1 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to the Hammer Territory Podcast. I 2 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: am Scott Coleman and we are recording once again Deep 3 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: into the Night with my good friend Steven Tolbert and 4 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: I mean Stephen. Tonight's game had everything to it, a 5 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,639 Speaker 1: wild game out in Anaheim, and we of course are 6 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: gonna break it all down. 7 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: What's up, buddy, Yeah it was. That was a game 8 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 2: that had everything, and we're gonna talk about it all. 9 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: But yeah, long game, West Coast Games. It's about one 10 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: am East Coast, twelve am my time, so we're deep 11 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: in the night. 12 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 3: But that was a fun one. To stay up for. 13 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 2: The win is always fun, of course, but just it 14 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 2: was an enjoyable game, and obviously we're going to talk 15 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: about it all, and. 16 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: Of course we are not going to bury the lead. 17 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: So yes, the Braves did win. It was a very 18 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: enjoyable seven to two win. But the main event the 19 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: fight heard around the world. We are going to mix 20 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: it up engineered by fastenal So fifth Inning a mostly quiet, 21 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: normal game. The Braves were up by a couple of 22 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: runs at the time, and all of a sudden, a 23 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: legitimate brawl breaks out between the Atlanta Braves and the 24 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night for those who maybe 25 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: weren't up late or just want to relive it in 26 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: the moment. To set the stage earlier in the game, actually, 27 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: in the first inning, Jorge Solaire, World Series Hero hits 28 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: a two run homer off of Ronaldo Lopez, and the 29 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: next to bat, so Laer gets hit in the hand 30 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: by a fastball thrown by Ronaldo Lopez. But I'm sure 31 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: Solaire wasn't thrilled about it, but it was, you know, 32 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: he brushed it off. He went to first base, no harm, 33 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:17,279 Speaker 1: no foubt. Flashed forward to the fifth inning, and a 34 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: high fastball that gets past Jonaheim apparently set off Jorge Solaire, 35 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: and the two starts staring each other down and you blink, 36 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, Jorge Solaire, who is about 37 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: six foot three and two hundred and fifty pounds, is 38 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: charging the mound at Ronaldo Lopez. Legitimate punches were thrown. 39 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't even know where to start. This 40 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: was an actual, honest to goodness brawl on a baseball field, 41 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: and I mean, man alive, where should we start with this. 42 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,839 Speaker 2: Tremendous baseball fight. First of all that's that was a 43 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,679 Speaker 2: real fight. There were real play, Like a lot of 44 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: these baseball fights are nonsense. There were Solaire was stolen 45 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: some haymakers. I think Ronaldo the ball in his hand 46 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 2: and he was throwing swings with the. 47 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: Ball in his hand. 48 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: So I'll say this, So obviously Celari hit the home 49 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: run in the first inning. When Lopez hit him with 50 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: a pitch. The next time up, it was like a 51 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 2: two to two count. It was like the sixth pitch 52 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: of the bad and there was already a runnerund bait, 53 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 2: like there was no planet where Ronaldo was throwing at 54 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: and he hit him like it was one of those 55 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 2: where like it hit like his wrist or his hand. 56 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: It was pretty close to the zone like and no planet. 57 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 3: Wasn't intentional. 58 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 2: And then the third time up, the one that goes 59 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: over the catcher's head was also not really that close 60 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: to Solier. It just kind of went above. It was 61 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: higher than the catcher could catch or it just surprised 62 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: him and it went over his head and him threw 63 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: down to second. And there was like a whole play 64 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: at second and like the broadcast had kind of moved 65 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 2: on from the whole play and Apparently solia and Lopez 66 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 2: were just staring at each other this whole time. The 67 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 2: whole time, the whole play is happened. They're just staring 68 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: at each other, and I guess somebody said something and 69 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: Soleari comes charging. Listen, if you're gonna make a list 70 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: of like the last people on Earth you want to 71 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: have a fight with, I think Jorge Hilaire like might 72 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 2: be one, because the dude is made of like granite. 73 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 3: One of the. 74 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: Strongest people I've ever seen. He comes charging at Lopez, 75 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: which I would have to change my shorts if Hoorge 76 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 2: Hilaire ever came running at me like that. And then 77 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: the greatest thing I've ever seen, the greatest thing I've 78 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 2: ever seen is the manager for the Atlanta Braves, wat Weiss, 79 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: who is like sixty I think he's sixty two, who 80 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: is also like an MMA trainer, comes out like a 81 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 2: bat out of hell and tackles JORGEZ Solaire on like 82 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 2: the first baseline, Scott, I swear to god, I was. 83 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 2: I was cackling at my TV. It was It's like 84 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: eleven thirty at night here, my entire family's asleep, and 85 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 2: I am cackling as the manager of the Atlanta Braves, 86 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 2: is tackling one of the strongest human beings on the planet. 87 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 2: Ten out of ten, ten out of ten fight everything 88 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 2: I want in a baseball fight. 89 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: That fight had. 90 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, this was a legit brawl. That was not the 91 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: like I always think in the NBA players get up 92 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: in each other's faces, but rarely do punches actually get thrown. 