1 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,479 Speaker 1: ISAs Aaron Nola and welcome to The Philly. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 2: Show tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury, Todd's a lucky it's Monday. 3 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: It's August twenty fifth, twenty twenty five. I hope everybody 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 2: had just a great weekend. I trust Ruben and Jim. 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 3: Ruben, you were working all weekend. Yes, I was working. 6 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: Yes, you were you you know you're always always grinding away. 7 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: I was at the ballpark on Saturday. I took my 8 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 2: family for their first game this year. 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 3: Oh really, Yeah, we had a great I didn't see either. 10 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 3: Well I didn't go all the way up. I didn't 11 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 3: go all the way up. You know, we got you 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 3: get the three. 13 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: It's like, you know, we're in We're in like zone 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 2: coverage right now. So with the two year old, you 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: never know when she's gonna take off and go running. 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: But we had a great time. I was gonna I 17 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 2: was gonna show you guys this this photo that we took. 18 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: I usually don't do this, but I thought this was 19 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: this is a classic. This is gonna be hanging in 20 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: our house forever. So our two year old Josie was 21 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 2: really excited to meet the fanatic, and then the fanatic 22 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 2: showed up about not planned or anything like five feet 23 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 2: from us, and then we grabbed the picture. 24 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 3: And she was excited all. 25 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: Night about seeing the fanatic and then I got her 26 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: within five inches of the fanatic and this was the result. 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 4: And that was unplanned. 28 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 3: That was unplanned. Yeah, so my kids ran over. My 29 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 3: youngest Josie there on. 30 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 2: The left, if you're watching us on YouTube, absolutely goes 31 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: into hysterics about meeting the fanatic. 32 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 3: It's it was like an Easter Bunny moment. 33 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: You ever take your kids to see the Easter Bunny 34 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 2: or Santa Claus when they were kids. 35 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 3: Total meltdown city. 36 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: So, uh, that's awesome. 37 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 5: You'll have that, You'll have that picture forever. I have 38 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 5: a picture of my three girls at the last game 39 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 5: at the VET and the first game at Citizens Bank 40 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 5: Park and the priceless Oh. 41 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's awesome. 42 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: I have pictures when we stepped on the field a 43 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight World Series when we wanted my kids. 44 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: They were tiny, they were at the really awkward stage. 45 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: Glasses's funny and last moment, moments that you'll never forget 46 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: as a family and moments that you'll always cherish. 47 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, they were excited because they got to see Doran's 48 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: entrance music. So they were excited they got to see 49 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: and they were so they loved that. 50 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 3: They had an absolute good time. 51 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: They actually yeah, I mean they ate like pigs and 52 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: you know, had a great time. So I just wanted 53 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: to show I love that photo so much I had 54 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 2: to show it. 55 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 3: To you guys. I thought you guys could get a 56 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 3: kick out of it. 57 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: So the Phillies won two out of three this weekend 58 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: against Washington. They lose the opener Deron blows his first 59 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 2: save with the Phillies, but they win Saturday, they win Sunday. 60 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: They now have a seven game lead over the Mets 61 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 2: in the NL East. More on that series in a bit. 62 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 2: Let's talk First Pitch with Parks. First Pitch is brought 63 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: to us exclusively by our partners at Parks Casino, Pennsylvania's 64 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 2: number one casino. I wanted to ask you guys about this. 65 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 2: So Saturday, before the game, the Phillies announced that, as 66 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 2: we kind of all expected, Zach Wheeler's season is over, 67 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 2: He's going to have he is going to have it's 68 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 2: called thoracic outlet decompression surgery in the coming weeks. The 69 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: recovery time is six to eight months. And again this 70 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 2: was not a surprise, none of us that we're really 71 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: holding out much hope that he was going to be 72 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 2: back this season. 