WEBVTT - Ump perfecto, Interference debate + Jesse Friedman's D'backs checkup

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<v Speaker 1>The guy stepping into the number two spot in the

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<v Speaker 1>lineup has been Heraldo Perdomo, and because of him, the

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<v Speaker 1>Diamondbacks really haven't missed a beat with kateel Marte currently

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<v Speaker 1>on the injured list.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we've got Jesse Friedman joining us right now, the

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<v Speaker 2>new host of the new show Snake's Territory, which did

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<v Speaker 2>its first live show last night, So check it out

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<v Speaker 2>on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Jesse, great

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<v Speaker 2>to have you on. Let's just start really nice and

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<v Speaker 2>simple here. What kind of grade would you give the

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<v Speaker 2>Diamondbacks for the first few weeks of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, first of all, thank you guys for having me,

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<v Speaker 1>really appreciate it. Yeah, a grade for the first few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks of the season. They're coming into today, they're playing

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<v Speaker 1>right now, but they're coming in today, eleven and seven.

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<v Speaker 1>I would probably give them an a minus feels roughly appropriate. Granted,

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<v Speaker 1>the Diamondbacks are a fourth place baseball team currently, which

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we'll get into later just how wild the NL

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<v Speaker 1>West is currently, But just in and of themselves, they

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<v Speaker 1>have played pretty well to start the season. As I said,

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<v Speaker 1>they're eleven and seven. That's a pretty good place to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Eighteen games in. Certainly it hasn't all been perfect. The

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<v Speaker 1>starting rotation is something that we could get into as

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<v Speaker 1>an area of improvement for this team. Certainly there were

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<v Speaker 1>high expectations for this rotation coming into the season after

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<v Speaker 1>the signing of Corbyn Burns. Several guys in this rotation

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<v Speaker 1>have not quite performed up to where you would maybe

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<v Speaker 1>expect to this point in the season. But in really

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<v Speaker 1>all other facets, the bullpen has been quite good up

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<v Speaker 1>to this point in the year. The offense, I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>is fourth in baseball and run scored entering today. And

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<v Speaker 1>this Diamondbacks defense tends to be pretty good a year

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<v Speaker 1>in and year out as well. So they're clicking on

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<v Speaker 1>most cylinders right now. And I think if you got

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<v Speaker 1>this rotation to where a lot of people think it

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<v Speaker 1>could eventually be, you could be looking at genuinely one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best teams in all of baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>So what are we missing? What is the what is

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<v Speaker 3>the non Arizona following media missing in the sense of,

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<v Speaker 3>like I see that Corbyn Carroll's leading team and Homer's

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<v Speaker 3>run stole you different categories. Are we missing something that

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<v Speaker 3>like everybody in the nation should be watching right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Corbyn Carroll has certainly gotten the vast majority of the

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<v Speaker 1>attention from this team, and rightfully so. I think someone

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<v Speaker 1>who probably deserves more attention is Heraldo Perdomo, Diamondbacks shortstop

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<v Speaker 1>who's been a pretty solid player in this league over

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<v Speaker 1>the past few years. But the start that he is

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<v Speaker 1>off to this season has been extremely impressive. Entering today,

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<v Speaker 1>he was hitting three to eleven with a nine to

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<v Speaker 1>seven OPS. And currently the Diamondbacks are without Katel Marte,

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<v Speaker 1>who is certainly their best player a year ago, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best players on this team for quite some time,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's been out since April fourth, so it's really

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<v Speaker 1>the majority of the season that the Diamondbacks have been

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<v Speaker 1>without their best player, and the guy stepping into the

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<v Speaker 1>number two spot in the lineup has been Heraldo Perdomo.

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<v Speaker 1>And historically Prodomo has been a guy who could give

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<v Speaker 1>you a quality at that but was not necessarily going

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<v Speaker 1>to slug a ton. Was not necessarily you know, most

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<v Speaker 1>of his hits are going to be singles. He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to hit singles and draw walks. But what we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>so far this season has been really a different version

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<v Speaker 1>of him. He already has matched his home run total

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<v Speaker 1>from a season ago with three homers so far in

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<v Speaker 1>this young season, and he just seems to be driving

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<v Speaker 1>the ball with more authority and because of him, the

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<v Speaker 1>Diamondbacks really haven't missed a beat. With katel Marte currently

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<v Speaker 1>on the injured list.

