1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Tom Hadmileton is a longtime Cleveland Guardians radio broadcaster. He's 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: a legend. He's one of the best in the base. 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: He's joining us right now on FT Tom. Great to 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: have you back on the show. We really appreciate the 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: time and look forward to these chats. What do you 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: have for us on how crazy the current situation is 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: for Cleveland? 8 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 2: Well, great to be with you, Thanks, Scott, AJ and Eric. 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 2: I mean, this makes no sense, this is unbelievable. I mean, 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: September fourth, this club was two games under five hundred, 11 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: eleven and a half games out of first. That's September fourth, 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 2: and in two and a half weeks now. They did 13 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: lose yesterday in Minneapolis, but the club has gone fifteen 14 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: and two and they're one game out and they go 15 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 2: ahead to head with the Detroit Tigers, the team they're 16 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: chasing tomorrow night, Wednesday night, Thursday night. If the playoffs 17 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 2: were to begin today, Cleveland would be in as the 18 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 2: number three wildcard team because they own the tiebreaker over 19 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: the Houston Astros. And you know, the old adage that 20 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 2: this is why you play one hundred and sixty two 21 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: couldn't be more appropriate than it is for this ball 22 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: club right now. But did anyone see this coming? Absolutely not. 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 2: But when you have a pitching staff that now has 24 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: gone seventeen consecutive games in which the starter has not 25 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: given up more than two runs, that's how you have 26 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 2: this kind of historic month. 27 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: Tom Yes, first off, let's go through now looking forward 28 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: the rest of the games for Cleveland laid out for us, 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: and kind of way the percentage chance of how this 30 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: actually becomes a reality for them, starting with essentially a 31 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: playoff series against Detroit. 32 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, they've basically they have like they're in 33 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: the playoffs since this month began, and they swept the 34 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: Tigers last week. They didn't beat Trek Scuobel, but they 35 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 2: won the game on Thursday that Schooble pitched and he 36 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: gave up one run at six innings. Tigers have moved 37 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: him up. He is still going to have his four 38 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: days rest, but he is pitching Tomorrow night. That way 39 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: he is able to pitch on Sunday if the Tigers 40 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: have to win that ballgame to get into postseason. Gavin Williams, 41 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: who's been one of the most dominant pitchers in the 42 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 2: American League that probably nobody really realizes since the All 43 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 2: Star break, he goes for Cleveland tomorrow night. I mean, look, 44 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: the only way Cleveland can win these games is if 45 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: they continue to get dominant starting pitching. Because they're not 46 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: scoring many runs. They haven't during this stretch. That is 47 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: not going to change. I mean I would be stunned 48 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: if at any point in the three games Jose Ramirez 49 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: gets anything to hit. I don't care what the score is, 50 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 2: and I don't think it matters what the situation is. 51 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 2: He's the one guy. If you're a j Hinch, you're 52 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 2: going to say, I don't care if it's a scoreless 53 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,119 Speaker 2: game in the third inning. We're not pitching to him. 54 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 2: So you know it can continue. That. Can Cleveland continue 55 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: to do this? I don't know. It seems hard to 56 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: believe you could keep it up, but why not? I 57 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: also wonder if today is a reset day for the Tigers. 58 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 2: You know, they got swept at home by Cleveland and Atlanta. 59 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 2: Maybe they needed this off day to realize, hey, we're 60 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: still in first place and maybe we'll see a different 61 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: ball club tomorrow night. But they looked awfully tight, and 62 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 2: you saw a lot of frustration last week when Cleveland 63 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 2: swept those three games. And then you've got Texas. You know, 64 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: the season doesn't end no matter how you do against Detroit. 65 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 2: You can't let Texas come in here. Texas won't have 66 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: anything to play for, but that's still a pretty darn 67 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: good ball club. 68 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 3: You have to score a run to win the game. 69 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 3: Contrary to other baseball historians, even if this pitching staff 70 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 3: continues to do what they're doing, who will step up? 71 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 3: If the Tigers take the mantra of Jose Ramirez is 72 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 3: not going to beat us. Who can step up in 73 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 3: this lineup? I think there's only one other guy with 74 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 3: an OPS over one hundred OPS plus over one hundred 75 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 3: besides Jose Ramirez. I know bow Naylor is hot right now, 76 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 3: but they're not going to move him to be Jose 77 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 3: Ramirez's protection, right No. 78 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: I mean, Stephen Kwan has to keep being Stephen Kwan. 79 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 2: He's had a really good month of September, which is 80 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 2: kind of the norm for him in his four years 81 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 2: in the major leagues. To your point, Eric bow Naylor 82 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 2: had about as good a road trip as you could 83 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 2: have as a catcher, catching a shutout, hitting two home 84 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 2: runs in one game up in Minneapolis. Well, catching a 85 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 2: shutout as you know, as a catcher, it doesn't get 86 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 2: any better than that. They just have to get contributions 87 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 2: from everybody. You know, Kyle Mansardo has had a nice year. 88 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: They need him to get it going again. I just 89 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 2: think when you look at this ball club, look it. 90 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: You know there are two guys you circle Stephen Kwan 91 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 2: and Jose Ramirez when you're the opponent, and you say, 92 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 2: those two guys can't beat us. So it's going to 93 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: be up to these young kids to see if they 94 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: can keep doing it. You know, I don't think it's 95 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 2: any secret that this is an offensively challenged ball club. 96 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: And when they score four runs a game, that's a 97 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: big night. 