1 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Bryce Harper and welcome to the Philly Show. 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Philly Show, brought to you by citizens. 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: From making a plan to reaching your goals, make sense 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 2: of your money with citizens Official Bank of the Phillies. Gentlemen, 5 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 2: We got up real early Wednesday morning. It is Wednesday, 6 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five. Ruber tomorrow, Junior Jim Salisbury Todds a 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: lucky because we had we just had to talk about 8 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: last night's game series opener in Atlanta. Phillies lose seven 9 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: to five, and it was one of the weirdest I 10 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: would say one of the weirdest games ever that I've 11 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: seen in Atlanta, because I've seen a lot of really 12 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 2: weird losses in Atlanta, a lot of like like five 13 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: come to mind, you know, oh yeah, yo, yeah, yeah, 14 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: all sorts of crazy stuff. But the one last night 15 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: pops it into my head or will be pop stay 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 2: in my head forever because of what happened in that 17 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: second had at Mundo Sos in the first inning, of course, 18 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 2: makes us unbelievable catch over the left field wall to 19 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: rob Marcelo Zuna of a home run. I was like, 20 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: oh my god in the press box and then in 21 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 2: the second ending, of course, a lazy fly ball Austin 22 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 2: Riley at a left center field at Mundo Sosa Johann 23 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 2: Rojas converge, so miscommunication happens, and then the ball literally 24 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: drops maybe two feet in front of Johann Rojas. He 25 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: floks up in the air, follows the ball all the 26 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: way down. The ball bounces into his glove. He's that 27 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 2: close to the to the ball leads to a three 28 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 2: run rally. Philly's lose the game. Rubin, you've coached the outfield. 29 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: Tell us what tell us went wrong on that play? 30 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 3: Pretty much everything, And part of it is because Solsa 31 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 3: has not played out there, and much of it is 32 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: because you didn't have enough aggressiveness out of Rojas. The 33 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 3: ball goes up in the air in the left center field, 34 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 3: and I think at right when the ball went up, 35 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 3: Sosa probably said something. 36 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: I think he called the ball. And then when. 37 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: Reuben real quick, Sosa actually was saying, and this is 38 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 2: the one of the parts. 39 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, this is he said, you take it yours, yours, 40 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 3: yours douyo dou yo douyo means yours yours yours. Now, 41 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 3: when it first went up, I think he may have 42 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 3: said something because Johann Rojas looked at him. Now when 43 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 3: they got closer and started to converge, that's when I 44 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 3: think Sosa said, douyo, douyo, do you? And that means yours, yours, yours. 45 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 3: An outfielder is not supposed to say that. The only 46 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 3: time an outfielder is supposed to say anything is. 47 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: That I got it. 48 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 3: That's meal meal on mine and and that's in Spanish obviously. 49 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: But I got it. 50 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 3: I got it is pretty universal, and I think you 51 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 3: know Sosa knows how to say that. But that said 52 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 3: Johann Rojas, I'm sure before the game started, everybody knows 53 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 3: this is the first time Sos is out there playing 54 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 3: left field. So as a center fielder, you have to 55 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 3: know that you're gonna be the most aggressive player out 56 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 3: on the field, without question, especially with the big outfield 57 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 3: like it is in. 58 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,839 Speaker 1: Atlanta, that the truest park. 59 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 3: It's no joke out there in left field, so there's 60 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 3: a lot of ground to cover, and to me, Johann 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 3: Rojas has to go and challenge this baseball. He has 62 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 3: to make the play and he has to be really 63 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 3: aggressive with it, and he sort of just sort of 64 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 3: gave up, and I know that there's noise and I 65 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 3: know it's difficult, but this ball has to be caught, 66 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 3: and there's so much more to unpack because of this. 67 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: The walk afterwards and then the home run. You just 68 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 3: can't walk Jared kell Nick what three times, which they 69 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 3: did yesterday. You know, good on him, but the reality 70 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 3: of it is that's a player that you just got 71 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 3: to throw strikes to. You got to make him swing 72 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 3: to the bat. He has not had a lot of success. 