1 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of Fair Territory, coming to you 2 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: from my hotel room in Seattle. I am here for 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: the All Star Game, for the home run derby, for 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: all of the festivities. Always a fun couple of days, 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: one of my favorite times of the year. Of course, 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: see a lot of friends, see some cool people, see 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 1: some great players. All good, But when it comes to 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: the All Star Game, there is an issue every single year, 9 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: and I want to talk about it again. You know 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: what it is. It's the plague of withdrawals. Now some 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: of this there's nothing you can do about it. Some 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: of these guys are just flat hurt. Aaron Judge injured, 13 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: Mike Trout, Jordan Alpharez injured, you can go down the list. 14 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: At the same time, it bothers me that every year 15 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: we are talking more it seems about the players who 16 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: aren't here than in some cases the players who are. 17 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: And there are some great players here. Chohio Tani is here, 18 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: He's not going to pitch. Buddy is here, Ronald Acuna 19 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: Junior here, Nashville League MVP at this point, Randy Arose, 20 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:09,839 Speaker 1: A Reno, Vladimir Guerrero Junior, bobas Jett, Garrett Cole Mookie Betts, 21 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman. I can go right down the list, Corbyn Carroll, 22 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: the great rookie from the Diamondbacks. You can name one 23 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: hundred guys. Well, I actually can't name one hundred guys, 24 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: but you can almost name a hundred. Because seventy seven 25 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: All Stars have been named to this point, that's nearly 26 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: ten percent of the Major league population. So let's look 27 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: at the withdrawals and let's talk about some of these 28 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: players and who they are and who's not here, and 29 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: who actually is replacing them. The American League withdrawals first, 30 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: Jordan Alvarez, I mentioned him. He's the big one in 31 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: my mind. With Trout, Emmanuel Class, the Guardian's closer, Kevin Gossman, 32 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: Shane McClanahan might have started the game, and from ber 33 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: Valdez also might have started the game. National League withdraws 34 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: also a lot of good names here. Marcus Stroman, Dansby 35 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: Swanson two from the Cubs, Devin Williams from the Brewers, 36 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: Spencer Strider one of the great pitchers in the game, 37 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: Clayton Kershaw of course a legend, and Bryce Elder. Those 38 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: who are not start with the American League replacements here. 39 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 1: They are Carlos A. Steveez the Angels closer who is 40 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: quite adamant about wanting to be here. Wander Franco deserved 41 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: to be here from the start. George Kirby from the 42 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: Mariners along with Julio Rodriguez two hometown choices. No problem there, 43 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: Pablo Lopez inconsistent for the Twins, but decent numbers. Jordan 44 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: Romano certainly deserving the Blue Jays closer. Kyle Tucker has 45 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 1: been a really good player for a long time. Can't 46 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: question that. All good with these guys. I have no 47 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: problem with really any of them. You could say some 48 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: are more deserving than others, but we can say that 49 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: every year about basically any All Star team. All Right, 50 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: here are the National League replacements. Another list that we 51 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: will take a look at. Right here. David Bednar, the 52 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: Pirates closer, All Star last year at the second straight 53 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: for him. Corbyn Burns, former Cy Young winner, Alex Cobb 54 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: having a nice year for the Giants. Craig Kimberle one 55 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: of the great closers of all time. Heroto Podomo. This 56 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: is one that Mets fans are going to take exception with, 57 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: and rightly so. Lindor has outperformed him. Kodai Senga, who 58 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: would have thought he'd be the Mets representative as a 59 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: pitcher over Schrzer and Verlander. But that is where we are, Okay. 60 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: I'm not going to demean any of the replacements or 61 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: demean any of the All Stars for that matter. These 62 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: are all good players and it's cool that they're here. 63 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: The one problem I have with the way the game 64 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: is right now, it's pretty simple. It's a guy who 65 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: isn't here. It's Elie Dela Cruz. And you might say, Ken, 66 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: what are you talking about. The guy's played thirty games, 67 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: thirty games in the big leagues. Yeah, I know that. 68 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: He's also, outside of Acunya and Otani, right now, the 69 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: most electrifying player in the sport. This event is a 70 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: showcase for baseball. It is an entertainment vehicle. It is 71 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: a promotional vehicle. It is something where you want to 72 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: get as many eyeballs on your players and your sport 73 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: as possible. Now, I admit I come at this with 74 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: a certain buy. I'm the field reporter for Fox. We 75 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: want people to watch the game, But my goodness, if 76 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: you're a fan of baseball, you want to see Ellie 77 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: Dela Cruz. I know there's a process in place, and 78 