1 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Welcome into North Side Territory. Foul Territory Networks Cubs podcast. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: I'm Sahadev Sharma with my partner Patrick Mooney. We are 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: your Cubs beat writers over at the Athletic Patrick, it 4 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: was a Cub sweep over the Angels in Orange County. 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: And I mean the story of the weekend was Kyle 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: Tucker finally awakening, awakening and awakening from that slumber of 7 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: that nearly two months is probably a month and a 8 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: half of really poor play, offensively poor play for him, 9 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: especially August. I think five hits over the weekend. Yeah, 10 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: five hits, four of them for extra bases, three home runs, 11 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: seven runs better than four runs scored. He's still taking 12 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: his walks, he's still not striking out much. Just you know, 13 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker showing once again that he's a superstar, but 14 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: also showing once again that look, we can't predict this stuff. 15 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: He did not look good. I I you know, I 16 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: don't blame anyone for saying, like, what is going on here? 17 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: He looks terrible. Right before he left that he had 18 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: the two games offered, the three games off, two days off, 19 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: and then that what it was at that the Thursday, 20 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: right it was a Thursday. He didn't look good in 21 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: the lineup. When he was back in the lineup, it 22 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: was it was bad. And that's how things are in baseball. 23 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: You don't know when it's going to change. And it's 24 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: that one swing you feel something you're like, oh, yeah, 25 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: there it is. I remember how to play baseball. And 26 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: it's almost like that's what happened for Kyle Tucker. Very odd, 27 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: But you know that's how we shouldn't I should even 28 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: say it's odd. We've watched enough baseball that we know 29 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: that this isn't something that's weird. It just happens. It's 30 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: it's hard to explain and understand sometimes. 31 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: What it's like. 32 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 3: Craig Counsel said, like this was coming that a guy 33 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 3: this accomplished, who's been so good for so long, was 34 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 3: things were eventually going to turn. As Jed Hoyer said, 35 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 3: you just don't know when, and that's what makes it 36 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 3: so hard when you're going through it. But there was 37 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 3: a funny scene in Angel Stadium's visiting clubhouse. Is kind 38 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 3: of a small group of reporters approaching Kyle Tucker's locker 39 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: and Pikow Armstrong sees this. 40 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: You just sear him call like. 41 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 3: Oh no, the King is back, like sort of a warning. Obviously, 42 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 3: he did not put a lot of thought of this. 43 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 3: It was just him kind of making an offhand comment, 44 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 3: but it really summed up everyone who's followed this, you know, 45 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 3: the frustration on social media, the booing at Wrigley Field. 46 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 3: It was just like, where is this guy? Why has 47 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 3: he disappeared? And is he back? And I think the 48 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 3: answer is yes. I mean were like no doubt home runs. 49 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 4: Uh. 50 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 2: There was just a spark to it. 51 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 3: You can see what it does for the rest of 52 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 3: the team, you know, giving giving the pitching staff some 53 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: breathing room on Saturday night like that. When was the 54 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: last time that happened? Yeh, Off the top of my head. 55 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 3: It just the day to day feel. It just feels 56 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 3: like every game has been kind of like a bit 57 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 3: of a slug or like a tight, narrow win. And 58 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 3: you know, Tucker, in classic Tucker form, was not reading 59 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: too much into this, Like it was just funny to 60 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 3: hear him like, you know. 61 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 2: Could this be a turning point? Was this the swing 62 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: or everything clicked? 63 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: He's like maybe it's just like which again, I'm like, 64 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 3: we're not complaining when we talk about players answers. It's 65 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: just like funny and it's still revealing, even like a 66 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 3: shorter answer, just so like okay, this is you know, 67 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 3: kind of how they process it, you know. Council described 68 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 3: it as each player has to organize his thoughts every 69 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 3: single day and get it to a place where you 70 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 3: can go out and get back to work the next day. 71 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 3: And it seems like comes have put so much like 72 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 3: time and effort into this that I think you can 73 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 3: look at one or two games and think, like, all right, 74 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 3: this is sort of like restoring things back to normal 75 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,679 Speaker 3: because it's something they've been kind of working on since June. 76 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 3: From the moment that he jammed, is his hand sliding 77 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 3: into the base. 78 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, you kind of touched on it there, But I 79 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: thought it was really so Peker Armstrong had a unspectacular 80 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: i'd say weekend Outside of that huge home run on Friday, 81 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: I don't remember him getting another big hit. I think 82 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: he had maybe a sac fly, but but that was 83 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: obviously huge. And