WEBVTT - Red Sox can’t lose, Braves too, Did the Orioles rebuild fail? 0:00:02.040 --> 0:00:05.280 Frasier Friday, and I mean it's not really Broctober yet, 0:00:05.280 --> 0:00:07.760 but Brad Brock with us too, and Todd Fraser of 0:00:07.800 --> 0:00:11.040 course it's Scottie Braun. What's up, guys, Todd father? So 0:00:11.039 --> 0:00:13.320 I want to start this way. Okay, you guys played 0:00:13.360 --> 0:00:15.800 with each other a little bit on the Mets. You 0:00:15.840 --> 0:00:19.599 know how you get a phone call or teams or 0:00:19.600 --> 0:00:21.360 players or somebody could get a phone call around the 0:00:21.360 --> 0:00:23.079 trade deadline? Hey, what do you got on this guy? 0:00:23.200 --> 0:00:23.279 Like? 0:00:23.440 --> 0:00:23.480 You? 0:00:23.560 --> 0:00:23.759 Good? 0:00:23.880 --> 0:00:25.520 Good people? Give me anything else? 0:00:25.640 --> 0:00:25.800 Right? 0:00:25.880 --> 0:00:29.080 So, and you can't. You can't say just a great dude. 0:00:29.160 --> 0:00:30.800 You have to give me a little bit more. So 0:00:31.040 --> 0:00:32.599 tell me what you would have said if you got 0:00:32.600 --> 0:00:34.960 a quick call on Brad Brock, and then Brad can 0:00:35.000 --> 0:00:36.559 answer what he would have said about you. 0:00:37.479 --> 0:00:39.960 Yeah, I mean for me, it was simple. Balls of 0:00:40.040 --> 0:00:42.560 steel is what my first three words would have said. 0:00:44.080 --> 0:00:47.000 We would have went on from there. Jersey guy takes 0:00:47.000 --> 0:00:50.639 pride in what he does. He's gritty, he's gonna he's 0:00:50.680 --> 0:00:52.479 gonna wear his heart on his sleeve out there. He's 0:00:52.479 --> 0:00:55.240 gonna get angry when he's not doing well. But that's 0:00:55.280 --> 0:00:57.400 the grit inside of him. That's what he's born to 0:00:57.440 --> 0:00:59.360 do and that's where he's from. So you want a 0:00:59.400 --> 0:01:02.360 guy that's gonna be calm, cool and collective, or you 0:01:02.400 --> 0:01:04.360 want a guy that's gonna be balls to the wall. 0:01:04.840 --> 0:01:07.759 I'm gonna dominate you, let you know, and I'm gonna 0:01:07.760 --> 0:01:09.600 get pissed off about it because I feel like I 0:01:09.640 --> 0:01:12.039 got more in the tank even after he does really good. 0:01:12.520 --> 0:01:14.240 I want you. I like that. 0:01:14.520 --> 0:01:16.720 If I'm the gym on the phone, I'm like Todd 0:01:16.959 --> 0:01:20.560 mids midway through your soliloquy, I actually already traded for him. 0:01:20.560 --> 0:01:21.240 That was beautiful. 0:01:21.280 --> 0:01:21.600 Thank you. 0:01:21.720 --> 0:01:24.400 We got Brad Brock. Okay, Brad. Now I'm looking into 0:01:24.440 --> 0:01:25.040 Todd Frazier. 0:01:25.120 --> 0:01:25.720 What do you got? 0:01:26.720 --> 0:01:27.240 Oh man? 0:01:27.440 --> 0:01:29.880 What can't you say about Todd? He's uh, he's gonna 0:01:29.880 --> 0:01:31.800 go out there. He's gonna play every day, same thing. 0:01:31.840 --> 0:01:34.000 He's gonna wear his emotions on his sleeves. But at 0:01:34.000 --> 0:01:35.479 the end of the day, he's gonna play hard every 0:01:35.480 --> 0:01:38.400 single day in the clubhouse. He's gonna ruffle some feathers. 0:01:38.440 --> 0:01:40.800 Good and Dad both. Uh, you know, just kind of 0:01:40.800 --> 0:01:43.480 get the guys together and just everybody as a team. 0:01:43.480 --> 0:01:45.440 You're either gonna love him, hate him, or somewhere in 0:01:45.440 --> 0:01:47.800 the middle. But either way, you're gonna respect the way 0:01:47.800 --> 0:01:50.280 he plays and the way he goes about his business. 0:01:50.320 --> 0:01:53.240 So I found my GM. I want him on my team, 0:01:53.280 --> 0:01:55.200 and he's gonna help you win ball games. 