1 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Hi everyone, I'm Richie Rolie. I am filling in for 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: Scott Braun today. I'm here with aircrafts on foul Territory. 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to FT Live, Join us, tweet us, let us 4 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: know what we're doing. So to Lely, Eric and I today. 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 1: So we are relying on comments and feedback from all 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: of you guys, right Eric. 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, we need the chat every day. We need the 8 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: chat anytime we can, anytime we can have the chat. 9 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 2: The chat will let Britt know if she's kind of 10 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 2: getting off track a little bit. They love me, They don't. 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: They don't say anything bad about me because I'm not 12 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 2: gonna read it. 13 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: How could they? That is That is basically what I 14 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: subscribe to as well. But Happy Friday, Anti Family will 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: get you through previewing everything that is happening this Weekend's 16 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: some really big series around baseball. Lots of news this 17 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: morning as well, and we're almost into Cratsy, my favorite 18 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,959 Speaker 1: time of the season, which is the playoff push. We're 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: getting into September. Things are heating up there getting interesting. 20 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: Things are also interesting here at FT. Some big news 21 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: next week. The show is picking up. It's going on 22 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: a little bit of a move it's headed down to 23 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: Old Alabama where FT is going to be next week. 24 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: They'll be live from the pro Rivals open in Point Clear, Alabama, 25 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: Monday through Friday. Attendees include John Smoltz, Greg Maddox, Josh 26 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: Donald Said, Vince Coleman, and a lot more. That looks 27 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: like a There could be worse days at the office 28 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: crats than being that looks like a beautiful golf course. 29 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: Have you been there? 30 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 2: I know, rub it in, rub it in. I didn't 31 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 2: get invited. I have to stay here. So there's that. 32 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 2: But it's going to be sick because there's a bunch 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: of dudes playing against each other. Those guests, that guest list, 34 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 2: I was feeling like, that's our guest list. Now I'm 35 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: hoping it grows based on when everybody has their tea 36 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 2: times and everything. It's a pretty sick event. We did 37 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: it a little bit last year, but now we're kind 38 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: of upgrading, taking it down to Alabama. 39 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: I love it. Shout out John Smoltz, Michigan State Legend. 40 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: I'm also in Michigan State Legend, a little bit lesser known, 41 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: but anyway, shout out small Ze. Let's charge the mound. 42 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: We've got some cool stuff going on for. 43 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: You charge them about. 44 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: Boston, New York. Let's do it, Red Sox Yankees. What 45 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: do you got on this? But again, I know this 46 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: is a rivalry, cretcy. This is also let's make it 47 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: very clear for Toronto fans who have been long suffering 48 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: there in first place, this is a second place rivalry. 49 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: They are within a half game of each other. They 50 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: are fighting, They are very much in the playoff mix. 51 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: How excited are you to kind of watch these teams? 52 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: You know, you look at Boston and I think they're 53 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: two totally different teams too. I think or the window 54 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: is right now. They're an older team, a team that 55 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: certainly has a lot of injuries. With Boston. You know, 56 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: my mom's a huge baseball fan, and she's like, I 57 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: don't know anybody on the Red Sox. I was trying 58 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: to explain to her that they built from within. Hein 59 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: Bloom did a great job of acquiring all these top prospects. 60 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: Who are many of them who are now up here. 61 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: Of course, Roman Anthony the latest as well. Will get 62 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: to him a little bit more in detail later on 63 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: in the show. But you know, you look at this series, 64 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: how do you think that this all shakes out, I. 65 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: Mean how it shakes out. We can get into that. 66 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,839 Speaker 2: I mean, if you think matchups are what they are 67 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: and figure out who's gonna win and who's gonna lose. 68 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 2: But I love what you said about Hein Bloom. HEINM Bloom. 69 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: Not only did he acquire some of these prospects, but 70 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 2: he helped develop He helped the system develop these guys, 71 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: and he put people in the situation to help the 72 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: system develop these guys. So it could be looking up 73 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 2: for the Cardinals. But as far as the two teams 74 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 2: in kind of they're just built differently. When even when 75 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: the Red Sox stink, because there haven't been any years 76 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: where the Yankee stink as much as Yankee fans think 77 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: they stink, some years they don't stink. They don't ever stink. 78 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: The Red Sox stink. Sometimes they have some absolute stinkers 79 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: of seasons. And now they're back up. They have one 80 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 2: of the I think it's top five era, if not 81 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 2: top three bullpen era in the game, which you know 82 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 2: you gotta build that too, You got to build that up. 83 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 2: You gotta have that to be able to have success 84 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: in the playoffs. And this lineup besides Trevor Story and 85 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 2: Alex Bregman are super young. They are young all across 86 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 2: the board. I get it, Yoshidah's coming out there now 87 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: and he's getting some at bats here and there. But 88 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 2: this is a young team, the Yankees. While they are 89 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 2: an older team, they're built to do the exact same 90 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: thing that the Red Sox are built to do, to 91 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 2: win the World Series. In the Red Sox mind, I 92 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 2: don't know if the Red Sox are built are gonna 93 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: able to be able to do it. The Yankees have 94 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 2: the experience and anytime this rivalry hits off, no matter 95 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: where the Red Sox are in the standings, because the 96 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: Yankees are almost always at the top, it is always 97 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 2: a good series. So whether they're in second place or not, 98 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 2: banger of a rivalry. 