the reactions of the two players and 84 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: how they handle these slumps and how they handle like 85 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: getting a big hit so different, right, very different ways 86 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: of going about business. And I don't think either one 87 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: is wrong or bad or anything like that. I just 88 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: find it fascinating the way like we could spread this throughout, 89 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: Like we can talk about Craig Counsel in this manner too, 90 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: because fans I noticed when they're struggling, fans wanted him 91 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: to react in some way and scream and yell, maybe 92 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 1: get thrown out of a game. We've talked about how 93 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: that's not who he is. You start acting like a 94 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: different person. People notice that and they're like, Oh, this 95 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 1: guy's panicking. He's like he's losing his mind. They don't. 96 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: I don't think that you get the reaction that you 97 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: want from something like that when that's not who he 98 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: is as a person. PCA and Kyle Tucker is so different, 99 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: and I just really appreciate it. I think a council 100 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: even touched on this reading your piece and from I 101 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: think Saturday after Friday's game, and it was just interesting 102 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: how Counsol talks about these two guys, and it's like, 103 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: look that everyone processes these things differently, everyone handles it differently, 104 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: and there's no wrong way to go about it, and 105 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: you can come to the same conclusion or get to 106 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: the same result by going at it in a different, 107 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: completely different way. 108 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I kind of set up the premise to counsel 109 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: just how humorous it was to me, at least to 110 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 3: have these guys maybe separated by three lockers, and they 111 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 3: each did the post home run kind of media scrum 112 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: within a few minutes of each other, and it was 113 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 3: count It was Tucker like, oht know, we'll see tomorrow. 114 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 3: It was cool, like I just focus on the next 115 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 3: step back. And then you have Pete sort of just 116 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 3: like you know, ripping his own performance, kind of processing 117 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 3: this inner monologue, you know, running with questions and all 118 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 3: these big picture directions and all these answers were coherent 119 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 3: and insightful. But defending Tucker, you know, he's getting into 120 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 3: how hard it is to. 121 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 2: Hit at Wrigley Field. 122 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 3: You know, the winds, bone in your face, and you 123 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,119 Speaker 3: got to go to work every day most days knowing 124 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 3: like you could do everything right and put a ball 125 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 3: in the air and you're not going to get rewarded 126 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 3: for it. So Council with you know, is sort of 127 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 3: like chuckle and smirk was saying, how you know you 128 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 3: found you found the two total opposite ends of the 129 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 3: spectrum on that one, and that one is much better 130 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 3: for our medium than the other. 131 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 2: But they both work and that's really all that counts. 132 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely one is better for us what we do, 133 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: and probably I mean Bete's better for the league in 134 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: a sense, right when I say that, like you can 135 00:07:55,640 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: put him on billboards or you know, commercials much easier 136 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: than Kyle Tucker. Just you know that. I don't think. 137 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: I think you take the results as a fan whatever 138 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: they are, and enjoy that. 139 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. 140 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: I think this weekend was a nice breather for fans, 141 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: a nice nice reminder that there's a lot of talent 142 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: on this team and a good look just a you know, 143 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: good emphasis that this season is so long, a lot 144 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: of things happen and it's impossible for us to really 145 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: know how this plays out. We can just you know, 146 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: the when we get annoyed with hearing about projections and 147 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: this is you know, the back of the baseball card 148 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: and all that stuff, there's some value in that, you know, 149 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: there's value in being grounded and not overreacting to a 150 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: smaller sample like one hundred and sixty two games is 151 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: a lot of baseball, A lot of weird stuff happens. 152 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: I've given up on trying to predict it, but I 153 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 1: do try my best to not swing my emotions with 154 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: the weekend of play, and so I'm not saying the 155 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: offense is back and Kyle Tucker's like. 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Jameson Taile five 191 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: innings people were up in arms because he was pretty 192 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: dominant and only at I want to say, sixty two 193 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: pitches before he was pulled. After those five innings turned out, 194 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: he was feeling a little something in that fifth inning. 195 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 1: What what what did you hear about the groin? What 196 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: was the reaction like by council, by Tyon and what 197 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: do you what's your understanding of the situation. 198 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 2: I think it's an evolving understanding. 