1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: It is February twenty fifth, and the Yankees were playing 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: under the lights for the first time this spring. Ryan 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: Weathers offseason pickup, making his Yankees' debut against the Nationals. 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: We'll check in on all the top storylines so far 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 1: this spring, My recap, your reactions coming up next. This 6 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: is Pinstripe Territory. Wanted to talk as all. We're the 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: New York Yankees. All right, how's it going? Everybody? Welcome back? 8 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: First night game of the year. Let's go. 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: Uh. 10 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: It always feels more official when the night games are back. 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: It feels a little bit less like spring and a 12 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: little bit more like what we see all season long. 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 1: I love night games in spring training. It's got a 14 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: different vibe, a lot of fun stuff if you're a 15 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: Yankees fan. Tonight, the Nationals only got one hit to 16 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: the Yankees. Pitching was just out standing tonight. Gotta give 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: him a round of applot there. George Lombard, junior, Yankees' 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: top prospect, interestingly in the lineup tonight at third base, 19 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: even though he is a shortstop. He played a little 20 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: bit at third base last year, but clearly trying to 21 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: get him some reps over there, and he put on 22 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: an absolute show on both sides of the ball. And 23 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: we will talk more about him in a little bit. 24 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: But the big story tonight, the big story that everybody 25 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: was looking forward to in this game. Well maybe not everybody. 26 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 1: There were a lot of people down on this move, 27 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: not me. Ryan Weathers made his Yankees' debut acquired from 28 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: the Marlins this winter, and I'll remind everybody. I will 29 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: remind you right now when that trade happened, I was 30 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: bullish on it. I had Ryan Garcia on, we talked 31 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: about it. We both agreed that if he throws his 32 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: fastball less and mixes his pitches more, he can be 33 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: absolutely nasty. And that's what we saw tonight. I will 34 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: go over all of his pitch repertoire that he threw tonight, 35 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: but here's the key takeaway. Dotting the outside corner at 36 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: ninety seven to one hundred miles an hour with five 37 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: different pitches, mixing and matching, and he was phenomenal, and 38 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: he looked like he was in mid season form. And 39 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: then when he had his interview after the game with 40 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: Meredith Morokovitz, I was really impressed at the manner in 41 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: which he discussed pitching. I mean, you think of these people, 42 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: I mean they're young, right, I mean, they don't necessarily 43 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: have to sound like a veteran. But you could tell 44 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: that he's got that pitching lineage right. His dad was 45 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: a professional pitcher. And the way he talks about splitting 46 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: the plate and you know, throwing the sinker into lefties, 47 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: things that you generally hear from a much more established pitcher. 48 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: And I was just I was totally impressed by his 49 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: performance and by the way that he talked about his 50 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: performance tonight. And people gave me a hard time about it. 51 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: They said, oh, we're dumpster diving right. Well, I hope 52 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: you watched tonight's game. And also rocking number forty. I 53 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: always think of Chin Ming Long first and Louis Severino second, 54 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: two fun Yankees pitchers when I see number forty. All right, 55 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,679 Speaker 1: so let's get to the recap here. All right, let's go, 56 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: let's get it going. So Ahmed Rosario, who the Yankees 57 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: re signed because he kills lefties, continued to kill them 58 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: tonight opposite field home run to lead off the game, 59 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: beautiful swing. Mary Beth remembers the Weather's trade reaction. I'm 60 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: glad some of you were watching I will be vindicated. 61 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: I will be vindicated. It was gonna be a great pickup. 62 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: I will be vindicated. We had some great defense tonight. 63 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: I thought Ben Rice made a really nice pick at 64 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: first base in the second inning. And look, last year, 65 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: Ben Rice was still a catcher who was learning first base. 66 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: I mean, he was a work in progress. That's the 67 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: polite way to put it. So when you see cleaner footwork, 68 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: softer hands, more confidence over there, you absolutely sign up 69 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: for that. You absolutely take that first base defense. It's 70 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: one of those spots that's kind of like an invisible 71 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: stabilizer because it makes the entire infield relax when they 72 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: have confidence that the first basement's gonna catch it over there. 