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: the player ballot is used to select replacement position players 79 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: and all that. Yeah, I know Baseball needs to figure 80 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: this out better in the future, needs to figure out 81 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: how to get a guy like Dela Cruz to the game. 82 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: And if you're a Reds fan, you might be saying, 83 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: he's not even our best rookie. You've got Spencer Steer, 84 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: You've got Matt McClain, We've got Andrew Abbott. Yes, all 85 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:34,119 Speaker 1: those guys have had tremendous years, but at the same time, 86 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: none of them is as compelling to watch as Ellie 87 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: Dela Cruz. Ellie Dela Cruz needs to be in Seattle, 88 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: period and paragraph all right, moving on last night, or 89 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: I should say Sunday night. The draft, major league draft 90 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: is always a fascinating event, the amateur draft I'm talking about. 91 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: I am not someone who covers this extensively. I'm be 92 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: the first to admit it, and I don't go as 93 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: deeply as Baseball America, as ESPN with Kylie McDaniel and 94 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: Jeff Passon, or at the athletic as deeply as Keith Law. 95 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: So really I only pay attention almost from an outside perspective, 96 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: almost from a fans perspective. But let's go through the 97 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: top five picks, because there's one point I want to 98 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 1: make about this group. You see it there. Paul Skins 99 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: goes number one to Pittsburgh. He's supposedly the best college 100 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: pitcher coming out of the draft in twenty years. Dylan Cruz, 101 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: the other star from LSU, goes to the Nationals, Max Clark, 102 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: a bit of a surprise high school outfielder to the Tigers, 103 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: Wyatt Langfort from Florida goes to the Rangers, and Walter Jenkins, 104 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: another high school outfielder, to the Twins. The point I 105 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: want to make about the top five is that I 106 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: am glad the Pirates took schemes. There was all this talk, 107 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: as there always is before the draft, about they might 108 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: go below slot with a high school kid and use 109 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: the money later in the draft. This is a strategy 110 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: the Pirates took just two years ago with Henry Davis. 111 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 1: They signed him below slot, about two million below slot, 112 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: and then picked up some other players and were able 113 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: to pay them more due to the way the draft 114 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: is structured. This year, the Pirates were in a similar 115 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: position and Henry Davis, by the way, looks like he's 116 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: going to be a really good player. Not like the 117 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: Pirates cheated themselves there, but with Skeins supposedly the best 118 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: pitching prospects and Steven Strasburg coming out of college, here 119 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: was a situation where the Pirates had a chance to 120 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: grab an Ace. And my concern was that they were 121 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: going to do the qt s cheap thing and go 122 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: below slot in the first with the first pick, and 123 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: then use the money later as they did the year 124 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: they drafted Henry Davis number one, that was in twenty 125 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: twenty one. They didn't do that. They took the best player. 126 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: It's a risk. It's always a risk taking a picture. 127 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: But if you're the Pirates, you're a low revenue team, 128 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: you don't spend money. Your chance to get an ACE 129 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: is this way with the number one pick of the draft. 130 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: It's how they got Gary Cole right. So this to 131 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: me was a wise decision by the Pirates. I thought 132 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: they did well. The other interesting thing I want to 133 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: point to with the draft on Sunday night was the 134 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: Mariners situation. The Mariners were in great shape. They had 135 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: three of the top thirty picks. You can see them 136 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: right there. Cole Emerson he went at twenty two, Johnny 137 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: Farmelo at twenty nine, Typete at thirty. Those are all 138 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: high school hitters. The high school hitters are a bit 139 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: of a gamble like any draft pick actually, but you 140 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: have to wait longer for them at the very least. 141 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: But these guys all have upside. The Mariners are very 142 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: confident that they can develop them into big time players. 143 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,119 Speaker 1: The Mariners had these picks because of a couple different things. 144 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: The twenty second pick that was their normal first rounder. 145 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: The twenty ninth pick was the one they got for 146 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: Julio Rodriguez winning Rookie of the Year after being a 147 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: highly rated prospect and making the opening day roster. That's 148 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: the prospect Promotion Incentive program, so they get the extra 149 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: pick for that. And then the thirtieth was the competitive 150 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: balance pick that was for being a small market team. 151 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: So the Mariners had a bounty here and they didn't 152 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: play it safe. They went for high upside guys and 153 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: we'll see how it plays out. But just a very 154 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: interesting scenario for Seattle in this situation where they had 155 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: three high picks because of a variety of factors. Time 156 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: Now for the Inside Dish. This is the segment every 157 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: week in which I go inside a story I've written, 158 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: or inside something going on in the baseball world that 159 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: I believe is worthy of further discussion. Oh there's a 160 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: topic worthy of further discussion this week. It's the one 161 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: that everyone at the All Star Game is talking about. 