199 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 3: I think a lot will depend on how kind of 200 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 3: Tyne feels were recording Monday, you know, getting back to 201 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 3: the ballpark Tuesday. Council framed it as a precautionary move. 202 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 3: Tyne did not sound like overly concerned. He compared it 203 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 3: to something he had at a different point in his career, 204 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 3: and he said that was way worse. 205 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 2: This is way better. 206 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 3: I think he's described it as a little crampy sensation. 207 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 3: Part of it could have been, you know, he sat 208 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 3: a little longer because the Cubs had rallied in Kyle 209 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 3: Hendrick's last inning. There not a full inning for Kyle, 210 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 3: but that may have set him back a bit as 211 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 3: he went out for his warm up pitches and really 212 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 3: tried to step on it. 213 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 2: Just didn't get the body going. It just didn't feel 214 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 2: quite right. 215 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 3: It's also extremely and unusually hot in Anaheim, really the whole. 216 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 2: Weekend, But I don't know, could that have been part 217 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: of it? Also? 218 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 3: I asked Tyan, you know, I'm like, you're not a doctor, 219 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 3: but you also had a lower half injury earlier this year, 220 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 3: like a debt be connected? And he's like, he's a 221 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 3: don't know yet, but obviously, like you ask all those questions, 222 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 3: you know, sometimes there's connection, sometimes there's not. 223 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 2: Ty Own sounded upbeat, but he's also I don't know. 224 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 3: When you say it's a pretty optimst I guess every 225 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 3: like picture in that scenario, it's not like it's not. 226 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 2: As bad as you thought. 227 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 3: But then sometimes you know, it takes a little time 228 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 3: to kind of fully absorb, you know, the the options 229 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 3: and kind of what's really going on. So that was 230 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 3: a It certainly didn't ruin the mood or anything, and 231 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:24,599 Speaker 3: it's not a total alarm bells situation, but it's definitely 232 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 3: something to monitor as a council acknowledged, Like you take 233 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 3: a guy out there as always concern, like that's why 234 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 3: he left the game, Like there was no sort of 235 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 3: outgetter bullpending strategy going on. 236 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 2: It was a response to a picture who felt off. 237 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, the the heat factor. I think those of us 238 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: who are still in Chicago may not have understood how 239 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: hot it was. It like it it's it's fully entering 240 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: like fall, early fall weather here where it's it's nice 241 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: and it's seventies and hoodie weather. It's a very different 242 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: field than what it was, you know, even a week 243 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: or ten days ago in Chicago. So so I don't 244 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: think I fully appreciated that until someone mentioned the possibility 245 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: of heat. I think Ty one, in general ist is 246 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: an optimistic person. Whenever I talked to him about injuries, 247 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: he's ready to get out there. He wants to get 248 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: after it. But I think this is one of those 249 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: situations where he I tend to lean optimistic, So I 250 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: don't always know, but this, this feels like one of those. 251 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: You know, when something's bad after an injury, or when 252 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: like this feels like one of those, it's like, Okay, 253 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: nobody's freaking out. I think Council put it, well, you 254 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: got to monitor it, you got to check it. We'll 255 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: see how he is. Tuesday probably has a throwing day. Soon, 256 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: you'll probably throw on Tuesday, and you know, if it 257 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: comes out of that and it's like nothing's going on, 258 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: then it was just like some random flare up. That's 259 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: what you have to hope because you just don't want 260 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: I guess, I guess if he's hurt, you can just 261 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: call a sad right back up. 262 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean if you have to put him on 263 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 2: the ile a sade. I'm trying to remember my days here. 264 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 3: But like he was option but still with the club, 265 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 3: which is like not unusual. So yeah, you know, I 266 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 3: didn't get his flight. Itinerary like where exactly he was heading, 267 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 3: but like obviously he pitched really well on Friday, he 268 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 3: was still around Saturday. Again, this is all normal for 269 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 3: a guy like that to keep staying his routine with 270 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 3: the major league staff. 271 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 2: It's not like he was going to go pitch for 272 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 2: Iowa on Sunday. 