73 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 3: Then he hangs a making ball ands you know they're down. 74 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 3: They're down three to one. It's really unfortunate the way 75 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 3: it worked out, sort of sort of a comedy of 76 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: errors in some sense, but uh, not comedic for for 77 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 3: Topper and the rest of the team. 78 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, I agree with you, Rojas needs to be more aggressive, 79 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 4: But I also think Sosa has got good enough instincts 80 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 4: to know that that's the center fielders ball all the 81 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 4: way and he's got to peel off because this is 82 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 4: you know, you play defense that requires one hundred percent concentration, 83 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 4: and if you get a blip of conference concentration, you're. 84 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 5: Gonna mess something up. 85 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 4: And I think right at the end he spooked Rojas, 86 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 4: and that caused Rojas to pull up. 87 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,119 Speaker 5: So you know, Sosa has got to peel off. 88 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 4: Rojas has to take charge and go get that ball 89 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 4: and put in his back pocket. That that you know, 90 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 4: I don't even care if it's your first time out there. 91 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 4: There's certain fundamentals that you learn as a young player, 92 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 4: and that and that's one of them. That's the centerfielder's 93 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 4: ball put in your back pocket. Uh, they cost Wheeler 94 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 4: three runs. I know Wheeler didn't exactly stop the bleeding. 95 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 4: I didn't think he had a great night, and it 96 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 4: costs free ones. Would you guys be in favor of 97 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 4: the old I know this has been talking about before, 98 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 4: but like a team error, so it doesn't maybe effect Jim. 99 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: Let me just say this. 100 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 3: You can go ahead, and you can go ahead and 101 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 3: opine on that Todd before I ran. 102 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 2: No, I was gonna say, yeah, that was the the 103 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: thing I got last night. Immediate feedback was that is 104 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 2: so unfair to Zach Wheeler. 105 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's what I mean that that. 106 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 2: Was ruled and earned. Those three runs were ruled earned runs. 107 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 2: You know, he had that ridiculous streak going of thirteen 108 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 2: consecutive starts, six plus innings, two earned runs are fewer, 109 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 2: and because of that gaff, that mental lapse by both 110 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 2: of them, that streak ended. And at that moment after 111 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 2: you give up that home run, it is. 112 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: An absolute error. I don't care. I'm an outfielder. The 113 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: ball needs to be caught and it doesn't matter whether 114 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: the ball. 115 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 3: Hit the glove hit the glove one of those situations 116 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 3: where it is it is an error. I mean, if 117 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 3: a ball is up in the air and that same 118 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 3: sort of thing happens in the infield, that's an error. 119 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 3: Someone and then you know, to the shortstop and the 120 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 3: second basement are calling the ball, and then someone lunches 121 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 3: forward and it drops, that's an error. 122 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: I don't I don't care. In every single instance, it's 123 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: an error. I don't care. You know, doesn't matter what 124 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: you're playing, t ball, little league, pee wee, major leagues, 125 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: minor leagues. That's an error and it should be. 126 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 3: And that's and and and I don't know what's going 127 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 3: on with the scoring in Major league baseball. 128 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: It's pretty putrid as it stands. But that's an error, period. 129 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, error means mistake. That was a mistake. 130 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 4: It's unfortunate to penalize the pitcher right in that situation. 131 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 4: I actually I hope they don't back off on the 132 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 4: soca and left field thing, because I think this is 133 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 4: a great learning teaching moment, learning moment, whatever you want 134 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 4: to call it. You know, we talked about all the 135 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 4: time failure can be a great teacher. I don't think 136 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 4: either one of those guys is gonna make this mistake again, 137 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 4: so there might be some long term gain here. 138 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: Well. 139 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 2: Well, after the game, it was interesting Johann Rojas. Has 140 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 2: you typically used an interpreter over the years as he's 141 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 2: started to get more and more comfortable using his English. 