73 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 3: But the Phillies then. 74 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: Followed that news with Aaron Nola pitching giving up two 75 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: earned runs, three runs overall and six inittings on Saturday, 76 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: and then Rangers Swarez just pitch pitching out of his 77 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 2: mind his last two starts, kind of calming everybody a 78 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: little bit, right, guys with the with the Phillies going, 79 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, we've lost Zach Wheeler our ace and 80 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: he had those two guys have a pretty nice weekend. 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 5: Kind of the whole rotation has done pretty well since 82 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 5: since the news on Wheeler. I mean, Nola came back 83 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 5: last weekend in DC, didn't have did not have a 84 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 5: good start, but he rebounded on Saturday and had an 85 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 5: encouraging start. 86 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 4: Rangers put together two. 87 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 5: Awesome ones of you know, twenty one strikeouts I think 88 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 5: or twenty two strikeout zero walks in his last time. Amazing, 89 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 5: So in Sanchez' Sanchez. So guys are definitely stepping up. 90 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 5: The team is stepping up. I mean, it's a very 91 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 5: difficult loss. But you know, I spoke with Alec Boum 92 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 5: last week and he said, if there's any rotation that 93 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 5: can that can weather this hit, it's it's this one. 94 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 5: And it really it really helps that Christopher Sanchez is 95 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 5: kind of like. 96 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 4: Knock knock, knock, knock, knocking on the door being a 97 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 4: number one. I mean, he's knocking on the door. 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 5: He's almost ready to blow down the door and we're 99 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 5: almost ready to say this guy's a number one started, 100 00:04:58,400 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 5: you know. 101 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 4: So do you agree with that, Ruben? He's knocking on 102 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 4: the door to be a number one. 103 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: If he's not a one, he's a one A yeah, 104 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: I mean he's he's right there and someone you can 105 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: rely on the fire seven innings strong and you know, 106 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: one or two runs and that's sort of what you 107 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: expect out of the guy or shutout and yeah, I'm 108 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: right there with you. And I had a nice chat 109 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: with the Cole Hamil's about that, and he he was 110 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: just super impressed about watching his work ethic and watching 111 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: his sides and stuff like that. He's he's really impressed 112 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: with him, and so am I. 113 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 5: I generally think there are fewer number ones than we 114 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 5: think there are I think it's kind of overstated a 115 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 5: little bit. You know, the ace or the number one term, 116 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 5: but this guy is uh And with the Wheeler, like 117 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 5: I said, with the Wheeler injury, the loss of a 118 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 5: legit number one, you got somebody who can hand the 119 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 5: ball to and game one of a of a series, 120 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 5: and somebody you know that's gonna you feel very confident 121 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 5: you're gonna get seven good ones from him. 122 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: So you can find out more about them tonight because 123 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: you're out there in New York. 124 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 5: I have a series back to back lefties. I mean, 125 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 5: you know, they're up by seven. It's not like it's 126 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 5: a neck and neck race. They can blow this thing 127 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 5: away with a good series. 128 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 3: I'd have to look at it. 129 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 2: I don't know, But don't you think of all the 130 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: playoff contenders in the American League, National League? How many 131 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: teams say, there's fourteen teams competing for postseason spot. How 132 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 2: many gms right now do you think would go. I 133 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 2: will treat you right now without Zach Wheeler. I will 134 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 2: trade you my rotation for your rotation. 135 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: Every single one of them. I think twenty eight or 136 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: twenty nine of them. 137 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 3: Yeah. 138 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 5: I actually with the way that Ranger and Lozardo had 139 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 5: really put it together lately after some little walls. 