1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: How's it going. 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 2: This is Jason Kelsey and welcome to the Philly Show. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 3: Hey, everybody, the Phillies offense is struggling. In case you 4 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 3: haven't heard, we asked you at the end of Thursday's 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 3: show for your Phillies questions, and you sent a lot 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 3: about the offense. Ruben Tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury, Todd z Aluki. 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 3: It is Friday. I don't even know what the date is. Guys. 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 3: It's Friday, April tenth, twenty twenty six. I hope you 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 3: are doing well. Are you guys? Ready for some question? Guys? Yeah? 10 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 2: Shout out though to my nephew and to my aunt 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: for their birthdays today thirty six and thirty eight. Rob 12 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 2: Aunt rob A Morrow, my brother's son, and to my 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: aunt Linda. 14 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 4: Shout out. 15 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: They have a you know, same birthday. She's eighty five. 16 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: I just wanted to give him love. That's it, all right, 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: I love it. I love it. 18 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 3: Happy birthday to them. We'll bring them a little birthday 19 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 3: cheer maybe about some of these questions start very cheerful, 20 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 3: but I tried to pick the best. A lot of 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 3: them were overlaps, a lot of the same stuff, so 22 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 3: I tried to pick the pick the ones that best 23 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 3: sum up everything. So let's let's jump right into it, guys, 24 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 3: and we'll start with this just general over arching theme 25 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 3: to the Phillies six and six start. This is from 26 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 3: John dee Baw. I think this is off of Facebook 27 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 3: or I don't know what this is off of question 28 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 3: is it time to start overreacting? Because I'm totally ready? 29 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 4: I love it. 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 3: I like I like that one because it was a 31 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 3: little it was serious, but it was a little tongue 32 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 3: in cheeks. So is it time to start overreacting? I mean, 33 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 3: we are talking seasons. 34 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 5: No, it's funny. I'm reading this great book by Mike Vacaro, 35 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 5: Mike Vacaro about George Steinbrenner, who. 36 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: Is the king of overreaction. 37 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 5: But no, it's there's six and six. They haven't hit. 38 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 5: It's a disappointment. They're going to be better than this. 39 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,399 Speaker 5: Not time to overreact. But I do think you can react, 40 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 5: and I think there'll be some lineup tweaks coming here 41 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,839 Speaker 5: in front of us. The biggest reaction of all needs 42 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 5: to come from the players. You need to stop pressing 43 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 5: and perform better. I mean, but no, don't overreact. I'm 44 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 5: looking out the window here in the leaves or not 45 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 5: even on the trees yet, don't overreact. 46 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not time to overreact yet. But I think 47 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: Jimmy put it perfectly. They have not smung the bats 48 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: well at all as a team. Maybe one guy Marshy 49 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 2: a little bit. 50 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: Too. 51 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 2: Yeah he's been okay, but not but he's been fine 52 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: for a rookie. Yeah, but no one's really done much. 53 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 2: And there's still six and six. They haven't got a 54 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 2: ton out of Harper, they haven't got a ton out 55 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 2: of Schwarber, they haven't got a ton out of you know, 56 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: Turner's gotten on base, he's done some things, but they really, 57 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 2: I mean up and down the lineup, no one's really 58 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 2: done very much at all. 59 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 4: And yet they're still at five. 60 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: Hundred, much like almost all teams in the league right 61 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 2: now that are just kind of floating around five hundred. 62 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously LA's the Dodgers are doing pretty well, 63 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 2: but other than that, everybody's sort of mediocre right now 64 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 2: and feeling things out. 65 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 5: No I was gonna say, I was gonna say, like 66 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 5: big picture, I try to look at the season and 67 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 5: like bite sized pieces like maybe ten game sections, and 68 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 5: if you can win six out of ten, pretty good, 69 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 5: You're gonna win ninety, you know, mid nineties and first 70 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 5: ten games stretch of the season there were six and four. 71 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: Pretty good, I'll take it. 72 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 5: And there are two games into the next bite, and 73 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 5: they're all in two, but there are eight games left 74 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 5: to turn this second bite into a more satisfying bite. 75 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 5: Like I said, too early to overreact, but you can react. 