99 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. Boston ticks Game one last night. We 100 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: saw Roman Anthony Goyard and really interesting Alex Bregman, who 101 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: has been around a lot of young players in Houston, 102 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, has transitioned excellently in Boston. He's got his 103 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: own beer. I mean, the guy's just been there for 104 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,119 Speaker 1: a hot second. They already love him. He called Roman 105 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: Anthony one of the most mature twenty one year old 106 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: that he's ever been around. And you know, I believe 107 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: him pratzy because I think when you're talking about markets 108 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: like Boston and New York, you can't just have the 109 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: physical skills. You have to be able to handle those markets. 110 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 1: And I think that certain young players are not equipped 111 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: at twenty one years old to go right into Boston 112 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: and in New York. So I think that you have 113 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 1: to have that level of maturity, and certainly Roman Anthony 114 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: seems to have it because he's going to fail at 115 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: some point in time. He's going to come up, he's 116 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: going to struggle, He's going to have to be able 117 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 1: to be okay in that media market, which is very 118 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: much like a fish bowl. He's going to have to 119 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: be strong enough mentally to handle that. So I think 120 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: when you look at this, this idea of hey, let's 121 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: bring up a guy like Roman Anthony, to me, Alex 122 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,799 Speaker 1: Bregman's quote makes a lot sets and have you played 123 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: with anybody that kind of reminds you of that when 124 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: you look at this like young, I remember Manny Machado 125 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: coming up in a Pennant race as a twenty year 126 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: old and they had to be certain that he was 127 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: going to be okay and not wilt under the pressure. 128 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: They brought him up. They moved him from shortstop the 129 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: third base. That's kind of what this reminds me of 130 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: a little bit. Anybody come to mind for you. 131 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 2: I mean, not in that same ilk of like Manny 132 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 2: Machado or like Bryce Harper, type of like Superstar. But 133 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 2: I remember first playing with Neil Walker. Neil Walker was 134 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 2: a guy his dad had played in the big leagues, 135 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: his uncle had played in the big leagues. He had 136 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: that like he had been around big league clubhouses, and 137 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: when I played with him in Triple A, he already 138 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: had a cup of coffee. But it was something that 139 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 2: he was a young guy that knew his routine and 140 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: knew how to get himself ready for big league games 141 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 2: day in and day out. We played in Triple A together, 142 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 2: we played in the big leagues together, and I think 143 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 2: that's it's a rare thing. So when they say this 144 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 2: about Roman Anthony, I know a guy, Justinholder, who used 145 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 2: to coach him in high school, just talked about how 146 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 2: he was mature. I would say physical maturity is something 147 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 2: that comes at a different time for everybody. He's physically gifted. 148 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 2: When you add in somebody that's that's mature and has 149 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: mental maturity to add to it, that's when you start 150 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 2: getting guys who are you know, could be perennial All Stars, 151 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 2: could be guys that grow into their power, which he 152 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: hasn't grown Roman Anthony, he hasn't grown into his power yet. 153 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 2: I think he's twenty three or twenty seven extra base hits, 154 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: like an ops of like eight forty so, but he 155 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 2: only has five homers. So he's gonna start hitting more 156 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: homers when he grows into his physical maturity and his 157 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 2: big league swing comes through. To me, it is that 158 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 2: is you're talking about like an MVP type of candidate. 159 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 2: You're talking about a perennial All Star type of candidate. 160 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 2: And it's all because, oh, he has that extra and 161 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 2: tangible which is the mental maturity to handle the ups 162 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: and downs of the game. 163 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 3: Okay, Kratz, I opened up Arena Club, put my own 164 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 3: money in there, and I wasn't gonna go big. 165 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 2: I know. 166 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 3: We went over the Ruby pack a week ago. This time, 167 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 3: I just went for the low level pack where it's 168 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 3: an easy entry point twenty five bucks. You can get 169 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 3: yourself a big Boy card. The grail has many good options. 170 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 3: I slice open the pack. We're looking at it if 171 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 3: you're watching us right now, and I pull a card 172 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: from the nineteen fifties. Super cool. I enjoyed the experience 173 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 3: looking at it. It's Jim Gilliam. It's the top set 174 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 3: from the mid fifties. But I got an offer for 175 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 3: more than what the slap pack costs, and I sold 176 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 3: it back. Tough times for the Dodgers right now, don't 177 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 3: at me, but I got twenty eight bucks instantly, so 178 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 3: I can buy another one of those packs and try 179 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 3: and get what I want. 180 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 2: Absolutely the excitement I heard Kip say before. The excitement's 181 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 2: in the chase. You sold it back. Now you get 182 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 2: to open another one. I enjoy when you slide it 183 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 2: across the screen. 184 00:08:59,240 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: There. 185 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 3: Pack opens arenaclub dot com slash foul twenty percent off 186 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 3: your first lab pack or card purchase. Get after it. 187 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I agree, and I think you're dead on. 188 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: I think for Boston this is going to be like 189 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: the start of their window, right Like, I don't think 190 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: they have enough this year to go to the World Series. 