1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: Welcome. 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 2: We have just five days from opening day, and tonight 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 2: we are talking about the captain, Aaron Judge, who continues 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 2: to face scrutiny over his inability to come up big 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 2: in clutch situations in the WBC. Plus, we're gonna talk 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: about who gets the ball with everybody healthy and a 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 2: must win game, and we're gonna add any Yankee from 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 2: the last twenty five years to this roster to compliment 9 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: this team and put them over the top. Who will 10 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: it be coming up next? This is pinstripe territory. 11 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 3: He wanted to talk at sol. We're the New York Yankees. 12 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: Welcome back, everybody. I'm officially calling this the twenty twenty 13 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: six Kickoff Podcast because we have baseball in less than 14 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: a week. Spring training is essentially over the option Jason 15 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: de Mingez today, but there's still a lot of important 16 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: stuff to talk about, specifically whether or not Aaron Judge 17 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: can be clutch. The year joining me tonight is Terrence 18 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 2: cam out there on the West coast in California. How 19 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: you doing, Terrence? 20 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 4: Doing very well? 21 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 2: Man? 22 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 4: Five days away? 23 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: It feels long long winter and it's finally here. 24 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: And the man who needs no introduction and won't get one. 25 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 2: All right, so let's move on to the first topic. 26 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 2: We're gonna talk about Aaron Judge and whether or not 27 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: this man is clutch. We had a comment coming into 28 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 2: the show tonight, and I will introduce Frankie. Frankie that 29 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 2: was just your you're you're you're my whipping boy. I 30 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 2: respect you both immensely, but just Frankie, you a little less. 31 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: Coming coming into the show, we had a comment from 32 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: Pete fifty two oh four that says Judge's legacy is 33 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 2: already set. He is a modern day Babe Ruth who 34 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 2: shrinks in big moments, and I wanted to know if 35 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: you guys think that's fair. That seems to be the perception. 36 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: Even though we at five hundred in the playoffs last year, 37 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: he had a really good postseason. He had that big 38 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: home run down six to three. Everybody remembers it. If 39 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: it's fair, it's his moment. It was an electrifying moment 40 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: that we thought maybe could propel the Yankees on. He 41 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: had a big home run in the clutch off of 42 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 2: Emmanuel Class, but who knows if Class was betting on 43 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: that game or not. We had him starting to heat 44 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: up just as the twenty twenty four World Series was 45 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 2: winding down. Obviously, this year in the World Baseball Classic, 46 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 2: his overall stats, much like his regular season stats, were 47 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: as good as anybody. But in the big moments, he 48 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 2: was chasing that ball in the dirt, as we've seen 49 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: him do so many times over the years with the Yankees. So, Frankie, 50 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: since I disrespected you earlier, I will give you the 51 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: first opportunity to answer, do you think that is fair 52 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: or not? 53 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 5: Here's something I don't think is fair. Was that Dan 54 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 5: five to two O seven? I think had that comment? 55 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,119 Speaker 3: Pete? Yeah? 56 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, did did Judge retire? Did Judge not playing baseball anymore? 57 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 5: To say that his legacy is already set? I just 58 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 5: think no, there's still god willing plenty of baseball for 59 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 5: Aaron Judge left to play. That's like saying, and I 60 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 5: don't know, like two thousand and six or seven, well, 61 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 5: ay Rod will never win anything. 62 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 3: So where it is that is his legacy? He's done? No, 63 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 3: And then what happened to tw thousand and nine? 64 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 5: I do think Judge is unfortunately, as great as he is, 65 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 5: he is deserving of criticism here in terms of the 66 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 5: World Baseball Classic, I thought he was great throughout the tournament. 67 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 5: You could have made an argument for him being tournament 68 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 5: MVP if they had won. But in a big spot, 69 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 5: once again, he didn't. He go Ozero for four could not. 70 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 5: It was Harper that got the big home run. But 71 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 5: I also think there were so many other guys on 72 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 5: that team that also didn't contribute, whether it was Raley, 73 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 5: Bobby Witt, Harper until the final game, you know, Bregman. 