93 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: Rarely does a coach or a manager perfectly formed tackle 94 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: one of the players involved. I mean that was I 95 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: think Kirby Smart might have called Walt Weiss after the 96 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: game to see if he can come out and go 97 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,559 Speaker 1: to springball to show the boys had to tackle, because 98 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: that was, I mean perfect for him took so I mean, honestly, 99 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 1: Solaire almost looked like not in shock, but almost in 100 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: shock a little bit. He was like, how did I 101 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: go down so fast? Because Walt got him from the side. 102 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,679 Speaker 1: It was, I mean, it was crazy. And I hope 103 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: that Rinaldo is fine because he did try to throw 104 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: some punches, and I think the Braves broadcast alluded to 105 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: the fact that he might have made contact with Solaire. 106 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: Was Solaires still villan his helmet? I should have watched 107 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: it back right before. But you obviously we don't need 108 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: Rinaldo Lopez throwing punches, especially with his right hand, so 109 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: we have to hope that he's fine. And I will say, 110 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: I know a few people were asking, I would assume 111 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: both players are going to get suspended. Usually it's one 112 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: it's like one time through the rotation tends to be 113 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: the suspension for pitchers, which is five days. Of course, 114 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: then you just have to find somebody to make a 115 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: start for the one day that Lopez would miss. But 116 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: that was that was real. I mean, that was like, 117 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: oh my god, all right, there's And it's crazy because 118 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: Jorge Solaire might have the most famous swing for this 119 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: franchise this century. How many times have we watched his 120 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: home run in Houston, Game six of the World Series, 121 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden he's charging the mound and 122 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: throwing punches and getting tackled and I mean, just a 123 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: crazy night out in Anaheim. 124 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is a legitimate World Series hero for the 125 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 2: I mean, one of the top five, maybe top three, 126 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 2: biggest home runs in the history of the Atlanta Braves franchise. 127 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 2: This man hit like five years ago. He was teammates 128 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 2: with Ronaldo Lopez. I believe in twenty twenty four when 129 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 2: he came back, like they were on the team together 130 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty four, because the Braves traded for Solaier 131 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 2: at the deadline, and that was the year Lopez broke 132 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 2: out and was one of the best pitchers on the team. 133 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 2: Of course, what Weiss has known so lair longer than that, 134 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 2: because what Weiss was around in twenty twenty one when 135 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 2: Solaira got traded for the first time. So like never 136 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 2: anybody that you would think would fight. 137 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 3: Now there is a history. 138 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: I do want to make sure we make like I 139 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 2: think Solaiir has dominated Ronaldo Lopez like it, like I 140 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: think he's got like five or six homers against him, 141 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 2: like and CJ brought that up on the on the broadcast, 142 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 2: like you know, that's what Solaiir is thinking, like I've 143 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 2: dominated this guy. 144 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 3: Now he's hitting me. 145 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 2: And then the next one goes above the catcher's head 146 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 2: a little too close. 147 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: And then though the crazy thing was it wasn't like 148 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 3: as soon. 149 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: As the ball goes over the catcher's head, Solaire is charging. 150 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 2: There was a legitimate, like thirty second pause of them 151 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 2: just staring at each other, and it is at any 152 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 2: point if either it just looked somewhere else for half 153 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: a second. 154 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 3: This not this would not have happened. 155 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 2: But they literally just stared at each other and then 156 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: it just it went off and just I was ready 157 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 2: to run through a wall for Walt Weiss. I tweeted it, 158 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: I've never bought a manager's jersey in my life. I 159 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: might go buy a manner. I might have a Walt 160 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 2: Weiss jersey hanging behind me for like every show we do. 161 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 2: That was awesome, Scott. He tackled Jorge Solaire. Somebody tweeted 162 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: him they were like, it looked like Solaira got the 163 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: first down, but that was a nice form tackle, Like 164 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,559 Speaker 2: that's how it was literally a football tackle. Ye. Unbelievable 165 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 2: Walt Weiss. I mean, I know he's already got the 166 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 2: club and the clubhouse loves him. It's not a situation 167 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 2: where he won over the clubhouse, but he won over 168 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 2: a lot of fans tonight. I'll tell you that because 169 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 2: Brian Snicker is not tackling Jorge Solaire or should he 170 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 2: even tried it seventy years old, But that was on Scott. 171 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 3: That was unbelievable. 172 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would love to be in that clubhouse tonight. 173 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: You can guarantee they will have the replay. And I'm yeah, really, 174 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: just good on Walt Weiss for defending his players. And look, man, 175 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: this we had heard, I had heard shortly after Walt 176 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: was hired, like, Hey, this guy is not somebody that 177 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna mess with. He's gonna command the clubhouse. He's 178 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: like he's talked about doing his like MMA workouts and 179 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: he's in the weight room at five am, thrown around 180 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: a lot of weights, especially during spring training, like not 181 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: someone you mess with, even as somebody who's a little 182 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: bit older. But yeah, I mean, I'm sure that won 183 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: over a lot of points in the clubhouse. And I mean, 184 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: what a great if Folks somehow went to bed early 185 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: and didn't see it and are watching or listening to 186 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: the show but still haven't seen the full clip. Please 187 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: do it. I know, Steven, you were tweeting the amended 188 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 1: version which just had the tackle, but yeah, i mean, 189 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: perfect form took down two hundred and forty pound jorgees 190 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: Solaer to the ground. And you know, it's probably a 191 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: good thing because the last thing you want is somebody 192 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: to get hurt or to break a hand or break 193 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: a finger throwing a punch in a fight, because God knows, 194 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: that's the last thing we need. 195 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 2: If if you look at the image that I tweeted, like, 196 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 2: Walt might have saved Ronaldo Lopez's life because Solaire was 197 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 2: loading up a punch that if he had landed, Ronaldo 198 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 2: would be dead, Like he would just be dead. So 199 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 2: Walt might have saved literally saved a man's life tonight. 