1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: voter number seventy, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker. What 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 2: a show we have for you today, Astro's first Basement. 8 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 2: John Singleton will drop by as the Astros flows in 9 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: one yet another division title in the Al West. Also 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: from ninety seven to one, the Ticket in Detroit, Jeff 11 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: Brieger talks about the amazing run the Tigers have had 12 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: and they were in the playoff line. 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: Let's go better to lead off, it's getting robbed to 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: keep them on. Rob's hot take and the three biggest 15 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: stories in Major League Baseball. Number one, give it. 16 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: Up to the Milwaukee Brewers, who won the National League 17 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 2: Central and are going to the postseason again. 18 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 3: And what a season it has been. 19 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: Remember before the year started, they lost their manager, Craig Council, 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 2: to the rival Chicago Cubs. They also lost their star closer, 21 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: Devin Williams for most of the season, and yet they're 22 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: going to the postseason and they have a chance to 23 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: win their first World Series and make it back, i 24 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,559 Speaker 2: should say, to the World Series for the first time 25 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 2: since nineteen eighty two. Back in nineteen eighty two, the 26 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: Brewers lost in a seven game series to the Saint 27 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 2: Louis Cardinals, So it's been a long time since the 28 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: Brewers have gone to a World Series. And they have 29 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 2: the kind of team that this year has been incredible. 30 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: What a incredible celebration that they had in clinching the division. 31 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: They did it by not having to play. Actually, the 32 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: Cubs lost to the Oakland a so that gave them 33 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 2: the division title. And man, they have a really good 34 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 2: young team. Nobody expected much from them, but here we are. 35 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: The Brewers have now made the playoffs three of the 36 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: last They've clinched their third National League Central in four years. 37 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 3: So this team continues to win. 38 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: The problem has been in the postseason where they can't 39 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: get seem to get out of the divisional round, you know, 40 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 2: either wild card or divisional round. They wind up losing 41 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 2: every year and never really get a chance. 42 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 3: To make a run. 43 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: So this will be different and we'll see if they're 44 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 2: able to make it happen this year with this third 45 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: National League Central title in four years. Number two. I 46 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 2: was wrong about Juan Soto. I was wrong. What a 47 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: magical season he's having for the Yankees. I thought he 48 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 2: was crazy nuts with Sugarnow when he turned down that 49 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: four hundred and forty million dollars from the Washington Nationals 50 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 2: and then was traded to San Diego. Had a soso 51 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: rest of that year with the Padres. 52 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 3: The following year was much better. He made the All 53 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 3: Star team. 54 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 2: But this is the first year in New York with 55 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 2: a free agency looming after the regular season, and what 56 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: did he do? 57 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 3: He has a career high forty home runs. 58 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 2: Him and Aaron Judge first Yankee teammates with over forty 59 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 2: home runs in the same season. Get this Since nineteen 60 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 2: sixty one with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. That's how 61 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 2: long it's been since two Yankees have hit forty home 62 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: runs or more each in the same season. I don't 63 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 2: Soto's number. I know people don't want to believe it. 64 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 2: I think it's five fifty six hundred million. It's not 65 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 2: gonna be Shohil Tani. It won't be seven hundred. But 66 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 2: how is it not going to be five hundred million 67 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: with what this guy gives you. He has big hits, 68 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 2: he's clutch on base percentage, he knocks in runs that's 69 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 2: around three hundred. I mean, will what doesn't he do? 70 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 2: And the fans in the Bronx, they love him. You know, 71 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: there's a lot of Dominicans in New York. He's Dominican. 72 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 2: They have embraced him fully. He has embraced New York 73 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 2: and he's proven that he can play under the pressure cooker. 