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<v Speaker 3>Tel Marte is the year in and year out possible

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<v Speaker 3>MVP favorite. He was top three last year. Does Corbyn

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<v Speaker 3>Carroll slide into that role now? And not just because

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<v Speaker 3>of what he's done this small season sample size, but

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<v Speaker 3>also after he made his swing change part way through

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<v Speaker 3>the year last year, going back again on top of

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<v Speaker 3>the heaters, do you think he's an MVP candidate?

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard eric to watch what Corbyn Carroll is doing

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<v Speaker 1>on a day to day basis right now and think

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<v Speaker 1>anything different. I mean, this is a guy who for

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<v Speaker 1>those people who like wins above replacement as a way

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<v Speaker 1>of measuring player performance, Corbyn was number one on both

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<v Speaker 1>Fangrafts and Baseball Reference as of the start of play yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>talking about, according to that metric, the best player in

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<v Speaker 1>the league. Right, and certainly this is a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen in this conversation in the past. Last year

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<v Speaker 1>not so much, right, he had such a brutal first

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<v Speaker 1>half of the season that even with a pretty stellar

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<v Speaker 1>second half, he just wasn't going to be in that conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>But in his rookie season, when he was Rookie of

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<v Speaker 1>the Year and had twenty five home runs and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>four stolen bases, he did finish top five in MVP voting.

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<v Speaker 1>That's season and back then I certainly would not have

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<v Speaker 1>been surprised if Corbyn became a legitimate candidate to win

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<v Speaker 1>the award at some point in his career. And what

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen so far with the swing stance change that

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned, he seems to be kind of downplaying the

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<v Speaker 1>impact of that, but it's hard as an outside observer

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<v Speaker 1>not to associate how well he's playing right now with

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<v Speaker 1>what is a pretty drastic change to his swing stance

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<v Speaker 1>that he made. He is crushing anything and everything, including

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<v Speaker 1>pitches at the top of the zone, which has been

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<v Speaker 1>kind of maybe the one hole in his game that

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<v Speaker 1>you could have identified a couple of years ago. That

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<v Speaker 1>does not seem to be a hole any longer. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's still early, certainly to be having these conversations,

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<v Speaker 1>But in my mind, Corbyn is absolutely a viable MVP candidate.

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<v Speaker 4>All Right, we're talking about all the things are doing well.

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<v Speaker 4>What's the achilles heel of this team? Is it the bullpen?

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<v Speaker 4>Because the bullpen wasn't great last year, they didn't do

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<v Speaker 4>a lot to address it this offseason. Is that the

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<v Speaker 4>one thing you look at. I know, the starters aren't

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<v Speaker 4>been doing great, but Korba Burgs is going to be fine,

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<v Speaker 4>Gallen is going to be fine, Meryl Kelly's gonna be fine,

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<v Speaker 4>Fought's gonna be fine, and Water Rodriguez gonna be fine.

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<v Speaker 4>These are veteran guys. Is it their bullpen? That's there

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<v Speaker 4>one thing where you look at and say, this has

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<v Speaker 4>to be right for them to compete with the Padres,

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<v Speaker 4>the Giants and the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, for the vast majority of this team's existence

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<v Speaker 1>as franchise, I think you could look at the bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>as kind of always being their achilles heel. And certainly

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<v Speaker 1>last year there were some issues. Once again, Paul Sewald

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<v Speaker 1>was hurt for a while, and then when he returned

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<v Speaker 1>from injury, was good for a time and then just

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<v Speaker 1>really really hit a rough patch in July, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Diamondbacks really didn't have a great situation at the back

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<v Speaker 1>end of games the rest of the way. What we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen so far, though, Aj is what I think is

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty good bullpen. We'll certainly see whether this is sustainable.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Diamondbacks acquired AJ Puck at the trade deadline

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<v Speaker 1>a year ago, and he was outstanding in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>He hasn't been quite as good so far this season,

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<v Speaker 1>but the stuff looks still pretty darn good to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's going to be fine, And I think

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<v Speaker 1>the real story with this bullpen is the emergence of

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Martinez, a guy who some people are maybe starting

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<v Speaker 1>to hear about more and more. I think MLB dot

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<v Speaker 1>com recently had an article about how his splitter is

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<v Speaker 1>effectively a ninety mile an hour knuckleball, and beyond that,

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<v Speaker 1>he's throwing, you know, one hundred and one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>two miles an hour on the regular with his four

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<v Speaker 1>seam and his sinker. So Justin Martinez hasn't allowed to

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<v Speaker 1>run yet this season. Shelby Miller, a guy the Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 1>picked up over the offseason, invited him to spring training.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been outstanding as well. He is not allowed

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<v Speaker 1>to run so far this year either, So between between

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<v Speaker 1>those guys and aj Puck still being here is I

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<v Speaker 1>think a pretty solid weapon at the back end. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bullpen's been all right so far, and I don't really

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<v Speaker 1>have a reason to think it's it's going to change

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<v Speaker 4>and one of them was Martinez because he throws one

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<v Speaker 4>whatever you want to call it. Can Puck though, here's

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<v Speaker 4>my question. Shelby Miller got off to a great star.