142 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 2: Last night he did his interview all in English. You know, 143 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 2: he kind of wanted to say what he wanted to 144 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 2: say in English to the English speaking reporters, which we appreciated, 145 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 2: and he just basically just kept repeating himself, which was understandable. 146 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 2: Just I've got to take charge there, that's my responsibility, 147 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 2: that's my fault. I've got to catch that ball. He 148 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 2: kept saying that over and over and over. But Rubin, 149 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: you mentioned the sequence after that Jared Kelnick last night. 150 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 2: Going in the last night's game, he had four hits 151 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 2: all season, had not walked once, so you know, he 152 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: walks in that situation then, of course, and then a 153 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 2: sweeper backs up on Zach Wheeler gives up the home 154 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 2: run to Sean Murphy. And talking to Wheeler after the game, 155 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 2: he said he was mad at himself because as a pitcher, 156 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 2: as one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, 157 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 2: he takes pride in those situations, those specific moments and 158 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: stopping the bleeding, and he felt he did not, I mean, 159 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 2: he did not stop the bleeding. So that was kind 160 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: of gnawing at him more than you know, he's not 161 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 2: necessarily walking out of the ballpark last night going frickin' 162 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: Rojas and Sosa. Man, they cost me my game. He 163 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 2: was more upset with the walk to Kelnick and then 164 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: throwing a you know, a sweeper that backed up to 165 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 2: Sean Murphy. 166 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 4: He he wasn't sharp. I was looking at his numbers 167 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 4: and he was pretty much. Everything was down a little bit, 168 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 4: and you can extend that right through the bullpen. Everything 169 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 4: looked a little down in terms of some of the 170 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 4: metrics last night. But uh, that said, they they did, 171 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 4: they bailed out Wheeler. They you know, the offense was 172 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 4: very resilient. Uh, top of the top of the lineup, 173 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 4: top half of the lineup did a really good job 174 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 4: getting back that lead. 175 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 5: And to me, that's one of the disappointing loss. 176 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 4: It's one of those nights where you go in the 177 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 4: clubhouse and you guys are sitting around talking about, you know, 178 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 4: we didn't play our best game, but we came out 179 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 4: of here with a win. 180 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 5: Uh. 181 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 4: And and it didn't happen because they they hurt themselves early. 182 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was unfortunately, very disappointing win. I mean, I 183 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 3: know it's early in the season. That's a that's a win. 184 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: That's it. That should have been should have been a w. 185 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 3: And I'm sure that they were off at that ballpark 186 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 3: not happy with it. But again they talk about it 187 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 3: all the time. It's time to flush it and hopefully 188 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 3: they can bounce back. And and I. 189 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: Played better baseball. They've got a couple of big. 190 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 3: Big games coming up, and uh, you know, they just 191 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 3: got to bounce back and do their thing. I was 192 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 3: really impressed by the had bats by Schwarber and Cassia, 193 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 3: really terrific. We we cannot get off this podcast today 194 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 3: and not talk about that because he handled what Schober 195 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 3: did and what Cassianos did we're just extraordinary. 196 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: We can expound on that some more. 197 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:18,719 Speaker 4: They are both driving the ball with authority. Castianos is 198 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 4: driving the ball to the pull side with the authority. 199 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 4: He's turning on pitches, he's recognizing pitches. 200 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 5: He looks really good. 201 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 2: We'll talk about that and more right after these words. 202 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 6: Aj it is time for people to get some new clubs, 203 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 6: and to do that they need to go to their 204 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 6: local PXG for a fitting. 205 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 7: Right, no doubt. I was there today. I've been there before. 206 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 7: Last time I was there, they gave me this killer gap. 207 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 7: I just look at that sweet spot, Scott. It is 208 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 7: worn out. That is right in the sweet spot right there. 209 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 7: So I went and got new clubs today, new irons. 210 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 7: But more importantly, I got this bad boy. I got 211 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 7: me a new putter. This is my old putter. 212 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: It's on order. 