74 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: So it's either the Yankees or to met. Somebody with 75 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 2: money is gonna pay this guy. He's a young guy, 76 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: twenty five years old with many many years ago. If 77 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 2: he gets a ten year contract, he still would only 78 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: be thirty five years old and still could be a 79 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: tremendous player for a long time to come. His best 80 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: years are ahead of him, so it's pretty incredible. So 81 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 2: I thought he was crazy not to take that money 82 00:04:58,240 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: at the time, but it looks like he's gonna get 83 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: even more and he wound up betting on himself and. 84 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: Being right number three. 85 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: Coming into Thursday show, Hail Tani has forty eight home runs, 86 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: forty nine stolen bases. It's hard to imagine that with 87 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 2: ten games to go in the season, that he's not 88 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 2: gonna get two more home runs and one more stolen 89 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 2: base it and be the first guy to do the 90 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 2: fifty to fifty. You know, I'm not crazy about the bases. 91 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 2: I think they're pizza boxes. I said it last year 92 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 2: when Ronald Leacuna stole all those bases. You know they're 93 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 2: a little tainted, But I'm not going to say that. 94 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 2: It's still not an accomplishment. He's playing within the rules. 95 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 2: These are what the bases are. Nobody else has fifty bases. 96 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: I think he has a ninety two percent success rate, 97 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: ninety two percent stealing bases. It's incredible, it's insane. So 98 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 2: it'll be celebrated. It'll be the reason that he wins 99 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 2: the America the National League. I should say MVP. No 100 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: DH has ever won it, but no one has ever 101 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 2: done this. When you start doing stuff that no one's 102 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: ever done, which is fifty to fifty, you will be 103 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 2: rewarded and you will be decorated, and you will be 104 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 2: given the major accolades, which will be an MVP award. 105 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 3: So Showhy is going to win the National League MVP. 106 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview, Listen and learn. 107 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 4: It's so good. 108 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 2: All right, Now, let's welcome into the podcast Houston Astros 109 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 2: First Basement, John Singleton, John, Thanks, welcome to the podcast. 110 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, glad to be here. Thank you, Thank you. 111 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: So I've done a lot in your career. But the 112 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 2: other day you had your first major league triple. Let's 113 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 2: start there. What was that? 114 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 4: Like? 115 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: Did you not know it as you were around in 116 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: second base? 117 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 5: It was one of those moments, you know, Dooey likes 118 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 5: to say it. Soon you hit second base, you know 119 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 5: you got to go, you know, So it was definitely 120 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 5: one of those moments. But uh, you know, I appreciate it. 121 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 5: You know, it's it's rare that it happens for people 122 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 5: like me, But I appreciate it. 123 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 2: But did you know you didn't have one? Do you 124 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: know what I mean? Going into that, Like, what had 125 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 2: that ever been in your mind? Or when you got 126 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 2: to third base you realized that that was the first one? 127 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: Not at all. 128 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 5: It's never been a thought on mind that that was 129 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 5: actually a thing. That's never like, That's one thing that 130 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 5: I don't keep track of is how many triples ahead? 131 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 4: But you know, it is what it is. So I'm 132 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 4: just grateful. 133 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 2: Let's talk about this team again. Left for dead earlier 134 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,239 Speaker 2: in the season, didn't look like things were gonna go well, 135 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 2: and then you guys turned it around and here we 136 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: are about to win another division and make another playoff push. 137 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 2: What is about this team and why is it so resilient? 138 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 4: No one on this team quits. 139 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 5: Every single person, every single person on this roster is 140 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 5: wanting to put it all out there for just one day. 141 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 5: And it shows, you know, and I think that's the 142 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 5: most important thing that we have going on. And we 143 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 5: all know at stake and we love it, so you know, 144 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 5: we continue to play with with with everything out there. 145 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: When you when do you guys just block out? I'm 146 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 2: sure you heard all the talk. It's over, you know, 147 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: when Houston move on, there's gonna be other teams. Do 148 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 2: you just block it out? Not concerned about it? Was 149 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 2: it talked about at all that people were counting you 150 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: out or. 151 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 4: No, there's nothing to think about. You know. 152 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 5: There's one goal that that goes on on our minds 153 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 5: is to get to the postseason and and and at 154 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 5: the back of all of our minds is the winning 155 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 5: World Series. That's the whole, that's the whole reason we 156 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 5: played this ball game. So the talk that goes around, 157 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 5: no one actually pati. So you know, it is what 158 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 5: it is. We we love to be here, and we 159 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 5: want to play hard and we want to win the 160 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 5: World Series. 