191 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: They could use a middle of the order big bat. 192 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know where they would have gotten that. 193 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: Oh wait, they traded away Raphaeldevers. I think that, you 194 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: know that's gonna end up obviously hurting them a little 195 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: bit this year. But if Craig Breslow getsie okay from 196 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: John Henry, if they do agree to spend and supplement 197 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: this core, I think this could be a really interesting 198 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: winter for the Red Sox. The Yankees. In my mind, 199 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: I'm a little confused because last year we saw on 200 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 1: the big stage, and people in the comments are getting 201 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: into this too, like fundamentally they're not a good team, 202 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: and you see that. You've seen them in a lot 203 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: of the games that they've lost this year. I mean, 204 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: I remember the Toronto series against them, where the Blue Jays, 205 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: obviously in first place, put the ball in play all 206 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: the time, they don't strike out. They were just kind 207 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 1: of running a book on the Yankees. And when your 208 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: struggles are on such a big platform like the Yankees 209 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: were last year, why do you not go out and 210 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: then fundamentally address that. And that's part of the issue 211 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: that fans have in Aaron Boone, I think is there's 212 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: so little that manager can control. But fundamentally, the Yankee 213 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: should be a better team. Right We're in the big leagues, 214 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: and I think when you see some of the stuff 215 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: that they don't do well, how poor they are defensive metrics, 216 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: base running metrics. You know, they're not a team. They're 217 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: not the Toronto Blue Jays. They don't put the ball 218 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: in play at a high clip. These are things that 219 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: they need to get better at. And these are also 220 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: reasons why I don't think, of course accident of Garrett 221 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: Cole and some of the things that they're missing this year, 222 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: that they're not built for a deep October run in 223 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: my mind either. I don't know how you see it, 224 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: but to me, these are two teams that are fighting 225 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: for a wildcard spot, but ultimately I have early exit 226 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: for both of these teams for different reasons. I think 227 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: you could be a lot more optimistic right now if 228 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: you're a Boston Red Sox fan. 229 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm going to first hit on something that bothers me. 230 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 2: When when people watch games or play, you know, ce games, 231 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 2: they always want to run back these narratives. They always 232 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 2: want to run back like narratives of kind of what 233 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 2: you are alluding to, in the sense of, like they 234 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 2: don't play good defense, Yeah, for sure. They've they led 235 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: major League Baseball on air since you all start break. 236 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 2: I think they have twenty nine. But I would say 237 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 2: they addressed those issues. They brought in Paul Goldschmidt, who 238 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 2: was playing better than the platoon people, and then Anthony 239 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 2: Rizzo came back, but he wasn't himself last year, so 240 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 2: that's an upgrade. They moved Chisholm back to second base, 241 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 2: who all of a sudden now can't turn a double 242 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 2: play and he throws it into the stands, you know, 243 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 2: game every other game. They upgraded a third base in 244 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 2: Ryan McMahon, and so to me, those are three upgrades 245 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 2: at positions that they needed. Those. The issue is you're 246 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 2: having a bad year from Volpi. You're having some of 247 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 2: their pitchers who don't field the ball very well, and 248 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 2: you're having a guy last night and Ben Rice who 249 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 2: threw the ball in the center field obviously hit a 250 00:11:56,280 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 2: dang or two, hasn't caught much. So it's almost like 251 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: they're stealing from Peter to pay Paul. It's like you 252 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 2: have to figure out what the best lineup is defensively 253 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 2: and offensively, and up until now, up and up until 254 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 2: this season when they upgraded with McMahon, and they shifted 255 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 2: Jazz over to second base. Their entire roster, their entire 256 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 2: position player roster was made up of dudes who hit 257 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 2: the ball really freaking hard and hit the ball out 258 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 2: of the ballpark that plays in the playoffs. I think 259 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 2: they have a better chance than the Red Sox because 260 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 2: of that. But I agree with you. I don't think 261 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 2: these teams are necessarily built for a late run unless 262 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 2: they can clean those things up, and I think the 263 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 2: Red Sox are in better position to clean those things up. 264 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm sorry, the Yankees are in better position 265 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,679 Speaker 2: to clean clean some of that up. Do they do it? 266 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 2: Who knows? 267 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: See disagree, Eric? What if I told you the teams 268 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: that may contact more actually do better than the high 269 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: power teams in the playoffs because power pitching almost always 270 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: speaks power hitting, So teams like the Astros, who historically 271 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: have been a contact team do well in the postseason. 272 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 1: So I do not think that the Yankees are built 273 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: better than the Red Sox at all. For October. I'm 274 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 1: going to disagree on that, but we can. You got 275 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: you got a counter point. 276 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 2: Let's hear it, last last point, so we can move 277 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 2: on no team has ever made it to the World 278 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 2: Series or has won the World Series without being top 279 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 2: four in home runs. So what about rate? Just talking 280 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 2: about home runs? Just talking about home You gotta hit bangers, 281 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: You gotta hit bangers. Guess who's back back again? Yes, 282 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:51,719 Speaker 2: who's back? I guess who's back. Craig Camberrell, Kimber, veteran reliever. 283 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 2: It's Craig Camberrill signing with the Houston Astros. He'll be 284 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 2: joining the big league team. He'll be joining the big 285 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 2: I've been trying to find out what he's been doing 286 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 2: in the last and I couldn't get any answers back 287 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 2: from anybody, but I know there had to be some 288 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 2: fishing and golf going on. Do you think he hits 289 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 2: it here? Do you think is it the spot or 290 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 2: is this a desperate Astro effort? Because I don't think 291 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 2: Craig Kimbro can hit it all and the Astros have 292 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 2: scored less than seven runs in their last six games 293 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 2: before last night. 