200 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 2: It was unbelievable at eleven o'clock at night to watch 201 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 2: this was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. 202 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, and you know what, the rest of the 203 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: game too. We're going to get into the rest of 204 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: the game here in a minute. But you could just 205 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: tell the electricity in the stadium was there, the players 206 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: had an edge to them, like. It really did kind 207 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: of waken up and otherwise relatively sleepy game so far. 208 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: I mean, it was four to two midway through. Braves 209 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: were playing pretty well, but no drama, no real excitement 210 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: other than a couple of nice hits from the Braves, 211 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: and of course Solaire had the homer in the first 212 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: but man, seriously, you blinked and it was a replay 213 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: and then you look up and it was like, oh 214 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: my god, what's happening? Like what did I miss? It was? 215 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: This was a good one. And I mean, frankly, we 216 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: just we have not had many braves brawls like this 217 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: over the years, either. 218 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 3: No, no, and it's it. 219 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,719 Speaker 2: You could tell like Brandon CJ did not like they 220 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 2: were already looking down at notes, probably like thinking about 221 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 2: what's happening next, and you could just hear Brandon. 222 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: What what what? 223 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 3: What's what's happened? 224 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 2: Like it literally came out and the camera where the 225 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 2: camera they were showing were showing the play at second 226 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 2: base because again the catcher was throwing down the second 227 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 2: to potentially have a play on the runner. Nobody was 228 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 2: even thinking about picture catcher and then it just went bananas. 229 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 3: Oh my god. 230 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: That was yeah, what a night, and it led to 231 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: a really good, enjoyable baseball game too, which we are 232 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: going to talk about. That, of course, was our mix 233 00:11:54,840 --> 00:12:00,719 Speaker 1: it Up segment engineered by Fastenal Fastinal Industrial Supplies Innovative Solutions. 234 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: Want to learn more, visit Fastenall dot com. All right, Steven, 235 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: So we have discussed the UFC fight that broke out, 236 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: and now we're going to talk about the baseball game 237 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: that transpired, and hey, the Braves desperately needed to win 238 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: a baseball game. They had lost three in a row. 239 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 1: Some of the good vibes that we had after the 240 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 1: first week of the season had kind of gone away 241 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: after a handful of really disappointing losses. But the Braves 242 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: get to win on Tuesday, seven to two. And I mean, 243 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: let's talk about Ronaldo Lopez, who before the fight was 244 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: throwing the ball really, really well. Four and two thirds innings, 245 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: only three hits, two runs, and I will say both 246 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: of those runs in the first inning were unearned because 247 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: Austin Riley made an errant throw with Mike Trout running 248 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: and kind of set the inning sideways. Only two walks 249 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: and seven strikeouts and four and two thirds for Ronaldo, 250 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: and maybe most notably, his fastball velocity was hitting ninety 251 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: seven multiple times. Really a good sign and a good 252 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: effort from Ronaldo tonight before it all kind of fell 253 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: apart with the fight. 254 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm I'm fascinated to watch every Ronaldo Lopez outing 255 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 2: now because as you've watched him pitch, and like you know, 256 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 2: you see kind of where the stuff is. 257 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 3: The slider is just not quite what it was, just 258 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 3: is it? And he gave up. 259 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 2: The two run homer on a slider to solair doesn't 260 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 2: have the same velocity, doesn't have the same depth. And 261 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 2: I think Ronaldo knows that because he's using the fastball 262 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 2: a ton and he was just pumping ninety five, ninety six, 263 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 2: ninety seven tonight a lot on the top of the 264 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 2: zone and he I mean, he was just going right 265 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: after guys and they really couldn't hit it. 266 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 3: And even though it's a relatively straight. 267 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 2: Fastball, it's not like a pitch that is just like 268 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 2: this dynamic moving fastball which a lot of guys have, 269 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 2: But he just peppered the zone with it. I thought 270 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 2: his command was really good tonight. And then he's the 271 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 2: slider is still good enough where if the fastball is 272 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 2: that good, you can use it to get swing and 273 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 2: miss out of the zone, which he did. And the 274 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 2: Angels had a lot of righty's in there against him, 275 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 2: which I didn't fully understand. I don't know the makeup 276 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 2: of their team that they might not have a choice, 277 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 2: but which always helps, of course, because you can use 278 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 2: the slider to go away from him. But I am 279 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 2: it's gonna be interesting to watch Ronaldo how he pitches 280 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 2: this year, because I don't think he can quite pitch 281 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 2: like he did in twenty four when he was one 282 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 2: of the best pitchers in the in the league. Because 283 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 2: in twenty four that slider was unbelievably good. It graded 284 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 2: out as one of the best pitches in baseball, and 285 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 2: this year it's graded out below average, to be honest, 286 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 2: And so I think he's gonna use the fastball more 287 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 2: and I'm curious to see. 288 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 3: How that goes. 289 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 2: It went really well tonight, a lot of swinging mess 290 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 2: really good command. Fastball command is it was I think 291 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 2: what I took most away from this outing before all 292 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 2: the craziness happened, and that is repeatable, so like you 293 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 2: can rebuild yourself a little bit out of that. But 294 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 2: it was a great outing for Ronaldo. 