213 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 7: Yes, that's my putter cover PXG Mustang putter. Now I'm 214 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 7: going to the Allen putter. They talked me into it 215 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 7: because I was draining some putts today. Bob, the guy 216 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 7: who helped me out. He helped me with my irons. 217 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 7: You got them ted up perfectly. But then we went 218 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 7: to the putt and green I was draining them putts, 219 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 7: because that's the most important part of golf. 220 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 6: PXG fittings are fun. Schedule you're fitting today as you 221 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 6: can hear from AJ for a limited time, you could 222 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 6: save up to twenty percent on your entire order. Head 223 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 6: over to PXG dot com slash foul that's PXG dot 224 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 6: com slash foul to save up to twenty percent on 225 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 6: your entire order. PXG dot com slash f o u 226 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 6: L restrictions apply see site for details. 227 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 2: We are back, so I want to get into Kyle 228 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 2: sh forburn the start that he's on. But first, real quick, Jim, 229 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 2: you brought up a point earlier. You hope that this 230 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 2: doesn't stop the Phillies from running at Mundo Sosa out 231 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 2: there in left field, Phillies, I think they faced a 232 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 2: couple lefties over the next week, week and a half. 233 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 5: Unless you stop, unless you stop hitting. 234 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 2: Well, that's so that Rob was kind of assass that 235 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 2: last night. He says, you know, as long as he 236 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 2: keeps hitting, I would feel comfortable putting him out there. 237 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 2: So do we do we see him out there? Should 238 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 2: he be out there? The next time the Phillies faced 239 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 2: a left handed pitcher as a starter, I think maybe 240 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 2: it happens this weekend in Saint Louis, or do you 241 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 2: have to play Kepler out there? I mean, how does 242 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 2: that bouncing act work with? 243 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 5: You said? 244 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 2: Kepler and Marsh can play every day against lefties, you know. 245 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 2: So so what do you do? 246 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 5: You go? 247 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 4: You go with the guy who gives you the best 248 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 4: chance to win the ball game. If you like the 249 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 4: match up, you go with and you like if Sosa 250 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 4: is hitting, you give him a shot going to Saint Louis, 251 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 4: his old team. 252 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 5: I'm sure he'd be quite motivated. 253 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 4: If you think it's a good matchup and you think 254 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 4: he can help you win a game, then I'm going 255 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 4: with him. I'm not backing off because he you know, 256 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 4: he was part of a mistake in the outfield. I think, 257 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 4: like I said, I think it could be a learning experience. 258 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 4: I mean showed his athleticism climbing the wall. I mean, 259 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 4: that's that play brought me out of my chair last night. 260 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 4: Soort the one that dropped in. 261 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, they both they both did. It was back to 262 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 1: back innings, right almost. 263 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would think that just the way Rob Thompson works, 264 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 3: I think that he's probably gonna give him another shot. 265 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: So that he feels confident that that Topper believes in him. 266 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 3: And I think that's one of the reasons why Sosis 267 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 3: had so much successes, because Topper believes in him, and 268 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 3: he believes in himself as a player, and I'd like 269 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 3: to see him go out there one more time. 270 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: Now. 271 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 3: If Kepler over the next like three or four games 272 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 3: goes nuts, shoot, you might see him in center field. 273 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 3: And I think a lot of it depends on whether 274 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 3: Marsha's swinging the. 275 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: Bat well, whether Kepler's you know. 276 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 3: Swinging the bat well, who's you know, who's who's hot, 277 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 3: And maybe maybe he plays second base instead if Stott's 278 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 3: not swinging the bat well, because Stop didn't that great 279 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 3: at Batch yesterday against the left hander, so you may 280 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 3: see him play second base again. It's about whether or 281 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 3: not he's, as Jim said, gives the team a best 282 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,719 Speaker 3: the best chance to win the game. And a lot 283 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 3: of it also depends on whether they're playing well just 284 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 3: as a team. Maybe they have to mix it up, 285 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 3: maybe they don't, whatever the case may be. So I 286 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 3: think it's a fluid situation. 