162 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: It is whether shohe O Tani will be traded. As 163 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: I said on Fox on Saturday, this is something that 164 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: non Angels fans want to see happen, the fans of 165 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: twenty nine other teams. But it's not something that at 166 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: this moment I envision happening. In fact, it would be 167 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: a major upset if it happened. And we'll get into that. 168 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: But let's first explore the idea of Otani getting traded 169 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: and what he could mean for different teams. And I 170 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: want to show you just how some rotations would look 171 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: if Otani was a part of these teams rotations. Let's 172 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: start with the Yankees and Dodgers. The Yankees Otani, Cole 173 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: and Rodin. That's your top three. The Dodgers Otani, Kershaw 174 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: and Urrius. Not a bad top three either. Now, remember 175 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: I'm talking at this moment just about the pitching aspect. 176 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: I'm not even talking about Otani as a hitter. Of course, 177 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: he would help those teams in that regard as well. 178 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: Let's take it. Let's look at two other teams as well, 179 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: two in the National League East. Just for fun, folks 180 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: were just having a little fun here. The Phillies with 181 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: Otani Otani, Aaron Nola, Zach Wheeler. The Braves with Otani. 182 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: This one's really fun. Otani, Max Fried and Spencer Stryder. 183 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: These are just top threes. Now. I'm just talking about 184 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: certain teams here. But think of your favorite team that's 185 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: a contender and what Otani would mean to their rotation 186 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: if he was traded. How about the Oriols. How about 187 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: some of the surprise teams, the Oriols, the Marlins, the 188 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: Diamondbacks with Zach Gallan and Merrill Kelly, the Reds. He 189 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: would look great anywhere. And again I'm just talking about 190 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: the pitching aspect, not the offensive aspect. Of course, he 191 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: looked great in any lineup as well. All right, so 192 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: much for our fantasies. Let's go back to reality. The 193 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: reality is that your opinion about Otani being traded and 194 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: whether you wanted to be traded. Doesn't matter. My opinion 195 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: about Otani wanting to be traded or needing to be traded. 196 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter either. The opinions of the twenty nine 197 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: other clubs, they don't matter, And I would dare say 198 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure the opinion of Angels general manager 199 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: Perrimanes matters. The only opinion that matters here is the 200 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 1: one belonging to Ardie Moraine. He is the owner of 201 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: the team. He has expressed a great reluctance to trade O'tani, 202 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: particularly when the Angels are in playoff contention. Now you 203 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: can question at this moment whether the Angels actually are 204 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: in playoff contention. They've lost nine of ten. Their playoff 205 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: odds are down to about ten percent. They've got injuries everywhere, 206 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: Trout being of course, foremost among them. They're five out 207 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: in the wild card, but they've got the Yankees, Red Sox, 208 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: and Mariners ahead of them. Even before you get to 209 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: the teams currently holding the wildcard positions, you can certainly 210 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: make the case that they're going nowhere now. They've got 211 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: a nine game homestand coming out of the break against 212 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: the Astros, the Yankees and the Pirates clearly The Angels 213 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: need to play better if they're gonna consider themselves in 214 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: any way, shape or form a contender. I don't know 215 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: that they'll ever be a contender this season, but Ardi 216 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: Moreno is gonna hold on to this because if there's 217 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,719 Speaker 1: any chance of making the playoffs, and remember trout is 218 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: coming back at some point four to eight weeks, anywhere 219 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: in that range. If they can make the playoffs, well, 220 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: then the sliver of hope, and it is a sliver, 221 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: that is all it is for the Angels to re 222 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: sign Otani would expand a little bit. I don't see 223 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: it happening. But if you're already Moreno, you don't want 224 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: to trade this guy. You don't want to trade the 225 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: best player arguably of all time. You don't want that 226 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: as your responsibility. You don't want to be known as 227 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: the owner who did that. I understand all that, I 228 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: get it. But at the same time, let's look at 229 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: what the Angels could get if they traded Otani. And 230 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: this is the part where Moreno might be missing it 231 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: a little bit. He certainly was missing it last year. 232 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: Said this before we've all said it. That's when they 233 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: should have traded Otani. That could have gotten the Wan 234 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: Soto dial plus how about that? That would have been 235 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: pretty good for the Angels going forward. But at that time, 236 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: I'm sure he's thinking, maybe I can keep him. Who knows. 