76 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 3: And you could be frustrated. I understand like fan frustration, 77 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 3: Like it's frustrating to say, I'm gonna I'm gonna sit 78 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 3: down to night and I'm gonna stay up late and 79 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 3: watch the Phillies playing Colorado, or or I'm gonna get 80 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 3: up late and you know, stay up late, and I'm 81 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 3: gonna be tired for work all day on Tuesday and Wednesday, 82 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: but I'm going to watch the Phillies play and then 83 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: they don't put up any runs. So I get all 84 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 3: that frustration. But you know, I remember the first two 85 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 3: or three weeks last year, Alec Bohm was terrible and 86 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 3: people were like, this guy is cooked, and Bryce's Scott 87 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 3: had a poor first half. Brandon Marsh remember what Brandon 88 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 3: Marsh was doing through April? Oh oh zero, oh, yeah, 89 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 3: he was like, he like, I don't know, you know, 90 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 3: did he get a hit all of last April? If 91 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 3: he did, I don't remember it. And people can turn 92 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 3: things around, you know. I wrote last week before Andrew 93 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 3: Painter's first start, when they were one in three is 94 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,239 Speaker 3: kind of reminded me a little bit of two thousand 95 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 3: and seven when they started four and eleven, four and eleven, 96 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 3: and then Cole Hambil's went out. They had a team 97 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 3: meeting that day in Cincinnati, and then Cole Hambil's went 98 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 3: out and through a complete game shutout or fifteen strikeouts, 99 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 3: something like that, and so they started poorly and O 100 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 3: eight twenty twenty two, twenty twenty three, twenty twenty four, 101 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 3: they all had losing records through the first eight, twelve, 102 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 3: sixteen games or whatever, same type of stuff. You gotta 103 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 3: let it play out. Maybe it doesn't turn around this year, 104 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 3: Maybe they maybe this is a bad year. I don't know, 105 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 3: but to say declaratively, start firing people, start doing this, 106 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 3: start doing that. Just let it play out a little bit. 107 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: You know, the same of that story that you had 108 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 2: the first part of it, that is, have a team 109 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 2: meeting when you have your. 110 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 4: Ace on the mound that day at the first one. 111 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 3: I think I remember Jim saying that at the time 112 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 3: when seven we were still at the inquiry, goes, good 113 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 3: time for a team meeting and got Hamil's going right, that's. 114 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 4: Like that we want to do it. That's very intelligent. 115 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 5: That's like when Paul Owens, you know, generation ago, had 116 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 5: his famous meeting in San Francisco. 117 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: It was the day that left. 118 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 3: He was on the mound of course, yeah, yeah, you 119 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 3: don't you do it and Cole Hamil's is on the mountain, 120 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 3: no disrespect, but you don't do it when Adam Eaton's 121 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 3: on the mound that night. 122 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 4: So you're an addition none taken. 123 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 5: Is that the team meeting where Moyer stood up and 124 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 5: called them all the P word? 125 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 3: Yes it was, Yes, it. 126 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: Was, yes, it was. 127 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 4: That's pretty good they did. 128 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: They did react to that, all right. 129 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 3: So here's the kind of an over It got a 130 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 3: bunch of these questions, So I'm gonna ask one. Here 131 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 3: we go, if everyone is struggling at the same time 132 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 3: for the most part, isn't that on the hitting coach? 133 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 3: This is from Joey w two to one five And 134 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 3: why won't the Phillies fire Kevin Long and try something else. 135 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 3: I mean, a lot of people want a head to roll, 136 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 3: and you know it always goes to the hitting coach first. 137 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 4: So I'll address this one go for Long has had. 138 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 2: Over the past ten twelve years as a hitting coach, 139 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: whether it's Washington or Philadelphia, whatever team, he's been associated 140 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 2: with every one of his teams that are top five 141 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 2: in some level of category. And and part of it 142 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 2: is batting average, I mean, and that's an on base 143 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 2: and stuff like that. So he's had a lot of 144 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 2: success with the things that people are really frustrated with. 145 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 2: At the end of the day, the guy cannot take 146 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 2: his bat to the plate and hit for them. These 147 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 2: are talented guys. They work on this stuff every day. 148 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 2: I think part of it is, and I'll say it again, 149 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: I think part of it is a lot of these 150 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 2: guys didn't get in enough at bats and played appearances 151 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 2: in a games during the course of the spring. They're 152 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 2: still somewhat in spring training mode. You see it across baseball. 153 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 2: Not a whole lot of offense going on for a 154 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 2: ton of teams. Some are having some success, sure, many 155 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 2: or not. And for a veteran team that had not 156 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: had a ton of played appearances during the spring for 157 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 2: whatever reason, whether it's WBC or whether it's just part 158 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 2: of the scheduling. It's going to take a little time 159 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 2: for them to get warmed up. And it's not hitting 160 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 2: season yet. It will be. They'll get better and they'll 161 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 2: make some adjustments. They've also seen a couple of pitchers 162 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 2: that they've never seen before, and for veteran teams, they 163 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 2: struggle when they have not seen that guy with their eyes. 164 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 2: Now the next time they see that player, they might 165 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 2: have much more success because they know what to expect. 