1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Is this a great game or what with the Hall 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: of Famer My dad, Tim Kirchen. I am Jeff Kirchen, 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: and welcome to another episode dat. I want to make 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: sure everybody who's listening right now took the time to 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: listen to Steve Sparks yesterday. He was so great that 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: I edit the podcast right, and I listened to it 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: basically two times after. 8 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: Just living it. 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: And I listen to it on my way home from work, 10 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: which I rarely do because I've already listened. 11 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 2: To it twice. Right, no need to go on the stream. 12 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 2: It's that good. I had to listen back to it. Dad, Right, 13 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: hilariously funny, incredibly insightful and a steam head of all 14 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: seam heads. And he's a former player. Amazing, amazing. 15 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: We have a Hall of Fame baseball pitcher gonna be 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: joining us next week, next Wednesday, so keep your eyes 17 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: out for that and Debt it is officially. 18 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 2: It's gonna be May you know what I mean? You 19 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 2: get by justin Timberlake reference there, of course not what 20 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: does that mean? Is that one of his favorite songs? 21 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's It's gonna be me. It's an in synct reference. 22 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: But the way he says it. It sounds like it's 23 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: gonna be May. 24 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: So it's like a meme. So it's May the first. 25 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: And falling on Jaffiers here, it's May the first. 26 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:28,639 Speaker 3: And yeah, yes, when you bring up Mordecai three finger Brown, 27 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 3: I give you the same reaction. 28 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 2: Don't worry. We both have our strengths and weaknesses. I'm 29 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 2: a di. 30 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 3: Wire and you're great at feeding the dogs. I know music, 31 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 3: you know baseball. This is what makes our podcast great. 32 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 3: No stress about it. 33 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 2: Correct anyway, one month of the baseball season, another month, 34 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: I should say, is in the books, right, But more important, Jeff, 35 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: we are taping this today on your three year wedding anniversary. 36 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: Yeah to Emily, and in that time you've had the 37 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: most beautiful little girl McKinley Hope. I am so proud 38 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: of you with everything that you've done and it is 39 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 2: you sent out a little video to our family this morning. 40 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: It was a little video to McKinley saying this is 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: what our lives have been like for the first three years. 42 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: It just brought a tear to my eye. It was 43 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: so good. I'm just so sorry, Jeff that I couldn't 44 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:36,399 Speaker 2: be there that day three years ago. I'm sorry. Yeah, right, 45 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: you were at the bar having a great time at 46 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 2: my wedding. That was a tremendous wedding. We had a 47 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: tremendous time. Now what is your I know your plan, 48 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: but tell everyone what your plan is for your anniversary 49 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: night with Emily. Well, yeah, you know my wife Emily. 50 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: She said, the number one thing I want to do 51 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: for our anniversary is for you to record a podcast 52 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: with your So. 53 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 2: We're doing it. No, I'm just kidding. 54 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: Actually we're headed to the airport because we're going to 55 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: go back to Las Vegas. 56 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: For those who don't know, I lived in Vegas for 57 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 2: five years. 58 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: My wife was born and raised in Las Vegas, and 59 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: her parents still live out there. 60 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: So we're doing kind of. 61 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: An extended weekend trip to Las Vegas where we did 62 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: get married and no, Elvis did not perform the wedding ceremony. 63 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 2: But we're going to be there. 64 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: We're going to be in her parents pool with McKinley, 65 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: our daughter, and just kind of kicking it. 66 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 2: Taking a couple days off. 67 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: So after when you're hearing this podcast on May the first, 68 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: I am going to be in a pool in Las Vegas. 69 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: It's going to be incredible. I can't wait to get 70 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 2: a little time away. Well, that's great, job. I remember 71 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 2: our third anniversary. It wasn't quite as good. I remember 72 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: taking your mom out to my favorite restaurant and I 73 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: really just wanted to whine and dine her at my 74 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: favorite place. And it was a complete disaster. I dropped 75 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: my tray. They had to come in and clean up everything. 76 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: It was just awful. 77 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: If you went to a place with a tray, Dad, 78 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: it can't be that great. 79 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: It was a joke, Jeff. 80 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: Hey, what was the place your dad, my grandfather, the 81 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: original Jeff kershon? 82 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 2: Pop? What what was the flaming the flaming flaming pit? 83 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: But what was the old country buffet? Face? The other place? Right? 84 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: I remember growing up going there with that and Pop 85 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: thinking this was like fine dining, right, you're a kid. 86 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:41,239 Speaker 2: It was like they have everything right. It was those 87 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 2: were the days. So I'm sorry you don't get like 88 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 2: a luxurious meal out tonight, Jeff. But you're going to 89 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: see Emily's parents, and that's that's more important than anything. 90 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 2: So I'm all kidding aside, Jeff. I'm really really happy 91 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: for you on such a great day, and I'm just 92 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 2: so proud of you and Emily and McKinley. Ho so 93 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 2: can't wait to see you in person again. 