161 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 2: How about you in your season, I know you've been 162 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 2: in and out of the lineup. Is that tougher to 163 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 2: when you're not playing every day or is there a 164 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 2: different mindset? How do you how do you deal with 165 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 2: that when when you're not in there every day. 166 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's definitely difficult. Last year I think it was 167 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 5: more difficult. I'm starting to understand, like how to maneuver through, 168 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 5: you know, playing every day or not playing every day. 169 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 5: I'm trying to understand that. But but it's definitely difficult. 170 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 5: You know, when I get my opportunity, I'm trying to 171 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 5: understand what's going on. I'm trying to understand the game 172 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 5: as it is when I don't have the opportunities necessarily 173 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 5: given to me on a day to day basis. So 174 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 5: you know, the aggressiveness is kind of, you know, dictated 175 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 5: off of the opportunities I get. So, I mean it's 176 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 5: it's it's a game. You know, you got to play it, 177 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 5: you know, So it's it's up and its down. So 178 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 5: but nonetheless, you know we're always going to give our 179 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 5: off for sure. 180 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 2: When when you come to the ballpark, you just got 181 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 2: to be prepared to play every day. You can't be thinking, oh, 182 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 2: it's a lefty, I'm probably not going to play, right. 183 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 2: Could you psych yourself out as that the way you 184 00:09:58,120 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 2: approach it, just like I might be. 185 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 5: In definitely, because you know, you know, there are always injuries, 186 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 5: there are always, you know, things that go on throughout 187 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 5: the ball game that you can never actually count on, 188 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 5: you can never think of. So although they may be 189 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 5: ALEXTI and I'm not starting on a certain particular day, 190 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 5: but that doesn't mean that I might not hit in 191 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 5: the second aim. You know, anything can happen, and I'm 192 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,719 Speaker 5: very well aware of that and I always try to 193 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 5: stay ready. 194 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 2: I guess is John Singleton first basement for the Houston 195 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 2: Astros joining us here on inside the parker just your 196 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 2: ride and your whole story obviously being out of the game, 197 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 2: getting back in the opportunities and just being able to 198 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 2: get back. Do you savor it every day? Do you 199 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 2: think about all those other times bad times or do 200 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 2: you block those out and just think about the future 201 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 2: and the good stuff that's happened. 202 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 5: But honestly, I see baseball from a different perspective now, 203 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 5: you know, I have a different opportunity now, so I'll 204 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 5: see from a different lens. So I respect it a 205 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 5: little bit differently. I don't want to say I respect 206 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 5: it more or less, but it's just it's just different 207 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 5: as as opposed to how it was when I first 208 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 5: came up. 209 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,719 Speaker 2: But is that because it was taken away from you? 210 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 2: Do you know what I mean? Like, like at one 211 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 2: point you probably just expected to be there because you 212 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 2: were a talented player, and then it's gone and now 213 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 2: you appreciate it more. 214 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 4: I would. 215 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 5: I wouldn't say that it was taken away from me 216 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 5: by any means. I just I'm older now, you know, 217 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 5: I've had two kids, So like life is different, I 218 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 5: had to have a different, different perspective on just just 219 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 5: life in general. And then when it comes to baseball, 220 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 5: that's even more different. So it is what it is. 221 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 5: You know, Uh, I still love the game. You know, 222 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 5: I'm willing to give my all any day at any 223 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 5: point in time. 224 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 4: That's never changed. 225 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 5: But you know, at the same time, it is still baseball, 226 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 5: and it is a game, so you have to respect 227 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 5: it for what it is and at that moment. 228 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 2: So one last question, do you guys have enough to 229 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 2: win the World Series in this club. 230 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 4: Out without a doubt, without a doubt. 