237 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: If you trade Otani you get some kind of bounty. 238 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is. I don't know exactly 239 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: what it would bring. Yes, he's a rental, but he's 240 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 1: also a pitcher and a hitter. He's two players in one, 241 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: so it would be a pretty good package. The Dodgers, 242 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: I could imagine, would love to get their hands on 243 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: him and then have him for a couple of months 244 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: before he becomes a free agent, and perfect scenario for them. 245 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: All these other teams would pay big for Otani as 246 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: well in a trade. If the Angels let him walk 247 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: and they make him the qualifying offer and he rejects it, 248 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: all they get is a draft pick between seventy five 249 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: and eighty in that range. That's not very good and 250 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: they won't regret that. But in the meantime, Reno will 251 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: retain his sliver of hope for the postseason. He'll continue 252 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: making money with Otani, sponsorships, merchandise, ticket sales, all of that, 253 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: and he will not be giving up on his season 254 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: and basically giving him fans nothing to watch from the 255 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: deadline on out. I understand all that, that's where it is. 256 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: The interesting thing is if they collapse even further in 257 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: the next two weeks, does moreno at least consider it. 258 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: And there's one other thing I want to mention here, 259 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: and it's something no one is talking about, but probably 260 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: we should be thinking about. Otani has a very specific routine. 261 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: He has to prepare every day as a starting pitcher, 262 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: and there is a routine every day a starting pitcher follows, 263 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: and he also has to prepare as a hitter because 264 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: he's in the lineup most every day. The Angels have 265 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: helped him establish that routine over the years. He has 266 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: grown comfortable there with how it is all gone about. 267 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: I'm not so sure he would be so comfortable being 268 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: traded to another team that would not know what he does, 269 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: that would not be familiar with it. And it's pretty 270 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: elaborate what this guy goes through on a daily basis. Now, 271 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: granted it's not rocket science. Any team could adapt, They 272 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: could listen to Otani and figure it out right away. 273 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: But my question is, and we don't know the answer 274 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: to this, is how comfortable would Otani be if he 275 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: were traded and has the expressed to Moreno any concern 276 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: about that aspect of his situation. If you join a 277 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: team as a free agent, which he will do this 278 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: off season, that's a different scenario. You have the entire 279 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: spring with your new club to establish your routines, to 280 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: get in sync, to get everyone on the same page. 281 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: Middle of the season, it's a little different. Again, I 282 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: don't know the answer to this question. Perhaps he will 283 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: be asked it at All Star Media Day, which is 284 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: taking place later Monday after we tape, But that is 285 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: a question I have. So as of now, no Otani trade. 286 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: But we can speculate, we can fantasize, we can do 287 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: whatever the heck we want, and we can also hope 288 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: that Arnie Moreno comes to his senses and does what 289 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 1: is best for his franchise and not what is best 290 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: for the next two months. All right, time now for 291 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: dude and dork of the week. Now, some people are 292 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: going to object to my dude choice because he's only 293 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: had one start since coming back from the miners, and 294 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: he did it against a poor hitting team and he succeeded. 295 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: But you might say, big deal. I want to say more. 296 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: I get it, but Alec Manoa of the Blue Jays 297 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: is my due to the week, and he's my due 298 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: to the week because he went down to the miners 299 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: for more than a month, went to the lowest level 300 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: they're bring training complex, and got back to the big 301 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: leagues and pitched really well against the Tigers. Yes, twenty 302 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: eighth in the league and runs per game in his 303 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: first start on Friday, six innings, one earned run. What 304 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: I love in baseball? Well, I love him many things 305 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: about baseball. One of the things I love most is 306 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: when a guy hits the bottom and then comes back 307 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: up finds a way to bring back what he had lost. 308 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: Manoah seemingly has done that. I know it's one start, 309 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 1: but here's a guy who was humiliated. Really, you get 310 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: sent down to your spin training conflicts in the middle 311 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: of the season with a six plus ERA after you 312 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: were third in the Alcy Young voting the year before. 