0:01:55.680 --> 0:01:58.560 It'd be like our current club. Ass it's a little quiet, 0:01:58.880 --> 0:02:00.760 nobody sings this will help. 0:02:01.720 --> 0:02:05.280 Yeah, yeah, he definitely. Uh. He gets it loud, that's 0:02:05.320 --> 0:02:07.520 for sure. When he came over again in twenty twenty. 0:02:07.560 --> 0:02:09.120 Obviously he knew all the guys at the Mets, but 0:02:09.600 --> 0:02:11.760 cloud Clubhouse got a little bit louder as soon as 0:02:11.760 --> 0:02:12.560 he showed it back up. 0:02:13.840 --> 0:02:16.799 That's good. I love him hate him in between. Man, 0:02:16.880 --> 0:02:17.880 that one hurt a little bit. 0:02:17.960 --> 0:02:19.880 Damn, it's all you know. 0:02:19.960 --> 0:02:23.440 It's you. Andy, are gonna have a little talk after that. 0:02:23.960 --> 0:02:27.919 You didn't like that portion of the scouting, Well he didn't. 0:02:27.960 --> 0:02:29.600 He didn't like me, that's what he was saying. 0:02:29.639 --> 0:02:30.320 That's not true. 0:02:30.600 --> 0:02:35.960 That's media immediate. If they're media love, because I know you. 0:02:36.240 --> 0:02:38.720 If there's tough love, you're gonna you're gonna give it 0:02:38.840 --> 0:02:41.120 right to a youngster that might need to hear. Hey, 0:02:41.280 --> 0:02:43.800 hey buddy, you got to show up on time. Okay, 0:02:43.840 --> 0:02:45.880 we're all here. I need you to come here. So 0:02:46.480 --> 0:02:48.760 somebody might not like that, but they need to hear it. 0:02:50.480 --> 0:02:50.840 That's all. 0:02:50.840 --> 0:02:52.880 I mean, you missed the part at the end about 0:02:52.919 --> 0:02:54.320 you're gonna respect him regardless. 0:02:54.360 --> 0:02:55.400 So it's you know, it's not. 0:02:55.400 --> 0:02:57.839 I didn't hear Yeah, not my white thing went off, 0:02:57.919 --> 0:02:58.320 my fault. 0:02:58.440 --> 0:03:03.040 Yeah, all right, Well let's get into some ball talk then, 0:03:03.120 --> 0:03:04.840 shall we. Let's see what you guys have for me 0:03:04.919 --> 0:03:07.400 on the Ale East. Let's charge. 0:03:08.440 --> 0:03:09.480 Let's charge out. 0:03:10.680 --> 0:03:13.840 The Red Sox are so smoking hot right now, Todd Father. 0:03:14.000 --> 0:03:16.800 So they've won eight in a row. They picked up 0:03:16.800 --> 0:03:19.640 another little sweep against the White Sox in a really 0:03:19.680 --> 0:03:24.040 fun back and forth battle. Since July third, they're twenty 0:03:24.280 --> 0:03:28.760 six and three. We are over a month from July third. 0:03:28.760 --> 0:03:31.760 It's August seventh, as we're doing this, twenty six and 0:03:31.880 --> 0:03:35.720 three since July three. Nobody saw this coming, And if 0:03:35.760 --> 0:03:37.760 anyone thinks they saw it coming, they're lying. 0:03:39.360 --> 0:03:42.360 Yeah, this is incredible. I gotta be honest with you. 0:03:42.520 --> 0:03:45.760 I mean, I remember before they all start breaking, know, 0:03:45.760 --> 0:03:48.520 they went on their little run, but like even before that, 0:03:48.680 --> 0:03:51.560 we're like, man, talk about a disappointment. 0:03:51.720 --> 0:03:53.119 And now you're looking. 0:03:53.200 --> 0:03:56.520 This, this is incredible and they're beating good teams, and 0:03:56.520 --> 0:03:59.520 they're going out there and dominating and they're finding ways 0:03:59.560 --> 0:04:01.560 to win. I mean even the close games with a 0:04:01.560 --> 0:04:04.880 lot of runs scored. Yesterday was a key example of 0:04:04.880 --> 0:04:07.640 that whole thing, not giving up, you know, going down 0:04:07.680 --> 0:04:11.000 four runs, coming back, finding a way to get it closer, 0:04:11.040 --> 0:04:14.480 even after a couple of mistakes, and you know, they 0:04:14.520 --> 0:04:16.360 go in extra innings. 