98 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 3: Are the fans going to come out before we delve 99 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 3: into any more of the bullpen or anything like that. 100 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 3: Well the fan this do Cleveland fans know this is 101 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 3: happening and how big of a series this is? 102 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Probably didn't help that the Browns stunned the Green 103 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: Bay Packers. And I'm from Wisconsin, so I'm in mourning 104 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: yet today. I don't know, you know, talk about miracles 105 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 2: Brown's winning a game and beating Green Bay. But that's 106 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 2: a story for another day. But I hope they do 107 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 2: you know. I mean, it's been a good year as 108 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 2: far as attendance is concerned. But I think this has 109 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 2: caught everybody by surprise when you look at what this 110 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 2: club has done this month. So you know, A what, Eric. 111 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 2: When it comes to fans, I've given up trying to 112 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 2: predict what they're going to do or not do. If 113 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 2: they can't enjoy this, you know, that's on them. I'm 114 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 2: just I can't believe we're having this kind of relevant 115 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 2: baseball with what this club has gone through, not only 116 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: losing a ten, had a ten game losing streak in July, 117 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 2: lost nine out of ten in August. We're fifteen and 118 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 2: a half games out in July. And oh yeah, by 119 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 2: the way, you lose one of your top starters, Luis Ortiz, 120 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: and the most dominant closer in the game, Immanuel classe A, 121 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 2: for what we all know is a gambling probe. And 122 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 2: yet this ball club's overcome that. It's remarkable. 123 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 4: Hey May, when I was there ten days ago or so, 124 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 4: Steve asked even vote, what's going on? He said, this 125 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 4: team just doesn't quit. They play twenty seven outs. He 126 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 4: gave all the cliches, but there's got to be something 127 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 4: more that Steven Vote does for this team. I mean, 128 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 4: because you know, you look at them on paper and 129 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 4: you say, all right, there's the offense is going to 130 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 4: come from. There's a lot of pitchers that nobody's ever 131 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 4: heard of, including Kate Smith at the back end of 132 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 4: the bullpen and some of the other guys, Hunter Gaddis 133 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 4: and some of the other guys. So what does Stephen 134 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 4: Vote bring to the table that makes this team go? 135 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 4: And can you win Manager of the Year like Pat 136 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 4: Murphy has a chance to do back to back years. 137 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I sure think so. Aja. There are an 138 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 2: awful lot of similarities with Steven Vote and Tito, and 139 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 2: that's not fair to either guy because Tito's resume has 140 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 2: got him set up for the Hall of Fame. We 141 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 2: all know that. I don't think the game has ever 142 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 2: had a better manager than Tito. But in some ways, 143 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 2: there's a lot of similarities, and it starts with I 144 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 2: think Steven Vote, like Tito, they're at their very best 145 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 2: when the ball club's at its very bottom or at 146 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: its worst moments. There's no panic from that office. And 147 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 2: as you guys know that played, you know, you take 148 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: the lead from your guy. If you see your guy 149 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: throwing stuff in the dugout and visibly being upset when 150 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 2: a guy strikes out or showing panic. Players see that. 151 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: They pick up on that you can't fool players. But 152 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 2: Tito and Voter have that similarity in that they don't panic. 153 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: They're at their best when the club is struggling. And 154 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 2: then I still think it goes back to number eleven. 155 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 2: Justin Moreno made a great point yesterday we were in Minneapolis, 156 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 2: and the longtime Minnesota twin who's now doing television for 157 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 2: the Twins, pointed out how on Saturday night, when Cleveland 158 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 2: had back to back shutouts in that day night doubleheader 159 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 2: and we're beating Minnesota eight to nothing. On Saturday night, 160 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 2: Voter took Stephen Kwan and Jose Ramirez out of the 161 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 2: ball game with a couple of innings to go, and 162 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 2: Justin Morna on Sunday pointed out how he made sure 163 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:05,559 Speaker 2: to watch and that Stephen Kwan and Jose Ramirez never 164 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 2: left the top step of the dugout. He said, a 165 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 2: lot of times I saw I've seen a veteran get 166 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 2: taken out of the game and he's back up the 167 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 2: tunnel to the clubhouse and getting something to eat or 168 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 2: relaxing or whatnot. He's done his job. He goes. When 169 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 2: you see that guy jose Ramere is still engaged with 170 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 2: his teammates watching that ball game with two innings to go, 171 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 2: that's been decided, he said, you have no idea unless 172 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 2: you're a player. What That then sends the message to 173 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 2: the young kids when that guy is fully engaged like that, 174 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 2: And boy, guys, aren't many players like that in the game. 175 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 2: And I think that has been part of why this 176 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 2: club is as special as they are. 