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Speaker 1: Hello everyone, one episode ninety two of the Every Territory podcast.

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Speaker 1: I am your host, Brad Rowland, coming to you deep

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Speaker 1: into the night here and in Monday into Tuesday. It

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Speaker 1: is not October as were recording this, but it'll be

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Speaker 1: October as you're listening to it. And I'm joined by

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Speaker 1: Scott Coleman. Scott, it is been quite a day our

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Speaker 1: colleagues recording a podcast already that should be in the

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Speaker 1: same podcast feed, doing more of a rapid reaction to

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Speaker 1: the madness that happened. The Rays and Potters are going

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Speaker 1: to play a playoff series that begins in only a

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Speaker 1: few hours. How are you How are you holding up? Hey, Brad?

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Speaker 2: I am exhausted. Like mentally, I am a little drained.

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Speaker 2: It was high stress baseball today and man, I mean

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Speaker 2: there are so many things probably running through my head

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Speaker 2: right now that we are going to talk about on

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Speaker 2: this show. At the risk of just blabbering for like

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Speaker 2: ten minutes, we'll try to break it down so people

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Speaker 2: can maybe digest everything that we have to talk about tonight.

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Speaker 2: But it was at the end of the day, the

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Speaker 2: Atlanta Braves, somehow, some way have made the playoffs despite

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Speaker 2: everything that has gone wrong for this team since day

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Speaker 2: one pretty much.

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Speaker 1: And that's a lot, and.

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Speaker 2: That's a true testament to this team. I don't think

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Speaker 2: anybody would have necessarily blamed them for just kind of saying,

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Speaker 2: you know what, this just isn't our year. Half the

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Speaker 2: team is hurt. Our two best players are arguably are

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Speaker 2: out for the season. Now three best players are arguably out.

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Speaker 2: Maybe four best players are out for the season. And

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Speaker 2: here they are. Now you have a chance to see

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Speaker 2: what happens in October. Yeah, the Breeders are making their

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Speaker 2: seventh straight trip to the playoffs. They did win the

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Speaker 2: division this time, but they've been in the postseason now

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Speaker 2: seven consecutive seasons. We should stay at the top of

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Speaker 2: the podcast. If you're a new listener or recurring listener,

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Speaker 2: we are Hammer Territory. We are part of the Foul

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Speaker 2: Territory Network podcasts. Please please please go ahead and subscribe

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Speaker 2: to the show anywhere you listen to podcasts or watch podcasts.

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Speaker 2: We are also on YouTube. You can see Scott and

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Speaker 2: I in shining HD fashion and I plugged it already,

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Speaker 2: but we will Scott, I will try to be brief

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Speaker 2: all about Monday, in particular because in part Steven and

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Speaker 2: Seawan our colleagues did a full wrap up show focused

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Speaker 2: heavily on that, but we should always begin with that.

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Speaker 2: We'll attempt to be concise before we kind of preview.

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Speaker 2: Our main task on this part two basically is to

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Speaker 2: preview the series coming up against San Diego in a

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Speaker 2: very fast turnaround. But we alluded to it, Scott.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I won't give away what you wrote in

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Speaker 1: our document, but it seems like we are in agreement

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Speaker 1: about just how absolutely nuts Monday was from Game one

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Speaker 1: being just in itself crazy and then all of the

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Speaker 1: dynamics in play for game two. How much the Mets

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Speaker 1: tried it came to is up for debate on some level.

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Speaker 1: But uh, I mean, you teased it, but I mean,

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Speaker 1: what else is there to say about Monday? And of course,

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Speaker 1: just for the sick os, we will talk about Ozzie

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Speaker 1: Alby's because that was the funniest thing imaginable and now

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Speaker 1: we can laugh. If the Braves had lost, it would

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I did, like genuinely laugh my ass off for

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Speaker 2: like five minutes after Ozzy Alby said in your face,

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Speaker 2: Brad and Scott that was great. A lot of people

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Speaker 1: But yeah, I.

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Speaker 2: Mean that was as far as regular season baseball games go.

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Speaker 2: And I know today was technically like a playoff game,

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Speaker 2: That was probably the craziest regular season baseball game that

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Speaker 2: dear God, what a roller coaster that was. But it's

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Speaker 2: same outcome as the grueling day they just put together

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I know a lot of Mets fans they had

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Speaker 1: Then once they listened to our show. You and I

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Speaker 1: did a show Sunday night, our traditional time slot, kind

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Speaker 1: like after all this, Ozzie's definitely going to have a

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Speaker 1: homer in this game, right, yep. And not only did

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Speaker 1: I'll let you react to this. Ozzie's played more than

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Speaker 1: nine hundred career games as a major leaguer, including the playoffs,

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Speaker 1: nine hundred games. Game one today was the second time

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Speaker 1: You know, you and I are just talking. We know

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Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, I mean, look, man, longtime listeners know we

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Speaker 2: coming into today, since coming off the injured list, Ozzie

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Speaker 2: very on brand for the show's history. Would love for

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Speaker 2: and have a great month of October. He already had

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Speaker 2: I mean that means the world to this team, because

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Speaker 2: batting second, and if today was just a sign of

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know it was. I wish we could

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Speaker 2: Yeah, man, Grand Holmes. For a player who I think

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Speaker 1: Cool moment for him.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, a player who was a first round pick but

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Speaker 1: Okay, Scott, I'm gonna throw you a curveball right out

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Speaker 1: goes to what's the betty market? Say, not that that's

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Speaker 1: always perfect, but it's a good indicator usually, And right now,

435
00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,760
Speaker 1: the implied odds, So basically, the Potters are favored in

436
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Speaker 1: the series, which makes total sense. I know, Braves, I

437
00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,160
Speaker 1: don't want to hear that, but it's a three game

438
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Speaker 1: series entirely in San Diego, and the Potters are well rested,

439
00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,520
Speaker 1: and they had their three stars that they have picked,

440
00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,600
Speaker 1: and but still I say all that, and the implied

441
00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,280
Speaker 1: odds in the series are like thirty five or forty

442
00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,760
Speaker 1: of the Bravees. So like that feels right to me,

443
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Speaker 1: even with a game one potential chaos situation that we'll

444
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Speaker 1: talk about more in depth in a second. Yeah, I

445
00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,000
Speaker 1: mean it's a three game series in baseball. I mean,

446
00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,600
Speaker 1: we've done this bit for years, but the best team

447
00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,520
Speaker 1: in baseball in a three game series against the worst

448
00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,720
Speaker 1: team in baseball is like eighty twenty to win it.

449
00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,600
Speaker 1: It's not like they're not. It's not basketball where there's

450
00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,280
Speaker 1: like a thirty point gap between these two teams. Maybe

451
00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,199
Speaker 1: the White Sox this year an outlier, but the Braves

452
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Speaker 1: lost to the White Sox this year with Chris Sale

453
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Speaker 1: in the mound. That happened. It's baseball. Baseball is crazy,

454
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Speaker 1: So yeah, I think, you know, objectively speaking, I think

455
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Speaker 1: I'd probably go with like forty percent, And that might

456
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Speaker 1: sound too low to you. That might sound too high

457
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Speaker 1: to you if you want to view it through the

458
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Speaker 1: most negative lens possible. But I think my baseline and

459
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Speaker 1: playoff series, if the teams are relatively similar, is quin

460
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Speaker 1: flippy with one side taking a little bit of a

461
00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,760
Speaker 1: lead it and in a short series that's even more

462
00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:02,520
Speaker 1: the case. The only reason why it's not fifty to

463
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Speaker 1: fifty for me is because of the pitchy situation and

464
00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:07,879
Speaker 1: the games are in San Diego like with this new format.

465
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Speaker 1: The Brain's not been in the series yet with a

466
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Speaker 1: three gamer like this. As far as like in the

467
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Speaker 1: new format, I know that was the COVID season and

468
00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:18,080
Speaker 1: weirdness there, but all being in the same park is strange.

469
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Speaker 1: No day off in between all this stuff is all

470
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Speaker 1: these factors are limiting. So I'm rambling, but I think

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Speaker 1: I think forty percent something like that sounds right to me.

472
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Speaker 1: And I'm not trying to be pessimistic, because look, we're

473
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Speaker 1: going to be hopefully rooting through a positive situation this week.

474
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Speaker 1: But that feels reasonable and also not pessimistic given all

475
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Speaker 1: the things that are going against the Braves.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I think people who have sat through

477
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Speaker 2: one hundred and sixty two Braves games this season, I

478
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Speaker 2: mean maybe there are some fans who would come on

479
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Speaker 2: and go, no, the Braves have a ninety nine percent

480
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Speaker 2: chance of winning or one hundred percent.