295 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: You know, and for a guy who basically didn't pitch 296 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: all of last year too. Like I think it's probably 297 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: fair to say there was going to be some rust, 298 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: and I mean we all hit the panic alarm whenever. 299 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: His velocity was way down at the end of the 300 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: spring with good reason, and thank goodness, they were able 301 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: to fix the mechanical problem that was lowering his lost. 302 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he was throwing eighty eight in that final 303 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: spring start and he was hitting ninety seven what three 304 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: weeks later. I mean, that's that's a massive sigh of 305 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: relief for the Braves. You know. Offensively, tonight, the Braves 306 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: were facing a lefty and they really stacked the rightys. 307 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: So Eli White started in center field and placed on 308 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: Michael Harris. Mauricio Dubon found himself in left field, and hey, 309 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: shouts to Mauricio Dubon, like, what a ballplayer. Well, we'll 310 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: give Dubon his flowers here in a minute. But Dubon 311 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: was in left field for mike Ystremsky and Jorge Matteo, 312 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: who was coming off that really nice game over the 313 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: weekend in Arizona, was at shortstop. Let's talk about Mauricio 314 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: Dubon for a minute, Like I think fans know. I mean, 315 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: he's been out of his mind for the first two 316 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: weeks of the season. I don't think he's necessarily going 317 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: to continue to hit this way, but every night Man 318 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: Dubon finds a way to make an impact, whether offensively, defensively, 319 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: running the base is timely, hitting like he's been one 320 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: of the best, most consistent hitters on this team so 321 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: far in a time where a lot of their stars 322 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: just are not hitting. 323 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the offense has been unbelievable. The defense has 324 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 2: been very good. The Braves lead the majors in turn 325 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 2: double plays, I believe, and a lot of that is 326 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: just Mauricio being extremely quick. We know Ozzie is not 327 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 2: the quickest on the turn, so Marisio has to do 328 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 2: kind of most of the work getting the ball to second. 329 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 3: I've been really impressed, you know. 330 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 2: I Mauricio is a free agent after this year. 331 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 3: I would not be stunned. 332 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 2: You know, you can't go crazy with it, because Mauricio 333 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 2: is not going to hit like this, and I don't 334 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 2: want fans to expect him to hit like this. You know, 335 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 2: he's been a monster offensively. He was abouting fifth tonight, 336 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 2: which I guess the lefty is not crazy. He's really 337 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 2: hit left as well for his career. But you know, 338 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 2: as in everyday he's more of you know, ninety ninety 339 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 2: five WRC plus kind of guy, which I expect him 340 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 2: to kind of get back to at some point, but 341 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 2: that's still very valuable at shortstop. I would not be 342 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 2: stunned at all to see a blue box at some 343 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 2: point that has some sort of you know, because uh, 344 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 2: Hassan Kim is a free agent next year, they don't 345 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 2: really have a shortstop ready to go in in the minor, 346 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 2: like you could sign him to like a two or. 347 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 3: Three year deal. 348 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 2: The number would have to be right. It would have 349 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 2: to be a reasonable number. You can't pay him based 350 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 2: off what he's done the last two weeks. That would 351 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 2: be reckless. You have to pay him on what he's 352 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 2: done the last two or three years. But it would 353 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 2: not stun me at all to see some sort of 354 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 2: extension just to give the braves because even if you 355 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 2: go get a shortstop, or if you have a guy 356 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 2: come up who's really good, you know, if you if 357 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 2: you if you do the contract right, Marito can still 358 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 2: be kind of your super utility guy. So it's not 359 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 2: like you wouldn't have a use for him, even if 360 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 2: you wouldn't got somebody else. I don't know, I could 361 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 2: see it. It would make a lot of sense to me. 362 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 2: But he's been fantastic offensively and defensively. It's ninety bad 363 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 2: at fifth. I guess the lefty, which I kind of like. 364 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 2: I think that's what they should do for right now. 365 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 2: They gave Mike the knight off and Debond played left 366 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 2: with Eli White center. I don't hate that set up 367 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 2: right now. I mean, until Sean Murphy comes back and 368 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 2: they get a little bit of pop against lefties. 369 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 3: That does make some sense to me. 370 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know, it was good to see. We're 371 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: talking baby steps here, but it was good to see. 372 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: Austin Riley had a couple of hits. He went the 373 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: other way with an RBI single early in the game, 374 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: which is good. I mean, we'll take the wins for 375 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: Austin when we can, and had a couple of deep 376 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: at bats too, where he saw a lot of pitches. 