74 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 5: There was a bunch of guys. So I think it's 75 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 5: unfair that Judge gets that criticism. But one year, as 76 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 5: great as Judge is and you're the captain, you're gonna 77 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 5: get that. I think his legacy is as of now, 78 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 5: is going to be a little ruined. It's gonna there's 79 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 5: gonna be an ass risk to it. Ask might be 80 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 5: too strong, But because he never got it done, because 81 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,119 Speaker 5: he never won a title, I think that would be something. 82 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 5: And the twenty twenty four Old Series is the prominent example. 83 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 5: I think that's the reason. But look, the stiff. 84 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 3: Point toot is another season coming up. Just can turn 85 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 3: it around this season. 86 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: I mean, who knows the Yankees might win a couple 87 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,679 Speaker 2: of titles in the next five years. And his legacy 88 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: becomes different. You know, Elway had the same kind of 89 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: legacy until right at the end of his career he 90 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 2: won a rod, had the same exact legacy until nine 91 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 2: and then he carried the Yankees to the World Series. 92 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 2: So until it's all over, as Yogi would say, it 93 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: ain't over. Till it's over, Terrence, I want to get 94 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 2: your take on this. I know you're going to be 95 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 2: talking about this more in depth tonight on your show, which, 96 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: by the way, if you're watching, TK is going to 97 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 2: be going live on his channel Pinstripe Talk with TK. 98 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 2: It is the debut episode and he will be on 99 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: directly after the show, and this YouTube feed will automatically 100 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: redirect to his feed, so stay tuned after the show. TK. 101 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: Do you think that the assessment by Pete fifty two 102 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: oh four, or as Frankie called him, Dan fifty three 103 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 2: oh seven, because I mean, you had you had you 104 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 2: almost had it, Frankie, you had a human's name and 105 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 2: four digits. You almost got there. You got two numbers. 106 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 2: It's got the powerball. You got two numbers. Damn it? 107 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 2: All right, t K? Was it fair? Was it a 108 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 2: fair assessment? Do you think that's the comment. 109 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 4: Was it P. Sherman forty two seventy six? 110 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: But uh, look for what I have in front of 111 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: me with the World Baseball Classic, Aaron Judge in pool 112 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: play four games, four for six team with two home 113 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: runs all right, and two strikeouts, and then after pool 114 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: play three games, two for eleven. 115 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 4: Five strikeouts. So right there, that's ugly. 116 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: Obviously, I just gave you very clean stats of sort 117 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: of higher leverage games versus lower leverage games, and the 118 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: results kind of speak for themselves. I also want to 119 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: talk about this tonight, maybe further in depth in my 120 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: show as well, but I just have his playoff stats 121 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: in front of me, broken down year by year, And 122 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: for me, the narrative with Judge is complicated because for 123 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: me right now, he's Don manningly like as far as 124 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: legacy is concerned, that's that's what he is. He's never won, 125 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: he's a great player, he's captain of the team. And 126 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,119 Speaker 1: we know in Yankee Land, as Yankee fans in Monument Park, 127 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: there's that like outer circle of Yankee retired numbers and 128 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: then there's the inner circle of Yankee retired numbers, and 129 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: we can all decipher who that is. 130 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 4: Pretty easily, right. 131 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: But for what I'm looking at his stats, So twenty 132 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: seventeen is rookie year. That was the magical run. He 133 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: only hit one eighty eight and fifty seven plate appearances, 134 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: but he did have four home runs, so no, he 135 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: did not play that well. 136 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 4: But the year after that he had twenty two plate appearances. 137 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: He hit four to twenty one in twenty eighteen with 138 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 1: three home runs, and it's like no one talks about that. 139 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: Next year after that, two sixty five, and then twenty 140 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: twenty the COVID year, which was a really weird, bizarre season. 