WEBVTT - The Automatic Double and Immaculate Inning That Has Tim Kurkjian Stumped 0:00:05.280 --> 0:00:07.720 Welcome back to Is this a great Gamer? What with 0:00:07.800 --> 0:00:10.680 the Hall of Famer Tim Kirkshin. I'm his son, Jeff Kirkshon. 0:00:10.880 --> 0:00:14.840 Another episode of our show, Dad, And this weekend is 0:00:14.880 --> 0:00:17.159 going to be a crazy one. The trade deadline is 0:00:17.200 --> 0:00:20.000 coming up on Monday. We're gonna have a very special 0:00:20.079 --> 0:00:24.160 interview on Monday. We have former general manager Jim Boden's 0:00:24.160 --> 0:00:27.319 going to join us on Monday morning, so a little 0:00:27.320 --> 0:00:29.880 bit of shake up from the show. Instead of having 0:00:29.960 --> 0:00:31.800 him the day after the trade deadline, we'll have him 0:00:31.840 --> 0:00:34.479 on the trade deadline to talk about his favorite GM 0:00:34.840 --> 0:00:37.080 stories and moments and so. 0:00:37.120 --> 0:00:41.120 Much great perspective from him. Dad, Hi, how are you good? 0:00:41.200 --> 0:00:43.960 Jeff? So hope Jim Boden is going to put you 0:00:44.800 --> 0:00:48.800 in the room when trades are being made on trade 0:00:49.040 --> 0:00:53.160 deadline Monday, like we're gonna see. And then the Tuesday show, 0:00:53.200 --> 0:00:56.160 which is usually our interview show, that is going to 0:00:56.240 --> 0:01:00.720 be a recap of the trade deadline, So Jim Bowden 0:01:00.800 --> 0:01:04.640 on Monday. The regular Monday show will run on Tuesday. 0:01:05.200 --> 0:01:09.080 And speaking of Tuesday, Jeb, thanks again to Jason Bennetti. 0:01:09.160 --> 0:01:12.760 How funny was that guy that was so good last week? 0:01:13.160 --> 0:01:15.960 Dad? It was so much fun. 0:01:16.120 --> 0:01:18.880 He is such a for lack of a better term, 0:01:19.040 --> 0:01:20.120 softball guest. 0:01:20.280 --> 0:01:21.840 He is so easy and I. 0:01:21.800 --> 0:01:24.560 Want to shout out friend of the show Matt Friedman, 0:01:24.560 --> 0:01:28.119 who's been a listener since day one. A Syracuse graduate 0:01:28.200 --> 0:01:31.600 as well. He said he took a picture of his screen. 0:01:31.600 --> 0:01:34.440 He was listening to the Jason Bennetti episode, he said, 0:01:34.480 --> 0:01:38.319 listening in traffic at the intersection where Chad Smith said 0:01:38.360 --> 0:01:41.840 his dad got the ice cream containers that became his 0:01:42.000 --> 0:01:46.479 first drums. He shouted out the intersection on the local 0:01:46.560 --> 0:01:50.760 podcast True Story, How cool is that? So he's listening. 0:01:50.880 --> 0:01:54.280 We talked about him, We talked about yellow card. Who 0:01:54.280 --> 0:01:57.160 would have thought that came up? And then get this, dad, 0:01:57.560 --> 0:01:59.640 we have yellow car to come out of nowhere. And 0:01:59.800 --> 0:02:02.120 we had somebody over at our house on Monday, a 0:02:02.120 --> 0:02:02.760 friend of ours. 0:02:02.800 --> 0:02:04.440 She brought her two kids. Her name's Heather. 0:02:04.840 --> 0:02:06.760 She's absolutely a fantastic mom. 0:02:06.800 --> 0:02:07.640 We go to the gym with. 0:02:07.600 --> 0:02:09.960 Her and she said, yeah, you know, we're going through 0:02:10.000 --> 0:02:11.600 our schedules. I said, what are you doing that weekend? 0:02:11.600 --> 0:02:13.600 You got Oh, I can't go. We're going to a 0:02:13.639 --> 0:02:14.520 CEA yellow card. 0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:18.680 I'm not cidreous. I swear I said, how is yellow 0:02:18.760 --> 0:02:21.799 card coming up this often at this time of my life? 0:02:21.880 --> 0:02:23.359 But it was so funny. 