0:04:17.400 --> 0:04:18.320 And win the game. 0:04:18.520 --> 0:04:21.039 This is the team that would never do that two 0:04:21.040 --> 0:04:25.520 months ago. I don't know, they're just finding ways to 0:04:25.600 --> 0:04:28.000 do it. Jaron Duran, there's been a lot of talks 0:04:28.000 --> 0:04:30.120 about him, and you know what his problems are. 0:04:30.520 --> 0:04:31.480 I think they like it. 0:04:31.560 --> 0:04:34.760 I think that online Contreras having fun being relaxed now 0:04:34.800 --> 0:04:37.920 after the whole big thing. I think that kick started 0:04:38.040 --> 0:04:41.560 everything once he got upset, you know, over a pitch 0:04:42.040 --> 0:04:44.880 and you know, a little trash talk. I think that 0:04:45.000 --> 0:04:46.839 woke them up. And you're seeing it right here. They're 0:04:46.880 --> 0:04:51.120 five games out of the Rays. I never thought that 0:04:51.160 --> 0:04:53.880 would happen the wild Card. They're doing really well there 0:04:53.920 --> 0:04:57.400 and this is a team that you probably if you're 0:04:57.400 --> 0:04:58.960 facing them right now on the plus, you don't want 0:04:58.960 --> 0:05:01.640 to see this team, you know, barring no injuries, as 0:05:01.640 --> 0:05:03.919 they move forward, and the guys are still cruising. This 0:05:04.000 --> 0:05:04.800 is a team you don't. 0:05:04.680 --> 0:05:07.760 Want to see, yeah, And I think it just kind 0:05:07.760 --> 0:05:09.720 of starts with the pitching side of things when you 0:05:09.760 --> 0:05:10.800 look at this starting rotation. 0:05:10.920 --> 0:05:12.400 They've kind of pitched. 0:05:12.080 --> 0:05:15.000 All year long, and they've really gone to another gear 0:05:15.040 --> 0:05:17.240 here in the second half and right before the All 0:05:17.240 --> 0:05:18.880 Star break, and I just think that's where it kind 0:05:18.880 --> 0:05:21.839 of starts. And the offense has met them, and I 0:05:21.839 --> 0:05:25.240 think when you put all that together, it puts. 0:05:25.000 --> 0:05:26.440 A good team out there, and they just. 0:05:26.520 --> 0:05:28.320 When you watch them play right now, it's almost like 0:05:28.680 --> 0:05:30.960 you have to turn their game regardless of the score, 0:05:31.040 --> 0:05:33.040 because they're either if they're behind, they're going to come 0:05:33.080 --> 0:05:35.360 back and tie and take the lead, or if they're ahead, 0:05:35.400 --> 0:05:37.240 you just want to buy how much they're going to win. 0:05:37.680 --> 0:05:40.120 And the back guys in their bullpen right now are 0:05:40.160 --> 0:05:41.680 just pitching lights out also, so. 0:05:42.040 --> 0:05:43.960 The game gets in the sixth inning, you have a 0:05:44.000 --> 0:05:45.440 Steve Hill to climb to come back. 0:05:45.480 --> 0:05:48.400 So Garret Crochet if he comes back before the season too, 0:05:48.440 --> 0:05:51.640 you just add another formidable arm in there. Adley Rushman 0:05:51.680 --> 0:05:53.240 just got traded over, so you're gonna be adding a 0:05:53.240 --> 0:05:56.279 great bat and a good leader. Behind the plate there also, 0:05:56.360 --> 0:05:58.400 So I just I don't see this team slowing down. 0:05:58.400 --> 0:05:59.800 And like I said, I just think it comes down 0:05:59.839 --> 0:06:01.840 to the pitching. You can see the stat there third 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:05.880 in MLB in pitching er and I just think they 0:06:05.880 --> 0:06:08.000 do all the little things right. They play good defense, 0:06:08.000 --> 0:06:10.160 they run the bases well, they have speed, they can 0:06:10.200 --> 0:06:12.120 hurt you in stolen bases, they can take the extra 0:06:12.120 --> 0:06:14.120 base when they need to, and I guess that you 0:06:14.160 --> 0:06:16.240 when you kind of put all that together, it's just 0:06:16.279 --> 0:06:17.080 a winning ball club. 0:06:17.080 --> 0:06:18.880 And they're just they're fun to watch right now. 0:06:19.680 --> 0:06:22.720 And Todd Father, we were just showing the stat line 0:06:22.760 --> 0:06:25.479 on on base percentage for some of their leaders. And 0:06:25.520 --> 0:06:28.240 Wilson contrast, didn't play yesterday. I think he's got some 0:06:28.279 --> 0:06:31.120 sickness something that stay to day where he'll be back soon. 