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We've talked a lot of angles 23 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: about this game and leadoff walks in the ninth inning 24 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: and Bryce Harper being a hero and Aaron Judge is 25 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: gonna get all the blame for this loss. But I 26 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: do want to say this is that unlike the Olympics, right, like, 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: if the United States had lost the gold medal game 28 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: in hockey to Canada, it would have really pissed me 29 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: off for a long time. I'm still pissed off by 30 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: the Sidney Crosby goal, and that's fifteen years fifteen years 31 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,559 Speaker 1: ago now right, I'm still pissed off about that goal 32 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: and losing that game. I really this still pisses me off. 33 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: I would have been pissed off if we lost that game. 34 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: This though, even though you know it's it's baseball, and 35 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: it's something that is the same in the same vein 36 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: of the Olympics, this is something that it's gonna sting 37 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: tonight and it'll bleed into tomorrow. But by the time 38 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: we at tomorrow, we can move on from this pretty easy. Look. 39 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: The players are going to take a couple of days obviously, 40 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: you know, playing the World Baseball Classic. Obviously it's a 41 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: little bit more for them, but by and large, Baseball 42 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: in general, every single team in Major League Baseball right 43 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: now is frantically sending text to their players that are 44 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: finishing for the United States Venezuela, making sure they're okay, 45 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: making sure, hey, come back in a day or two, 46 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: take a couple of days. We're all good. We'll get 47 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: you looked at by the doctor when you get here, 48 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: but everything is fine. They're sending all these messes saying 49 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: we're just ready to move on. We're glad you're healthy, 50 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: sorry you lost, or congratulations you won, and by and large, fans, 51 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: it's something I can turn the page on in the day, like, yeah, 52 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 1: it happened tonight. It sucks. I'm stunned. We lost to Venezuela. 53 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: Should not have happened. They're not the team we are. 54 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: They don't put the talent out there. We are one 55 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: game winner, take all. We have a huge advantage. We 56 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: can't win. But after tomorrow, yeah, I'm moving on, And 57 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: I think it's pretty It's a lot easier for fans 58 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: to move on from something like this, where yeah, ok, 59 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: all right now I'm ready for the season. So Frostburg, 60 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: you're just you're just determined to hate Nolan McLay. You're 61 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: determined to hate him. 62 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 3: The USA wins that game without him pitching stop. 63 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: He gave up two runs not to put. 64 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 3: Us in a hole that we simply could not come 65 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 3: out of. 66 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: Except we did, and Harper hit the home run to 67 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: tie the game in the eighth inning. 68 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 3: We were already done the second we started. 69 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: That we were already done. 70 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 3: The game was a deflated squad. 71 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 4: Look three hits on the night, two of them by Harper, 72 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 4: including that mammoth two run shot. Uh John Palmrosi will 73 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 4: join us in a few minutes, and notice that his 74 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 4: Twitter feed. We'll ask him about it. You know, the 75 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 4: scene on the field afterwards. But Bryce Harper going and 76 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 4: congratulating all the guys from Team Venezuela. Uh so, good 77 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 4: sportsmanship and all that stuff. For all the flak Harper 78 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 4: is taken throughout his professional career, some of it coming 79 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 4: from you. 80 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: But I love Bryce Harper tonight. Now I can go 81 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: back to hating him because we lost and it's over. 82 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 4: Now that it's over, you know, don't be sad it 83 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 4: happened to be glad it's over or whatever whatever it 84 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 4: is that is. 85 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: That what you're saying relationships, Hey, don't be said, don't 86 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: be sad it happened. Just be glad it's over. 87 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 3: I kind of twisted things as you go. 88 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 4: Easier in life. You know it's a it's a final, 89 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 4: but it's actually, don't be sad, it's over. I recognize 90 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 4: what it is. I know exactly what it is. 91 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: We we do operate in. 92 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 3: Comedy sometimes here on gave you a hat. We had 93 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: a good run. 94 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 4: But you look at this and to your point, sure, 95 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 4: it's because the opening day is nine days away. It's 96 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 4: easy to transition. You have the love affair and all 97 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 4: the numbers and everything that went into this tournament, and 98 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 4: people coming on board. Uh, even some of its most 99 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 4: staunch critics kinda had to soften the stance as you 100 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 4: you see the tears uh streaming from the eyes of 101 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 4: players as they're eliminated or as they've advanced both in 102 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 4: the pool play, uh and then then in the elimination 103 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 4: around here, but it's just the idea that, you know, 104 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 4: we we did have some folks fall in love with 105 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 4: baseball once again. A little disturbing that, uh, the United 106 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 4: States Juggernaut lineup was so anemic in these last couple 107 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 4: of games and invisible. Uh, but again celebration of the sport. 108 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 4: You're trying to find something to launch you into a 109 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 4: new campaign, where, according to everybody that that I've talked to, 110 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 4: I mean, the Dodgers have already won the World Series 111 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 4: and we're not even supposed to waste the next six 112 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 4: months of our time's talking. We might as well just 113 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 4: jump straight into the draft and jump straight into uh 114 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 4: super Bowl predictions. 115 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I want to. I want to go back Frostburg 116 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: and talk about Will Smith swinging at a pitch that 117 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: hit him. I mean, I pretty slash that. I don't 118 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: think McLain did that. No, you Will. 119 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 5: Smith also didn't give up two runs to cost their 120 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 5: team to win. 121 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: No, he helped. He helped the game winning run across 122 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: the place by having a bad throw to second. 