94 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 1: Thank you, Dad, I appreciate that and all kidding aside 95 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: as well, I've googled, and I'm not being silly, I've 96 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: googled restaurants inside Philadelphia International air Airport to find, Like 97 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: you know, it's always that one restaurant you're like, oh, 98 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: we're not gonna eat there, it's a little too nice 99 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: or whatever. We're not gonna go get a steak dinner 100 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: at the airport, but we want to go to a 101 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: place with a nicer bar and a place to sit down. 102 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: We're actually gonna go to the airport earlier than normal, 103 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 1: so like a time that you would usually get there, right, 104 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: We're gonna. 105 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 2: Go there and actually eat dinner. 106 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: So we'll get there three hours before the flight, but 107 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: totally on purpose, not like you where it's it has 108 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: to be done for every domestic flight. 109 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 2: Dad. Thank you so much for bringing it up. 110 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: But let's dive headfirst into the takeaways. 111 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 2: What's going on. Well, it was a great month of April, 112 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 2: March and April. As I've said multiple times on the podcast, Jeff, 113 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 2: it's been as unpredictable. A first five weeks of the season. 114 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 2: I think I can ever remember so many crazy, quirky, ridiculous, 115 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 2: beautiful things have happened so far. Just another reminder of 116 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 2: why we're doing the show, and now why we're doing 117 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 2: it three days a week. Is amazing. Stuff happens every 118 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 2: day if you're paying attention. And maybe the most amazing 119 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: part of April was Aaron Judge. Aaron Judge has played 120 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: in through this is now through Tuesday because we have 121 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 2: to update because you're traveling tonight through Tuesday, played thirty 122 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: games and he'd reach base sixty nine times in thirty games, 123 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: so the last the only other Yankee to reach that 124 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 2: many times through thirty games was Luke Garrigg, who reached 125 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 2: seventy one times in nineteen thirty one. This is what 126 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: Aaron Judge is doing following a season that was arguably 127 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 2: the greatest season ever by a right handed hitter, and 128 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 2: he's he's even better this year if that is possible. 129 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 2: And he just hit home run number three twenty four 130 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 2: of his career, passing Ted Williams on the list of 131 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 2: most homer's first ten seasons and tying Frank Robinson on 132 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: that list. I mean, these are enormous names in the game, 133 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: and this is what Aaron this is what Aaron Judge 134 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 2: is doing on a daily basis. I just hope everyone 135 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 2: who's watching is understanding what they're watching, because he is 136 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: setting records virtually every day. It's amazing. 137 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: I saw dad, and I want to confirm this. If 138 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: he struck out his next seventy at bats, he would 139 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: still be above like the league average. 140 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jeff, it's if you start playing with the numbers, 141 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 2: they're really really scary. I mean, the league is hitting 142 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: you like two thirty nine major leagues and he's hitting 143 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 2: over four hundred, and he's doing it with power, and 144 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 2: he's doing it with extra base hits and when he 145 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 2: doesn't get a head, he walks. It's really been breathtaking 146 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 2: to watch him the first month of the season. On 147 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 2: a different note, what I love so much about baseball 148 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 2: is how the light goes on at certain times with 149 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: certain players and you look at what Carson Kelly my 150 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 2: favorite name. My first daughter's name is Kelly. My first 151 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 2: grandson's name is Carson Carson Kelly. He's thirty years old. 152 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 2: He's in his tenth major league season. He came into 153 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 2: this year with a six eighty one OPS and through 154 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 2: Tuesday is OPS was one point four one five. The 155 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 2: light went on. He's now He had fourth for the 156 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 2: Cubs the other day and the Cubs have a really, 157 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 2: really good lineup. He has played in sixteen games this 158 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 2: year and has seven homers. The last Cub catcher to 159 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 2: hit more homers than that in their first sixteen games 160 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: was Gabby Hartin and Hall of Famer in nineteen twenty five. 161 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 2: That's what Carson Kelly has done. And he's one of 162 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 2: million standouts in the month of April because we didn't 163 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 2: see this coming from him, but something's happened. This doesn't 164 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,839 Speaker 2: happen in the NBA JEF where suddenly somebody is the 165 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 2: best three point shooter in the league. Well, this guy 166 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 2: is certainly on the list, and he's had an amazingly 167 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 2: productive month of April. It has really been fun to watch. 168 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's not a lot of Lynn sanity moments that 169 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: we have right like when Jeremy Lynn just took the 170 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: league by storm. 171 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 2: We don't have those anymore. Right By the way, Missy Matha, 172 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 2: one of our producers at ESPN many years ago, did 173 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 2: a little Jeremy Lynn demonstration on the court on the 174 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 2: outdoor court at ESPN, and Bruce Bowen, one of our 175 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: analysts at the time, was trying to show everyone how 176 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 2: you have to guard Jeremy Lynn in order to slow 177 00:09:55,400 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 2: him down. So in order to have somebody be Jeremy Lynn, 178 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: I was Jeremy Lynn for an afternoon at ESPN, dribbling 179 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 2: the ball up the court so Bruce Bowen could show 180 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 2: everyone this is how you guard Jeremy Lynn. It was 181 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 2: It was a highlight for me. It was really really 182 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 2: fun and really cool that I got picked to do this. 183 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 2: All I had to do is dribble the ball up 184 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 2: the court, put it between my legs a couple of times. 185 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: It was hilarious. Dad. 186 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: Usually they would get like an intern on the campus, Hey, 187 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna be Jeremy Lynn. 188 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 2: But they got the fifty plus year old at the 189 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 2: time right baseball analysts to do it, and it was 190 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 2: one of your prouder moments of your career. 