141 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: One thirty three obviously, you know circumstances there. Twenty twenty 142 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: one there was that one game, the wild Card that 143 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: they lost, so all right, he had a hit in 144 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: that game. 145 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 4: I'm not really gonna count that. 146 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: But then I think what really gets down to it 147 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: is when Aaron Judge became Aaron Judge, which is the 148 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: season he hit sixty two home runs, and from that 149 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: point forward, basically it just hasn't been there. One thirty nine, 150 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: one eighty four, and then last year when he hit 151 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: five hundred and he really really played well. So to me, 152 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: some of it has to do with when he really 153 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: just emerged as being a face in the game. The 154 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: first few years of his career, I think he was 155 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: regarded as a really good player, but he wasn't considered 156 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: as like a co face of the league like Shoho 157 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: tani and with the Dodgers and Aaron Judge with the Yankees. 158 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: So the narrative is quite bizarre. I think Aaron Judge 159 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: is also penalized by circumstances COVID. 160 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 4: He's in a way. 161 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: I think he got robbed of the MVP in twenty 162 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: seventeen cheating aside, go look. 163 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 3: Up the. 164 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 2: You just cut out, Frank so TK, you just cut 165 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 2: out your microphone, just cut out. So that's a good 166 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: omen for your show tonight. There we go. Now you're back, man, 167 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: I don't know that's no you're back. You're back. 168 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: As I was saying, sorry about that, but as I 169 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: was saying, I think he just bad circumstances seventeen, Robbed 170 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: twenty twenty COVID twenty twenty three, Robbed by the Wall 171 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: in Dodger Stadium probably has four or five MVPs right 172 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: now if everything breaks his way and then the legacy 173 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: is shifted a little bit. 174 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 2: So there you go well. It remains to be seen. 175 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 2: But as they say, every day is another chance to 176 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 2: turn it all around. We're gonna talk now a little 177 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 2: about a little different topic here. We're gonna switch over 178 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 2: to pitching. I think the Yankees rotation might end up 179 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,839 Speaker 2: being pretty filthy this year, and I wanted to ask 180 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 2: you guys. Assuming everybody's healthy, right, Let's say Garrett Cole 181 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 2: returns to form, but he's still in his mid thirties, 182 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 2: Max Freed has a season like he had last year. 183 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,719 Speaker 2: You got a healthy Carlos Rodan. This time around, you 184 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 2: got Cam Schlittler, who pitched great last year both in 185 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 2: the regular season and the postseason. Everybody's healthy, you gotta 186 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 2: win one big game. Let's say it's a I don't 187 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 2: even want to go to a playoff game one because 188 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: that'll probably go via seniority, you know, to Garrett Cole 189 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 2: or Max Freed. But let's say you're coming down to 190 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 2: a winner take off for the division last day of 191 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 2: the season. You gotta win and you're the division champs. 192 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 2: Who do you hope is pitching that day? I'll start 193 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 2: with you, Frankie. 194 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 4: Camp Slitlert, Sorry camp Slitler, that. 195 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 5: I was gonna go, yeah, tough to beat. I was 196 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 5: gonna say cold, just because, as you mentioned, the seniority. 197 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 5: But if he just puts on another season like he 198 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 5: did last year in the small burst that we saw, 199 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 5: he's gonna be I think TK brought up he could 200 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 5: be the ace of the Yankees starting this year if 201 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 5: everything goes right. So I'm still gonna say cold just 202 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 5: because of you know, he's done it before, seniority of him, 203 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 5: I'm gonna I'm gonna say cold. 204 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 3: But so it was moving up those and I hope 205 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 3: that he moves up the list all this season. 206 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 2: I am astonished that both of you guys chose camp 207 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 2: Slittler because I was gonna choose camp Splitler. I expected 208 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 2: Frankie to go Cole and I expected TK to go Freed. 209 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 2: I did not expect it to be pretty much unanimous. 210 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 2: But yeah, Cam Schlitzler has looked so good in this spring. 211 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 2: I just see on the screen here six innings, ten strikeouts. 212 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 2: So the strikeout pitch is still there, and he is 213 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 2: throwing strikes, he is keeping guys off base. And they 214 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 2: go back to last year as a rookie four and 215 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: three with a two point nine to six era, seventy 216 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 2: three innings, eighty four strikeouts, thirty one walks, one point 217 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 2: two to two whip and if you look at the metrics, 218 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 2: he really does have some of the nastiest stuff in 219 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 2: the league. You know, you go to stuff, plus all 220 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 2: these fun cool metrics. His stuff ranks right up there 221 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 2: with anybody on multiple pitches. So yeah, I am shocked 222 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 2: that it is unanimous. I really expected at least a 223 