273 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 3: But this is what council I talked about the other day, 274 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 3: of like you have to always be prepared for different 275 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 3: possibilities and scenarios, and he felt he's felt like as 276 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 3: a group they've done that pretty well this year. 277 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, did he was there a quote in your piece 278 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 4: that I read that basically was like he needs like 279 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 4: this is his therapy, or like he made this may 280 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 4: be his problem or something like that. 281 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: What was that in reference to? 282 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 3: So this is one of those like it's really hard 283 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 3: to sort of appreciate unless you're kind of standing in 284 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 3: the dugout or in his office, but it is fun 285 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 3: like talking to counsel and kind of presenting a concept 286 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 3: and then just like seeing how he kind of squints 287 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 3: and tilts his head. It was just like, where are 288 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 3: you going with this? And basically my point was like this, 289 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 3: I think it was Friday. This was Friday, so was 290 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 3: before Tucker broke out, And I was like, look, like 291 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 3: you talked about every major league season there's challenges, so 292 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 3: we say bring them on. No one is scared on 293 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 3: that about that, And I was like, look, it's probably 294 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 3: realistic that like Kyle Tucker's going to win learn how 295 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 3: to hit again, Like, isn't your concern gotta be the pitching? 296 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 3: And he was just like we could be in an 297 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 3: unbelievable situation and I'd be concerned about our pitching. Maybe 298 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 3: that's my issue that I need to talk about, and 299 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 3: so like it really illustrated his very dry sense of humor. 300 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 3: I'm glad you caught that in the middle of the 301 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 3: story because I got a kick out of it, and 302 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 3: it really illustrates his kind of baseball worldview, how the 303 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 3: front office thinks about it, how Tommy hot of the. 304 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 2: Groups thinks about it. 305 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 3: Like, you know, I could see them, you know, winning 306 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 3: a playoff round and he's already like worrying about who's 307 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 3: gonna like, you know, take the sixth thing and in 308 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 3: game one of the next round. 309 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 2: That's just the nature of the job. 310 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 3: And he's kind of a warrior slash you know, a 311 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: bit cynical as well. So that was kind of the 312 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 3: the genesis of that back and forth. 313 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: Okay, that was interesting. Yeah, I mean, pitching is always 314 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: the question, and I you know, I think this this 315 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: staff has been unbelievable, better than I expected with especially 316 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: with these injuries. I just expected a step back from 317 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: Shoda this year. You lose Justin Steele. I may have 318 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 1: been high on Matthew Boyd, it was not this high 319 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: on Matthew Boyd. Just an impressive run from this group 320 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 1: right now and really have have kept them going strong, 321 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: really you know, facilitated that that sweep over the weekend. 322 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: Let's let's talk a little bit about where the Cubs 323 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: are at, how how this team is doing, and you 324 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: know if they have a chance. Now, after we pronounce 325 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: them dead in the division, we'll take a quick break 326 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: of here. Right back, Oka KP. 327 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 6: This is your first arena club experience. We're gonna open 328 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 6: a slab pack together. 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Yes, you get to keep that card 348 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 6: if you want it, They send it to you foul 349 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 6: at Arena club dot com slash foul. 350 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: Patrick. The Cubs pulled off the sweep, it was a 351 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: you know, it's nice, nice eight and two in their 352 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: last ten. It certainly didn't feel that way a week ago. 353 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: A week ago, you know, they'd just come off to 354 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: uninspiring wins. I'd say over the weekend against the Pirates, 355 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: it was fine, did what you needed to do. The 356 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: offense still hadn't broken out. They were They exited that 357 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: five game set with the Brewers out seven games. I 358 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: think we kind of said like that that final game 359 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: was like, you know, a swing game in a sense. 360 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: I think getting it was huge. You know, getting it 361 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,159 Speaker 1: would have been huge Council's right counsel. There was a 362 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: reason Council was a little off after that game and 363 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: not celebratory after winning a five game series. But look, 364 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: it's I just said this, it's a long season. I like, 365 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: weird things happened five games out at this point isn't 366 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 1: is a lot, but it's not insurmountable. And the Brewers 367 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: had to come down to earth, and it seems like 368 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: they are, you know, their their schedule is a little tougher, 369 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: they're not getting every bounce. They're still a damn good team. 370 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 1: But so were the Cubs, So I maybe they're going 371 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 1: to make this fun, no doubt. 372 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 3: I mean, that was I think the last thing I'd 373 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 3: asked Counsel before leaving Angel Stadium of like, look, you 374 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 3: were down, like you you're relatively disappointed and kind of 375 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 3: surprising that of character after winning a series against the 376 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 3: division rival and you know, kind of battling through you know, 377 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 3: rain delays, rainouts, doubleheader, the Kyle Zucker saga, and you know, 378 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 3: his point was like you have to just keep focusing 379 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 3: on every single day, Like they just have to keep 380 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 3: stacking wins. And it's not out of the question. We 381 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 3: saw it in twenty eighteen, you know, Council's Brewers club down. 382 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 3: I believe it was five games that might have been 383 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,640 Speaker 3: Labor Day weekend. It was the beginning of September certainly, 384 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 3: and they were able to close that gap and chase 385 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 3: them down. 386 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 2: You know, I think. 