1 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to episode thirty two of the 2 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: Hammer Territory Podcast. I am Scott Coleman, and I am 3 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: coming to you on this Friday evening by the Great 4 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 1: Stephen Tolbert Steven. 5 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: How are we? 6 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 3: What's up? Scott? 7 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 4: I think this is the first time you and I 8 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 4: have done one of these since we've moved over. I 9 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 4: know we did a couple at Battery Power, but yeah, buddy. 10 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 3: It's good to do It's good to do this with you. 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 4: Obviously, always fun after a win. You know, they kicked 12 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 4: the Yankees butt tonight. Quite frankly, it was. It was 13 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 4: a pretty enjoyable game. But yeah, man, it's always fun 14 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 4: to do these. 15 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: Yes, sir, it is uh you mentioned, I mean a 16 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: great win tonight for the Braves eight to one over 17 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: the Yankees, And I mean, I don't know how you felt, Steven. 18 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: This was one of my favorite games of the entire season, 19 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: quite honestly, looking back on the last couple of months. 20 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: Opening Day in Philly was a lot of fun, the 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: way they opened up late and scored a bunch of runs. 22 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: And there have been a couple of other great moments, 23 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: a couple of comeback wins, a couple of walkoffs, but 24 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: I mean literally within two pitches tonight, the Braves kind 25 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: of hit the Yankees in the mouth, And I mean 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: that was just a ton of fun. We're gonna talk 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: about Chris Sale, We're gonna talk about the bullpen being awesome, 28 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: and then of course eight runs is really impressive against 29 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: a good pitching staff in New York. But overall, just 30 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: a really fun game tonight. 31 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, And I think I felt the same way. I think, 32 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 4: you know, they scored three runs in the first inning, 33 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 4: they scored two runs on the first two pitches of 34 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,559 Speaker 4: the game. You know, we saw that a ton last year. 35 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 4: That was kind of a staple of this team. Last 36 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 4: year was just first inning runs, just bludgeting teams like 37 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 4: early in the game, ending games very early. I don't 38 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 4: feel like it's been a staple of the twenty twenty 39 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 4: four team. I haven't looked at the numbers. I don't 40 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 4: know what their first any numbers are this year, but 41 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 4: it just feels like it hasn't been that way. And obviously, 42 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 4: you know, since Ronnie got hurt, that's going to play 43 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 4: a part in it. But even before that, you know, 44 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 4: Ronnie wasn't having a typical Ronnie season. So yeah, like 45 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 4: the early runs, just like bludgeoning a team early with. 46 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 3: The long ball. 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 4: It felt a lot like last year. It felt like 48 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 4: a last year's game, and that's a lot of fun 49 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 4: because last year we had a lot of these where 50 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 4: it was just kind of. 51 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: A cake walk. 52 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 4: And obviously the you know, the Yankees are the best 53 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 4: team in baseball, are at least close to by records. 54 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 4: So yeah, I agree, that was one of the more 55 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 4: enjoyable games of the. 56 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 3: Year so far. 57 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: It is so encouraging to see the power come back 58 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: because that was probably the most bizarre part of this 59 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: downturn offensively for the six weeks that we have talked 60 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: about seemingly forever on this show. Just the lack of 61 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: power and the lack of home runs was so bizarre. 62 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: And I mean, not only are the brave scoring runs 63 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: right now, but it just feels like the bats are 64 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: better their work looking deeper into the counts. They've been 65 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: much better in high leverage spots with runners in scoring position, 66 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: and as Brian Stiker said, like when a team is slumping, 67 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: it's just because they're not scoring right, Like, it's not 68 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: like players aren't giving it. They're all or they're not 69 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: trying hard. It's just a matter of execution and getting 70 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: a couple of runs on the scoreboard, and that's kind 71 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: of the cure all and really for the last week 72 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: now where the Braves of one seven of their last 73 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: eight just feels like they're putting together a more complete 74 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: game offensively, and it's been a lot more fun to watch. 