73 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: You know, when when you have to worry about throwing 74 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: the ball in the dirt, whether it's gonna end up 75 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: as a double basically, you know, or if you know, 76 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 1: if you have to worry about being super precise with 77 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: your throw, that slows you down a little bit and 78 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: it can create extra stress on those fielders. So when 79 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: you have confidence in your first basement to just let 80 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: it go, a great first basement, you should just be 81 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: able to throw it in the general area. You know, 82 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: Mattingly over there. All you had to do was get 83 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: the ball near first base and he was gonna to 84 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: vacuum it up. Same thing with Tino Martinez. You know, 85 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: you look at somebody like Mark Tashera. They made the 86 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: whole infield better. So when first base is solid, errors 87 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: go down for everybody. And that's another reason I think 88 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: that they brought back Paul Goldsmith. Besides hitting against some lefties, 89 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: you know he's gonna be attached at the hip to 90 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: Ben Rice and help him level up his first game, 91 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: first base game. Let's talk about George Lombard Junior. I 92 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: gotta give this kid just mad props. First of all, 93 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: his first hit bat, I thought he had a really 94 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: poised at bat. He comes up in the second inning 95 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: with runners on second and third. Now, one of these 96 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: runs scored because of a pass ball, but he could 97 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: have easily tried to put anything in play right there 98 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: to get an RBI, an easy RBI. Pat his stats. 99 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: You know how I drove in a run in a 100 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: spring training game, YadA, YadA, YadA. No, he was patient. 101 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: He didn't go out of his own As Joji already 102 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: pointed out, he was very poised and he handed the 103 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: baton to the next guy. Love seeing that from a 104 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,239 Speaker 1: young player, just twenty years old. He also made a tremendous, 105 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: tremendous bare handed play on a slow roller. I call 106 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: it the Scott Broches play. I actually retweeted it if 107 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: you want to look at on social media, high chopper 108 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: towards third base. He's charging it, running full speed, bare hands, 109 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: it throws across his body and nailed the runner. Absolutely 110 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: phenomenal play. And that's one that we used to see 111 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: Scott Broches make all the time. That's why I call 112 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: it the Brochius play. And he made a few of 113 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: them in the World Series and he was the king 114 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: of that. And then his next at bat, Lombard gets 115 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: a ninety five mile an hour fastball at the letters 116 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: and turned it around and just smoked it off the 117 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: left field wall for a two run double. Hell of 118 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: a day for George Lombard Junior. That was one oh 119 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: eight point eight off the bat. And you know, look 120 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: at that point the game was pretty much over. I 121 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: mean you look at the win probability here, which is 122 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: a new feature here on Pinstripe Territory. You see it 123 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: was pretty much all Yankees from the beginning. It's it's 124 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: difficult to ever have a chance of winning if you 125 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: only get one hit, and if you're throwing the ball 126 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: in the dugout and dropping routine fly balls like you 127 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: know Dylan Cruz did in center field tonight. Uh so 128 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: nice night for the Yanks. They run away with it. 129 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: We saw Jason Dominguez get some at bats from the 130 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: right side tonight. I was thinking to myself while I 131 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: was watching that, Hell, his swing looks exactly the same 132 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: as it did last year. Still that kind of like 133 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: pronounced downward chop, which works for some guys. You know 134 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: a Rod had that, you know, Gary Sheffield had that. 135 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: Some guys have that. But just as I was saying that, 136 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: he got a pitch that was kind of up in 137 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: the zone that last year, I think he would have 138 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: popped up and he drove it to right field to 139 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: the warning track, but it was caught. Still, nice swing anyway. 