1 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to another week of their territory, and yet 2 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: the deadline approacheth We're getting close. Now, we're about two 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: weeks out and things are starting to change and change rapidly. 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,639 Speaker 1: We're going to talk a lot of deadline issues today. 5 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: We're going to start off with what I wrote about 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: last Friday, a couple days ago, and what I wrote 7 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: about was a group of teams I called them the 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: uncertain six that I felt we're facing a critical period 9 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: as we go forward here with the deadline coming. The 10 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: teams were the bubble teams, right the Red Sox, the Cubs, 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: the Mariners, the Angels, Mets, and the Padres. Now I 12 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: included the Padres in that mix, but I really didn't 13 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: feel all that confident about it because I felt this 14 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: team is all in. They're not going the other way. 15 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: They're not really on the bubble. Their owner, Peter Sidler, 16 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: is relentlessly optimistic, always wants to always wants to go. 17 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: I have a hard time seeing them sell. Well. Things 18 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: change quickly this time of year, and things change quickly 19 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: for the Padres. This weekend in Philadelphia, they lost three 20 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: or four. They are now ten games out in the 21 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: National League West, ten games, and they are tied with 22 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: the Cubs in the wildcard race, eight games back and 23 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: a half game ahead of the Mets. The Cubs and 24 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: the Mets, those are two teams likely to sell. And 25 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: you can look at the wildcard standings right here, you 26 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: can see where the Padres are. They're trailing two teams, 27 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: and of course the three that already hold wildcard positions 28 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: not in great shape here. So their next four series 29 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: through July thirtieth, on the road in Toronto and Detroit 30 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: home against Pittsburgh and Texas, we'll see what happens. Right. 31 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that they're making any decisions just yet, 32 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: but let's look at how far this team has fallen 33 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: from the beginning of the season. Yes, I know we 34 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: could be doing the same exercise with the Mets, but 35 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: I'm doing the Padres this week. We'll get to the 36 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: Mets in due time. Might not be this week, but 37 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: there's plenty to say about them. Opening day playoff odds 38 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: Padres eighty five point three percent. Current playoff odds twenty 39 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: five point seven percent, one in four. Essentially, So what 40 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: do you do if you're the Padres. I don't know 41 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: that you buy You've already bought and bought and bought 42 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 1: for the last couple of years in free agency and 43 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: the trade market, you name it. So is it time 44 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: to sell? Well, this is a team with an interesting 45 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: group of potential free agents. To say the least, Josh 46 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: Hater be the best closer on the market. Blake Snell 47 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: might be the best starter. You also have Seth Lugo 48 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: that you could trade to another potential free agent, and 49 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: another guy who was not a potential free agent but 50 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: certainly an interesting trade piece, and that would be Wan Soto. 51 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: He is free after next year, after twenty twenty four. 52 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: And if you trade Snell and your trade hater again, 53 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: we're playing this out for the Padres, and you trade Lugo, 54 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: then why not Sodo. Padres fans might say, well, we 55 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: want to sign Sodo, Well, good luck with that. He's 56 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: a Scott Bors client. And Juan Soto, if you've watched 57 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: him play left field this year, if you've looked at 58 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: his defensive ratings, defensive run saved out's above average, whatever 59 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: you want to look at, not good. He's trending toward 60 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: becoming a DH. So if you're the Padres, maybe you 61 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: spin the wheel again here as aj Preler did in 62 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen twenty sixteen. He's torn it down before you 63 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: can tear it down again. I'm not suggesting they do 64 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: this immediately, because yes, there's some season left, but we've 65 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: been watching this from them all season long, and I 66 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: know they're averaging forty one thousand a game at home, 67 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: and you do not want to concede the season. I 68 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: get all that, and that's a virtuous way to go 69 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: about it, honestly, to honor your fans who have bought 70 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: their tickets. At the same time, you've got to keep 71 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: the franchises best interests in mind. I'm not sure this 72 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: franchise's best interest or continue to go forward with the 73 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: group of players they have, they can dominate this market. 