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 2: little bit of debate here. I guess maybe we should 224 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: have coordinated this. That's what that's what a good a 225 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 2: good Pott podcaster would have done. Excellent. But all right, 226 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 2: well let us know in the comments. Uh, if you guys, 227 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 2: you know, if you guys disagree, Okay, so we gotta 228 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 2: comment here. North Carolina Navin Lee Picker says Judge is 229 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 2: a choke artist. Says a guy who looks like he's 230 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 2: gonna choke on the next solid food he eats. Come on, 231 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 2: let's let's let's be read choke artist. You know, yeah, yeah, yeah, 232 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 2: smoke crack, choke garden. I mean, at five hundred in 233 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 2: the playoffs, that's a little rough. I mean, you can 234 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 2: say that he could be better in quick situations, but 235 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 2: all right. Anyway, So the A at least are gonna 236 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 2: be nuts this year, and I just wanted to kind 237 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 2: of run it by you guys. You know, how do 238 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 2: you feel? I mean the Red Sox. We saw what 239 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 2: their players did in the WBC. We saw the charge 240 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 2: they gave us last year. They they stressed me out 241 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 2: during that wild card round. They look good and this 242 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 2: time they're gonna have probably Roman Anthony, although they lost 243 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 2: Alex Bragman, who, by the way, did you see that 244 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: heights got adjusted because of the new strike zone. They 245 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 2: had to measure everybody and Bregman's really like three inches 246 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 2: shorter than he claimed to be or something like that. 247 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 2: He's five to ten. He was listed at like six 248 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 2: one or six two something like that, which you knew 249 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 2: he never was. But anyway, I want to see. I 250 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: didn't check to see what Anthony volt be. I'd be 251 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 2: surprised if he's more than five eight. We'll see. 252 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 4: I've met him. 253 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: I've met him in person, and I'm taller than him 254 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: and I'm like five to elevens. 255 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 4: So there you go. 256 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 2: Now, Frank, Frank you can you can give that a 257 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 2: goog if you want what we'll deal with the shakiness 258 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 2: for a minute there. 259 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 3: But uh, so. 260 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 2: We've got the Blue Jays running back with a really 261 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 2: really good squad. Uh the Orioles signed Pete Alonzo, and 262 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 2: the Yankees are gonna be tough. I mean, any team 263 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 2: with pitching like the Yankees have is gonna be tough. 264 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 2: So let's start with you, TK who wins this division? 265 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 2: And quite frankly, do you think the Yankees got enough? 266 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: It's really tough to I'm trying, like I'm trying not 267 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: to be biased, obviously, I think it's really tough to 268 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: not say Toronto, just because obviously they went to the 269 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: World Series there. 270 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 4: And they reloaded pretty well. 271 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: Like the guys that they lost, I feel like they 272 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: were they did a pretty good job replacing them, you know, 273 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: getting Dylan Ceese who is it from Japan Okamoto that 274 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: they signed, you know, I got another year of experience. 275 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 4: On their bill. 276 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: And Guerrero has just proven that, you know, if anybody's 277 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: gonna come through in the big moment, he's one of them. 278 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: I Mean, the guy is just a monster. So it's 279 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: really hard to not say Toronto. But if you think 280 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: about it, the Yankees and the Blue Jays had the 281 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: same record last year. It's just that the Blue Jays 282 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: won against the Yankees more times. So if you can 283 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: flip that around, and and I'll say this as well, Derek, 284 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: like David Bednar showed me a lot in the world 285 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: Baseball class, showed some, he showed some cubes man, and 286 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna like play a really big role 287 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: on this team. I mean, if you think about let's like, 288 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: let's just Devin Williams just he just never existed. He 289 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: just he just never existed on planet Earth. And David 290 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: Bednar was the closer last year. I mean, the Yankees 291 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: win the division. We're talking about like a seven game difference. 