294 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: Yes, but to me, I think you roll the dice here, 295 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: don't you? What's the down side? He sucks to cut 296 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: ties like you just you're talking about a guy who's 297 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: got more active saves than anybody in the game minus 298 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: Kelly Janssen. He's thirty seven years old. He's been in 299 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: big situations. Does he have a little bit of juice 300 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: left in the arm. We're about to find out. He 301 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: gives some bullpen depth. They do need a little depth 302 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: in the bullpen, so I don't have a problem with this. 303 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: I agree with you. They have some holes, but they're 304 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: on a tight race with Seattle, So if Craig Kimberl 305 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: has just a little bit left, he could help them. 306 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 2: And he's kind of streaking, so they could put them 307 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 2: in and find three hot weeks. Is he gonna win 308 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 2: in the World Series? No, don't expect that. But if 309 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 2: I'm a reliever in the minor leagues right now, and 310 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 2: I have an out on August twenty fifth, which is 311 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 2: a lot of guys, do hopefully the Astros come calling. 312 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: The Yankees are hosting Seinfeld Night tonight. Look at this line. 313 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: They're giving away a bobblehead of George Costanza sleeping under 314 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: his desk. Look at this quote. I love a good nap. 315 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's the only thing getting me out in bed 316 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: in the morning. I feel that so hard with a 317 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: three year old and an eight month old Cratzy. I 318 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: love a good nap, and there's Cratsy already napping. I also, 319 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: I also have to say, I don't know how you 320 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: feel about Seinfeld, but I'm not a huge Seinfeld person. However, 321 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: I would probably wait in line for that because those 322 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: are the kind of things that are probably going to 323 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: be resold for like ten Well they're free, They're gonna 324 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: be resold for I don't even know what a couple 325 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: hundred bucks. Right. These are games that you go to, 326 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: you get the giveaway, and then you're like, hey, all 327 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: my food and alcoholic tickets basically free as long as 328 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: I sell this bobblehead. That's how I look at it. 329 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: But you seem like a collector with all the stuff 330 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: with your background. 331 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 2: There, so there, I am not a collector. This is 332 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 2: all stuff that my teammates gave me. I am not 333 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 2: a I am not a collector. I don't have a 334 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 2: lot of bobble heads, but the Yankees really need bobbleheads. 335 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 2: I feel like there's I feel like the Yankees are 336 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 2: like the one team that doesn't do like a ton 337 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 2: of bobblehead nights. No shades, the Dodgers, the Dodgers have 338 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 2: had seven Otani bobbleheads already with like with with Uh Decoy, 339 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 2: I was thinking Scout, but Decoy you had. You have 340 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 2: the golden babble heads you have. People love them, but 341 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 2: I'm a Shinfeld fan. I don't rewatch them, though I 342 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 2: like the show. 343 00:16:59,520 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: FT fan. 344 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 2: Do you want to have confidence when you go out 345 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 2: in public? Absolutely, we can't all wear a backwards hat 346 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 2: like me. 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We all wear 356 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 3: True Classic on FT. I mean cam maybe literally can't 357 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,479 Speaker 3: say enough about them too. Next time we have Camon, 358 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 3: hit up True Classic dot com slash foul give it 359 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 3: a shot, upgrade your wardrobe and save on True classic 360 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 3: at true, Classic dot com slash foul, that's true, classic 361 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 3: dot com slash fo u l. 362 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: All right, better than box scores. Let's get to the 363 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: team that everybody is talking about lately, the Milwaukee Brewers 364 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: eighty wins eric nobody else is even close. Is Pat 365 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:23,920 Speaker 1: Murphy gonna win an L Manager of the Year again? 366 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: In my mind, I don't know how he doesn't, right which. 367 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 2: He's gonna hate it if he does. He's gonna hate 368 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 2: it if he does. He does, he doesn't want the award, 369 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 2: but they're playing. 370 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 1: Well, he's got to. I don't you know. I'm looking 371 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: at it and he really I don't know who's the 372 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 1: last manager that went back to back. It feels like 373 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: you win Manager of the Year and then two or 374 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: three years later you get fired. That was the case 375 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: with Brendon Hyde, That's been the case with Buck show Walters. 376 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: But the case with a bunch of managers really that 377 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: you know, you win the award and then you know, 378 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: a couple of years later, yuh skip, Schumacher no longer managing. 379 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: But I digress. The Brewers a team full of you know, 380 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: players that most casual bas small fans have not heard of. 381 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: That are just playing out of their minds because they 382 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: play part of a system and these guys are all 383 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: They play the game right. We talked about fundamentals with 384 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: the Yankees. We talked about, you know, doing the little 385 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: things right. This team is just constantly putting pressure on opponents, 386 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: going first to third, you know, running the bases efficiently, 387 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: playing Chris Baseball. They do have the power. The power 388 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: is we're in the pitching staff. The power is not 389 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 1: in their lineup. And of course Brewers fans that are 390 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: listening say, oh god, I know we're good in the 391 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: regular season. Are we ever going to win in the playoffs? Like? 392 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: Do you think this team is better set up than 393 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: previous iterations to finally advance and go on a deep ruth? 394 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 2: I do, But I still need to continue to see it. 395 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 2: I don't need to continue to see him win. They 396 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 2: know how to win. I need to see how they're 397 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 2: rolling into the playoffs. Are they healthy? Do they have 398 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 2: that do they have the consistent lockdown of the sixth 399 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 2: through eighth inning? Are those areas that they have guys 400 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 2: that can compete in the postseason, because right now they 401 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 2: are exactly like they have been the last seven out 402 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 2: of eight years when they have made the playoffs. They 403 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 2: have a dominant closer. Oh wait, hater's gone. Oh wait, 404 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 2: Devin Williams is gone. Step in next, dominant closer. They 405 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 2: have three legit first game, first three games of the 406 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 2: playoffs starting pitchers. They're a little bit deeper in this though. 