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:36.400 Three ninety five on base percentage. The first baseman for 0:06:36.440 --> 0:06:38.880 the Red Sox can pick it too. He's become a 0:06:38.880 --> 0:06:41.880 really good defender, and he's just overall now one of 0:06:41.920 --> 0:06:44.600 the best first basemen in baseball. It was a brilliant 0:06:44.720 --> 0:06:47.480 off season pickup. I remember when we were talking about it, 0:06:47.520 --> 0:06:50.680 I think around winter meetings, because when we were discussing 0:06:50.680 --> 0:06:53.600 the Mets and how they can recover from a Pete 0:06:53.600 --> 0:06:56.520 Alonzo departure I brought up. I was like, man Wilson 0:06:56.560 --> 0:06:58.560 Contreres could fit a spot. They ended up going more 0:06:58.600 --> 0:07:01.560 of the Jorge Polanka ro out. My gosh, look at 0:07:01.600 --> 0:07:04.040 the difference between those two players. Planco. I mean, he's 0:07:04.040 --> 0:07:07.120 been hurt a bit, but is nothing close to what 0:07:07.200 --> 0:07:10.240 Contreras is contributing to this team. Emotionally of course, but 0:07:10.320 --> 0:07:12.640 also on the field. I mean he gets on base 0:07:12.720 --> 0:07:14.200 four to ten times. 0:07:14.960 --> 0:07:17.480 And think about this, like we talk we I don't 0:07:17.480 --> 0:07:19.600 know now, but talking about this back in the day, 0:07:20.120 --> 0:07:23.320 you see catchers all the time take ground balls during 0:07:23.360 --> 0:07:27.080 batting practice and fundamentally sound. They're digging in their dirt, 0:07:27.120 --> 0:07:29.800 they're getting their cleats in the dirt. They're knocking balls down. 0:07:29.840 --> 0:07:32.600 They're not afraid of getting in there and knocking a 0:07:32.600 --> 0:07:35.800 ball down. And think about first base, hot shot, find 0:07:35.800 --> 0:07:37.320 a way to knock the ball down, get the guy 0:07:37.360 --> 0:07:40.600 out picking baseballs. They do it all the time on pitches, 0:07:40.880 --> 0:07:44.440 and Wilson Contreras has been phenomenal. Not the tallest guy. 0:07:44.520 --> 0:07:47.960 I would be looking for a taller guy. But if 0:07:47.960 --> 0:07:49.640 you know how to throw the ball, across the diamond, 0:07:49.680 --> 0:07:52.679 you're good. And he's proved that height doesn't matter over there. 0:07:52.880 --> 0:07:55.640 He's plenty fine of doing his job and making the 0:07:55.680 --> 0:07:59.360 plays and knocking baseballs down. So kudos to him too. 0:07:59.560 --> 0:08:02.320 Yeah, and Brad, I know you mentioned the pitching first 0:08:02.360 --> 0:08:05.280 time around, but next go around here the offense has 0:08:05.320 --> 0:08:07.800 completely changed. I mean we were looking at their offense 0:08:07.840 --> 0:08:10.800 like where's the pop, where's the scoring at home? All 0:08:10.840 --> 0:08:13.360 of that has gone away, and we've seen guys like 0:08:13.480 --> 0:08:16.480 Rafaela take off, Willi or Bray is really clutch for them. 0:08:16.800 --> 0:08:19.800 All of this, plus I know we're not relying on it. 0:08:20.720 --> 0:08:23.240 Roman Anthony could come back at some point this year. 0:08:23.240 --> 0:08:25.920 I know it's taken him a super long time to 0:08:25.960 --> 0:08:27.400 sit out right now, and it was kind of a 0:08:27.400 --> 0:08:31.040 weird injury diagnosis, but he could come back right It's 0:08:31.160 --> 0:08:33.920 much quicker in terms