140 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: And you flip in Aaronola, who is starting to look 141 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: closer to what Marinola looked like a couple of years ago. 142 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: Got his fastball up to ninety four. 143 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 3: That was big. 144 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: I mean you're talking about a little different picture now. 145 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 2: That was That was his best fastball the season is 146 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 2: four seamer average ninety two point six. 147 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 3: It was up a mile. 148 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 2: So yeah, like are you guys we never we never 149 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 2: jumped to conclusions and go crazy and he's back or 150 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: anything like that, but it was it was encouraging, right 151 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 2: what we saw on on Saturday that you know, he 152 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: got a lot of swings and misses. He got eleven 153 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: swings and misses on the breaking ball, So the breaking 154 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: ball seemed to be more effective than like you just mentioned, Ruben, 155 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 2: the fastball. 156 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: Interesting could see the overall crispiness of his stuff and 157 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: the life on his fastball was good. He had that 158 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: comeback sinker working and he just missed on several of them, 159 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: didn't get calls on him, but got closer and closer 160 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: to it. He starts getting that pitch going. That could 161 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: be super effective for him, obviously, but I was really 162 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: impressed by number one that he had more life on 163 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: his fastball, but he also had a tremendous depth on 164 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: his breaking ball. His breaking ball had more of a 165 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: twelve six rotation than it did like a ten to four, 166 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: which was, you know, which doesn't have as much depth. 167 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: When it's working down and he's keeping his hand above 168 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: the ball and he works down in the zone, that's 169 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: a really good sign. His very first pitch was a 170 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: fastball down that clipped the bottom of the zone for 171 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: strike one. Very first pitch of the game. I thought, ooh, 172 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: that was different, and he maintained it throughout, and I mean, listen, 173 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: he gave up a couple of home runs because he 174 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: tried to make a put an O two fastball run 175 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: one in and it. 176 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 3: Ran out over the plate. 177 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: It was a terrible pitch selection and a battle and 178 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: a bad execution. But generally he pitched really well and 179 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: he probably should have been out of that one inning 180 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: if not for a West Western Wilson gaff. 181 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 5: Well, I'd like to see him put together a little 182 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 5: run here, a little string of starts before I say 183 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 5: he's back. But really really encouraging to see a little 184 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 5: more pop just encouraging to see him, you know, come 185 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 5: out of that game with his head up, feeling good 186 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 5: about himself. I am not bashful to say I am 187 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 5: rooting like crazy for Aaron Nola, because you know, he 188 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 5: is a tremendous person, one of the best people to 189 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 5: ever walk in that clubhouse, in my opinion, been here 190 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 5: a decade model citizen, been a great Philly a great 191 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 5: Phillies pitcher. And you know, never, never in his decade 192 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 5: here has this team needed him more. 193 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 4: Never with the loss of Wheeler. 194 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 5: And you know, at least a good step in the 195 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 5: right direction, Saturday needs to put together a few more 196 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 5: steps before we say he's back. But damn, that felt 197 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 5: good to watch Aaron Nola pit pitch well like that. 198 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: And I say this just add on real quick that 199 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: he knows it. I mean, it's very he knows that 200 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: he has to step up, he knows that it's a 201 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 1: it's a combent upon him to do it for the team, 202 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: and it was not us to see him sort of 203 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,079 Speaker 1: put it into action. Hopefully he can do it, put 204 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: it in action for the next six or seven starts 205 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: and then into the playoffs if he gets the opportunity 206 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: to be one in the top three. 207 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: Well, we were talking on Friday about, you know what 208 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 2: the postseason rotation, even though they're weeks away from it, 209 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 2: and do you go to the three lefties? And we 210 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 2: all agree that you want to have Aaron Ollen there pitching, 211 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 2: well to go left to you, righty left you or 212 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 2: break it up however you want to break it up. 213 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 2: My colleague Paul Cassela had an interesting little tidbit in 214 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 2: his story from the other day. The last time a 215 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 2: team started three postseason games with three straight left handers 216 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,599 Speaker 2: was the two thousand and nine Phillies in the NLDS 217 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 2: cliff Ley Cole Hamble's Jay happ But there's a little 218 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 2: bit of an asteris there. Do you want to do 219 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 2: you do you remember why there's an astros that they 220 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 2: had a right hand or scheduled to pitch Game three 221 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 2: in Colorado? 