140 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: We saw Fernando Cruz dealing tonight. He was like he 141 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: was in mid season form. He had three strikeouts. We 142 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: saw Tim Hill tonight and the Yankees win this one 143 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: seven to zip Belts. Tonight's goes to Ryan Weathers in 144 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: his Yankees' debut. I think I reversed it. Hell, let's 145 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: spring training for content creators, so we forgot to play 146 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:42,959 Speaker 1: the win sound effect. I'll get there. I'll get there 147 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: before we're over tonight. But Ryan Weathers pulls into a 148 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 1: four way belt tie with Aaron Judge, Frankie Baseball, and 149 00:08:51,760 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: Jimmy Hoffer. Yeah, I thought he was fantastic. Here's a 150 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: super chat from Rich dub He says Lombard is better 151 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: than BOPI av would swing for the fences and throw 152 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: his bat a few times. Vobi does throw his bat 153 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: a lot, a lot. Lombard's double, by the way, the 154 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: second hardest hit ball of the game. Ben Rice also 155 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: hit one over one hundred miles an hour. He continues 156 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: to rag Ryan Weathers, he lit up the radar gun. 157 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: He's got the top five pitch velocities. Tonight he topped 158 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: out at ninety nine point eight miles an hour. Let's 159 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: talk about him here. 160 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 3: They just. 161 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: One thing that stuck out to me was how easy 162 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: his arm action is, you know, very free and easy. 163 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: Scouts will call that easy gas ninety seven ninety eight, 164 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: throwing strikes, pounding the zone, and when a guy is 165 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: sitting ninety seven ninety eight miles an hour, and it 166 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 1: looks like he's just playing catch. Scouts drool over that. 167 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: That's why Manny van Uelos was such a big prospect. 168 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 1: He never made it, you know, justin Chef it was 169 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: kind of the same way. Easy gas, a couple of lefties, 170 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: probably bad examples, but guys who look like they're just 171 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: playing catch. And the first batter of the game almost 172 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: took Ryan Weather's head off. Hit went right back up 173 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: the middle. His kapa almost got dictated. As Michael Scott 174 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: would say. He threw a few very nasty change ups. 175 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: If you have MLBtv, go back and watch. I want 176 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:30,199 Speaker 1: to say it was the first inning Dylan Cruz up 177 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: won to one pitch. He threw him a change up 178 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: that looks like it fell off a cliff, just absolutely 179 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: hit an invisible pothole. Just a fantastic, fantastic pitch. And 180 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: you know, when you're throwing as hard as he does, 181 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: as easily as he does, and then you can drop 182 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: ten miles an hour off with the change up. Hell, 183 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: that is going to be a big problem for hitters. 184 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: One thing that we know that the Yankees wanted from 185 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: him is less fastballs, a more balanced pitch mix, which 186 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: would make his fastball play up a little bit. And 187 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,119 Speaker 1: tonight he threw forty nine pitches. Twelve of them were sweepers, 188 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: eleven of them change ups, nine fastballs, seven sinkers, and 189 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 1: seven sliders, So the pitch he threw the most was 190 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: the sweeper. He threw his off speed stuff more than 191 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: twice as often as his fastball, and that is going 192 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: to help him be successful because it's going to cause 193 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: that ninety eight to play like one hundred and two. 194 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: He went three and two thirds innings, one hit aloud, 195 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 1: immediately got a double play, so he faced the minimum, 196 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 1: showed a good pickoff move, which is only going to 197 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 1: get better as he hangs around with Andy Pettitt and 198 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: Max Freed. And he had nine whiffs. Pretty good. Game 199 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: score of sixty four, as Larry David would say, pretty day, 200 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 1: pretty day, Pretty good, and he's got that dog in it. 201 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 1: They mentioned on the broadcast that he's been injured a lot, 202 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: but that they were freak injuries. So you know, he 203 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: broke a bone that most humans don't even have, which 204 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: is weird to say, but you know, he tore some 205 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: tendons on just a freak play so it's not like 206 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: he's been having shoulder you know, tendonitis and elbow ligaman springs. 207 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: He's you know, had some freak injuries. So hopefully he 208 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: can stay healthy. 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You know, I try and level it 232 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: up every year, but this year I didn't have a 233 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: lot of off season stuff to cover, Like I didn't 234 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: have to, you know, keep up with the Wan Soto 235 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: sweep steaks or the Yamamoto sweep steaks or any of 236 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: that stuff. So I had a lot of time to 237 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: just put in work. I built some watch party stuff, 238 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 1: which we can take a look at during the World 239 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic. I'll also do some some watch parties this year. 240 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: We got all sorts of cool stuff to talk about. 