123 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 3: On the big stories here, Jason, Oh, okay. 124 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: So the ninth th thing doesn't happen. Nice, the night 125 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: thing didn't happen, it was. 126 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 5: It was when it come to that, had this bum 127 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 5: not started for the USA from laughing, it's not I 128 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 5: don't even think ye're laughing. 129 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, because it's not telling. 130 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 3: People that you're already over it tomorrow. 131 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: This is gonna take weeks. It's not gonna take fraud. 132 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: I think you bet on this. I really think I bet. 133 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: How much money did you bet? How much money did you? 134 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 3: I actually love plus one ninety on the money line. 135 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: Harmon right away knows exactly what state laughing. 136 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 3: I already joke tonight, was Nolan McClain. 137 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: All right, ty shirt, let me know if someone comes 138 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: to repossess Uhin's car, if he lost his car, and 139 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: I'll give him a ride home, let me. 140 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 3: Know that's gonna be tough. Jason be sending the uber X. 141 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: You seem really yeah, oh yeah, yea, yeah, yeah you. 142 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 3: Yes, I'm mad. We just Lostela. 143 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: Of course I'm mad, but I'm trying to make it 144 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: betnefit at all, because but I know it. Yes, I 145 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: bet Venezuela to win. I said, oh, just watch, I 146 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: don't care if they have nobody coming out of the bullpen. 147 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: I know I'm mad, and I'm mad tonight. I'll be 148 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: mad tomorrow. Then I'll have a beer and i'll take 149 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: a shower and i'll be over it. 150 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 3: Speak of beer, where's the guinness. 151 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: It's one of those I asked my dad. Uh It's 152 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: one of those things where it's like, yeah, it stings, 153 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: but is this something that stings forever or something that 154 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: stings for a day or two. 155 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 3: More than a day. 156 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 4: No, it's got to sting longer than a day or two. 157 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 4: Otherwise that we go back to this. This thing didn't matter. 158 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: No, for fans will get past it pretty quickly. We'll 159 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: get past it in a day or so. We have 160 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: the NCAA Tournament to get our attention. 161 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 4: We got beaten by a car It's fine, Okay, we 162 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 4: got beaten by the Cubs closer. 163 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: Dude, it's it's I guess it's just wrong. I'm not 164 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: saying it's good. It's not good, man, No, it's not. 165 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: But it's something that after a day. Ok we have 166 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: the NCAA Tournament. We have more. We have the draft 167 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: to get ready for. We had the regular season in 168 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. We'll get trust me, we'll get over it. 169 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 4: Buddy White Sox fan Cubs closer finishes out Team USA. 170 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: This is all I had. 171 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 4: Okay, I'm ready for another one hundred lost season. I'm 172 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 4: not letting this go so fast. I'm not quite to 173 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 4: the level of ankst that that Frostburg is on the 174 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 4: other side of the glass. 175 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 5: Well less, you're at least you're looking forward to baseball. Jason, 176 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 5: the Mets season is already over. You just saw a 177 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 5: preview of it there with their picture. 178 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 3: Big spot, big moment, big fly. 179 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: Two innings, two innings, five five runs. 180 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 3: What are we gonna call him? The dark dark Knight? 181 00:08:55,200 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: Yes, the really dark knight, the really dark blackout. Now, 182 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: look some of some of us, right, here's the there's 183 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: a different way, some frost. But you just sound ridiculous, blaming, 184 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: blaming Nolan McLain your way, you're blaming. 185 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 3: We told you yesterday was over him. 186 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: You're blaming him weight what happened? Lost too much? He 187 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: gave up to the game was tied going to the 188 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: ninth inning. What else do you want? The game was 189 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: tie going to the ninth inning. 190 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 3: What else do I want to win? 191 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: That's it. I wanted to win too, but we didn't. 192 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: Doesn't sound and it's not Nolan McLain's fault. I could. 193 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 1: I could blame Will Smith just as men, just as 194 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: often as I can for blaming Nolan McLain. 195 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 3: And now you're just sounding crazy. 196 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: Swinging the pitch and hit him bad throat to second base, 197 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: allowing the stolen base that allowed the game winning run 198 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: across the plate. 199 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, no, it's Will smith for you. That's Will smith Man. 200 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 4: I'm not I'm not gonna stand up for smith here, 201 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 4: but he is not bounce You don't bounce it. You 202 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 4: throw the guy out at second base and suddenly, hey 203 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 4: we're going to the ninth in the bottom of the ninth 204 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 4: inning and we're tied. But you bounce it the second 205 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 4: You gotta make plays under pressure. And I guess I'm 206 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 4: talking about a guy that the game winning home run 207 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 4: in the World side. 208 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 3: But nobody cares about the story you're telling. 209 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 4: Well, but by the way, where's the where's the home 210 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 4: cooking that should have been overturned on review. 211 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 5: US A US people are going to remember forever is 212 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 5: this picture letting his country down? 213 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: No they're not. They remember Aaron Judge striking out and 214 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: his speech in the United States losing. That's they're gonna remember. 215 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: His speech didn't help Aaron Judge. No it didn't. It didn't. 216 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: I'm telling you. 217 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 3: Three strikeouts don't. 218 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 4: No, they didn't. They did six strikeouts. And is how 219 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 4: many at bats? 220 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 6: Yes? 221 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 1: Uh, well three tonight. And I believe the number one 222 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,079 Speaker 1: trending one on Twitter is Aaron Judge was seventy two 223 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: strikeouts in his eighty World Baseball Classic at bats Well. 224 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 3: If you extrap laid into the future. But I thought 225 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 3: this was bigger than the World Series. 226 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: Uh for Aaron Judge. Well look how Aaron Judge showed 227 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: up in the World Series. I guess this is bigger. 