1 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to episode six of the Hammer 2 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: Territory podcast. I am your host, Brad Roland, coming to 3 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: you on a Sunday evening, May twelfth, and I'm joined 4 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 1: by Scott Coleman. Scott, it was a weekend of almost 5 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: for the Braves, even if they had a successful weekend 6 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: by wins and loss. 7 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 2: Hey, Brad, I hope you are doing well. A tough 8 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: one on Sunday night, for sure, a tough walk off loss. 9 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 2: But we would be remiss to not say a belated 10 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 2: Happy Mother's Day to all of the great moms out there. 11 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 2: I know for a fact that we have mom listeners 12 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: on this podcast, so a happy Mother's Day to you 13 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: and yours. But overall, four in one week, even if 14 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: Sunday night was a little tough, I think you have 15 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: to take Yeah, I mean. 16 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: Far be it for us to be overwhelmingly positive, but 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: certainly you have to lean into that. It's usually good 18 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: to take a little bit of a deep breath after 19 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: a tough loss, which happened on Sunday evening. We'll talk 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: about that in a second. But still a four and 21 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: one week, a couple of series victories, and you can't 22 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: really complain about that, just to plug this at the 23 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: top of the podcast and also just encourage people to 24 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: go ahead and subscribe to the show. We are still 25 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: a new podcast that is trying to grow, So check 26 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: us out and subscribe to the podcast on Apple and 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: Spotify and overcast and all those places. But I did 28 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: a show with Steven Tolbert, our colleague, on Friday evening, 29 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: so we'll probably not touch too much on that game 30 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: on Friday. If you missed anything on that, dive into 31 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: that podcast. But we'll actually start on Saturday, which was 32 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 1: going to be the big story. Maybe it still is. 33 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: Despite the way Sunday ended in the close to a 34 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: no hitter performance, it has still been about eleven thousand days, 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: says the Breaths had a no hitter. They came within 36 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: quite literally one batter since Ken Murker did in nineteen 37 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: ninety four. It's the fourth longest drout of any baseball 38 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: team in the league right now. And Scott it was 39 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: so so so close, shades of Shelby Miller, like a 40 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: lot going on there, but it would have been a 41 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: combined no hitter, but it was. 42 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: It was right there for it was very close, of course, 43 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: one batter away and Iglacy has just left a fastball 44 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 2: right down the pipe to JD. Martinez, who generally does 45 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 2: not miss fastballs right down the pipe. But we were close. 46 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: We were going to do an emergency episode and everything 47 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: you mentioned. Almost eleven thousand days, thirty years since Kent 48 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: Murker threw one in nineteen ninety four, and funny enough, 49 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 2: you know, I'm a little young to remember the Kent 50 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 2: Murker era in Atlanta, but he was also part of 51 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 2: the last combined no hitter for the Braves in nineteen 52 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 2: ninety one. And you know, Kent Murker, I looked him 53 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: up a bit. I mean, he wasn't bad by any means. 54 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: He had a career of on and off of about 55 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: a decade, but he was hardly Greg Maddox or John 56 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: Smoltz or Tom Glavin out there. And of course, none 57 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 2: of that Hall of Fame trio ever recorded a no hitter, 58 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: but was part of two, including a solo one. So 59 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: of course, just one of those funny things about baseball. 60 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 2: It seemed like we were going to get the no 61 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 2: hitter finally after some close calls over the past few years, 62 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: but alas we will have to wait another however many 63 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: days until the braves get that illustrious no hitter because man, 64 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: it's just it has been a long time. 65 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, you mentioned we've talked about this and more jokes 66 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: about it in the past, like what would it take 67 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: for us to record an emergency podcast in like April 68 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: or May? And usually it's only bad news because trays 69 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: don't really happened this earlier in the season. But I 70 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: guess no Hitter would have done it because you and 71 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: I really were prepared. We were talking, we had a 72 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: document going, and then it was not something we had 73 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: to do. I mentioned Shelby Miller that was the closest 74 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: and recent memory. It was May seventeenth, twenty fifteen. He 75 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: was one out short fulty minute close like it's there's 76 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: been a couple of those. I know you mentioned this 77 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: at one point, either online or offline. What do you 78 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: make of the combined no hitter thing, because obviously it 79 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: would have counted it, but it's not quite the same thing. 80 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say it's not quite as memorable necessarily. 81 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: I don't know if it's a hot take or a 82 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: medium take or a mild take, but the no hitter 83 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 2: for me anyway, does lose some of the luster whenever 84 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 2: it's a combined effort. I don't know where you sit 85 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: on this, Brad. Regardless, it would have been very very 86 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 2: cool to see the combined no hitter, I think, quite obviously, 87 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 2: when just one pitcher goes out there and not only 88 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: goes nine innings without giving up a hit, but also 89 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: manages his pitch count was the big thing. I know 90 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 2: we're going to talk about that for Max Freed here 91 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: in a moment, but yeah, it's obviously anytime you get 92 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 2: that close to a no hitter, the heart rate goes 93 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 2: up a little bit. You really start locking into every 94 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: single at bat. Apparently, Ryce I Iglesias said after the 95 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 2: game that he didn't know there was a no hitter 96 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: going on. I don't know if I necessarily believe that. 97 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 2: I mean, maybe he's been pitching for a long time. 98 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 2: Maybe he didn't know. It would have been funny to 99 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 2: see his reaction to all of his teammates jumping up 100 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 2: and down on the field if he really didn't know 101 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: there was a no hitter. But regardless, a real bummer. 