166 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 4: But I mean, no excuses. They haven't swung the bats well. 167 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 2: But Kevin Long is not the guy and not the 168 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 2: reason why these guys are not having success. He's as 169 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 2: good a hitting coach there is in the game, and 170 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 2: he cannot hit the baseball for them. They just have 171 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 2: to make adjustments. And I know that he works on 172 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 2: these things all the time and talks about it, the 173 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 2: mental aspect of the game, all the things that are 174 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 2: associated and you would like to hear a coach talk 175 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 2: about He does those things, so he's not a problem. 176 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 3: I one hundred percent agree, Rubin. I mean, the hitters 177 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 3: love working with Kevin Long. Kyle Schwarber loves Kevin Long 178 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 3: turned around his entire career. You know. He preaches the 179 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 3: right things, he does the right things. I always think 180 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 3: it's an easy scapegoat to you know, and it happens 181 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 3: sometimes somebody has to fire a hitting coach to just 182 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 3: to do something. But I think Kevin Long is an 183 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 3: excellent hitting coach. What about you. 184 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 5: I think hitting coaches get way too much credit when 185 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 5: the team is going good, and way too much blame 186 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 5: when the team is going bad. It's about the guy 187 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 5: in the batter's box, and you can talk theory and 188 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 5: mechanics and swing and approach and they do that. 189 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: They start doing that at two thirty. Every day we hear. 190 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 5: That bang bang bang in the cage and they're talking 191 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 5: about it and they're working on it. When the pressure's on, 192 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 5: the guy in the batter's box needs to deliver it 193 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 5: and he ain't thinking of the hitting coach. 194 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: So this is on the. 195 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 3: Athlete, all right. Next question, this is a little lineup question. 196 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 3: This is from CW. Donald. As the manager looks to 197 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 3: tinker with the lineup order, is that any possibility Crawford 198 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 3: becomes the leadoff hitter. I know they like to think 199 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 3: of him as a second lead off at the bottom 200 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 3: of the order. Also, any chance they stop latuning Marsh 201 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 3: and make him an every day left fielder. 202 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 5: Well, the second part of that question I think could 203 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 5: be in play. Give an auto count of struggles, strikeouts, 204 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 5: a racking up and you know it hasn't played well defensively. 205 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 5: I guess if they wanted to stick with a platoon, 206 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 5: they could look at in Triple A Brian Delacruz. So, 207 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 5: but you know, I think Marsh might earn more LORCS 208 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 5: as an everyday guy. We will see about that. As 209 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 5: far as Crawford, I'm good with him right where he is. 210 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 5: You know, he's played twelve Major league games and he's 211 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 5: had a little bit of success, and you know, I 212 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 5: want to see him have some more success before I 213 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 5: start putting him the leadoff hole where he starts having 214 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 5: to think he has to do more than he's doing. 215 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 5: So someday he'll lead off of this team. But I'm 216 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 5: not there yet. 217 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: No on part one, and yes, I think they have 218 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 2: to consider at least the possibility of either one having 219 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 2: Marsh play more every day and number two. If not, 220 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 2: then you know it's a tough position to have an 221 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 2: Otto kempin right now. You mentioned that his defense has 222 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,559 Speaker 2: been struggling a little bit. He's not a natural outfielder, 223 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 2: and if he's not producing offensively, do you consider making 224 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 2: a change. He's not gonna be seeing the team is 225 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 2: not gonna be seeing a whole lot of left handers here. 226 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 4: And for a while. 227 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: Do you let a kid who's not played a lot 228 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 2: of Major League baseball sit on the bench or do 229 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 2: you have him go and play every day? He probably 230 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 2: doesn't want to, hear that right, and bring a veteran 231 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 2: like a Brian Delacruz there who's done it, been there, 232 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 2: done it, sat played, been a bench player, been a 233 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: platoon player, and has the experience of doing that. It 234 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 2: will be interesting to see whether or not they consider 235 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 2: making a change there. 236 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 4: That's not a panic move. It's just a move to 237 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 4: maybe give the. 238 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 2: Kid Auto an opportunity to go play and get right 239 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 2: and then come back because he's got off and when 240 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 2: he's swinging the bat well, and to get him some 241 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 2: reps because right now he's not going to get a 242 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 2: whole lot of reps out there in the outfield. 