228 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: Had to be just a little more. Maybe maybe it's 229 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: exactly the same. It could be exactly the same. Yeah, 230 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: Now there's a there's a bit going on. You obviously 231 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: would look into a lot of different things, and there's 232 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: a bit now going on speaking of McLean that maybe 233 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: he was tipping his pitches tonight a little bit maybe. 234 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: And then as weel anew Uh, there's a couple of 235 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: of videos out there of right before the sacrifice fly 236 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: that gave them the first run, Ronald mccunya on second 237 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: base tapping the top of his helmet right before the 238 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 1: pitch potentially told him what was coming. Who knows. I mean, 239 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if McLean was tipping his pitches or not, 240 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: but I mean, hey, they were very aggressive making in 241 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: the count with him. Uh, and well that's on the 242 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: coaching staff. He was tipping his pitches. Really but oh yeah, yeah, sure, 243 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: it's not his fault. 244 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 3: No, no, no, I guess nothing's his fault. 245 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 1: Speaking of well, listen coming from a team from fan 246 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: of team the guy lost the World Series because a 247 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: pitcher was tipping his pitches. Yeah, how'd you feel about that? 248 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 3: Well, I don't know. My team's won back to back 249 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 3: World Series. 250 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,959 Speaker 1: Oh they have. Yeah, at my point, really lost a 251 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: lot of team right there. I okay, let's pretend they 252 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: didn't win these last two. Go back twenty seventeen. Let's 253 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: pretend when that happened not happened. So yeah, look, Aaron 254 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 1: Judge is gonna get the lion's share of the blame 255 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: on this. When you look back the WBC, we'll talk 256 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: about the non abs pitch at the end of the 257 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: game against Dominican Republic, which is the most watched World 258 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic game we've ever seen in the United States, losing, 259 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: and who's gonna be the face of that losing team. 260 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: It's the captain. It's the guy that gave the speech 261 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: that people just didn't like for whatever reason or another, 262 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: which was stupid. And you know, all the strikeouts, which okay, 263 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: I can I can get on board. With that and 264 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: all the strikeouts, especially three in the Championship Game and 265 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: a big one looking after Bryce Harper hit a home 266 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 1: run to tie the game at two in the eighth Inny. Yeah, 267 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Judge is gonna be the guy that wears it. 268 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: And for a guy whose career we've talked about it, 269 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: he's gonna go down from the top five Yankees in 270 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: the history of the game. I mean, think about all 271 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: the Yankees that have ever played this game and his career, 272 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: he's gonna go down from the top era. That means 273 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: he's there Ruth and Gary and Bearra and Jeter and 274 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: Rivera and DiMaggio and Mantle and Maris. He's ahead of 275 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: three or four of these guys. Just think about that. Man, 276 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna finish his career like that. But what are 277 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: his two biggest moments? Right dropping the fly ball in 278 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: centerfield in the World Series and the speech before the 279 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic, Right, that's the biggest things on on 280 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 1: Aaron Judges' resume right now. 281 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 3: No that, but he's gonna pile up a lot of stats. 282 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 3: But there's a couple of things. 283 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 4: There's gonna be a fly ball that he dropped, and 284 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 4: then there's gonna be three strikeouts in a clinching game, 285 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 4: gonna still as the redemptive story, right. We got one 286 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 4: hundred and sixty two plus the playoffs to go find 287 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 4: some greatness. But all of those stats, he's gonna be 288 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 4: that guy that was the greatest. He he's supplanting maddingly 289 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 4: as the greatest that never. 290 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: Did exit out bout of Fresca, exit swalling down. The 291 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: Jason Smith Show is my best friend Mike Harmon. Coming 292 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: up next, we got John Paul Morosi stopping by. He 293 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: is MLB Network insider extraordinaire from the World Baseball Classic. 294 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,719 Speaker 1: What does he make of the United States defeat at 295 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: the hands of Venezuela. Keep it right here, Must listen Radio. 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Counted for the United States, only not 313 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: the result we expected. Venezuela wins it three to two. 314 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: Gino Suarez double in the top of the ninth inning, 315 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: the game winning run joining us now in the hot 316 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: line from Miami, joined us the entire World Baseball Classic. 317 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: Getting set, get a flight back to Michigan, get to 318 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: reach school back with him. I believe the Tigers have 319 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: told him, you get school back to spring training right now. 320 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: In fact, forget it, just bring him back to Detroit. Well, 321 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: let him sitting in the hotel for two weeks. It's 322 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: MLB Network Insider extraordinaire John Paul Morosi, John Paul, what's 323 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: happening man? How are you? 324 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 6: I am doing well. I'm reflecting on what an amazing 325 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 6: baseball tournament this was. I say it every time. This 326 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 6: is the sixth edition of the Classic. Somehow it gets 327 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 6: better every time. 328 00:15:59,400 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: The US, of. 329 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 6: Course, is only one at once. It's a hard tournament 330 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 6: to win, so I don't judge the ultimate result based 331 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 6: on whether or not the country that I come from 332 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 6: won it. I just say quality of play, quality of drama, 333 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 6: quality of stories. It was an amazing event. And you 334 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 6: know what, on this particular night, the team that played better, 335 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 6: the team that played the best I thought throughout the tournament, 336 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 6: was the winner. It's hard to argue they beat They 337 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 6: beat Team Japan in the quarterfinal, reigning champions, They beat 338 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 6: the team that hadn't lost at all in Italy. Then 339 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 6: they beat the Americans tonight. 340 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: Read it too. 341 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 6: They earned it in every way that it could be earned. 