102 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: I really we were going to finally get this after 103 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 2: thirty years. But alas maybe one day soon we have 104 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 2: gotten very close with Max Reed in two of his 105 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: last three starts, He's come very close to putting together 106 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: a combined no hitter. 107 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, speaking of which, which at least touch on this topic, 108 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: Freed was obviously brilliant in the game on Saturday. You know, 109 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: he had three walks. It wasn't like he was close 110 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: to being perfect, but he was really dominant. We have 111 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: to talk about this for a second, Scott. He threw 112 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: one hundred and nine pitches in seven innings, which is 113 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: a little bit less economical. You know, Max eve Ben 114 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: said after the game like he wasn't hitting the spots. 115 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: He didn't feel like he was bothered at all that 116 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: he came out of the game. But of course there's 117 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: always the segment of fan that's like, why is and 118 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: he's staying in the game. People that were really angry, 119 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: Like I saw some fire snicker tweets that were not joking, 120 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: which I couldn't stop laughing about on Saturday night. I 121 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: give you that stat about the pitches because Max's career 122 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 1: high for pitches is one hundred and ten, and he 123 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: was at one hundred and nine through seven innings, So 124 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't like he was going in the ninth with 125 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: the one hundred and nine ins a hundred nine pitch. 126 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: I have to say I've probably taken him at least 127 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: one hundred and thirty pitches to finish no hitter, which 128 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: was just not going to happen. I'm not even trying 129 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: to make a value judgment here. I don't know if 130 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: you want to weigh on that or not, but I'm 131 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: just living in the practical world. Last year, the season 132 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: high across baseball in pitches was one hundred and twenty four, 133 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: and that would have been about as low as it 134 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: possibly could have been for Freed, So I wasn't surprised. 135 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: I had no reaction in a negative way. But anytime 136 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: anyone gets pulled with no hitter, it always comes up. 137 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: So what did you make of snick Er tacking about? 138 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: Even with all that stuff. 139 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, there is always a very strong reaction I think 140 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 2: in both ways whenever this happens. Of course, famously, Ian 141 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: Anderson had a no hitter in Game three of the 142 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 2: World Series and it was like all we heard about 143 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: for twenty four hours from national and local, and I 144 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 2: mean everybody had an opinion on it. My take, and 145 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: I think yours too, is you just cannot risk Max 146 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,799 Speaker 2: Freed going one hundred and twenty one hundred and thirty. However, 147 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 2: any pitches it was going to take until he either 148 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 2: completed the no hitter or gave up a hit, you 149 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: just cannot risk it. Maybe it's captain obvious, but without 150 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: Spencer Strider, the importance for Max Free to throw one 151 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: hundred and eighty plus innings this year is even more 152 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 2: important than it was at the start of the season. 153 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: Of course, you're going to need him deep into hopefully 154 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 2: a long playoff run. You just cannot risk it. Right 155 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 2: If Max goes out there and on pitch one twenty 156 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 2: one he blows out his elbow, you talk about the 157 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 2: season going down the drain in a real hurry. It's overall, man, 158 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 2: it was. It's whenever he pulled him, I was almost 159 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 2: afraid to look at Twitter because of the oh boy, 160 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: the takes are coming. It is no longer nineteen seventy 161 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 2: five where teams just kind of let their pitchers do whatever. 162 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: Maybe if the Braves were thirty games under five hundred, 163 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 2: and it was September and they were in the middle 164 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 2: of a rebuild, you know, what the hell, why not 165 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 2: let your pitcher try to do it? But to take 166 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 2: that kind of unnecessary risk two weeks into the month 167 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 2: of May, with what one hundred and ten undred and 168 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: fifteen games to go, you just cannot do it. We 169 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: are in lockstep there, And I do wonder if he 170 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 2: had been through eight innings with one on nine, whether 171 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 2: he would have been given the chance. We'll never know. 172 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: That would have at least been closer, But I think 173 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: people were kind of just forgetting how many more pitches 174 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: that he would have had to throw, And yeah, it's 175 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: just too risky even if it was September or whatever, 176 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: but especially this early in the season for a valuable 177 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: guy like It's a pretty easy decision for me. And look, 178 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that people are going to be mad 179 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: about because they are and people think about different things. 180 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: But I thought it was not a huge story, even 181 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: if I saw the saw the car crash coming a 182 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: mile away as soon as he started coming out of 183 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: the game at the end of the seventh. Elsewhere in 184 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: that game on Friday, we should at least acknowledge Michael 185 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: Harris saved the no hitter with one out in the 186 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: seventh on a absolute rocket shot. It would have been 187 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,359 Speaker 1: a home run in like a third of the ballparks 188 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: in baseball, and he made a great play in center field. 