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<v Speaker 4>I love Shelby Miller. I caught him for a couple

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<v Speaker 4>of years. Great guy. Can he keep it up? Can

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<v Speaker 4>AJ Puck keep it up? These are guys that have

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<v Speaker 4>kind of had a little bit of up and down,

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<v Speaker 4>especially in the bullpen. Bullpen so volatile it can change

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<v Speaker 4>literally week to week. Can these guys keep this up

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<v Speaker 4>for one hundred and sixty two games?

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that's the million dollar question, right. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's totally valid to wonder if they if they can. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>You're You're absolutely right, AJ Puck? You know, since I

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<v Speaker 1>think a Brown May of last season has been one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best relievers in all of baseball. But before that, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he was not that.

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<v Speaker 5>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>He made some adjustments to his pitch arsenal early last

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<v Speaker 1>year in Miami and really started to throw the ball well.

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<v Speaker 1>The Diamondbacks wanted to trade for him, and so far,

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<v Speaker 1>so good. But yeah, he's only you know, he's only

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<v Speaker 1>been this version of himself for probably a little less

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<v Speaker 1>than a calendar year. And certainly Shelby Miller as a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who was you know, a non roster invitee just

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<v Speaker 1>just about a month or so ago. Right, you certainly

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<v Speaker 1>need to see more from these guys, I think to

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<v Speaker 1>feel great about it. But certainly, what we've seen so far,

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<v Speaker 1>it's as good of a place as I've seen the

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<v Speaker 1>Diamondbacks bullpen in at this stage of a season for

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<v Speaker 1>maybe as long as I can remember. This has certainly

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<v Speaker 1>been the achilles heel for this team for many, many

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<v Speaker 1>years past.

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<v Speaker 3>Can this fourth place team win the division?

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<v Speaker 1>They've got a lot of ground to make up already, Right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's outrageous what's currently happening in the NLS. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>might have already talked about it. I believe entering today,

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<v Speaker 1>the four best records in Major League Baseball are all

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<v Speaker 1>NL West teams. It is the Padres, it is the Giants,

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers, and the Diamondbacks. Granted, I think a few

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<v Speaker 1>other teams are tied with the Diamondbacks entering today, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's unreal what we've seen so far in the

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<v Speaker 1>NL West to start the season. I think if you'd

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<v Speaker 1>asked most people entering the year what the best division

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<v Speaker 1>in baseball is, I think the N West would at

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<v Speaker 1>least have been a popular choice, probably the most popular choice.

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<v Speaker 1>But I didn't expect this, Like I did not expect

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants to be what they've been so far, and

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<v Speaker 1>even the Padres, after the offseason that they had, you

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<v Speaker 1>kind of knew that the top end talent was there,

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<v Speaker 1>but they lost a whole lot of depth over the offseason,

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<v Speaker 1>and somehow that really has not held them back at

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<v Speaker 1>all so far. So I think it's too early to

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<v Speaker 1>get too wrapped up into what the standings look like

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<v Speaker 1>right now, but frankly, the odds are certainly stacked against

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<v Speaker 1>the Diamondbacks and in winning the n West. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers, of course, being I think the primary deterrent there,

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<v Speaker 1>but also the Padres and Giants looking pretty good early

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<v Speaker 1>in the season as well.

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<v Speaker 4>It's never too early, by the way, it's never too

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<v Speaker 4>early to look at the standings. Trust me, it's never

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<v Speaker 4>too early because you got to win games. But also

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<v Speaker 4>the other thing is, you know, West hasn't really started

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<v Speaker 4>playing each other yet. The Rockies taking the brunt of

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<v Speaker 4>it from everybody right now, but the other four teams

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<v Speaker 4>haven't really started to play. The Padres and the Giants

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<v Speaker 4>and the Dodgers and the Padres. They haven't really gotten

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<v Speaker 4>into it yet where they're playing the thirteen times yet.