75 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, and tonight, you know, another encouraging sign was 76 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 4: Marcello Zuna really wasn't involved in the offense much at all. 77 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 4: You know, it was everybody else. Ozzy, you know, Kelnick 78 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 4: started the game two for two against Rodin obviously a lefty, 79 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 4: which is you know, a huge for him. That's kind 80 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 4: of the big question for him, honestly, especially in the 81 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 4: leadoff spot. And then Ozzie came up obviously right handed. 82 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 4: Ozzie as a monster to run Homer immediately. Austin kept 83 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 4: you know, Austin's stay hot. Sean Murphy had a couple 84 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 4: of hits. You know, Loreano uh has kind of come 85 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 4: out of nowhere. I tweeted this about twenty minutes ago. 86 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 4: But he's already got more extra He's already got as 87 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 4: many extra base hits in his last two games with 88 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 4: the Braves and he had in two months with Cleveland. 89 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 4: So yeah, not only the power, but like up and 90 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 4: down the lineup power like depth, like that's what we 91 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 4: kind of expected, like we expected this lineup to be 92 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,919 Speaker 4: top to bottom dangerous, and for two months it was 93 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 4: like one guy and you know, Matt. 94 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 3: Olson sprinkled in there a little bit. 95 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 4: But now you're seeing, you know, when this team is 96 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 4: really clicking, You're seeing the depth and you're seeing you know, 97 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 4: if Sean Murphy, if Austin Reiley, if Ozzy, you know, 98 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 4: if one or two guys at the bottom of the lineup, 99 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 4: if those guys can can kind of come along olsen 100 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 4: In Ozuna. You know, we should get more of these, 101 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 4: Like this shouldn't be the this, it shouldn't feel so weird, 102 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 4: just you know, see the Braves bludgeing somebody, you know 103 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 4: right from the jomb We should see more of these games. 104 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 3: So yeah, one. 105 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 4: Hundred percent more encouraging. They had a ton of base 106 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 4: runners tonight. They had like, I think they had sixteen 107 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 4: opportunities with runners a Scorebison didn't have a great night 108 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 4: in terms of like the percentage. I think they were 109 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 4: only three to sixteen, but you know, they's just so 110 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 4: many opportunities. The long ball was going, yeah, up and 111 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 4: down the lineup. It was just a lot of fun 112 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 4: and very encouraging to see. 113 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: It definitely was. And you mentioned first two batters of 114 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: the game. Kelnick first pitch swinging, gets a single to left. 115 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: Then Ozzy mashed a baseball down the left field line, 116 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: and then Steven we got to talk about Austin Riley 117 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: because it just felt inevitable that at some point this 118 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: otherworldly hitter was going to wake up. And he has 119 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: been out of his mind since last weekend. When the 120 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: Braves returned home from Baltimore. It seemed like he was 121 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: getting closer. Before he had that side injury in New 122 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: York and then he missed two weeks and just clearly 123 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: his timing was off. But he had two more hits tonight, 124 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: including a homer to right center field, which I believe 125 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: is his third home run to right center field this week, 126 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: which is a very encouraging sign. He had two walks 127 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: as well, and over the last eight games, I think 128 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: Austin's ops is like twenty one hundred or some crazy number. 129 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: I was trying to do the math before. It is 130 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: so beneficial to this lineup when Austin Riley is heading. 131 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: We know that how good Ozuna has been in Matt 132 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: Olson too, but Austin Riley was kind of the missing component, 133 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: at least for me, in this team really waking up 134 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: and getting back to normal, especially without Roland Cooney Junior. 135 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: And based on the last week, it has been full 136 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: capital letters Austin Riley and just continue to have a 137 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: really good game tonight. 138 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, and Austin had three home runs for the season 139 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 4: when that Tampa series started, and that Tampa series was 140 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 4: last week. We're talking like, you know, eight games ago, 141 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 4: and since then, he's got four homers in his last 142 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 4: eight game. So he's got more homers in the last 143 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 4: eight games. And he had the first you know, two 144 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 4: and a half months of the season. So yeah, the 145 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 4: strikeouts are way down. I think it's only strikeout like 146 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 4: twice in the last eight games. You know, he'd gotten 147 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 4: up there in strikeouts. His walks had come down, his 148 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 4: power had come down last eight eight or nine games. 