74 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: It's a seller's market. It's gonna be interesting to see 75 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: in the next couple of weeks if the Padres grasp 76 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: reality as we go on. I want to talk about 77 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: two other teams much more successful than the Padres thus far, 78 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: and much cheaper in terms of how much they cost, payroll, salary, 79 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: you name it, the Brewers and the Orioles. The Orioles 80 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: and the Brewers. These two teams are either at the 81 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: top or near the tops of their division. And yet 82 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: there are two teams that are unaccustomed to being major 83 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: players at the deadline. Well, they are also two teams 84 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: with no excuses this year. There are certain seasons when 85 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: you have to go, and this is go time for 86 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: both the Orioles and Brewers. And I'm going to go 87 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: and start with the Orioles first. Remember how this season started. 88 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: The Rays were thirteen and oh they were twenty nine 89 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: and seven. They built this six and a half game 90 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: lead over the Orioles and it looked like, man, the 91 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: division would be a cakewalk. Well, you hear it all 92 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: the time. It's a long season. And guess what that 93 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: lead the Rays have. It's down to one game. Let's 94 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: look at the Ale East standings. This is amazing to 95 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: see one game ahead. Actually the Oriols are in the 96 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: lost column, but they've played fewer games. One game out 97 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: in the standings. Toronto six pack, the Red Sox and Yankees, 98 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: the Mighty Red Sox and Yankees nine back. So here 99 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: are the Oriols. They need a top of the rotation 100 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: starter and a seventh inning reliever. That's where they are. 101 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: They've got more young infielders than they know what to 102 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: do with and more calming. So this is the time, 103 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: and we thought last year might be the time. But 104 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: they made some trades actually as sellers got you under 105 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: your cano in those deals. Can't fault them for that. 106 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: That was a good move by them. So now they're GM. 107 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: Michaelias needs to decide, all right, which young players do 108 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: I tap? Which ones do I trade? How do I 109 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: go about this now? Granted we don't know what starters 110 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: are going to be available just yet. We know some 111 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: of the names, but more could become available. Right The 112 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: Oilers are looking at this and saying, we don't want 113 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: to give up too much. Teams never want to give 114 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: up too much. But Micha Elias has the ability because 115 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: of his deep farm system to get virtually any player 116 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: who becomes available. He is in that spot now and 117 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: this year there'll be no excuse. As I said, they 118 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: have to fire the Brewers, same kind of situation they 119 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: leave the division. They've had a great little run here 120 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: against the Reds, gone five to one series that were 121 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 1: before the All Star break and after the All Star break. 122 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: They are a team that is doing this almost with 123 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: mirrors to some degree. No Brandon Woodroff no, Aaron Ashby. 124 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: They are a team with a five through they're batting 125 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: order that. I don't want to be disrespectful to these players, 126 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: but they're not established major leaguers, I'll put it that way. 127 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: So let's look at the NL Central standings for another 128 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: glimpse of how this is playing out. And with the 129 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: NL Central, yes, there it is. The Brewers ten games 130 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: over now lead the Reds by two, the Cubs by eight. 131 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and Saint Louis pretty much out of the picture here. 132 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: The Brewers need a bat could be first baseman, could 133 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: be a DH third baseman, even an outfielder. Perhaps they 134 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: also need help in the bullpen. And this is a 135 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: team that traditionally has not gone for it in a 136 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: big way. At the deadline. They'll get these piecemeal guys 137 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: Jonathan Scope, Eduardo Escobar, Mike Mustakis, who actually helped one year. 138 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: They haven't done anything too dramatic, at least in a 139 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: buy mode. We saw them do something dramatic last year 140 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: in something of a cell mode, when they traded Josh Hater, 141 00:07:55,400 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: a move that basically wrecked their clubhouse. Can't do that again, folks. Now, 142 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: Matt Arnold is the GM for the first time, replacing 143 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: David Stearns, but he was Stern's assistant, so he was 144 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: part of all the things that they've done before. And 145 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: I know when you're shopping at Kmart, it's unusual to 146 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: start shopping at Nordstrom's. I'm not necessarily suggesting they have 147 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: to go out and get Max Scherzer if Max becomes available, 148 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: which he seemingly will be. But the Brewers, like the Orioles, 149 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,119 Speaker 1: need to do better than they've done in the past. 150 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: They need to take a different course. And it's hard 151 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: for these teams. They are very protective of their young players. 152 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: But there comes a point for a team when you 153 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: have to not only answer to your fans, but you 154 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: have to answer to your clubhouse, your manager, your coaches, 155 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: and your players. Because the way these guys see it 156 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: in the clubhouse, we've put forth the effort all season long. 157 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,439 Speaker 1: We busted our butt. You've got to do that now 158 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: to support us. Really, the Brewers need serious reinforcements. The 159 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,719 Speaker 1: Oils are a little bit different. They need to be supplemented. 