of the progress for a position 0:08:34.000 --> 0:08:36.360 player than it is for a pitcher. If a pitcher 0:08:36.400 --> 0:08:37.880 is in trouble at this time of year, and they're 0:08:37.920 --> 0:08:40.000 not even getting going with progressions, like they're not going 0:08:40.080 --> 0:08:42.480 to be giving you six innings in October. But Roman 0:08:42.520 --> 0:08:45.240 Anthony was supposed to be the best hitter on this team. 0:08:45.480 --> 0:08:48.240 Entering twenty twenty six, they in fact, probably were relying 0:08:48.240 --> 0:08:51.120 on him too much and now they haven't had to. 0:08:51.440 --> 0:08:55.760 But if he does come back, that changes things. 0:08:55.520 --> 0:08:57.280 Yeah big time. I mean, you think about what he 0:08:57.280 --> 0:09:00.280 did during the WBC and you had that bad to 0:09:00.360 --> 0:09:03.880 this lineup and is the World World Series contender. I 0:09:03.880 --> 0:09:06.040 can't help but keep thinking about that, I know, back 0:09:06.080 --> 0:09:08.559 in April, and may you be like, you're crazy to 0:09:08.640 --> 0:09:11.079 think that, But this team has really turned it around. 0:09:11.120 --> 0:09:13.079 I mean, Femway Park last night, if you haven't to 0:09:13.120 --> 0:09:15.720 turn that game on, it was absolutely rocking and the 0:09:15.720 --> 0:09:18.920 players just did everything to win that game. And you know, 0:09:18.960 --> 0:09:21.360 they get down by two in the tenth and come 0:09:21.400 --> 0:09:23.199 back and score two to tie, then they score one 0:09:23.200 --> 0:09:27.800 in the eleventh and then the twelfth. It's just it's incredible. 0:09:27.840 --> 0:09:29.800 Right now. You just think that they're always going to 0:09:29.840 --> 0:09:31.720 come back and they always are there. But like you said, 0:09:31.720 --> 0:09:33.760 if you can add Roman Anthony to the middle of 0:09:33.760 --> 0:09:36.160 that lineup, man, this is a scary team to look 0:09:36.200 --> 0:09:37.640 at here moving towards October. 0:09:38.360 --> 0:09:41.280 All right, So let's finish with this, Todd Father. How 0:09:41.320 --> 0:09:42.080 good are they? 0:09:42.280 --> 0:09:42.480 Right? 0:09:42.520 --> 0:09:44.640 So we're seeing them play their best ball at this point. 0:09:44.679 --> 0:09:47.360 In the season. They're very firmly in a nice position 0:09:47.400 --> 0:09:49.480 for a wild card seat. At the moment, they have 0:09:49.520 --> 0:09:51.960 an outside chance at the division. Do you think this 0:09:52.120 --> 0:09:55.200 is a team that's going to be a problem in 0:09:55.280 --> 0:09:58.160 October in an American league that's really down in general 0:09:58.200 --> 0:09:58.600 this year? 0:09:59.400 --> 0:09:59.840 Yeah, I do. 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:02.800 I mean, coming in, you thought the Yankees were the 0:10:02.840 --> 0:10:06.760 team to be as usual, you know, looking at numbers, 0:10:06.760 --> 0:10:09.839 looking at teams, you thought the Orioles were going to 0:10:09.880 --> 0:10:10.440 make a move. 0:10:10.520 --> 0:10:14.760 That's not happening. The Tiger is not happening. The Mariners, 0:10:15.280 --> 0:10:16.760 you know, we talk about them all the time. 0:10:16.920 --> 0:10:20.760 Yeah, this is gonna be This is gonna be really 0:10:20.840 --> 0:10:24.760 hard to decide. You've got to see who's healthy come 0:10:25.559 --> 0:10:29.120 playoff Game one. But again, I think this is one 0:10:29.160 --> 0:10:30.040 of the top teams. 