149 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 3: All that has reversed. 150 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,239 Speaker 4: The powers back, the right center field power, the walks, 151 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 4: you know, not striking out, like all the signs are 152 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 4: there that like all right, he's he's back. I think 153 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 4: he had a I think at his low point he 154 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 4: had like a seventy five WRC plus for the season, 155 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 4: and if you look up after tonight's game, I think 156 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 4: he's at like a one to twelve. So he's added 157 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 4: almost forty points of WRC plus to his total in 158 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 4: the last eight games. Yeah, I mean without Ronald, there 159 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 4: is I thought Sean and I talked about this. Without Ronald, 160 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 4: there is no version of the Braves that can accomplish 161 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 4: what they want to accomplish without Austin Riley, like they 162 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 4: just don't have. You know, when you have a guy 163 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 4: like Ronald who can be put up an MVP season, 164 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 4: you don't necessarily need, you know, your third best to 165 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 4: be elite. But when you take him out, now Austin 166 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,679 Speaker 4: is now either your first or second best guy, depending 167 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 4: on where you put Olsen. And obviously you have to 168 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 4: add a Zun into that mix now, but after how 169 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 4: he's done the last year, but you need Austin like 170 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 4: you have to have Austin. There's no version of this 171 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 4: team that's going to succeed consistently without him, and so 172 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 4: having him back is just massive and the right center 173 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 4: field power is fantastic. The lack of strikeouts is fantastic. 174 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 4: Yet all the signs are there that he's finally he's 175 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 4: finally awoke. 176 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: He looks like a new man out there. I think 177 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: you could really tell, especially when Austin was just lost 178 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: in that National Series and then the Oriole Series, you 179 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: just kind of tell that he was kind of sitting 180 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: on the bench and just not sure what was going on. 181 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: It was pretty rough to watch, but clearly Austin has 182 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: figured something out. You know, after that first inning, the 183 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: Braves go up three to nothing. Jared Kelnick had another 184 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 1: hit off of Carlos Rodan, just always encouraging off of 185 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: a lefty to make it four nothing. There was a 186 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: very looky play in left field with Adam duvall on 187 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,599 Speaker 1: a baseball that looked like it was going to be 188 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: about eight rows deep into the stands, and a crazy 189 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: gust of wind must have come in because then the 190 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: ball ended up bouncing maybe twenty feet before the fence. 191 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: It was very bizarre, but thankfully, even with the Yankees 192 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: cutting the lead to four to one, and in that ballpark, 193 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: you always have to be a little nervous just the 194 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 1: way that that ball can fly. Out of there and 195 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: some of the power that the Yankees have. Ramon Loreano, 196 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: who we should probably give a little credit to. On 197 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: the show tonight, Ramon Loreano came through with a two out, 198 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: two strike RBI double to push the lead to five 199 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: to one. And I don't know about you, Steven, I've 200 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: been pretty impressed with Loreano, especially facing left handed pitching, 201 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: and it feels like he's kind of locked himself into 202 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: that outfield corner spot, especially against lefties. 203 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, there was a Justin Tuscano, who, by the way, 204 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 4: you had that was a great show that you did 205 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 4: with him a couple of weeks ago. If you missed that, 206 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 4: Scott did an interview with you and I thought he 207 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 4: had some really good insights for the club. But Justin 208 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 4: tweeted out, I think it was about the time he 209 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 4: hit that double that you're talking about that Loriano went 210 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 4: to Triple Aquinet right after the Braves acquired him and 211 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 4: made some adjustments he got with the Braves hitting coach 212 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 4: and Triple A and he kind of said he found 213 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 4: something and that he's as confident now as he's been 214 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 4: in a long time. 215 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 3: And you can see that. 216 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 4: I mean, he's driving the ball you know, I think 217 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 4: his last at bat or a second to last at 218 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 4: bat in that Detroit series, he crushed the ball out 219 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 4: of the ballpark for his first home run with the Braves, 220 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 4: and obviously three doubles tonight, so you know, he's got 221 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 4: four extra base hits in his last two games. So yeah, 222 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,719 Speaker 4: I mean that's huge. You know, the Braves still needs 223 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 4: some help against righty's. I think we all know that. 224 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 4: You know, Ozzie's not the same level of hitter against righty's. 225 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 4: Duvall Arcia or you know, struggle pretty hard against righty's. 226 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 4: The Braves need some left handed help in the outfield. 