160 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: But the Brewers need some help. They've had injuries this year. 161 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: They've had young players come up, some of who have 162 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: done better than others, but they're young. They need help. 163 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: So in Baltimore and in Milwaukee, the heat is on tie. 164 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: Now for the Inside Dish. Usually in this segment, I 165 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: go inside a story I've written, or inside a story 166 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: that's developing in baseball. I'm gonna do something a little 167 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: bit different this week, going to go inside the All 168 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: Star Game broadcast, which I was part of for Fox 169 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: last week from Seattle. We hade a great night. And 170 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: this is my eighteenth season at Fox, and I say 171 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: this all the time. I don't really say it publicly, 172 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: but the friends of mine and relatives, I am grateful 173 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: for every inning of every game of every season. It's 174 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: an honor to be part of these broadcasts for me, 175 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: and it's a particular honor when we do the big 176 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: events a Field of Dreams, London Games obviously, the Playoffs 177 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: and World Series, and of course the All Star Game. Now, 178 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: the All Star Game for me is not a difficult 179 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: event to work. Basically, I hang out at the end 180 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: of the dugout, interview people from time to time. That's it. 181 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: I'm not doing my usual reporting and notes and all that, 182 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: because there's simply no time on the broadcast for any 183 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: of that. But for our guys in the booth Joe 184 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: Davis and John Smoltz, our producer Pete mccheska, our director 185 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: Matt Gangele, our senior audio guy Joe Carpenter, and all 186 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: the different people involved in the broadcast, this thing is chaotic, 187 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: it's difficult. It's maybe the hardest broadcast they do all year. 188 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: So the one thing that really stood out to me 189 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: this year, just because of the way we did it, 190 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: was the micing of the players and the effort that 191 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: went into all of that. We had players mike seemilarly 192 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: every inning. It wasn't quite that much, but it was 193 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: a lot, and we had two guys on the field, 194 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: our audio engineers, Jason Nap and Fred Ferriss, and they 195 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: were scrambling the entire time getting these guys micd and 196 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: making sure everything was working properly. If you've heard the broadcast, 197 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 1: it worked properly. It was pretty much flawless. It was 198 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: amazing to me how this actually got done in a 199 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: smooth way. Now you might say, ah, that's what people 200 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: do in TV, okay, but when you're changing microphones out 201 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: all the time, not so easy. When you've got all 202 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: these players coming in and out for Joe and John 203 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: in the booth, there's a lot going on. There are elements, 204 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 1: there are just a hundred things going on at once. 205 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: But the audio guys were locked in. And I know 206 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: some people will say I always stop micing players, stop 207 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: doing fun things. It's an all Star game. It's entertainment. 208 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,559 Speaker 1: Save it with that stuff. If you don't like it 209 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: during the regular season, that's one thing. If you don't 210 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: like it during the playoffs when I'm in the dugout 211 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: interviewing players with their consent, that's another thing. But this, 212 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 1: for goodness sake, is an all Star game. I thought 213 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 1: some of the mic segments were amazing. Nathan Valdi was 214 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: a great one while he's pitching, Mookie Betts and Freddie 215 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: Freeman talking with each other. That was awesome. Josh Hater 216 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: while he was pitching. All of these things were really fun. 217 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: And again, it was just really impressive for me to 218 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: just see this in operation. I'm basically just a writer. 219 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: I'm part of this and I've been a part of 220 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: it a long time. But to see our people work 221 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: the way they work, everyone in the truck, the cameraman, 222 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: the audio people, it's quite a show. And it's quite 223 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: an undertaking, and I dare say we do a great 224 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: job of it. Now. A couple things. One and I 225 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: mentioned this on foul Territory last week when I came 226 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: on after the All Star Game. My interview was Joe 227 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: Hey Otani. Some A's fans on Twitter took exception to 228 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: the timing because I guess it occurred while they were 229 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: doing their sell the team chant, which by the way, 230 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: was audible. It was loud, it was impressive. I don't 231 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: recall the exact timing, but let me explain to you 232 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: why we interviewed show Hey when we did. We have 233 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: to wait, first of all, until he comes out of 234 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: the game. So he came out of the game. The 235 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: next inning was the time we could do the interview, 236 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: and he had to agree to it. It's kind of 237 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: on his terms, folks. So that is what happened. The 238 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: timing was strictly coincidental. I had no idea that was 239 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 1: when the chant was going to come on for Brett 240 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 1: Rookers at bat, the one A in the game. So 241 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: forget that conspiracy theory. I love conspiracy theories. I'm all 242 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: for them, but this one, Nah, not really, Nah, wasn't happening. Now. 243 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: The other thing, and this is something that actually upset 244 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: rays fans, and understandably so. During the introductions to the game, 245 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: the two raised players, Wander Franco and the injured pitcher 246 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: Shane mcclanay, and were skipped over for some reason. I'm 247 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 1: not exactly sure what happened. Mark Topkin, my friend from 248 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Times, asked questions of Fox and Major 249 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: League Baseball, saying, how the heck can this happen? And 250 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: neither from what he reported, took responsibility for That seems 251 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: to me, and I'm guessing here, I don't know the answer. 252 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: I haven't really asked that someone missed a que something happened. 253 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: There was just some mistake that occurred somewhere down the line. Now, 254 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: raised players are often misidentified by television networks, and sometimes 255 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: they have their names mispronounced, and those errors are inexcusable. 256 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: You can certainly argue this one was inexcusable too. I 257 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: get it, But again, I don't know that it's anything why. No, 258 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: it wasn't anything deliberate. It just seems to me there 259 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: was a mistake that happens. I would chuck this one 260 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: up to the perils of Live TV. I don't know 261 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: that it was a deliberate mistake. In fact, I'm sure 262 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: it wasn't a deliberate mistake. It was more an innocent 263 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: type of mistake. I know that doesn't satisfy raised fans. 264 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: I totally get it. But at the same time, things 265 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: happen on my behalf. I apologize. I don't want to 266 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: see it happen. But by and large, I think we 267 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: do an amazing job at Fox on these games. And 268 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: if you're watching and you're paying attention to the All 269 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: Star Game and you're seeing all the different things that 270 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: go on, I just hope you can appreciate, just take 271 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: a step back and say, WHOA, what do these guys do? 272 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: It's pretty cool, and it is pretty cool. It's an 273 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: honor to be a part of it. All right. Time 274 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: out for dude and dork of the Week due to 275 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: the week. Well maybe a little bit biased because he 276 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: was on our Fox broadcast Saturday night and he had 277 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: a monster game on base five times, but Mookie Betts 278 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: ten homers in his last eighteen games. He is seven 279 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: shy of his career high of thirty five, which he 280 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: established last season. He is playing at another level even 281 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: for a player who has already won an MVP. And 282 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: remember he's doing this while playing infield and outfield, alternating 283 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: positions on different days depending upon on what the team needs. 284 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: Mookie is having an amazing year. Now, I'm not sure 285 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: he's the MVP. In fact, right now he's not the MVP. 286 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: It still goes to Acuna in my mind. Twenty three homers, 287 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: forty three steals, thousand plus ops. He's had an amazing season, 288 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: and the Braves have had an amazing season. But it's 289 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: a long year and things could change. Mookie certainly is 290 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: right there. What a great player, What a fun player 291 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: to watch, And he's the kind of guy that I 292 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: just never get tired of covering, writing about, talking about. 293 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: It's a lot of fun. We do have an honorary 294 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: dude this week, and I think you guys are gonna 295 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: like this one. The honorary dude is the Dead and 296 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: Company drummer Jay Lane. Now, the Dead and Company played 297 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: their final show of their final tour last night, and 298 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: there was Jay at Oracle Park in San Francisco wearing 299 00:16:55,760 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: the glorious green Sell the Team T shirt. I've never 300 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: met Jay. I'm not even a fan of Dead in company. 301 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: The Dead was popular when I was in high school. 302 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: I was not a deadhead. I was not down with that. 303 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: I had other tastes. But I respect, of course the longevity, 304 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 1: the amazing things that they've done, and I respect the 305 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: great fans that they have and all that. But Jay 306 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: Lane for his sell the team T shirt, honorary dude 307 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: for sure. Talk of the week. This one is a 308 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: little bit more involved than usual, and I'll explain it. 309 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: It's Major League Baseball, and I want to preface this 310 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 1: by saying MLB is having a great year. Attendance is up, 311 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: the rules changes are extremely well received, well done, no 312 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: complaints there. This is a bit of a nitpick, but 313 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: it's a bit of a significant nitpick too. It's the 314 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: amateur draft that I'm concerned about now. It used to 315 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: be held in early June, and that was problematic because 316 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: it took place during the College World Series. Wasn't great. 