292 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: Probably the Yankees win the division right there. So I 293 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: think he's gonna play a big role. And I think 294 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: that that does give the Yankees a bit of an edge. 295 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: I don't really think Toronto has much of a closer 296 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: or a bullpen. They got a pretty good rotation, but 297 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: you know, they don't really have much of a bullpen, 298 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: but they can hit. And I do think the Red 299 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: Sox are going to take a big step forward. Roman Anthony, 300 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: I think is going to be an absolute stud. I 301 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: hate to say it, He's gonna kill the Yankees for 302 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: years and they got a lot of young talent, and 303 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: then I think Baltimore ultimately does come back a little bit, 304 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: at least on the offensive side. Pitching, you know, remains 305 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: to be seen, but I think they're I think they're 306 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: not going to have as poor of an offensive season 307 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: as before as last year. 308 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 4: I don't think that. I think they're too talented. 309 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: But to me, it's got to be between the Yankees 310 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: and Toronto, it's just, you know, who plays cleaner, who 311 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: blows less games. 312 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 4: It's going to kind of come down to that. 313 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 2: Frankie, what are your thoughts as we look at David 314 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 2: Bednar's stats through his career. First of all, I love 315 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 2: the description of having cubes. That's a good one. But yeah, Frankie, 316 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 2: how are you feeling about the division at large? 317 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 4: Well? 318 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 3: First of all, Volpi is five to ten. 319 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 5: I don't know what he was listening before, but according 320 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 5: on MB and Baseball Reference, he's listed as five to ten. 321 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 2: And they must have measured him on a phone book exactly. 322 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 3: Boy, this is not lies. 323 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 4: Province is. 324 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 5: Watching which game was it the semi final against Puerto Rico? 325 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 5: Just seeing all that Aoi's talent in one game whether 326 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 5: it's Camraa or it was Gunner with Rum, I mean, 327 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 5: just so many stars. I'm going to roll right now 328 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 5: because you also have to take into account the June 329 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 5: Boone swoon that we've become way too accustomed to. So 330 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 5: I'm not expecting the Yankees to win the or if 331 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 5: they do, it'll win it by just a game or 332 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 5: two after having a ten game lead in the middle 333 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 5: of summer. I'm gonna I'm gonna roll with Toronto here. 334 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 5: I hate doing it, but they are absolutely stacked. Vlad 335 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 5: is just an absolute beast. So many great pieces there. Again, Acuamo, 336 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 5: I think is gonna be star I do hate losing Bashett, 337 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 5: but I think they'll be just fine. I have the 338 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 5: Yankees barely over Boston, but then, as you mentioned Baltimore, 339 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 5: they're gonna be way better. 340 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 3: That's a team that's gonna be motivated to bounce back. 341 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 3: And then you can't count out Tampa and what they do. 342 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 5: They got some young promising stars there with Camenaro and 343 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 5: Yandy Diaz, so it is gonna be the most star 344 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 5: studded I know. The NL West has gotten a lot 345 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 5: of love the last few years. The Dodgers and the 346 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 5: Padres to me, the Marquee Division this year in baseball 347 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 5: is going to be the Al East. Just so many stars, 348 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 5: so many great teams, and I think the America League 349 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 5: champion will come out of this division. 350 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 2: I agree with you, although I am taking the Yankees, 351 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 2: and I know spring doesn't matter, but the Yankees have 352 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 2: played the best in spring, even though they had a 353 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 2: bunch of guys gone, you know, out of camp. You know, 354 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 2: the Red Sox look good, Jay's look good. I think 355 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 2: that the lineup that we're seeing here in the spring 356 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 2: standings might actually line up with how it works out 357 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 2: in the regular season. Yankees at top, followed by the 358 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 2: Red Sox, Jay's, Orioles and Rays. I think it could 359 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 2: play out exactly like that. And by the way, on 360 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 2: the screen you're seeing the Yankees have optioned Jason Domingez. 