313 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: That is humiliating. But he went down, he made the 314 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 1: adjustments he needed to, seemingly, and he came back and 315 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: did what he did against the Tigers. This game is 316 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: really hard. It's the first lesson I learned covering the 317 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: sport from Tim Kirkchin back when we were both covering 318 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 1: the Orioles for the Baltimore Evening and Morning Sun. He 319 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: said it to me early in my first spring training, 320 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: this sport is hard. You have to understand that. You 321 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: have to understand how difficult it is to play this game. Well, 322 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: Alec Manoa hit bottom, came back up and here he 323 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: is due to the week Tork of the week. This 324 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: is maybe a little bit of an unusual selection for 325 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: this time of year, but appropriate in my mind. It's 326 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: Astro's owner Jim Crane, and it's Astro's owner Jim Crane, 327 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: not because he's run a terrible franchise. It's been a 328 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 1: great franchise for quite some time now. And let's take 329 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 1: the scandal out of it for a minute. They've been 330 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: great even since the scandal. The reason he's drok of 331 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: the Week this week is because he went without a 332 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: GM from November eleventh of last year, when they parted 333 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: with James Klick to January twenty sixth, when he hired 334 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: Dana Brown. In the interim, he basically ran baseball operations 335 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: Cranton as the owner. He had help from assistant GM 336 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 1: Bill Fergus from two Hall of famers who serve as advisors, 337 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 1: Jeff Bagwell and Reggie Jackson. But let's look at the 338 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: Astros off season and let's see how they have done 339 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: so far. These are the biggest moves they made. Jose 340 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,120 Speaker 1: Abray three years fifty eight point five million this year 341 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: six point thirty oh ps, well below his career norm, 342 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,919 Speaker 1: Rafael Montero the reliever three years thirty four point five million, 343 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: six point five to seventy and Michael Brantley, coming off 344 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: shoulder surgery one year twelve million, has yet to play 345 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: that it could not have anticipated. So here are the Astros. 346 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: They're in pretty good shape actually, considering all that, considering 347 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: that they've lost McCullers, Luis Garcia and Jose Erkidi from 348 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: the rotation and have gone for long chunks of the 349 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 1: season without Euradan Alvarez and Jose al Tuvey. They're fifty 350 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: to forty one. They're two games out in the Al West. 351 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: They are actually doing fine. But there are clouds here. 352 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: There are warning signs, and it really has to do 353 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: with the pitching staff and the failure to supplement the 354 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: starting rotation after Justin Verlander left as a free agent 355 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: for the Mets. Yes, the Astros had all these great 356 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: starters returning. They've also been in the postseason for something 357 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: like six straight years, and these guys, for the most 358 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: part of all pitched extra innings. You had to fortify 359 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: this group. They did not. The choices they made have 360 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,479 Speaker 1: not worked out, at least to this point of the season. 361 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: So I know they weren't going to keep James Click 362 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: and I don't want to pound that drum any longer. 363 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: They had personality differences, all kinds of differences, the GM 364 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 1: and the owner. But you went without a GM for 365 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: more than two months, and I think it's showing Jim 366 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 1: Crane going go the week. All right, here we go 367 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: with the Grilling Ken segment. It is sponsored by Baseball Barbecue. 368 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: This is the segment where I answer your questions and 369 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: let's go. Let's go right away to the first question. 370 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:35,439 Speaker 1: This comes from Big Poppy thirty four with a check bark. 371 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: I don't believe this is the real Big Poppy, but 372 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: whatever the question is, should Devers be an All Star? 373 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 1: This good question because it kind of strikes at the 374 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 1: issue that the All Star Game often faces. Is it 375 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: something to honor guys who had a great first half, 376 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: or is it something where you want to see the 377 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: absolute biggest names, or is it some combination of both, 378 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 1: which is what we usually end up with. He is 379 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 1: certainly one of the biggest names, signed a three hundred 380 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: plus million dollar contract in the off season, but he 381 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: is not on the team now. The starter should be 382 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,239 Speaker 1: Jose Ramirez. He's not the starter, but he is the 383 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:16,679 Speaker 1: best third baseman in baseball, perhaps a guy who's leading 384 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: third basement in the American League in ops and in 385 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: Fangraft's version of wins a brother replacement, he's the guy. 386 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: He did not win the fan vote Josh Young did 387 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 1: from the Texas Rangers. A rookie, Josh Young is outperforming 388 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: Raphael Devers this season. He's got the higher ops, the 389 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 1: higher f war, He's been a better player. Should he 390 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: be in the game over Rafael Devers. If you're a 391 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: Texas Rangers fan, I know your answer is yes. If 392 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: you're a Red Sox fan, I imagine you're saying, who 393 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: the heck is Josh Young? Well, he's a pretty good player. 