1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: I woke up captivated by Dylan Floro's pitching. Today is 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: September tenth, im at Weardal and this is big Fish, 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Small Pod. Following up on a Marlins series win against 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: the Mets at Lone Depot and ahead of a series 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: in Atlanta this weekend. Last night, Hazus Lozarda got the 6 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: start against Marcus Stroman, a great pitching matchup both just 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: absolutely amazing stuff and good pitchers on top of it. 8 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: Marcus Stroman in particular, Hazuslizard is still like finding his 9 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: footing in the bigs getting to that point. He had 10 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: perhaps his best start as a Marlin last night, collecting 11 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: twenty four swinging strikes and all striking out eight, walking 12 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: four across five and two thirds. He did allow two runs, 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: but really the story of the game was the Marlins 14 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: just execution in the bullpeng Some things are leveling out, 15 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: even as the season is daring absent. Really exciting to 16 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: me to like look at a game and see just 17 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: a closer execute for the Marlins. Win a one run game, 18 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: just get it done in the ninth, one ball at 19 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: two strike, swing it of it hits. Some Marlins win. 20 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: So yesterday early in the game, Marlins trying to get 21 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: through against Marcus Stroman. Pretty much he let the Martins 22 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: get through to him a hip by pitch to Eddie 23 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: Alvarez got a man on. Miguel Rojas came on really 24 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: like slowed down the game with his plate appearance, just 25 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,279 Speaker 1: like milked the fact that they had the leadoff runner 26 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: against Marcus Stroman. He got a single, brought Eddie over, 27 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: and then Jazz of feudis Choice RBI just put the 28 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: ball in play, got the run in. He came in, 29 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: stole second. He wouldn't come around to score. But I 30 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: want you to, like just pay attention to the way 31 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: Jazz runs. He's just like a like a perfect baseball athlete. Obviously, 32 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: he has amazing speed that's been like well documented, but 33 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: just the way he tags from second to third on 34 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: that like De la Cruz fly ball, he just had 35 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: like the like particular like float you want in the sport. 36 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: He was able to get back to the base, pop 37 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: up to like his max speed super fast, just like 38 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: a stride or two, and then get down quick to third. 39 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: He had that like bounce about the bases that that 40 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: I saw last night for the first time. I'm not 41 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: sure I've seen like a base runner quite like do 42 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: that small note totally don't want to get bogged down 43 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: in it. Because the game kept going pretty tightly, Like 44 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: in the seventh inning, Anthony Bass came on, I'm mostly 45 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: skipping over heyesus Luz artists start. We've I've talked about 46 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: him a lot on this pod, and the game recap 47 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: goes into it as well. So Anthony Bass in the 48 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: seventh trying to like lock it down. Yeah, Isan Diaz 49 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: ground ball to him. He didn't make the play to first. 50 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: It looked like the type of play that like only 51 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: really like a Brian Anderson who can like swiftly feel 52 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: the ball, bring it up and then like have his 53 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: body facing towards first and throw it, whereas Issan kind 54 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: of like needs to have it like all aligned. I'm 55 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: not like like privy to his like numbers or anything, 56 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: but I imagine that, like there could be some sort 57 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: of like arm strength thing going on with Isan that 58 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: makes him need to like fully like load his body 59 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: the way he does on that like long throw from 60 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: third to first. But whatever, he didn't really matter. Anthony 61 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:17,119 Speaker 1: Bass just kept like painting the zone versus Stroman getting 62 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: Chases got out of the ning pretty swiftly. Then later 63 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: on Marlin's down two to one, they got two against Haasy'slizardo, 64 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: So it's coming down to clutch time really when you 65 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: needed it. Lewis Bridson worked along at bat and beat 66 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: out an infield single that scored the run again Isan Diaz. 67 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: He'd gotten on base prior with his single of his own, 68 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: and that tied the game. Obviously, Jazz's blast really like 69 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: put the game in the marlins favor for them really 70 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: the first time all game, and the Marlins were able 71 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: to then turn to Dylan Floro to close it out. 72 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: They did totally