1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: Hey, welcome to Big Fish, Small Pod. I'm Andrew Werdahl, 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: and today is October fifth. It's the last day of 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: the regular season. The Marlins face off against Atlanta at 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: four to ten this afternoon. 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 2: Rumor, really, like word on the street is. 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: That Eliezer Fernandez will be receiving the start with Jacob 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: Stalling's managing from the dugout. And I don't want it 8 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: to be like a footnote really on this major league 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 1: season that like, really like on today's like the final 10 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: day of the season, there's no real. 11 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 2: Drama. 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: There's no like playoff resulting thing that could happen today. 13 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: All the divisions have been locked up, all the wild 14 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: card positions have been locked up. Literally none of the 15 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: wildcard teams could even switch seeding. We are all set 16 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: to go for the playoffs this weekend. But here we 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: are game one sixty two. Really, that's not so much 18 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: a critique. I had a lot of fun with this game, 19 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: this Marlins Atlanta Tuesday night showdown in Miami. It was 20 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: like the deciding game for the division for the Atlanta 21 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: Braves who were in a real like chaos point for 22 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: lack of a better word that I used right now, 23 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: and what I mean by that is that the Marlins 24 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: were like, well, I mean they took down the Brewers 25 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: really this weekend, and then they had a real chance 26 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: to like drive Atlanta down to. 27 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: At least like a possible. 28 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: Loss of the division against the New York Mets. It 29 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: would have been like kind of chaotic, would have been 30 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: kind of like a just like a like a messy 31 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: way to end the year for the Marlins, like just 32 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: winning out and causing a little bit of trouble for 33 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: other teams such like a like a minor victory there 34 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: to be had. But anyhow, on this Tuesday night, really 35 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: like what stood out about the game and what it 36 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: is standing out about the Marlins is like the future 37 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: implications of all of this. Early on in the matchup 38 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: the second inning, with Braxton Garrett facing Orlando Arcia, there 39 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: was just like a really bad missed call on like 40 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: the eighth pitch of the at bat with a full 41 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: count Brax and Garrett, like spot of the pitch, top 42 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: corner of the zone confirmed by like Major League Baseball 43 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: stack cast, Like if this was an automated strike zone, 44 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: it would have been an outright. 45 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 2: But because it was. 46 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: Jordan Baker behind the dish colling balls and strikes. It 47 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: was a walk when it would have been a strikeout. 48 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: I did dig a little bit deeper into like the 49 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: upscorecards dot com database looking for just like twenty twenty two, 50 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: they put out like scorecards on Twitter every day, every matchup, 51 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: showing missed calls by umpires, grading that compared to other umpires. 52 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: It's like a good like measure of accountability really for 53 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: these specifically trained men that legitimize the game offer their 54 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: like unbiased perspective. And I did notice, however, diving deeper 55 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: into these results, the Marlins were almost negative twenty runs 56 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: based on like umpire spot cards findings based on like 57 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: favoritism towards players well towards teams, Kansas City and Detroit 58 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: were among the lowest teams as well. Top of the 59 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: stack Oddlygue Arizona and the New York Yankees, the Mats 60 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: White Sox. It was just a really interesting note along 61 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: with like Jordan Baker, who's umpired for Atlanta already twice 62 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: this year. This is his third umpiring game, well home 63 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: plate umpiring game for Jordan Baker, and in that he's 64 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: actually favored the Atlanta Braves this season more than any 65 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: other team. It's so strange. It's I mean, this is 66 00:04:54,400 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: September baseball, even though it's October, and this is the 67 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: second podcast in a row that I have talked about 68 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: essentially an ump show like the Three Bucks to Richard 69 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: Bleier last week. 70 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 2: Now that's definitely like. 71 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 1: Biased around my own podcast days. But it's just I 72 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 1: don't know, it really seems like there is something it's 73 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: to that literally, maybe the Marlins are getting pinched more 74 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: than I make a story about it. Bias was really 75 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: on my mind while watching the game. I was listening 76 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: to the Atlanta broadcast at what point they did call 77 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: Atlanta the quote good guys described like the Marlins as 78 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: like really like teen it up for the Braves as 79 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: they repeatedly filled the bases well, got runners on the 80 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: base eight walks in the game. Atlanta really drove up 81 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: the pitch count for Braxton Garrett certainly, like you know, 82 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: moments like that perfect pitch in along at bat really 83 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: didn't help. As the Marlins, and specifically Braxton, a more 84 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: finesse pitcher going up against one of the best lineups 85 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: in baseball, was pitching around and attempting a like walk 86 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 1: the tightrope sort of approach to every at bat amid 87 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: a game that took on a walk the tightrope form 88 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: from the pitchers, the Marlins were never really too far 89 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: out of it. 90 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: Jesus Sanchez brought. 91 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: Some offense with an awesome like opposite field bomb. He 92 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: seemed like surprised by as he hit the ball, unsure 93 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: of where it would even go, seemingly like I know, 94 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: it was his first opposite field home run in the 95 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: Majors this year. Hard not to take it as something 96 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: to really dream on with, Like with your rare In 97 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: Carracion showing some opposite field power as well, Jorge Hilaire 98 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: capable of the same, Jesus Sanchez now maybe recognizing where 99 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: he can do that, and maybe amid all of that, 100 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: a like adaptation to a hitting approach coming forward for 101 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: Miami could all really like I've used together and be 102 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: really the thing that this offense needs more of that, Like, well, yeah, 103 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: maybe more of exactly that. It was kind of a 104 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: funny game, kind of an intense game. It really didn't 105 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: seem like the Marlins were too far out of it 106 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: at any point. And this is against one of your 107 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: division champion teams going into the playoffs, and it absolutely 108 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: shows in their bullpen with Igleacias and deminer into jam 109 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: sent to close out the game, the stuff on display 110 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: really was blinding. 111 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 2: For all the talk of these like needed structural. 112 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: Changes for the Miami Marlins, it doesn't seem like it's 113 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: all that far away. Like the bullton of Miami to 114 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: Atlanta is definitely not a match. The offense could definitely 115 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: use some tweaking, but the Marlins really don't have anyone 116 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: on the field like a Kunya telling how that was 117 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: a two to one loss against Atlanta last night and 118 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 1: today is game one sixty two. Really, all bets are 119 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: off without much drive going forward this season. 120 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 2: Heading into the playoffs. 121 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: Personally, I'm rooting for the Curse of Eliezer to befall 122 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: this Atlanta team a sort of dizzying day at the 123 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: park going into the playoffs, avoiding that wild card round, 124 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: cold from the days. 125 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 2: Off and without that real feel for what it's like 126 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 2: to hit the ball. 127 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: Looking back at the last start of the regular season 128 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: against Eliezer, Hernandez and whoever else comes out of that bullpen, 129 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: it's pretty like dramatic. I'd say to root for that 130 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: exactly and I hope that that is like what happens exactly. 131 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: It's the last Marlins game of the year, so I 132 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: hope it goes out as one of the best Marlins 133 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: games of the year. I mean all of like a 134 00:09:54,840 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: big shrug towards that expectation, but like, hey, let's go 135 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: fish and let's leave the analysis to some other time 136 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 1: after the season. So thank you for listening. This year, 137 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: I've been Andrew Werdal. Today is again Game one, six two, 138 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: So thanks for listening, thank you for being here with us. Gosh, yeah, 139 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 1: like stay tuned to Fish Stripes to see what's up 140 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: with the Marlins team as we go into the off season. 141 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: There's already been plenty at play, lots of talk and 142 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: some changes afoot. So yeah, keep it here and we 143 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: will get you there. 144 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 2: Let's wring this one out.