407 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 2: They're a little bit deeper in this category. Big Wu 408 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 2: had a little bit of a blip for him on 409 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 2: the radar, but he's got a below a two and 410 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 2: a half era. Freddie p is going to start your 411 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 2: first game. The misz is a guy that's going to 412 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 2: give you electric innings. Does he have enough experience? Have 413 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 2: they figured him out? This is all stuff that we 414 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 2: have to watch September. This team has a great lead 415 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 2: and they will never become complacent because Pat Murphy will 416 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 2: not let them get complacent. I think the different everybody 417 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 2: thinks that this team was just outplayed because they were 418 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 2: bounced early in playoffs since twenty eighteen when we made 419 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 2: a run to Game seven and lost to the Dodgers. 420 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 2: It's not the case. There's been some crazy like to 421 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 2: say you would have the lead you had in the 422 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 2: elimination game, and Devin Williams on the mound, the game's over. 423 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 2: They should be in the next round. But I don't 424 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 2: think this team wants to make it to the next round. 425 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 2: They want to win a World Series. And I don't 426 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 2: think there is a city besides maybe Cleveland and Seattle 427 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 2: that wants a World Series more than Milwaukee fans. And 428 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 2: I think this team, especially when Reece Hoskins comes back, 429 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 2: is going to have a lot more power depth in 430 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 2: this lineup to be able to get them over the hump. 431 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. By the way, two managers recently have not kind 432 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: of recently, have one back to back. Kevin Cash raise 433 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 1: manager twenty and twenty one. He's got to be one 434 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: of the longest tenure managers going now, Kevin Cash and 435 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 1: Bobby Cox in Atlanta, and that I think was back 436 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: in four five. So it does happen. They don't always 437 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 1: win and get fired. It just seems like it because 438 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: it's a tough gig. Let's get to Let's get to 439 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: Kansas City where Vidi Pascuantino passquatch friend of the show 440 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: has been red hot for Homer's four consecutive games. Look 441 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: at that one go. He does not swing lightly gratzy. 442 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: He's a guy who you know is kind of like 443 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: Brent Firro and Buxton to me of the twins, like, 444 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: as he goes, it feels like the Royals go. Look 445 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,880 Speaker 1: at that swing, he would say. 446 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 2: I would say, yes, yes, as he goes, the Royals go. 447 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 2: But it's still Bobby Wits Team, Bobby Wits. Still he's 448 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 2: the he's the energy, He's the red bull in the 449 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 2: red Bull and vodka drink. Vinnie P. Vinnie P is 450 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 2: the guy that is probably never going to get his 451 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 2: due because he just drives in a hundred runs every 452 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 2: year and people are like RBI's it wouldn't happen without 453 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 2: Bobby Wood, it wouldn't happen without mikel Franco or sometimes 454 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 2: Is Bells leading off for India this year, or you know, 455 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 2: he's always driving in Salvador Perez got to you gotta 456 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 2: be able to hit the ball to get it out 457 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 2: of Kaufman. And what Vinnie P has done, especially if 458 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 2: you look back at what he did in April, he 459 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 2: has been not only one of the more productive RBI 460 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 2: guys in the game, but his quality played appearances, seeing 461 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 2: pitches and them culminating in a successful at bat, whether 462 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 2: it's hit hard, maybe didn't get maybe it didn't get 463 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 2: a hit, but he's driving runs in in different ways 464 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 2: in all of baseball. Like and you sit there and 465 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,159 Speaker 2: you go, well, who are the stars for the Royals. 466 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 2: Salvador Perez, Bobby Wid Junior, Michel Franco's a a all star? 467 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 2: Oh oh wait a minute, yeah, Vinnie Passmenttino. I think 468 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 2: he is the unsung hero of that team that is 469 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 2: only two names out of the wildcard and everybody thought 470 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 2: they should be selling at the trade deadline, and they said, nah, 471 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 2: we're gonna buy. 472 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 3: Yeah. 473 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: Fifteen of his twenty six overs had given the Royals 474 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: a lead this year. I remember even dating back to 475 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: last year in the playoffs I where he had the 476 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 1: injury and they worked sure if he was going to 477 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: be available for the Orioles and that wildcard series, and 478 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 1: it made a big difference, you know. And we're talking 479 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: to scouts at the time that we're like, hit the 480 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: lineup is basically just Bobby Witt. If you add Vinnie 481 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: into the lineup, all of a sudden, you can't pitchure 482 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: on Bobby Wit because you know you got Viny too. 483 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 1: So I agree with you. It's Bobby Wit Junior's team. 484 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: He's the huge face. But to me, Vinny is the 485 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: guy that lengthens that lineup, that adds another dimension that 486 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: makes you go, oh okay, I got to work around 487 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 1: this guy too. Then I got Salpaerez. You know, I've 488 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: got a little bit more to worry about when he 489 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,679 Speaker 1: is healthy. Kansas City, as you mentioned at eight and 490 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: two home stand one of their best home stands. I mean, 491 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: this is a team that is kind of reminiscent at 492 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: times of those fourteen to fifteen teams. The fifteen team 493 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: obviously won the World Series. That fourteen team got there, 494 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: wasn't able to get it done. But I never thought 495 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: they were going to sell Cratzy. You look at this 496 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: front office, Juji Piccola. You look at the ownership group 497 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: now with John Sherman. They spent an unprecedented amount of 498 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,159 Speaker 1: money for them two winters ago. They believe their window 499 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,680 Speaker 1: is now. They signed Bobby Wood Junior to that deal. 500 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: They promised him they were going to win. They're going 501 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: to continue to try to push their chips in and 502 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: you know, why shouldn't they. This is a team that 503 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: has kind of been built around pitching. Is not a 504 