377 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: Maybe the results weren't there, but those are generally good 378 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: signs when you're working deeper intoccounts and seeing pitchers a 379 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: little bit better. Ozzi Alby's had another home run, which 380 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 1: from the left side, which is of course the far 381 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: inferior side of his platoon. Really good signs all around, 382 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 1: like a good night. Acuna hit a ball well in 383 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: the ninth inning to get his first hit of the series. 384 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: So for an offense that's kind of slept walking. I mean, goodness, gracious, 385 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: they got dog walked by Storano on Monday night in 386 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: the game. Good to see the bats come to life 387 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 1: a little bit and really kind of rally, especially when 388 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: they needed it, knowing that you lost your starting pitcher 389 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: in the fifth inning and that their bullpen had to 390 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: cover the final four plus. 391 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, Acuna had a line out in the first and 392 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,360 Speaker 2: then hit a ball to the warning track his next 393 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 2: time up, and then got to hit the ninth and 394 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 2: his baby stub. I mean, we're looking for any kind 395 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 2: of sign of life that you know, we're grabbing on anything. 396 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 2: Austin I thought had some of his best at bats 397 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 2: of the year tonight. Like you said, even where he 398 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 2: didn't get hit, he get a hit. He went deep 399 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 2: into counts, which means he's seen the ball well. I 400 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 2: was worried after that error in the first that led 401 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 2: to directly to two runs. I was like, oh, man, 402 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 2: Austin's going to be a mental mess tonight. But I 403 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 2: thought he had really good at bats. Baldwin keeps hitting, 404 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 2: Olsen had a good night, Ozzie's been really good. You know, 405 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 2: if you get a Kunyan Riley going, and both had 406 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 2: signs tonight that they might be coming, I mean it may. 407 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 2: It just makes life so much ease. You're not gonna 408 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 2: pitch like this. You're just not gonna pitch like this forever. 409 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 2: I mean, even if you think these guys are a 410 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 2: very good rotator, they're not like the best rotation in baseball, 411 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 2: which is kind of the level they've pitched at so far. 412 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 2: They're gonna give up some runs at some point, so 413 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 2: we've seen in this three game losing streak, you're gonna 414 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 2: give up run Like you got to be able to 415 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 2: score a little bit better than the Braves have, and 416 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 2: a lot of it's been with like runners on base, 417 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 2: where the offense is kind of just falling apart. 418 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 3: So it's good to see. 419 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 2: To night there was like three or four in the 420 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 2: furt and one inning of like multiple hits with runners 421 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 2: on base, productive outs like sack flies, like stuff the 422 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 2: Braiders don't normally do very well. So all of that 423 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,199 Speaker 2: was a very good sign on top of getting a 424 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 2: maybe getting a Koonya and Riley like waking up a 425 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,359 Speaker 2: little bit. Yeah, good signs all the way around. 426 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: And once again the bullpen was really really good everybody. 427 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: I guess Aaron Bummer was not the sharpest and gave 428 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: everybody a little bit of a heart palputation there in 429 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: the eighth inning. But for the second time in the 430 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: last few days, Walt Weiss used Robert Swarez in the 431 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: seventh inning of a game against the top of LA's lineup, 432 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: and I think that's something that all of us on 433 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,880 Speaker 1: the potter in favor of and like to see Walt 434 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: be creative there. He was also very aggressive in the 435 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: eighth inning. Aaron Bummer comes in. The Braves are up 436 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 1: by three, and Buemer promptly gives up a couple of 437 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 1: base runners, and then with one out there were runners 438 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: on second and third, and it was like, oh boy, 439 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: here we go again. The Braves are going to somehow 440 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: kind of screw this game up. But what was really 441 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: aggressive and he brought Rys to Iglacias in Iglesias gets 442 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: two massive strikeouts in the eighth inning to keep everything 443 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 1: at bay, and then the Braves went on to add 444 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: a couple of insurance runs in the ninth and the 445 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: ninth inning was relatively clean. But I thought, again, really 446 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: good bullpen management from Weiss and Robert Swarez and Rislaglacias. 447 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: I mean, take a bow. Those dudes are locked in 448 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: and just look so good. Early in the season. 449 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I thought. 450 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 2: Tonight is kind of the the quintessential reason why you 451 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 2: don't always just tie your best relievers to certain innings, 452 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 2: but you tie them to situations. Because the two biggest 453 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 2: situations tonight were the seventh inning, when the top of 454 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 2: the order was up and it was only a two 455 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 2: run or three run lead at that point, and then 456 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 2: the eighth inning, when there was two runners on and 457 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 2: the top of the order was coming back around. Those 458 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 2: were the two biggest moments tonight. And for those moments, 459 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 2: what Whiss had the Braves two best relievers pitching in 460 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 2: those moments, And by the time we got to the 461 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 2: ninth inning, the Braves have already added on more so 462 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 2: the leverage was much less. Now they still use toglecias, 463 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 2: which I understand because he was already warm. But when 464 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 2: the game was being decided in the seventh and the 465 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 2: eighth inning, and let's be honest, if somebody else was 466 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 2: still managing this team, I don't know. 467 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 3: That we're operating that way. 468 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 2: What Whitss had his two best relievers on the map, 469 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 2: and that's all you can ask, Like, you know, all 470 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 2: you can do is put the team in the best 471 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 2: position to be successful and the results are the results. 