191 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: Hey, a lot of people, I know you don't like 192 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: social media, but a lot of people when that video 193 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: drops it, Hey, Tim can handle, which we know I'm. 194 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 2: Not like talking about your not the point. I can 195 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 2: handle I was about a foot shorter than Jeremy Lynn, 196 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 2: so Bruce Bowen was guarding the guy who's like four 197 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 2: foot seven. I know that's how you guard him. You 198 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 2: just put your hands up. You can't go anywhere, all right, 199 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 2: Carson Kelly, we talked about the light going on, and 200 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: the light still hasn't gone on for the poor Rockies. 201 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 2: And again, Jeff, I take no pleasure in speaking about 202 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 2: this because I covered the eight to eight Oriols that 203 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 2: lost twenty one games in a row, and the game 204 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 2: is unhealthy when a team is that bad, and the 205 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 2: poor Rockies were four and twenty five, Jeff. They got 206 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 2: to April with already two different eight game losing streaks, 207 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 2: and to my astonishment, two other teams have done that 208 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 2: in this century two and three Tigers, which I remember, 209 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 2: and the twenty sixteen Braves had two eight game losing 210 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 2: streaks before we got to the month of May. Incredible. 211 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: I was really excited, but I couldn't make the stretch. 212 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: They're playing the Braves, well, they Wednesday night, so we're 213 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: recording Wednesday day and Chris Sale is pitching against the 214 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: starting pitcher for is Chase Dolander, right, And when I 215 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: first saw the name. That's how you pronounce it. I 216 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 1: was hoping you could swing it to dollarder sale dollar. 217 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 2: But it's not gonna work. 218 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: I'm so desperate to find one that you don't see. 219 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: And I think it needs to be like a Lively 220 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: and a Swift because then you wouldn't really pick up 221 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: on Taylor Swift and Blake Lively drama. 222 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 2: But I don't know, I would have never come up on, Jeff. 223 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 2: Just keep trying. Okay, The day you stumped me on one 224 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 2: of those is probably the worst day of your whole life. 225 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 2: It means I have corrupted you so badly that now 226 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 2: you're looking at the box scores in the completely wrong way. 227 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 2: You're trying to match up names instead of looking at 228 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 2: who did what and what all of this means. 229 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: And the problem is now I get really frustrated because 230 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: I work days ahead, and when a team is undecided 231 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: on their starting pitcher, I just throw my hands. 232 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 2: Up, like, how am I supposed to work? If you 233 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 2: don't tell you the starting matchup is gonna be, you 234 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 2: get really upset about that? Is that is beautiful? Jeff? Okay, again, 235 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 2: another takeaway from a the strikeout rate as we know 236 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 2: is completely out of control, as it has been for 237 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 2: fifteen years. We're going to break the record again this 238 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 2: year for strikeouts, and let's be clear, Jeff, part of 239 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 2: that reason is this is the hardest hitting environment in 240 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: baseball history. I believe that the stuff that pitchers have 241 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 2: today is just so unbelievably good. The velocity, the secondary stuff, 242 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 2: the movement. It's just absurd. I say it every night. 243 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 2: I don't know how anyone gets a hit in the 244 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 2: big leagues anymore, that's how good the pitching has been. 245 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 2: But having said that, Jeff, three different players Michael Taglia, 246 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: Ryan McMahon and Brian Reynolds through Tuesday had already struck 247 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 2: out forty times in a season, and another half dozen 248 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 2: guys are maybe going to get to forty before we 249 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 2: get to May, depending on what happens in Wednesday's games. 250 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 2: Forty strikeouts, Jeff, before we get to May. And again, 251 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 2: different time, different players, different understand But Joe, I mean 252 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 2: Tony Gwinn's biggest strikeout season was forty, Joe DiMaggio's was 253 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 2: thirty nine, Yogi Bears was thirty eight, and we will 254 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 2: have almost twenty different players striking out thirty or more time, 255 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 2: thirty eight or more times before we get to May. 256 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 2: That's the strikeout rate that we're seeing. Well, I have 257 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 2: a little bit of a strikeout takeaway. Tuesday night, the 258 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 2: Cubs played the Pirates and didn't strike out the entire 259 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 2: game for the first time since twenty thirteen against the Athletics. 260 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 2: Right again, when you see a zero strikeout game by 261 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: it's either team, it's it just leaps off to pay Jeff, what, 262 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 2: let's see how well you've been listening to old pop 263 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 2: up all these years? 264 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: Now? 265 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 2: What is the most famous, least one that we know 266 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 2: zero strikeout game by both teams in Major League history? 267 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 2: Don't look it up? Yes, okay, it's a famous game, Jeff, Yeah, 268 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 2: it's it's. 269 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: It's a Game seven, say yes, Pirate, yes, Game seven? 270 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 2: Yes, the World Series, Yes, in nineteen nineteen sixty sixty. Right, Well, 271 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 2: why did we talk about that a couple of weeks ago? 272 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 2: What was the You have a guest that was related 273 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 2: to that? Is Roberto Clementi's name came up, Bill Mazeroski's 274 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 2: name came up. That was it. It was Bill Mazeroski. Jeff, 275 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 2: you're really getting good at this. I'm so proud of 276 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 2: you now last one, Jeff on the takeaways, I'm stealing 277 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 2: from Greg Colly, our baseball producer at Baseball Tonight and 278 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 2: everything else. So Tim Tawas is now the second baseman 279 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 2: for the Diamondbacks because of injuries, could tell Marte. So 280 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 2: Greg insists that Tim Tawa has to get traded at 281 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 2: some point in his career to the Red Sox. Do 282 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 2: you understand that just in case he hits a home 283 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 2: run that he you will have light tower power? Right? 