243 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 3: Justin Crawford. Yeah, you leave him where he is right now. 244 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 3: It's again same thing. Twelve games. He's off to a 245 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 3: nice start, but it is just twelve games. He has 246 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 3: a ground ball rate of seventy seven point eight percent, 247 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 3: but that's like really really, really really high for a 248 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 3: big leaguer. So you know, I just I just kind 249 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 3: of want to let him go a little bit in 250 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 3: this spot. He's doing great, you have a couple of 251 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 3: things going right in this lineup. Let him go for 252 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 3: right now. I wanted to. We kind of answered this question, 253 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 3: but Sean Siphil, I just want to give him a 254 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 3: shot out because I did pick pick the questions basically 255 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 3: auto Kemp and left field over Brian day La Cruz. 256 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 3: I think that is something that, as you guys just said, 257 00:13:56,080 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 3: could could happen at some point. All right, we got 258 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 3: another one. This is from Marcel Van Prusian. Yes, why 259 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 3: are we not going with Kyle Schwarber hitting in the 260 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 3: four spot so he can protect Harper? And I know 261 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 3: who we are, so I know we can protect Harper. 262 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 3: Where we going to bat second? For me, it has 263 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 3: to be Stott, But then we have three lefties in 264 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 3: a row, so Stott, Marsh and Crawford batting leadoff, Turner 265 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 3: batting second. What do you guys think? So I guess 266 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 3: just generally, you know, Schwarber batting clean up, maybe shaking 267 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 3: up that part of the lineup a little bit, and 268 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 3: what do you got. 269 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 5: You know, once upon a time in baseball, that's where 270 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 5: he would be. But now they want to get their 271 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 5: top guys up up high in the batting order, so 272 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 5: they have the potential to get that one more at 273 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 5: bat per night, and maybe that one more at bat 274 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 5: comes in a one run game in the ninth inning. 275 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: So that's where baseball is now. 276 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 5: You know, I said this over the winter, in like 277 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 5: a perfect world, if Bryson Stott had ever become the 278 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 5: hitter we thought he could be, and could lead off, 279 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 5: followed by Turner, Harper and Schwarmer. I think that would 280 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 5: be pretty good at the top. But obviously it's not happening, 281 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 5: not trending that way. You know, lineup construction. When your 282 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 5: guys are producing, you can you can construct some pretty 283 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 5: interesting lineups. But when they're not, it's very difficult to 284 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 5: do that. But you know, Schwarber profiles is an old 285 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 5: school clean up man. He also was a leadoff man 286 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 5: in the World Series team so he can pretty much 287 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 5: hit anywhere in the top four. 288 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: He needs those other pieces producing with him. 289 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 2: I'd like to see them break up the two left handers. 290 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 2: I like to have Schwarber hit in the one hole. 291 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 2: It's not ideal, but I like to go Shoreber one, UH, 292 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 2: Turner two, Harper three. Obviously they need some more production 293 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 2: out of out of Alec bohone, who's been struggling. The 294 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 2: four and five guys have really got not done very much. Uh, 295 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 2: none of the guys have done the very much. But 296 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 2: I can see Marsh sliding into the five hole, uh, 297 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 2: and them, you know, flip flopping Marsh and Stott in 298 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 2: this situation, leave Dolas Garcia where he is for now. 299 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 2: But I think they'll stay with Boone for a little 300 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 2: while in the four hole right now. But I wouldn't 301 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 2: mind seeing Schwarber and and Uh and Turner flip flop, 302 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 2: just because I don't like the production against left handers. 303 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 2: And I know they're not gonna face a lot of 304 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 2: lefties here, but they will be seeing them out of 305 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 2: the bullpen. And I kind of like to see those 306 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 2: guys getting broken up typically, you know, I like to 307 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 2: have Turner be in the one hole. But if he's 308 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 2: not going to be stealing bases, which he's not, he 309 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 2: hasn't been running very aggressively, then you know, perhaps so 310 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 2: you flip flop those guys and uh and break them 311 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 2: up a little bit. 312 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 3: That would be interesting to kind of put Swarber up. 313 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:12,199 Speaker 3: They Rob hinted after Wednesday's game that there would be 314 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 3: a lineup. He would think long and hard about a 315 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 3: lineup shakeup, and I didn't. I took that as maybe 316 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 3: changed his flips around the four, five, six, seven hitters 317 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 3: and leaves the top three guys the same. But that 318 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 3: would be a nice that would be a nice little 319 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 3: message to have put Schwarber back up in the in 320 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 3: the one hole and split up those two lefties. We 321 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 3: got more questions, more questions about the offense right after 322 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 3: these words. 323 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 6: With over thirty five million downloads, What is the number 324 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 6: one rated ticketing out Todd Father. 325 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 7: It's simple, man, seek geek. 