189 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: You know, Joe Mennez walked to guys like it was 190 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: a little bit dicey the game actually wasn't he even 191 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: over like they a glass came in on Saturday and 192 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: the tie run came to the plate, like it was 193 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: very interesting beyond the home runs to actually give up 194 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 1: the no hitter, like it wasn't even like it was 195 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: academic anytime the time one comes to the plate and 196 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: the not thinning. It would have been crazy if they 197 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: lost the game, I'll be honest, Like that would have 198 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: been a really tonight was brutal doubt of anymores. 199 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 2: Well, and Friday's game was very similar to with a 200 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 2: very deep fly ball that you know just early on it, 201 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 2: but it was almost a game tying home run, and 202 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 2: really that that's kind of been a theme, especially without 203 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: Pierce Johnson in the mix. The back end of the 204 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 2: bullpen has been a little shaky over the last week. 205 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 2: We will, of course talk about aj Mentor on Sunday night. 206 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 2: Ricelle was anything but perfect on Friday and Saturday, so 207 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 2: thankfully they were able to get out of it. But 208 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 2: you're right, it kind of went from this like, Wow, 209 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 2: the Braves are gonna have a no hitter to ah man, 210 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 2: we lost the no hitter. We were one away, and 211 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 2: then it was like, holy smokes, if they really allowed 212 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 2: us game to get away, to lose this game, and please, 213 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 2: we're talking about a ninety nine percent win probability, probably 214 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 2: ninety nine point something on the wind chart, and all 215 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 2: of a sudden, everyone kind of had to regroup and focus. Thankfully, 216 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 2: of course nothing bad came of it, but yeah, just 217 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 2: a little extracurriculars, I guess to close out that game 218 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 2: on Saturday. 219 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: One more note from that game. In fact, Steven and 220 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: I got into this on Friday night, and Stephen I 221 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: believe was right about this, but we got a little 222 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: bit of pushback. As you might expect. Steven talked about 223 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: Michael Harris's struggles at the plate coming into Saturday, and 224 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: he had been one of his last thirty two and 225 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: of course he had all kinds of approach issues. I 226 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: referenced that he had the worst chase rate in all 227 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: of baseball, and Scott, in hilarious fashion, he went three 228 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: for three and got on base four times on Saturday. 229 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 2: Nothing. 230 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: We don't want that to happen. We do want that 231 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: to happened. It was just very funny and we got 232 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: some I think most of it was good natured pushback 233 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: on that because I think the points are making very 234 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: very reasonable and obviously I've been very high on mach 235 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: Larra's for a long time, but I thought that the 236 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: timing was a kind of a chef's kiss after we 237 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: talked about him on Friday Night to have been maybe 238 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: as the season so far, maybe one of his best 239 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: games in the season happened the next day. 240 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought it was a great segment from you 241 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: and Steven. If folks miss that, it would be the 242 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 2: Friday night episode on the Feed. Michael Harris, as much 243 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 2: as we are fans of his, he has developed some 244 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 2: really bad habits at the plate. And we're talking about 245 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: a fairly small sample this season, but even in his 246 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 2: first year and two thirds, he has been a free swinger. 247 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 2: At times, he has not walked at a high level, 248 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 2: and this season has just been gasoline on the fire 249 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 2: where he had a stretch there he was oh for 250 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 2: thirty one or oh for thirty two, swinging at everything. 251 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 2: We want Michael Harris to be successful, and I truly 252 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 2: believe he just has to cut down the swing rate. 253 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 2: You and Steven again talked about it extensively. But if 254 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 2: you look at the players who have the highest swing 255 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 2: rates in baseball, they are generally not very good hitters 256 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 2: and some of the best hitters in the game are 257 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 2: far more selective and actually slit swing less than almost 258 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 2: anybody else. So I think there's still obvious talent with Michael. 259 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 2: I think he has another gear in his game. Hopefully 260 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 2: he kind of comes out of this bunk. And as 261 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 2: long Tame listeners of the podcast know, and it seems 262 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 2: like right on cue anytime we talked about a player 263 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 2: comes through and Hey, if that's what it takes, if 264 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 2: that's what we have to do in order to get 265 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 2: players back on track, then we're happy to do it. 266 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: Yes, we'll keep doing that, I'm sure in the future, 267 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: and hopefully it keeps happening that way. Before we dive 268 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: into Sunday's game, there is a story from Sunday that is, 269 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: I would say, more important than the game, and that's 270 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: the Austin Riley left the game of the fourth inning 271 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: with what the Braves called left side tightness. They said 272 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: it's precautionary because it was an ESPN game. Brian Snicker 273 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: talked during the game on the broadcast, and he said 274 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: that Riley felt some tightness during batting practice before the 275 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: game ended up playing, but it came back during the game, 276 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: so they told him and they were trying to be 277 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: of course taking it. Took every precaution and be careful 278 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 1: with him. I gotta say, Scott, my reaction to that 279 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: was not necessarily a favorable one. Not that you know 280 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: it is what it is. We'll never know all the 281 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: full picture. But for me, it's like, I know everybody 282 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: loves to play, especially on this team, that guys will 283 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: like the rest. I get it, but if one of 284 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: your stars is feeling something tight and bad in practice, 285 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: they can just sit. They're allowed to not play that night. 286 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: It's really it's something that probably should happen more often. 