227 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 4: But from the when they're facing lefties like they are 228 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 4: tonight with Loriano duvall, you're in pretty good shape. I 229 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 4: mean you can roll this lineup out against lefties and 230 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 4: feel pretty good that you're not you know, you're not 231 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 4: insufficient in terms of offense. 232 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's good. 233 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 4: It's you know, he was a really good player. A 234 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 4: few years ago he got. 235 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 3: Pot for PDS. People weren't sure you know, what was real. 236 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 4: If he's ever going to get it back, and credit 237 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 4: to him. You know, he's worked and the bats look good. 238 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 4: He's hitting some rockets. Even some of his outs have 239 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 4: been loud, so yeah, a good sign for him at 240 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 4: great games and that obviously three doubles is huge, and 241 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 4: especially at the bottom of the lineup. 242 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, you made a great point. I think on the 243 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: bottom of the lineup. It felt like last season, when 244 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: this offense was just so good, it felt like the 245 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: bottom of the lineup was giving them something basically every night, 246 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: which is a lot easier said than done for most 247 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: major league lineups. So very encouraging indeed. And then in 248 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: the fourth inning, the Braves scored their final two runs 249 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: of the night, or actually their final three runs of 250 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: the night in the fourth inning to make it eight 251 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: to one. But I in particular wanted to bring attention 252 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: Matt Olsen two run homer, and you had a great 253 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 1: tweet and screenshot of a perfect lower in a way 254 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: slider that Matt Olsen somehow got his bat to against 255 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: a pretty solid lefty and Carloshurdan and Olsen lifted it 256 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,559 Speaker 1: into the right field seats and that was just a 257 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: really impressive home run from Matt. It pushed the lead 258 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: to seven to one. They would add another one there, 259 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: but again, man, just overall it felt like basically everyone 260 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: in the lineup tonight other than one or two guys 261 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: had a really really strong showing. 262 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was a ridiculous homer. 263 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 4: I mean, it's Yankee Stadium, I get it, But like 264 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 4: that ball didn't go down like, you know, all the 265 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 4: way down the right field line, like he still hit 266 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 4: that late. 267 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 3: I think he hit it like three eighty And. 268 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 4: That was the exact, almost the exact same pitch that 269 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 4: Chris Saale got Wan Soto looking on that like perfectly 270 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 4: plays down on a way slider with two strikes, Like 271 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 4: you do not expect to give up a home run 272 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 4: on that pitch. You don't expect to give up anything. 273 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 4: You know, that's a strikeout or a week round ball. 274 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 4: So to hit that thing three to eighty and into 275 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 4: the seats, you know, Matt Olson is a monster. Like 276 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 4: Madelson's a monster. Like we don't say it enough, you know. 277 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 4: I know he goes through these kind of slow points 278 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 4: in May and people freak out, and he's always gonna 279 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 4: be the guy that replays Freddy Freeman. 280 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 3: I get all that, But. 281 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 4: Like Madilson's a monster. He had fifty four home runs 282 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 4: last year and he hits balls like that out of 283 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 4: the park, which is like, there's like ten humans on 284 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 4: the planet that can do that. So yeah, that was 285 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 4: that was tremendous. You know, obviously just more depth in 286 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 4: the lineup, more power in the lineup. But yeah, I 287 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 4: thought that was as soon as I saw that Piers 288 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 4: and there's no way this dude just hit that pitch 289 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 4: out of the park and it was a perfect pitch 290 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 4: and he crushed it, So credit to him. 291 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: All right, Steven, we are now gonna shift our focus 292 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: to Chris Sale, who picked up his tenth win tonight. 