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Tom I thought that the 204 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: Shane Bieber acquisition for the Blue Jays was one of 205 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 1: the better trades because there weren't many big time starting 206 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: pitchers available. I'm like that is worth the lottery ticket 207 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: given the track record, and I do think he has 208 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: a chance to make a major impact for the Blue 209 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: Jays in the playoffs. The Guardians might make the playoffs 210 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: and run into Shane Bieber. So I remember there was 211 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: an interview. It was either Chernoff or Antonetti who said, Hey, 212 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: this was like a week or two before the trade deadline. 213 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: We think we're gonna have a big second half. They 214 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: ended up being right. Why did they trade Bieber? 215 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 2: Because I don't think they thought they'd be sitting here 216 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 2: today like they are Scott In reality, if they thought 217 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 2: that this was the case, Shane Bieber would be here. 218 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 2: And you know, they have to. And that's the one 219 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 2: side of this. When you're in a revenue strapped market 220 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 2: like this, as far as how much you're able to 221 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 2: spend and how much you're able to make as compared 222 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 2: to say in New York or Chicago or in LA 223 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 2: you always have your eye in the future as well 224 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 2: as today. And they looked at it realistically. They really 225 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 2: were careful with Shane Bieber. That's why Shane re signed 226 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 2: with this ball club because he knew that they would 227 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 2: protect him and not rush him back, much like they 228 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 2: did with Matthew Boyd last year. And if you remember then, 229 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 2: Matthew Boyd really helped this ball club In August, September 230 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 2: and October and then it led to Matthew getting a 231 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 2: contract with the Chicago Cubs with Shane Bieber. He had 232 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 2: an option to come back next year, but it was 233 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 2: at his beck and call. He could opt in or 234 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 2: opt out if Shane continues to do what he's doing, 235 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 2: and there's no reason to think he won't, He's not 236 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 2: going to have that option picked up. He's earned that 237 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 2: right to become a free agent go out on the 238 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 2: open market, and Cleveland felt like they couldn't take that 239 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 2: chance get nothing in return. They didn't feel really that 240 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 2: they weren't giving up on the season, but they were 241 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 2: also looking at it realistically and saying, we can get 242 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 2: a top pitching prospect that's in Double A that can 243 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 2: help us here in the very near future. And that's 244 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 2: why they did it. Scotten that. It's also why and 245 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 2: I think they have to get some credit for this. 246 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 2: This is thirteen consecutive years that this ball club is 247 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 2: is relevant, The eleven years that Tito was here and 248 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 2: now the two years with Stephen Vote. Think of this number, guys, 249 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 2: in those thirteen years, Cleveland has played twenty five games 250 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 2: total in which they were mathematically eliminated. That's astounding when 251 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 2: that's telling you you're in the hunt every year, and 252 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 2: they do it because they're trying to win every year. 253 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 2: But they can't be at all costs to win every year. 254 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 2: But they're not going to do a teardown like some 255 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 2: of these organizations doing, say hey we're going to be 256 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: awful for five years, but hope you come back. 257 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 3: They I saw the inside workings of the organization when 258 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 3: I played in twenty seventeen. They do it from the 259 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 3: bottom all the way up, and it's the people that 260 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 3: they bring in. So I have to talk about you 261 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 3: as a person. Congratulations on receiving your award this summer. 262 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 3: Does What does the Ford Frick Award mean to you? 263 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 3: As I think it's for broadcasters excellence? I think is 264 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 3: what the actual excellence in broadcasting. What does that mean 265 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 3: to you that you receiving that this summer. 266 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 2: Well, it means Eric that one that nobody ever recorded 267 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 2: us between innings, because your career would have ended a 268 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 2: long time ago. So I'm thankful to that. Hey, you 269 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 2: know what, it's it's very humbling. It's still very surreal. 270 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 2: I thought I won the lottery and I still do. 271 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 2: The best phone call I ever got was January twelfth, 272 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 2: nineteen ninety working in Columbus and doing Triple A games 273 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 2: and the Cleveland Indians and at that time the flagship 274 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 2: Station three we called, offering you a chance to work 275 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: with herb Score and get a major league job. I mean, 276 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 2: it's no different than when a player gets called into 277 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 2: that manager's office telling him that you're going to the 278 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 2: major leagues. That's the same way it was for me 279 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 2: back in January of nineteen ninety. And nothing will ever 280 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 2: top that phone call. So I've lived in my mind 281 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 2: a fairy tale life for thirty six years, being able 282 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 2: to do Major League baseball, being able to do it 283 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 2: in one city, to raise our four children, and now 284 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 2: we have grandchildren, but to raise them in one community, 285 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 2: and it's a great place to raise a family. We 286 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 2: haven't had to pick up and move like a lot 287 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 2: of people have had to do. I was lucky enough 288 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 2: then because of the Indians, to be able to do 289 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 2: Big ten basketball on TV for twenty five years. That 290 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 2: doesn't have if you don't get a major league job. 291 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 2: But when you get that call from the Hall of Fame, 292 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 2: that that's beyond any expectation or any dream. Didn't I 293 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 2: didn't get into this to get awards. It's still a 294 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 2: little uncomfortable to talk about it, but it was an 295 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 2: incredible week and I just we're so very grateful, and 296 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 2: it's just it's been that kind of a year where 297 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 2: you're like, man, never be able to top twenty twenty five. 298 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 2: Trust me from a professional standpoint. 