222 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 4: Do you guys hap had to jump in right. 223 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 2: Yes, it wasn't Paid Martinez, it was Pedro Martinez. But 224 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 2: it was snowing and frigid there, and and so you 225 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 2: guys bumped him back to you know, just kind of 226 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 2: save him, I guess or whatever. And then Jim, do 227 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 2: you remember sitting in the hotel lobby of the Fritz 228 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 2: Carlton in Denver. Uh, there was no access that day. 229 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 2: The game got snowed out. So we're like, we got 230 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 2: to find something, right, and so we literally sat got 231 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 2: ordered ordered some buffalo wings in the hotel. In the 232 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 2: hotel restaurant, well, Pedro was having lunch with somebody, and 233 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 2: we were there for like an hour and a half 234 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 2: or like, we don't even know if he's gonna talk 235 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 2: to us. 236 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 3: He went, I can't believe you guys are waiting. I'm 237 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 3: not talking to. 238 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 2: Came over, talked to us. Not pitching in the snow. 239 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: I'm fine, it's not a big deal. Blah blah blah. 240 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 2: And but that's why they had three straight left right. 241 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 5: I remember walking walking over to the team hotel from 242 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 5: our hotel. We stayed at the crappy hotel and they 243 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 5: but I remember walking through through the slush and and 244 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 5: the snow on the on the streets of Denver. But 245 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 5: if I could say one thing about one more thing 246 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 5: about Nola, I know, getting long winded here, but if 247 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 5: he can put together a run here and and the 248 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 5: team is confident enough to say he's going to start 249 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 5: in the in the postseason. Obviously it breaks up the lefties, 250 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 5: but you know, it allows them to maybe use Lozardo's 251 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 5: firepower in the bullpen and that in the first round. 252 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 4: And I think that's that really helps a lot. 253 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 5: One of the things that has been overshadowed or not 254 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 5: talked about a lot in this loss of Wheeler is that, 255 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 5: you know, they were always kind of planning on using 256 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 5: somebody in the bullpen. Now they were down one in 257 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 5: the rotation. I think that could impact who goes to 258 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 5: the bullpen. But if Nola can can deliver a little 259 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 5: bit here, and I think Lozardo's firepower is best suited 260 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 5: of that group to go to the bullpen, I'd rather 261 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 5: leave Ranger in the rotation, but it could, you know, 262 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 5: help the entire pitching staff top to bottom. 263 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 3: No doubt. I agree with I agree with you there, so. 264 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 5: Hey, that was first pitch presented exclusively by all our 265 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 5: partners at Parks Casino, Pennsylvania's number one casino. Parkscasino dot 266 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 5: Com is the website. You must be twenty one and 267 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 5: if you have a gambling problem called one eight hundred 268 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 5: gambler OKAYKP. 269 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 6: This is your first arena club experience we're gonna open 270 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 6: a slab pack together. So first off, we're gonna buy 271 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 6: one of those twenty five dollars slab packs and we 272 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 6: get to see what is in the pack. 273 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 3: There. 274 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 6: It is the Grail, which is the best card in 275 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 6: the pack and worth the most. There are some other 276 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 6: cards that we're chasing, and you can see the entire 277 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 6: lineup so that you know what you're in the running for. 278 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 6: There's the Yamamoto signed card. 279 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 3: Now let's open up our pack and see how we do. 280 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 6: We have ourselves a really cool graphic and then a show. Hey, o, Tani, 281 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,199 Speaker 6: fifty to fifty card from last year. What do you 282 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 6: want to do? Should we sell it right back to 283 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,599 Speaker 6: them for sixteen or should. 