342 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: You know, to say this to start out, John Paul, 343 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: agree or disagree, because this is what we talked about 344 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: following the game. If you want to sum up the 345 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: United States in the tournament the WBC, it's kind of 346 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: the same, well way as like summing up Nolan McLean's 347 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: game tonight. He was good at times, dazzled at times, 348 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: but overall wasn't great, wasn't at the high elite level 349 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: you would expect him to bet gives up a couple 350 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: of runs. Wild pitch results in the first run, big 351 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: home run he gives up, which is kind of like 352 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: the United States for this tournament. They played well at times, 353 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 1: but they never really played to their potential. They never 354 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: fired in all cylinders. They needed some breaks to get 355 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: where they were going. They played good, but a talent, 356 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: a talent team as talented as this, they just never 357 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: really gelled to put together what we thought they should 358 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: put together with this team. 359 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 6: You're right, and certainly tonight from the US side, we're 360 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 6: gonna remember it for the game sign homer by Harper, 361 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 6: which was a moment of moments, one of the crowning 362 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 6: moments of his career. And obviously he didn't control what 363 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 6: happened in the next inning. I think Whitlock, who was 364 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 6: so good for the Americans throughout the tournament, just wasn't 365 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 6: quite as sharp. I think he's probably a little bit 366 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 6: worn out from all the innings he pitched. I think 367 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 6: he earned, he earned the trust of Mark de Rosa, 368 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 6: and he earned that spot. Obviously it didn't work out, 369 00:17:56,200 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 6: but you're right, and they were a moment judge as 370 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 6: great as he's see as he's played often struck out 371 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 6: three times tonight. He had some big moments during the 372 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 6: course of the tournament, but wasn't able to deliver in 373 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 6: the biggest of spots. And I think certainly you credit 374 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 6: Edward of Rodriguez a fair amount for what he was 375 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 6: able to do in terms of locating the balls expertly 376 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 6: throughout this game. But when you look at it, you'd 377 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 6: say you would have liked the US's right handed hitters 378 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 6: to do a bit more damage against him. He just 379 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:29,199 Speaker 6: stayed out of the middle of the plate though. That 380 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 6: was that was why it was so hard. I think tonight, 381 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 6: at least if I look at tonight, it had a 382 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,439 Speaker 6: lot more to do with the quality of Rodriguez than 383 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 6: anything the US did not do. But I agree that 384 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 6: that over overall, I would describe it from an American perspective, 385 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 6: great experience, ultimately not fulfilling. That's what I've got. Great 386 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 6: experience for the US, not fulfilling for the Venezuelans. The 387 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 6: greatest win they've ever had in the sports. It's that 388 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 6: that is the exactly what it is. They're obviously their 389 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 6: country is going through a tumultuous time that has been 390 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 6: for a long time. Baseball is is their rallying point 391 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 6: as the people. Baseball is what they can talk about. 392 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 6: No matter where people are on the political spectrum, social spectrum, 393 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 6: they can talk baseball. And and you saw tonight and 394 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 6: throughout this tournament Venezuelans and Venezuelan Americans coming together in 395 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 6: creating an extraordinary atmosphere, one of the best I've experienced 396 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 6: in my entire life. So I was just extraordinarily impressed 397 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 6: by the way that Venezuelans performed both in the stands 398 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 6: and also on the field. And they're deserving world champions. 399 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 6: And Michael Garcia Star is born the cousin of Ronald 400 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 6: the Counya Junior. He even out shown his own cousin, 401 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 6: which is pretty darn difficult to do when your cousin's 402 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 6: name is Ronald the Counya Junior. So uh, an extraordinary 403 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 6: family and and just a very deserving win for for 404 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 6: a baseball country that is feeling very very proud right now. 405 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 4: JBA the tears streaming down their face. Afterwards, we were 406 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,360 Speaker 4: doing a little of that here as we were watching 407 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 4: our guys flail and pitches ted strikeouts and really a 408 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 4: lot of bad at bats. I was looking for the 409 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 4: Barry Bonds body armor to go try to find some 410 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 4: base runners along the way. 411 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,719 Speaker 6: Well, you're right, and it wasn't just a lack of damage. 412 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 6: It was a lack of stringing hits together. 413 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 3: Yep. 414 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 6: And what I will say to you is someone who 415 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 6: loves international baseball and watches a fair amount of it. 416 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 6: When you're watching a tournament like this, like the Caribbean Series, 417 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 6: like Premiere twelve different World Cups, it's almost always the 418 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 6: team that builds rallies that eventually win. You win when 419 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 6: you build rallies. Italy did that very well right up 420 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 6: until last night. The US and the tournament, especially in 421 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 6: the last several games, did not build rallies. It did 422 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 6: a little bit early against Canada, the Dominican game was 423 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 6: two plow homers. That was it cunning result for me 424 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 6: that they were able to win that game two to one. 425 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 6: And then of course tonight it was one swing producer 426 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 6: to run that was walk homer earlier on almost no 427 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 6: extra base hits aside from that. So it's just it's 428 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 6: a it was a frustrating offensive performance to watch. You 429 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 6: kept waiting for that big moment to get him back 430 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 6: in there, and who knows. If Whitlock goes out there 431 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 6: and throws up a zero, does it change the the atmosphere? 432 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 6: Does it put the US in more of an offensive position? Maybe? 