0:10:30.080 --> 0:10:30.240 Now. 0:10:30.280 --> 0:10:32.800 It's so funny how we're talking like this. The ebbs 0:10:32.800 --> 0:10:35.720 and flows of the years, people wrote this team off 0:10:36.200 --> 0:10:38.679 and now it's like, whoa, you don't want to be 0:10:38.760 --> 0:10:41.080 facing this team anymore. They're clicking at the right time. 0:10:41.200 --> 0:10:44.439 So yes, you want to. You face this team opening round, 0:10:44.520 --> 0:10:47.080 You're in for a dog fight. So I think there 0:10:47.120 --> 0:10:49.120 is an opportunity for this team to make a run 0:10:49.200 --> 0:10:50.119 a big run. 0:10:50.280 --> 0:10:52.720 And Brad for you the same question, but also to 0:10:52.760 --> 0:10:55.520 add to it, just because you've seen him, You've got 0:10:55.760 --> 0:10:59.200 your Birdland territory show, you're covering the Orioles more than 0:10:59.240 --> 0:11:01.960 any other team. Can you tell me what you think 0:11:02.040 --> 0:11:04.800 the impact could be from Adlee Rutchman when he returns. 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:07.200 And also, I know you're not going to play doctor, 0:11:07.280 --> 0:11:09.400 but you know, just giving us a rundown of what 0:11:09.440 --> 0:11:11.160 he's been going through this year. I know, I think 0:11:11.200 --> 0:11:13.120 this is his third I Elston right now. 0:11:13.920 --> 0:11:16.120 Yeah, I think when he comes back, it's just gonna 0:11:16.120 --> 0:11:18.920 add another lineup guy, but also somebody who knows how 0:11:18.960 --> 0:11:22.640 to handle a pitching staff, starters, relievers, everybody. He's such 0:11:22.679 --> 0:11:24.640 a leader back behind the plate and he's got a canon, 0:11:24.760 --> 0:11:27.360 so you pretty much eliminate the running game and that's huge. 0:11:27.400 --> 0:11:30.160 Come October baseball, and I think he's he's on the 0:11:30.160 --> 0:11:30.960 way to recovery. 0:11:31.240 --> 0:11:32.800 He's had a couple of weird injuries this year. 0:11:32.840 --> 0:11:35.199 He had a concussion where an Aaron throw hit him 0:11:35.200 --> 0:11:35.960 in the helmet as. 0:11:35.840 --> 0:11:38.440 He was running the first base, so that was unfortunate. 0:11:38.520 --> 0:11:40.559 This last one is kind of a risk injury that 0:11:41.520 --> 0:11:42.640 there was really no details. 0:11:42.640 --> 0:11:43.840 It just said they were it was kind. 0:11:43.760 --> 0:11:46.000 Of bothering him for a little bit, and that's kind 0:11:46.000 --> 0:11:47.920 of where they left it up until he got traded. 0:11:48.000 --> 0:11:49.040 So it sounds like. 0:11:49.040 --> 0:11:51.640 He's getting ready to do his rehab and I just 0:11:51.640 --> 0:11:53.000 think when he gets over there, he's going to be 0:11:53.000 --> 0:11:55.160 in the lineup every day and being a switch hitter 0:11:55.640 --> 0:11:57.600 at Fenway Park, especially if you're a left you can 0:11:57.679 --> 0:12:00.560 hit it off the monster. If you're righty, same thing, 0:12:00.600 --> 0:12:02.200 you can hit it over the monster. So I just 0:12:02.240 --> 0:12:05.080 think that ballpark really plays well for his style of 0:12:05.120 --> 0:12:07.280 baseball and especially his hitting side. 0:12:08.440 --> 0:12:11.360 Hey, last thing, so, Craig Wrestler received a ton of heat. 0:12:11.480 --> 0:12:14.520 We've given him heat on this show, and there have 0:12:14.559 --> 0:12:16.839 been stories about how he has evolved into the role. 0:12:16.920 --> 0:12:19.079 Sometimes you judge people on the role a little bit 0:12:19.559 --> 0:12:22.840 too soon. Well, some radio stations up in Boston were 0:12:22.840 --> 0:12:25.720 given it to him, and one of them received a 0:12:25.760 --> 0:12:27.080 little bit of a mic drop. 0:12:26.920 --> 0:12:29.559 Back, Craig. 0:12:29.640 --> 0:12:32.120 There are some who listen to this show who believe 0:12:32.240 --> 0:12:36.360 that I have not issued a suitable enough apology for 0:12:36.559 --> 0:12:41.559 a brief period of skepticism about how you do your job. 0:12:41.720 --> 0:12:46.719 So first and foremost, I have apologized that wasn't good 0:12:46.840 --> 0:12:48.280 enough or should I go deeper. 