284 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 3: We keep it? 285 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 6: You should give it to me, I'll keep good answer, fine, 286 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 6: I will give it to you. Since the Blue Jays 287 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 6: didn't getto Tani, you can get this fifty to fifty 288 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 6: card instead. Here's the code foul foul to get yourself 289 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 6: twenty percent off your first slab pack or card purchase. Yes, 290 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 6: you get to keep that card if you want it. 291 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 6: They send it to you foul at Arena club dot com. 292 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 3: Slash foul. We're back. 293 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 2: It is Monday, It's time for Manco and Manco Best Week. 294 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 2: Manco and Manco Best Week, because Manco Manco is the 295 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 2: best of the best. 296 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 3: Ruben and Jim agree. 297 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 4: I guess what. 298 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 2: We had some Manco and Manco on Saturday with the family, 299 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 2: sat down right by the bull. 300 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 3: Man had some Manco and Manco. Of course she did, yeah, 301 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 3: oh yeah we did. 302 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 2: And then, uh, Ruben, you gave a little shout out 303 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 2: to Manco on broccoli and chicken. So I texted our 304 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 2: friend Chuck Bangle over at Manco and I said, a, 305 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 2: Ruben gave you the broccoli and chicken a nice shout out. 306 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: He goes this time to keep in mind Ruby, he said, 307 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 2: I'm going to start keeping track of sales for chicken 308 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 2: and broccoli. 309 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: Eight. 310 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 2: If they kind of go up a little bit, we 311 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 2: might have to name the pizza. No, well, you'd get 312 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 2: you get the p it's named after. 313 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 3: But I guess that the pizza really goes up. Wow, 314 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 3: you never know, So that'd be funny. That would be funny. 315 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 3: That would be funny. So Mango delicious it really is. 316 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, no doubt so Mango Manco Best Week. 317 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 3: What do we got guys who wants to go first. 318 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: First, I gotta go with I mean Jersuarez. I mean, 319 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: he was just fantastic. You know, he struggled before that. 320 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: Those those two outings, he just fired off. Where had 321 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: Jim talked about I think it was thirteen innings, no walks, 322 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: twenty one strikeouts. He tied and see his career high 323 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: with ten in his first start and then blew it up, 324 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: blew it up with eleven this past Sunday. Pretty awesome 325 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: effort by him. So fun to watch him work. He's 326 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: been really really special, and you know, I was concerned 327 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: about how how he's going to pitch in the ladder 328 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: half because he sort of fades at the end, But 329 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: I don't know, he picked it up and really really 330 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: threw well. I don't know what was going on with 331 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: him in Cincinnati. I don't know if it was hot, 332 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if he was just wasn't feeling right, 333 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: whatever the case may be. But that start he had 334 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: and since he prior was not very good. But after that, 335 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: those last two starts have been outstanding and he is 336 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: my Manco Manco best of the week. It's picked really 337 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: picked it up. Since since the news from Wheeler great one. 338 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 5: You know, it's uh, if I might interject, and this 339 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 5: is probably a topic for another day, but I mean, 340 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 5: you know, we don't know when Wheeler's gonna be, if 341 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 5: he's gonna be ready to start next season, what he's 342 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 5: going to be like. I mean this there's a little 343 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 5: bit of question mark there. We all hope he's Zach 344 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 5: Wheeler again, but does this change their view on maybe 345 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 5: re signing Ranger, who's going to be a free agent, 346 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 5: and we have to balance that against the need to 347 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 5: resign Schwarber and maybe we all mudo a lot of 348 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 5: questions and questions. 349 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a great problem to have, right did 350 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: you want guys, Tom this. 351 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 5: Is a great opportunity for Ranger to impact the twenty 352 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 5: twenty five Phillies and built his free agent platform. But 353 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 5: I'm sorry for the digression. My man co omanco best 354 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 5: of the week. I'm gonna go role player. 