317 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: MLB moved it to the Sunday before the All Star Game, 318 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: looking to get away from the College World Series for one, 319 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: and also to get more exposure for the draft. Understood, 320 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 1: not a bad thought. The problem is the people who 321 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 1: run these teams, the GMS people, below them. They now 322 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: get no break. They go from the draft right to 323 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: the deadline. The All Star break was usually a time 324 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: in the past when the draft was in June, when 325 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: they would get some downtime, and you're effectively crushing these guys. Now, yes, 326 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: they make a lot of money, they're working in baseball, 327 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: which we're all privileged to do. But it just shows 328 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: to me a lack of feel for your own people, 329 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: the people running your teams, that you would do the 330 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: draft at that time of year, mid July. When you 331 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: have the draft in mid July, the idea is to 332 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 1: get higher television ratings, do a better job of exposing 333 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:57,439 Speaker 1: the amateur draft. Again, good idea. Problem is, are the 334 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 1: ratings really impacted that much they're up. I can't imagine 335 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: the ratings for the amateur baseball draft are significant enough 336 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: to even make a difference if they go up. We're 337 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: not talking about the Super Bowl here, folks. We're not 338 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: even talking about the World Series. We're talking about baseball's 339 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: amateur draft, which is not the NFL Draft and is 340 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 1: not the NBA Draft. Again, no perfect time for this thing. 341 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: I understand that, but I don't understand why you would 342 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: risk burning out your own people, your best people, makes 343 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: no sense. This week, I'm Fox. I'll be in Milwaukee 344 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: for Braves at Brewers. This is a matchup I'm looking 345 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: forward to for obvious reasons. We've got two first place teams, 346 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: we've got a potential playoff preview, and we've got a 347 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: city that is a great baseball town, a place I 348 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: always enjoy visiting. I spent, as you guys know, a 349 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: ton of years in Baltimore. I lived there, I work there, 350 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: and Baltimore and Milwaukee to me have some similarities. Baltimore 351 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: is kind of a second city to Washington, as Milwaukee 352 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: is to Chicago, and like a little cousin, and there's 353 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: a lot of pride in that regardless, and both great 354 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: baseball towns. So I will be looking forward to seeing 355 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 1: the Brewers and the Braves this weekend. Now it's time 356 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: for grilling Ken. Let's get to your questions, all right. 357 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: This one comes from Brett. Oh, here's a good one. 358 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: If Otana gets traded to an NL team at the deadline, 359 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: which MVP does he win? So, Brett, this is a 360 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: good question. And I actually asked the head of the 361 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,919 Speaker 1: Baseball Writers' Association of America Shai Davidi, who works in 362 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: Toronto for Sportsnet, what the answer is, what happens here? 363 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: And honestly, the answer is he can win both. He 364 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: will be a candidate in the American League and he 365 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: will be a candidate in the National League, and if 366 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: the Baseball writers elect him in both, he would be 367 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 1: a dual MVP Award winner. Now do I foresee this happening. 368 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure I foresee him getting traded. In fact, 369 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: the odds are still against it, even as the Angels 370 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: continue to kind of collapse. But if he does get traded, 371 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: if he does get traded to a National League team, 372 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: seems to me it would be tough for him to 373 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: win an MVP in the National League based on two 374 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: months of play. I guess you never know. We'll see 375 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 1: what happens, but it's an interesting question for sure, and 376 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: if there's any one guy who can do it, yes, 377 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: it is Shohei Otani. Next question, let's see from Sean 378 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: Sean asks, is there ever a time in which a 379 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: contender should opt to not buy at the trade deadline? 380 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: For example, these Braves are awfully deep, and I wonder 381 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: if any significant additions outside of the bullpen could disrupt 382 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: the team's cohesion. Sean, I like where you're going with this, 383 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:43,360 Speaker 1: and it's certainly fair to ask. But in most cases 384 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: teams will look to supplement, and for instance, the Braves, 385 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: if they go get a starter, which is probably their 386 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: bigger need right now, maybe a depth guy just in 387 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: case Freed and Write don't come back as they want. 388 00:21:56,240 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 1: They've got the young kids not all settled exactly. They 389 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: might want one more starter just for stability reasons. That's 390 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: not going to disrupt the clubhouse. It's not going to 391 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: mess with the cohesion of the team. I guess