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: team full of huge luggers as we've As we mentioned 505 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: obviously with past Pontino can do some damage a couple 506 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 1: other guys. But you know, they are going to win 507 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: the Kansas City way, and I think they have as 508 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 1: much chance as anybody is getting in the say oh 509 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:50,400 Speaker 1: wild card. It's really a wide open wildcard grace right now. 510 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,479 Speaker 1: And you look at how that all shakes out. Obviously 511 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 1: they're not going to touch the Tigers. I don't know 512 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: if we want to go to those standings, but you know, 513 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: Detroit is so much better than any other team in 514 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: the Central, but Kansas City's right in the thick of 515 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 1: things right now as it stands. I wouldn't be surprised 516 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: at all if they go back to the playoffs. And 517 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: you can look at this right here, two games you 518 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 1: got Cleveland hanging around a little bit further back, it 519 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:13,919 Speaker 1: is Texas. To me, you're probably looking at Cleveland, Casey, Seattle, Boston, 520 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: and New York that are fighting those five teams fighting 521 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: over those three spots. Seattle of course hoping to not 522 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 1: be in this mix at all because they are very 523 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: much still in the division race with Houston. How do 524 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: you like Kansas City and how this all steps up. 525 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 2: Well, you should love Kansas City because they put the 526 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 2: ball in play, and Ida said, that's that's how you 527 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 2: win GameSpy, you hate it. 528 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 1: On for saying this. This is a fundamental baseball thing 529 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: that is now coming back in vogue. Let's embrace it. It's 530 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: not the three true outcomes anymore. Who wants to watch 531 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: walk strikeout, home run? It is boring baseball. Give me doubles, 532 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 1: give me first, the third, give me triples. Bring it 533 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: all Backcratsy, bring it all back. 534 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 2: And see I didn't see any of those doubles, triples, 535 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 2: first of thirds in the highlight that we just showed 536 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 2: a Vinnie Pascentino, the whole everybody. Everybody finds a way. 537 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 2: Everybody finds a way to find somebody that's gonna hit 538 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 2: a Dinger and Kaufman. If you build your team around dingers, 539 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 2: it ain't gonna happen. You have you'll have years where 540 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 2: guys pop up. Moose after the year he got hurt, 541 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 2: he put in work forty plus dingers, Jorge Solaire forty 542 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 2: plus dingers, Salvado Perez forty plus dingers. But you can't 543 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 2: rely and live on that. You have to do exactly 544 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 2: what you said you have to put the ball in 545 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 2: play in this team not only doesn't strike out, but 546 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 2: they put together good at bats. They put together good 547 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 2: at bats up and down the lineup. And I thought 548 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 2: Jonathan India was gonna be was gonna have a more 549 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 2: of a monster season than he's had. But I think 550 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 2: what he brought to this team is quality at bats. 551 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 2: They were always a team that didn't strike out a lot, 552 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 2: but I love how they're not chasing as much. Before 553 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,880 Speaker 2: they just didn't strike out because they put the ball 554 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 2: in play. They would just, you know, oh, I'm not 555 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 2: going to strike out, so I'm going to you know, 556 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 2: maybe reach out and touch a ball that isn't going 557 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:08,719 Speaker 2: to give me hard contact. Now their hard contact is elevated. 558 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 2: It's not resulting in more a ton more homers, but 559 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 2: it's resulting in better at bats that keep them in 560 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 2: the game and they're wearing down starting pitchers and then 561 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 2: they're able to get that big hit ftfam When you're 562 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 2: playing games, you kind of have some stress anxiety. Teammates 563 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 2: need somebody something to help. Now it's at your fingertips. 564 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 3: With rula, that's right. Telehealth has been a huge help 565 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 3: for millions of people, but it can be time consuming 566 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 3: and expensive to find the right therapist. 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That's a positive sign in my mind. 586 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: They're still going to slow play this a little bit though, 587 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 1: because he's dealt with this injury before. Obliques are a 588 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: little pasky though obviously the Dodgers contended to continue to 589 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: be a banged up club. They could certainly use him 590 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: because when he's not hurt, he's been very effective for them, 591 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: and I think he's a guy that's definitely going to 592 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 1: be able to help them when he comes back. I 593 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: think they anticipate him coming back at some point before 594 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 1: the season is over. But again, obliques are just something 595 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: that you know better than me. It seems like in baseball, 596 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: you go and you test it, you got to be 597 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: careful because if you tweak it again, you're back at 598 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: square one. So it is definitely a delicate situation here, 599 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: and I'm sure they're going to monitor how he feels 600 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: after those swings, which is probably even more important the 601 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: next day than it is presently. 602 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 2: When it comes to obliques, they always talk about an injury, 603 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 2: is ourtp return to play? What does that process look 604 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 2: like for an oblique? It definitely looks different when you've 605 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 2: had an oblique before. Hopefully Max knows where he needs 606 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 2: to be, but it's something that you don't want to 607 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 2: reaggravate this. You need if you're the Dodgers, you need 608 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,920 Speaker 2: Max Monsey. Max Munsey if he goes zero for four 609 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 2: or if he goes two for two in a game. 610 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 2: He is so valuable because he always sees so many pitches, 611 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 2: and I think he changes this lineup more than his 612 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 2: numbers would say. 613 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: All right, they're adding panels. Big news. Trump candle Field 614 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: obviously devastated the hurricane. They're adding panels back on cratzy 615 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: nature is healing, Raise the Roof tweeted that out look 616 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: at that they're on the mend there, you know, I 617 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: actually don't know. I don't know if you know either. 618 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: Are they anticipating this will be ready for next spring? 