472 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 2: You know, you just have to focus on process. And 473 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 2: I thought by process, listen, it's not the most impressive 474 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 2: thing Walt Weis did the night. We've already covered that, 475 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 2: but I thought it was the most the second most 476 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 2: impressive thing, especially bringing Suarez in the seventh. Like you said, 477 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 2: it's the second time he's done it. They had Zacharnido 478 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 2: and Mike Trout up in that inning, and so it's like, 479 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 2: all we're using Swarez and I love it. I love 480 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 2: not having these guys tied to innings, but having them 481 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 2: tied to situations in moments and leverage versus just innings, 482 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 2: which is how we have operated for the last like 483 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 2: nine years. So hats off to Walt Weis. I thought 484 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 2: that was tremendous managing. 485 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, I could not agree more. Really good stuff tonight 486 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: from Walt, and hopefully the boys can win again on 487 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: Wednesday and take the series. All Right, Steven, We're going 488 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: to take one more quick break to hear word from 489 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 1: our partners. 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And then there 521 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: was also just kind of this weird, out of the 522 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: blue implosion from Chrisale. I mean, frankly, one of the 523 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 1: worst starts that Chris has had since he came to Atlanta. 524 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 1: And that's I mean, that's saying something, but just kind 525 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: of a stinker of a game, and I mean, I 526 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: was it's always jarring to see Chris Sale struggle so much. 527 00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, first and foremost, Jose Soriano is a monster. There's 528 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 2: probably a lot of Braves fans that don't know who 529 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 2: he is because he plays on the West Coast, but 530 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 2: you got a first hand view, and this is not 531 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 2: new I don't think sorianom's giving up a run this 532 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 2: year yet. And if you look like it's stuff and 533 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 2: like the way the grade pitches like Soriano ranks among 534 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 2: the best in the game, He's going to be a 535 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 2: I think he's just kind of now coming on. I 536 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 2: think he's twenty seven. 537 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 3: I think Jose. 538 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 2: Soriano is going to become a much bigger and bigger 539 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 2: name as we get through the next couple of years, 540 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 2: especially if he gets traded, which I imagine he's going 541 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 2: to at some point. 542 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 3: He's a monster. 543 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 2: And so, yeah, the offense didn't have much, but you 544 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 2: know the Chris Sales start. It's funny because I looked 545 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 2: at the expected numbers at the end of the game, 546 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 2: and the Braves by like expected batting average still had 547 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 2: a higher number. Like Sale didn't get hit around at all. 548 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:51,199 Speaker 2: It was mostly command based, like the hits he gave up. 549 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 3: He had one inning. 550 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 2: Basically where he gave up like four runs. I think 551 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 2: he had three walks and a hit by pitch in 552 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 2: that inning and then like two seeing I singles. 553 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 3: It was not a lot of damage. 554 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 2: It was just like his command fell apart for like 555 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 2: fifteen twenty minutes and then the next inning he gave 556 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 2: up another blue pit and then Adele hit a two 557 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 2: run homer off I don't know, I'm not really I 558 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 2: don't know why they brought him back out after that 559 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: implosion in the fourth, but they did, and he gave 560 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 2: up a two run homer. So yeah, not a great 561 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,399 Speaker 2: start from Sale. I think Sale has had one of 562 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 2: these every year, Like I remember last year. I think 563 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 2: it was against the A's where he got just kind 564 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 2: of randomly lit up. And I don't worry about it 565 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 2: too much. Sale is a psychopath. I mean I made 566 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 2: the joke that he went down in the tunnel and 567 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 2: like murdered somebody after that start. He was so mad, 568 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 2: So I don't worry about him at all. 569 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 3: Like he's he is. 570 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 2: I would bet on him to pitch a shutout next 571 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 2: inning our next time out, So as long as he's healthy, 572 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 2: I know, it doesn't really bother me. But yeah, it 573 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 2: was just not a good outing, and add on top 574 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 2: story on it was just awesome, and yeah, the Braves 575 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 2: just didn't have much of a shot. 576 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, Sale, he's the ultimate competitor. I mean, 577 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 1: did you see he hit himself in the head with 578 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: the baseball. At one point he was very cruely frustrated. 579 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 2: Whoever was in the tunnel was lucky that he was 580 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 2: only hitting himself. I mean, he could kill as angry 581 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,879 Speaker 2: as he gets about losing, he could kill somebody if 582 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 2: he really wanted to. So yeah, I do not worry 583 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 2: about Sale at all. I think he's gonna have a 584 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 2: monster year. It's just a bad start. 585 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, he'll He is supposed to make another start this 586 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: weekend against the Cleveland Guardians. You know, god speed. I'm 587 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 1: sure Chris is gonna be determined and motivated to bounce back, 588 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: because that is not a guy who struggles very often, 589 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 1: and when he does, it feels like he gets on 590 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: the back back on the right path very quickly. A 591 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: couple of encouraging injury notes. I feel like we've talked 592 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: about these players a little bit and it's never like 593 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: a big, substantial update. But Sean Murphy and Spencer Strider 594 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: are progressing in the right direction. It was reported on 595 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: what is today, Tuesday? It's all a blur. It's one 596 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: thirty six in the morning now on the East Coast, 597 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: Sean Murphy is scheduled to begin a rehab stint with 598 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: Gwinnette on Friday. However, the Braves have said that Murphy 599 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: is going to need pretty close to a regular spring 600 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: training in order to be a game ready for the 601 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: Atlanta Braves. That means at least I mean, I think 602 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: we're talking at least ten days, maybe two full weeks 603 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: for Murphy before they really will make it an evaluation 604 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: and call him up. But so far, no setbacks on 605 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: his surgically repaired hip, which is obviously good news. And 606 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: I don't know, Stephen, end of the month seems pretty 607 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: probable at this point for Sean Murphy to make his return. 