433 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,959 Speaker 6: But my goodness, even even after Venezuela gave up that lead, 434 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 6: their fans were still really engaged. It's just the spirit 435 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 6: of the people here when you're in the ballpark, and 436 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 6: like my ears will be ringing from now until probably 437 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 6: the All Star Break, which is fine because I'll give 438 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 6: it all up for the Classic. It's awesome, but it's 439 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 6: just a It is a very emotional thing to watch 440 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 6: when they're not just cheering for their team. They're cheering 441 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 6: for their culture, their where, their way of life, their identity, 442 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 6: their place on the world stage. If you have Venezuela 443 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 6: and friends tonight tomorrow morning, send them a text because 444 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 6: they're walking they're walking taller right now. This is a 445 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 6: big moment for them and the people there, many of 446 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 6: whom I've come into contact with over my years of 447 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 6: cover and baseball. This is one of their proudest days 448 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 6: of the country ever. 449 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: MLB Network insider John Paul Morosi with us from Miami 450 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: from the WBC. All right, John Paul, you know to 451 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: when you compare between the two teams tonight. Not that 452 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: I thought the United States looked flat, but you talked 453 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 1: about the togetherness of the Venezuela team and looking like, hey, 454 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 1: we are more in on this, and maybe it means 455 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 1: a little bit more. But watching the United States to 456 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: keep it on the field, I felt all the United 457 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: States at bats, and I felt this way for the 458 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: whole tournament, they kind of sat around and waited for 459 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: somebody to get a hit, where I felt the other 460 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: teams that we're gonna go out and we're gonna make 461 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 1: something happen. Like they waited for stuff to happen offensively, 462 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: which is what happens when you see no hits and 463 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: you wait for a walk, and someone's gonna hit a 464 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: home run and that's gonna just open the floodgates for 465 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: the offense. I don't know if there was there was 466 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: enough coaching, there was enough push on that, but I 467 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: felt like they kind of waited around for people to 468 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: get hits, and when you do that, you're not gonna 469 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: get hits. 470 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, you're right, and I think that when you take 471 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 6: the long view of all of this, I think they 472 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 6: had the right guys. I think they had the right team. 473 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 6: You could have argued, maybe do you find the spot 474 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 6: that bat cal rally somewhere tonight? Maybe he started Bregman. 475 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 6: Maybe you would have thought at a moment to find 476 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 6: another spot to get Goldschmid in that bat. But who 477 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 6: are you gonna hit for? I mean they got they 478 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 6: found a way to get Gunnar Henderson to play a 479 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,959 Speaker 6: different position. I thought he had a great tournament. Terraang 480 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 6: is an emerging star. He was someone that would have 481 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 6: some activity on the basis with super athletic. It's isn't 482 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 6: hit well enough. I think that that to me is 483 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 6: what it is, what it comes down to. And I 484 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 6: don't really have an issue with the team selection. I 485 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 6: really don't. You know, Corbyn Carroll, if he's healthy, would 486 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 6: have made this little bit of a different team. But 487 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 6: Roman Anthony was really good. 488 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: You know. 489 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 6: I think it's center field. There's a little bit of 490 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 6: swing and miss, but that's what you're gonna get that 491 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 6: with Buxton and PC, I'm not really sure who else 492 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 6: you would have had better than that spot. And Judge, 493 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 6: even though he struggled tonight, had his moments. He had 494 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 6: some moments in this tournament. So you make it to 495 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 6: the final. Your team USA, you believe that you should win. 496 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 6: It's it's our national pastime. 497 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: All that holds. 498 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 6: But they've the US has now been in three straight finals, 499 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,640 Speaker 6: which no one else can say. And the event overall 500 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 6: has become something that is appointment viewing. And this is 501 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 6: an event that when you leave it, you're saying to yourself, 502 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 6: how soon until we can find the next one? And 503 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:41,959 Speaker 6: the rest of the world's caught up a little bit. 504 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 6: And also you got to remember that this is for 505 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 6: Team Venezuela. This is their moment to shine. There is 506 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 6: just that extra bit of motivation when this is your moment. 507 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 6: When your team Canada and hockey, you get everybody's best game, 508 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 6: when your team of USA and baseball everybody's best game. 509 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 6: Brazil doesn't win the World Cup every year in soccer, 510 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 6: nor does Germany. It's it's it can be hard. And 511 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 6: I think that this was a moment where I just 512 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 6: showed how much the world is caught up and how 513 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 6: to your point, I will grant you the station. The 514 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 6: style of play in the Caribbean in winter ball, when 515 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 6: when you're growing up in the Latin American culture of 516 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 6: how you play baseball, I do think it is more 517 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 6: conducive to winning in a tournament setting, and the USA 518 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 6: needs to learn maybe and refine some of those little 519 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 6: skills and the fundamentals and moving guys over uh and 520 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:39,199 Speaker 6: having some acculate more contact mindsets, because if if we 521 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 6: don't do that, we'll keep probably finishing seconds in a 522 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 6: lot of tournaments in the future. 523 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 4: Choke up and make contact. Let's go, get them on, 524 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 4: get him over, get him in. If I if I like. 525 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 6: That Mount Carmel, Mount Carmel High School, I believe they're 526 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 6: in Chicago. 527 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 4: Right, Yeah, that's it. My guy had farmer all the time. 528 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 4: Get him on, get him over, get him in, good 529 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 4: old Saint Reiding. But for JP, if I if I 530 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 4: put you in charge of all right, you're you're the 531 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 4: guy trying to get everybody down the dotted line for 532 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 4: Team USA, what's the pitch you make to teams to 533 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 4: take off some of the restrictions, right, Deroza saying, Hey, 534 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 4: the only way Miller was coming in is in a 535 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 4: safe situation, and some of. 536 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 6: That well, unfortunately, that's part of the it's part of 537 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 6: the tournament. It's also part of the tournament. For Venezuela 538 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 6: with the Dominicans for Italy, Puerto Rico had the insurance issues. 