0:02:23.440 --> 0:02:24.880 Jason was so good. 0:02:25.000 --> 0:02:27.720 Dad so funny, right right? 0:02:28.040 --> 0:02:32.200 And Jeff, speaking of people weighing in, last week, we 0:02:32.280 --> 0:02:37.080 talked about because Mike Sure, the commissioner of is this 0:02:37.120 --> 0:02:40.919 a great game or why, brought up the notion that 0:02:41.200 --> 0:02:45.760 when Raphael Devers hit an automatic double that bounced over 0:02:45.880 --> 0:02:49.839 the fence and ended the game, it should not be 0:02:50.000 --> 0:02:53.480 a walk off single because the bases were loaded and 0:02:53.560 --> 0:02:58.280 one RBI it should be a walk off double and 0:02:58.440 --> 0:03:02.040 two RBIs. And we threw this out there and the 0:03:02.200 --> 0:03:07.400 response we got, Jeff, from our really smart, clever, sophisticated 0:03:08.000 --> 0:03:12.000 listeners and viewers was tremendous. Jeff, you saw all that stuff. 0:03:12.200 --> 0:03:15.720 How many people weighed in on what that rule should be, 0:03:16.000 --> 0:03:18.560 what is right, what is wrong? It was amazing, wasn't it. 0:03:18.639 --> 0:03:21.799 I think a lot of people are trying to argue 0:03:21.840 --> 0:03:24.080 that they should be the commissioner ass this is a 0:03:24.080 --> 0:03:24.679 great game or what. 0:03:24.840 --> 0:03:27.080 But the point is it was a very. 0:03:26.960 --> 0:03:31.239 Good conversation to be had amongst baseball fans and Dad listen, 0:03:31.440 --> 0:03:34.560 like if any of our wives knew that we were 0:03:34.600 --> 0:03:36.840 debating this. They would say, what's the difference, and we 0:03:36.880 --> 0:03:39.560 would say it is a big difference because this game 0:03:39.600 --> 0:03:42.600 has been around forever and the fact that that wasn't 0:03:42.640 --> 0:03:45.520 two runs. I made the argument too, Dad, a home run, 0:03:45.600 --> 0:03:48.200 a grand slam, when you're only down by one, you 0:03:48.280 --> 0:03:52.280 win by three. An automatic double, the ball also leaves 0:03:52.320 --> 0:03:55.880 the park. You should get it bounced before it left 0:03:55.880 --> 0:03:58.840 the park, and that's the flip side. But true, Jeff, Jeff, 0:03:58.960 --> 0:04:02.800 did it leave the park before the run skilled or what? Yeah, 0:04:02.880 --> 0:04:05.560 these are all the details that make this game so 0:04:05.680 --> 0:04:06.800 fun to debate. 0:04:07.480 --> 0:04:10.920 Right and again, Jeff's people mentioned if it's called an 0:04:10.960 --> 0:04:14.760 automatic double, then how can it be a single, because 0:04:14.840 --> 0:04:17.880 if it bounces over and it's an automatic double, it 0:04:17.920 --> 0:04:21.000 should be it should be two RBIs. So again, I 0:04:21.160 --> 0:04:25.520 was just really pleased with how involved and engaged our 0:04:25.600 --> 0:04:29.000 listeners and viewers were on that and the other thing, Jeff. 0:04:29.040 --> 0:04:32.640 We talked about the immaculate inning last week that Gavin 0:04:32.680 --> 0:04:36.400 Williams had for the Guardians, and people are asked a 0:04:36.440 --> 0:04:41.200 bunch of really smart questions like what exactly is an 0:04:41.240 --> 0:04:45.000 immaculate inning. We decided you can have five foul balls 0:04:45.080 --> 0:04:48.200 during those nine pitches that you throw as long as 0:04:48.240 --> 0:04:51.520 you face three batters, you strike them out on nine pitches. 0:04:51.839 --> 0:04:56.280 But somebody asked, what happens if one of the strikes 0:04:56.640 --> 0:05:03.120 is a you know, a pitch clock violation. What about that? Well, 0:05:03.320 --> 0:05:07.240 that's still an automatic strike and you still get credit 0:05:07.360 --> 0:05:09.360 for an immaculate inning. 