619 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: Is that the goal here? Twenty six? 620 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 2: That's what I heard. That's what I heard. But my 621 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 2: the biggest news is, I mean, I don't obviously have 622 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 2: no idea. Construction always takes. You know, it's like the 623 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 2: movie I forgot the movies even called, but they're always 624 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 2: like two weeks, two weeks, two weeks later. Oh it'll 625 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 2: be two weeks anybody through construction, so it's no different 626 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 2: for them. The news is, do you see the color 627 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 2: of it? I hope they do not put some type 628 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 2: of white covering over that blue tarp. I hope it 629 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 2: stays blue because they're moving out of there soon. If 630 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 2: it stays blue, that is a game changer. You'll be 631 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 2: able to see a pop up up there without you know, 632 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 2: risking life and limb. So I don't know. Maybe I'm 633 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 2: just hopeful of that, but we'll see. 634 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, well, you're right, people complained about that all 635 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: the time. That and all the catwalks right, everything is 636 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: white for people who haven't ever gone to a game 637 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: there and it's domed, and all you know, a ball 638 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 1: is foul or a ball is this that, depending on 639 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:18,240 Speaker 1: where it hits on that group. So yeah, I'll stay, 640 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: but it'll be a lot easier for guys who play 641 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: outfield there who complain about the turf and who complain 642 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: about trying to find the ball once it gets into 643 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: the air there. So I still don't really know a 644 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: lot of the rules. Every time I was there on 645 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,719 Speaker 1: the Oriel speed, it felt like something wacky came up, 646 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: and it only happens to traffic cana Field right where 647 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: we're like catwalk B beeds this, catwalk C beeds this 648 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: and You're like. 649 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 2: What who would? Who would? Who would build it? Like 650 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 2: shame on them whoever was? Never again, whenever they get 651 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 2: their new stadium, whatever city it's going to be in, 652 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 2: not that company. I mean, it's like it's like playing 653 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 2: arena arena baseball. 654 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 1: It shouldn't happen, it is, but climate controls so selfishly 655 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: for the media. Is an excellent place. It's always like 656 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: seventy two degrees in there, and you never agry about 657 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: a green delay. But new ownership get it done. Build 658 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: a nicer stadium, no catwalks. I'm pretty sure that place 659 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: is like a million years old, cratzy. It was never 660 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: meant to be. It's like state of the art baseball stadium, 661 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: right like yeah, right. 662 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 2: Like it's climate control, that's what that's what they're that's 663 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 2: what they're going for. I mean, Chuck E Cheese is 664 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 2: climate controlled too. They don't play baseball games there, Like, 665 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 2: come on, you know. 666 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 4: I only watch them, I only watch them. 667 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 2: Yes, we are looking ahead. 668 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: We are looking ahead. Well, it's it's perfect. We were 669 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: just talking about it this weekend's big series with can 670 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 1: the Dodgers and the Padres. You got Lake Snell, you 671 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:58,239 Speaker 1: darbish lots of exciting games going on here. I know 672 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: that's that's going to be, Like I said, playoff atmosphere 673 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: type of baseball as well, any games you're looking forward to, 674 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: in particular this week at Eric before we get into 675 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 1: the whole slate of what's going on here in MLB 676 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 1: as we get closer and closer to September. 677 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 2: Oh for sure. I mean we have Red Sox, we 678 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,480 Speaker 2: have the Red Sox Yankees series. There's no there's no 679 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 2: to me, there's no better matchup for both of these teams, 680 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 2: Freed versus Brian Beyo. Like Brian Beyo's kind of started 681 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 2: to look like he's taken that next step to be 682 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:33,799 Speaker 2: the guy that's gonna slot in behind Garrett Crochet. A 683 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 2: little bit of a blip recently, but to me, these 684 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 2: are two teams that the rivalry is what the rivalry is, 685 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,719 Speaker 2: so it's gonna be must Ce TV. I'm surprised that 686 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 2: Ken's not there doing doing that game, but he's in 687 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 2: he's in San Diego doing the doing the La La 688 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 2: and Padres game. Like, to me, these two series are 689 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 2: the Marquis series for this weekend. My favorite thing about 690 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 2: the Padres Dodgers game is each team's best pitchers are 691 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 2: matching up against each other. So you look at you 692 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,319 Speaker 2: have Blake Snell, you have Glass, now you have Yamamoto. 693 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 2: For the Dodgers, it doesn't really matter for the Padres 694 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 2: because all their starters have to do is get it 695 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 2: to the fifth inning. I mean, now you don't have 696 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 2: to finish the fifth inning. You get it to the 697 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 2: fifth inning. And I think Shild's gonna empty his clip 698 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 2: in that bullpen. So to me, if you look, if 699 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 2: you look past the fifth inning, it's going to be 700 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 2: a long games. It's going to be Gasolina, and it's 701 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 2: going to be some elite, elite bullpen guys. And I 702 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:43,799 Speaker 2: think the series shifts the Padres way because of that. 703 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:46,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. I also think for the Padres, you 704 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 1: gotta win tonight. You just lost three in a row 705 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 1: to the Dodgers. You gotta get them out of your head. 706 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 1: You gotta go out tonight and kind of make a statement. 