293 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: It just continues to be ridiculous on the mound. 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When the Braves traded for sale, 346 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: I was not overwhelmed. I was not sure what to 347 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: make of it. I knew, of course how good Chris 348 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: Sale was years ago, but he was also someone who 349 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: had barely been healthy for four or five seasons. And 350 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: this guy is pitching at the highest of levels this season, 351 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: picked up his tenth win. His underlying numbers are unbelievable, 352 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: and even tonight he wasn't like his a one perfect 353 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: command self, but he continued to get a ton of 354 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: swing and miss and just I mean, the Yankees really 355 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:51,479 Speaker 1: had no chance. From the opening inning. 356 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 4: He owned Wan Soto and Aaron Judge back to back, 357 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 4: appearent like I think he faced those guys four times 358 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 4: and he got four strikeouts. If I'm remembering correctly, I 359 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 4: think that's right. 360 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean unbelievable what Chris still is doing. 361 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 4: He's you know, his average fastball velocity is I mean, 362 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 4: if you look at it, I think his average fastball 363 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 4: velocity this year's is right at ninety five miles an hour. 364 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 4: I think it's like ninety four point nine, which is 365 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 4: what he was doing in like twenty fourteen. Like that's 366 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 4: the exact same fast average fastball veloscity had in twenty fourteen. 367 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 4: So like he literally hasn't lost anything. We saw tonight 368 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 4: he blew one so to away at ninety eight. You 369 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 4: know that Slider is unbelievable, especially against lefties. You can see, 370 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 4: you know, just please God let him get to October healthy, 371 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 4: because you can see a world where like he makes 372 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 4: you know, Kyle Schwarbur and Bryce Harper's life just miserable 373 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 4: in a playoff series. If we can just please get 374 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 4: him to October healthy, that's obviously. You know, you and 375 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 4: Brad had that podcast right after the trade was made, 376 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 4: and you guys kind of said the key thing right like, 377 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 4: it's the thing is that when he's been healthy, he's 378 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 4: been good, and he's been healthy this year, and so 379 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 4: if they can keep him healthy, you know what that 380 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:11,439 Speaker 4: could do in October. 381 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 3: It couldn't even be. 382 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 4: Measured how big that would be, but yeah, unbelievable. I 383 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 4: don't know if he's gonna get enough innings to be 384 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 4: a real threat for Cy Young. The Braves are going 385 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 4: to do this. I think the Braids are gonna do 386 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 4: this thing all year where they give everybody extra rest. 387 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 4: You know, other guys are going to pitch more innings 388 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 4: and accumulate more stats. So I don't know if the 389 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 4: Braves guys are going to get dinged for that. But 390 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 4: just off of pure like numbers and stuff, Chrissele Ronaldald 391 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 4: Lopez both deserve to be in the All Star Game. 392 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 4: They both deserve to be in the Cy Young conversation. 393 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 3: They've been unbelievable. 394 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 4: And let's not forget the Braves aren't paying Chrissel a 395 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 4: dime this year. Boston is paying every cent of his 396 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 4: contract in twenty twenty four. Now the Braves have guaranteed 397 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 4: money in twenty five, but he doesn't cost the Braves 398 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 4: anything this year, and they're getting this level of performance. 399 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 3: It's just been unbelievable. Unbelievable. 400 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, well and at this point, I mean I talked 401 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: about and I think a lot of folks were pretty 402 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: skeptical at the time of the trade, but I think 403 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: even more of us were skeptical when they gave him 404 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: that contract extension, like right away, and I was like, whoa, 405 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,479 Speaker 1: this guy has barely pitched since like twenty eighteen, and 406 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: we're guaranteeing another year. But I mean, it looks like 407 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 1: a brilliant move now because the Braves would have probably 408 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know what an extra ten million 409 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: dollars onto that deal if they wanted to try to 410 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: extend sale today versus when they did it in. 411 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 4: January, probably more, honestly, I mean, I think it helped me. Remember, 412 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 4: I think the original contract was I think it was 413 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 4: like this was going to be the last year of 414 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 4: his guaranteed and then there was a club option for 415 