299 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, it is really cool. 300 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: Well it's much deserved, Tom, man do the best in 301 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: the biz. And then really cool that you get this 302 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: shocker final week of the season where you're essentially going 303 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: to be calling a playoff game. So we'll be looking 304 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: forward to some great Tom Hamilton calls here over the 305 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: next week. 306 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 5: Thanks for stopping by, guys. 307 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 2: Love the show, Thanks so much for having me. Take care. 308 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: Hey, we've got our buddy c Trent Rose Grants, who 309 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: covers the Reds for the Athletic joining us right now 310 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: on ft S you Trent. I'm going to start it 311 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: this way because Ken Rosenthal has now coined the National 312 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: League Wild Card Race presented by the New York Mets disaster. 313 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 5: So here we are. Let's talk about the glass apt 314 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 5: full portion of it. How thrilling is this in Cincinnati? 315 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 5: Are fans kind of like coming back? 316 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? 317 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 6: It was a you know, It's funny. 318 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 7: The first game of the Cub series, Hunter Green goes 319 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 7: out and was just lights out throws the shut out, 320 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,719 Speaker 7: flirted with a no hitter, one nothing when and afterwards 321 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 7: he said something it's like, you know, yeah, it was great, 322 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 7: but I wish there were more people here, and. 323 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 6: They kind of reacted. 324 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 7: It was a it was a good weekend for that, 325 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 7: decent weather, other stuff going on downtown, Cubs in town, 326 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 7: so a lot of Cubs fans. Almost was good that 327 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 7: it was Cubs fans because they were like, let's go 328 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 7: Coby's thing, and the fans showed up to kind of 329 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 7: try to drown them out, and it was a it 330 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 7: was a really good atmosphere and so so I think 331 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 7: there's been some and then we'll see how it is 332 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 7: this week with no Cubs and the Pirates in town. 333 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 7: But heck, if I'm a baseball fan, Schemes versus Hunter 334 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 7: Green on Wednesday sounds like a pretty good game regardless 335 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 7: of standings. 336 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 3: Obviously we're talking about today. If the playoffs would start today, 337 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 3: three and now Central teams would be in. Is that 338 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 3: indicative to the fact that the Central has improved or 339 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 3: the rest of the National League? The Mets have absolutely collapsed. 340 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 7: Oh, I think it's it's an indictment on the rest 341 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 7: of the leagues. When you're talking about you look at 342 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 7: payrolls and you look at those kind of things. Preseason, 343 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 7: everybody likes to like, you know, kind of like look 344 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 7: down on the NL Central. But a year in, a 345 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 7: year out, they've got it. Almost seems like every year 346 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 7: there's four teams. You could put them in a bag 347 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 7: and pull them out, and that's two through or one 348 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:12,199 Speaker 7: through four. Maybe you can always pick a leader, and 349 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 7: you always know there's going to be one team that's 350 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 7: going to be at the bottom. Often the Pirates off 351 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:20,159 Speaker 7: in the Reds. So I think it's it's kind of 352 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 7: indicative of the rest baseball. I mean, really, how many 353 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 7: good teams are there? The Dodgers, you're waiting on it, 354 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 7: but you know they still have the third best record, 355 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 7: They're still in a fight for their division. In the 356 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 7: last week, and didn't everybody decide they won the World 357 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 7: Series And when they signed Roki Sasaki and I realized 358 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 7: that he's been dominant and it's ruined baseball forever. But 359 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 7: you also have then like the Phillies are good. I 360 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 7: wouldn't want to face the Phillies, but you don't want 361 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 7: to face the Dodgers. But everybody else is kind of there. 362 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 7: I think the Brewers are the thing with the Brewers 363 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 7: is they never hurt themselves, and we're seeing how far 364 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 7: that can go. 365 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 3: All right, So somebody that doesn't hurt themselves. Who's the 366 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 3: reds All star that's gonna or star that's gonna step 367 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 3: up in these last six games to make sure they 368 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 3: not only are at the finish line, but they get 369 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 3: it across. Because Eliot right now is having the toughest 370 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 3: stretch of his career. But who is that star that's 371 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 3: gonna step up because you can't hope, well, you know, 372 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 3: you get a little impact here, you get a little 373 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 3: impact there. These are games when you're facing a Pirates 374 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 3: team that is down on the mat, you have to 375 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 3: crush them. And to me, that's when the stars come 376 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 3: out and they dominate this next series. 377 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 7: I really like what I've seen from Noelvie Marte. You know, 378 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 7: he is a guy that has kind of had we'll 379 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 7: get consideration for a comeback. 380 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 6: Player of the Year because of what he's. 381 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 7: Coming back from, which was a suspension for steroids and 382 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 7: so those those don't register. But even taking that away, 383 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 7: when he did come back from his his suspension last year, 384 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 7: he was just awful. And you know, he came into 385 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 7: spring training looking to make amends and knowing that he 386 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 7: probably wasn't gonna make the team. And this was a 387 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 7: year after he was expected almost pretty much handed the 388 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 7: everyday job. Before spring training he went to the miners. 