231 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 2: Pretty confident. 232 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, there's nothing else to say. We have everything that 233 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 5: we need to win a World Series for sure. 234 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 2: Okay, John, thank you so much. I appreciate it. 235 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 4: Definitely, thank you. I appreciate it. 236 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket Protector Centrum. The analytic numbers 237 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:25,719 Speaker 1: you need to know? 238 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 2: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is 239 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 2: his gay? 240 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 3: What do you got for me? Anthony? 241 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 6: Aaron Judge and Jan Soto recently made history is the 242 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 6: third set of Yankees teammates with forty homers and one 243 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 6: hundred rbi in a single season, joining Mantle and Marris 244 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 6: from the Fame sixty one campaign and a couple guys 245 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 6: named Gary Goodruth who did it three times. Of course, 246 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 6: those names are the items that pop from that tidbit. 247 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 6: But how common is it for teammates to truly dominate 248 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 6: like that? There have actually been three instances of teams 249 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 6: with three players to most forty homers and one hundred 250 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 6: rbi in a season. Yes, two of them were at 251 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 6: mid nineties cors Field with the Colorado Rockies, but the 252 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 6: other came just last season with the Braves as Ronald Acune, Junior, 253 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 6: Matt Olsen and Marcelo Zuna pulled off the feed. Add 254 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 6: the wrinkle of forty one hundred plus one hundred walks 255 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 6: into the mix, and the list gets a whole lot shorter. 256 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 6: Judge and Soto are the first teammates to pull that 257 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 6: off since sixty one as well, but not with Mantlin 258 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 6: Marris with Norm Cash and Rocky Colorvido of the sixty 259 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 6: one Tigers, plus Ruth and Garry three other times. For 260 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 6: Judge as well. He's driven in a league high one 261 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 6: hundred and thirty six runs at this point, which is 262 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 6: eighteen point seven percent of the Yankees' entire RBI total 263 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 6: this season. That's the highest mark in baseball this year, 264 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 6: and the highest for a Yankee since Joe DiMaggio in 265 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 6: nineteen forty eight. Soto and Judge are setting records, but 266 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 6: it remains to be seen if it'll be enough to 267 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 6: lift the trophy next month. 268 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 3: That ball is it. 269 00:13:53,760 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: Was a big week in the big leagues. USO's is 270 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: it foul or is it fair? And now from mlbdbro 271 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: dot com here's jrgambo. 272 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 2: Jr. Is it foul or fair to say that a 273 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 2: fifty home run fifty still season by Sho hal Tani 274 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 2: makes him the best speed and power combo player of 275 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 2: all time? 276 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 4: Foul? 277 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: That is a foul ball show. 278 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 7: Hal Tani is only the sixth player to ever go 279 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 7: forty forty, so it's definitely an accomplishment. He should get 280 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 7: the fifty to fifty by the end of the season, 281 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 7: so that would be remarkable. However, we know stolen bases 282 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 7: are thirty to forty percent maybe more easier to get 283 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 7: than they were before they made the bases bigger and 284 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 7: limited the amount of pickoffs the pitcher can throw, and 285 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 7: that changes everything. I can't honestly say that Otani, who's 286 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 7: incredibly talented, with be even attempting to steal this many 287 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 7: bases if it. 288 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: Wasn't so easy. That's why. 289 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 7: Also, Ronald Acunya's forty seventy season that came in the 290 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 7: season that they changed the rules doesn't overwhelm me the 291 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 7: same way. Really, Jose consikos inaugural forty to forty season 292 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 7: was crazy, and so was a Rod's forty two to 293 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 7: forty six still season because they were functioning under the 294 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 7: old rules, where, let's be honest, stealing bases was an 295 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 7: art form. It's not anymore. If you got speed and 296 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 7: you can get on base and you want to run, 297 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 7: you'll probably not get thrown out. The catcher probably won't 298 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 7: even really try to throw you out. Catchers aren't even 299 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 7: throwing guys out like that anymore. It's like armstrength for 300 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,479 Speaker 7: catchers was the top priority. 301 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: Now it don't matter at all. Really. 302 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 7: It will go down in the record books as a 303 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 7: fifty to fifty season for Otani, but he will never 304 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 7: be considered a true speed and power a guy, even 305 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 7: like a Ricky Henderson who never came close to forty homers. 