0:05:09.839 --> 0:05:14.839 If that happens, what about then it's a drop, third drop, 0:05:14.920 --> 0:05:18.320 third strike? Runner gets thrown out at first? Is that 0:05:18.480 --> 0:05:20.760 still an immaculate I mean, I know, it's still strikeout. 0:05:20.839 --> 0:05:22.200 I'm not discrediting. 0:05:22.320 --> 0:05:26.840 Yes, yes, and Jeff when you know, also, just to 0:05:27.320 --> 0:05:32.120 clarify for everyone, if you strike somebody out on a 0:05:32.320 --> 0:05:37.160 and with a pitch pitch clock violation, so it's a strike, 0:05:37.440 --> 0:05:41.360 the pitcher gets credit for throwing the ball. There, that 0:05:41.560 --> 0:05:45.080 is a pitch thrown even though he didn't throw the 0:05:45.120 --> 0:05:48.680 pitch because the hitter was not engaged with the pitcher 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:51.680 with eight seconds ago. So that's another little thing that 0:05:52.160 --> 0:05:55.800 nobody asked about and probably nobody cares about except for 0:05:55.839 --> 0:05:58.159 the people on the show. So, Jeff I was also 0:05:58.279 --> 0:06:01.599 taken that a couple of our listeners and viewers said, 0:06:02.080 --> 0:06:06.000 we need a name for something that's even more amazing 0:06:06.160 --> 0:06:09.440 than an immaculate inning. Well, maybe not more amazing, but 0:06:10.040 --> 0:06:15.560 three pitches, three batters, three outs. So you a pitcher 0:06:15.640 --> 0:06:20.600 pitches an inning, he faces three batters, he throws one 0:06:20.680 --> 0:06:23.479 pitch to all three batters, and gets out of the 0:06:23.520 --> 0:06:27.040 inning in three pitches. First off, we need a name 0:06:27.080 --> 0:06:31.159 for that, Jeff. And someone asked, like, how unusual is that? Well, 0:06:31.200 --> 0:06:35.600 it happened twice last year. Adrian Hauser and Garrett Hampson 0:06:36.120 --> 0:06:40.360 both had a three pitch inning in which they started 0:06:40.360 --> 0:06:42.520 the inning, faced three batters and were out of the 0:06:42.600 --> 0:06:46.280 inning in three pitches. Do you understand the distinction, Jeff? 0:06:46.520 --> 0:06:48.520 In other words, why I explained it properly? 0:06:49.839 --> 0:06:51.200 Yeah, I definitely think. 0:06:51.279 --> 0:06:55.880 I mean, it's extremely rare, obviously, within I don't think 0:06:55.920 --> 0:06:59.520 it's as impressive as an immaculate inning. No, it's definitely 0:06:59.560 --> 0:07:03.120 not because you're throwing three First of all, to throw 0:07:03.160 --> 0:07:06.160 three strikes at the speed people are throwing the ball. 0:07:05.960 --> 0:07:07.400 At these days can be difficult. 0:07:07.800 --> 0:07:11.800 It's more it's similar to that Dad, in my opinion, 0:07:12.320 --> 0:07:15.840 to the triple play, the unassisted triple play. Excuse me, 0:07:15.880 --> 0:07:19.360 where it's like kind of it's impressive, yes, but it's 0:07:19.400 --> 0:07:21.800 more of like a lot of things have to happen, 0:07:21.880 --> 0:07:25.640 and it's kind of quirky in a way, right, or 0:07:25.680 --> 0:07:27.760 even to the point where you make an argument about 0:07:28.600 --> 0:07:28.960 you know. 0:07:28.880 --> 0:07:30.720 The cycle. Yes, it is the cycle. 0:07:30.720 --> 0:07:33.680 Impressive you got four hits in a game at a minimum, 0:07:33.720 --> 0:07:35.840 but like once, you rather have four homers. It's not 0:07:35.920 --> 0:07:38.640 the greatest thing you could do out there, right, So 0:07:38.880 --> 0:07:42.040 I know you're not discrediting a cycle. You're not discrediting 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:44.960 a three pitch inning. But yeah, I mean, what we 0:07:45.000 --> 0:07:46.520 need to do, Dad, here's what we need to do. 0:07:46.920 --> 0:07:48.720 We need to get Frank from the Alias to tell 0:07:48.800 --> 0:07:53.000 us what pitcher did this the most amount of occurrences. 