389 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 7: And it's funny, like one of the big things for 390 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 7: the Reds this year is there guys who went down, 391 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 7: went down and took it the right way, and when 392 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 7: they came back, they were ready. Will Benson. You know, 393 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 7: Marte even connored Phillips out of the bullpen. But Marte 394 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 7: is a guy that was the key really to that 395 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 7: the big Luis Castillo trade a couple of years ago, 396 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 7: and once he's kind of gotten to right field when 397 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 7: they added key Brian Hayes. He's really just it seems 398 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 7: like the world is off his shoulders and he there's 399 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 7: a guy you can can really hit, and you know, 400 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 7: I think in the future he can be a pretty 401 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 7: decent right fielder. He's got a great arm, he's a 402 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 7: good athletic player. He just tell usn't have a whole 403 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 7: lot of time out there, so you see some of 404 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,239 Speaker 7: that inconsistency and an experience at times. But but I'm 405 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 7: going to go know, Aldie Marted, how about that for 406 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 7: off the off the Grid? 407 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: I like it because when a young guy gets popped Freud's, 408 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 1: you're like, a long as he's been doing this, right, 409 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 1: I mean, you don't know what to expect, and he 410 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: has certainly bounced back. Okay, I want to do some 411 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,639 Speaker 1: schedule breakdown because we've got six games left for the 412 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: Mets and the Reds. Reds went out there aid right, 413 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: they're essentially a game up on the Mets, so this 414 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: is just as much for Mets fans right now. Mets 415 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: have three against the Cubs and then three against the Marlins, 416 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: including Sandale Contra on Friday. Reds have three against the Pirates, 417 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,360 Speaker 1: but that is one Paul Schime start, like you mentioned 418 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, and then they finished with three in Milwaukee 419 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 1: against the Brewers team that is probably playing for nothing, 420 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: even though they're still not going to be an easy opponent. 421 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 1: How do you size up the schedules remaining for the 422 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: two teams fighting for that last wild card spot. 423 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 7: Well, I wouldn't overlook the Diamondbacks either their game out 424 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 7: game behind, so so don't overlook them. And I believe 425 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 7: they have a pretty they have what somebody and then. 426 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 5: Colorado Rodgers and Padres. 427 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: Three against the Dodgers at home, then three in San Diego. 428 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 7: Oh okay, okay, yeah, I was getting them connect confused 429 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,360 Speaker 7: with the Giants. That's that's not easy, especially with those 430 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 7: two battling each other. But still, I'm not going to 431 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 7: count out the Diamondbacks. We've done that before and that 432 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 7: seemed to be a bad idea. But I think for 433 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 7: the Reds it could be tough. They struggled a little 434 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 7: bit against the Pirates and they've struggled mightily over the 435 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 7: last couple of years in Milwaukee. 436 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 6: That Milwaukee team something to play. 437 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 7: For now, but in three games, after three games, they 438 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 7: may not home field advantage throughout their close are clenching that. 439 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 6: We'll see. You know. 440 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 7: The thing with the Reds is you have a pretty 441 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 7: good shut just because of the pitching. The starting pitching 442 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 7: has been strong all season. Andrew Abbott has struggled in 443 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 7: the second half, but Brady Singers picked it up. You know, 444 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 7: you have a deeper bullpen. The bullpen was an issue 445 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 7: for a while, but if you go back to the 446 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 7: trade deadline, like it was almost a lot of people 447 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:33,479 Speaker 7: didn't understand the Reds moves and they were kind of 448 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 7: going on the margins, and they did a hell of 449 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 7: a job. I mean, you got to give Nick Crawl 450 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 7: and Brad Metter a lot of credit for being creative 451 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:43,360 Speaker 7: and it working. 452 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 6: Out of the trade deadline. 453 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 7: That what that was was key Brian Hayes, which upgraded 454 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 7: them at third base defensively. 455 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 6: No question. 456 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 7: I mean that guy is I had a scout yesterday 457 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 7: talking to me and it's like, you know, the only 458 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 7: thing he could come close to is prime Nolan Aeronado, 459 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 7: and I've seen that he's been just phenomenal and a 460 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 7: total change of scenery guy. That allowed them to move 461 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 7: Noel vi Marte to right field. He's been better since 462 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 7: then at the plate, seemed more relaxed. That solved some 463 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 7: of their issues with the outfield and getting production there. 464 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 7: Then they got Zach Ltel into the back of the 465 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 7: rotation starter and it seemed kind of weird because it 466 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 7: is a team that needed bullpen help. Well, that moved 467 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 7: Nick Martinez in there, and Nick Martinez is just a 468 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 7: kind of a special pitcher in that he can do both, 469 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 7: will do both, and has done both. And so that 470 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 7: is this extremely extremely valuable and could be in a 471 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 7: short series. And then the other one was Miguel Andrewhr 472 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 7: who came in to just crush lefties. He started off 473 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 7: and crushed everybody, then got hurt and he's kind of 474 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:54,640 Speaker 7: back and crushing lefties. 475 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 8: You brought up Cabrian Hayes. 