394 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: This is the problem with the game. This is the choice, 395 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: the kind of choice that is often questioned, but it 396 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: is where we are. Should Devers be an All Star. 397 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: I'd love to see him here. He's not here. It's 398 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: not been his best first half, but you can certainly 399 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: make the case he should be in Seattle. All right, 400 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: on to the next question. Let's see what we got here. 401 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: This comes from Cardacitia Prime or Rick Fear, whatever his 402 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 1: name is or her name. How many teams currently in 403 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: first place do you see finishing in first place? And 404 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 1: who overtakes the ones who don't, if any. This actually 405 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 1: is a great question because right now among our division leaders, 406 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: none except for the Braves, has a lead of more 407 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: than two and a half games. And in the NLS 408 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks are tied. So the Rays, 409 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: the Guardians, the Rangers, Braves, the Reds, and the Dodgers 410 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: and Diamondbacks. Those are your first place teams. Which ones 411 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 1: do I think will not be in first place at 412 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: the end of the season. It's really tough to say. 413 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: The Reds are questionable. Will they hold on? Will they 414 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: be able to hold up with questionable starting pitching? Depends 415 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 1: who they add if they add anyone to the deadline. 416 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: The Rays, they be caught by the Oriols. I'm not 417 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: sure that's not possible. The Guardians over the Twins, I 418 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 1: don't know how that's going to turn out. The Rangers 419 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: over the Astros and the Mariners, I'm not sure how 420 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: that's going to turn out. The Rangers have faded in 421 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. So this is why we 422 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: watch the games, This is why we pay attention. The 423 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 1: deadline will have a big effect on all of this, 424 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,159 Speaker 1: but the races for the division titles in five of 425 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: the six divisions are really close. All right to the 426 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: final question, Now, what do we got? This is from 427 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: Aaron Lewis. This is Aaron Lewis's actual name. It seems 428 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: current list of your top three favorite ballparks in the majors. 429 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: This is tough because I like so many. I am 430 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: always partial to Camden Yords because I spent a lot 431 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: of years there with the Baltimore Sun and even after 432 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: I left the Sun and when I was living in Baltimore. 433 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: It is a beautiful ballpark. I was there from the 434 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: moment it opened. It's sort of home to me, So 435 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 1: I'm always going to have that on my top three 436 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: or four, whatever you want all to say. I would 437 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 1: also put Wriggly there, and it's Wriggly over Fenway, just 438 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 1: because of the environment at Wrigley, which is always basically 439 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: a cocktail party for thirty five thousand people. The place 440 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: is a blast, even when the Cubs are down. It's 441 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: just a fun place to be. There was one year 442 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: I was there on my birthday for Fox, and I 443 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: was just like, you know what, if I can't be 444 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: home with my family, there's no place I'd rather be 445 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,719 Speaker 1: on my birthday than Wrigley Field. Third, it gets tougher. 446 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: I love Peco in San Diego, love at and T 447 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: in San Francisco, but I'm anxious to take another look 448 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 1: at the former Safeco Field T Mobile Park in Seattle. 449 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: I haven't been here in a while, and I always 450 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: love this place when I was coming more regularly. So 451 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 1: I'm gonna hold off on my third choice until I 452 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: get a better look at T Mobile. 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Obviously, if they fail in the next two 463 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: weeks to get a going in a more meaningful way, 464 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: they may make some interesting decisions. I'm not sure it'll 465 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: be as big as we thought, but we'll see if 466 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: they sell or what they do exactly. All right, I 467 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: want to thank everyone for watching on YouTube. You can 468 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: subscribe or like us there, and of course for all 469 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: the listeners on the podcast, subscribe to us wherever you 470 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 1: get your podcasts. Have a great week, everyone, enjoy the 471 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 1: All Star Games. We'll talk to you next week. 472 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 2: Hey, fd Live fam. 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