0:07:53.200 --> 0:07:56.000 Well, I talked to Frank this morning about this, and 0:07:56.040 --> 0:07:58.560 I wasn't about because you can only go back so 0:07:58.760 --> 0:08:01.440 far when it comes to pitch counts. But I was 0:08:01.520 --> 0:08:04.400 intrigued that one of our listeners said, we need a 0:08:04.520 --> 0:08:08.520 name for three up, three down on three pitches. So 0:08:10.280 --> 0:08:12.760 let me give you my thought process, Jeff. First off, 0:08:12.800 --> 0:08:15.760 it has to be named after a pitcher like a 0:08:15.880 --> 0:08:20.920 Maddox is a shutout thrown in under one hundred pitches 0:08:21.240 --> 0:08:24.320 because he was so efficient, all right, So we need 0:08:24.320 --> 0:08:27.720 the name of a pitcher, right, and we need the 0:08:27.760 --> 0:08:33.640 pitcher needs to wear the number thirty three because three outs, 0:08:33.880 --> 0:08:37.959 three pitches. So I went looking for the pitchers who 0:08:38.040 --> 0:08:41.840 wore number thirty three and might have a connection. So 0:08:42.760 --> 0:08:46.959 I found Johnny sayin sai n. Johnny Sayinne was a 0:08:47.080 --> 0:08:51.480 star for the nineteen forty eight Boston Braves. He won 0:08:51.920 --> 0:08:54.720 twenty games like three different times. He also went on 0:08:54.800 --> 0:08:58.000 to become one of the great pitching coaches ever, a 0:08:58.040 --> 0:09:00.480 guy who understood the art of pitching about as well 0:09:00.520 --> 0:09:05.000 as anybody. So I think we should call that three pitches, 0:09:05.200 --> 0:09:08.400 three batter's face, three outs in one inning. I think 0:09:08.440 --> 0:09:11.920 we should call it a sane What do you think? 0:09:12.800 --> 0:09:14.199 I think that's insane? 0:09:14.520 --> 0:09:15.480 Did he right? 0:09:16.280 --> 0:09:19.880 I mean it kind of works in that way, right. 0:09:20.520 --> 0:09:25.120 But Jef, it has two meanings. How sane is it 0:09:25.679 --> 0:09:29.200 to throw three pitches and get out of the inning? Yeah, 0:09:29.280 --> 0:09:32.920 that's what everyone. That's what Greg Maddocks and Tom Glavin 0:09:33.000 --> 0:09:35.920 used to root for. Throw three pitches. Then I could throw, 0:09:36.200 --> 0:09:38.439 you know, one hundred more in the game and still 0:09:38.480 --> 0:09:40.800 be around because I only threw three in one inning. 0:09:41.080 --> 0:09:43.560 So from now on, I'm gonna call it if I 0:09:43.600 --> 0:09:46.679 ever see it again, because we haven't seen one this year. 0:09:46.679 --> 0:09:49.640 I'm gonna call it a sane okay. 0:09:50.480 --> 0:09:51.960 I mean I'm here for it, Dad. 0:09:52.040 --> 0:09:54.719 I mean, we'll see what people have to say. Now, 0:09:54.760 --> 0:09:57.000 I know a lot of people, Dad, are curious how 0:09:57.040 --> 0:09:59.319 they can be a part of the family and reach out. 0:10:00.080 --> 0:10:02.240 Here's how you do it, Great gamer dot com. Every 0:10:02.240 --> 0:10:04.559 time my dad talks about well, we got all these messages, 0:10:05.000 --> 0:10:07.640 it's just one step away for you to be a 0:10:07.679 --> 0:10:10.880 part of that community Great gamer dot com. 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The Blue Jays, who came one 0:13:22.960 --> 0:13:26.760 win away from winning the World Series last year, it's possible. 