0:12:49.760 --> 0:12:50.280 I'm not going to. 0:12:50.280 --> 0:12:54.520 Stand in the way if you want to continue. 0:12:55.559 --> 0:12:58.040 I mean, there are some who after last week felt 0:12:58.040 --> 0:13:00.240 like you actually don't like me and I I. 0:13:00.240 --> 0:13:02.120 Just I don't think you like him at all. 0:13:02.520 --> 0:13:02.920 I don't. 0:13:03.000 --> 0:13:04.080 I don't get that feeling. 0:13:06.280 --> 0:13:09.480 I enjoy Thursday mornings when I got to grab a 0:13:09.480 --> 0:13:11.679 cup of coffee, sit at the desk and call in. 0:13:12.240 --> 0:13:16.760 So listen, I apologize for not believing. There was a 0:13:16.760 --> 0:13:19.680 point where I didn't believe. I believe now I apology. 0:13:19.760 --> 0:13:20.920 Yeah, it's an error message. 0:13:22.440 --> 0:13:25.000 That's the Greg Hill Show on wee I that's fun. 0:13:25.360 --> 0:13:29.160 I love that little personality from Craig. I've pointed this 0:13:29.200 --> 0:13:31.800 out his quotes. They're changing too sometimes, like yeah, like 0:13:31.960 --> 0:13:35.080 the intel here and the way that someone slicing up 0:13:35.080 --> 0:13:37.280 the Curtis meat for Connolly early trade. Okay, and I 0:13:37.280 --> 0:13:39.040 know me got hurt, but he's like, we had a need. 0:13:39.240 --> 0:13:41.640 Same thing with Retchmond. Imagine showing this to a Red 0:13:41.640 --> 0:13:44.040 Sox fan back in April this week, tweeted out yesterday 0:13:44.800 --> 0:13:48.440 slaying Giants last thirteen games against division leaders, they're thirteen 0:13:48.520 --> 0:13:51.720 to oh over seven runs per game. They have been 0:13:52.360 --> 0:13:57.800 ridiculous right now, really in every facet of the sport. Hey, 0:13:57.840 --> 0:13:59.400 Todd father, back to you. We're just going to mix 0:13:59.440 --> 0:14:01.800 in during the breaks. Here some other thoughts on teams. 0:14:02.040 --> 0:14:04.079 So the Reds just swept the A's as it's been 0:14:04.080 --> 0:14:06.920 a mess. They lost eight in a row and tumbled 0:14:06.920 --> 0:14:08.800 out of this. I'm not saying the Reds are in 0:14:08.840 --> 0:14:10.800 the wildcard race. They are four games back. I just 0:14:10.800 --> 0:14:12.839 think it's funny. They got smashed to pieces for doing 0:14:12.920 --> 0:14:14.920 nothing at the trade deadline, and I think that's fair 0:14:15.120 --> 0:14:16.800 right because they're like, oh, well we kept guys going, 0:14:16.800 --> 0:14:18.320 feel like the offers were enough. Well, the guys are 0:14:18.320 --> 0:14:20.320 going to be free agents. So if you're selling, then 0:14:20.440 --> 0:14:22.760 sell the guys, and even saving money is important to them. 0:14:22.800 --> 0:14:25.920 But but there are four games out of a wildcard spot, 0:14:26.200 --> 0:14:28.320 the Pirates spot. They're four and a half games out. 0:14:28.480 --> 0:14:30.160 I know the Cardinals sold their three and a half, 0:14:30.200 --> 0:14:33.360 Marlins are three. I get it. It's not likely that 0:14:33.440 --> 0:14:35.920 they're going to catch up to the Diamondbacks of the Padres, 0:14:35.960 --> 0:14:38.400 but it's not out of the question that they could 0:14:38.480 --> 0:14:43.400 do it. So it's funny their lack of being able 0:14:43.440 --> 0:14:45.800 to sell it the deadline might actually like keep them 0:14:46.080 --> 0:14:48.240 close in the wildcard rains right. 0:14:48.200 --> 0:14:51.680 Keep them relevant of course. Yeah. 0:14:51.680 --> 0:14:55.240 I mean the Hunter Green thing is oh god, that's killer. 0:14:55.280 --> 0:14:57.920 I mean, I love, I want this got to be healthy. 0:14:58.000 --> 0:15:00.520 Him and Chase Burns together are going to be absolute 0:15:00.680 --> 0:15:01.680 dynamic duo. 0:15:01.840 --> 0:15:02.040 There. 