287 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: But I just knowing Topper, I think he'll get another 288 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: shot in the outfield and I hope he does because 289 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: he can be a contributor. We have to remember, everybody 290 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: gets excited about. 291 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 3: Mundo Sosa, and I love the guy. He is one 292 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 3: of my favorite players on this team, without question that. 293 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: But here's the deal. 294 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 3: When a guy comes out of spring training, most of 295 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 3: the guys like at Mundo Sosa. 296 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: They carry a lot of the at bats. They are 297 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: most ready. 298 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 3: They are the most ready players on the team because 299 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 3: they've gotten at bats, they've gotten in rhythm. There's a 300 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 3: whole slew of things that are going on as far 301 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 3: as getting themselves ready and seeing pitches and all that stuff. 302 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 3: And so I'm not surprised that he's been hot coming 303 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 3: out of the shoot. That doesn't necessarily mean he's going 304 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 3: to be hot all season long. And I do believe 305 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 3: that he's much better in the role of part time 306 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 3: player than he is as a full time Yes, super utility, Yes, 307 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 3: a great player, Yes, a great teammate. All those things 308 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 3: are true. But the reality of it is is that 309 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 3: he's probably the best player at three hundred and fifty 310 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 3: at bats a year rather than seven hundred at. 311 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 5: Bats a year and multiple positions. 312 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: Correct. 313 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 2: Yes, I agree with that, gentlemen, it is time for 314 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 2: money moves. Citizens' money moves are brought to you by citizens. 315 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 2: From making a plan to reaching your goals, Citizens has 316 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 2: the personal, personalized advice and tools to help you make 317 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 2: sense of your money. Citizens Official Bank of the Phillies. 318 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 2: We're talking money, and nobody right now in that Phillies 319 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 2: lineup is more money than Kyle Schwarber. Guys, He's got 320 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 2: to be the Citizens' money move today. He had single 321 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 2: triple home run. That home run that he hit in 322 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 2: the boy, I think what inning that was? Sixth? 323 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: Se was it the fifth? 324 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 2: It was the fifth? There you go. If it's a 325 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 2: fifth inning, four hundred and sixty six feet, it's eleventh 326 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 2: longest home run tracked in his career. Left his bat 327 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 2: at one hundred and sixteen point nine miles. 328 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: An hour, sixteen point seven wick. There we go, Thank you, Ruben. 329 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 2: Hundred and sixteen point. 330 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: Ball by a left hander ever in the history of 331 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: Chrys Sales. 332 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: Just crushed it. Yeah, and then he's off to a 333 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 2: tremendous start. What do we you know, what what's impressed 334 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 2: you guys about Kyle Schwarbur over these first ten games? 335 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 5: Everything? 336 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, how quick his bat is is 337 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 4: what impresses me. How quick his bat is without and 338 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 4: without coming out of his swing, if you know what 339 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 4: I mean. 340 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 5: His swing is always under control. 341 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 4: He's always got really good balance, and yet he generates 342 00:16:56,400 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 4: so much velocity with that bad head. That's really what 343 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 4: And he's so short to the ball. That's what impresses 344 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 4: me most about Kyle Schwarberz right now in his wing. 345 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 3: What impressed me yesterday was the fact that he hit 346 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 3: a base hit when he's beating on the pitch and 347 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 3: stayed on it long enough and flipped a outside slider 348 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 3: and hooked it to right field for a knock. 349 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,239 Speaker 1: Then he gets a change up that's down and in. 350 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 3: It was sort of a mistake, but got up enough 351 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 3: so that he can get some barrel on it, and 352 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 3: he stays inside it, doesn't hook it, stays inside it 353 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 3: and drives it the right center field probably would have 354 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 3: been out about nine or ten ballparks. It was like 355 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 3: the deepest part of the ballpark there at Truest smoked 356 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 3: that ball for the triple. 357 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 1: The fact that Harris. 