241 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: So main takeaways from spring so far. Let's begin with 242 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: Ben Hess. I watched him pitch the other day against 243 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: the Pirates. Dude looks like a little Garrett Cole. I mean, 244 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: I know that's probably hyperbole. His stuff is electric. Go 245 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: watch the highlights electric. This guy. I want to see 246 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: him in the big leagues. His hook is phenomenal and 247 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: he's got heat. So keep an eye on ben Hess. 248 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: We didn't get a chance to watch him last spring, 249 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: but he looks like the real deal. Garrett Cole looks 250 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: like he's ahead of schedule. We're probably gonna see him 251 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: in a spring training game before too late. I think 252 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: that there's a chance he could be back late May. 253 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: I was listening to Joel Sherman the other day and 254 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: he said to target May twenty fourth, which is the 255 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: day before my birthday, So that'd be a nice little 256 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: gift for me. So this is gonna be huge if 257 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: he continues to progress the way he does. And the 258 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: pitching for the Yankees this spring has been just really 259 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: good in general, and we saw that again tonight. Ben 260 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: Rice continues to hit the ball hard. He continues to 261 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: absolutely rake. I think he's gonna have a big year. 262 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: It's only a matter of time before he starts putting 263 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: balls into the palm trees out there in right field, 264 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: So keep an eye out for him to have a monster, 265 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: monster year. Also, we got the new player photos and 266 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: I can show you some of them. So the one 267 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: I dislike the most, but Jason Dominguez with the frown 268 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: Come on, guy, you gotta smile. You're a big leaguer, 269 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: You're the Martian Now. We gotta look at this frownie 270 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: face all year long. Let's see. We got a good 271 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: one from Jazz, who's hitting six hundred this spring. He 272 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: looks like a man who's about to go forty forty. 273 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: He's hitting six hundred with a seven fifty on base 274 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: percentage so far. Looking good. Aaron Judge off to a 275 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: good start this spring, obviously, hit a couple of home runs, 276 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: been drawing walks. He looks like a man who is relaxed. 277 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: He got the weight off of his shoulders last October 278 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: where he played well. He hit five hundred. That's what 279 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: he's hitting this spring so far. So you know that's 280 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: where we're at right now. Let's take a few voicemails 281 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: here just to reaction. First one about CC. 282 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 4: Hey brother, it's a long time listener, you boy, oh more. 283 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 4: I'm just calling because CC Sabakia is getting his number 284 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 4: retired in a monument park, and I just think it's 285 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 4: a little crazy, not because CC isn't great, but that 286 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 4: his number is getting retired. Dude, never wont to say 287 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 4: young for us. Yeah, he got us a championship, ring 288 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 4: in solidified her rotation in the early twenty tens. But 289 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 4: to me, it's just not warranted inaugurating we're en trying 290 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 4: somebody like him when we got the tail end of 291 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 4: his career, and I think we should consider possibly enshrining 292 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 4: dudes the Monument Park without retiring the numbers. Man, we're 293 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 4: not gonna have any left. Hey, thanks, though, I'll. 294 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: Get to Rich Dubb super chat in a just a second. 295 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: He says, we have a surplus of pitching. Who should 296 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: we trade. I don't think we shouldrade anybody. I think 297 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: we should just try and pitch as many guy as 298 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: we can. As far as Ceci goes, I'm glad he 299 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: got his number retired. I think he was instrumental in 300 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: the two thousand and nine World Series run. A lot 301 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,959 Speaker 1: of people forget the performances that he had in the 302 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 1: playoffs to get the Yankees to the World Series that year. 303 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: I know he struggled in Game one, Chase Uttley took 304 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: him deep a couple of times, but he was great 305 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: against the Angels in the ALCS. I believe he was 306 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: the ALCS MVP. He won twenty games. I mean, he 307 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: was a clubhouse leader, and in my opinion, he should 308 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 1: get inducted into the Hall of Fame and you know, 309 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 1: be in in Monument Park just for that. That's for 310 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: you bitch thing where he had a five hundred thousand 311 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: dollars bonus on the line if he got like, I 312 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: don't know, maybe two more outs or something like that, 313 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: and he drilled the guy on the Rays in retaliation 314 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: and got ejected. Yankees gave him the bonus. Anyway, to me, 315 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: that that makes him elite. I mean, right there, that's 316 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:18,439 Speaker 1: an all time move. But yeah, I am. I am 317 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: in favor of CC having his number retired. I know 318 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: that we're kind of, you know, low on numbers at 319 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: this point, but hey, we're seeing in other sports, like 320 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: numbers start to get unretired but still be retired, you 321 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: know what I mean, like guys can wear them or whatever. 