287 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: So I didn't love that problem. I mean, again, we're 288 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: all guessing to some degree, but I didn't love to 289 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: hear that. But he was kind of battling it before 290 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: they gave even started. 291 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely, especially when we've watched Sean Murphy take almost 292 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 2: I mean, it's going to be basically two full months 293 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 2: by the time that Sean Murphy recovers from his oblique injury, 294 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 2: and let's hope for Austin it is just tightness and 295 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 2: not something with the oblique. I'm guessing we will know more, 296 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 2: maybe by the time folks listening to this podcast will 297 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 2: have more of a definitive update. So far it is 298 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 2: precautionary and left side tightness and no word of oblique, 299 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 2: which is of course the real concern. Maybe Austin gets 300 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 2: a couple of days off. That would of course be 301 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 2: the real best outcome possible because without Murphy, and we 302 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: know that this line up has been in a funk 303 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 2: even this past week with a four to one week overall, 304 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 2: it's not like the bats set the world on fire. 305 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 2: And while Austin has not been great this year, you 306 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 2: really cannot afford to lose another regular for any extended 307 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 2: period of time. It was cold on Sunday night in 308 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 2: New York. Maybe it was just he couldn't get loose, 309 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 2: and then swinging the bat a few times, it just 310 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 2: wasn't feeling great. At least he did come out of 311 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 2: the game in the fourth inning. I guess that is, 312 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 2: even if they didn't decide to sit him after batting practice. 313 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 2: The fact that he did not play the full game 314 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 2: and risk aggravating it even more. We're just gonna have 315 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: to hold our breath and hope it's nothing serious for Austin, 316 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 2: and he. 317 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: Has been remarkably durable, you know. All it's of course 318 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: jokes across the country about the Braves and how often 319 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: their guys play, But since Austin made his full fledged 320 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: arrival in twenty twenty one, this is his game's played 321 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: per season one sixty one fifty nine and then this 322 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: year he's played I believe in all, yeah, that he 323 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: played it all the first thirty seven, so he basically 324 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: ever miss games. So hopefully that's a sign of positivity 325 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: that he won't miss any games here. If it is 326 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: something to be worried about, he'll sit for a brief 327 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: time hopefully. And I'm keeping an eye on Twitter as 328 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: we're talking now, and we'll sort of update at the 329 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: end of the podcast if something breaks from the post game. 330 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: But that's where we are at the moment. On Riley 331 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: and I just didn't I didn't love it, but it 332 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: is what it is. And although it did pave the 333 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: way for the debut of Zach Short at third base, 334 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: I know you have takes deep down your inner soul 335 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: about the infield swap. 336 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 2: In this week's Gut the on base king Zach Short, 337 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 2: who had two played appearances. He walked both times and 338 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 2: scored two runs thanks to Marcelo Zuna. I don't care 339 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 2: what the record is, Brad. Anytime as a hitter you 340 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 2: can do something that nobody has done since Hank Aaron, 341 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 2: it's pretty special. And that's what Marcello Zuna did tonight. 342 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: Two more RBI. I know, RBI, it's accounting stat you 343 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 2: have to have guys on bass, blah blah blah. But man, 344 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 2: anytime you can do something since Hank Aaron, that's pretty cool. 345 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,359 Speaker 2: Our cell has been great, and I think Zach Short, 346 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 2: I know the pod did a little bit of a 347 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 2: talk about the infield swap of this past week, which 348 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 2: was a little odd. Was probably my only real take. 349 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 2: A little weird to shuffle the deck like that. But 350 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 2: you know, Short, he does a few things well. He 351 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 2: swings hard, he can barrel the ball if he gets contact. 352 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 2: He's kind of the epitome of a backup infielder. But 353 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 2: I think, as we always say of the backup infielders, 354 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 2: in a perfect world, we are not talking about them 355 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 2: very much, if ever, on this podcast, because it means 356 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 2: the starters are playing well and are healthy. 357 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: Yep, we are in lockstep right there. And Steven had 358 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: me rolling with his his his unmoved nature on the 359 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: on the swap of the infielders on Friday night, which 360 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: was I think of a perfect reaction in some form 361 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: or fashion. We wish always talk about the rest of 362 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: the game that happened on Sunday. A lot of it 363 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: was good. Jared Kellen Combert, again, you much know Zuna 364 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: has been red hot. They probably should, probably should have 365 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: tacked on maybe another run in the sixth they had 366 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: first and I get no out before three strikeouts in 367 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: a row. That that kind of hurt a little bit, 368 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: you know, some as usual this year they've had. They 369 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 1: had some batted ball, unfortunate breaks, a couple of hard 370 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: hit balls. There's one from Olsen that was stung and 371 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: had like a eight hundred expected batting average, et cetera, 372 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: that it didn't fall in. What did you make of 373 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: Ronald Cunea getting picked off twice in the game, Because 374 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: I know our our old pal Chris Willis was battling. 375 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: In the mentions, people were for some reason, like totally 376 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 1: blind and raged by Ronnie get picked off. It wasn't great, 377 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 1: to be fair, but uh, I didn't have a huge 378 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: take on it other than it was just unfortunate. 