0:15:03.440 --> 0:15:04.760 Yeah, they're there, they're there. 0:15:04.800 --> 0:15:07.880 But again, when there's three or four teams in front, 0:15:07.880 --> 0:15:10.960 there's a lot that has to go. But again we've 0:15:11.000 --> 0:15:13.800 I've said this over and over. If you worry about yourself, 0:15:13.840 --> 0:15:16.960 you go on a fifteen game, twelve and three or 0:15:17.000 --> 0:15:20.840 a thirteen or yeah, or a thirteen and two like 0:15:20.960 --> 0:15:23.560 something crazy, you're going to be right back in it. 0:15:23.600 --> 0:15:26.840 There. Do they have the firepower? I'm not sure. 0:15:27.000 --> 0:15:29.640 You know, they got to win these close games. South 0:15:29.680 --> 0:15:32.440 Stewart has been phenomenal. Eli de la Cruz keep on 0:15:32.600 --> 0:15:35.680 kind of getting there. He's going to be a superstar eventually. 0:15:35.840 --> 0:15:38.000 And until he figures just a little bit more out. 0:15:38.400 --> 0:15:42.400 A couple guys got injured, Steer Matty McClain man, we 0:15:42.480 --> 0:15:44.520 need we like I say, I'm on the team, they 0:15:44.560 --> 0:15:47.280 need him to get going more. I mean, I think 0:15:47.320 --> 0:15:49.520 the injury bug has got to this team. But again, 0:15:50.120 --> 0:15:53.320 with Tito Francono over there, there is no way I 0:15:53.320 --> 0:15:54.880 would say this team is ever out. 0:16:01.080 --> 0:16:03.520 Hot corner time. Let's hit the Braves for a moment. 0:16:03.880 --> 0:16:08.480 The fan base Braves Country has been livid in regards 0:16:08.480 --> 0:16:11.120 to their trade deadline. As far as the on field production, 0:16:12.200 --> 0:16:14.920 pretty good. They've won fifteen of twenty since the All 0:16:14.960 --> 0:16:18.120 Star Break. They've won eight games in a row, so 0:16:18.440 --> 0:16:21.200 they're fighting for one of those by spots in the 0:16:21.400 --> 0:16:23.760 National League. Right they've got a chance at picking up 0:16:23.920 --> 0:16:26.320 a bye. You know them, the Brewers and the Dodgers 0:16:26.320 --> 0:16:28.320 seem to be the teams the most in the mix here. 0:16:28.360 --> 0:16:31.680 But they pummeled Miami eleven three and they swept them. 0:16:31.800 --> 0:16:34.960 Akunya hit two home runs. Brad, curious to get your 0:16:34.960 --> 0:16:38.480 thoughts on the Braves now and the Braves in October. 0:16:38.840 --> 0:16:40.400 It's great to go on a run like this. I 0:16:40.400 --> 0:16:42.320 think the Braves are one of the best teams in baseball. 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:44.600 I think most people would agree with that. Do you 0:16:44.640 --> 0:16:47.920 think that the rotation will be enough? And we did 0:16:48.000 --> 0:16:50.440 learn that they were looking into Schoogle. They would have 0:16:50.440 --> 0:16:53.760 given up guys like aj Smith, Shauber and Jare Ritchie. 0:16:53.800 --> 0:16:55.960 That was included in Ken's notes that he just spoke 0:16:56.000 --> 0:16:58.280 to us about they went for him, They went for 0:16:58.320 --> 0:17:00.760 de Grom. They didn't really like anyone else. I mean, 0:17:00.800 --> 0:17:03.120 they like Tyler Maley. So he's gonna start for them 0:17:03.520 --> 0:17:06.160 against the Yankees to open up that series. But where 0:17:06.200 --> 0:17:07.160 are you at with the Braves. 0:17:07.920 --> 0:17:09.360 Yeah, I think it's gonna be interesting to see. 0:17:09.359 --> 0:17:11.240 I think obviously you have number one with Sale, he's 0:17:11.280 --> 0:17:12.920 gonna pitch the first game. You hope you get the 0:17:12.960 --> 0:17:15.760 win from there. But from there, Bryce Elder really good 0:17:15.760 --> 0:17:18.200 young pitcher. He's had a couple of really good years 0:17:18.480 --> 0:17:19.760