322 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: That might end up having to happen. It's I hate that, 323 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: first of all. I hate that. I think it's a 324 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: bad look, But I could see that happening at some point. 325 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: You know, somebody gets maddingly's permission to wear twenty three 326 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: or something when he's you know, eighty years old. But 327 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: SSD Bauer says, why no love for Willie Randolph. That's 328 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 1: a good question. I always liked Willy when he was 329 00:18:56,600 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: a Yankee coach. I felt like the Yankee were at 330 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: their best base running when Willie Randolph was the third 331 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 1: base coach. Let's take another call. Here's Mary Beth. 332 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 2: Hey, it's Mary Beth. What a nice game I'm watching. 333 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 2: Weathers looks great. I love Fernando Cruz. I love his faces, 334 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 2: and he looked great. Everyone looked great today. Your guy 335 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 2: the marsh and now my guy too. Dominguez got a hit, 336 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 2: and oh it just is very nice for the IG's 337 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 2: a winning seven to nothing. 338 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: Okay, doll all right, appreciate it. Actually, Dominguez did go 339 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: zero for three tonight, Amed Rosario one for three, J 340 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: c Escaro one for three, Max Schuman three for three, 341 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: and then George Lombard Junior one for two with two 342 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,400 Speaker 1: RBIs the box score so long that it's running off 343 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: the screen. Apologies there. Fernando Cruz, Yeah, he looked great tonight, 344 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: mid season fourm with the splitter absolutely dominating, and David 345 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: Bednar looked good too, So great night for the Yankees 346 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: all around. I'll be back. I'm gonna interview Tony Castro tomorrow. 347 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: He is the author of Mickey and Billy. It's not 348 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: gonna be live, but I will air it at some 349 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: point this weekend. We're gonna have a a couple of 350 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: post game shows coming up this weekend, so tune in 351 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: for those. But I will have this this interview up 352 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 1: at some point over the next couple of days. And 353 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: for those of you you know, are old timers, it 354 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: should be really, really interesting. But yeah, good night for 355 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: the Yanks seven to nothing win. And I told you 356 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: we would play it, and maybe we are gonna play it. 357 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: Yankees win this one, seven nothing. Let's go ahead and 358 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: take one more call here. 359 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:04,679 Speaker 5: Bobby Lucy once again, uh pushing for a trade of 360 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 5: Stanton to Colorado that them get his five hundred, maybe. 361 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 3: Five hundred and fifty home runs out there. You send 362 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 3: all of the Spencer Jones. If we're not going to 363 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 3: use him this year, you know. 364 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 5: Twenty five, twenty six, you gotta do something with them. 365 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna stop you right there. There's just there's no 366 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,679 Speaker 1: chance in that trade. I mean, one, why why do 367 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: the Rockies need to take on even half of that money? 368 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: What do they have to gain from bringing in John 369 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 1: Carlos Stanton. The Rockies aren't going to compete. They're nowhere 370 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: near competing, and John Carlo stan is a full no 371 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: trade clause. Why would he accept it to go to 372 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: Colorado and finish in last place? Colorado lost a hundred 373 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: games last year. I see absolutely no way that that 374 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 1: would happen. I think John Carlos Stanton wants to win 375 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: a title with New York, and I think he's got 376 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: two more chances to do it. If you believe Jeff Passing, 377 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: and you believe Scott Braun, and you believe me, I 378 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: don't think there's gonna be a missed season in twenty 379 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 1: twenty seven. Major League Baseball is not gonna do that. 380 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: They might start the season late and play some doubleheaders. 381 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: They might stress us all out, they might start spring 382 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: training late, but there's gonna be baseball. Believe me, it's 383 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: a multi billion dollar injury in industry. They're gonna have baseball, 384 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 1: all right, Ladies and gentlemen, Thanks for watching, Like, subscribe, 385 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: comment all that stuff, follow us on audio platforms. I'll 386 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: see you next time. If you enjoyed this content, please 387 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: hit that like button and subscribe check out yy designs 388 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: dot Shop for some great merch support our sponsors. 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