358 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 3: The second could not make the play, We'll tell you 359 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 3: because he can cover some ground. 360 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 1: We'll tell you that he. 361 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 3: Smoked that ball, and then you know, Sale tries to 362 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 3: sneak a piece of cheese past him, and you can't 363 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 3: sneak a piece of cheese that pass. I rack my friend, 364 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 3: and he absolutely ratted that ball in the right center field. 365 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 3: He smoked it, and uh, I mean it was like 366 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 3: a cannon. It was like cannon fodder. 367 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: Bang. 368 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 3: I mean, he hit all four scenes of that baseball 369 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 3: and went went a long, long way. One of the 370 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 3: hardest hit balls I think I've ever seen live. Maybe 371 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 3: that beach gave up the line drive to uh, who. 372 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:27,360 Speaker 1: Was Andrew Jones in the might have been the furthest 373 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: ball or hardest ball hit. But this is definitely a 374 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: close second. 375 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 4: That's the second time we've talked about second time we've. 376 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 5: Talked about that home run in a few weeks. 377 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 1: It was majestic. 378 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 3: But that said, you know, it's unfortunate that that effort 379 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 3: went by the wayside, right Yeah. 380 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, he that ball was hit so far and so 381 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 2: long it almost went into the chop house, the people 382 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 2: dining in the chop house in right center field. I mean, 383 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: and you know, you say, four hunderd and sixty six feet, 384 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 2: but watching that from the press box, that is such 385 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 2: a far way away from home plate where he hit 386 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 2: that ball. It really just, you know, kind of reminds 387 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: me of well, it definitely reminded me of this second 388 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 2: deck shot he hit against U Darvish in Game one 389 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 2: of the NLCS. 390 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: That was the second deck. 391 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 2: I remember talking to Padreser. He's like, I've never seen 392 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,199 Speaker 2: a ball hit up there during batting practice before. And 393 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 2: it also reminds me a shot that's that deep into 394 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 2: the ballpark. Of course, reminds me of Matt Stares his 395 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 2: home run against the Dodgers in the two thousand and 396 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 2: eight NLCS. 397 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 3: Those were like more majestic and higher. They had a 398 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 3: higher launch angle. This one was a rocket. I mean 399 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 3: when it hit the wall of the chop house, it 400 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 3: hit it with some force. It may have shipped some 401 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 3: of the brick out there. 402 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 2: Kyle Schuber has five home runs in his first ten games, 403 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 2: tied for the fourth most in the team's first ten 404 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 2: games to start a season. Mike Schmidt. I did not 405 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 2: know this. Mike Schmidt hit not in his first ten 406 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 2: games in nineteen seventy six. Chase Sutley had six in 407 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 2: his first ten games in twenty ten, and the old 408 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 2: stand by Dolph Camillie had six to start all the 409 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 2: nineteen thirty five seasons, so Schwarber's on a ridiculous start. So, guys, 410 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 2: I'm watching Schwarber play last night. I know I'm getting 411 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,959 Speaker 2: ahead of myself, but I'm watching Schwarber play last night, 412 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 2: and I'm watching this start. 413 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 1: I'm going, maybe. 414 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 2: They should start talking about that contract extension. 415 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: Does that that thought? 416 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 2: Does that thought pop into your mind right now? Guys? 417 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 2: At all? 418 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: Or is it? 419 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 2: Am I just you know, falling in love with a 420 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 2: really great ten games start to the season. 421 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 5: It pops in my head all the time. 422 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 4: Okay, it's if you'd like, take a two year deal, 423 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 4: I'd be all over that like a duck on a 424 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 4: june bug. Maybe even a three year deal. But I 425 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 4: just don't know, if you know, he's he you know, 426 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 4: I don't know where to go with it. He's probably 427 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 4: gonna want more than that, because, like, I think that 428 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 4: bat speed will hold up till he's forty. I just 429 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 4: I'm just worried about the age of the nucleus. But again, 430 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 4: I think his bat speed will hold up. He might 431 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 4: be the exception. I don't know what to do. Part 432 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 4: of me wants to see this thing. I want to 433 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 4: see how the season plays out, because I just think 434 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 4: that the stakes are so high in this season, this 435 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 4: two hundred twenty twenty five season. 