481
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Speaker 1: You know, is though like that. So there's always the

482
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Speaker 1: crowd that's there's always the crowd that's like, you can't

483
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Speaker 1: pick against the Braves, you guys are not real fans.

484
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Speaker 1: There's that crowd, and then there's the other crowd. It's

485
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Speaker 1: like it's one percent, and it's I get it on

486
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Speaker 1: both sides right now. I understand, especially the pessimistic crown.

487
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Speaker 1: I always lean that way personally. That's what my brain,

488
00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:12,080
Speaker 1: my brain works. But take three steps back, Yeah, you

489
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Speaker 1: could certainly argue the Padres are the favorites the market degrees.

490
00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,040
Speaker 1: I don't think anybody's gonna be picking the Braves. That's

491
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Speaker 1: like trying to be like safe in their projections. But

492
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Speaker 1: in baseball that still means forty percent. It's just what

493
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Speaker 1: it is. Yeah, yeah, I would agree with all of that.

494
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Speaker 2: And I mean the Braves does it feel like they

495
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Speaker 2: are underdogs going in?

496
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Speaker 1: Yes, I think so. They have to travel, they.

497
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Speaker 2: Don't have their pitching lined up at all. Again, we

498
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Speaker 2: should say we don't believe that Chris Sale is going

499
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Speaker 2: to be able to pitch in the series. That's a

500
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Speaker 2: big babo Spencer Schwellenbach is not going to be able

501
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Speaker 2: to pitch in the series. Maybe now we'll start talking

502
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Speaker 2: about the Braves's pitching plans a little bit, brad, But

503
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Speaker 2: no sale for Well, not for Shpoort.

504
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Speaker 1: It seems, boy, we don't not for sure. You don't

505
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Speaker 1: give the time stamp. It's ten pm Eastern on Monday

506
00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,199
Speaker 1: as we're talking. The brains are on the plane, So

507
00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:08,239
Speaker 1: we're in this dead zone right now. The only thing

508
00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:10,840
Speaker 1: that's been said on the record is Brian Snicker basically

509
00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,879
Speaker 1: telling the media that he doesn't believe Sales to be available.

510
00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:17,040
Speaker 1: Not he's definitely out, but there was even talk about

511
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Speaker 1: the potential that he might stay in Atlanta to like,

512
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Speaker 1: you know, obviously the worst thing you could possibly do

513
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Speaker 1: for back spasms down on a plane. That's part. I

514
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,600
Speaker 1: know it's private. I know it's private travel. But still,

515
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Speaker 1: and if they think that he can't pitch in the

516
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Speaker 1: series or probably get pitch in the series, you could

517
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Speaker 1: argue keeping him in Atlanta, having him be cared for

518
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Speaker 1: for the potential of the NLDS would make some sense.

519
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Speaker 1: But given all that, I think we have to assume

520
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Speaker 1: he's out, even acknowledging that there is a chance he's not.

521
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Speaker 1: But is that a ten percent chance? I don't know.

522
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Speaker 1: I'm gonna put a number on it, But for the

523
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Speaker 1: rest of this conversation, I think we probably should just

524
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Speaker 1: assue me stop pitch. Yeah, I think that's fair.

525
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Speaker 2: And I mean, not only did Brian Snicker say it,

526
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Speaker 2: but there has been no reporting on like leaving the

527
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Speaker 2: door open even I mean, it feels like most people

528
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Speaker 2: are operating with the idea that the Braves will not

529
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Speaker 2: have sale this week, and that's how we're gonna have

530
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Speaker 2: the conversation. And hey, if it comes out tomorrow morning

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Speaker 2: that Chris Sael's back feels one hundred percent and he's

532
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Speaker 2: starting game one. Awesome, amazing, We'll jump up and down.

533
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Speaker 2: If you're watching this midday on was it Tuesday? You

534
00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,320
Speaker 2: can skip the next five minutes. But yeah, it doesn't

535
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Speaker 2: seem likely they're gonna have Sale. They will not have Schwalenbach.

536
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Speaker 2: I guess he could pitch out of the bullpen for

537
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Speaker 2: an inning or two on Wednesday or Thursday. But game

538
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Speaker 2: one very much in the air. Presumably Max Freed is

539
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Speaker 2: lined up for a regular start in Game two, and

540
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Speaker 2: then Game three is also very much in the air

541
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Speaker 2: if they get there. So many many moving pieces now

542
00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,360
Speaker 2: compared to San Diego, which is basically locked in their

543
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Speaker 2: pitching staff for days now at this point.

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Speaker 1: So let's just take a practical approach. Let's talk about

545
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Speaker 1: game one first in some respects, and honestly, all this

546
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Speaker 1: kind of folding on each other because there are roster

547
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Speaker 1: considerations that kind of lay on top of this, and

548
00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:15,240
Speaker 1: a lot of them have to do with Game one

549
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Speaker 1: in particular, because they don't. The reality is that, barring

550
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Speaker 1: Chris Saale and a miracle, the Braves do not have

551
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Speaker 1: a starting pitcher on full rest to deploy on Tuesday

552
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Speaker 1: unless they go to the minor leagues and grab one

553
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Speaker 1: of the four guys that have been listed by beat

554
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Speaker 1: writers as options. And those four guys are just for

555
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Speaker 1: you know, play the Benny Hill music, Ian Anderson, a

556
00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:44,360
Speaker 1: Dispiss Shawber, Bryce Elder, and Hirston Waldrop. All of well

557
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Speaker 1: three of the four of them are pitched in the

558
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Speaker 1: majors this year. Ian has not pitched in the major

559
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Speaker 1: leagues since drum roll August thirteenth, twenty twenty two. So

560
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,399
Speaker 1: the craziest possible scenario is Ian Anderson pitching in the

561
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Speaker 1: playoffs after not pitching in the majors for two years.

562
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Speaker 1: That could happen. That's where we are, Scott. So we

563
00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,280
Speaker 1: don't know the plan. There is a roster scenario that

564
00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,320
Speaker 1: we should at least mention out loud, and that the

565
00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,760
Speaker 1: Bradys have been carrying twenty eight players for a month

566
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Speaker 1: because September is expanded rosters. Even if they had Chris

567
00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,520
Speaker 1: Sale and everything was normal, they have to pare it

568
00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:19,440
Speaker 1: down to twenty six. It goes back to twenty six

569
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Speaker 1: starting tomorrow, and only thirteen of those guys can be pitchers.

570
00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:29,200
Speaker 1: So there's there's that consideration. Do you put I mean

571
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Speaker 1: if sale, they have to decide if sal is gonna

572
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Speaker 1: be on the roster at all by tomorrow. That's that's

573
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Speaker 1: part of the question too too. It's like it's not like, oh,

574
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Speaker 1: maybe he could pitch a game on Thursday. If he's

575
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Speaker 1: not traveling or pitching, he's not going to be on

576
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Speaker 1: the roster. That's one spot. Do you carry? I'm just

577
00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,439
Speaker 1: gonna ask much a question that we're gonna answer. Do

578
00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:48,760
Speaker 1: you carry Charlie Morton knowing that he's not going to

579
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Speaker 1: be able to pitch a full regular start in the series?

580
00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:54,800
Speaker 1: Schuell Block, I think you're gonna carry it because they

581
00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:56,520
Speaker 1: could use him in the bullpen, and he's been so

582
00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,440
Speaker 1: good all those things you got to rain out he

583
00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,480
Speaker 1: you know, that kind of thing. But there are bothen

584
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:07,200
Speaker 1: decisions to make. Grant Holmes, God bless him. He pitched

585
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Speaker 1: four innings today. He can't pitch tomorrow. There's no chance

586
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Speaker 1: to pitching tomorrow. Do you carry Grant Holmes? I think

587
00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:15,000
Speaker 1: they probably do, But just saying that out loud, all

588
00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,720
Speaker 1: that stuff comes in. But the big thing, I guess

589
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,920
Speaker 1: is just what's the plan for Game one? And okay,

590
00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,040
Speaker 1: let's just let's just cross one thing off first, right,

591
00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,440
Speaker 1: I guess we shouldn't cross it off, But I don't

592
00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,560
Speaker 1: know about you. My mentions have been full of people

593
00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,760
Speaker 1: insisting that Max Free can pitch on three days rest

594
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Speaker 1: on Tuesday. My reaction is my reaction is twofold right.

