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: flagship show and just basically said this plainly, like the 597 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: Braids win with They're pitching from now on, and they 598 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: have been all year, to their credit, all year have 599 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: been pitching lights out basically, but even more so now 600 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: without Austin and all that stuff like the magnified glasses there. 601 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: And we said it many times, but they kind of 602 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: have to. They're gonna go as far as like Sale 603 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: and Freed and hopefully not Lopez and hopefully Schwelling back tomorrow. 604 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 1: We'll take them. John and Morton mixed in there as well. 605 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: I have to say his name out loud, Scott, it's 606 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 1: part of the podcast. 607 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 2: Are you already counting Chuck out of the playoff rotation brand? 608 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if you've seen Chuck. The last couple 609 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: starts Scott, but absolutely not Chuck. Is Chuck is back. 610 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: You have invigorated him by retiring him a couple of 611 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: weeks ago, which I will not let you forget anyway, 612 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: we can move on. But it was nice to see 613 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: Max look like Max. So not a ton of news. Obviously, 614 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: we've done podcasts last couple of days. So Layer did 615 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: pinch hit in Tuesday's game and Wednesdays game. I don't 616 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: know about you, he do not look like he's moving 617 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: very well. To me, it's a little bit concerning. They 618 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 1: have circled Friday as like a target date for him 619 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: to play some outfield or at least be in the 620 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: lineup again. I don't know if I'm worried. To be honest, 621 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: I did say on the show Sunday that I'd be 622 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: worried if he didn't play on Tuesday, and I stand 623 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: by that. But of course he ended up pinch hitting 624 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: two days in a row, so maybe it's not like 625 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: too dangerous. But he just looks like he's not moving 626 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: very well. 627 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. I almost wonder if the training staff told him 628 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 2: to swing hard, but like go fifty percent if you 629 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 2: have to run, what happened on so Tuesday, he didn't 630 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,720 Speaker 2: even take the bote off his shoulder and walked, which 631 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 2: was fine. 632 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: And then today we both said it but like he 633 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: missed this pitch, but like it was the first pitch 634 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: he went up hacking like and took a massive cut. 635 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: So I do tend to agree. Maybe they were like, hey, 636 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 1: if you could just not single here would be good. 637 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 2: No infield singles, for the love of god. 638 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, if you hit the ball on the ground, just stop, 639 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: just walk to the dugout. It's fine, no big deal. Yeah, no, 640 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: so we'll see. I mean, it's a big team. I 641 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: would be surprised based on what he said, based on 642 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: what Sneth said if he plays Thursday, they did say 643 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: Friday on I think multiple occasions. But hopefully he's able 644 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 1: to run and look like himself pretty soon because Hilaire 645 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 1: at the play has been great defensively. We know the 646 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: story there, but that's one to circle because they man, 647 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: this is very obvious, but without Riley, maybe even more 648 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: because Horios Hilaire was supposed to be a bonus to 649 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: the previous lineup. Now he's like filming the Austin Riley 650 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 1: role in some respects, So Yeah, good luck for. 651 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 2: Hey, Yeah, let's hope that hamstring is fine. Braves are 652 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 2: gonna need Jorge Hilaire big time these final six weeks 653 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 2: of the season. And then a sad note about ajmntur 654 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 2: Maybe not sad note and an expected note, but nonetheless, 655 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 2: AJ officially underwent hip surgery. Today. He is done for 656 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 2: both the regular season and the playoffs. The Braves came 657 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 2: out and said that today, so wish ajm Minter all 658 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 2: the best. Hopefully he is back at one hundred percent. 659 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 2: Very curious to see what kind of contract and free 660 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 2: agency AJ has in a couple of months, because if 661 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 2: you want to gamble on him being his good usual self, 662 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 2: that is a very valuable reliever. But of course this 663 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 2: whole season has been kind of a lost year for him, 664 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 2: and now he's having the surgery, So who knows, Maybe 665 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 2: maybe AJ will find himself back in Atlanta next season. 666 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: Right, And we gave the numbers on the episode right 667 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: after he got hurt, and we kind of assumed this 668 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 1: was gonna be the case. And let's just say he 669 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 1: has been one of the best believers in baseball for 670 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: several years. So beyond just the fact that he's had 671 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 1: this value to the Braves. He's really good. It's bad 672 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 1: timing for him for the team. The team is worse 673 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: without him, no question about that, and kind of just 674 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: a final punctuation work on that unfortunately for all parties. 675 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: But I'm sure he'll be around the team and rehabbing 676 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: and hopefully ready to go when it comes to you know, 677 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: marsh in April of next year. Last thing before we 678 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: sign off on this Wednesday evening is this series is 679 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: going to the rubber match on Thursday. It is going 680 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: to be special. Swollenbach, I guess against Christopher Sanchez for 681 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: the Phillies is a Fox National TV network game, so 682 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 1: I don't believe there is going to be a value broadcast. 