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 4: twenty twenty five. 416 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: Is that right exactly? Yeah, this year guaranteed, next year 417 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 1: was a club. 418 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 4: Option, and then they ripped that up and they just 419 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 4: did this year guaranteed, next year guaranteed in a club. 420 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 3: Option for twenty six. 421 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 4: So yeah, they if they were trying to get an 422 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 4: extra year of team control. Now obviously he would have 423 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 4: a ton more leverage, his agent would have a ton 424 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 4: more leverage. Yeah, I mean it would be way more 425 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 4: expensive and obviously, you know, less risk at this point 426 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 4: because he's pitched so well, but way more expensive. 427 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,719 Speaker 3: So yeah, I mean it was a brilliant move. I 428 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 3: was with you. 429 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 4: I didn't mind the trade as much as like you said, 430 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 4: the you know, guaranteeing him for twenty plus million and 431 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 4: twenty five was not my favorite thing in the world. 432 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 4: But I mean I said this to Bowman when we 433 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 4: did the Mark Bowman interview, but like that this might 434 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 4: go down as one of Alex's best moves ever. And 435 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 4: this dude has had some incredible moves, but like, if 436 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 4: he pitches like this for the next two years, and 437 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 4: obviously we've got to knock on every piece of wood 438 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 4: you can see, like he's got to stay healthy, But 439 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 4: if he pitches like this the next two years, this 440 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 4: is one of the greatest moves any GM has ever made. 441 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, really a fantastic edition for Sale after Sale departed 442 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 1: five innings, only one hit, which was the fluky ball, 443 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: and left field with Adam Duvall that we talked about, 444 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: had three walks, but also eight strikeouts. Just kind of 445 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: felt like the Yankees were in defense mode basically all night. 446 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: Maybe they weren't striking out, but if it seemed like 447 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: everybody was down to two strikes and just kind of 448 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 1: swinging for their lives to try to get something on 449 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: the baseball. It's very a strong night from Sale. His 450 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: era is down to two point nine to one A, 451 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 1: two point three FIP, A two point four to nine 452 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: x FIP, and I mentioned now ten and two on 453 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: the season, so very very good stuff there from Sale. 454 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: And then the bullpen was fantastic tonight, and it was 455 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: an eight to one lead so in the sixth inning, 456 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: and a to one lead is not foolproof by any means. 457 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: But Dave Bell Hernandez did a nice job in the 458 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 1: sixth king, Jesse Chavez himself had a very nice seventh inning, 459 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: Dylan Lee had a perfect eighth, and the legend himself, 460 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: Grant Holmes closed it out in the ninth inning, got 461 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: a double play ball from Aaron Judge to close it out. 462 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: But a really nice job tonight by the bullpen to 463 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: cover those final four innings and never really give the 464 00:21:58,359 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: Yankees a chance. 465 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, Holmes has closed the last two games. 466 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 4: If I remember, I think he pitched the ninth inning 467 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 4: against Detroit on Wednesday to close that game out. 468 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 3: So you know the Braves have Kenny. 469 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 4: Powers as their closer these days. But no, yeah, the 470 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 4: bullpen pitched great. I don't know how Jesse Chobez does it. 471 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 3: I don't know. 472 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 4: The dude's throwing eighty eight right down the middle and 473 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 4: he pitches a scoreless inning every front. 474 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:23,239 Speaker 3: I don't know how. 475 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 4: I mean, he's got it like he's got a low 476 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 4: one e er. 477 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 3: For this season. 478 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 4: He might be on the All Star team legitimately at forty. 479 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,479 Speaker 4: This guy was drafted in the same draft class as 480 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 4: Jeff Francorp in two thousand and two. He was drafted 481 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 4: in two thousand and two. There are players on the 482 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 4: Braves team that were born in two thousand and two 483 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 4: and he was drafted in two thousand and two. And 484 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 4: he's he's got a ear in the ones. I mean, 485 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 4: it's crazy. I you know, that man needs to be studied. 