361 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 2: If you hadn't heard of that, you know, again, poor 362 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 2: one out for Jason Domingez. Trent Grisham is gonna have 363 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 2: a short leash. And if we look at you know, uh, 364 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 2: the spring, I'm gonna pull up Jason Domingez and I 365 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 2: want you guys to look at his numbers because I 366 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 2: know it doesn't matter, but three twenty six this spring 367 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 2: with three home runs, ten RBIs nine fifty six ops. 368 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 2: And from the people I have listened to that have 369 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 2: seen a lot of the games in person, he looks 370 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 2: much better in the outfield, like he's done a lot 371 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 2: of work in the outfield. So you know, hopefully he's 372 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 2: back soon. Nothing will ever beat his first few games, 373 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 2: goes deep off of Erlander and is first at bat, 374 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 2: you know, his four home runs in his first seven games. Unfortunately, 375 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 2: had to leave for you know, Tommy John for a 376 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 2: year and I feel like the power has not been 377 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 2: there since. Uh So He's just one of those cautionary 378 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 2: tales right now. But hopefully Jason Dominguez will get back 379 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 2: to the major leagues and contribute at some point. All right, 380 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 2: so one more topic before we tell you about the 381 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 2: sponsor and then tell you about tk's new show, which 382 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 2: hopefully his microphone will be on for the duration. So 383 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 2: we were talking about this today in a little group chat. 384 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 2: We have a little group chat that I call Pinstripe guys, 385 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 2: which includes Frankie. Despite the name of it, and the 386 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 2: the the century is more, you know, more than a 387 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 2: quarter over now. You know, the first core centuries in 388 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 2: the books. I can't even believe it. Wait, wait, I 389 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 2: gotta have I think I have a Hayman on that one. 390 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,479 Speaker 2: Can't even believe it. I don't know where it is anyway. 391 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 2: Uh So it got me think, if you could substitute 392 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 2: any Yankee from the last twenty five years and take 393 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 2: their you know, one season and put them on the 394 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 2: Yankees this season, who would you take? Frankie, Let's start 395 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 2: with you. 396 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 3: All right. 397 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 5: I decided to go a little bit outside the box 398 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 5: for this one. You know, you could you could go 399 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 5: Jeter because we need a shortstop. But I think TK 400 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 5: pointed out, like, you know, you're gonna have two captains, 401 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 5: Like who's the captain of that team? 402 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 3: With Jeter and Judge. You could go with you know, 403 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 3: so many great players. 404 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 5: But I decided right now, my fear right now with 405 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 5: this team is the starting pitching, at least early on, 406 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 5: until you know, Colon Rodan, everybody you know gets back healthy. 407 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 5: I feel like we need some arms, so at least 408 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 5: for the first half of the season, I'm rolling with 409 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 5: twenty fourteen massa hero Tanaka because you guys remember just 410 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 5: how electrifying he was at the beginning of that season, 411 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 5: where I mean, he just coming and he was pitching 412 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 5: seven eight. I think he had three complete games in 413 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 5: the first half of that season. I think he had 414 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 5: twelve wins before the All Star break. He had an 415 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 5: ERA of under two, absolutely, and then he suffered with 416 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,959 Speaker 5: his elbow issue, and while he was fine after that, 417 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 5: he was never able to get back to that electrifying 418 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 5: presence that we saw in the first half of the season. 419 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 3: So I just need a guy right. 420 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:13,959 Speaker 5: Now who can be reliable, who can, you know, just 421 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 5: eat some mintings for us, especially with some question that 422 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 5: we have in the bullpen. 423 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 3: So that's who I'm rolling with right now. 424 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 5: Look, I'm sure there's better options out there in terms of, 425 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 5: you know, on offense. We could obviously use some guys 426 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 5: maybe on you know, we could used to get some 427 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 5: hits here. But I'm gonna say I'm worried about the rotation, 428 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 5: and so I'm gonna roll with twenty fourteen Tanaka to 429 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 5: lead us to the promise and at least for the 430 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 5: first half the season. 431 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 2: All Right, that's a great call. I like it. I 432 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 2: love Tanaka as a player, and TK, you're up next. 433 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 2: Who you got? 434 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 4: Well, I just saw d L two twelve seven a 435 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 4: Rod is a good poll. 436 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: I can't even imagine O seven A Rod and Judge 437 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 1: in the same lineup together. 438 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 4: That would be pretty insane. 439 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: But the guy that I went with is two two 440 00:20:56,400 --> 00:21:01,479 Speaker 1: thousand and three Jorge Posada, and the reason being I 441 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: feel like this team, especially in when when it gets tough, 442 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: when you know things aren't going well, they're they're on 443 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: a bit of a skid. They're missing a little bit 444 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: of that edge, you know, they don't I don't know 445 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 1: if they're having and I'm not in the locker room. 446 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: I have no idea, but I don't know if there 447 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,479 Speaker 1: was a guy that's gonna kind of and I'm not 448 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: asking to flip a table over like Billy Bean style, 449 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: but like get in somebody's face. 450 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 4: I guess maybe is the way. 451 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: To say it, because Judge comes off very Jeter like 452 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: in terms of lead by example. 