683 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: I think it's only Fox National, So plan accordingly if 684 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: you are trying to watch that game. Anything to look 685 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: for in this one, Swallenbach's our guy. We've love what 686 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: we've seen recently, but it's obviously a showdown that we're 687 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: all kind of just circling and it's close fought. There's 688 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: not a huge advantage to be had. It's just gonna 689 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: seem like like every Brads Pullies game. Clint Flip's kind 690 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: of yeah, it should be a good pitching matchup Schwellenbach 691 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: against Christopher Sanchez, who is a lefty with a really 692 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: unique profile. It doesn't get a lot of strikeouts. 693 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 2: He also basically doesn't walk anybody. He's very much like 694 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 2: a non traditional pitcher in the modern era. But overall 695 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 2: has really good numbers. We'll probably get some cy Young 696 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 2: votes at the end of the season, so hopefully Schwellenbach 697 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 2: is good as he has continued to be. And it 698 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 2: just feels like, in the sense of the National League 699 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 2: e if the Braves win the game, it's back down 700 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 2: to a six game deficit and that is more manageable 701 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,839 Speaker 2: than not. But if you lose on Thursday, then you're 702 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 2: eight games back. I mean six games versus eight games. 703 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 2: Of course, it's not like a drastic difference, but just 704 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 2: from like the mental standpoint, it feels like a win 705 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 2: keeps the Braves in the division race. If they lose, 706 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,840 Speaker 2: for me anyway, it's it's probably time to really just 707 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 2: focus in on the wild card. 708 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:31,840 Speaker 1: We're already kind of there anyway. But I definitely agree 709 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:34,399 Speaker 1: it's not over and you will not hear me say 710 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,960 Speaker 1: that it is if they lose on Thursday. But the 711 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 1: mass starts to get ugly if they do, so you 712 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: don't want to put it. It's not We're not trying 713 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 1: to say it's more meaningful than it is. It's just 714 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:44,799 Speaker 1: one game, but it is a head to head game. 715 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: And just for the record, as of Wednesday evening, I'm 716 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: looking at the Betty market right now, the Braves are 717 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,760 Speaker 1: like the tiniest of favorites on Thursday. But it's basically 718 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: a point flip. It's like minus one oh eight and 719 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: minus one twelve towards the Braves, So it's basically a 720 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: coin flip, small, small, small edge for the home team. 721 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 1: But that's kind of fitting for the series. And I'm 722 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,400 Speaker 1: sure if there is, if there is a game across 723 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 1: baseball that people will watch the most tomorrow, it's going 724 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:10,920 Speaker 1: to be that one. Because it's National TV, y big 725 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 1: showdown and Spencer's biggest start of his career. You have 726 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,240 Speaker 1: to say, I mean I probably ever started like basically 727 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 1: that from now on, but especially the Phillies in prime time, 728 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 1: like that's going to be his biggest stage to date. 729 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: Let's just say. 730 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I mean I just look forward to Spencer 731 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 2: Schwallenbach day same I think most people do. Yeah, I mean, 732 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 2: it's just so much fun to watch the rookie go 733 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:30,879 Speaker 2: out there and pitch. 734 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:32,320 Speaker 1: He throws strikes. 735 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 2: He's just unbelievable in that regard at not walking people, 736 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:38,719 Speaker 2: which is just so important. So yeah, it should be 737 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 2: a good game. Let's help the Braves can close it 738 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 2: out with a series win and then turn their focus 739 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:44,360 Speaker 2: to the Nationals this weekend. 740 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 1: Absolutely three against the Nats coming up beginning on Friday 741 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 1: at home. We'll have full coverage of that going into 742 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 1: the weekend. I think we're probably going to have a 743 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: show between now and Friday at some point something like that. 744 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:57,920 Speaker 1: I want to say exactly what's going to come, but 745 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 1: stay tuned for that, and please subscribe to the podcast. 746 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: Asked Scott, anything you want to share before we sign off? 747 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 2: Nothing to share, Brad. I hope everybody out there is 748 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 2: doing well. I sincerely mean it when we say we 749 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,719 Speaker 2: appreciate this support on the show every single night, win 750 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 2: or lose, and Brad, I think you and I will 751 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 2: be back on Sunday night in our usual spot, so 752 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,960 Speaker 2: please be sure to keep an out for that. And yeah, man, 753 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 2: let's go out. 754 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:22,239 Speaker 1: Let's try to win this series and keep the good 755 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,839 Speaker 1: energy rolling. Yes, that is the plan. We will as 756 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:28,760 Speaker 1: a pairing see you all on a Sunday. Please go ahead, 757 00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:32,720 Speaker 1: as I said before, and subscribe to this show anywhere 758 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:34,560 Speaker 1: you find podcasts. I won't name all the places, but 759 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,319 Speaker 1: the big ones like Apple and Spotify for sure. Overcast. 760 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 1: We are on YouTube as well. We are currently audio only. 761 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:42,719 Speaker 1: That could be changing at some point, but certainly we're 762 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,520 Speaker 1: already there to try to establish that channel, So please 763 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 1: subscribe there. Even if you just want to click all 764 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:48,960 Speaker 1: that button to subscribe and never watch us there, I 765 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:52,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't mind that much, so help us to grow the show. Ratings, reviews. 766 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: Check out the flagship at Fella Territory. They also have 767 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,239 Speaker 1: a number of team podcasts that you can be listening to, 768 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: from the Phillies to the etcetera. If you want to 769 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 1: hear more about the entire Major League Baseball landscape, check 770 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: that show out for sure. Thank you to Scott for 771 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 1: being here, thank you for listening, and we'll see you 772 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: all next time.