595
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Speaker 1: Number one, We've been following this for a long time.

596
00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,360
Speaker 1: We've been falling Max for a long time. The Braves

597
00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,800
Speaker 1: do not like to pitch Max Freed, even on regular rest.

598
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,200
Speaker 1: Sometimes like they like to give Max an extra day,

599
00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,600
Speaker 1: sometimes not a ton of extra days, but like not

600
00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,560
Speaker 1: a guy they want to push. He'll be a free

601
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Speaker 1: agent at the end of the year, probably consideration if

602
00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:59,720
Speaker 1: you're Max. And number two, which is I think even

603
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Speaker 1: more than that, because I get that there's this thought

604
00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,440
Speaker 1: that like it's the playoffs, rubs a dirt on it, pitch,

605
00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,600
Speaker 1: I get it. Number two is that doesn't solve your

606
00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,480
Speaker 1: problem because if you pitched on three days rest on Tuesday,

607
00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,440
Speaker 1: you have the same problem on Wednesday. You don't have

608
00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:19,200
Speaker 1: anybody to pitch Wednesday either. And on Wednesday, Ornaldo Lopez

609
00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,440
Speaker 1: was was your starting pitcher of the day after Max Freed.

610
00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:26,160
Speaker 1: He pitched in relief today and spent two and a

611
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Speaker 1: half weeks on the il with a shoulder. I can

612
00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:31,160
Speaker 1: guarantee you he's not starting on three days rest. We'll

613
00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,360
Speaker 1: actually be two days rest after you pitched today, or

614
00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:35,200
Speaker 1: one day rest or whatever. It would be. So like,

615
00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:37,840
Speaker 1: no matter what, even if you were just the toughest

616
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Speaker 1: guy in the world and you think Max Free just

617
00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:40,959
Speaker 1: has to go out there in three days rest and

618
00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,560
Speaker 1: tough it out, your problem is still there in game two,

619
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Speaker 1: so I don't I mean by And also, last thing,

620
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Speaker 1: I'm sorry for Ramlin Scott. There is no indication or

621
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Speaker 1: reporting that they've even considered Max Freed. No one has

622
00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,720
Speaker 1: mentioned in the words Max Free for Tuesday zero, So

623
00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:56,680
Speaker 1: I just want to get that out there. It's not happening.

624
00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,920
Speaker 1: I don't think I'll be shocked me too.

625
00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:04,560
Speaker 2: I don't think it's an option, especially because it doesn't

626
00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:08,200
Speaker 2: solve any problem. It fixes a problem one day, but

627
00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,720
Speaker 2: then you have the exact same problem the next. So no,

628
00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,040
Speaker 2: I think they will pitch Max Freed in game two. Again,

629
00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,800
Speaker 2: this is the best of three, so you can almost

630
00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,880
Speaker 2: argue that game two, I mean, game two.

631
00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,240
Speaker 1: Is just as important as game one in a best

632
00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,600
Speaker 1: of three, they're all in the same venue. Like there's

633
00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:27,960
Speaker 1: no travel, Like it's not like you have a Game

634
00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,320
Speaker 1: three at home waiting for you or Game one, like

635
00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,160
Speaker 1: they're all in the same place, like they all mean

636
00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,160
Speaker 1: the same. They just I mean, obviously you want to

637
00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:35,920
Speaker 1: get to Game three by the end if you want to.

638
00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,440
Speaker 1: But I agree, Yeah.

639
00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:41,080
Speaker 2: So it doesn't really solve any problem by pitching Max.

640
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:46,360
Speaker 2: And then as we know, well as we presume no sale,

641
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:51,000
Speaker 2: we presume well no Schwalenbach. For sure, Charlie Morton pitched Sunday.

642
00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:54,360
Speaker 2: He's not an option where an although pitched Saturday, and

643
00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,680
Speaker 2: as you just laid out, is not really an option

644
00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:58,120
Speaker 2: for game one.

645
00:30:58,160 --> 00:30:59,960
Speaker 1: As a starter anyway, Like he could be in the

646
00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,320
Speaker 1: open like it was today, Like there is a world

647
00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,600
Speaker 1: like for instance, using today as the example with Ronaldo,

648
00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,200
Speaker 1: they can and this tipens a lot in the playoffs.

649
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:09,960
Speaker 1: You can throw a starter on their throw day as

650
00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:13,160
Speaker 1: a reliever. Today was Ronaldo's throw day, so he threw

651
00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:16,520
Speaker 1: fifteen pitch or something like that today. Yeah, I mean,

652
00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,400
Speaker 1: maybe they would try that with Charlie, maybe they would

653
00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:20,480
Speaker 1: try that with schwalla Bach, but like that might be

654
00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,760
Speaker 1: an ending or two like that that they're not starting

655
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:24,440
Speaker 1: on two days rest or one day rest. That's just

656
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,600
Speaker 1: like a it's a little bit of a twinkle in

657
00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,320
Speaker 1: your eye kind of thing. Renaldo has been a reliever

658
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,360
Speaker 1: many times before, so he's used to doing that. That

659
00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:31,600
Speaker 1: doesn't fix your problem, eater.

660
00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,960
Speaker 2: No. So I think based on kind of folks around

661
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:40,040
Speaker 2: the team, and it makes sense, the Braves are going

662
00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,360
Speaker 2: to have to call upon one of the Triple A arms,

663
00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:49,640
Speaker 2: presumably Ian Anderson or A. J. Smith Shaver. I don't

664
00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,560
Speaker 2: think they're gonna do Bryce Elder.

665
00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:53,400
Speaker 1: If we have.

666
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,160
Speaker 2: If I have to do a podcast on another Bryce

667
00:31:57,240 --> 00:32:00,120
Speaker 2: Elder postseason start, it's gonna be like a seven in

668
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:00,560
Speaker 2: a show.

669
00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,600
Speaker 1: Well, we could try the reverse jinks. We could try

670
00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,480
Speaker 1: to use our odd the Abbe's powers on Bryce Elder

671
00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,440
Speaker 1: for tomorrow and just be like, oh man, don't give

672
00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:11,440
Speaker 1: you Bryce Elder and he'll throw out He'll uh No,

673
00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:13,800
Speaker 1: I think we're on the same page. I don't know.

674
00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:15,320
Speaker 1: And by the way, no one on the beat that

675
00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,680
Speaker 1: I have seen has really given a guess. They're all

676
00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,040
Speaker 1: just listing the names, and I understand why I don't

677
00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,440
Speaker 1: have a guess either. People were asking me what I

678
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:26,160
Speaker 1: would do, and honestly, I feel like people that cover

679
00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,800
Speaker 1: Guenette have more of an idea how these guys look

680
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,320
Speaker 1: than I do. I won't tell you that I really

681
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,080
Speaker 1: know how these guys have been pitching that well in

682
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,440
Speaker 1: the last couple of months. I know that Ian didn't

683
00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,520
Speaker 1: have a really great year in Gwinnette. The numbers were

684
00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,800
Speaker 1: not great. I know A J. Smiths Schavrett is a

685
00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,720
Speaker 1: higher upside guy who we all kind of like, but

686
00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:43,920
Speaker 1: he's been gone for a while. From my view, I'm

687
00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,400
Speaker 1: I always admit this. I don't watch a lot of Guinnette,

688
00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:50,480
Speaker 1: so I don't often just like defer to what the

689
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,600
Speaker 1: team says. But I have to believe that they have

690
00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,200
Speaker 1: their guy that they like out of this cohort. And

691
00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:59,720
Speaker 1: even if those guys don't start like because look, do

692
00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:02,840
Speaker 1: you with this? My thought is Game one is a

693
00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:06,000
Speaker 1: bullpen game no matter what. Yeah, even if they even

694
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,960
Speaker 1: if they bring up a starter from a quote unquote

695
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,360
Speaker 1: starter from Triple A, that guy is not going to

696
00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:12,760
Speaker 1: be in a traditional starting role unless he's just like

697
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,520
Speaker 1: throwing a no hitter the first sign of trouble. They're

698
00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,440
Speaker 1: not going to keep going with Ryce Elder into the

699
00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:19,959
Speaker 1: into the fifth inning if he's going to be free

700
00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,560
Speaker 1: runs like, it's not going to be a traditional. To me,

701
00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,360
Speaker 1: it's a bullpen game, but you want to have someone

702
00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:27,440
Speaker 1: who could throw some bulk on the roster. Basically, Yeah, yeah,

703
00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:29,920
Speaker 1: I would agree. I think it's you call up a

704
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:33,200
Speaker 1: starter and Rick Kranitz has his hand on the bullpen

705
00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:37,200
Speaker 1: phone whenever there's the first sign of trouble, you know,

706
00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:41,200
Speaker 1: looking at it today, right, So like Laciers pitch both games,

707
00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,240
Speaker 1: joej Mez pitch both games the one innings.