453 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 4: I don't know. 454 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: Maybe I'll pull aside, pull aside somebody to have a 455 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: conversation with them, but I don't really think he's like 456 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,479 Speaker 1: yelling at anybody, you know what I mean. And I 457 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: think that when Jeter was captain, he had he had 458 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: a horror Hiposida to do that for him and he 459 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: had a bit of that, like, you know, we're we're 460 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: the Yankees, were we're doing it this way. You know, 461 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: this is just how you do it when you're when 462 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,360 Speaker 1: you're the Yankees, And I think that they just lack 463 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: a little. 464 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 4: Bit of that edge. 465 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: Also, catcher is a premiere position defensively, I think he was. 466 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: He played it really well, able to sort of survey 467 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: the field really well and control I think the flow 468 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: of the game called a good game as well switch hitter. 469 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: So for me, I think for the reasons, especially that edge, 470 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: like I said, and also a great player, Jorge Posadas 471 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: being sort of like judges lieutenant in his second in 472 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: command in the clubhouse, I think they need. 473 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Pasada even had better years in two 474 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 2: thousand and nine. Uh no, it was what year did 475 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 2: he hit like three three thirty eight in two thousand 476 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: and seven, so same year that a Rod was great, 477 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 2: he hit three thirty eight with twenty home runs and 478 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 2: ninety RBIs. Back in three he hit two eighty one 479 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 2: with thirty home runs, one hundred and one rubies, four 480 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 2: h five on base percentage nine to twenty three ops, 481 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 2: played one hundred and forty two games. Flash forward seven 482 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 2: three thirty eight, twenty home runs, ninety RBIs. He played 483 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 2: in one hundred and forty four games. That's amazing for 484 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 2: a catcher to play that many games. And by the way, 485 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 2: cal Raley didn't do a lot in the WBC either, 486 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 2: so Judge catching some heat and Rally didn't do much either. 487 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 2: So with four to twenty six on base percentage, I 488 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 2: think if I was gonna go with Pasada, I would 489 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 2: go with seven Pasada. And thanks to you guys for 490 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 2: stealing my thunder. I was really hoping you wouldn't mention 491 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 2: that comment TK, because my pick, my pick, TK has 492 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 2: been a disaster, just been Tonight's been a disaster for 493 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 2: for like, he's just been a disaster. I'm glad you 494 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 2: got your own show because you're getting a hell off 495 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 2: of mine, all right, Yeah? Good A rod In seven 496 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 2: three fourteen fifty four home runs, one hundred and fifty 497 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 2: six RBIs that year, four twenty two on base percentage, 498 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 2: one point six to seven ops. He was solid at 499 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,120 Speaker 2: third base this team. He's a match for this team 500 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 2: because the Yankees need a right handed bat. They could 501 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 2: use an upgrade at third base. McMahon didn't hit Dick 502 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 2: in spring training. I mean he was good for like 503 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 2: the first two games. Oh he closed the stance, but 504 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 2: then he like went like zero for his last twenty 505 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 2: something and uh, a Rod, he didn't strike out that 506 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 2: much sixteen point nine percent. Now you have to take 507 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,199 Speaker 2: into account Aaron's fifty. Oh my god, you have to 508 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 2: take into account that a Rod stunk in the postseason 509 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 2: that year. So we would need we would need uh, 510 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 2: we would need Judge to to step up. Frank, you 511 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 2: look like you have something to say. 512 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 5: Is oh seven like an underrated, like bad Yankee loss? 513 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 3: Think about how great a Rod was. 514 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 2: God, I thought that was the year man. I mean 515 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 2: you look, you had the emergence of Joba Chamberlain and 516 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 2: Phil Hughes. I mean that was a really good team. 517 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:33,199 Speaker 2: I mean I don't have a recollection of everybody on 518 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 2: that roster, but that was a good squad. Anyway, let's, uh, 519 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,439 Speaker 2: let's get some comments here and find out who you 520 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 2: guys would take in the uh in the current Yankees 521 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 2: roster from the last twenty five years of Yankees teams. 