476 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 4: I was there on Thursday, good seeing you when Hunter 477 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:03,439 Speaker 4: Green should have thrown a no hitter. Why wasn't Cabrian 478 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 4: Hayes in the game in the seventh inning for defense? 479 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 4: And also, I mean I said it on the air, 480 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 4: but why the heck were they pitching to say Suzuki. 481 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 8: He was the only guy that had. 482 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 4: Any chance against Hunter Green that night, and they threw 483 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 4: him a pitch that he could hit, and K Brian 484 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 4: probably has that ball if he's in for Sal Stewart. 485 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 6: He does. 486 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 7: He had had a little you know, when you look 487 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 7: at Q Brian Hayes, he's had this thing with his 488 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 7: back for a while and before the game he was 489 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 7: feeling a little stiff, and so he wasn't in the lineup, 490 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 7: and that's why you had Olean Marte at third base. 491 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,199 Speaker 7: But yeah, so or no South Stuart, Sorry you had 492 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 7: salth Stewart at third base, and and Sal's not gonna 493 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 7: make the place. 494 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 6: At Brian Hayes face, you're and you're right. 495 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 7: And the other thing is is like, I don't think 496 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 7: Hunter Green was in a mindset to pitch around anybody. 497 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 6: He didn't care. And you know you've been play both, 498 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 6: you guys. 499 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 7: When a guy doesn't care, you don't want to and 500 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:03,120 Speaker 7: when he is just so calm like Hunter was, that's 501 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 7: part of it. And then like, okay, as long as 502 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 7: it's in the park, well I'll get the next guy. 503 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 7: And and Hunter did that. But Keebrian was good enough 504 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 7: to come in and for the ninth. I know Tito 505 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 7: had said before the game he didn't think he was 506 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 7: gonna be available, but Keebrian said he saw the chiropractor 507 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 7: and felt good enough to go in and in the ninth. 508 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 9: When you think fair Harbor, you should think soft. You 509 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 9: should think buttery liner. But it's not just the bathing suits, 510 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 9: are the shorts. It's also sweatshirts like the one that 511 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 9: I'm wearing right now, Kratz. It is stupid soft. 512 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 3: It's ridiculous that a shirt that can one keep you warm. 513 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 3: Two be so soft, and three so light weight, like 514 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 3: the collar everything. You don't even feel like you actually 515 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 3: have a hoodie on, but you do. 516 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:56,199 Speaker 9: It is a lightweight hoodie and it feels incredible, So 517 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 9: you should go get one yourself. Also for bathing suits 518 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 9: for sure, for whatever clothes that you're interested in where 519 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,120 Speaker 9: you want to basically feel like you're not wearing them 520 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 9: but you are. That's what Fair Harbor can bring to 521 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 9: the table. So head to Fairharbor Clothing dot com, slash 522 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 9: foul twenty and use code f O U L twenty 523 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 9: for twenty percent off your order. That's Fair Harbor eh 524 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 9: A R B O R Clothing dot com backslash foul 525 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 9: twenty for twenty percent off your order and make sure 526 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 9: you use that promo code foul twenty. 527 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 8: Have you ever seen a play like what happened on 528 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 8: that night? 529 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 4: The three eight six play where but it's gotta be 530 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 4: the only one in baseball history? 531 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 6: Okay, but it is a MLB. 532 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 4: Why I'm saying only okay because at one point they 533 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 4: were saying it wasn't off the first baseman's glove, and 534 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 4: I'm like, well, then the guy was out and there 535 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 4: should have never been a play at second it should 536 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 4: have been a hit, so it kind of know because 537 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 4: once it passes a fielder, I know, but then you 538 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 4: can get hit by the ball and all that stuff. 539 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 8: I know, but it's. 540 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 7: Old Spencer or that in the moment, but it did 541 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 7: take off his glove, so it was a three eight 542 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 7: three eight six, which yeah, only one ever, which is 543 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 7: just unbelievable. But yeah, that that was one of those, 544 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 7: and I think there was. It was weird because I've 545 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 7: talked to like everybody around that play and it was 546 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 7: just what was weird was that everybody stopped and for 547 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 7: that like split second you remember that everybody good looking 548 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 7: for a second like, oh god, is he okay? Because 549 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 7: that ball is what one o five off the bat 550 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 7: of PCA. So you're worried mostly about a guy getting 551 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 7: hit one O five in the helmet if he's I 552 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 7: mean put a bluntly like if he's going to survive. 553 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 7: I was there for our oldest Chapman and spring training 554 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 7: a couple of years ago or many years ago, and 555 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 7: it's the same kind of thing where your first reaction 556 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 7: is is this guy okay? And have I seen something tragic? 557 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 7: Luckily he was. He bounce back and hopefully you know, 558 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 7: the little bit that it hit off Spencer steeers glove 559 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 7: was enough to dead in it some or whatever. 560 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 6: But also, well that ends. 561 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 5: Well, Hey, se Trent, I've got one more for you. 562 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: Let's say this team does make it for fans of 563 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: other teams that have not really paid attention to the 564 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: Reds all year, how dangerous do you think they could 565 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: be in October? 