355 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 4: It takes all twenty six guys, you know that. 356 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 5: I mean, look at what Raphael march On did for 357 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 5: the team yesterday on Sunday. But I'm gonna go with 358 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 5: Tanner Banks. This unheralded. He didn't get to the big 359 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 5: league soill he was thirty unheralded lefty. 360 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 4: I mean they got him a trade deadline last year. 361 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 4: I think he was gonna be the third lefty in 362 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 4: the bullpen and kind of was. 363 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 5: And it's that a tremendous year, tremendous impact over the weekend. 364 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 5: It's done a great job with inherited runners under the radar, 365 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 5: just very professional effort after very professional effort. And I 366 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 5: think fifteen of his last sixteen have been scoreless. He's 367 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 5: a very very valuable guy for that Phillies team. So, 368 00:17:58,280 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 5: I mean, you know, he I don't think he's had 369 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 5: a piece of pizza all year. 370 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 3: He deserves for definitely deserves. That's a great call, Jim. 371 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: And I'll digress too that he's a wonderful human being 372 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: also just really always happy, always appreciative of his opportunity. 373 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: He's one of those guys that that you pulled for 374 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: also because he knows how lucky he is to be 375 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: pitching in the big leagues and pitching for the Phillies. 376 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 3: I love the way he goes about it, no doubt. 377 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 2: I mean, this guy came from the White Sox last year, 378 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 2: who are like the worst team in baseball history. And 379 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 2: I remember asking when he joined the Phillies in Seattle, 380 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 2: he had an opportunity to say, thank God, I'm. 381 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 3: Not with them anymore. 382 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 2: But he was very empathetic towards his teammates, former teammates 383 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 2: that were still in Chicago. So you know, it's a 384 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 2: real tough so great long story, short, great person. I 385 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 2: could have picked J. T reil Muto, or we could 386 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 2: have picked jt reel Muto. He had a heck of 387 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 2: a week again, three home runs. Could have picked Bryce 388 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 2: and Scott he had a heck of a week two 389 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,360 Speaker 2: home runs. But I'm going to go with Trey Turner. 390 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 2: And I'm gonna go Trey Turner because he had twelve 391 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 2: hits ops over eleven hundred. But here's something that I 392 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 2: wanted to mention, just something to kind of keep an 393 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 2: eye on over the next few weeks through the end 394 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 2: of the season, Trey Turner quietly moving up the charts 395 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 2: in terms of nl MVP consideration. We've talked a lot 396 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 2: about Schwarber and how Schwarber could he knock off Otani, 397 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 2: but if you look at Fangraft's war and I mentioned 398 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 2: this because a lot of the new the voters nowadays, 399 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 2: they kind of maybe start with war to go. All right, 400 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 2: who should I be considering right now? He is second 401 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 2: in the National League in war behind Shohey Otani. I 402 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 2: believe that number has not changed. Yeah, he's Otani's got 403 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 2: six point zero. Turner's got five point eight. So you 404 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 2: put those two guys together, and now you're sitting there going, oh, 405 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 2: maybe maybe maybe Trey Turner could be a top three finish. 406 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: Maybe the Phillies could have two top three finishes or 407 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 2: two top five finishers. So Trey Turner from where he 408 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 2: was at the beginning this season really kind of coming 409 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 2: on offensively, defensively, stealing a ton of bases, having a 410 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 2: heck of a second half, and kind of powering this 411 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 2: offense or igniting this offense down the stretch. 412 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 3: So I'm going with Tray Turner. 413 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 4: Great. 414 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 3: I like it. 415 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 1: And let me just throw an honorable mention in there 416 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: for for Rob Thompson because think about what he's done. Okay, 417 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: flipped off those two guys in the lineup, and these guys, 418 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 1: two guys are having. 419 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 3: MVB type years. 420 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: Right, he flipped those two guys in the lineup. He 421 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: also is mixed in match the outfield situation really well 422 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: at LA not getting any production. We were talking about 423 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 1: this a while ago, like a couple months, that we 424 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: were going worst outfield production like forever in all of 425 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: baseball and maybe ever and uh, And he's really done 426 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: a nice job of being able to mix and matching. 