284 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: Is that? 285 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 2: Do you get it? Is that really bad? Should I? 286 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 2: Should I be crediting Greg Colly with this? Or is 287 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 2: this not? It's great? It's beautiful power power power power 288 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 2: up only in Boston. And let's be clear, my father 289 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 2: grew up in Watertown. So I know that accent very 290 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 2: well because every relative I have used to say pack 291 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 2: your car and the haveit. Yeah, so I know all 292 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: about it. Right. 293 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: There are a lot of Kirkchans in Massachusetts. 294 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 2: In Boston, there's a lot of Armenians. They're all Armenians. 295 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 2: All the Kirkchins are Armenians. Right. If it ends with 296 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 2: I an, We'll see you in Watertown. Yeah, they say absolutely, 297 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 2: all right, Dad? What about any quirkchins you have. There 298 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 2: were many this week, of course, And so Brandon Nimo 299 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 2: knocked in nine runs in one game for the Mets. 300 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 2: That tied the club record for RBIs in one game 301 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 2: by a Met. He had a one ninety two batting 302 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 2: average going into the game, So that's the lowest batting 303 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 2: average in the history of baseball of anyone who went 304 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 2: on to drive in nine runs in that game. Okay, 305 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 2: he also drove in nine runs from the sixth inning on, 306 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 2: so he and Mike Mustakas twenty fifteen are the only 307 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 2: players ever to have a nine RBI game with zero 308 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 2: RBIs before the sixth inning. He had nine RBIs in 309 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 2: a three inning stretch, and only he's one of only 310 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 2: three players that have ever done that. Think about driving 311 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 2: in nine runs in three innings, which means he drove 312 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 2: in as many runs nine in three innings as Shohotani 313 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 2: had for the season. Shoeotani had nine RBIs going into 314 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:54,719 Speaker 2: that game, and Brandon Nimmo had nine RBIs in three innings. 315 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 2: What does this prove, Jeff? It proves the beauty of 316 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 2: baseball that if you watch it closely, it will just 317 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 2: make you slap your forehead on a daily basis. So 318 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 2: the other thing, the Yankees have been setting home run 319 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 2: records for the entire month of April. So, h Tuesday Night, 320 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,400 Speaker 2: the first three batters in the lineup all hit home runs. 321 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 2: That's the second time in the month of April that 322 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 2: the Yankees did that. So they're the only team in 323 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 2: history to do that twice in the same season. The 324 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 2: first three batters of the game hit a homer, and 325 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 2: they did it before we even got to May, and 326 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 2: they did it in the same month. It's unbelievable. And 327 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 2: they hit four homers in that inning. So they're the 328 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 2: only team in baseball that has ever had two four 329 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 2: home run first innings in any season, and they did 330 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 2: it before the month of May. And this is so interesting. 331 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 2: Aaron Judge, of course, was part of these back to 332 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 2: back to back home runs in the first inning twice. 333 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 2: And the only other guy that I know that did 334 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 2: that ever was JJ Hardy, who I told you about. 335 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 2: He did it as a member of the Brewers. First 336 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 2: three guys in the order hit homers. JJ Hardy was 337 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 2: one of them. Went to the Orioles and in one game, 338 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 2: first three batters for the Orioles hit home runs. JJ 339 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 2: Hardy was one of them. So, you know, home runs 340 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 2: in the first thing. The Yankees have done it at 341 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 2: a historic pace so far. 342 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: I'll edit him, but Aaron Boom was right when he said, 343 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 1: my guys are savages. 344 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 2: I'll tell you he was absolutely right. Okay, from home 345 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 2: runs to triples, Jeff, Mike Trout hit his fifty fifth 346 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 2: triple the other day, so that tied Starling Marte for 347 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 2: the most triples among active players. So just to show 348 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 2: you that the triple has essentially disappeared going into this season, 349 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:55,880 Speaker 2: fifty five triples was the most Starling Marte among active players. 350 00:19:56,160 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 2: That is the lowest mark of any season in Major 351 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 2: League history. No season has ever started with the career 352 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 2: triples leader having only fifty five triples. The last time 353 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 2: before this decade that anyone had, you know, like, fewer 354 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 2: than seventy triples and was the triples leader was Harry 355 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 2: Stovey in eighteen eighty five. He had sixty four triples. 356 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 2: So again, Jeff, this just shows the triple has been 357 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 2: replaced by the home run. I've told you, Babe, Ruth 358 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 2: had one hundred and thirty six triples. Right now, the 359 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 2: active leader is Mike Trout and Starlinge Marte with fifty five. 360 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 2: Does that amaze you or not? 361 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: What also amazes me, Dad, is baseball seems to be 362 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: the only sport that you can't just say eighty five, right, Yeah, 363 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: in eighty five, I would have to ask in eighteen 364 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: or nineteen. 