306 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 7: Especially the baseball peerists who know what they're looking at. 307 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: It's the Gambler here. 308 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 7: Vice president of operations for mlbbro dot Com and executive 309 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 7: producer of the MLB bro Show podcast The Mixtape. 310 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: Every Friday. 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Let's bring in a writer 342 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 1: or broadcaster, old or new. 343 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 2: Now let's welcome into the podcast a longtime friend of mine, 344 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 2: Jeff Rieger from ninety seven to one The Ticket in Detroit. 345 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 2: He's covered the Targets for a long time. Obviously he 346 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 2: has the ins and outs on what's going on in Motown. Jeff, 347 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 2: welcome to the podcast. How are you, buddy cool? 348 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: How are you out? 349 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 8: What's going on? 350 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: Man? 351 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 2: Honor to be here man, always a pleasure and it's 352 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 2: a great time to talk. With ten games left in 353 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 2: the Major League Baseball season, the Tigers, who were dead 354 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 2: this summer, have a chance to make the postseason. And 355 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 2: it's been an incredible run. 356 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:57,919 Speaker 3: What has gone right? Jeff? 357 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 2: There is what twenty five and in their last thirty 358 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 2: five games, coming into a Friday series against Baltimore Robins insane. 359 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 8: It's sorcery, it's magic, it's voodoo, whatever you want to 360 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 8: call it. This team was dead, so dead that Scott Harris, 361 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 8: their POBO president of Baseball up said hey, we're gonna 362 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 8: sell as they should have. They got rid of Marcanna, 363 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 8: and they got rid of Andrew Chafin, and they got 364 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 8: rid of, of course Jack Flaherty, who's with the Dodgers pitching 365 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 8: pretty well. And they also said, we're gonna limit Schoobl's innings, 366 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 8: who should win the Cy young and we're gonna bring 367 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 8: all the kids up and we'll just see what happens. 368 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 8: Since August eleventh, you mentioned at twenty five and ten, 369 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 8: and they have the best era in baseball. So it's 370 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 8: not just that they're hitting, which they are, they averaged 371 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 8: five to six runs a game, but they're pitching has 372 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 8: been out of this world and they're doing it rob 373 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 8: with bullpen guys for the most part, Like, yes they 374 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 8: have Schoobl and yes they have kaidermont Zaro who's gotten 375 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 8: a ton better. And they just got to resol some 376 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 8: back and they got Casey Meis back for. 377 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: The majority of these wins. 378 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 8: Though aj Hinch has had an opener like Allah the 379 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 8: Rais ten years ago, and then he brings out a 380 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 8: bulk pitcher guys we haven't even heard of really that 381 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 8: have no track records, and next thing you know, they're 382 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 8: a half game out of the wild Guard maybe a 383 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 8: tide after when we're recording this. And they still got 384 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 8: a chance to catch the Orioles as well, which is insane. 385 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 3: No doubt. 386 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 2: The only problem that they do have with ten to 387 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 2: play is that they don't have the tiebreaker with the 388 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 2: Twins or the Royals, so that if they somehow finished 389 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 2: with the same record, those two teams are going to 390 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 2: make it in and not the Tigers. That's the only, uh, 391 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 2: you know, sore spot for the Tigers going forward. Let's 392 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 2: talk about the pitching and school Well, there was even 393 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 2: talk that maybe they might trade him, and I thought 394 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 2: that was lunacy because when you get a number one 395 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 2: pitcher at the top of your rotation, like when Verlin 396 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 2: came to Detroit and turn that franchise around, you can't 397 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,239 Speaker 2: give that guy up where people like going crazy when 398 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 2: it was even talk of maybe trading school Bols. 399 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 8: All right, so I was guilty of winning the trade. 400 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 8: Schooble I wass me tell you, I want to argue 401 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 8: with you for just a quick second. 402 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 3: Let's do it. 403 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 8: Trek Schouble has two and a half years of control left. 404 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 8: That the deadline he did, so you get him for 405 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 8: a playoff in two years. You would assume a team 406 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 8: like Baltimore, who's got unbelievable amounts of talent in their 407 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 8: farm system, might have wanted to be desperate. They stink now, 408 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 8: but maybe they wanted to be desperate to try to 409 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 8: win a World Series. And we know pitching can help 410 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 8: you win a World Series. But if you look at school, 411 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 8: he's been magnificent. He might win the Triple Crown of pitching, 412 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 8: which hasn't been done since Verlander did it back for 413 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 8: the Tigers in like eleven, right or twelve? 