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<v Speaker 4>So it's a little bit early to say, oh, this

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<v Speaker 4>team is better than this, because they're going to start

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<v Speaker 4>beating up on each other at some point, and when

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<v Speaker 4>they do, whoever comes out of that scrum is who's

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<v Speaker 4>going to win the division.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to remind Jesse about a quote that we

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<v Speaker 2>got when we were at Diamondbacks camp from Kevin Ginkel.

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<v Speaker 2>He said he feels like the Dodgers tighten up a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit when they play the Diamondbacks. Did you catch

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<v Speaker 2>that quote?

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<v Speaker 1>I did, Yes, I do remember him saying that, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's some truth to that. I mean, I've

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<v Speaker 1>covered pretty much every Diamondbacks Dodgers game in person here

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<v Speaker 1>over the last few years, whether in Arizona in Arizona

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<v Speaker 1>or over in Los Angeles, and the Diamondbacks have played

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers really tough over the past few seasons. Granted,

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<v Speaker 1>part of that is that Christian Walker would just turn

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<v Speaker 1>into a superhuman every single time he entered Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>He had one of the most unbelievable three game series

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<v Speaker 1>that I've ever seen there last July. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>hit four home runs over the course of those three games.

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<v Speaker 1>So it'll be interesting to see what it looks like

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<v Speaker 1>without him on this team anymore. But yeah, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think that the Diamondbacks are intimidated by anyone in this league,

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<v Speaker 1>and based on what we've seen from them so far

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<v Speaker 1>and certainly what this starting rotation, I think still could

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<v Speaker 1>be if Corbyn Burns and Zach Gallen and some of

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<v Speaker 1>these guys that you expect to be really good kind

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<v Speaker 1>of find their way. Yeah, I think they certain only

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<v Speaker 1>can compete when when they're playing the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be a fun division to follow if the

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<v Speaker 2>Giants stay involved here too, because that's really the extra

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<v Speaker 2>team that I don't think most people.

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<v Speaker 3>Expected to be Giants exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>They're have a good series against Philadelphia too. Jesse, this

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<v Speaker 2>was great, thanks for joining us. Congrats again on Snake's Territory.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep it up. We'll talk soon.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, sounds good, guys, Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Jesse Friedman, host of Snake's Territory. So go

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<v Speaker 2>check it out. Jack Summers on there with them multiple

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<v Speaker 2>times per week. You can also follow Jesse at Jesse

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<v Speaker 2>and Friedman F R I E D M A N.

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<v Speaker 2>But go check out the show. It's awesome. They'll pop

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<v Speaker 2>on live after some games as well.

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<v Speaker 3>See right.

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<v Speaker 2>Show sometimes is for gold stars. How do you say

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<v Speaker 2>his name?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know. I don't know Mark rip Mark Rippager,

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<v Speaker 4>Mark Ripperger did one hundred percent. He's the guy. I

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<v Speaker 4>didn't look at this, so I don't know. Yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 4>got one hundred percent flow too.

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<v Speaker 3>Nice Salad Empire scorecard.

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<v Speaker 4>Could have been me a lot of money and I

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<v Speaker 4>wouldn't have said he would have.

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<v Speaker 2>Really, there were some trolls or maybe not trolls, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they were right that were like, no, it actually wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>perfect on dot com or stackast whatever. It had one

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<v Speaker 2>or two misses, but I'll go off on scorecard. They're

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good. So they've got him in the zone when

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<v Speaker 2>he was supposed to be out of the zone, when

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<v Speaker 2>he was supposed to be hound percent.

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<v Speaker 4>But no, here's my question, though it was his ninety four percent, right,

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<v Speaker 4>what was that I missed some balls that were allowed

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<v Speaker 4>in the eu Z, which is the estimated umpire zone.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know what that stands for.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the demilitarized zone.

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<v Speaker 4>Ye see one strike one called strike outside the So

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<v Speaker 4>did he really looks like he did miss I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>They can We all agree.

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<v Speaker 4>That this is really cool to see. Good for you.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a border and then that's where you get I know.

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<v Speaker 2>So are we getting love?

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<v Speaker 5>Are we happy about this?

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<v Speaker 3>This is why we haven't had the abs till now,

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<v Speaker 3>and this is why we're gonna have arguments with it.