like beat up on the Mets with 73 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: their bullpen options like Bender, Bleier, Floro pop Mass that 74 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,559 Speaker 1: in my mind is kind of like your A list 75 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: bullpen options. At this point, totally could be said that 76 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: some of those B list options are as deserving as 77 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: the quote A list options. I don't know why I 78 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: made up that construct just now, but the fact that 79 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: the Marlins were going aggressively for the series win is 80 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: to me, like, I yes, more of that. Dylan came 81 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: out of facing Dominic Smith. Alex Jackson set up outside 82 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: Dylan Flora hit a spot with a fastball, got a 83 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: foul quick strike. Then then Alex Sjacksons set up and 84 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: in and Dylan Floro threw fastball up and in got 85 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: a swinging strike. Dominic Smith just went like right through it, 86 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: noticing that really it was a matter of hitting that 87 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: same spot again. Alex Jackson set up again, up and in, 88 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: Dylan Floro again executed it and ramped it up a bit. 89 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 1: His like that third pitch to Dominic Smith had just 90 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: like a little more zip to it, still high, still 91 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: out of the way, but that extra level of bringing 92 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: it with his fastball. That's another way to get a 93 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 1: guy out. That's just beautiful pitching. To be able to 94 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: first of all, have like the feel that you should 95 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: ramp it up a bit and to do it, hit 96 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: your spot and get the batter out. Moving on, James 97 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: mccannon came in and Dylan Floyer got like a little 98 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: bit a little bit off here like Alex shacks would 99 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: set up away for the off speed and got a foul, 100 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: but it was like a little bit closer than like away. 101 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: Then fastball in was the call went like a little 102 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: bit low and away for a ball. Another set up 103 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: in another foul. This at bat got like out of 104 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: focus fast. But what I think happened in it, there 105 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: was a moment where like Alex Jackson just like signaled away, 106 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: Dylan Flora threw it away. It was just like a 107 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: pitch away, just a full reset. It was ball three, 108 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: but it totally like just took the expectation away from 109 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: the hitter. It wasn't clear what was going to be 110 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: thrown next. So Dylan Flora hit that same spot away, 111 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: but this time with his off speed, got that ground ball, 112 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: got the out, wasting a pitch but re establishing an 113 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: expectation and giving James McCann a spot to like look 114 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: at to then compare to to then totally like trick 115 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: him and make him swing. Weekly had a breaking pitch, 116 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: So two outs Jonathan Vr up first off, just a 117 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: fastball for a strike and VR just let him have it. 118 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: Then he went up in a way and missed a 119 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: good bit up. But the next two pitches, another fastball 120 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: for a strike and then a fastball up to swing 121 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: and miss. With that, I like, I feel like Jonathan 122 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: Vr just has trouble changing eye lines. That like rings 123 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: true to me having watched him in twenty twenty with 124 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: the Marlins. I wasn't like with like that much like 125 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: scrutiny on it. So like fully I might be just 126 00:08:55,200 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: deceiving myself on this Friday, September tenth, but like it 127 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: was so transparent what Flora did with him last night 128 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: that like someone had to have known right. A quick 129 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:16,079 Speaker 1: inning pretty much just straight attacking these Mets hitters, not 130 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: like they're like top of the lineup guys, but nevertheless 131 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: a series win, after which Mets owners Stephen Cohen tweeted, 132 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: I know how much some of you care about this team. 133 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: It doesn't go unnoticed, a message that he must have 134 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: meant and felt needed to be said. After falling now 135 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:46,119 Speaker 1: to seventy and seventy one on the year, the Marlins 136 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: have perhaps begun to drag their nl e's components through 137 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: the mud of September. First pitch tonight against the Braves 138 00:09:56,200 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: is at seven twenty Eastern Standard time. Ian Anderson versus 139 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 1: Trevor Rogers Farm System update up on Fish Stripes really cool. 140 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: Check it out. This weekend we will debut a new 141 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: show here on the fishs Stripes podcast channel, so look 142 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: forward to that. But for now, I have been at 143 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: wordal big Fish small Pot will be back next week.