486 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 4: But yeah, a great game from the bullpen. In that 487 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 4: ballpark with that lineup, like you said, even at eight 488 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 4: to one, I never feel comfortable. I mean, you know, 489 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 4: I'm an Atlanta sports fan, so I never feel comfortable 490 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 4: about any but yeah, in that ballpark with that lineup, 491 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 4: you're never comfortable. So great job. Obviously, Chris Sale probably 492 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 4: wanted to go more than five. The one thing the 493 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 4: Yankees did tonight, like you said, was they did foul 494 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 4: off a ton of pitches to drive his pitch count up. 495 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 4: But yeah, four scorers from the bullpen to close it out. 496 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 4: So always good to see, Always good. 497 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: To see, indeed, and now tomorrow night, Saturday and then 498 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: Sunday as well. Brian Snicker should have his full array 499 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: of top guns in the bullpen rested and ready to go, 500 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 1: which is great you think about being able to give 501 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: these guys extended periods off. Braves win seven to nothing 502 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, they have the off day on Thursday, and 503 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: then an eight to one win tonight on Friday. Those 504 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: are the things you need to give your top relievers. 505 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: A couple of days off consecutively. It's just one of 506 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 1: those things that maybe will never necessarily see in a 507 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: box score, but is always a good thing when you 508 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: can give them multiple days off at a time, especially 509 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: over one sixty two. Tomorrow night, Steven, we have another 510 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: game in prime time. This one is going to be 511 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: on Fox National at seven to fifteen PM from Yankee 512 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: Stadium and a pretty interesting pitching matchup. It is going 513 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: to be forty year old Charlie Morton trying to keep 514 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: up his recent run of success against Marcus Stroman, who 515 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: is probably the worst pitcher in the Yankees rotation. Stroman 516 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: has not been bad this year by any means. On 517 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: the surface a three point nine era, but his underlying 518 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: numbers have not been great. Doesn't strike out a whole lot, 519 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: has been walking a few too many. But when Stroman 520 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: is right he gets a lot of ground balls and 521 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: that's made him successful for a long time. 522 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 3: Yep, Charlie Brad Rowland Morton is on the mound. 523 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: Charlie Brad. We gotta get t shirts made. Charlie Brad 524 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: Roland Morton. I love that. 525 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 3: Yep, that's his guy. 526 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 4: I told him him and I did a show a 527 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 4: few weeks ago and I told him every time he 528 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 4: you know, every time he looks good out there, Brad 529 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 4: just looks smart. And Brad's been defending this guy for 530 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:00,959 Speaker 4: two three years now because you know, I mean there 531 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 4: are times when he does look his age, but every 532 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 4: year you look up, he's got an era in the three, 533 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 4: he's got a fip in the threes. He just keeps 534 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 4: going in same thing this year. So yeah, obviously a 535 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 4: tough test, you know, this lineup. I don't suspect this 536 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 4: lineup is going to get shut down too many times 537 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 4: in a row. They you know, the Yankees did have 538 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 4: a really rough series against Baltimore. Baltimore beat him like 539 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 4: seventeen to five on Thursday, and obviously they just lost 540 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 4: eight to one today, so they're not in a good 541 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 4: stretch right now. So hopefully the Braves can maybe get 542 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,719 Speaker 4: one more. You know, obviously if you win tomorrow, then 543 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 4: you want to get greedy, especially with Max on the 544 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 4: Mount on Sunday, and go for a sweep. But you know, 545 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 4: when the series started, you would you would have taken 546 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 4: two out of three at any point. So I would 547 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 4: love just to get one more and get out of 548 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 4: here before the Yankees wake up again. Yeah, a good 549 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:50,439 Speaker 4: pitching matchup. You know, we've we've actually faced Strowman a 550 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 4: decent bit. 551 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 3: We've seen him a lot. 552 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 4: Obviously, he was in the National League with the Cups 553 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 4: for a while, so the Braves should. 554 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 3: Have some familiarity. Would be a good game to be 555 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 3: on Fox. 556 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 4: Obviously, these last two games will be the or Tonight's 557 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 4: game and Saturday's game are both national games. The Apple 558 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 4: game by the way. All right, so let me ask 559 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 4: you this, Scott, I want you, I want to get 560 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 4: your opinion on this. What do you think of the 561 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 4: Apple brought just like a thirty thousand foot opinion? What 562 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 4: do you think of the Apple broadcast? 