608 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I saw some people confuse that that they were 609 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 2: saying that Murphy's going to need like a full six 610 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 2: week spring training, and that's not what they That's not 611 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:49,479 Speaker 2: what that report meant. That report meant that Murphy's going 612 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 2: to need like a normal what a normal position player 613 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 2: would need in spring training, which is about two weeks. 614 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 2: Spring training is for pitchers. Position players need about a 615 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 2: week to two weeks. And I think by rule, Sean 616 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 2: Murphy can only be down for like twenty days anyways, 617 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 2: so it's not gonna be more than twenty days, and 618 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 2: I guess it's gonna be less. Yeah, I think two 619 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 2: weeks is probably the what I would say. I think 620 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 2: they want him to catch a full nine innings, like 621 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 2: two games in a row, obviously, get four or five 622 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 2: at bats in in the game, and do that, take 623 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 2: a day off, do it again. So yeah, when is 624 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 2: it plus today? The April eighth or ninth, or it's Tuesday, Wednesday, 625 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 2: I don't know what day it is, so yeah, maybe 626 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 2: close to the end of the month, maybe a little 627 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 2: before that. I could see like April twenty fifth, something 628 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 2: like that. But yeah, it's claw. I mean it's you know, 629 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 2: when we were thinking like it might be end of May, 630 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 2: you know when we were. 631 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:42,959 Speaker 3: In spring training. 632 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 2: That's still substantially better than what we thought originally. So 633 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 2: he's still ahead of the the original schedule we thought. 634 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 2: But now he's got to get through playing live baseball, 635 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 2: you know, for nine innings, and not get hurt, not 636 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 2: have any kind of reaggravation. This is kind of where 637 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 2: you kind of see how healthy that hip really is. 638 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 2: And hopefully he's back in a couple of weeks. 639 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: For sure, and we'll hold our breath on Murphy. And 640 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: you know, I'd love to get Murph back. I know 641 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: he has some big fans in Atlanta. I know he 642 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: has some haters in Atlanta and everybody in between those 643 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 1: those two extremes. But I mean, just even defensively, and 644 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 1: his work with the pitching staff is unquestionably fantastic. And 645 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,479 Speaker 1: then if he can provide some pop and hit some homers, 646 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: I mean, that is one thing definitively that Sean Murphy 647 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: can do. He could run into a pitch and hit 648 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: it four hundred and twenty five feet and that's only 649 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 1: going to help the middle of this order, especially with 650 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: kind of the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the offense 651 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:39,280 Speaker 1: so far. 652 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, especially because lefties. He's always mashed lefties. 653 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 2: And like tonight we saw, I mean, Jonaheim has done 654 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 2: really well defensively, but Jonahim is not going to provide 655 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 2: I mean, I think he's batting eighth or ninth every 656 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 2: time he hits. And and you saw tonight like when 657 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 2: they go to this kind of right handed lineup at 658 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 2: the bottom, it's you know, it's Jonaheim, it's Jorge Mateo, 659 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 2: it's Eli White. It's like, this is not the greatest 660 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 2: bottom third of a lineup I've ever seen. And that's 661 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 2: something Murphy can help with and eventually Kim will help with. 662 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 2: We're specifically against lefties, both those guys would be in there, 663 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 2: and the lineup is just substantially deeper for sure. 664 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: And on the other injury note, Spencer Strider through another 665 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: bullpen session on Tuesday. It sounds like next step for 666 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 1: Spencer will be throwing a live batting practice in the 667 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 1: next few days, and assuming all goes well there, I 668 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 1: would imagine a rehab start will be on the horizon. 669 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: But I think we're still probably at least ten days 670 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: maybe fourteen days away before the Braves, we'll have a 671 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 1: real opportunity to make a decision and potentially bring Strider 672 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: back to the rotation. 673 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's the one I'm really interested to see because again, 674 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 2: spring training is for pitchers. Now, Spencer went through most 675 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 2: of spring training, but he's had this big gap where 676 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 2: he hasn't been able to really I mean, he's had 677 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 2: these bullpens, but like throw fifty sixty seventy pitches like 678 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 2: these guys do at the end of spring training to 679 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 2: get ready for starts. So like how many I know 680 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 2: he's gonna have to pitch some in the miners. You 681 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 2: would think, like how many does he need. Are they 682 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:12,160 Speaker 2: going to build him up slowly? The fifth starter spot 683 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 2: in the rotation right now, it's kind of a little 684 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 2: bit of a disaster, like Jose Suarez and Martin Perez 685 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 2: have both had one and both went pretty poorly, so 686 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 2: you know, but you can't really factor that in when 687 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 2: you're dealing with the health of Strider. So I'm curious 688 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 2: to see how long this one takes. I think this 689 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 2: one probably will end up taking longer than Murphy, but 690 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean, it could be too weak, 691 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 2: it could be a rider on the same they could 692 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 2: do like beginning of May. It's just going to depend 693 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 2: on how much how many stars Spencer needs to build 694 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 2: back up to where he was before he got hurt 695 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 2: at the end of spring. 