427 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: The guys have stepped up, you know, couples strong bat 428 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: the strong, the bat well. Marsh got hot. He's cooled 429 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: off a little bit. But it was nice, too nice 430 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: to see that. And I think Rob Thompson deserves a 431 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: little love for that too, no doubt. 432 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 4: Trey Turner leading leading the league and hitting. 433 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 5: I think he's number two now, but on Saturday, I 434 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 5: think you went into the game leading the league and 435 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 5: hitting at like three oh one or something. I think 436 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 5: Freddy Freeman's number one now, but he's his second. Tremendous 437 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 5: You can win a batting title. 438 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 2: Phillies haven't had a player win a batting title since 439 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 2: Whitey I. 440 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 3: Think in nineteen fifty nine. That's just off the top 441 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 3: of my head. Wow. 442 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 2: So yeah, the Phillies have not had an NL batting 443 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 2: title winner since Richie Ashburn in the late fifties. So 444 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 2: that'd be kind of cool. That'd be kind of cool. 445 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 2: Phillies opened a three game series on Monday night against 446 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 2: the Mets. If you are not going up to New York, 447 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 2: you can swing up to Parks Casino. We know they 448 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 2: have dollar dogs and three dollars mls and all sorts. 449 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 3: Of fun sports book. 450 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 2: We were there the other night, had a great time, 451 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 2: rubin so much fun at Parks. 452 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 3: We had a great Really it really is. 453 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: It's happening all summer long at Parks Casino. It's my 454 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: casino of Choyce. Parks' Pennsylvania's number one, number one casino, action, excitement, 455 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: headline entertainment, and great restaurants plus all summer. Swing by 456 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: the bet Parks Sportsbook for every Philadelphia home game. They 457 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: got it going on here this week in New York. 458 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: Enjoy the ultimate Philly fan experience. One dollar dogs as 459 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 1: you said, three dollars, Miller lights, mls, and wallterwall action 460 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: on the one hundred and fifty foot giant video screen. 461 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: One hundred and fifty footer. It's monstrous. Plus check out concert, 462 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: comedy and more at the state of the art Excite Center. 463 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: They have all types of acts going on. Comedy acts, 464 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: they have concerts, all types of stuff, a collection of 465 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: award winning restaurants as well, Parksgrill Steakhouse, Bamboo Noodle House, 466 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: and the Liberty Bell Gastropub and Beer Garden Parks Casino. 467 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: This is how you win Parkscasino dot com. For tickets 468 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: to all shows, you must be twenty one gambling problem 469 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: called one eight hundred gambler. 470 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 2: All right, So the Phillies play the Mets. As we said, 471 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 2: beginning Monday night. They go into this series up at 472 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 2: City Field with a seven game lead. They play them 473 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 2: at seven times in the next seventeen games. Phillies are 474 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 2: in a great position right now. Mets have not been 475 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,479 Speaker 2: playing well for a while, and the Mets had a 476 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 2: five and a half game lead over the Phillies on 477 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 2: June twelfth. Since then, the Phillies are thirty six and 478 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 2: twenty five, second best record in the National League. The 479 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 2: Mets are twenty four and thirty six. That's the fourth 480 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 2: worst record in the National League. Only the Giants, Nationals 481 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 2: and Rockies have been worse than the Mets. And it's 482 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 2: really easy to see why the rotation. That's rotation has 483 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 2: been dreadful an era of almost five in that span. 484 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 2: The bullpen has been even worse in era over over 485 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 2: just over five in that span. So the Phillies have 486 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 2: a real opportunity to here to kind of bury the Mets. 487 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,719 Speaker 2: I mean, you know they have a substantial lead right 488 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 2: now as it is. But you take two out of three, 489 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 2: you go up by eight. You know, you play them 490 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 2: next week, you split, or you win that series. 