379 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. I know that Ronald is a lightning rod with 380 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:39,479 Speaker 2: the way that he plays in all of that, and 381 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 2: I am a proud defender of Ronald Acuna Junior, especially 382 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 2: for some of the crap and the nonsense that he 383 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 2: gets blamed for. Of course, there was the notorious play 384 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 2: in Philadelphia where a ball hit like three hundred feet 385 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 2: away from him, bounced and everyone was remembering. I mean, 386 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 2: I don't want to we did the you know, rip 387 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 2: the band aid. But anyway, you cannot get picked off 388 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 2: twice in a major League baseball game. I don't care 389 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 2: if you have eighty stolen bases or you've never stolen 390 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 2: a base in your career, you cannot get picked off twice. 391 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 2: Interestingly enough, CJ Natowski, who was not on the broadcast 392 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 2: tonight since it was on ESPN, but CJ tweeted that 393 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 2: it was actually a balk, a well disguised balk from 394 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:25,880 Speaker 2: Luis Severino. He of course, I think Ronald acknowledged that too. 395 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 2: I mean the umpire didn't care, and the umpire seemingly 396 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 2: missed it. But at the end of the day, balk 397 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 2: or not, you cannot get picked off twice, especially when 398 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 2: you were at the top of the order for a 399 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 2: lineup that is struggling. It's a cold night offenses at 400 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 2: a premium. You just can't do it. And I think 401 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 2: Ronald would be the first one to tell you you 402 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,679 Speaker 2: can't get picked off twice in a baseball game, no 403 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 2: matter what the situation. It was pretty frustrating. I tweeted 404 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 2: in the moment that he should sit the bench the 405 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 2: last couple of innings. I don't know, maybe I cooled 406 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 2: on that take a little bit, but regardless, man, you 407 00:18:58,440 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 2: cannot do that. 408 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I think that's good without saying I 409 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: think everybod would acknowledge that. You know, maybe you could 410 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 1: frame it in the nicest possible way and say it's like, 411 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: you know, if you had if you had tried to 412 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: steal both bases and for nine second, when people have 413 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: the same reaction. I'm probably not, but I think it's 414 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: just it just feels worse for whatever reason, to be 415 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: picked off then actually get thrown out a second. I 416 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't know why that is, but it 417 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: really is kind of true. 418 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 2: I guess. 419 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 1: And yeah, I think if it wasn't Ronald, people would 420 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: care less. And it is what it is, but I 421 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: we agree it's something you can't do. Is that the 422 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: reason they lost? No, But you know, they've probably a 423 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: couple of different spots where they probably should have scored 424 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: another run, and ironically those were not the endings where 425 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: they probably should have done more. Maybe that was because 426 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: Ronald was picked off and that kind of just burned 427 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: out in those innings. But we'll leave it there. I 428 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,479 Speaker 1: just feel like we should bring it up because in 429 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,400 Speaker 1: a game where you use by one run, every little 430 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: bit counts, and that would be something people remember, I'm sure. 431 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: And if if baseball was a more nationally covered sport 432 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: on the first takes and such, I wonder if they 433 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: would get more aunt up on that. But I kind 434 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: of doubt it other than just locally, it'll happen that 435 00:19:59,840 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: I know. 436 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 2: Sure, Brad, you don't want Stephen A. Smith to talk 437 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 2: baseball every morning? 438 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: I do not. 439 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 2: I do not want that, and I wouldn't that be 440 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 2: a treat for all of us. 441 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: We was talking about Bryce Elder. We spent time on 442 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,679 Speaker 1: after his last start lamenting how poorly he pitched in 443 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: I guesst the Dodgers, and he did pitch very poorly 444 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: in that game. But at the same time, we did say, uh, 445 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: as a podcast that's never been the highest on Bryce Elder, 446 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: necessarily that it's important to keep your projections within reason 447 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: for the fifth starter spot. And Bryce Elder responded and 448 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 1: pitched solidly well on this Sunday evening five and third innings, 449 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: did a lot of seven hits, but didn't walk anybody. 450 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: And I know we've set us a number of times, 451 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: dating back to our old podcasts other places, if he 452 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: doesn't walk guys, he's okay and no walks, six strikeouts, 453 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: give up two runs, and you know a lot of 454 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: that was I think one of those was in the 455 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: sixth standing off back to by Doubles, like he pitched 456 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: totally fine, give him a chance to win. And through 457 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: four starts this year, he has three very very reasonable 458 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: outings and then the one and charitably you could say 459 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: the one blow up was in LA against the other 460 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: best team in the league. You would argue, so all 461 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: things considered, through four starts, Elder's kind of been Okay. 462 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 2: I think you can argue this might have been Bryce's 463 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 2: best start of the season so far, especially against a 464 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 2: pretty good Mets lineup. I know he had the good 465 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 2: start against the Marlins a couple of weeks ago, but 466 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 2: that is a barely functioning major league team at this point. 467 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 2: But Bryce, he had command. You mentioned no walks. I 468 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 2: really feel like that is just the thing with him. 469 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 2: If he doesn't have command, and this is not exclusive 470 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 2: to Bryce Elder, but when you have the kind of 471 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 2: stuff that Bryce has, if you don't have that command, 472 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 2: it's going to be really tough for him to get 473 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 2: through innings. And tonight he did a great job. He 474 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 2: kept the sinker down in the zone, he had good 475 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,360 Speaker 2: command of the breaking pitches. Really, he gave up back 476 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 2: to back doubles in the sixth inning to allow a run. 477 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,719 Speaker 2: But besides that, it was a lot of soft contact, 478 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 2: a lot of ground balls that just kind of found 479 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 2: its way through the infield. So I was impressed with Bryce. 