696 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and of course all eyes are going to be 697 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: on the radar gun. You know, what does his life 698 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 1: batting practice look like in a few days and then 699 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: whenever he does make a start, probably with Gwinnett, you know, 700 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: how does he look And if Spencer looks great, then 701 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: maybe you are aggressive and if the medical team signs off, 702 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: then you can have Strider back sooner rather than later. 703 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: But you also just don't want to mess with an 704 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: oblique injury. I mean, that's the last thing we need 705 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,319 Speaker 1: is for that oblique to get reaggravated and then all 706 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,959 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you're really scrambling if you would lose 707 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: Spencer for a significant amount of time. All right, Steven, 708 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 1: So we've kind of reached the end of this long 709 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 1: West Coast road trip. It is an afternoon game on Wednesday, 710 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: so it's actually a four oh seven pm Eastern time start. 711 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: Grant Holmes is set to face Lefty Reed Debt Mers 712 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 1: and then the team finally gets a day off on Thursday, 713 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 1: and it'll be a long flight home after the game 714 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, but I am sure those guys are looking 715 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 1: forward to a day off at home, sleep in their 716 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 1: own beds. And then of course, on Friday, the team 717 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 1: will begin a home stand against the Cleveland Guardians. So 718 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:52,320 Speaker 1: let's end this series with a win. I think everybody 719 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 1: would love that flight home after a win. Wrap up 720 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:57,879 Speaker 1: the West Coast trip with a winning four and three 721 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: record would be really, really nice to have. And then 722 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:02,600 Speaker 1: let's get back to winning games more consistently. And I 723 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: think it's Cleveland and then the Miami Morelands are the 724 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 1: second team on the homestand coming up, which is certainly 725 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:12,240 Speaker 1: two series that you feel pretty good about overall. 726 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, so tomorrow is Grant, and the Brain's actually gonna 727 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 2: need some innings out of Grant because obviously with the ejection, 728 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:22,760 Speaker 2: were not only pitch like four and two thirds tonight, 729 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 2: I think, and then not only that, but Suarez through 730 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,800 Speaker 2: like twenty six twenty seven pitches, and then Iglesia is 731 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 2: through two innings, so I don't really know what the 732 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:34,840 Speaker 2: state of the bullpen. It's obviously also the end of 733 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,640 Speaker 2: a thirteen straight stretch. 734 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 3: So everybody's been used a lot. 735 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 2: So the grand Holmes like, if Grant Holmes will still 736 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:43,759 Speaker 2: like eight innings tomorrow, that would help a lot. 737 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 3: But yeah, you're right there. 738 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:51,040 Speaker 2: They get home and the schedule remains pretty light. I mean, 739 00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:55,319 Speaker 2: Cleveland's good, Cleveland's Cleveland's always like some level of good. 740 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 2: But and they will be getting the back half of 741 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 2: the Bridge rotation, which is not the greatest right now, 742 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:03,919 Speaker 2: But and then you got Miami, Like, those are two 743 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:05,719 Speaker 2: series you should at least win, like two out of 744 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 2: three would be the expectation. But I'm very curious to 745 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,400 Speaker 2: see how they get through tomorrow's game now, Obviously with 746 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 2: the day off on Thursday, they can be sort of 747 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:13,400 Speaker 2: aggressive with a bullpen. 748 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 3: Maybe Suarez could pitch. 749 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 2: I don't know how careful they're gonna be after twenty 750 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 2: seven pitches today, but yeah, getting through tomorrow will win tomorrow, 751 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,200 Speaker 2: would just make everything feel so much better this West 752 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 2: coast trip. West coast trips always suck, especially at the 753 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 2: end of a thirteen straight stretch. So getting a win tomorrow, 754 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 2: get the off day, happy flight home, and then a 755 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 2: couple of winnable series when you get back to the 756 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 2: truest part. 757 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 1: For sure, and a really fun game on Tuesday night. 758 00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 1: Good to get back in the win column. And again 759 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 1: the fight of the the fight of the year, the 760 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:46,760 Speaker 1: fight of the last couple of years for the Braves. 761 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: And shouts to Walt Weiss for a perfect form tackle. 762 00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:52,719 Speaker 1: I mean, they're gonna show that show that clip in 763 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,880 Speaker 1: high school summer ball here pretty soon teaching the boys 764 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,280 Speaker 1: how to tackle, because that was perfect. 765 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,239 Speaker 2: I'm gonna print that off like frame it, like that 766 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:03,200 Speaker 2: was the great That was the greatest thing I've ever seen. 767 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:06,160 Speaker 1: You know, on on our YouTube videos we have that 768 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:10,080 Speaker 1: montage of former and current Braves. We got to like 769 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:13,160 Speaker 1: get the good guys at Foul Territory to edit in 770 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 1: Walt Weiss's perfect form, tackle to the Our, to our intro, 771 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: I need it. We will get on that soon, all right, folks. 772 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: That is going to do it for this edition of 773 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:26,080 Speaker 1: the podcast. As always, a big thank you for checking 774 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 1: out the show. We will be back soon with more 775 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 1: coverage as always, and until then we will see everybody 776 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:32,439 Speaker 1: next time.