539 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 6: As long as the game is played with the guy 540 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 6: standing on the mounds fifty six inches away. If you 541 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 6: try to throw the ball one hundred miles an hour, 542 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 6: there's gonna be rules because that is an unnatural act 543 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 6: to throw the ball that hard. And so I get it. 544 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 6: I the I will say this, it does seem a 545 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 6: little bit a little silly. I guess I'll use the 546 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 6: word silly, that that Miller could only pitch pay situation 547 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 6: as if a tide game was different than a one 548 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 6: run game in terms of his emotion. I tend to 549 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 6: think that's a little little silly in my view. But 550 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 6: that's that those are the rules, right, and and I 551 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 6: think that uh managers know it. What I will say 552 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 6: that the big picture here is that the US had 553 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 6: a day off to rest their bullpen. They have Yeah, 554 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,719 Speaker 6: they have rules. Everybody's got rules. There are no excuses 555 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 6: that there's The US did not lose this game because 556 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 6: the US had bullpen restrictions. The US lost because it 557 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 6: didn't hit well enough. And that's I would, uh, that'll 558 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 6: be That'd be my headline if I was if I 559 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 6: was writing a story on this in my in my 560 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 6: old days as a writer, that would have been it 561 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 6: have been a whole lot about the issue being a 562 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 6: lack of offense. And and that's that's what I saw 563 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 6: from the overall collective group. And Bullpen was pretty good 564 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:58,439 Speaker 6: right up until it wasn't. And uh and that was 565 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 6: the ultimate defining moment here of his World Baseball Classic, 566 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 6: you know. 567 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,439 Speaker 1: Lastly, John Paul's like, you say, you know, who are 568 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 1: you gonna hit for? You know, Goldtraate getting at bad 569 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 1: all that. I get that, But I looked at it 570 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: as this way, as that Mark de Rosa needed to see, Hey, 571 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: we're not hitting. How do I jump start this team? 572 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: We're together for you know, eight hours, you know, until 573 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: we have to start playing games and playing it. You 574 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: just have to sit people, I think, and I think 575 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: sometimes that if you sit a big name, if you 576 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 1: sit Bryce Harper after he's you know, one for his 577 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,719 Speaker 1: first twelve for a game, that sends a message. If 578 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: you sit Aaron Judge, or you know, you sit somebody else, hey, 579 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: you make a couple of big changes to the lineup. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 580 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: That gets everybody's attention. So I think that's more the 581 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: result of if you sat a couple of guys, I mean, look, 582 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 1: they hit Bryce Harper hitting second the entire tournament. He 583 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: hit two hundred and only because he had a home 584 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: run in the you know, his very last at bat. 585 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: Like I think if you had done that, you don't 586 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: have time to sit here and say, well, I'm gonna 587 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: stick with these guys. Stick with these guys. You do that, 588 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: that can have a big effect up and down the lineup. 589 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: That wait, I'm put on notice here, I could be 590 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: the next guy sitting. I don't want to be that guy. 591 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 6: I the fair point, Jason, I would say this jumbling 592 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 6: up the order I could have seen as a possibility. 593 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 6: I think that sitting Judge, I don't. I don't think 594 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 6: that would have been something I would have advocated for. 595 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 6: Harper did struggle, no question, came up with a huge 596 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 6: swing today. He sat Bregman Meregman went a whole game 597 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 6: without playing. I mean, that's that's a pretty pretty big statement. 598 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 6: That's how much he liked Henderson. I you know, Raleigh 599 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 6: Raley didn't seem to be in good rhythm right now. 600 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 6: I would have liked to have seen more out of him. 601 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 6: I I you know. I'm a big cal Rally fan, man, 602 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 6: I really am. I I would have liked to have 603 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 6: seen him in that conversation and be able to do 604 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 6: a little more damage. But I think that in general, 605 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 6: I I'm with you on maybe jumping the line up 606 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 6: a bit. I would have liked to have seen Terrag 607 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 6: hit a little higher, Henderson maybe a little higher too, 608 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 6: But by and large, I think they had the right guys. 609 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 6: I just think they the right guys. The right guys 610 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 6: didn't del ever the way I thought and hope that 611 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 6: they would. 612 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: He's on Twitter at John Morosi, That is, at John Morosi. 613 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: MLB Network insider John Paul is always appreciated. Safe travels back, 614 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: you know, enjoy decompressing. We'll talk to you next week 615 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: as we get ready for the season. 616 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean it's gonna be a long it's gonna 617 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 6: be a long, lonely off season of about four days. 618 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 6: So I'm looking forward to get all your appointments in, 619 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 6: get all your dry cleaning done, and uh we're gonna 620 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 6: get ready to go here next week. Can't wait. 621 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: Guys, Take it easy, buddy, safe travels. We'll talk to you, 622 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 1: Jay baby, Thank you so much, Thank you all right, 623 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 1: there goes John, Paul Morosi, Jason Smith, Mike Harmon live 624 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: from the Fox Sports Radio studios. Time now to find 625 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: out what's trending in the wide world of sportsman. Guy 626 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: who had Howard by three tonight and they held on 627 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: to do it for him? 628 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 8: It's Steve to say, I thought it was Cosel playing, 629 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 8: but sure, I'll take it either way. Howard starts the 630 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 8: first four and wins an NCAA tournament game first time, 631 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 8: eliminating you NBC eighty six eighty three. So Howard against 632 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 8: Michigan on Thursday night in the first round. 633 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: Also, DJ Howard, do you want to see who they're 634 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 1: playing next? It's Michigan. 635 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 8: Tj that there is a joke in there somewhere Texas 636 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:18,479 Speaker 8: beat to NC State sixty eight. 637 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: Got my joke, George Howard gotch okay. 638 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 8: All right, very alright, go back thirty years to the 639 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 8: Fab five. 640 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, I got fire. It was just the coach 641 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:28,479 Speaker 1: there a couple of years ago. Steve. 642 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 8: I think Michigan fans have completely forgotten that Texas on 643 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 8: a last second jumper eliminated NC State sixty eight sixty six. 644 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 8: So Thursday night Texas against BYU a couple more games 645 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 8: in Dayton tomorrow night, including Miami of Ohio against SMU. 646 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 8: The first game on Thursday is TCU against Ohio State. 