387 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 3: The schedule is pretty favorable for the Cubs if they 388 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 3: can keep the pitching healthy. I think the jury is 389 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 3: still out on the offense, Like I think we need 390 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 3: to kind of see more and not just Tucker. 391 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 2: I mean, say as got to get going. 392 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 3: I think we'll see how say Matt Shaw does you know, 393 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 3: like if he can he continue this, is he gonna 394 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 3: hit all wall. He's probably gonna regress a little bit. 395 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 3: Just to get that lineup functioning closer to what it 396 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 3: was in the first half, I think is huge. Yet 397 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 3: seeing these the innings puzzle, as a council likes to 398 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 3: call it, like how are they going to figure figure 399 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 3: that out? But they're in a pretty good spot. I mean, 400 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 3: you know, seeing Cad Horton walk off the field with 401 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 3: a blister last week after the you know, leading into 402 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 3: the will they or won't they bench Kyle Tucker? All 403 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 3: the booze coming down like it was it was the vibes. 404 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 3: We were pretty bad, you know a week ago, and 405 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 3: uh it shifted. That's just kind of a baseball season. 406 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 3: So I feel like the odds are definitely not in 407 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 3: their favor. The math is gonna be hard to make 408 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 3: it work, but they're giving themselves a chance. You're gonna 409 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 3: need sweeps, You're gonna need series wins and you're the 410 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 3: Brewers are just gonna have to come down, which we've 411 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 3: been waiting to happen for a while, and maybe it is. 412 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 3: I mean we don't we don't watch them every day. 413 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 3: We just sort of look up and see these crazy highlights. Yeah, 414 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 3: kind of late inning wins. But they're in a pretty 415 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 3: good spot. It's it's kind of amazing, even though for 416 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 3: as long as we've done this, like it's still is 417 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 3: surprising of like, oh wait, like in a week things 418 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 3: can like really really flip. 419 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: Yeah it, I mean, council said it. I can't remember 420 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: if you were there that day, Patrick or not, but 421 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: n'lb dot COM's Brewers reporter Adam mcclvey was asking him about, 422 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: you know, the chase and can it be fun? Can 423 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: you catch get like is this a fun thing? Like 424 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: trying to chase down the Brewers, And then eventually it 425 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: got to the point where it's like he's like, well, 426 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 1: you want to be on the other side. It's like, 427 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 1: you know, like obviously you want to be the Brewers, 428 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 1: Like the Brewers are five games up, and like you'd 429 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: rather be there if Cubs can pull this off and 430 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: get closer and make this interesting. It would just be 431 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: fun that that's the bottom line, Like, make it interesting. 432 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: I think fans would enjoy that. They're gonna want the division, 433 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 1: you know, you want the division for the for the 434 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: sake of you know. I think it's a big deal. 435 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: We haven't seen it payoff. I asked Jet about this 436 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: at some point that maybe a month ago, to the 437 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: need to get that one of those top two seeds. Look, 438 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: it hasn't paid off yet, but it's it's early in 439 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 1: this playoff format. The assumption is you want that buy 440 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: get your pitching sorted out, get your relievers nice and healthy, 441 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: get anybody that's banged up days of rest, and allow 442 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: them to get healthy for the postseason and hopefully ready 443 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:40,199 Speaker 1: to play a full month of baseball. But you know 444 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: the fact that we're talking about this a week after 445 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: it felt like they were dead and then people were 446 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 1: worrying about the Reds catching them and them completely falling 447 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: out of the playoffs. I wasn't at that because I 448 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 1: just don't, like, I just think, like, like, I'm just 449 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: so used to feeling like this team sucks, this team 450 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 1: is awesome, and then and then it flipping so quickly, 451 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: and I have to remind myself to not be a 452 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: prisoner of the moment, because it's so easy in baseball 453 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 1: to forget that, oh, what happened yesterday almost doesn't matter 454 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: unless it's an injury. The things that happened the day 455 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: before barely matter. You just have to And that's why 456 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: maybe Kyle Tucker's mindset is the right one, and we 457 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 1: just need to take a lesson from him. Now. Okay, 458 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. Maybe maybe I'm fixed, Maybe the offense 459 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: will get going. Who knows. Yesterday doesn't count essentially anymore. 