480 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 2: He still has some limitations, and I think what we 481 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 2: said a week ago still holds true. I think he's 482 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 2: going to be mostly fine against the not as good lineups, 483 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 2: and against the good lineups he's probably going to struggle. 484 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 2: But if that's what the Braves have as their number 485 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 2: five starter, at least for a decent chunk of the 486 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 2: season moving forward, I think you have to take it 487 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 2: and hope that Bryce is able to build off what 488 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 2: he did tonight. 489 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: It's like the least sexy take of all time. But 490 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: it was funny. I had people I just made a 491 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,959 Speaker 1: very generic tweet about how Brice did his job, and 492 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: that's a very simple thing to say, but it's true, 493 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: like he gave him a chance to win. People were like, well, 494 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: bricelet was terrible. I'm like, well, guys, I mean I 495 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 1: could tell. It was probably the same people that were 496 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 1: yelling at me a year ago for saying he wasn't 497 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 1: very good. It's probably the same thing. But yeah, I 498 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: don't think that he's a great pitcher, but he objectively 499 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: has done his job in three out of four starts 500 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: this year, and the other one he blew up and 501 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 1: they lost the game as a result. But I think 502 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: he's a pretty acceptable fifth starter even if that is. 503 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: And when it comes back to what we said a 504 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: lot of different times about like what the baseline is 505 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: certain positions, it's been a hot to horse of ours 506 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: for years about like the ketcher spot across baseball is 507 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: another example here, deep bullbend guys like you just don't 508 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: have a roster of twenty six stars. That's just the 509 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: nature of the beast here. And he's been. 510 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 2: Fine, and you know, it's a bummer that the ninth 511 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 2: inning did not go the Braves as way, yep, because 512 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 2: this was very much settling to be a steal of 513 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 2: a win for the Braves to sweep the series. You 514 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 2: have your number five in Bryce Elder against Luis Severino, 515 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,239 Speaker 2: the Mets number one so far this year, who's been 516 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 2: quite good. You apparently didn't have half of your bullpen available, 517 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 2: and you have five big outs from Jesse Chavez and 518 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 2: Dylan Lee, and then of course you did not have 519 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 2: Rice Iglesias in the ninth inning available. I guess we 520 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 2: could have a conversation over whether or not Joe Jimenez 521 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 2: could have gotten the ball in the ninth inning, but 522 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 2: he had to throw twenty five pretty high stress pitches yesterday. 523 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 2: Maybe they were trying to stay away from him. 524 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: Thirty I believe. I believe it was thirty pitches, Yester. Thirty, Yeah, 525 00:23:58,119 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: that sounds right. I know a lot that's a lot 526 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: of it's a lot of pitches. And by the way 527 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: I look, if you look the way that Snid deployed 528 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: the bullpen, I have a feeling Joe is unavailable. I 529 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: don't I think that you don't go to jabez in 530 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: Lee in a one run game if Hemanez is available. 531 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 2: That's my guess. This was playing with house money. This 532 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 2: was being up one hundred bucks at the black check 533 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 2: table and you're playing with your winnings and you're seeing 534 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 2: if you can get it to one fifty rights. It's 535 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 2: a bummer. I know that man Aj minterter as good 536 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 2: of a reliever as he has been his entire career. 537 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 2: He just something happens in the ninth inning. I don't 538 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 2: know if it's mental, I don't know if it's bad luck. 539 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 2: I'm not sure what it is. But the fact is 540 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 2: that Aj has just not been very good in the 541 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 2: ninth inning when given a chance, not just this season 542 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 2: and recently, but last season as well. He struggled a 543 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 2: bit when given the opportunity. So he real bummer that 544 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 2: he gave up the home run to Brandon Neimo, because 545 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 2: this was shaping up to be a really nice stolen 546 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 2: victory for the Braves, and you know, I guess that's 547 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 2: going to happen every now and then. 548 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: H yeah, that's that's appropriate. I think that you know, 549 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: anytime you low lead gonna be really mad at the 550 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: picture who blows the lead. It doesn't mean the aj 551 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 1: is bad. He's quite good. Actually he's been quick good 552 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: for a long time. There was a drag bunt, which like, you, 553 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: what are you supposed to do with that? Jeff McNeil, 554 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: who I think every Bravest fan does not particularly enjoy 555 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: the work of Jeff McNeil, nor Run and Nemo, so 556 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: that's kind of makes it even worse. But even you know, 557 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: the first base runner is literally a bunt, and yeah 558 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: the home run is the home run. Maybe that ties 559 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: the game instead of giving up a lead or whatever 560 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: it is. It wasn't great, obviously, but I don't My 561 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: opinion does not change on edgem Winter. It's just the 562 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: reality situation. To back you up, by the way his 563 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: era and some of the peripherals in the ninth inning 564 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: for his career, this is a huge champel size at 565 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: this point. Is just it's worse than the other innings 566 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: and I don't know what that means it's coming into 567 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,159 Speaker 1: the night. Was like his area is like in the 568 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: mid forest in the ninth for his career, it's in 569 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:51,200 Speaker 1: the load, it's in the mid twes to mid threes 570 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: and every other inning. So I don't know what that means, man, 571 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: but it doesn't really matter right now because most of 572 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: the time he won't be pitching in the ninth inning 573 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: as long as the glacier says healthy and cooking what 574 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 1: he usually does. But that's just what happened tonight and 575 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: it went from basically I had a change the headline 576 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:07,479 Speaker 1: of the podcast, Scott, that's all that was. 577 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I think right now we are feeling the 578 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 2: squeeze of no Pierce Johnson and so many close fifty 579 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 2: to fifty games that the Braves have played lately. It's 580 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 2: really a it's real benefit when you can give your 581 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 2: bullpen basically a night off and either coast to a 582 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 2: win or if it's a loss, losing blowout fashion to 583 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 2: give everybody a breather. Seems like every night, other than 584 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 2: basically one game against the Dodgers, for the past couple 585 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 2: of weeks, every game has seemingly been fairly close where 586 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 2: you can't just coast. I think we're feeling that effects 587 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,880 Speaker 2: right now, and hopefully the Braves get back to scoring, 588 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 2: because you're just you're not going to get a perfect 589 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 2: performance from the pitching staff every single night. 590 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: A couple of injury things you mentioned Pierce Johnson. There 591 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: was a positive update on him over the weekend. He 592 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,439 Speaker 1: might be back as soon as Friday. According to Snicker today. 593 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: He's through on Sunday and it went well, so that 594 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: would be a very nice help, especially after what it 595 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: could have been. Anytime you have an elbow elbow issue, 596 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: the fears are real, but all positive indications so far 597 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: on that. And as I'm looking right now to update 598 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: our previous discussion on Austin Riley, he apparently didn't tell 599 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,160 Speaker 1: the Braves that he felt something during during BADY practice, 600 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: So that was my why he played Scott because he 601 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 1: didn't because no one knew that he felt something in 602 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: BP today, so that would be why. That'd be why, 603 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: I guess. And by the way, according to Mark Bowman, 604 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: our guy, he also didn't come out immediately after he 605 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: felt it during the game. He stayed in from never ending. 606 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 1: I guess he felt it in the third according to 607 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 1: what I'm seeing from Bowman on Twitter. So let me 608 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 1: just amend my previous statement. There's nothing Stick can do 609 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: if no one tells him that he's hurt, We'll see 610 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: nothing else beyond like it doesn't believe to be serious 611 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: according to what just just Tano of the a JC 612 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: has just said. But they'll check on it tomorrow and 613 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: TBD on whether he'll have an MRI or not. So 614 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: not out of the woods at all, but some relatively 615 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: upbeat comments from Austin post game. But I wanted to 616 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: at least circle back on that before we get out 617 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 1: here because I didn't want to miss that considering what 618 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: I said earlier. 619 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 2: Yes, let us all hope that Austin is going to 620 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 2: be okay. We cannot have another star player go down 621 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 2: with injury. The Braves have had there more than enough 622 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 2: of the fair share of injuries early going. I supposed 623 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,440 Speaker 2: to have to hope maybe Austin takes a couple of 624 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 2: days off just to be safe. I kind of hope 625 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 2: they do that, just to be absolutely sure that it's 626 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 2: not going to be anything else. But that's great news 627 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 2: about Pierce Johnson potentially coming back on Friday. We know 628 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 2: how good he is and just give everybody else, or 629 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 2: rather give Brian Sticker another option with everybody else down there, 630 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 2: because right now, as we talked about at the time 631 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 2: of the injury, the back end of the bullpen is 632 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 2: a little thin. 633 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: Right now it is, and we'll circle back on that 634 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: as we need to. All right, Scott, Well, it was 635 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: a positive week despite the Sunday night loss. There is 636 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: a joke to be made that I'm sure our listeners 637 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: will make about you and I and Sunday nights and 638 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: how things often go when we talk on Sundays and 639 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: how they were better on Sundays when we war doing 640 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: the podcast. Our apologies. I think it's random, but maybe 641 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 1: it's not. Maybe it's our fault in the. 642 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 2: End, win and out blame the podcast. 643 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: It. 644 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 2: Longtime listeners will note that the Braves on Sundays during 645 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 2: this great run have not played super well on Sunday. 646 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 2: So what do they do but have a walk off 647 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 2: the loss at what ten to fifteen pm on a 648 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 2: Sunday night on Sunday night baseball? But the last four 649 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 2: and one on the week is really good, especially against 650 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 2: a pretty solid Red Sox team and a pretty solid 651 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 2: Mets team. You take that and hopefully the Braves can 652 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 2: keep it going against a pretty tough week ahead with 653 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 2: a couple of teams who are projecting to make the 654 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 2: playoffs if things continue the way they've been going. 655 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, So before we sign off here, a couple of 656 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: home series this week. They play the Cubs for three 657 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: beginning on Monday. No dan Fis Swanson Old Palell is 658 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: on the IL, so he will not be playing against 659 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: the Braves this week, but the Braves do see show 660 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: to Imanaga on Monday, and he has arguably been the 661 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: best pitcher in baseball so far. It's a small sample 662 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: size seven starts, but he has a one point zero 663 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: eight ERA with forty three strikeouts and five walks in 664 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: his debut season. That's all pretty good, I would say, so, 665 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: a nice little challenge on Monday. 