0:13:26.840 --> 0:13:29.360 I'm not saying it's going to happen. It's possible that 0:13:29.440 --> 0:13:33.679 they will be sellers at the deadline instead of buyers 0:13:33.800 --> 0:13:36.320 at the deadline. Now, what are the chances of that? 0:13:36.520 --> 0:13:39.840 So you know, they have some expiring contracts, Kevin Gossman, 0:13:39.840 --> 0:13:43.320 who could really help somebody, Dalton Varshow who could really 0:13:43.360 --> 0:13:45.840 help somebody. But they could really help the Blue Jays. 0:13:46.040 --> 0:13:48.920 But isn't it interesting that maybe the blue Jays are 0:13:48.960 --> 0:13:53.920 going to sell, whereas maybe now the Nationals and the 0:13:53.960 --> 0:13:57.520 Pirates are going to buy. When at the beginning of 0:13:57.600 --> 0:14:01.640 the season you would have never guessed that those possibilities 0:14:01.800 --> 0:14:05.920 were possible. But this is what changes with baseball every 0:14:06.000 --> 0:14:09.320 single day, and at the trade deadline time, things change 0:14:09.400 --> 0:14:11.800 by the hour. It's a fascinating thing. 0:14:12.240 --> 0:14:15.440 You agree with that, Dad, I mean, we're gonna get 0:14:15.480 --> 0:14:18.360 a lot more insight from Jim Boden. We just recorded 0:14:18.360 --> 0:14:21.920 the episode with him, So Monday morning again, Jim Boden 0:14:22.040 --> 0:14:22.760 joining us. 0:14:22.640 --> 0:14:23.920 Former general manager. 0:14:24.160 --> 0:14:27.280 It's gonna take us inside the office of a general 0:14:27.320 --> 0:14:30.160 manager and of a team of what that's like. But Dad, 0:14:30.880 --> 0:14:33.680 is this not the most exciting, most chaotic time of 0:14:33.720 --> 0:14:36.920 the year. And with the addition, I want a little perspective, 0:14:37.040 --> 0:14:40.040 just a tiny bit from you, With the addition of 0:14:40.080 --> 0:14:44.600 the more wildcard spots. I mean, I grew up in 0:14:44.680 --> 0:14:48.920 the era of four teams per league and now I mean, 0:14:49.200 --> 0:14:51.280 and it wasn't always that way. I understand that, but 0:14:51.320 --> 0:14:54.400 now I mean everybody could be a buyer. If you're 0:14:54.480 --> 0:14:57.640 five hundred or a game or two under, you're a buyer. 0:14:59.000 --> 0:15:01.720 Jeff I just in PTI the other day and Tony 0:15:01.800 --> 0:15:04.760 Corneiser asked me, Tim, twenty one out of the thirty 0:15:04.840 --> 0:15:08.560 teams have a chance to make the playoffs, which is 0:15:08.760 --> 0:15:12.720 great for baseball. When almost seventy When seventy percent of 0:15:12.720 --> 0:15:14.880 the teams have a chance to make the playoffs on 0:15:15.640 --> 0:15:20.400 July the twenty eighth, that's a really good thing. So yeah, 0:15:20.440 --> 0:15:24.000 and I think the extra playoff round, I mean extra 0:15:24.000 --> 0:15:26.760 playoff team. Sure, that makes a difference, especially in the 0:15:26.800 --> 0:15:29.520 American League. You get into the playoffs, you have a 0:15:29.600 --> 0:15:33.320 chance to go deep into the playoffs, especially in the 0:15:33.360 --> 0:15:36.200 American League. So the trade deadline is going to be fascinating. 0:15:36.520 --> 0:15:39.160 Can't wait till Monday. Wait you listen to Jim Bowden 0:15:39.200 --> 0:15:42.800 and him tell all of his stories about Ken Griffy 0:15:42.920 --> 0:15:46.840 Junior and trades that fell apart and trades that came together. 