708
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,040
Speaker 2: Yeah right, you know, no, Grand Holmes. I mean you

709
00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,200
Speaker 2: could go to Jesse Chavez for some innings, although that

710
00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:55,640
Speaker 2: would be my I mean, man, I love Jesse Chavez,

711
00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,840
Speaker 2: but I hold my breath when he comes in. His

712
00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,680
Speaker 2: underlying numbers have an awful for a couple of months.

713
00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:06,400
Speaker 2: Now you know, there's there's Chavez. Dylan Lee can go

714
00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:11,360
Speaker 2: multiple innings. He only threw two pitches today. Yeah, that's

715
00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:14,920
Speaker 2: something to consider. I mean, Dylan world series starters.

716
00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,399
Speaker 1: I was saying, if you didn't world series starter, Dylan

717
00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:22,399
Speaker 1: Lee has been done it before. While we're here again,

718
00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:24,360
Speaker 1: they have to make some decisions about the roster and

719
00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:27,400
Speaker 1: who they're gonna carry independent of this, so like we

720
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,440
Speaker 1: don't have to name all of it because they'll take forever.

721
00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:33,799
Speaker 1: But there's only like seven or eight total locks to

722
00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:38,759
Speaker 1: be on the staff out of thirteen, and it's like, okay, yeah,

723
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:41,200
Speaker 1: you probably carry at least one of these fringe starters.

724
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,120
Speaker 1: You probably carry Grant Holmes because they'll probably be able

725
00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:46,120
Speaker 1: to go by game two or three, and they like

726
00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:47,839
Speaker 1: him as they show he's been pitching all this year.

727
00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:50,399
Speaker 1: I don't know if you can carry Jesse and Luke,

728
00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,480
Speaker 1: like with thirteen guys available, maybe maybe they can. I'm

729
00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:55,719
Speaker 1: just missing something. I think. I think they seem to

730
00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:58,920
Speaker 1: trust Daves, Bill Hernandez more than those guys. He's been

731
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,239
Speaker 1: pitching a high leverge situation. I mean, it was the

732
00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,759
Speaker 1: last time that Chavez or Luke threw a meaningful inning.

733
00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:06,279
Speaker 1: I actually looked this up.

734
00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:10,400
Speaker 2: Luke Jackson pitched, oh man, it's gonna it's away for me,

735
00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:12,680
Speaker 2: I think a week ago. But like basically over the

736
00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:15,400
Speaker 2: last two weeks, I think Luke Jackson has thrown like

737
00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,920
Speaker 2: one in a third innings or something like that.

738
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:19,800
Speaker 1: Which is appropriate, but that's also means that you probably

739
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,359
Speaker 1: shouldn't be carrying that ground the playoff.

740
00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:23,919
Speaker 2: Right, right, And you know, I think they will carry

741
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:27,239
Speaker 2: Jesse Chavez for a couple of reasons. He does have

742
00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:30,480
Speaker 2: like a rubber arm. So you know that if I mean,

743
00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:33,120
Speaker 2: let's let's assume the absolute worst, the Braves are losing

744
00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:36,120
Speaker 2: eight to nothing in the second inning tomorrow, Uh, you

745
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:37,879
Speaker 2: could call in Jesse Javaz.

746
00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,799
Speaker 1: And he could eat it for four innings. I mean,

747
00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:40,240
Speaker 1: he can't.

748
00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,240
Speaker 2: That's what he does at this point in his career.

749
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:46,880
Speaker 2: It's probably he's probably retiring the day after the Braves

750
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,399
Speaker 2: are eliminated, whether that's three days from now, or three

751
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,600
Speaker 2: weeks from now or a month and a half from now.

752
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,000
Speaker 2: So you know, Jesse Chavez would go out there and

753
00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:59,239
Speaker 2: throw the baseball. I think you carry him, you know,

754
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:02,279
Speaker 2: I on the left side, you have Dylan Lee, you

755
00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,440
Speaker 2: have Aaron Bummer. You know, you have your I mean,

756
00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:08,759
Speaker 2: you feel good about rayce eell Iglesias and Joe Jimenez.

757
00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:13,279
Speaker 2: Other than Game one today, we should probably quickly talk

758
00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:14,360
Speaker 2: about Pierce Johnson.

759
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,040
Speaker 1: Brad we here's you're not you not you? And I

760
00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,440
Speaker 1: did it the other day and I felt bad because

761
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:22,120
Speaker 1: we kind of signaled it. But it's been bad for

762
00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,040
Speaker 1: like two months and it's and he was awesome before that.

763
00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,080
Speaker 1: And of course today he had the beltown that we

764
00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:32,200
Speaker 1: will talk about, and well he wasn't alone, obviously. The

765
00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:34,719
Speaker 1: two guys who have been unquestionably elie. I saw some

766
00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:38,799
Speaker 1: Joejmanez slander on Twitter today. Relax, he's been great this year.

767
00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:41,120
Speaker 1: He was bad today. Come on, what are we talking?

768
00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,719
Speaker 1: What we're talking about? Piers Johnson. Peers Johnson has been

769
00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:46,440
Speaker 1: bad for a while and that's unfortunate. I think that

770
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:49,040
Speaker 1: they clearly still trust him on some level. He's been

771
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:52,120
Speaker 1: pitching high lever Geennings. There was a debate that we

772
00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,160
Speaker 1: won't have now about whether Dylan Lee should have just

773
00:36:54,160 --> 00:36:56,000
Speaker 1: stayed in the game, and I thought he probably should have.

774
00:36:56,080 --> 00:37:00,360
Speaker 1: But when they want to Pierce today, but yeah, yeah,

775
00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:04,319
Speaker 1: it's a question mark. I still I still think I

776
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:08,880
Speaker 1: trust him more than Jesse and Luke, so oh yeah,

777
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,080
Speaker 1: yeah I do too. He just met. I mean, I

778
00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:12,799
Speaker 1: think we agree that Dylan Lee is a guy that

779
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:14,520
Speaker 1: I would have higher on my pecking order in a

780
00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:17,759
Speaker 1: vacuum than Piers Johnson. But uh, that's maybe the only

781
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,320
Speaker 1: switch that I would make that Snit doesn't seem to

782
00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,000
Speaker 1: always want to make. I think Snitt doesn't trust THEE

783
00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:21,640
Speaker 1: as much as we do.

784
00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:25,080
Speaker 2: But other than that, and at the risk of turning

785
00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:28,120
Speaker 2: this into a two hour podcast, you know that there

786
00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:31,000
Speaker 2: are some there are some real roster decisions to be

787
00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:34,760
Speaker 2: made because of the state of the pitching. On offense,

788
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:38,000
Speaker 2: it's pretty straightforward. There might be one spot up for grabs,

789
00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:38,600
Speaker 2: but you.

790
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:40,200
Speaker 1: Want to what it is, let's just talk about it

791
00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:42,160
Speaker 1: now for two seconds. Yeah, I was gonna say it's

792
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,480
Speaker 1: basically the outfield. There's there's one outfauld spot that they

793
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:48,439
Speaker 1: have to cut. It's between Duval Kellnick and Eli White,

794
00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:50,400
Speaker 1: and I think it's gonna be Duval.

795
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:53,800
Speaker 2: That's yeah.

796
00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:56,480
Speaker 1: We love we love at him, but utility wise, like

797
00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:58,279
Speaker 1: he doesn't give you anything but nobody else gives you.

798
00:37:58,600 --> 00:37:59,520
Speaker 1: Is that that's my thought?

799
00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,759
Speaker 2: Yes, And I mean he doesn't. I mean, you're right,

800
00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:05,880
Speaker 2: he doesn't really give you speed. Defensively, he's worse than

801
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:09,200
Speaker 2: kel Nick on the base pass, He's slower than White offense.