365 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,159 Speaker 2: Jeff, because that's the beauty of the sport baseball. As 366 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 2: I've said many times, it's the only sport where the 367 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 2: modern era is defined as nineteen hundred on. That's the 368 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 2: modern era. That's unbelievable. And that's why you made this 369 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 2: your life's work because it makes you feel young. Yes, 370 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 2: you spent your entire career and life in the modern era, 371 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 2: and I'm proud of you. Lastly, Jose Urina got a 372 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 2: save for the Mets the other day. He gave up 373 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,400 Speaker 2: five runs and got a save. Jeff, think about that 374 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 2: for a second. How do you get a save when 375 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 2: you give up five runs in a game? Well, if 376 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 2: you pitch the last three innings of a game, no 377 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 2: matter what the score is, and it says if you 378 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 2: pitch effectively, you can be credited with a save. So 379 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 2: I went back to try to find the last guy 380 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 2: to give up five runs in a game and get 381 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 2: the save, and Cooper Chriswell of the Red Sox did 382 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 2: that this year on April to sixth, So it wasn't 383 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 2: quite as rare as I thought it would be. And 384 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 2: then interesting, the day after Urania got the save, he 385 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 2: was designated for assignment. He was essentially cut after recording 386 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 2: a save in which he gave up five runs. That 387 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 2: is pretty weird and pretty hard to. 388 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: Do on this date in baseball history, Dad nay the 389 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: first what do you have for us? 390 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 2: Well, it was a really big day in baseball history 391 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 2: because this was the date that Ricky Henderson broke Lou 392 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 2: Brock's stolen base record. Ricky, of course, is one of 393 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 2: the at least fifteen best players of all time, greatest 394 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 2: bass dealer ever not a close second, and the greatest 395 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 2: leadoff man of all time. So let's make sure we 396 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 2: understand who we're talking about with Ricky Henderson. So he 397 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 2: and Lou Brock, as I've told you, Jeff became really 398 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:43,959 Speaker 2: good friends, and Lou and Ricky combined to write a 399 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 2: little note, little letter that Ricky was going to read 400 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 2: after he broke Lou Garrety lou Brock's record. So he 401 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,360 Speaker 2: steals third that day at the Oakland Coliseum, and when 402 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 2: he gets the third, Ricky is so caught up in 403 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 2: the emotion as he should have been. He pulls third 404 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 2: base out of the ground, holds it over his head 405 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 2: and said, today I am the greatest of all time 406 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 2: and he and lou Brock is looking at him because 407 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 2: the game begins again, and Luke calls him after the 408 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 2: game and said, Ricky, what about the letter we wrote? 409 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,719 Speaker 2: And Ricky said it was in his back pocket and 410 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 2: he said, sorry, I forgot to read it, which was 411 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,919 Speaker 2: just a shame. So I yeah, I just think we 412 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 2: all need to understand how great Ricky was. And it's 413 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 2: just so touching that he and lou Brock became such 414 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 2: good friends even while Ricky was in the process of 415 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 2: breaking lou Brock's record. 416 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: I think it's so important too, because you know, you 417 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: see like Wayne Gretzky passing the puck off, so to 418 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: speak to Alex Ovechkin, and you know, obviously Lou Garrigg 419 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: was not around when cal Ripkin broke his record, But 420 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: to have respect for somebody who breaks your record, that 421 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: is so important for what sport is all about. I 422 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: think it's really really cool. 423 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 2: Right, And also on this date in nineteen ninety one, 424 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 2: same day, Nolan Ryan pitched his seventh and final no hitter. Remember, 425 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 2: no one else has ever come close to seven no hitters, 426 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 2: and he did it at age forty four. So after 427 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 2: the game, a bunch of friends and family were lined 428 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:24,920 Speaker 2: up waiting to congratulate him, and he came out into 429 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 2: the hall and he told the assembled friends and family, 430 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 2: I'll be out a little bit later. I got to 431 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 2: ride the exercise bike first. So, at age forty four, 432 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 2: he threw his seventh no hitter, and he got on 433 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 2: the exercise bike for forty five minutes and made everybody 434 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 2: wait because the work always came first for Nolan Ryan. 435 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 2: So when you wonder why he's the hardest pitcher to 436 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 2: hit in Major League history and the greatest power pitcher 437 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 2: of all time, that story tells it all. Nolan, as 438 00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,679 Speaker 2: I told you before, Jeff, one of the most beloved 439 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 2: player in Major League history. And we once asked Rance 440 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 2: Malinix of the Blue Jays years ago, because everyone loved 441 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 2: Nolan Ryan. Someone asked Rance Malinix once, what would the 442 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 2: world be like if everyone was Nolan Ryan? Rants Mallanicks said, 443 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 2: everyone would love each other and no one would get 444 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 2: a hit. And that's who Nolan Ryan is. Jeff coming 445 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,360 Speaker 2: up next here on is this a great game? 446 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: Or what the greatest players to wear number eleven and 447 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: number twelve. That's from Ozzie to Oral, the greatest Houston 448 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: astro of all time. Another I am a steam head. 449 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,160 Speaker 1: And then, Dad, you said you've queued up a team 450 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: ten that I do not know anything about. I am 451 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: not informed, so I cannot condone what comes. 452 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 2: Out of my father's mouth. But we'll find out what 453 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 2: it is. Coming up next. 454 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 3: Jumping right in, Dad, from Ozzie to Oral, the best 455 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 3: players at each number, and we are to number eleven. 456 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 2: This was not easy, Jeff. Carl Hubble War number eleven, 457 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 2: Edgar Martinez Hall of Famer, like Carl Hubble War number eleven. 458 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 2: But I am going with Barry Larkin importantly because he 459 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,160 Speaker 2: was a shortstop as opposed to Edgar Martinez, who I love, 460 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 2: one of the greatest hitters I've ever seen. But Barry 461 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 2: Larkin did it on both sides of the ball. He 462 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 2: won three Gold Gloves, he made twelve ball Star teams, 463 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 2: he won an MVP, he had a War of seventy 464 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 2: point five, which is pretty darn good for a shortstop. 465 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 2: Two ninety five lifetime hitter, stole three hundred and seventy 466 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 2: nine bases ops of eight point fifteen. One of the 467 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 2: great athletes ever to play shortstop in the big leagues. 