566 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 5: I actually really like a lot of. 567 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 1: Their young pitching, and I'll apply what I said about 568 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays to the Reds. The Reds can have 569 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: a different looking pitching arsenal because they have a really 570 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 1: solid one through five rotation. In my mind, they're not 571 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: all going to be starters that immediately enhances your bullpen, 572 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: do you agree? 573 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 6: Yeah? 574 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 7: I mean zachly Tel's done some of that in his career. 575 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 7: He's not unfamiliar with it. We already mentioned how Nick 576 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 7: Martinez has gone there and done that, you know. And 577 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 7: also one of the big things with this bullpen is 578 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 7: been the emergence of Connor Phillips over the last couple 579 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 7: of weeks. This is a guy again a trade with 580 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 7: the Mariners, a different trade with the Mariners, but but 581 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 7: he is a guy that has kind of had just 582 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 7: a terrible year last year, made came up early, it 583 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 7: was okay, went back to the miners, made a small adjustment, 584 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 7: and has just been lights out since he's been exactly 585 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 7: what they thought maybe he could be, and that's huge. 586 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 7: And then Zach Maxwell, who couldn't throw strikes in college 587 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 7: or in the miners, all of a sudden is your 588 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 7: extra guy and he's you know, I'm not face, I 589 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 7: don't want to face Zach Maxwell. He's what I mean. 590 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 7: He basically he wears Anthony Munjos his number and looks 591 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 7: bigger than Anthony Munjo's. So that's quite the it's quite 592 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 7: the luxury that they have. Graham Ashcraft has looked good 593 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 7: since he's coming back. Tony Santian has been used as 594 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 7: much as anybody. I think he's yeah, probably, I don't 595 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 7: think there's anybody who's who was with Tyler Rogers is 596 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 7: at the top of the uses and he still looked right. 597 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 7: He came in last night, had a beginning to get 598 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 7: the save. And then Emilio Pagan is a guy who 599 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 7: is just nobody was looking at that at the beginning 600 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 7: of the year, but he's just done a really good 601 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 7: job closing, and so you just keep pushing that down 602 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 7: where you have all these guys and you have a 603 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 7: Nick Martinez that can go a couple of innings or 604 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 7: you know, I'm almost wondering, besides Green and Lodolo, do 605 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 7: you you can almost like piggyback Singer an Abbot with 606 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 7: a left right because Abbot's had a not a great 607 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 7: second half and Singer has had a great second half. 608 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 7: So there's just there's just a lot of arms. And 609 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 7: when you're talking about the Santian and and Pegan and Ashcraft, 610 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 7: you have guys who are all kind of those that 611 00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 7: raised thing where you're coming from different angles and gives 612 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 7: you those different looks. 613 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:05,800 Speaker 1: See Trent, great stuff, man, I'm excited to see how 614 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: the wee Pacha Berns. 615 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 5: Oh wait about Chase Burns. 616 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 6: You know now thrown one on one. 617 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 7: I mean that the night the other night was just 618 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 7: still crazy to me, hungry and averaged one hundred miles 619 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 7: an hour on his fastball over a complete game, shutout. 620 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 6: Just mhm, it was just stupid. It was funny. 621 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 7: It was like after that game, I just walked by 622 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 7: Emilio and I kind of joked I was like eh 623 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 7: Man screwed you out of a save. He goes, there 624 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 7: was nobody down there who was going to be better 625 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 7: than Hunter. There was no upgrade in the bullpen, and 626 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 7: it was right. So it's one of those things. But yeah, 627 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 7: Chase Burns is a guy that you can use in 628 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 7: that David Price roll back in when he was a rookie. 629 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 2: Uh. 630 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 7: They're being careful with how much they use him. But 631 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 7: he came in for multip plannings the other day. 632 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 6: Uh, And you can't. 633 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 7: You just can't deny the stuff. And you don't have 634 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 7: to worry about anybody saying on more than once. 635 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:08,839 Speaker 1: Circle of trust pitching stuff wise, the Reds are up 636 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 1: there with any team in baseball for October when you 637 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: shrink what your pitching will look like. 638 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 5: It actually makes me think. 639 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: The last time the Reds have made the playoffs in 640 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 1: a full season, I know, in a really long time, 641 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 1: But the last time they made it was twenty twenty, 642 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: didn't they not? 643 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 5: Was it? Twenty fourteen was the last full season playoffs? 644 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:23,439 Speaker 2: You sat? 645 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 6: Thirteen was a wild card loss to the Pirates. 646 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 7: Twelve was when they you know, or maybe the best 647 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,759 Speaker 7: team at baseball and then lost to the Giants who 648 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 7: made that amazing run and then but they haven't. They 649 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 7: haven't won a playoff series or a home playoff game 650 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:45,440 Speaker 7: since nineteen ninety five. 651 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 6: That's thirty years. 652 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 5: Was that boat in GMing back then? 653 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 6: Maybe, or maybe it's right before him. I'm not sure. 654 00:34:56,160 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 7: I was in freshman in college or sophomore in college. 655 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 5: You said nineteen ninety five, Yeah I was voted. Yeah, 656 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 5: I was voted. 657 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 1: So we'll have to bring him back on this week 658 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,400 Speaker 1: to chat about that. But twenty twenty they made it. 659 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: This is my other point. And from what I recall, 660 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 1: they had two games. Pitching was nasty and they didn't 661 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: score a run, right. 