414 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 4: Was it? 415 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 8: My point is, though, pitching isn't what it used to 416 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 8: be as far as starters. Starters go five innings, they say, hey, 417 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 8: nice job. Back in our day, Rob, you had to 418 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 8: go seven or eight innings like the old John Lowell 419 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 8: quality starred six innings in three runs. We used to 420 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 8: make fun of that. That's a four and a half thera. 421 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,959 Speaker 8: Now it's celebrated. So are you gonna pay trek scouble 422 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 8: thirty million bucks a year. A is the owner Chris 423 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 8: Hillich gonna pony up that money when he doesn't seem 424 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 8: like he's a lot like his dad. Furthermore, he's a 425 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 8: Scott Morris client, and you know he's going to free agency, 426 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 8: and by the time he gets the free agency, he's 427 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 8: thirty years old and he's got a huge history of 428 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 8: arm issues. So I said, if the deal was right, 429 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 8: I would have dealt them. Now, obviously I don't know 430 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 8: what they got offerwise, they didn't deal him, but he's 431 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,719 Speaker 8: been great, so I probably look like a bonehead, and 432 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 8: I'm not so certain he'll be a longtime Tiger. I 433 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,679 Speaker 8: don't think they're going to extend him. But he's been fantastic. 434 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,160 Speaker 8: And as you saw the other day, I mean only 435 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 8: five innings, which apparently is now the new norm. But 436 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 8: when he had to strike out Salvador Perez to keep 437 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 8: the game in check in a four to one lead, 438 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 8: he was able to do it. 439 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 1: And he's been great. 440 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 2: Here's my thing, and I hear you on the way 441 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 2: that pitching is handled today, but you still need pitching. 442 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 2: The reason the Dodgers will not win the World Series 443 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 2: is they don't have pitching, and guys are out and 444 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 2: I get it, five to six sometimes maybe even longer. 445 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 2: But I just think at the top of your rotation, 446 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 2: when you have a guy like that, what he does 447 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 2: is he stops you from having eight and nine game 448 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 2: losing streaks because he gives you a chance to win 449 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 2: every time he goes out there. He might not win 450 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 2: every game, but he's gonna give you a chance. And 451 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 2: that's what makes a team, the difference between being a 452 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 2: bad team and a team that can stay afloat, and 453 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 2: that's what he was able to have them do all year. 454 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: One hundred percent agree with you. 455 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 8: To my defense, if I was on a trial here, 456 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 8: to my defense, the Tigers at the deadline, we're seven 457 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 8: and a half games out of the world. 458 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 3: I get it. 459 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 4: I get it. 460 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 8: There were like twelve games they had no core like 461 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 8: it was Riley Green and maybe Carrie Carpenter and that 462 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 8: was essentially it. Mimbi Cole Keith right, And now you 463 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 8: look around the Diamond and you got a bunch of 464 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 8: guys that actually seem to have a future with the organization. 465 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 8: So I think if the Tigers looked like they were 466 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 8: actually going to contend, I would have never said trade him, 467 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 8: but at the time it seemed pretty dire and it 468 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 8: seemed like it wasn't gonna happen with the hell do 469 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 8: Wina right. 470 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 3: Our guest is Jeff Rieger. 471 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 2: He's a talk show host AND's covered the Tigers for 472 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 2: ninety seven to won the ticket and let's talk about 473 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 2: Hobby biaz Also, when they decided that they weren't going 474 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 2: to play him any more, things did turn around. 475 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 3: Just the Tigers tried. 476 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 2: They went after a guy who had great years of 477 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 2: Chicago with the Cubs and was a complete bus for 478 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 2: the Tigers, and they just eventually had to pour ketchup 479 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 2: on that contract and just eat it. 480 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 8: So they haven't yet though, but you gotta believe they will, right. 