468 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 2: Remember Jeff, he was a great defensive back in high 469 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 2: school and he could have played football at Michigan, but 470 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 2: he ended up playing baseball and made a Hall of 471 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 2: Fame career out of it. So I'm going with him 472 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 2: as my greatest number eleven. 473 00:26:57,800 --> 00:26:59,919 Speaker 1: I love it, Dad, From Ozzie to Oral, Who's the 474 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 1: best player to wear number twelve? 475 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 2: Right? I think this is relatively easy, With all due respect, 476 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 2: it's Roberto Alomar, three hundred lifetime hitter, two hundred ten homers, 477 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 2: eleven hundred and thirty four RBIs, four hundred and seventy 478 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 2: four stolen bases, and Jeff. He was the best player 479 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 2: on two championship teams for the Blue Jays, the team 480 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 2: that repeated ninety two to ninety three. He was their 481 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 2: best player on those teams. I think he's the best 482 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 2: defensive second baseman that I've ever seen. Now again, Bill 483 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 2: Mazerowski holds all the records, and I didn't see Bill 484 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 2: Mazerowski well enough, but when it came to throwing arm 485 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 2: range everything, I'm not sure I've ever seen a second basement. Defensively, 486 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 2: who was better than Roberto Alamar And I went to 487 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 2: do a story on it once, Jeff he had a 488 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,679 Speaker 2: great sense of humor, so I went to Puerto Rico 489 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 2: for Sports Illustrated to do a story on him when 490 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 2: he signed a huge contract to go to the Or. 491 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 2: So we go to lunch at TGI Fridays in Puerto Rico, okay, 492 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 2: and it's a very leisurely lunch and he's dressed in 493 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 2: a sweatsuit, as he should be. So we walk out 494 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,479 Speaker 2: of TGI Fridays in Puerto Rico, which of course is 495 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 2: Roberto Alomar's home country, and we're standing there and a 496 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 2: lady comes up to him and gives her gives him 497 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 2: her valet ticket and says, can you go pick up 498 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 2: my car? She thought he was parking cars at TGI Fridays. 499 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:40,239 Speaker 2: It was the funniest thing. He laughed out loud, and 500 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 2: before he explained to her. He explained to her, I'm 501 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 2: not a valet, I don't work here, And after she left, 502 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 2: He looked at me and he said, I could buy 503 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 2: this entire chain of restaurants if I water, because he 504 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 2: had just signed this enormous contract. It was just a 505 00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 2: beautiful look into Roberto Alomar, who was an amazingly good player. 506 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: The polo I'm wearing right now, Dad, this red polo. 507 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: I was wearing it once with khaki pants inside of 508 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: a target, right twice. Someone came up and asked for 509 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:18,479 Speaker 1: where twice. Yeah, it's swear understandable. Gotta be careful. Red 510 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: with khaki in a target, don't even think about it. 511 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: It's like blue with khaki and a best buy. What 512 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: are you doing to yourself? You're just asking for it? 513 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 2: Got it all right, Dad? 514 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: I think the best of all Tim this week needs 515 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: to be the Houston Astros, given who our amazing guest 516 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: was yesterday, Steve Sparks. 517 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 2: Steve Sparks, of course, is the radio color broadcaster on 518 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 2: the Astros games, and if you're driving along listening to 519 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 2: games on XM Radio, please tune in and listen to 520 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 2: him and Robert Ford's great by play guy. They are great. 521 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 2: He is so good. So yes, we're doing the best 522 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 2: of all Tim. The best player in the history of 523 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 2: each franchise. We're picking the Houston Astros this week, and 524 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:08,239 Speaker 2: this was not easy either because Craig Bigio is in 525 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 2: this group very very close to the top. But I'm 526 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 2: going with Jeff Bagwell instead played his entire career like 527 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:18,959 Speaker 2: Bigio did for the Astros lifetime two ninety seven hit 528 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 2: or four hundred and forty nine homers, fifteen hundred and 529 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 2: twenty nine RBIs ops Jeff of nine to forty eight. Jeff, 530 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 2: he scored fifteen hundred runs and drove in fifteen hundred runs. 531 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 2: That is really hard to do. He's a Gold Glove 532 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 2: first baseman. He won an MVP, of course, he won 533 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 2: a Rookie of the Year. And he was a great 534 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 2: soccer player Jeff in college and he was one of 535 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 2: the best base runners in the game, not because he 536 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 2: was one of the fastest guys on the field, but 537 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 2: he was such a great base runner because he had 538 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 2: such great feet. So all you young people we talk 539 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 2: about all the time. One reason Jeff Bagwell was such 540 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 2: a great baseball player is he was a great soccer 541 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 2: player at the University of Hartford. And you could make 542 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 2: a case. You certainly can make a case Bagwell's one 543 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 2: of the ten best first basement of all time, but 544 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 2: others will tell you he's one of the five or 545 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 2: six best first basement of all time. That's how good 546 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 2: Jeff Bagwell was. And for me, he's the greatest Houston 547 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 2: astro ever. 548 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: You know, one of these weeks that I'm gonna do 549 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 1: an all jefft team. 550 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 2: I already know. 551 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 1: I got Bagwell and Ken first and second base, and 552 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna rifle through them one of these days, 553 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: the all jeft team, because I think it'd be I think, 554 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: do you think, right off the top of your head, 555 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 1: with the all Jeff team beat the All Tim team. 556 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 2: We need to get our friends at Stratamatic on this. 557 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 2: That's a really good question. 