647 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 8: Gonzaga gets to play in Portland this week late Thursday 648 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 8: against Kennesaw State. Missouri gets to play in Saint Louis 649 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 8: in a first round or against Miami. Cal Baptist from 650 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 8: Riverside will stay in southern California with a and diego 651 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 8: game against Kansas late Friday night in an NIT first 652 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 8: rounder ten minutes to Go. Unlv leads fifty three fifty 653 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 8: at UC Irvine. Tulsa won in overtime against Stephen F. 654 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 8: Austin narrow victories for Oklahoma State and Wichita State. Duke 655 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 8: freshman Cameron Boozer was a unanimous first team All American. 656 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 8: Also on the first team freshman Aja Debanza of BYU 657 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 8: and Arkansas freshman Darius aikov Us women's basketball defeated Spain 658 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 8: today eighty four to seventy to finish five and zero 659 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 8: and the Phoebe qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico. Caitlin Clark 660 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 8: had seven assists. The Women's Feeble World Cup is in 661 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 8: September in Germany. The NBA saw two blowouts late night. 662 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 8: Denver won twenty four to ninety six over Philadelphia, and 663 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 8: San Antonio won its game at Sacramento one thirty two 664 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 8: to one oh four. Minnesota star Anthony Edwards is out 665 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 8: for a week or two with knee inflammation. Minnesota did 666 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 8: beat Phoenix one sixteen one oh four victories for Charlotte 667 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 8: and Cleveland. New York sent Indiana to a fourteenth straight loss. 668 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 8: Detroit sent Washington to a thirteenth straight loss. Oklahoma City 669 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:09,959 Speaker 8: won it's ninth in a row one thirteen, one oh 670 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 8: eight at Orlando, forty points for Shay Gilgus Alexander. The 671 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 8: Dolphins traded wide receiver Jalen Waddle to Denver and Yes 672 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 8: in Miami tonight, the final of the World Baseball Classic 673 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 8: went to Venezuela three to two over Team USA. Top 674 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 8: of the third, Venezuela with a sack fly to start 675 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 8: the scoring, and it came right after a wild pitch 676 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 8: top of the fifth leadoff homer from William A. Bra 677 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 8: You Now the Americans tied at bottom of the eighth, 678 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 8: Bryce Harper with a two run homer to center, but 679 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 8: in the top of the ninth, a Johenneo Suarez an 680 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 8: RBI double off Boston's Garrett Whitlock, who took the loss. 681 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 8: He had allowed a lead off walk and stolen base. 682 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 8: And yes, Mason Miller, the Padres closer was available, but 683 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 8: only with the lead. The Cubs closer Daniel Peleensi, came 684 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 8: in with the lead bottom of the ninth and got 685 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 8: the save three to two. The final tournament MVP mikel 686 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 8: Garcia of the Royals. He bat three eighty five. 687 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 1: Back to you, Thank you, Steve Oh. We'll have more 688 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 1: in the World Baseball Classic coming up in a few minutes, 689 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 1: but straight ahead, we break down the big trade in 690 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:13,480 Speaker 1: the NFL today. Who won, who lost? Who's tanking? That's next, 691 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: Jason to Mike. 692 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,240 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Jason Smith 693 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 2: Show with Mike Harmon weekdays at ten pm Eastern seven 694 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:24,880 Speaker 2: pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 695 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio The Jason Smith Show with my best 696 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: friend Mike Harmon. More in the World Baseball Classic coming 697 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: up in about ten minutes. Wait till I tell you 698 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: who I feel sorry for. But a big trade in 699 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,799 Speaker 1: the NFL today, because this is now what happens. All right, 700 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 1: The first big wave of free agency is over. Not 701 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:46,799 Speaker 1: a lot of wide receivers out there, so if you 702 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 1: want somebody, you got to make a trade. The Broncos 703 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: getting their first new player this offseason, they had not 704 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: signed a free agent, make a trade with the Dolphins. 705 00:34:56,680 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 1: They get wide out Jalen Waddle and a fourth round pick. 706 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:03,800 Speaker 1: They give up a first round pick, number thirty overall, 707 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 1: a third round pick and a fourth round pick for 708 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:11,920 Speaker 1: Jalen Waddle. Did the Broncos overpay, Yes, but this is 709 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:14,800 Speaker 1: the price of poker. When the best wide receiver on 710 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: the market was Alec Pierce. Okay, we'll trade a little 711 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 1: bit more to get a guy like Jaylen Waddle who's 712 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:21,880 Speaker 1: a better player. So the Dolphins did extremely well. The 713 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: Broncos get a guy who's gonna be their number one receiver, 714 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 1: and it's awesome for them because this is what they 715 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: need to trying to make it work with Sutton and 716 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: Mims and who's gonna be the guy. No, Now you 717 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: have your number one receiver who's big, who can play 718 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: any of the three positions. He's healthy, he is solid. 719 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 1: This is exactly what you need. It's a great move 720 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 1: by the Broncos and for the Dolphins now, because that's 721 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: the more interesting part is that the Dolphins and the 722 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,279 Speaker 1: Jets I feel like have all the draft picks. Now, 723 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:51,920 Speaker 1: they have all the picks. These are teams just we're tanking. 724 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: We're getting rid of guys. We're bringing a couple of 725 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:56,239 Speaker 1: people in to make it look like we're trying, but 726 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: we are absolutely tanking. And this tank job by the 727 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 1: Dolphins is incredible. I don't know who's doing a better 728 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,359 Speaker 1: tank job. The Dolphins are the Jets. That's how good 729 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:07,759 Speaker 1: this is, right, because the only look the Dolphins they 730 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: get rid of Tua that you're rid of Tyreek Hill. 731 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 1: They traded by Jalen Waddell. I'm sure Devon a Chan 732 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,200 Speaker 1: is next, and boy, teams are gonna pony up to 733 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,759 Speaker 1: get him. Are you kidding? Man? How he would fit 734 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 1: in some thunder and lightning backfields? My goodness, man, he's 735 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,839 Speaker 1: gonna bring a lot. But the thing that doesn't make 736 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,880 Speaker 1: sense until you think about it is, Okay, if they're tanking, 737 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,879 Speaker 1: why go sign Malik Willis to that contract? You could 738 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,239 Speaker 1: have just gotten Gino Smith for one year from the 739 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: Raiders for nothing. Why are you going to get Malik Willis. Okay, 740 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:37,719 Speaker 1: Malik Willis, you don't know how good he's gonna be. 741 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:40,759 Speaker 1: But what the Dolphins are doing is, hey, we're bringing 742 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:43,760 Speaker 1: him Malik Willis, and we're giving him no weapons, nobody 743 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 1: to work with whatsoever, Absolutely nobody. We're giving him nothing. 