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So this is from Matt 351 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 3: five five and a bunch of other numbers. Why does 352 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 3: everyone try to hit home runs when base it's and 353 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 3: putting pressure on the defense. Would be better, might cut 354 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 3: down on strikeouts. Steve Garrison asks play discipline has been 355 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 3: the biggest problem since twenty twenty three, when will it change? 356 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 3: And then g papp and I believe this is from Instagram. 357 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 3: Does the Phillies lineup have a problem facing left handed pitchers? 358 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 3: So just a ton of questions about approach, just generally speaking, 359 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 3: rather than kind of going each one individually. This is 360 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 3: a cornacopia of offensive questions for Jim Rubin and I 361 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 3: cornicopia the horn of plenty. 362 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: Go ahead, Jim, Sorry, they have a problem against lefties. 363 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 5: And the first question is a good question, you know 364 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 5: about approach, and why does everybody look to hit home runs? 365 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: And why not? 366 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 5: You know, contact put pressure on the defense. I love 367 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 5: baseball when you put pressure on the defense and you 368 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 5: have a lot of traffic on the bases and a 369 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 5: lot of hits, and it's entertaining, it's fun. 370 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: It's how you score runs. 371 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 5: It's basically, you know, they that's how they played last 372 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 5: Friday in Denver on that first inning. 373 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 1: Why does everybody swing for the fences? Let me find 374 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: my wallet. 375 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 5: That's how you get paid and and and that's been 376 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 5: it's been trending that way forever, and and it started 377 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 5: with Babe Ruth. That's how he got paid. And you know, 378 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 5: it's how kids play the game. Everybody looks to drive 379 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 5: the ball and hit it over the fence because that's 380 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 5: how you get noticed and that's how you get paid. 381 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 5: So that's why. But you know you also put pressure 382 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 5: on the defense, have that gap to gap approach. You 383 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 5: can win a lot of ball games and get paid 384 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 5: that way with what is called a World Series bonus. 385 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: So I'd like to see Hopper. 386 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 5: Changes approach and and spread out a little bit and 387 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 5: and and you know, take the walk when it's off 388 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 5: the plate, and and and stop trying to hit you know, 389 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 5: five hundred foot home runs because he's such a strong man. 390 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 5: If he gets off a good swing at that the 391 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 5: right pitch, he's going to go over the wall anyway. 392 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 5: And if he just looks to put the ball in 393 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 5: play a little bit more, he'll have he might lead 394 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 5: the league in doubles. 395 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: So I think it's the first question was excellent. 396 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, first question. The answer to that is, chicks dig 397 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 2: the long ball pretty simple. 398 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 4: And that's the time. 399 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 2: I mean, the same theme that Jimmy talked about and 400 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,880 Speaker 2: has been trending up even higher. 401 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 4: Over the last twenty years. 402 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 2: But I think more than anything else, when the Phillies 403 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 2: have the the approach of using going gap to gap 404 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 2: pretty much every single hitter. If they do that consistently, 405 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 2: that's when they have their most success. You talked about 406 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 2: that in that first inning in Colorado. That's exactly what 407 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 2: they did. Passed the baton, got pitches to hit, and 408 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 2: made made damage with with mistake pitches. 409 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 4: The other part of that. 410 00:21:53,480 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 2: You know, to me, is that they have not swungs. 411 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,959 Speaker 2: They've had some traffic, they have not swung the bats 412 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 2: well with runners in scoring position or runners on and 413 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 2: and and I think, you know, Rob Thompson talked about 414 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 2: a little bit, they're just over anxious. They want to 415 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 2: make it happen now. And the patience that it requires 416 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,719 Speaker 2: to get a good pitch and to hammer it is 417 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 2: something that they have not done well, and it will 418 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 2: happen as the season moves on. 419 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 4: Perhaps they're trying to do too much. Perhaps they're trying to. 420 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 2: Make much of of, you know, just one inning. I 421 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 2: don't know that it's as much guys trying to hit 422 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 2: the ball out of the ballpark as it is guys 423 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 2: just being too anxious to try to get it done 424 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 2: and and sometimes sometimes you have to have a little 425 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 2: patience to be able to get it done. 426 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 4: And they're not. 427 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 2: That's not happening as far as left handers are concerned. 428 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 2: They were the best team in baseball against lefties last year. 429 00:22:57,920 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 2: This year so far, in the early part, they're the 430 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 2: worst and so or one of the worst. And you 431 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 2: get the numbers, probably todd. 432 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, what the Phillies, left hand Phillies versus left handed pitching. 