436 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 5: You know they got to win. Now, you know they're 437 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 5: they're poised to win. 438 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 4: And if you don't win and things don't go well, 439 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 4: you may have to consider changing the mix, and you 440 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 4: may have to say goodbye to some people you really like, 441 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 4: and you might want to keep your flexibility open just 442 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 4: in case you have to change the mix. And I'm 443 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 4: referring to your your your guys that are I'm going 444 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 4: to be free agents, and referring to the guys that 445 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 4: are one year away from free agency. 446 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 5: So as much as I would. 447 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 4: If you would do it two even a three year deal, 448 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 4: I probably would jump on it right now, but I'm 449 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 4: also open to letting it ride. I apologize for my 450 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 4: wish you washing answer that's why I couldn't be a DM. 451 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 3: Well, first and foremost, if you were going to be, 452 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 3: if you're in that seat, and I have been in 453 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 3: that seat, you don't want to sign him right now 454 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 3: when he's hot. You want to wait for him to 455 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 3: go to a to a slow streak and then and 456 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 3: then have the you know, a power discussion about it 457 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 3: if you wanted to do that. I think that they're 458 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 3: going to be prudent about it, and they're gonna hold off. 459 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 3: I love the guy. I love what he brings to 460 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 3: the table. I love everything about him. There's nothing not 461 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 3: to love about Kyle Schwarbury fits so perfectly on this 462 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 3: ball club for a lot. 463 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: Of different reasons. 464 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 3: But they've got a lot of decisions to make over 465 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 3: the next you know, several months. One of them is 466 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 3: can this team win and can they you know, can 467 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 3: they be a world champion? And I think that's the 468 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 3: most important thing. I think you'd sort of have to 469 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 3: ride it out, let it all happen. Yes, do you 470 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,120 Speaker 3: think about signing the guy, Yes. 471 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: You do. But they did the same thing with JT. 472 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: Real Muto. 473 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,199 Speaker 3: They let him ride and they signed him, and so 474 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:08,640 Speaker 3: I mean, maybe maybe it gets to the point where 475 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 3: we have. 476 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: To wait to see what the market does and go 477 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: from there. 478 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 2: A couple of quick things here before we rode about you, Todd, Todd, 479 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 2: you sort of dodged that one. 480 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: I did. 481 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 2: I just asked the question, Yeah, what do you got? Yeah, 482 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 2: you know, I feel like you need to wait a 483 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 2: little bit. But I'm hoping, I guess. I'm guessing that 484 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,360 Speaker 2: they're still having some of these conversations. Maybe just let's 485 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 2: check back in every once in a while. But when 486 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 2: you see him hit like this, and Jimmy McK a 487 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 2: great point this is, I was just looking this up 488 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 2: a bat speed. You know, you can look look, you 489 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 2: can take a look at bat measure. Yeah, now you 490 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 2: can measure it. Last year, he was third in baseball 491 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,360 Speaker 2: in bat speed, seventy seven point five miles an hour. 492 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 2: His bat speed this season, you know, his seventy six 493 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 2: point three. So he stopped ten in baseball in bat speed. 494 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 2: And so, yeah, you don't see a guy who you 495 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 2: necessarily worry about is stereotypically the big, hulking designated hitter. 496 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 2: You know, you sign him to a four year deal 497 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 2: and then he just fades away. I look at him, 498 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 2: and I had this thought pop into my head last 499 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 2: night on the lift on the way home back to 500 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 2: the hotel, is why can't he be David Ortiz in 501 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 2: a sense, you know, why can't just be a designated 502 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 2: hitter that just crushes baseballs until his late thirties. So 503 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,880 Speaker 2: I feel like there's yes, I feel like there's less 504 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 2: risk with with with Kyle Schwarber, then again your stereotypical 505 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 2: designated hitter. You know Nelson Cruz for years. 