481 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:52,719 Speaker 8: Bayez has been an utter disaster in Detroit. And you know, 482 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 8: he's not like your typical sports villain because he's a 483 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 8: really nice guy, but he just has socked. I mean 484 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 8: you're talking about at one point he was flirting with 485 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 8: the worst ops in Major League Baseball history, not just 486 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 8: a modern era like history of the game. 487 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: Oh god knows how long. 488 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 8: Ironically enough, you're right, they decided that trade of the deadline, 489 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 8: they get rid of Sweeney. They bring in a catcher 490 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 8: that's in the miners killing it and they bring in 491 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 8: Tray Sweet I'm sorry. They get rid of Flirty and 492 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 8: they bring in Tray Sweeney. Now, Trey Sweeney might not 493 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 8: have a future with them, but he's been pretty good 494 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 8: and he's been a hell of a lot better than Baiaz. 495 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 8: And they told Biez we're gonna give this Sweeney kid 496 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 8: a chance. So Biez pretty much was left with a 497 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 8: huge contract but no position. Next thing you know, Biez 498 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 8: was put on the IL. Ironically enough, his last game 499 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 8: was August twenty second. They lost ten to two to 500 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 8: the Chicago Cups. Next thing you know, Bias is gone, 501 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 8: never to be heard from again. They're eighteen and seven 502 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 8: since they've gone. It's miraculous run. So for everybody that 503 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:01,399 Speaker 8: says dude was a cancer, it's hard to argue that 504 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 8: he wasn't because they're in such a better spot without 505 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 8: him than they were with him. And you're right. I mean, 506 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 8: at the time, everybody wanted Carlos Korea and he's still 507 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 8: playing well for the Twins despite getting injured all the time. 508 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 8: Bias has been an absolute disaster, and hopefully the Tiger 509 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 8: fans have seen the last of them. 510 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 2: I think you said Bias was a cancer. I think 511 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 2: he was born in January. He's a Capricorn. No, yes, 512 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 2: we needed the rim shop for that one. Anyway, So 513 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 2: the Tigers fans excitement like the thing. And you know, 514 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 2: I worked in Detroit for twenty years and it's a 515 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 2: baseball town. I know people love football there and hockey 516 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 2: town or whatever. But you know, Jeff, you watched it, 517 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 2: you were there, you were part of it. When they 518 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 2: had a really good baseball team and were in the mix. 519 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 2: They were selling out that place for America Park on regularity. 520 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 2: I mean, people love baseball there, but you got to 521 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 2: give him a. 522 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 8: Product one hundred percent. So the last ten years have 523 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 8: been an embarrassment. I mean the era you're talking about 524 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:10,400 Speaker 8: from six to fourteen was magical. They had stars, they 525 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 8: had a different owner. I mean Mike Ilich one day 526 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,160 Speaker 8: times in he's I get we're bringing to princefielder right, 527 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 8: and we're resigning Victor Martinez, Like, hey, we offered Max 528 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 8: Schur's are a ton of money he left us. 529 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 1: Screw them. We'll go win anyway. 530 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,679 Speaker 8: So for that run with Dave Dombrowski as the GM, 531 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 8: it was freaking magical. And then for the last decade 532 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 8: they have the longest stretch in baseball without going to 533 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:31,639 Speaker 8: the postseason. 534 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 1: It's been awful. 535 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 8: So anybody that's gone to the game, it's almost like 536 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 8: they're giving the Tigers their charity because there's nothing to watch. 537 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 8: But now, yes, the buzz is insane. They had thirty 538 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 8: plus thousand the last home stand. And now it's interesting 539 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 8: because they come home on I think it's Monday. No, 540 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 8: Monday's not off day, so Tuesday, Tuesday, they're gonna take 541 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 8: on the Tampa Bay Rays for three those games during 542 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 8: the week. And you know this, once the kids are 543 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 8: back in school, Balpark doesn't really sell out. I bet 544 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 8: you there's a ton of people there. And then you 545 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,199 Speaker 8: end things with the lowly, pathetic, awful Chicago White Sox 546 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 8: and the Tigers. Last game is Sunday, the twenty ninth, 547 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 8: and ironically enough, the Lions play the next day. They 548 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,919 Speaker 8: play on Monday night Football against the Seahawks. So every 549 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 8: Detroiter is going to be watching the Tigers if they're 550 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 8: still in it, which I assume they would be. Yeah, 551 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 8: maybe a game as well, So you're right, like Detroit 552 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 8: is an awesome sports down, as you know, but you 553 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 8: got to give them a product pretty much like every 554 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,719 