558 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 1: First name Tim or Timothy, first name Jeffer, Jeffrey, two 559 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: different teams, one game, maybe maybe even a five game 560 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: series we'll do. I want to put this, I want 561 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: to put a pin in this, Okay, And I think 562 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: that would be really really fun. 563 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 2: To do with your all Tim team. 564 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 1: I'll come up with my all Jeff team and we'll 565 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: go back to our friends at Stratamatic and have them 566 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: run it and see which team is better. 567 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 2: All right, we'll do that for next week. And Jeff, 568 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 2: you are becoming a steam head right in front of 569 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 2: my eyes, And couldn't be prouder that my son is 570 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 2: starting to ask these questions. What's the all Jeff team? 571 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 2: What's the all Tim team? All right, we'll do that 572 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 2: for next week. 573 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: Okay, prouder or disappointed that I'm stooping down to your 574 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: level either. 575 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 2: Or I've corrupted you. Jeff. I'm sorry. I feel like 576 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 2: I've corrupted some of our listeners and our viewers also. 577 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 2: But it's a good corruption, Jeff, when you have a 578 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 2: little bit of fun with a beautiful game like this. 579 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 2: This is why we're on the air, Jeff, this is 580 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 2: why we're doing this, to make sure that people understand 581 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 2: what a wonderful, beautiful game this is dead. 582 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: Speaking of steam heads, I am a seam head our 583 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 1: new segment. 584 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 2: If you want to submit a submission, all you got 585 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 2: to do is. 586 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: Email me Jeff at Great Game or dot com, send 587 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: me a voice memo. Third to forty seconds, end it 588 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: with I'm Jeff Kirchen and I am a seamhead. 589 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 2: Obviously your own name, but explaining in that first part 590 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 2: what makes you a seamhead? Dad? 591 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: Today, Joey Malik, I have to say, Joey Malick sent 592 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:16,719 Speaker 1: you a bit of a seam heead moment back in 593 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: two thousand and nine to the Baseball Tonight program, and 594 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: he is now sharing that with us. He said, you 595 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: ended up sharing this on the air before we get 596 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 1: to it, though, Dad, he said, last week you had 597 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: David Firstman on for the segment like me. David is 598 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: a professional scrabble player. 599 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, okay. 600 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 1: And he had noted that David, or excuse me, he 601 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: had noted that Dustin Aclee had twelve letters in his name, 602 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: twelve different letters. While impressive, he came up with Buck 603 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: Showalter has thirteen. And he adds that his favorite shortest 604 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 1: word in the English language containing all the letters in 605 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: Yankees is moneymakers. Really, so the shortest word in the 606 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 1: English language that you can spell Yankees. 607 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 2: Out of is money maker. So pretty neat. 608 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 1: So he added all of that to the email Dad, 609 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: And he also funny fact his dad went to high 610 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: school with Carl Ravitschit's dad. 611 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 2: Really, Jeff, I keep telling you one of the beauties 612 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 2: of baseball is there are connections all over the place, 613 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 2: do you know? I asked people all the time. Do 614 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 2: you know this guy? 615 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:29,839 Speaker 3: Oh? 616 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I played with him in winter Ball. Oh I 617 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 2: played with him in Bakersfield. So you're telling me Buck Showalter, 618 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:40,680 Speaker 2: who I spoke with yesterday, has more letters in his 619 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 2: last name without a repeating letter than anyone. Is that 620 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:45,359 Speaker 2: what you're telling me? Now? 621 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:49,479 Speaker 1: I believe it is in his first and last name, 622 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 1: Buck Showalter, thirteen letters the most without repeating. 623 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 2: Well, I'm gonna call Buck and tell him that because 624 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 2: yesterday he and and I had the stupidest conversation ever. Now, Jeff, 625 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 2: I need to share this with you. Okay. It's a 626 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 2: pet peeve of mine. And I was slapped on the 627 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 2: wrist the other day at Baseball Tonight. Okay, I do 628 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 2: not understand when the trainer goes to the mound to 629 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 2: check on the pitcher who is injured, we call him 630 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 2: the athletic trainer. I mean, seriously, Jeff, what else is 631 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 2: he he's what? Is he a dog trainer, an elephant trainer? 632 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 2: Of course, he's an athletic trainer. And I think it's redundant. 633 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 2: So when I brought this up to the assemble guys 634 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 2: of Baseball Tonight off camera the other day, our boy 635 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:44,720 Speaker 2: Bushy there, who is one of the producers on the show. 636 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 2: He said, my dad is an athletic trainer, and he 637 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:52,359 Speaker 2: is offended. If you just say a trainer goes to 638 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 2: the mound, you have to call him an athletic trainer. 639 00:35:56,719 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 2: So I was corrected on this, and that's okay. I 640 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 2: needed to learn. I just don't think you send a 641 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 2: personal trainer to the mound and say I think we 642 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 2: need to do some lunges before you make this next pitch. 643 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,480 Speaker 2: I still think you just send the trainer to the mound. 644 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:17,719 Speaker 2: That's how I always referred to that guy who went 645 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 2: to the mound to make sure the pitcher's all right. 646 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 2: Is the trainer? Well, now I stand corrected. He is 647 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:26,080 Speaker 2: the athletic trainer. Well, good to know. Good to know. 648 00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:29,319 Speaker 1: Along with the MLB, these are things I'm logging that 649 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:31,799 Speaker 1: I don't screw up. Okay, Well, let's get back to 650 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:33,880 Speaker 1: I am a seamhead. You and I could go off 651 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: all on our pet peeves here. So back to our 652 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: new friend, but not so new to you Dad. You've 653 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: been in touch with him before he sent you this submission. 