0:15:47.640 --> 0:15:51.280 It was fascinating. All right, Jeff, we can't do any 0:15:51.320 --> 0:15:55.320 takeaways without Jacob Mizerowski, who's now back to form, it seems, 0:15:55.600 --> 0:15:58.520 after having a bit of a dead arm period. Dead 0:15:58.640 --> 0:16:01.320 arm for him means he was only throwing ninety nine 0:16:01.360 --> 0:16:04.440 miles an hour. But the other day, Jeb, he became 0:16:04.480 --> 0:16:07.480 the first pitcher since nineteen sixty one. That's as far 0:16:07.560 --> 0:16:10.000 back as we could go to be accurate about it, 0:16:10.280 --> 0:16:12.760 to go four innings into a game, after four innings, 0:16:12.760 --> 0:16:17.000 no hits allowed, an eleven strikeouts, Jeff, that was, Jeff, 0:16:17.040 --> 0:16:22.760 that was sixty five years ago, was what Jacob Mazerowski did. 0:16:22.840 --> 0:16:25.600 I mean, it's just amazing to me. Are you as 0:16:25.640 --> 0:16:29.000 amazed as I am? That he does this like every 0:16:29.040 --> 0:16:31.680 week he has a note that hasn't ever been done. 0:16:32.040 --> 0:16:34.360 Let me just say, Dad, I am so blessed that 0:16:34.440 --> 0:16:37.320 I logged into your MLB account on all of my 0:16:37.440 --> 0:16:40.160 TVs so I can watch him in the first inning 0:16:40.240 --> 0:16:43.480 of any game I want. It has been so so 0:16:43.560 --> 0:16:45.880 thank you for letting me steal your password, but it 0:16:45.960 --> 0:16:48.200 has been so fascinating to see him. 0:16:48.360 --> 0:16:49.560 And can I just say, I. 0:16:49.560 --> 0:16:51.560 Mean no disrespect by this. 0:16:52.120 --> 0:16:54.400 But when you look at him, he's not this. 0:16:54.600 --> 0:16:57.040 Strapping buff guy. 0:16:57.080 --> 0:16:58.520 This is the beauty of baseball. 0:16:58.840 --> 0:17:01.440 His arms are in at least his four arms, I 0:17:01.440 --> 0:17:04.879 should say. But that's the point is anybody can pitch, 0:17:05.680 --> 0:17:07.600 no matter your body type. I mean, look at him 0:17:07.680 --> 0:17:11.560 versus Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, all these other different body types. 0:17:11.600 --> 0:17:15.800 Dad can do this, our oldest chapman who it spans 0:17:16.000 --> 0:17:19.440 across physical bodies to be able to throw a pitch 0:17:19.560 --> 0:17:19.800 like that. 0:17:20.200 --> 0:17:22.119 It's it's so incredible watching. 0:17:22.640 --> 0:17:26.400 And again, Jeff, he's six'. Seven he has extension that others. 0:17:26.440 --> 0:17:29.960 Don't As i've told you multiple, times that armslot is 0:17:30.000 --> 0:17:33.560 a little bit lower than most. Pitchers hitters can't see 0:17:33.600 --> 0:17:36.640 it coming out of that arm. Slot that deception really. 0:17:36.680 --> 0:17:40.600 Works for, him he's. AMAZING a couple other. Things First, 0:17:40.600 --> 0:17:43.760 Off Max munsey hit his one hundred and thirtieth home 0:17:43.840 --> 0:17:49.520 run At Dodger, stadium and so that Ties eric carras 0:17:49.520 --> 0:17:52.440 for the most homers ever hit by A, dodger of 0:17:52.480 --> 0:17:56.520 course At Dodger. Stadium Max, munsey who is working out 0:17:56.600 --> 0:18:00.600 with his high school team years ago when he got 0:18:00.640 --> 0:18:03.240 released by The a's because he was a four to 0:18:03.280 --> 0:18:06.520 a player who didn't have a, position and he's turned 0:18:06.560 --> 0:18:11.119 himself into this, really really good power hitter for The, 0:18:11.160 --> 0:18:14.600 dodgers and his next homer will give him more homers 0:18:14.680 --> 0:18:19.040 At Dodger stadium than anyone since the club moved there 0:18:19.040 --> 0:18:20.959 in nineteen fifty. Eight it's just amazing to. 0:18:21.000 --> 0:18:23.320 Me so what an incredible story he. 0:18:23.480 --> 0:18:26.440 IS i love following his story given the comeback right. 