802
00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:12,799
Speaker 1: It is a right it is a righty ye, like, yeah,

803
00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,480
Speaker 1: you kind of have that already. Uh, that's the only

804
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:17,480
Speaker 1: just I mean, I won't name all the players, but

805
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:20,399
Speaker 1: the if you have to carry thirteen position players and

806
00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,080
Speaker 1: they have fourteen and basically it's one of those because

807
00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:25,560
Speaker 1: you have to carry a wit for backup infielder. That's

808
00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:29,440
Speaker 1: an easy choice. The two catchers, all the starters, including Loreano,

809
00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:31,120
Speaker 1: and then that just leaves you with those three guys

810
00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:34,560
Speaker 1: for two spots. I mean, it wouldn't stun me if

811
00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:38,320
Speaker 1: they went Kelnick, I guess off the roster, but I

812
00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:39,160
Speaker 1: think it's gonna be doable.

813
00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:42,280
Speaker 2: Yeah, And I mean kel Nick has the added benefit

814
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,560
Speaker 2: of being a lefty, and that's I mean, hey, good

815
00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:47,000
Speaker 2: for Kelnick. We you know, we tried not to talk

816
00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:49,560
Speaker 2: too much about Game one, but you know, kel Nick

817
00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,520
Speaker 2: has been riding the bench for a solid two weeks now,

818
00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:55,960
Speaker 2: basically hasn't played. I think the broadcast said he has

819
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,840
Speaker 2: like one played appearance the last fourteen games or something

820
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:01,520
Speaker 2: crazy like that. You know, Kelnick came in and got

821
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:04,760
Speaker 2: a big hit today to keep the eighth inning rally going.

822
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:08,520
Speaker 2: So I think kel Nick brings enough. He's versatile, he

823
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:11,640
Speaker 2: can cover every outfield spot, he has a little bit

824
00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:14,400
Speaker 2: of power. I mean, it's been a disappointing year overall

825
00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,560
Speaker 2: for Kelnick, but I think he gives you just enough.

826
00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:20,040
Speaker 2: And he's left handed in case you want to take

827
00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:22,400
Speaker 2: down Ramon Loreano or you want to pinch hit for

828
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:25,080
Speaker 2: so lair or you know, whatever the situation might be.

829
00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:28,799
Speaker 2: So I think that's really the only question offensively, But

830
00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:32,760
Speaker 2: on the pitching side, there are some legitimate questions, especially

831
00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:35,360
Speaker 2: because we just don't know who is going to be available,

832
00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:39,239
Speaker 2: whether in a starting capacity or a bullpen capacity. And

833
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,200
Speaker 2: like you mentioned earlier, you know, do they want to

834
00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:43,680
Speaker 2: potentially have Charlie Morton throw an inning out.

835
00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:44,120
Speaker 1: Of the bullpen?

836
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:48,120
Speaker 2: They might have to out of just here necessity, depending

837
00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,080
Speaker 2: on how the next couple of days go.

838
00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,360
Speaker 1: Yeah, So there's, as always, there are questions that we

839
00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:57,480
Speaker 1: can't answer with the same information that Braves have. One

840
00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:01,240
Speaker 1: of those is the capability of Charge and even Spencer

841
00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:04,920
Speaker 1: to give you Bolt to pitch in non starting roles,

842
00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:07,239
Speaker 1: because neither one of those guys can pitch on full

843
00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:09,880
Speaker 1: rest in this series as a starter. That's the reality

844
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:13,440
Speaker 1: of today. So that's a question we can't answer. We

845
00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:15,520
Speaker 1: don't know who they're gonna call up. I do think

846
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:19,600
Speaker 1: we expect them to call up Ethos. Guys don't start

847
00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:22,640
Speaker 1: the game quote unquote, would it shock you if they

848
00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:25,680
Speaker 1: did not call up one of the starting level arm

849
00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:27,680
Speaker 1: from Gwinnett just for bulk, Because it would shock me

850
00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:30,720
Speaker 1: they didn't do that if sails out obviously, if sales

851
00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:33,640
Speaker 1: out every caveat sure, Yeah, I would agree. I think

852
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:37,440
Speaker 1: you have to probably call up one of Anderson Smith,

853
00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:41,160
Speaker 1: Shover Elder. I mean, I don't think there's a world

854
00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:44,440
Speaker 1: they would They would go to Hurston Waldrip, but I mean, well,

855
00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,840
Speaker 1: maybe just because of the of the arm. But I

856
00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:49,040
Speaker 1: think he's definitely fourth and fourth. Maybe maybe we'll be

857
00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:50,959
Speaker 1: wrong about that. I think he's fourth on that list.

858
00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:53,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I would agree. So I think you do

859
00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:56,120
Speaker 2: have to call up one of those three young arms.

860
00:40:56,560 --> 00:41:00,400
Speaker 2: You presumably have the space in the pitching half of

861
00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:03,799
Speaker 2: your thirteen, and there's a chance, I mean, one of

862
00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:07,239
Speaker 2: those three names we just listed might be your game

863
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:10,000
Speaker 2: one starter, even if they are not expected to go

864
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:14,120
Speaker 2: ninety innings or ninety innings ninety pitches instead of innings. Yeah,

865
00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:15,719
Speaker 2: I think you just throw them out there and you

866
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:16,839
Speaker 2: see where the game is at.

867
00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:19,880
Speaker 1: I might, and we don't spend time on this, but

868
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:23,719
Speaker 1: I might go with Dylan Lee as the opener and

869
00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,839
Speaker 1: then have one of those guys behind him versus starting them.

870
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:28,600
Speaker 1: But maybe that's a comfort thing. I don't I don't know.

871
00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:30,879
Speaker 1: We're all guessing and Matt, I wish we have more time,

872
00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,160
Speaker 1: more information to talk about with stuff we we just don't.

873
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:36,879
Speaker 1: So that's in short, the plan again Max Freedom. Game

874
00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:38,719
Speaker 1: two will be lying up on full rest. That's the

875
00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:42,680
Speaker 1: easy one to plug in. Game three would be Ronaldo

876
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:45,239
Speaker 1: on full rest. If you take into account that today

877
00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:47,239
Speaker 1: was his throat ay, he would be on regular rest

878
00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:49,200
Speaker 1: in game three. So that presumably will be the plan

879
00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:51,759
Speaker 1: for game three. So after game one, I mean, the

880
00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:54,759
Speaker 1: the upside is Scott if they could somehow steal game one,

881
00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:59,520
Speaker 1: it looks really good. But if you lose game one,

882
00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:02,640
Speaker 1: obviously the vibes you're bad. You're underdogs even more. But

883
00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:04,920
Speaker 1: there's a path to win the series if it was

884
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:07,480
Speaker 1: game one. So I don't know about you. We can

885
00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,279
Speaker 1: start wrap up a little bit. But this is a

886
00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:12,319
Speaker 1: pottery scene that we talked about being great earlier, and

887
00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:15,720
Speaker 1: they really are. They don't one thing out we should

888
00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:20,160
Speaker 1: always talk about. They don't strike out. It's a weird profile,

889
00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:23,839
Speaker 1: but they led the majors this year and strike out

890
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,439
Speaker 1: right on offense, they don't strike out. They don't walk either,

891
00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:29,680
Speaker 1: so they that combination of no walks and no strikeouts

892
00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:32,080
Speaker 1: they led the league in hits this year. This is

893
00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:34,000
Speaker 1: kind of an old school profile. Not a lot of loss,

894
00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:35,560
Speaker 1: not a lot of strikeouts, a lot of hits, a

895
00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:39,960
Speaker 1: lot of singles. Weird profile. But they also have a

896
00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:44,160
Speaker 1: platoon split. They're good against righty's, which is not great

897
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:47,080
Speaker 1: for the race. But maybe Max Freed, Max Freed, Game two,

898
00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:50,040
Speaker 1: Max Freed would be good, So I mean we should

899
00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,440
Speaker 1: say that. And also, do you have an opinion on

900
00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:54,239
Speaker 1: their pitching staff, going Michael King in game one, we

901
00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:55,920
Speaker 1: should always talk about game one more than the game two.

902
00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:58,239
Speaker 1: In game three. The game one is coming Tuesday, and

903
00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:00,360
Speaker 1: they're not throwing dil and Cease, which I know surprise

904
00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:02,840
Speaker 1: you me because we prepped for for Dylan Ceas and

905
00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:04,680
Speaker 1: then we got the curve ball from the Padres. And

906
00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:06,760
Speaker 1: by the way, it's Michael King instead.