654 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:44,839 Speaker 1: Joey Maleck is a seam head. 655 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 4: Let's listen on June twenty seventh, two thousand and nine, 656 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 4: in a game between the Boston Red soft and the 657 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 4: Atlanta Braves. Marktsee, George Kataris, and Casey Kouchman all played 658 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 4: in the same game, the only three players in the 659 00:36:56,480 --> 00:37:00,960 Speaker 4: history of baseball whose surname started with kot Now. I 660 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 4: pointed this out to Tim and he even referenced me 661 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:06,759 Speaker 4: by name on Baseball tonight that night, so I can 662 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 4: definitely say I'm Joey Malick and I am a seamhead. 663 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:14,760 Speaker 1: I love dad that sixteen years later, and you remember 664 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 1: him sending this in right. 665 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 2: Oh, I remember like it was yesterday. I remember putting 666 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:21,919 Speaker 2: it on the air that night. I've written a bunch 667 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,760 Speaker 2: of things over the years, and I've included Joey Mallick's 668 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:27,359 Speaker 2: name in there, and I double checked, and unless I've 669 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 2: gotten something wrong, they are still the only three players 670 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:36,200 Speaker 2: Mark Kotsee, George Katerras, and Casey Kotchman to start their 671 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:39,279 Speaker 2: names with kot I checked this morning, and unless I've 672 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:43,960 Speaker 2: missed somebody, it still goes sixteen years later. How about that. 673 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:45,680 Speaker 2: It's pretty incredible. 674 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: Sixteen years later, it stays true and it's back on 675 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: I am a seam head for is this a great. 676 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 2: Game or what again? 677 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,279 Speaker 1: If you want to submit, it's really easy. Record a 678 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 1: voice memo on your phone and then email that voice 679 00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 1: memo to me Jeff at great game dot com. 680 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,080 Speaker 2: Dad, I have no idea what you have planned for 681 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:06,759 Speaker 2: Team ten, so I'll let you take it from here. 682 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:09,279 Speaker 2: All right, Well, Jeff, again, this is the theme of 683 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:12,919 Speaker 2: the week. It's your wedding anniversary. You and Emily were 684 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 2: married three years ago. The day we're taping this, August 685 00:38:16,719 --> 00:38:20,319 Speaker 2: April thirtieth, twenty twenty two, is the day that you 686 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,520 Speaker 2: got married. So I have and I think you've heard 687 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 2: part of this before, the All Romance team as a 688 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:30,320 Speaker 2: tribute to you and Emily. The catcher is Rick Sweet. 689 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:35,000 Speaker 2: First baseman is Ryan court Court, young lady, at least 690 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:39,520 Speaker 2: you did in the thirties and forties when you were dating. Yeah, right, 691 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:43,280 Speaker 2: Ryan Bliss, Thank you for that, Jeff, it was unnecessary. 692 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:47,880 Speaker 2: Ryan Bliss is the second baseman. Jonah Bride, my new favorite, 693 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 2: is the third baseman. Joe Sparks is the shortstop. And 694 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 2: of course we had Steve Sparks on, but I needed 695 00:38:55,200 --> 00:39:01,400 Speaker 2: a shortstop. Bobby Valentine is one outfielder. Bo Allread is 696 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:05,520 Speaker 2: another outfielder. I never heard of this guy, but I 697 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:08,880 Speaker 2: looked him up. Beauty McGowan is one of our outfielders 698 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 2: and our pictures are my favorite. Slim Love, Ron Darling, 699 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:22,080 Speaker 2: Richard Lovelady, Brian Woo Woo, a woman I was never 700 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 2: any good at that Mark Church, which is where you 701 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:27,840 Speaker 2: get married, and my favorite and this is a tribute 702 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:33,240 Speaker 2: to you, Jeff, Buddy Groom. That's a great one, Buddy Groom, 703 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,320 Speaker 2: who's almost sixty years old. And I've told you, Jeff, 704 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:39,080 Speaker 2: I just want Buddy Groom to come out of retirement 705 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 2: and face Jonah Bride in one at bat. It was 706 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 2: the greatest moment of our entire lives, your life, my life, 707 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:47,040 Speaker 2: everyone's life. 708 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 1: Dan, you blew it again? What bo Jackson? Bo Bo. 709 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:02,399 Speaker 2: Dad, I'm going to take so many messages now, Oh 710 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:07,760 Speaker 2: my gosh, he blew it again. But Bo spelled b eau, 711 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,800 Speaker 2: not b oh, I'll tell you. And like you haven't 712 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:16,160 Speaker 2: made something stretched farther than that, right, Look, your stretch 713 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 2: with Chris Sale today was so bad, so don't talk 714 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:24,120 Speaker 2: to me about stretching. That was worse than anything Willie 715 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 2: McCovey ever did. And his nickname was stretch. That was 716 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:31,680 Speaker 2: worse than the kircheins against the Celtics down Please please, 717 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:34,279 Speaker 2: all right, Joe, we need to end this. You've got 718 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:36,120 Speaker 2: a meeting. Let's go. Yeah. 719 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:38,480 Speaker 1: So next week, I said it at the top of 720 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:41,719 Speaker 1: the show, a Hall of Fame baseball pitcher will be 721 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:42,399 Speaker 1: our guest. 722 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 2: Can we not tell people who it's gonna be? No, 723 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:49,040 Speaker 2: well we can, I mean, who cares? It's our show? 724 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:52,280 Speaker 2: Do we want to tell him? Yes, We've got Tom Glavin, 725 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame pitcher on next week, and he's gonna 726 00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:57,839 Speaker 2: talk a lot of hockey with us, because we don't 727 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:00,919 Speaker 2: know anything about hockey. He's gonna talk golf with us, 728 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 2: He's going to talk a lot of baseball with us. 729 00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:07,880 Speaker 2: He was so so enlightening on so many different topics, 730 00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:11,839 Speaker 2: and he made us laugh out loud several times. Make 731 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:13,719 Speaker 2: sure to tune in for that. 732 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:16,360 Speaker 1: That'll be this coming Wednesday, and then of course episodes 733 00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:19,360 Speaker 1: on Tuesday and Thursday as well. So Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 734 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:22,600 Speaker 1: three episodes a week. Don't miss a single one. Subscribe 735 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:26,680 Speaker 1: wherever you're listening right now, whether it's on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, 736 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,160 Speaker 1: plenty of places you can listen right on our website, 737 00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:29,720 Speaker 1: great Game. 738 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 2: Or what dot com, and we'll see you next week. 739 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:34,520 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening, and as always, thank you for 740 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:35,760 Speaker 1: being a part of our family.