433 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 3: They're batting one fifty nine with a five O two 434 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 3: O p s. 435 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 4: It's not good. 436 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 3: That's dreadful. 437 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 2: That's yeah, yeah, that that but and that and that 438 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 2: will change. But it does need to change and they 439 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 2: need to get better. And it looks like they're exploiting 440 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: that a little bit. There's some teams are exploiting that 441 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 2: a little bit, so. 442 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 4: There's adjustment needs to be made. 443 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 2: They were best, like I said, they were probably the 444 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 2: best in baseball last year in those against lefties, and 445 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 2: this year they're not so far, and it's early. 446 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 3: If you're watching this on YouTube, make sure you hit 447 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 3: the subscribe button. We appreciate all of your support, and 448 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 3: you can also go to the Phillieshowshop dot Com. I 449 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 3: was sitting in the front row, guys in the press 450 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 3: box said Oracle Park in San Francisco, and a fan 451 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,400 Speaker 3: walk by and showed me a little Philly show swag. 452 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,360 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, very nice. 453 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 3: He looked great in it, by the way, I mean, 454 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 3: how can you not? How can you not? 455 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 2: I mean the logo's delicious, the theme is delicious. 456 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:19,959 Speaker 4: Come on, make it up. 457 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: And your hair is delicious today, thank you. 458 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 4: I got a haircut, got them cut. I'm on NLB 459 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 4: network later on today. 460 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,159 Speaker 3: So yes, Rooben will be on MLB Network on Friday, 461 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 3: So check that out. All right, here we go. A 462 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 3: couple more questions, a few more questions, a lot of 463 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 3: some Alec Bohm questions. If Aiden Miller's back issues persist. 464 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 3: This is from folk Jam on Instagram. If Aiden Miller's 465 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 3: back issues persist persist, how will that affect Alec Bohm's 466 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 3: free agency? And then Timothy I believe this is on Facebook. 467 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 3: Is Alec Boom still on the team after the trade deadline? 468 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 3: Performance has been so so? And some of that it's 469 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 3: given his personal situation, but does the team rate for 470 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 3: another piece? And bring up Aiden Miller? Pending health, so 471 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 3: a lot to unpack there. But some people frustrated with 472 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 3: Alec Boems for slow start again. He got off to 473 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 3: a horrific start last year and right now he's been hitting. 474 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 3: He's been hitting cleanup. 475 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 5: As far as his free agency, I don't see any 476 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 5: of this affecting it in terms of in relation to 477 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 5: the Phillies. They need to churn things here and I 478 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 5: think he's gonna be one of those guys that goes 479 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 5: off to free agency. 480 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: Now, if he puts up big numbers, that's going to 481 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: help him make more money. But I just I think 482 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: they'll probably go in a different direction next year. 483 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 5: Hopefully Miller's in play to make them make a decision, 484 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 5: because that means he's healthy and producing. 485 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: But right now neither correct. 486 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 2: So here's my here's my theory on Alec Bohm. If 487 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 2: he has a great year, then he's going to make 488 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 2: too much money. He's going to go somewhere else. If 489 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 2: he has a poor year, then he's not going to 490 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 2: be well play well enough for them to sign him. 491 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 2: So I view him as somebody who is like you said, Jim, 492 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 2: I mean they're gonna have to continue to infuse some 493 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 2: younger players, less experienced players, and younger players, and he 494 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 2: may be one of those guys. 495 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 4: But I have a lot of confidence in this guy 496 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 4: to hit. He's going to hit. He's going to hit 497 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 4: a lot better than he is right now. 498 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 2: I know people are sort of down on him right now, 499 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 2: and again we've talked about this. He's not the prototypical 500 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 2: four whole hitter, but he's the best they got right 501 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 2: now until Adolas Garcia shows that he is able to 502 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 2: handle that. Not sure that that's that's yet happening, but 503 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 2: it may happen in the future, depending on how each 504 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 2: one of those guys performs. 505 00:26:55,640 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 3: Agree Edward Abrams, Facebook and Painter struggled with his command 506 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 3: in San Francisco, the same issue he had all last 507 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 3: year in the minor leagues. In the big leagues, you 508 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 3: have to pitch ahead in the count and hit your spots. 509 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 3: Should we be worried about Andrew Painter's last start in 510 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 3: San Francisco, I'm not worried. I mean it's something to watch. 511 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 3: He did have trouble throwing strikes last year, no question 512 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 3: about it, but he has looked a lot better this 513 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 3: season overall. And he is a rookie who made just 514 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 3: his second start, pitched very well in his first start. 