907
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:10,440
Speaker 2: Yeah, and if the name Michael King is not familiar,

908
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:13,920
Speaker 2: he was very good for the Padres this season. He

909
00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:17,880
Speaker 2: was not as good as Dylan Sees, who just mowed

910
00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:21,080
Speaker 2: the Braves down in his most recent start against them

911
00:43:21,080 --> 00:43:24,040
Speaker 2: in July at eleven strikeouts. I think he had a

912
00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:27,120
Speaker 2: no hitter for a good chunk of that game. So

913
00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:30,359
Speaker 2: I texted a buddy of mine who's a Padres fan,

914
00:43:30,600 --> 00:43:34,399
Speaker 2: and his thinking was this, the Padres know that. I mean,

915
00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:36,840
Speaker 2: they're not oblivious to what's currently going on with the

916
00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:40,960
Speaker 2: Braves in the state of Atlanta's rotation. So the Padres

917
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:44,640
Speaker 2: are effectively starting their number two in Michael King in

918
00:43:44,719 --> 00:43:48,960
Speaker 2: game one. Game two is at least right now supposed

919
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:52,600
Speaker 2: to be Joe Muskgrove, and game three is Dylan Sie's

920
00:43:53,320 --> 00:43:55,759
Speaker 2: and caes is gonna finish top five and Cy Young

921
00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:57,280
Speaker 2: voting he was terrific.

922
00:43:57,760 --> 00:43:59,000
Speaker 1: He was a player. Over the winter.

923
00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:01,719
Speaker 2: We talked about the Braves to try to go get

924
00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:05,120
Speaker 2: I think the Padres thinking is, because the Braves are

925
00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:08,160
Speaker 2: so shorthanded and having to fly across the country and

926
00:44:08,239 --> 00:44:10,839
Speaker 2: everything going on, they're going to try to win game

927
00:44:10,880 --> 00:44:13,920
Speaker 2: one without using their very best arm in Dylan SE's.

928
00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:17,640
Speaker 2: And then you set it up like this game two.

929
00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:20,359
Speaker 2: Let's say San Diego wins, then you give the ball

930
00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:24,960
Speaker 2: to Joe Musgrove, who's very good himself. And if Atlanta

931
00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:28,399
Speaker 2: would win game one, then I think the Padres would

932
00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:31,320
Speaker 2: give the ball to Dylan SE's in a what suddenly

933
00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:35,200
Speaker 2: becomes an elimination game for them. And if you're San

934
00:44:35,239 --> 00:44:37,640
Speaker 2: Diego and you win the series in two games.

935
00:44:38,040 --> 00:44:39,200
Speaker 1: Then you have Dylan.

936
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:42,160
Speaker 2: SE's ready to go extra rest Game one against the

937
00:44:42,200 --> 00:44:46,200
Speaker 2: Dodgers a couple of days later. So in some ways,

938
00:44:46,239 --> 00:44:48,759
Speaker 2: the Padres are kind of doing what the Braves were doing,

939
00:44:49,080 --> 00:44:53,480
Speaker 2: just going maybe not Big braining it or Galaxy braining it,

940
00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:56,319
Speaker 2: but they are taking a bit of a risk by

941
00:44:56,360 --> 00:45:00,120
Speaker 2: not pitching their very best pitcher in game one. But

942
00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:03,760
Speaker 2: I also kind of understand the logic behind it, and frankly,

943
00:45:03,800 --> 00:45:06,480
Speaker 2: I think it's probably the right decision for San Diego

944
00:45:06,920 --> 00:45:08,080
Speaker 2: knowing everything that we know.

945
00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:11,600
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a great exquestion of what it's gonna be.

946
00:45:11,719 --> 00:45:15,000
Speaker 1: And just so you know, one, Michael King, his change

947
00:45:15,080 --> 00:45:17,920
Speaker 1: up is his huge weapon has elite numbers on it.

948
00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:19,880
Speaker 1: Like that's something to keep an eye on for Tuesday.

949
00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:23,160
Speaker 1: He's really been good at avoiding hard contact. His like

950
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:26,719
Speaker 1: off speed stackcast data is like like literally nine to

951
00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:28,799
Speaker 1: nine percentile. So he's not a big power guy, but

952
00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:32,400
Speaker 1: his all speed stuff is apparently disgusting. So that's the

953
00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:36,360
Speaker 1: Sky Report in mini form on Tuesday. But look a

954
00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:38,440
Speaker 1: guy that is obviously not unhittable. He's not he's not

955
00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:41,279
Speaker 1: a you know, uber e an uber, A Sky like

956
00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:44,280
Speaker 1: he's good, but he's not unhittable. We'll see how that goes.

957
00:45:44,480 --> 00:45:48,160
Speaker 1: Obviously advantage San Diego pitching wise, unless Chris Sales Morexley healed.

958
00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:50,600
Speaker 1: We could be objective and say the pitching advantaging Game

959
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:53,640
Speaker 1: one is the Padres, but anything can happen. It's one

960
00:45:53,640 --> 00:45:57,080
Speaker 1: baseball game. Uh, anything else you want to hit on

961
00:45:57,719 --> 00:45:59,960
Speaker 1: with regard to San Diego because like they have a

962
00:46:00,080 --> 00:46:01,879
Speaker 1: they have a good bullpen. I saw I actually read

963
00:46:02,360 --> 00:46:05,080
Speaker 1: I Lose the Athletics preview of the series, and just

964
00:46:05,080 --> 00:46:07,440
Speaker 1: to speaking as a sports writer, this is bad for

965
00:46:07,480 --> 00:46:09,440
Speaker 1: sports writers. It's like you can't preview stuff that you

966
00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:11,640
Speaker 1: don't know about until right before. It's really hard, but

967
00:46:12,239 --> 00:46:14,520
Speaker 1: I believe was Eno Saras wrote that he thinks the

968
00:46:14,600 --> 00:46:18,440
Speaker 1: Padres pitching staff is the best in the playoffs. Wow.

969
00:46:18,520 --> 00:46:22,440
Speaker 1: Now I had an eyebrow raise at that. But it

970
00:46:22,520 --> 00:46:25,200
Speaker 1: might be true if Chris Sale is not pitching, because

971
00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:27,160
Speaker 1: I would argue the Braves that best pitcher pitching staff

972
00:46:27,160 --> 00:46:29,239
Speaker 1: in the playoffs. But if Chris Sale doesn't exist, then

973
00:46:29,239 --> 00:46:31,400
Speaker 1: that would not be the case. But that's just a statement.

974
00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:33,799
Speaker 1: I'm not say he's right or wrong, but for a

975
00:46:33,840 --> 00:46:37,160
Speaker 1: respected national writer, to be like best staff in the playoffs, Padre.

976
00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:40,480
Speaker 1: That's a pretty notable thing. And I think the way

977
00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:43,040
Speaker 1: he framed it was basically their starters that they will

978
00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:45,399
Speaker 1: have to use in the playoffs, and they're like best

979
00:46:45,400 --> 00:46:48,200
Speaker 1: four or five bullpen arms. That combination of like nine

980
00:46:48,239 --> 00:46:50,520
Speaker 1: guys is really good. And he's I think he's right

981
00:46:50,560 --> 00:46:53,279
Speaker 1: about that. Yeah, right in the playoffs.

982
00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:56,080
Speaker 2: I know people know this, but it's not what is

983
00:46:56,120 --> 00:46:59,760
Speaker 2: the best twenty six man roster, it's what's the best

984
00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:02,680
Speaker 2: eight to ten man pitching staff? And what's I mean,

985
00:47:02,719 --> 00:47:06,000
Speaker 2: obviously you want your whole lineup firing, But we've seen

986
00:47:06,200 --> 00:47:08,759
Speaker 2: just a couple of players can single handedly carry a team.

987
00:47:08,920 --> 00:47:12,719
Speaker 2: I mean we saw firsthand with Solaire and Rosario and

988
00:47:13,480 --> 00:47:16,759
Speaker 2: Duval and Jock. I mean, right, like players step up

989
00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:20,400
Speaker 2: in the postseason who maybe don't expect. But no, I

990
00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:23,400
Speaker 2: mean the Padres avery really solid ball club. We mentioned

991
00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:26,239
Speaker 2: the record they have since the All Star break, They've

992
00:47:26,239 --> 00:47:27,200
Speaker 2: been very, very good.

993
00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:28,600
Speaker 1: It's a team that's been to.

994
00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:31,440
Speaker 2: The playoffs the past couple of years, and you know

995
00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:33,920
Speaker 2: they're a dangerous team. I mean, i'd be curious. I

996
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:36,840
Speaker 2: don't know, Brad, you're more keyed into the odds and

997
00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:40,360
Speaker 2: futures than I am, but without knowing, I would assume

998
00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:44,240
Speaker 2: the Padres have pretty decent World Series odds For being

999
00:47:44,719 --> 00:47:47,360
Speaker 2: the four seed in the National League. This is a

1000
00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:51,160
Speaker 2: dangerous team. But honestly, across the board, I think all

1001
00:47:51,239 --> 00:47:54,640
Speaker 2: six playoff teams are quite good in the National League.