707 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: Not that you can't salvage the series if you don't 708 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:59,480 Speaker 1: win tonight, but in my mind, especially at Pecko, especially 709 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 1: with those fans, so you want to keep them in this, 710 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,280 Speaker 1: winning tonight would be a big statement. So that's obviously 711 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 1: going to be something I'm paying attention to. I'm going 712 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:09,359 Speaker 1: to the game. I'm also going to have a Beaver's game. 713 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 1: He's playing Miami. As we mentioned, it's going to be 714 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: his return to the mound. How is he going to look? 715 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:16,799 Speaker 1: That is really going to heavily play in because if 716 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 1: he's good, all of a sudden, the Blue Jays have 717 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: a little bit of a rotation competition. Not the worst 718 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 1: thing in the world down the stretch to have six 719 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:26,799 Speaker 1: guys fighting for five jobs. Max Schurzer has pitched a 720 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:28,799 Speaker 1: lot more like Max Schurzer as of late. They also 721 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,239 Speaker 1: have Kevin Gossman obviously as well at Chris Bassett, so 722 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:33,960 Speaker 1: they're going to have really an odd man out, which 723 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: is a great situation for a team to be in. 724 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: He's going to make his season debut against a Miami 725 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,880 Speaker 1: team missing Kyle Stowers, who's been their best hitter, so 726 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: that's going to help a little bit as well. As 727 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 1: Ken mentioned, you're not sure what you're going to get. 728 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 1: Guys coming off Tommy John often have command issues, so 729 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,240 Speaker 1: to be interesting to see how he bears how Miami 730 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:55,879 Speaker 1: plays it in their first look at him as well. 731 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,880 Speaker 1: So lots of really good games but we can highlight 732 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 1: what I think are the ones I'm going to have on. 733 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,879 Speaker 1: It's hard. This is the time of year, Cratzy, where 734 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,040 Speaker 1: I've got like four boxes up a lot and I'm 735 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:08,359 Speaker 1: trying to pay attention to like what this game means here, 736 00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:10,839 Speaker 1: what this game means here, because we are getting into 737 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:14,280 Speaker 1: the time of year where you know series matters, wins matter. 738 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: You're looking at a team like the Reds that you 739 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 1: know they're not playing like a big divisional opponent atch up, 740 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:23,000 Speaker 1: but they are playing because they're trying to stay in 741 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: this wildcard race. Right There are teams that every win counts. Houston, 742 00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:29,799 Speaker 1: it's every win Seattle, like we're in this stretch here. 743 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:33,000 Speaker 1: There's only a couple teams really like Milwaukee and Detroit, 744 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,360 Speaker 1: where it's kind of like going to be cost season 745 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 1: here pretty soon, where they can lose a game here 746 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,480 Speaker 1: and there and it's not really going to matter. Everybody 747 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:43,000 Speaker 1: else is still very much in it. The clubs are 748 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:45,399 Speaker 1: in an unusual situation in my mind, Cratzy. I don't 749 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: know how you feel, but how do you get up 750 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,960 Speaker 1: for it knowing you have like a five and a 751 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 1: half game lead in the wildcard standings you're not catching Milwaukee, 752 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: but you're probably not going to fall out of the 753 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: wildcard race here either. There in a little bit of 754 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: a weird situation. I think looking at this like last 755 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,640 Speaker 1: five weeks or so of the season, Yeah. 756 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 2: I mean the whole let up, the whole let up 757 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 2: or lead off thing. I don't I don't know. I 758 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 2: rarely see players actually confirming that that happened. Like, you 759 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:16,200 Speaker 2: don't get complacent, like it's a big leagues like you, 760 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,840 Speaker 2: you're trying to go out there and win every day. 761 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,920 Speaker 2: Maybe managers manage games a little bit differently. You know, 762 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 2: you're not burning you're not burning your bullpen up, because 763 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:28,000 Speaker 2: the Cubs need to make sure their bullpen is is 764 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,799 Speaker 2: fresh going into this, going into the playoffs. But to me, 765 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:34,399 Speaker 2: a big series that has one team that's completely out 766 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:37,879 Speaker 2: of it, but it's playing a divisional opponent. It's the 767 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:43,279 Speaker 2: Braves and Mets series. The Mets are scary close to 768 00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 2: getting eliminated from the wildcard position that they've had the 769 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:52,200 Speaker 2: entire season, and you talk about the Reds trying to 770 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:56,359 Speaker 2: catch them. The Mets need to turn it around. They hit, 771 00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:59,640 Speaker 2: they hit lind Or hit the first inning home run yesterday, 772 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:02,760 Speaker 2: and you go, okay, you know, here comes the Mets offense. 773 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 2: Here they are. Look at the standings, they're half a 774 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 2: game up, they're half a game up on the Reds, 775 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 2: and tonight they have kind of their project. McLean's going again. 776 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 2: He's got an opportunity to not just solidify his spot, 777 00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 2: but continue to make that tryout to in a starting 778 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:28,120 Speaker 2: rotation that needs so much help. They need so much help, 779 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 2: and they need length. They need quality starts from their starters. 780 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:35,600 Speaker 2: And if he if he puts together two more of these, 781 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 2: that would only be three big league starts. You sit 782 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 2: there and you go, okay, this is a guy that 783 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 2: we can use in the postseason. And the Braves when 784 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 2: you play a divisional opponent that was supposed to be 785 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:50,600 Speaker 2: really good. The Braves know this team. I get it. 786 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,640 Speaker 2: They haven't been playing well. I get it. They're you know, 787 00:39:53,719 --> 00:39:57,759 Speaker 2: they're kind of being held together by duct tape and 788 00:39:57,840 --> 00:40:01,560 Speaker 2: duct tape and bubblegum. But this team knows how to 789 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:04,560 Speaker 2: play in division and they're going to be tough. 790 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,160 Speaker 1: All right, Kratz, we made it, We did it. We 791 00:40:18,239 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: got to the end. Let's see what your hat is. 792 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:22,080 Speaker 1: Kratz's hats, what do. 793 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:25,240 Speaker 2: You got best team in baseball, best record in baseball 794 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:29,800 Speaker 2: by far. Then their eightieth win the brew Hajas yep. 795 00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:32,280 Speaker 1: Got free burgers for everybody. I mean, they have done 796 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,160 Speaker 1: their job this season. The only question is will they 797 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 1: do it in October? Cratzy, That's what all the Brewers 798 00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:40,719 Speaker 1: fans of my life want to know. Will they do 799 00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:43,839 Speaker 1: it in October? You think they will. I'm starting to agree. 800 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:45,560 Speaker 1: I'm starting to believe that this team is a little 801 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:47,840 Speaker 1: bit different than Brewers teams. 802 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:48,400 Speaker 4: Of the past. 803 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: Happy Friday everyone, thanks for joining us so much on 804 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:55,600 Speaker 1: Riche Rolie filling in for Scott Bround. He's Eric Kratz. 805 00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:59,680 Speaker 1: As you know, have a beautiful weekend. 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