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<v Speaker 3>Are we giving pitchers a twenty one inch plate because

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<v Speaker 3>a two inch baseball touches the edge of the supposed

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<v Speaker 3>strike zone? So now the plate is going to be

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<v Speaker 3>extra wide and we're doing this for more offense or

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<v Speaker 3>what are we doing it for? So there's there's a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of discussion here. Listen, perfection is tough. We need

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<v Speaker 3>to name it something when an umpire, we got to

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<v Speaker 3>come up with something like the ump Showman, something like

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<v Speaker 3>a perfect game.

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<v Speaker 4>That's cool. I don't think they want it because the

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<v Speaker 4>last guy that got one hundred percent, we don't talk

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<v Speaker 4>about him anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but I was in the playoffs and he just

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<v Speaker 3>had he just had his name connected to his buddy's account.

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<v Speaker 2>He was, yeah, you can look that up. We did

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<v Speaker 2>plenty on that, and I've got in trouble for the

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<v Speaker 2>bad stuff, getting involved with the friend, the bookie, the

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<v Speaker 2>whole deal, all right. Next up was this batter's interference

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<v Speaker 2>on Austin Hayes. Tons of back and forth on a

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<v Speaker 2>number of different social media platforms, with people being like

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<v Speaker 2>Ellie de la Cruz should not have been called out

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<v Speaker 2>from batter's interference here on Austin Hayes. They said a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people are like, you can't fall back, that's

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<v Speaker 2>your fault.

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<v Speaker 3>Bad call.

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<v Speaker 4>He didn't touch him, didn't touch him. I used to

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<v Speaker 4>fake and hit all the time and try to steal that.

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<v Speaker 4>When I know I had no chance of throwing out

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<v Speaker 4>fast dudes like Ellie. I'd just be like ah, no,

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<v Speaker 4>like interference. You know for replay, they couldn't tell. But

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<v Speaker 4>he didn't even touch them, like he's not even close

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<v Speaker 4>to him. That's a bad call for me.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry. I don't know if it's the band calls.

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<v Speaker 3>Definitely judgment there. I'm going because because Cal had to

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<v Speaker 3>really stand up to throw over him, it was Cal's fault.

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<v Speaker 3>All Cal had to do was do his normal move,

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<v Speaker 3>go straight through him. But it is hard to say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna throw and I'm gonna allow my knuckle to

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<v Speaker 3>hit your helmet. No, not a chance. So you do

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<v Speaker 3>you let your glove hit AJ? I mean go look

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<v Speaker 3>up some of AJ's flops from behind the plates. Technically

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<v Speaker 3>he went across the line that he should have gone across.

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<v Speaker 3>And the line is not the inside part of the

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<v Speaker 3>batter's box. Yep, he is choreographed.

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<v Speaker 4>You don't get these for nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it is I think it is interference. I

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<v Speaker 3>think it is batter's interference.

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<v Speaker 2>This is good, this is I love this, this is

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<v Speaker 2>good heat.

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<v Speaker 4>This is the batter's interference.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not you guys are the experts.

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<v Speaker 4>Not it's a week tweaks back when I played you

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<v Speaker 4>had to spin that wheel to get the interference right.

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<v Speaker 4>You had to fake it till you make it right.

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<v Speaker 4>But not anymore. You don't even have to touch the guy.

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<v Speaker 4>You can just yell and scream and they'll give you

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<v Speaker 4>whatever you want.

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<v Speaker 3>I do. I do agree with you that you had

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<v Speaker 3>to make contact or the umpire had to believe that

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<v Speaker 3>the throw was manipulating. Without making contact, they weren't gonna

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<v Speaker 3>they weren't gonna call it. But I still think it's in.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, according to that of the law, it is interference.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you got follow then manipulate them. I didn't try

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<v Speaker 4>to break the rules. I just tested their elasticity.

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<v Speaker 3>Please, people go and look it up. It's on YouTube.

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<v Speaker 3>There's some there's some nice like I'm talking, oh, like

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<v Speaker 3>a mix between one in the playoffs and La Liga.

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<v Speaker 4>To see the playoffs when I was with when I

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<v Speaker 4>was at the Cardinals where somebody hit me with their

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<v Speaker 4>bat and I went down like I saw believe in

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<v Speaker 4>the rain on purpose. They came out and gave me

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<v Speaker 4>the whole potato and I was like, I'm fine. It

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<v Speaker 4>worked though the guy had to go back and yeah, okay,

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<v Speaker 4>we're good.

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<v Speaker 2>I got my call and I'm fine play on hey

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<v Speaker 2>acting is part of the game. Apparently