1002
00:47:55,280 --> 00:47:57,680
Speaker 2: The American League is not that. I really don't. I

1003
00:47:57,760 --> 00:48:00,680
Speaker 2: kind of think the Yankees are gonna finally there again

1004
00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:03,200
Speaker 2: to the World Series in the American League because they

1005
00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:05,239
Speaker 2: just don't see a lot of resistance on that end.

1006
00:48:05,719 --> 00:48:08,960
Speaker 2: But let me say this, I think any of the

1007
00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:11,840
Speaker 2: six teams in the National League could make the World

1008
00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:15,400
Speaker 2: Series and it would not be like some mega shocker.

1009
00:48:16,440 --> 00:48:17,400
Speaker 1: Maybe not the Mets.

1010
00:48:17,480 --> 00:48:19,319
Speaker 2: I don't know if the Mets have the top end

1011
00:48:19,360 --> 00:48:21,880
Speaker 2: pitching to get them there. I would definitely have New

1012
00:48:21,960 --> 00:48:24,680
Speaker 2: York six on the list. But if you're telling me

1013
00:48:24,760 --> 00:48:27,000
Speaker 2: the Mets with a really good lineup and a pretty

1014
00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:29,120
Speaker 2: good bullpen and they just get hot for a couple weeks,

1015
00:48:29,560 --> 00:48:32,040
Speaker 2: I could see any of the six National League teams

1016
00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:34,520
Speaker 2: getting there. I could see Milwaukee doing it, I could

1017
00:48:34,520 --> 00:48:36,919
Speaker 2: see la I could see Philly, and I could see

1018
00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:40,080
Speaker 2: the Braves. I do think they need Chris Saale healthy

1019
00:48:40,360 --> 00:48:43,040
Speaker 2: if they're going to go all the way. They don't

1020
00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:46,200
Speaker 2: necessarily have to have Saale healthy for a best of three,

1021
00:48:46,560 --> 00:48:49,680
Speaker 2: because stuff happens in a best of three. But the

1022
00:48:49,800 --> 00:48:53,000
Speaker 2: National League has very good teams across the board, and

1023
00:48:53,040 --> 00:48:56,560
Speaker 2: it should be a fantastic playoff regardless of how far

1024
00:48:56,600 --> 00:48:57,600
Speaker 2: the Braves ultimately go.

1025
00:48:58,840 --> 00:49:01,320
Speaker 1: We totally agree there your point. The Potteris are actually

1026
00:49:01,360 --> 00:49:03,680
Speaker 1: the third favorite in the betty market in the National League,

1027
00:49:03,719 --> 00:49:07,040
Speaker 1: behind the Dodgers and Phillies. Obviously, Dodgers a Phillies those

1028
00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:09,040
Speaker 1: advantages they are they have to buy all those things.

1029
00:49:09,040 --> 00:49:10,879
Speaker 1: But the Potterys are considered to be the team most

1030
00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:13,160
Speaker 1: likely to win the National League that is playing in

1031
00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:17,600
Speaker 1: the wildcard round. So that says something I would I would.

1032
00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:20,120
Speaker 2: Guess that if San Diego advances, their odds would be

1033
00:49:20,200 --> 00:49:23,840
Speaker 2: pretty similar to LA and Philadelphia because there was a Again,

1034
00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:26,279
Speaker 2: it's a good team. Now, don't don't mistake us. We're

1035
00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:28,239
Speaker 2: not saying the Braves are drawing dead and they have

1036
00:49:28,440 --> 00:49:29,080
Speaker 2: no chance.

1037
00:49:29,360 --> 00:49:30,880
Speaker 1: No, this is not even like the dodd You know,

1038
00:49:30,880 --> 00:49:33,680
Speaker 1: we we pre you know, I'm talking about Braves baseball.

1039
00:49:33,719 --> 00:49:35,840
Speaker 1: For a long time, there were some Dodgers teams that

1040
00:49:35,880 --> 00:49:39,560
Speaker 1: I thought were like prohibitive favorites at times. This is

1041
00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:41,799
Speaker 1: not that they're not that good. They're not that level

1042
00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:43,960
Speaker 1: of team. There was no juggernaut team this year, which

1043
00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:45,680
Speaker 1: is what you said that earlier, beautifully like there's not

1044
00:49:45,719 --> 00:49:47,359
Speaker 1: in Tim Kurtis said at too. I know you said that,

1045
00:49:47,719 --> 00:49:50,040
Speaker 1: but there's not a juggernaut this year on either side.

1046
00:49:50,719 --> 00:49:53,719
Speaker 1: But they're good, and that's it's a nice test for

1047
00:49:53,840 --> 00:49:56,520
Speaker 1: the Braves. We could do the thing that we I

1048
00:49:56,560 --> 00:49:59,480
Speaker 1: know people have been talking about of vibes and we've

1049
00:49:59,520 --> 00:50:02,920
Speaker 1: kind of run the whole gamut here, but in the

1050
00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:06,360
Speaker 1: end we'll wrap it up and just say, yeah, that

1051
00:50:06,440 --> 00:50:11,800
Speaker 1: might be underdogs situations tough. It's we could be doomsday

1052
00:50:11,840 --> 00:50:15,640
Speaker 1: ers and say, man, another pitching calamity right on the

1053
00:50:15,640 --> 00:50:17,759
Speaker 1: eve of the playoffs. We didn't talk about that on

1054
00:50:17,840 --> 00:50:20,080
Speaker 1: this podcast, goot, But like the synergy of the last

1055
00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:21,799
Speaker 1: couple of years in a bad way of just like

1056
00:50:21,840 --> 00:50:25,200
Speaker 1: the rotation falling apart at the absolute worst time. It's

1057
00:50:25,239 --> 00:50:27,960
Speaker 1: actually uncanny. It blows my mind that this is the

1058
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:29,760
Speaker 1: timing of it every year right now with the Braves.

1059
00:50:30,680 --> 00:50:33,960
Speaker 1: But to avoid that doomsday realm, like they're still alive

1060
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:37,080
Speaker 1: here and there's no reason to believe the Braves can't

1061
00:50:37,080 --> 00:50:40,200
Speaker 1: make run well. And on that positive note, I would say,

1062
00:50:40,239 --> 00:50:45,360
Speaker 1: like optimism is something sometimes hard to find, but it

1063
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:48,279
Speaker 1: sets up if they lose game one. Yeah, like it's

1064
00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:52,600
Speaker 1: gonna lessen their odds. But you have a stopper level

1065
00:50:52,600 --> 00:50:54,640
Speaker 1: guy in game two, Max Free, who just threw a

1066
00:50:54,760 --> 00:50:59,560
Speaker 1: freaking gem the other day in a huge spot, Like

1067
00:51:00,280 --> 00:51:02,360
Speaker 1: there's life here for the Braves. We'll see all all

1068
00:51:02,440 --> 00:51:03,800
Speaker 1: it last. Maybe we'll come on in two days and

1069
00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:06,360
Speaker 1: it'll be over. That will not be great for anybody involved,

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Speaker 1: but we also come on two days and that could

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00:51:08,760 --> 00:51:11,800
Speaker 1: be a best in NLDS in the two games many sweep.

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Speaker 1: So keep the faith if you want to. I think

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Speaker 1: the biggest thing before we started this podcast, the Braves

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00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:19,120
Speaker 1: got in the playoffs. We preview the series, but the

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Speaker 1: Braves got in the playoffs, and it's a fresh start

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00:51:22,280 --> 00:51:23,920
Speaker 1: for everybody. That's right.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought Matt Olsen said it well in the

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00:51:26,040 --> 00:51:29,919
Speaker 2: post game. Everybody is zero and zero when October world

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00:51:29,960 --> 00:51:33,440
Speaker 2: is around. And sure, maybe the betting markets, the computers,

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00:51:33,480 --> 00:51:35,879
Speaker 2: whoever it might be, the I'm sure when you see

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00:51:35,880 --> 00:51:40,719
Speaker 2: the pundits across the board at ESPN make their prediction predictions.

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Speaker 1: If I can talk, it's gonna be San Diego.

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00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:45,480
Speaker 2: I really think that maybe a personal or two will

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00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:48,759
Speaker 2: pick the Braves. But you know, the Braves are underdogs,

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00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:49,880
Speaker 2: but that doesn't mean anything.