491 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 3: You're really. 492 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 4: It's great. 493 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 5: You know they open up with Sancho and Lozardo, great 494 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,239 Speaker 5: place to start. The Mets, I think are going with 495 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 5: Senga out of the gate. He hasn't had a great year. 496 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 5: I mean, his strikeout numbers are way down, his hits 497 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 5: parraintings way up. I think with Sanchez on the mounta tonight, 498 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 5: I agree. I think you need to take two out 499 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 5: of three and that goes a long way to bet 500 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 5: toward burying that team. But I just think you need to, really, 501 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,199 Speaker 5: you got your best picture on the mound tonight. You 502 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 5: need to come out of there with a w with 503 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 5: your best guy on the mount tonight. And they have 504 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 5: a lot of momentum, and I think the Phillies are 505 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 5: playing with a ton of confidence and the Mets, I 506 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 5: just wonder if they're gonna be a little tight because 507 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 5: they know the importance of this series. If they don't 508 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 5: make some ground up here, it's probably means they're done. 509 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 5: So I think things shape up well for the Phillies 510 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 5: to make a good showing they need to. 511 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: I think the Mets have matched up really well against 512 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 1: the Phillies. It will be interesting to see how they 513 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: feel they have a good mojo against them. And when 514 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: you over the last couple of years, you know, the 515 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: Mets have had their number a little bit, and particularly 516 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, but you know they they play a 517 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: pretty good, confident level of baseball against them, and so 518 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: it will be interesting to see how confident and how 519 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: much swagger this Phillies team has against them. I'm hopeful 520 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 1: that they walk in there and do what they're supposed 521 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: to do, beat them up, because you know they're a 522 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 1: better team overall. There's no question the pitching is the 523 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: huge difference, particularly the starting pitching. Obviously the bullpen now 524 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: with the Phillies lining up the way they are, in 525 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 1: the back end of that bullpen much better than the 526 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: Mets as well. I mean, I have confidence that they're 527 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: going to have some success against them up there. But 528 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: you know, there's a reason why the Mets have some 529 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: swagger against the Phillies because they've had their number a 530 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: little bit. So we'll see how they react, how both 531 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:51,200 Speaker 1: teams react. 532 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 5: Had some the Mets have had some problems against lefty 533 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 5: pitchers before you talk about Sanchez, and it's good. 534 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 4: You got two lefties out of the gate, right. 535 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 3: No, no doubt, I was gonna know. 536 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,719 Speaker 2: I was just gonna say, it's some Monday night at 537 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 2: Sanchez versus Senga. Tuesday is Lizardo versus Sean Mani, who 538 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 2: struggled since he came back Wednesday. In the series finale, 539 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 2: it's Taiwan Walker against the rookie Nolan MacLean, who's too 540 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 2: and oh with the one four sixty ra. So yeah, 541 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 2: the two lefties back to back. 542 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,400 Speaker 3: I mean, you got a seven game lead. 543 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 2: You know, they gotta leave New York with an eight 544 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 2: game lead, and then if you have a little hiccup 545 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 2: at some point, you can kind of stomach that a 546 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 2: little bit. 547 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 5: So the Mets got some some tough schedule coming up here. 548 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 5: They have Detroit and they have Cincinnati who's kind of 549 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 5: nipping out their toes in that wildcard race. 550 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 4: Cincinnati will not go away. 551 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 5: It seems like the Wildcard race in the NL is 552 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 5: kind of shrinking a little bit here, but the Reds are. 553 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 4: They could be there, They could be dangerous. 554 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 3: Do not rule out Tito. Yeah, well I agree. I agree. 555 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 3: We will be back later this week. Talk to you 556 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 3: guys later, Smell you later, boys, Slay Jim. 557 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 2: The Philly Show is brought to you by the Foul 558 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:10,159 Speaker 2: Territory Network. Subscribe to The Philly Show on YouTube and 559 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 2: wherever you get your podcasts.