460 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 1: All it is is a win in the you know, 461 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 1: in that column. Other than that, it's time to move 462 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: on and we have like it's really hard to do that, 463 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: but you know that the ballplayers are good at doing that. 464 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: They're better at it than us. I don't know, I 465 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: think it. I do think seeing a little bit of 466 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: signs from the offense was was helpful. I do not 467 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: fully think they've turned a corner. I do think sometimes 468 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: there's just like you just got to get these big hits. 469 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: Like the difference in that game was Reese Maguire hitting 470 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 1: that grand slam. I thought it was gonna turn into 471 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,479 Speaker 1: Did he just miss a basis clearing double by an 472 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 1: inch and now he's gonna pop out and they're gonna 473 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: get one run out of this or some crap, and 474 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: and instead they poured it on and yesterday they didn't 475 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: get like PCA got the sack fly and then Carson 476 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: Kelly got a single instead of breaking it open. I 477 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: think there was a later basis loaded situation with two 478 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: outs and the Cups just haven't been getting any of 479 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: those hits. They got a couple of them this weekend finally, 480 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 1: where they're getting these two out run scoring situation hits. 481 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,479 Speaker 1: I think those are the little things that it's like, Okay, 482 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: you just just put yourself more in those situations. You'd 483 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: almost stop doing that regularly. Put yourself in those situations 484 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 1: more often, you'll get a couple of these blowouts. They're 485 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: they're not a team that strikes out. So I feel like, 486 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 1: oh yeah, they can. They can just put the ball 487 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: in play and good things should happen. A little bit 488 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 1: of luck sit durm for them too. Not saying it's 489 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: all luck. I'm just saying a little bit of that 490 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,679 Speaker 1: can start going their way again. And then suddenly you're like, 491 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: oh yeah, here's that offense again. 492 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's it's fascinating to watch, like how 493 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 3: all these things are interconnected in those like small moments 494 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 3: that you're talking about, Saha, they have of like Okay, 495 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 3: if this ball falls a certain way, then you have 496 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 3: this sort of breathing room. Then you organize your bullpen differently, 497 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 3: then that impacts how you can attack the next game. 498 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 3: Just the contagious nature of some of this stuff on 499 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 3: the hitting side, certainly, like there was a lot of 500 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 3: energy and relief and sort of release for Tucker and 501 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 3: for pre co Armstrong, I mean, Council was sort of 502 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 3: joking that assistant hitting coach John Mayley was like praying 503 00:28:56,400 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 3: in the dugout for Pete to do something just because 504 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 3: you know, mainly works so closely with PCA and has 505 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 3: for a long time and is super invested with him, 506 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 3: and is obviously a long time, well respected, well liked 507 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 3: member of the organization who really you know, you know, 508 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 3: feeling it for him and for him to get that, 509 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 3: you know, I think can matter. It gives you a 510 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 3: little bit of a reset there where it's not kind 511 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 3: of weighing on you as much, and you know, credit 512 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 3: to Pete. I mean, the other night, he made another awesome, 513 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 3: you know, diving catch and center field that like you 514 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 3: look up and you're just like, yeah, he's he'll catch that, 515 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:42,239 Speaker 3: and then you just market on your scorecard routinely on 516 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 3: plays that are not at all routine. So very curious 517 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 3: to see how they present in San Francisco, what sort 518 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 3: of updates we get, and how how their position going 519 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 3: into course field, which is never an easy place to pitch, 520 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 3: but at least you get to face one of the 521 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 3: worst teams of all time. 522 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, that's that's the benefit right now. Going 523 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: to Colorado, weird things happen there, but still. 524 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, weird things happen there. 525 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, San Francisco is you know, they're not playing well. 526 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: They're not a great team. They had a good weekend 527 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: against the Brewers, but they even blew one of those 528 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: games if I'm remembering correctly, So you know, they should 529 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: be they should like they should end up being a 530 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: good road trip. But again, I don't like making predictions 531 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: in baseball because this game could be insanely stupid sometimes, 532 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: but we'll see how. I think San Francisco could be 533 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 1: the Pasky one of the remaining two series on this trip. 534 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: We'll see how San France, how it all goes there, 535 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: and if this offense really has woken up. I think 536 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: that's the biggest, the biggest thing in the and the 537 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: tie on update will be interesting when when you get 538 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: that all right, We'll be back with two more episodes 539 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: later this week. Thanks so much for listening, and everyone, 540 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: this is Northside Territory. Make sure to ree subscribe, subscribe 541 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: to the YouTube channel, and subscribe to The Athletic where 542 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: Patrick and I are on top of all things cubs. 543 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: Thanks for listen. Everyone, take