662 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 7: Correct, And you know that was Trevor Bauer, Luis Castillo 663 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 7: and more, and they were both just lights out, But 664 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 7: the offense didn't get anything done. And I think there's 665 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:31,320 Speaker 7: a danger with that here. This is an offense that 666 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:37,919 Speaker 7: hasn't been great or consistent and and and you could 667 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 7: get in that same kind of problem. But you can 668 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,399 Speaker 7: also keep games really close because you have that kind 669 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 7: of pitching and they have a couple of guys who 670 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:51,560 Speaker 7: can who can get hot, and if Ellie gets hot. 671 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 6: He's been better the last couple of days. 672 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:55,879 Speaker 7: Maybe it's just one of those things that he can 673 00:35:55,920 --> 00:36:01,320 Speaker 7: pop out because he's a difference maker and he's always 674 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:04,560 Speaker 7: going to be somebody that everybody's worried about. And hopefully 675 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 7: for the red sake that he gets a. 676 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:10,560 Speaker 1: Going Ellie in the playoffs would be fun to watch too. Damn, 677 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:13,440 Speaker 1: I'm looking. I'm like, he's only had thirty six stolen 678 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: bases this. 679 00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:20,200 Speaker 7: Year, and he had eighteen home runs. He had eighteen 680 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 7: home runs going to the All Star Game, and he 681 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 7: has twenty now and the two longest streaks hormorless streaks 682 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 7: of his career. 683 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, but he's not running like we thought he would 684 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:33,719 Speaker 1: this year either. 685 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:37,800 Speaker 7: He had had some leg injuries. He was not exactly 686 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 7: the same. He had a quad and then something else. 687 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,919 Speaker 7: I think it was a hamstring or something. So he's 688 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 7: he's been hobbled a little bit. But he's also played 689 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:50,280 Speaker 7: every game, started all but one. The one he didn't 690 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 7: start was he had a flight canceled when he's coming 691 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:57,319 Speaker 7: back from his sister's funeral in the Dominican Republican and 692 00:36:57,320 --> 00:37:00,799 Speaker 7: started that day in the Dominican Republic. Had some flight 693 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 7: issues getting to Cincinnati from Santa Domingo. And then that 694 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:10,960 Speaker 7: game got postponed and resumed the next day and he 695 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 7: actually got in the game. So he's played in every game, 696 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:17,400 Speaker 7: so you know, I think that's for him, it's really important, 697 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:22,799 Speaker 7: and the team knows that he wants to play every day, every. 698 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 6: Inning, and that's just who he is. 699 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:30,920 Speaker 7: Maybe that's been bad in some ways for his longevity 700 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:34,399 Speaker 7: and his production, but it's also you know, you don't 701 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 7: you never want to discourage guys who will do anything 702 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 7: to post. And Ellie's a guy who was shown this year, 703 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 7: but he'll do anything to post. 704 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:46,239 Speaker 5: Yeah, so we'll see. 705 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:48,360 Speaker 1: Maybe he picks it back up here and lights it 706 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:50,600 Speaker 1: up and uses the legs in the postseason when you know, 707 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,919 Speaker 1: you know, limited time, amount of games to go here. 708 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:56,560 Speaker 1: Great talk, great wrap up here of what we've seen 709 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:58,960 Speaker 1: from the Reds, looking forward to the last week here 710 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,480 Speaker 1: see Trent, thanks for hopping on with us. 711 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 5: Appreciated. Have fun covering this team this week. 712 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:10,400 Speaker 9: Two dogs, you were the hat for you. 713 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 5: I don't know anything about what's going on with them. 714 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:15,720 Speaker 7: AJ stayed away in the in the in the nice 715 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 7: part of the press box on Thursday, so I didn't 716 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:20,280 Speaker 7: get to see he's. 717 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 5: So excited about Hurricanes ranked. What too did Hurricanes ranked? 718 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:26,120 Speaker 5: To football? 719 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:29,879 Speaker 1: You love the Canes right, good way to go Florida team, 720 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: Florida team, Way to go. 721 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, I know, I didn't see. I was in the 722 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 4: I was in the clubouse, I was on the field, 723 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 4: you know. 724 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:39,400 Speaker 5: But you guys didn't see each other. 725 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 6: Remember Thursday. I don't remember Thursday. Honestly. 726 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 4: I had a nice talk with had a nice talk 727 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 4: with Sal Stewart, had a nice talk with Nick Martinez. 728 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:53,719 Speaker 4: Who else Tito obviously, but no. 729 00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:55,279 Speaker 2: Mm hmm. 730 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,479 Speaker 6: That was the day I had to go get my daughter. 731 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,400 Speaker 5: Ah, so it wasn't there. 732 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:05,320 Speaker 6: So it was me. It was me, not a j 733 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:08,359 Speaker 6: I'll own it. Wow, I'll wear it. 734 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:10,160 Speaker 8: I was there from twelve o'clock because I did the 735 00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:10,839 Speaker 8: show from there. 736 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 5: There you go. 737 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:14,520 Speaker 6: Well, next time you have my number, you can just 738 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:14,799 Speaker 6: call me. 739 00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: We can get lunch exactly exactly next time. There's always 740 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:20,839 Speaker 1: next time. We actually go to No this year, not 741 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 1: for you, but we do end up. 742 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 8: Maybe maybe Milwaukee this weekend. 743 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:31,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, Fox picked up Saturday is a big Fox Saturday's game. 744 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:32,920 Speaker 2: Yep. True. 745 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:36,680 Speaker 4: So make sure your daughter has you doing something on Saturday. 746 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:39,879 Speaker 6: Well, I will be in Milwaukee. She will not be there. 747 00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:43,200 Speaker 1: You go all right, so maybe the two can reunite 748 00:39:43,239 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 1: here this weekend. 749 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 5: Thanks to you trying, good to see it, Good to 750 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:47,399 Speaker 5: see you too,