563 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: I will say this, on a technical level, it is 564 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: fantastic that they have the super high rest cameras. It's clean, 565 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: there's not a bunch of crap all over. I go 566 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: back and forth on like the percentages of RBI or 567 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,919 Speaker 1: percentages of a walk. It's like, oh my god, come on, 568 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: either he's gonna walk or he's not gonna walk. I'll 569 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: tell you in thirty seconds what's gonna happen. But I 570 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: think from like a camera and audio perspective, it is 571 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 1: as good as it gets, you know. I think the 572 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: announcers tonight we're kind of meh. I know, they kind 573 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 1: of rotate those guys around and gals. Yeah, it's fine. 574 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: I mean it's if the Braves regularly were on Apple 575 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: TV plus, I would not love it. But you know what, 576 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: once a every six weeks or so, it feels like 577 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: they're on there. I don't hate it. 578 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 4: Usually Visually it is a stunning broadcast. Yeah, they have 579 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:13,719 Speaker 4: unbelievable cameras. Even the audio, Like, the audio quality is 580 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 4: really high. Like you can tell like this is an 581 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 4: Apple like broad Like you can tell it's a high 582 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 4: end broadcast just from a technical point of view. But yeah, 583 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 4: the announcers are not my favorite. You know, if they 584 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 4: showed one more like Braves losing in a playoff game, 585 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 4: and that's not the announcers necessarily, that's more of the 586 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 4: production side. But like, yeah, it felt like I was 587 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 4: watching the NFL Draft, you know a couple of years ago, 588 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,679 Speaker 4: where they told a sad story about every guy that 589 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 4: came up on the on the stage. You know, they 590 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 4: were showing like every every heartbreak the Braves ever had. 591 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,399 Speaker 4: But yeah, but anyway, Saturday's game, Yeah. 592 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 3: It's on Fox, Big Fox. 593 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 4: It'd be I think it's a six fifteen start, yeah, 594 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 4: so or seven to fifteen Eastern. But yeah, Strowman, Morton. 595 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 4: It'll be a good game. You know they're gonna need offense. 596 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 4: I mean, you can't really expect probably Morton to go 597 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 4: shut down a Yankees lineup. It'd be great if you did, 598 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 4: but you know, probably two or three Aurn runs is 599 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 4: probably what the most likely outcome is. So the offense 600 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,679 Speaker 4: has got to keep going, like you know, they had 601 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,640 Speaker 4: those kind of two games against Detroit where they won 602 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 4: two to one because the pitching was fantastic. But you know, 603 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 4: I want to see the offense just keep going, just 604 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 4: keep you know, keep five six runs. So let's go 605 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 4: on a stretch where we can kind of give the 606 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 4: pitching a break a little bit. But yeah, it'll be 607 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 4: a good game and hopefully they can win the series 608 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 4: out right tomorrow. 609 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: Yes, indeed, let's wrap up the series and then, like 610 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: you said, going to Sunday for a chance to sweep 611 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: behind Max Freed would be pretty great. It does feel 612 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: like we're maybe catching the Yankees at their most vulnerable 613 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: point all year long. They have a couple of injuries 614 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: in the lineup. They got thumped by the Orioles earlier 615 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: this week, which kind of made national news. It was 616 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: on foul Territory. Are our good friends at foul Territory. 617 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: If you don't listen to foul Territory, please check them out. 618 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal was on there and talking about the Yankees 619 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: have kind of run into some adversity for the first 620 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: time all year, and hey, maybe that's to the Braves. 621 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: Is Gain beating them up tonight And let's hope on 622 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 1: Saturday and Sunday, Steven, that's gonna do it for me tonight. 623 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if you have anything you want to 624 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: plug or talk about, but we'll wrap this up. 625 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 4: Nope, Yeah, just you know, if you're still you know new, 626 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 4: We've been doing this for about two months now. 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Some in 646 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: game stuff over there as well should be a lot 647 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: of fun. That's going to do it for us tonight. 648 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: I hope everybody out there has a great weekend. Brad 649 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: and I will be back on Sunday night, so keep 650 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: an eye out for that. Until then, we will see 651 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: everybody next time.