515 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:35,360 Speaker 3: I'm willing to let it play out. I'm not going 516 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 3: into I'm not going to Andrew Painter's third start, which 517 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 3: I think will be Sunday and going oh boy, here 518 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 3: we go. Yeah, that's me. 519 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 5: No, it's a good question. It's something that you have 520 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 5: to look at. It's something that plagued him last season badly, 521 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 5: both control and command, and as that slight difference in there, 522 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 5: you know, you make mistakes over the play. That's why 523 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 5: he gave up ten hits per nine last year in 524 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 5: Lehigh Valley and walked three point nine batters per nine. 525 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 5: I think it was in Lehigh Valley. Neither one of 526 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 5: those good numbers. Threw strike one, threw strike one in 527 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,159 Speaker 5: his first start, and then he didn't get ahead in 528 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 5: his second start, and then that's why he you know, 529 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 5: his results were not nearly as good. You get ahead 530 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 5: in account, you have an attack mentality, you're the hunter, 531 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 5: and you get behind in the count all of a sudden, 532 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 5: the hitters the hunter, and that's not a good feeling. 533 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 5: So I'm not overly concerned. He's a work in progress. No, 534 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 5: he wasn't going to come out here and beat Paul's 535 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 5: skeins right away. He's gonna have nights when he's really good, 536 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 5: and he's gonna have nights when he gets his nose 537 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:44,959 Speaker 5: bloodied a little bit. 538 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: The key is to learn from those difficult nights. 539 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 4: I think he's be fine. 540 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 2: One of the things that I did notice when we 541 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 2: were covering that game is that a lot of his 542 00:28:55,760 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 2: first pitch strikes or balls were very close and they 543 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 2: were not and was early part of the game, so 544 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 2: JT was not in the mode of challenging some of 545 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 2: those that could have been some of them could have 546 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 2: been strikes and that sort of and they were just missing. 547 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 2: It's just something that with time and with continued experience 548 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 2: and reps, I think that'll get better. I mean, there 549 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 2: were some pretty good pitches that were taken for balls 550 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 2: that were not challenged, and not saying that they should 551 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 2: have been challenged. I'm just saying they were really just missing, 552 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 2: and that that strike one compared to. 553 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 4: Ball one makes a really big difference in the. 554 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 2: Hitters' opportunities to have success so and the pitcher's opportunities 555 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 2: to not have success. 556 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 4: So I think it's just time. 557 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 2: I think it's something to watch but I do think 558 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 2: that he will. He will master that because his delivery 559 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 2: is good. He's athletic and and and I'll bank on 560 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 2: guys who can, who have the ability to to control 561 00:29:58,080 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 2: their bodies. 562 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 3: It's got a really good head on his shoulders too. 563 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 5: That was you know you mentioned the controlling your body, 564 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 5: repeating your delivery. I like filipo Mont, remember Filipomont, like 565 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 5: his arm was as good as anybody's, but he could not, 566 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 5: you know, repeat the delivery because such a big man. 567 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 5: I think maybe, and yes, that's why he didn't throw strike. 568 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 5: But I still remember that first bullpen session the spring. 569 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 5: You guys picked him up out of the half field. 570 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 5: I mean the six seven monster, you know, coming down 571 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 5: the slope cross firing ninety seven with sink. I mean, 572 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 5: you wouldn't see a better arm, but just had a 573 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 5: tough time repeating that delivery. And I think that's where 574 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 5: Painter that could be the separator for him being good 575 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 5: is because his mechanics is so good and he repeats 576 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 5: it over and over and over, he'll. 577 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 2: Get it eventually. But for those big guys, it does 578 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 2: take some time. And that height makes you know, you 579 00:30:58,480 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 2: got a lot of moving parts. You got a lot 580 00:30:59,920 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 2: of not necessarily moving parts, but you've got to move 581 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 2: them a long way. 582 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 3: Right right, All right, here we go. Here's a question. 583 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 3: This was a hot topic a couple of weeks ago, 584 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 3: but we just got asked a boy. This is from 585 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 3: David Manning. Let's talk Harry Callous. Why in the twenty 586 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 3: twenty sixth year of our fanatic did a I don't 587 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 3: know what this means, but basically the question is, why 588 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 3: was Harry's name removed from the stadium. Are they going 589 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 3: to sell everything and turn it into a corporate sponsorship. 590 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 4: Yes, they're going to tell everything. 591 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:37,719 Speaker 3: I have so many I have so many thoughts on this, 592 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 3: but go ahead, Ruben. 