there 392 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: are certain cases where that might be the case. But 393 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 1: generally speaking, as I said earlier in the show, teams 394 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: want reinforcements. When a team makes an acquisition at the deadline, 395 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: it is generally well received in the clubhouse. All right, 396 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: This one comes from Jamie Pote. Jamie asks or says, 397 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: I think the Red Sox are buyers. Do you see 398 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: them going after guys like Drew Smiley or Shane Bieber 399 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: controlled type starters. Well, Shane Bieber is really questionable right now, 400 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 1: just went on the injured list. I don't know that 401 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: he will get traded. While there are physical questions about him. 402 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:46,160 Speaker 1: Remember last year, Frankie Montas came back off the injured list. Actually, 403 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: I'm not even true he was on the injured list, 404 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: but he came back. He had these shoulder issues and 405 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 1: never really got right. So teams are gonna be really 406 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: wary about Shane Bieber Drew Smiley if the Cubs sells. Sure, 407 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: he hasn't pitched as well lately as he did earlier 408 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,719 Speaker 1: in the season. I would think Kyle Hendricks would be 409 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: more attractive to the Red Sox, and yeah, you want 410 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 1: a guy under more control if you can get them. 411 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 1: But the Red Sox are two games out in the 412 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: wildcard race, tied with the Yankees, two games out tied 413 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: for last in the Al East, but just two out 414 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: in the wildcard race. They're in a position where I think, 415 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 1: with some more pitching, and honestly, maybe two starters would help, 416 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: they could be a very interesting team. All right, Finally, 417 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: this was a good one. Well zaylocks Shotglass, the goat 418 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 1: Wizard died the seven Thank you for years of your 419 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: real dame there. I don't think either one of those 420 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: is your real name, but if you were in John 421 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: Menzelok's position, this person asked, do you think the whole 422 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: ship or you only punt on this season and retool 423 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: for next year. I wrote about this issue a few 424 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: weeks ago with regard to the Cardinals. My opinion, as 425 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: I stated, was either they do one of two things. 426 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 1: You go big in free agency this winter, or you 427 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: make some signific trades, because my feeling is this team 428 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: does not need cosmetic kind of around the edges changes. 429 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: They need to shake it up a little bit. And 430 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: they're not a team that generally spends money in free agency, 431 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 1: not big money, and frankly, they haven't spent it all 432 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,400 Speaker 1: that well in recent years. So if you're not going 433 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 1: to do that, well, let's make some trades. Let's do 434 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 1: some things. They have a ton of young talent and 435 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: more coming. They are great at drafting and developing. That's 436 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: something they do extremely well. Haven't been so great at 437 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: trading as well as signing free agents in recent years. 438 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: But where are you here? Paul Goldschmidt, after this year 439 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: enters his walk season, his walk year as a free 440 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: agent potential to be. If you re sign Paul Goldchman, 441 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: you will be taking him starting in his age thirty 442 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: seven season. What I mean by that is giving him 443 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: an extension after twenty twenty four that would be entering 444 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: his age thirty seven season. Do you really want to 445 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 1: do that, I'm not so sure you do. And if 446 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: you trade goldmanth and you follow that by trading no 447 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: On Ornado and both these guys have full note trades, 448 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: I get it. You have a chance to get some 449 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: pitching and some big time pitching. Do I expect the 450 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 1: Cardinals to pursue that course, No, they've already basically announced 451 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: that they're not going to pursue that course. They don't 452 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,880 Speaker 1: do these kinds of things, these dramatic type moves. Sometimes 453 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: they do it as buyers, certainly with gold Schmith and Noornado. 454 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: Those are great trades that they've made in recent years. 455 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: But in my view, get young pitching with those guys 456 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: as your trade pieces, surround your young core with those pitchers, 457 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: and kind of bring it all back up again. That 458 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: is what I'd love to see the Cardinals do. It 459 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: would be daring, it would be bold, and it's kind 460 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: of the same problem I understand that the Padres face. 461 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: When you have probably attendance of three million coming, you 462 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: don't want to wreck your season. But actually at this 463 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: point their fans might welcome in. I want to thank 464 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: the fans for those great questions. Really enjoyed them this week. 465 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: I want to thank everyone watching on YouTube where you 466 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 1: can subscribe and like us, and also from listening on 467 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 1: the podcast version of this show. You know how to 468 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: do it there too. 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