666 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, and a great pitching matchup with Rinaldo Lopez, who 667 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 2: has been almost as good in terms of eray. I 668 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 2: believe Ronaldo's ERA is one point five on the season. 669 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 2: So a great couple of pitching matchups this week. The 670 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 2: Cubs are good. They're twenty four and seventeen. They have 671 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 2: built upon what was a nice season for them a 672 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 2: year ago. You mentioned No Dansby Swanson, which is a 673 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 2: bummer won't get to see him play. But with Lopez 674 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 2: and then Chris Sale and Charlie Morton, going Braves have 675 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 2: a chance to hopefully win the series again. I think 676 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 2: if as things stand, the Cubs for me anyway, are 677 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 2: pretty clearly the favorites in the NL Central. I guess 678 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 2: the Brewers could have something to say about that. But 679 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 2: Chicago's a good team. They hit well, they pitched pretty well, 680 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 2: and yeah, I mean one point eight ERA in seven 681 00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 2: starts with forty three strikeouts and five walks. It's pretty crazy. 682 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: It is so a nice little showdown. You know. They're 683 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: on Monday and then Sale, then Morton for the Braves 684 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: on Tuesday and Wednesday. They have Thursday off and then 685 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: as we'll get to later on, we're still doing three 686 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: or four shows per week on this podcast feed. But 687 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: they have a very strange four game series against the 688 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: Padres over the weekend. That's all normal and itself, except 689 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: for it's a Friday to Monday series. The finale of 690 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: the series is Monday after Newton, so I'm not sure 691 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: why they did that, but they did. The Padres are okay, 692 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: they're five hundred ish team, right now they are hot. 693 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,719 Speaker 1: Recently they went eight to the last eleven. But aside 694 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: from the scheduling, not too much to add right now. 695 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: We'll see who ends up pitching. I assume Elder will 696 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: earn another pitch, another outing. I should say, there was 697 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: some question about where he would start this week, and 698 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: he pitched pretty well tonight, so I expect him to 699 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 1: be back in the mix and they'll kind of be 700 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: on schedule. But that's a series to kind of just 701 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: circle and look ahead to. The Padres are talented, and 702 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: we'll see how that one goes. 703 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, no days off for the Braves with this early 704 00:31:55,320 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 2: season schedule. Cubs are capable team. The Padres are very talented. They've, 705 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 2: like you said, eight out of eleven wins that they're 706 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 2: playing better. Just acquired Luisa Rise from the Marlins in 707 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 2: that bizarre early season trade. In case folks missed that one, 708 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 2: the reigning batting champ in the National League. Padres are talented. 709 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 2: Cubs are talented. The Braves really just have not gotten 710 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 2: a softer bit of schedule. I guess they had the 711 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 2: Marlins twice, which is about as favorable as it gets, 712 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 2: and then the White Sox for two games. When it 713 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 2: was like thirty degrees outside. But besides that, man, it 714 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 2: feels like every series so far has been a challenge, 715 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 2: and let's hope the bats continue to wake up. I 716 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 2: think this past week was a step in the right direction. 717 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 2: They hit for more power than they've been doing. That 718 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 2: was a good sign, a lot more home runs than 719 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,080 Speaker 2: they were doing previously. But overall, this lineup still just 720 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 2: is not hitting the way we're expecting them to, and 721 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 2: hopefully the pitching staff can keep it going. And you know, 722 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 2: seven tough games on the horizon, it'd be nice, especially 723 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 2: getting back to trust, to get back to winning after 724 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 2: a pretty rough game on Sunday night. 725 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: That's right, And even with the offense play and not 726 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 1: that great of a fashion, the Braves are twenty four 727 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 1: and thirteen and all is pretty decent with the world. 728 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: So that's it for us on a Sunday evening. Again, 729 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: we want to encourage everybody subscribe to the podcast. We're 730 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: doing a lot of content on this feed, including Scott 731 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: and I doing more individually because we were only doing 732 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: mostly once a week on Sundays and now we're doing 733 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: Sundays and another big week show. We've got Steven We've 734 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: got Sean, We've got guests coming, et cetera. So subscribe, Scott, 735 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: anything to plug before we get out of here. 736 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 2: Nothing here, Brad, take care of yourself. I know it 737 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 2: is a busy weekend for you with baseball coverage and 738 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 2: the Atlanta Hawks for the for the hometown fans, the 739 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 2: number one pick in the lottery. 740 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: The Atlanta Hawks the team I cover, probably even more 741 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 1: than the Braves. Scott's a lifelong fan of the Atlanta Hawks, 742 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 1: and he's really deeply invested in what happens with the Hawks. 743 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 1: Now I'm kidding, but yeah, that caused some consternation today. 744 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: So thanks for being flexible, Scott and I could have 745 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: used a non seven o'clock start tonight, but alas here 746 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: we are. 747 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 2: Won't somebody think of the podcaster will not grinders out there, 748 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 2: they will not. But hope we're doing well. Brad. Again, 749 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 2: Happy belated Mother's Day to all the moms out there, 750 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 2: and we'll be back soon here on this podcast. 751 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening everyone, would we do appreciate it 752 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:14,880 Speaker 1: again one more time? One more plead from us to 753 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,479 Speaker 1: go ahead and subscribe, rate and review, and please please 754 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: please tell it friend or Femine member. Tell your mom 755 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: about the show on this Mother's Day if you want 756 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 1: to spread the good word about our podcast. And with 757 00:34:24,320 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: all that said, we see everybody and next time, Santa 758 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 1: Su