Speaker 8: other sports down. The Wings finally made a little contention 555 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 8: for the postseason. LCA was packed, the Tigers starting to 556 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 8: make a turn. People are talking nothing but Tigers. I mean, 557 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 8: look at the Lions, for crying out loud. You can 558 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 8: go anywhere in the state of Michigan and see Lions 559 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 8: gear for what they did last year. So now we 560 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 8: need the Pistons to have a little help. But that's 561 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 8: okay overall, though, yes, I would expect the ballpark to 562 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 8: be packed, and there is. I was looking at this 563 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 8: right before I got down with you. If they sweep 564 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 8: the Orioles, which again is a big ask, but the 565 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 8: Orioles are three and nine in their last twelve and 566 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 8: we're recording this. They're getting ready to play the Giants again. 567 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 8: If they sweep the Orioles, they legitimately could be one 568 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 8: game behind Baltimore for that top spot sixty And if 569 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 8: that were to happen, like you mentioned, Minnesota's got the 570 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 8: tie breaker, Casey's got the tie breaker, Baltimore doesn't. So 571 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 8: could you imagine the way the wild card is set up? 572 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 8: If the Tigers they've been red hot. Magic's been happening. 573 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 8: If they could get that top wildcard spot again, huge ask, 574 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 8: but they would get three or two home playoff games 575 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 8: in the wild card, which would be insane. 576 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 3: No doubt about it. 577 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 2: It has been an amazing story, and my man, Jeff 578 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 2: Wriger from ninety seven to one, the ticket has broken 579 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 2: it down for us. Always a pleasure, Jeff Man, thank 580 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 2: you so much, thanks for joining the podcast. 581 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 8: Just say you know you inspire me. You know right, 582 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 8: people are trying to tell the story real quick about 583 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 8: you and Mark. Yeah, I got fired at my first 584 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 8: radio job. 585 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: Fired. 586 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 8: I was depressed. I was living in my parents' basement, 587 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 8: and one day I was driving down to the casino 588 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 8: in Detroit with my brother to spend my last forty dollars. 589 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 8: I had no more money left, and I was listening 590 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 8: to you and Mark Wilson and the best radio theme 591 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 8: song in the history of radio, Hakka. Don't get discouraged, 592 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 8: you know, man, He's not so hard to understand anyway. 593 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: I love you, buddy. 594 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 3: Listen to always my man. You know that, Jeff. I've 595 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 3: always been pulling for you. 596 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:38,239 Speaker 2: I'm proud of your career continued success, all right, buddy, bye, BA, 597 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 2: thanks for. 598 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: Having I see. Now bring in the closer right. Here's 599 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:49,239 Speaker 1: why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA, and 600 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: it isn't even close. 601 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 2: Readson number five hundred and fifty five Why Major League 602 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 2: Baseball is better than the NBA and the NFL. 603 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 3: People fancy it all the time. 604 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 2: You go to a baseball game, you see something that 605 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 2: you've never seen before that certainly happened Wednesday night in Seattle, 606 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 2: Yankees and Mariners are in a game. In the tenth inning, 607 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 2: Mariners have first and second, nobody out. 608 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 3: Randy A. 609 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 2: Rose Arena strikes out, but by doing so, he loses 610 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 2: the grip on the bat. It goes down the third 611 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 2: base line and Julio Rodriguez jumps out of the way 612 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 2: of the bat, but then is casually walking like towards 613 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 2: the dugout and realizes, you know, the game is still 614 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 2: going on. He tries to get back to third base 615 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 2: and gets thrown out for the second out of an inning. 616 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 3: Can you imagine a double play? 617 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 2: And the play by play on it by Dave Simms 618 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 2: with the TV guy for the Mariners is spectacular. Take 619 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 2: a listen, dang spot Rose Arena and the Mariners two two. 620 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 1: The battle said earlier, Get. 621 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 6: Two. 622 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 3: Incorpordibly bad face. 623 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 2: Running mistakes by the various back to back lads. In 624 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 2: the words of New York TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, 625 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 2: thanking you for your time this time until next time. 626 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 3: Rob Parker out. 627 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: He can't get it. This could be an inside of Parker. 628 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: See you next week, same bat time, same Matt station.