506 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: It's a great comp. It's a great comp. 507 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 3: I mean the David Ortiz comp is a great comp 508 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 3: because he was also a terrific leader. And I think 509 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,479 Speaker 3: that's also what Kyle Schwarber is as well. 510 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: He really is. 511 00:24:55,960 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 3: I mean, Harper leads because he's the great player, and he's, 512 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 3: you know, the most complete player. But Kyle Schwarber is 513 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 3: sort of the leader in the clubhouse in a lot 514 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,399 Speaker 3: of different ways, and he sort of sets the tone 515 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 3: in that clubhouse in a lot of ways. And so 516 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 3: I see that comp. Great comp. So that's why you're 517 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 3: on this damn podcast. That's why you leave the podcast 518 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 3: there really is. It's a great comp because I watched 519 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 3: David Ortiz, particularly in his last season, and what he 520 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 3: went through and what he meant to that organization, and 521 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 3: I think Kyle Schwarber is the same way. They just 522 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 3: have to win a World Series with him and then 523 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 3: it'll be the perfect comp. 524 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 5: Right. 525 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 4: I just I look at this nucleus and guys approaching 526 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 4: free agency either there at the end of this year 527 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 4: or there at the end of twenty six, and I 528 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 4: just get a little, a little afraid because I've seen 529 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 4: Phillies teams get old in the past, right before our eyes, 530 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 4: and I've seen what happens. 531 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 5: And then the dig out. The digout is really tough. 532 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:06,199 Speaker 4: So it's a it's a riddle in a conundrum and 533 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 4: a mystery and all that stuff. 534 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 5: What was that line in the movie. 535 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 2: A riddle wrapping in Enigma? I don't know. 536 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 5: I don't know. It's it's a it's a tough one. 537 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 5: It's a tough one. 538 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 2: Not even it is a tough one, guys. A couple 539 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 2: of quick things I just wanted to mention more like 540 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 2: you know, uh newsy no note keeping, uh things. 541 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 3: Uh. 542 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 2: Ranger Suarez is going to begin a rehab assignment on 543 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 2: Thursday with the Class A clear where he's going to 544 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 2: start throwing three innings, so you can go three, then 545 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 2: you go four, then you go five. Then maybe he 546 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 2: comes back after three rehab starts. I don't know, but 547 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 2: that's that's the plan for him. Uh. Rob Thompson before 548 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 2: the game yesterday, was asked about Jordan Romana, who we 549 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 2: talked a lot about in our last episode. He says 550 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 2: he thinks he's healthy, and I said, do you believe 551 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 2: him when he tells you that he's healthy? Says, I believe. 552 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 2: I believe him when he tells me that he is healthy, 553 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 2: that he does not have it elbow issue or back 554 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 2: issue or shoulder issue. He says, maybe the fact that 555 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 2: he pitched three out of four days affected him on Sunday. 556 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,719 Speaker 2: He says, I don't know that for sure, but that 557 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 2: is kind of what he is hoping at some point. 558 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 2: Sounds like he's going to pitch in some lower leverage 559 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,360 Speaker 2: situations the next time he comes out. That would elevate 560 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 2: Jose Ruiz and Joe Ross. Not ideal, but that's kind 561 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,880 Speaker 2: of where we are. Andrew Painter is going to throw 562 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: two innings thirty five pitches on Friday for Clearwater. So 563 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,719 Speaker 2: if you're in Clearwater, go to the ballpark on Thursday 564 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 2: and Friday, you get to see Raner Suarez pitch and 565 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 2: then Andrew Painter pitch for a few innings. So wanted 566 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 2: to mention those two things. We oh, yeah, we'll be 567 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 2: back on Friday after this series and we'll talk about 568 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 2: the Cardinal series. But the Philly Show is brought to 569 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 2: you by citizens. Makes sense, of your money with citizens 570 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 2: Official Bank of the Phillies. ICE. Talk to you later. 571 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 5: Smell later, boys, Smell you guys. 572 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: Mm hmm 573 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:12,400 Speaker 2: Mm hmm