744 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:49,399 Speaker 1: So how good are they really gonna be now over 745 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,560 Speaker 1: the course of the season. Tanking is an imperfect science. Right, 746 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 1: the Jets did a great job taking last year. They 747 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:56,360 Speaker 1: got him all the way to number two in a 748 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:59,000 Speaker 1: one quarterback draft. Okay, so that shows you what happens 749 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: with tanking. Sometimes the Dolphins clearly are tanking. They want 750 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 1: Arch Manning, Dante Moore, Whoever's gonna be up at the 751 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: top of the quarterback great quarterback class. But you never 752 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:12,279 Speaker 1: know how things happen in the NFL. Maybe their tank 753 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:14,719 Speaker 1: job is great and they pick first. Maybe their tank 754 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:16,879 Speaker 1: job is okay and they pick ninth, so they don't 755 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: get either their top three choices at quarterback. Getting Malik 756 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:24,400 Speaker 1: Willis has helped them because if they tank next a 757 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,440 Speaker 1: new and is Malik Willis that much of an upgrade 758 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: over Gino Smith over some other guys? Not really, right, 759 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:33,080 Speaker 1: this wasn't a great offseason. So if they have Malik Willis, 760 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 1: let's say they tank greatly and they pick first, Well, 761 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:37,920 Speaker 1: guess what you can trade Malik Willis. Someone's gonna take 762 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 1: him in two years and thirty million dollars on his 763 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 1: contract as long as he plays okay. If there's a 764 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: market for Gino Smith this year, someone will trade for 765 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:47,439 Speaker 1: Malik Willis next year if you need to. But if 766 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:50,359 Speaker 1: you don't and he plays okay, well then you got 767 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: all the draft picks around him, and maybe you have 768 00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:54,960 Speaker 1: your quarterback of the president future. You got two more 769 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,839 Speaker 1: years to find out. So while it seems a little 770 00:37:57,840 --> 00:37:59,439 Speaker 1: weird that if you're tanking, why would you have Malik 771 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 1: Willis all that money, it's really not that much. It's 772 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: not much after this year. But what it is is 773 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,400 Speaker 1: they're not gonna win many more games with him if 774 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: there is a difference at all, and they protect themselves 775 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 1: if the tank job doesn't go the way they need to. 776 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,360 Speaker 1: They're now set up for either scenario next year of 777 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:18,000 Speaker 1: taking a quarterback at the top, or we take everywhere 778 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 1: else and we have our quarterback. 779 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:20,440 Speaker 3: Well that's it. 780 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 4: He's cheap, right, three years, sixty seven million dollars, That 781 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 4: Obviously the coaching staff they brought in their guy that 782 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 4: they'd been with in Green Bay. So now you start 783 00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 4: to build the HCHN conversation is funny, right final year 784 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,960 Speaker 4: of his deal. So either he gets spun off here 785 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:42,080 Speaker 4: ahead of the draft or by mid season when we're 786 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,640 Speaker 4: starting to look at the trade deadline, there's gonna be 787 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 4: a contender that needs a running back. And he's one 788 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,120 Speaker 4: of the most explosive in the game when we're talking 789 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:51,640 Speaker 4: about yards per carry and the ability to take at 790 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:54,840 Speaker 4: the distance. He's a great one. But yeah, rip it 791 00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:57,840 Speaker 4: down to the studs. You got one last piece. Malik 792 00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 4: Willis gives you the cell job for Hope, and you 793 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:04,400 Speaker 4: see what he can do with a bit of a 794 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:08,600 Speaker 4: lesser or rising cast, depending on which which way you 795 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:10,640 Speaker 4: want to spin that. Right, A bunch of guys that 796 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:14,319 Speaker 4: will be getting their opportunity with the veteran options out. 797 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 4: Now you go to the Denver side of things. Courtland 798 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:20,400 Speaker 4: Sutton has been fantastic. You pair him up with Waddell, 799 00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:23,920 Speaker 4: You've got Mims, You've got Franklin, You've got a number 800 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 4: of options there. You have JK. Dobbins as your number one. Obviously, 801 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 4: you need to make sure, you've got insurance in the backfield, 802 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:34,440 Speaker 4: but you only had to give up the thirtieth overall 803 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 4: pick for it and a couple of lower round draft choices. Yeah, 804 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:41,360 Speaker 4: you push all in for bow Nicks because this is 805 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:43,759 Speaker 4: the year you have to decide, because we watched it 806 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 4: over the course of the season, made some big plays, 807 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:48,560 Speaker 4: also had times where it didn't seem like he and 808 00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:52,120 Speaker 4: Sean Payton necessarily loved each other. So coming off a 809 00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 4: big injury, you arm him with the best cast that 810 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,680 Speaker 4: you can. You got a great defense that was flying 811 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 4: around with a league high sacked total. All of that 812 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:05,000 Speaker 4: you push in on bow Nicks. And if at the 813 00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:08,680 Speaker 4: end of the season you're not getting consistent play, guess what, 814 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:12,240 Speaker 4: you start casting an eye towards your your quarterback position. 815 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,960 Speaker 4: But in the interim, you gave him all the weapons 816 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,640 Speaker 4: you can. For Jalen Waddle, he went as Toua did, 817 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 4: and certainly you had other weapons that took up some 818 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:24,239 Speaker 4: of the oxygen, whether it was eight ch Hans increased 819 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:26,960 Speaker 4: role in Miami or the fact that for that twenty 820 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 4: four season you had John neu Smith who's sucked up 821 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:35,040 Speaker 4: eighty catches. Well, now you get back to the outside 822 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:37,840 Speaker 4: and a quarterback who's got the arm and ability to 823 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:39,160 Speaker 4: work outside the numbers. 824 00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:42,680 Speaker 1: I mean sometimes tanking is an art form. Watch that 825 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:44,919 Speaker 1: this battle with the Jets and the Dolphins is gonna 826 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:46,160 Speaker 1: be absolutely outstaying. 827 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, you're gonna win six games by accidents. Win that battle. 828 00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:54,359 Speaker 1: Exit outbout a Fresco exit swollen dome. Jason Smith, Mike 829 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 1: Harmon coming up next. You're not gonna believe who I'm 830 00:40:56,880 --> 00:41:00,440 Speaker 1: gonna say I felt sorry for at the WBC tonight. 831 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:02,160 Speaker 1: That's next. This is Fox