593 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 2: They're gonna sell everything because they got to pay the players, 594 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 2: and just having assets in the seats doesn't get it done. 595 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 2: It's about the corporate sponsorships and the money that's associated 596 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 2: with that to keep that payroll at number two or 597 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 2: three or whatever the hell it is. And so yes, 598 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 2: just like every other team in baseball, they're gonna sell everything. 599 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 2: And unfortunately for the you know, for Harry, the Kayes 600 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 2: that you know that was that was a piece of 601 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 2: it maybe should have been handled differently. I don't know, 602 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 2: could have been, but it's not. And they're selling and 603 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 2: they got to keep Uh, if you want to have 604 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 2: the shore Bers and uh, you know, the Wheelers of 605 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 2: the world on your team, that's what they gotta do, right, I. 606 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 5: Want to keep up with the Dodgers. The Dodgers have 607 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 5: two markets, two huge markets, Japan and Southern California. 608 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 4: Right well, and the rest of the world. 609 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: And then yeah, they're they're they're a worldwide brand. 610 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 5: But you know, if they if they keep this, they've 611 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 5: been shut out, what twenty innings in a row, maybe 612 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 5: they can sell the zeros to like an egg company something. 613 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: Good. 614 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 3: But you know, yeah, So I was gonna show you guys, 615 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 3: what's going on at Citizens Bank Park is nothing new. 616 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 3: You got Dodger Stadium here, here you go. I'm gonna 617 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 3: show you a picture Dodger Stadium. Look at all the 618 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 3: ads out there. You've got Yankee Stadium. Look at all 619 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 3: the ads right there, thank you. I mean, you've got 620 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 3: Fenway Park, Jym's childhood ballpark, Fenway Park. Look at the 621 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 3: green Monster round The yaz did not play the field 622 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 3: that had all those ads on the wall there. So yeah, 623 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 3: you got to I think everybody would love a ballpark 624 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,239 Speaker 3: that had a nice, clean look to it, didn't have 625 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 3: all these ads everywhere. Nobody's saying that, like I miss 626 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 3: you know, I miss the out of town scoreboard. You 627 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 3: know the clock Okay in center field. 628 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 4: I don't know. 629 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:46,800 Speaker 3: I didn't even notice it was gone. To be honest 630 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 3: with you, but you walk through Citizen Bank Park, there's 631 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 3: the Harry Callis press box. They play high hopes after 632 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 3: every game they played out of here, after every home run. 633 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 3: They have a statue in left center field. They have 634 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 3: Harry Callas on the Wall of Fame. I think the 635 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 3: Phillies probably honored Harry Callus more than maybe the Dodgers 636 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 3: honor Vince Scully. The Brewers honor Bob Yucker. You are 637 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 3: right about that. Yeah, and you know, Bob Yucker to 638 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 3: me is my Harry Callous. They have some nice things, 639 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:16,239 Speaker 3: So I don't think this they're not erasing Harry Callus's 640 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 3: history here. I understand the frustration with the sponsorships and 641 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 3: all that, but you got to do it to play 642 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 3: ball if you want to catch up with the Dodgers, 643 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:27,319 Speaker 3: who just renamed their field like Unique Low Field at 644 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 3: Dodger Stadium. 645 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 2: So real to Cleveland Guardians unless you went to the 646 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,280 Speaker 2: Cleveland Guardians payroll, which is the lowest in baseball. 647 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:40,439 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's the reality of the situation. I got 648 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 3: one more question before we go, and this is a 649 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 3: very important one. This is from Jason McClain on Yes Facebook. 650 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 3: When is Jim starting his garden? And before we get there, 651 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 3: I've been waiting to play this for weeks. 652 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: That's Jim's that's. 653 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 3: Jim's garden, thrilling and gardening bump. So Jim, when what's 654 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,360 Speaker 3: going on in the garden. People love to know about 655 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 3: what what is growing in Jim's garden? What's going on 656 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:16,240 Speaker 3: for us? Give us the times. 657 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:19,560 Speaker 5: Still in the off season, I'm still in the dormant stage. 658 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 5: I have a pile of brush, some of last year's 659 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:26,760 Speaker 5: stuff and some leaves and stuff. Then I'm probably gonna 660 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 5: set a fire this weekend. I burn it down and 661 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:33,360 Speaker 5: then I till it. I got some wet us in 662 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 5: the window that'll go in maybe next week or but 663 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 5: the soil needs to warm up still. But don't worry, 664 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:45,400 Speaker 5: It'll it'll be coming and I'll have some some updates 665 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 5: and I'll even share some tomatoes and peppers and squash 666 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 5: with you guys. 667 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 4: I cannot wait, Jim, I cannot wait. The ultimate green thumb. 668 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 3: Absolutely had to close on something positive that makes everybody 669 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 3: feel good. Phillies open a three game series on Friday 670 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:06,280 Speaker 3: night against the Diamondbacks. 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