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Speaker 1: Sure. I mean, in a.

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Speaker 2: Perfect world, the Braves would be this mega favorite and

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00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:57,399
Speaker 2: they'd be playing some crappy sixth seed who just rolled

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00:51:57,400 --> 00:51:59,880
Speaker 2: into the playoffs on the final day. But that didn't

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00:51:59,880 --> 00:52:03,279
Speaker 2: have happen. But especially with Game one, knowing that you're

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00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:06,440
Speaker 2: going to be probably the biggest underdog of the series

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00:52:06,640 --> 00:52:10,080
Speaker 2: because of the current situation with the pitching staff, if

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00:52:10,120 --> 00:52:13,560
Speaker 2: the Braves can somehow steal Game one, like Game on

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00:52:14,040 --> 00:52:18,160
Speaker 2: right like that, then it's really like an entirely different feeling.

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00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:21,040
Speaker 2: It's going to be difficult because of how everything is

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00:52:21,080 --> 00:52:24,359
Speaker 2: setting up. But again, man baseball, the best team does

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00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:27,799
Speaker 2: not always win. I think it's fair to say objectively

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00:52:27,960 --> 00:52:30,200
Speaker 2: that this is not the best Braves team that we

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00:52:30,239 --> 00:52:33,520
Speaker 2: have seen over the past seven years. With all the injuries,

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00:52:33,520 --> 00:52:38,839
Speaker 2: it's probably the worst. But October baseball is a funny thing.

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00:52:39,520 --> 00:52:41,600
Speaker 2: The Braves have had the best roster in baseball the

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00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:44,920
Speaker 2: last two years. And they have won two collective playoff

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00:52:44,960 --> 00:52:45,839
Speaker 2: games because of it.

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Speaker 1: Who knows, maybe.

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Speaker 2: This is going to be some twenty twenty one vibes

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00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:51,000
Speaker 2: and they get hot for a couple of weeks and

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00:52:51,040 --> 00:52:52,560
Speaker 2: going to run, let's hope.

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Speaker 1: So.

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Speaker 2: But either way, we'll be here, we'll be tuning in,

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Speaker 2: we'll be doing our daily podcast, which we do come

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00:52:58,200 --> 00:53:00,759
Speaker 2: playoff time, and let's hope a lot of fun. And

1112
00:53:00,760 --> 00:53:02,800
Speaker 2: the Braves have a lot of baseball ahead of them.

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00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:05,920
Speaker 2: You said it perfectly there. The last time we were

1114
00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:08,000
Speaker 2: talking about the Braves not having their best roster was

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00:53:08,120 --> 00:53:11,160
Speaker 2: when they won the World Series. So this it's gonna

1116
00:53:11,160 --> 00:53:11,640
Speaker 2: happen again.

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00:53:11,719 --> 00:53:15,080
Speaker 1: But playoff baseball is a different animal, and your team

1118
00:53:15,160 --> 00:53:18,560
Speaker 1: quality certainly helps you, but it is not always indicative

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00:53:18,560 --> 00:53:20,600
Speaker 1: of who wins every series in baseball. That's always the

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00:53:20,680 --> 00:53:23,600
Speaker 1: case when it comes to the time of year. I mean,

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00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:26,440
Speaker 1: even when the best team does win, usually the other

1122
00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:28,720
Speaker 1: side of the of the bracket is like total carnage

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00:53:28,760 --> 00:53:31,359
Speaker 1: or whatever. Like rarely is it just like the top

1124
00:53:31,400 --> 00:53:33,880
Speaker 1: seed advancing on all sides. It's not what happens at baseball.

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Speaker 1: And there's a reason for that, all right, Scott, We've

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00:53:36,040 --> 00:53:38,439
Speaker 1: done fifty minutes without even going deep on the Monday.

1127
00:53:38,440 --> 00:53:40,480
Speaker 1: Because you and I are sikos, we should also plug

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00:53:40,520 --> 00:53:43,000
Speaker 1: one more time. If you want to relive even more

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00:53:43,000 --> 00:53:46,000
Speaker 1: of Monday's games and the madness, we recommend listening to

1130
00:53:46,080 --> 00:53:48,640
Speaker 1: our colleagues Steven Tolbert and Shawn Coleman, who did a

1131
00:53:48,680 --> 00:53:51,520
Speaker 1: good job reacting in quick time to that. I'd say,

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00:53:51,600 --> 00:53:53,440
Speaker 1: must listen. I already heard it was as I was

1133
00:53:53,440 --> 00:53:55,160
Speaker 1: trying to edit and post it and all that stuff.

1134
00:53:55,160 --> 00:53:57,719
Speaker 1: But they did a great job. Listen to that episode

1135
00:53:57,840 --> 00:53:59,960
Speaker 1: in addition to this one, and then, as Scott said,

1136
00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:03,120
Speaker 1: be here pretty much every single day until they're done playing,

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00:54:03,160 --> 00:54:04,880
Speaker 1: if not every single day until they're done playing, and

1138
00:54:04,880 --> 00:54:07,520
Speaker 1: hopefully beyond that. So Scott, anything to plug on the

1139
00:54:07,520 --> 00:54:09,080
Speaker 1: way out? So or should we just get out of

1140
00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:09,960
Speaker 1: here on Monday evening?

1141
00:54:10,440 --> 00:54:13,719
Speaker 2: Let's get out of here. It was a very taxing day.

1142
00:54:14,200 --> 00:54:17,880
Speaker 2: It was a lot of baseball, but hey, the Braves

1143
00:54:17,880 --> 00:54:19,799
Speaker 2: are in the playoffs at the end of the day.

1144
00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:23,480
Speaker 2: Even if Game one was infuriating and took five years

1145
00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:26,759
Speaker 2: off all of our lives, even if there was all

1146
00:54:26,840 --> 00:54:29,440
Speaker 2: kinds of drama between the games with Chris Sale and

1147
00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:32,359
Speaker 2: then afterwards and all that, Yes, it was a very

1148
00:54:32,440 --> 00:54:35,200
Speaker 2: long taxing day, but the Braves are in the playoffs

1149
00:54:35,239 --> 00:54:37,680
Speaker 2: and let's hope this team has a magic run left

1150
00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:40,080
Speaker 2: in them. It would be a pretty special way to

1151
00:54:40,080 --> 00:54:41,920
Speaker 2: wrap up a year where so many things have kind

1152
00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:44,360
Speaker 2: of gone against them, and who knows, maybe they'll rally

1153
00:54:44,400 --> 00:54:45,960
Speaker 2: around that and win a couple of games.

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00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:49,399
Speaker 1: And that starts Tuesday night with the Padres. That's right,

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00:54:49,640 --> 00:54:53,279
Speaker 1: So the schedule is as follows. Tuesday eight thirty eight

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00:54:53,560 --> 00:54:56,759
Speaker 1: pm Eastern time, first pitch on ESPN for game one.

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00:54:57,360 --> 00:55:00,360
Speaker 1: Wednesday same time eight thirty eight pm Eastern time. For

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00:55:00,440 --> 00:55:04,400
Speaker 1: Game two, it's ESPN two, and then, if necessary, Thursday,

1159
00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:08,040
Speaker 1: game three at seven o eight pm Eastern on ESPN,

1160
00:55:08,080 --> 00:55:10,040
Speaker 1: So stay tuned for that, and then after those games

1161
00:55:10,080 --> 00:55:11,920
Speaker 1: we'll be here in some combination of the four of

1162
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:15,200
Speaker 1: us talking about whatever transpires. So please go ahead and

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Speaker 1: subscribe to the podcast. Follow Scott on Twitter at Scott

1164
00:55:18,280 --> 00:55:20,960
Speaker 1: Polling fifty five, follow me if you'd like to at

1165
00:55:21,040 --> 00:55:23,359
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00:55:23,360 --> 00:55:28,840
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1167
00:55:28,880 --> 00:55:33,520
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1168
00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:36,680
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Speaker 1: the video and subscribe on that platform. Two. Thanks to

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00:55:39,239 --> 00:55:40,960
Speaker 1: everybody for the support. It's been really, really fun the

1171
00:55:41,040 --> 00:55:42,840
Speaker 1: last couple of weeks as people are getting back on

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Speaker 1: board even more and more, and we definitely appreciate. Let's

1173
00:55:44,800 --> 00:55:47,000
Speaker 1: keep it rolling, Tell your friends, and we'll see you

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Speaker 1: all after game one.