522 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 2: Let's give a quick shout out to the sponsor for 523 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 2: today's episode, and that is Fox one. I know that 524 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,959 Speaker 2: you guys are just as excited as me to actually 525 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 2: have baseball that counts coming back, and it will be 526 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 2: on Fox one from op weekend to the All Star 527 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 2: Game once again on Fox, to the postseason once again 528 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 2: on Fox. 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Fox one 538 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 2: obviously a superstar of a sponsor. So go sign up 539 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 2: for Fox one, and let's go ahead and talk about 540 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:51,719 Speaker 2: what TK is going to do tonight. You can keep 541 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 2: his microphone on, TK. What are you plan on talking 542 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 2: about tonight on the debut episode of Pinstripe Talk with TK. 543 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: I think we're going to dive a little deeper into 544 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: the legacy with Judge because, as you so eloquently pointed, 545 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 1: out my microphone code out in the middle of my 546 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: beautiful soliloquy right there, So I want to get that 547 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: straightened out immediately. What happened was and I turned my 548 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: phone off as a result. When you have Apple products, 549 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, my phone just decided to switch to 550 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: the phone micro like the actual microphone on my cell phone. 551 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: And I was like, Okay, we're turning this off, So 552 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: we're not going to have that problem anymore. Don't know why. 553 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 1: Apple figure it out. So we're going to talk about that. 554 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: We're going to talk about the bullpen a little bit 555 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: about what I think the bullpen will look like, some 556 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: of the X factors in there that I think the division. 557 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 4: We just touched on that this evening, but a. 558 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 1: Couple more things that I want to go over a 559 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: little bit more in detail on maybe some players specifically, 560 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: and then I'm going to have my way too Early 561 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: trade block. I kind of got the idea from mel 562 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: Kiper in the NFL draft, like the way Too Early 563 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: mock draft. So a couple guys that I think could 564 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: either be dealt by the Yankees if certain things break 565 00:26:56,520 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: certain ways, or if or certain guys that I think 566 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: could be available that I think would be really interesting. 567 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:06,360 Speaker 1: There's one name in particular that I would be very interested. 568 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 4: In, Harper, Bobby Wit everybody. 569 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: But I think, I think, if, if, if you can 570 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 1: make it happen, it would be a really good fit. 571 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 2: So all right, ladies and gentlemen. Well, Frank, I know 572 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,959 Speaker 2: we gave you a hard time tonight, but that's just 573 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 2: because we love you so much. 574 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:26,959 Speaker 5: Hey, I got one question for you guys before we 575 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 5: get going here. I was thinking about this all week 576 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 5: and with the World Basketball Classic Mark de Rosa he 577 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,360 Speaker 5: has to be. Not that I want to, but he's 578 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 5: gonna be the next shanky manager, right like. 579 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 2: Oh my god, don't don't put that heck, tell me 580 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 2: freaking Bobby. Uh No, he cannot be. You cannot. I mean, 581 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 2: I I'd rather dig up stump merrill. I mean, we can't. 582 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:50,160 Speaker 2: We can't have that happen. 583 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 3: We're gonna have to start thinking about it. 584 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 5: The judge, the boon ten years is almost up, so 585 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 5: they're gonna start thinking about it here in a few years. 586 00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 3: And he seems like the guy that you know. 587 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,679 Speaker 5: That questionable decision that he made at the end of 588 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 5: the Mexico game, thinking that they had quenched and you know, 589 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 5: sitting half the lineup. 590 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 3: That seems like an Aaron Boon kind of move. 591 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 2: I know who the next manager is gonna be. It's 592 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 2: gonna be Shelley Duncan. 593 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 4: All right, Kelly, that'll be the next manager. 594 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 2: All right, everybody, This stream will redirect right to TK, 595 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 2: who is getting ready to go live in just a minute. 596 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 2: So we're gonna go ahead and fire up the outro. 597 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 2: Give TK a chance to go live. TK, go live 598 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 2: whenever you're ready. You don't have to like go as 599 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 2: soon as this is done, take a breather, get a 600 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 2: drink of water. We'll see you guys next time. 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