0:18:27.160 --> 0:18:29.760 RIGHT i had a couple other. Things The, Angels, jeff 0:18:29.800 --> 0:18:33.639 who are really. Struggling of, course they just lost their 0:18:33.800 --> 0:18:38.960 ninth game this year in which they led entering the ninth, 0:18:39.000 --> 0:18:42.520 inning and that is the most games that any team 0:18:42.680 --> 0:18:47.080 has ever lost entering the ninth inning before the month 0:18:47.119 --> 0:18:51.520 Of august in the history of. Baseball And Jordan, ramato 0:18:52.000 --> 0:18:55.000 who used to be their closer this. YEAR i believe 0:18:55.119 --> 0:18:59.720 still is their save leader this year and he hasn't 0:18:59.720 --> 0:19:04.679 pitched for them since Since, april and now he's tied 0:19:04.720 --> 0:19:08.320 for the save leader with The Colorado, rockies his second. 0:19:08.359 --> 0:19:11.760 Team so it just shows you when you have a 0:19:11.800 --> 0:19:14.320 bad bullpen and you can't hold a ninth inning, lead 0:19:14.440 --> 0:19:17.439 that's how you end up with the worst of not 0:19:17.520 --> 0:19:21.040 one of the worst records in. Baseball Poor angels and 0:19:21.080 --> 0:19:25.680 the Poor. Marlins, Finally jeff ended their twelve game losing 0:19:25.720 --> 0:19:28.840 streak and they did it with three runs in the 0:19:28.880 --> 0:19:32.680 bottom of the, ninth so they became the first team 0:19:32.720 --> 0:19:36.280 since the two thousand and Two rays to break a 0:19:36.520 --> 0:19:40.360 twelve game losing streak going into the ninth inning down 0:19:40.400 --> 0:19:42.919 by two. Runs so it just shows you when you 0:19:43.000 --> 0:19:44.840 lose twelve in a, row it's a good chance you're 0:19:44.840 --> 0:19:47.440 gonna lose thirteen in a. Row but the last team 0:19:47.480 --> 0:19:49.960 to do what The marlins did the other night was The. 0:19:50.080 --> 0:19:52.520 Rays and by the, Way, jeff this is an OMEN 0:19:52.560 --> 0:19:55.440 i guess The marlins are the one hundred and fortieth 0:19:55.480 --> 0:19:59.960 team now to lose twelve games in a, row, right 0:20:00.080 --> 0:20:03.240 and The mets also did it this, year so two 0:20:03.280 --> 0:20:06.120 teams have done it this. Year of the previous one 0:20:06.280 --> 0:20:09.680 thirty eight before this, year none of those one thirty 0:20:09.720 --> 0:20:13.080 eight has ever gone on to make the playoffs with 0:20:13.200 --> 0:20:16.920 twelve consecutive. Loss so, look in other, words they can 0:20:16.960 --> 0:20:20.760 make history if they make the playoffs this. Year pretty. 0:20:20.760 --> 0:20:24.040 Cool you, know their game as of recording is their 0:20:24.080 --> 0:20:25.960 third game of the series with The, phillies but they 0:20:26.000 --> 0:20:28.480 already took two out of three from The, phillies and 0:20:28.880 --> 0:20:31.040 SO i mean they could be changing it. Around this 0:20:31.119 --> 0:20:33.880 has been a strange. Season and, again as we, Said, 0:20:33.960 --> 0:20:37.040 dad the field is wide. OPEN i heard a guys 0:20:37.040 --> 0:20:39.399 say on social media thirty three out of the thirty 0:20:39.440 --> 0:20:44.840 teams might be buyers this. Year that's just how especially 0:20:44.920 --> 0:20:47.040 when you talk about THE Al central in The American, 0:20:47.119 --> 0:20:50.520 league is wide open for people to be playing and doing. 0:20:50.600 --> 0:20:52.920 SO i, mean if you're A marlins fan out, there 0:20:53.080 --> 0:20:56.320 do not count this team. Out do not count anybody. 0:20:56.359 --> 0:20:59.439 Out if you're still floating around five. Hundred this is 0:20:59.440 --> 0:21:00.639 an excite, season. 0:21:01.600 --> 0:21:04.600 Right it's good for, baseball even though teams that are 0:21:04.720 --> 0:21:07.359 under five hundred are still in. It it's good for 0:21:07.440 --> 0:21:10.240 baseball that you go to the ballpark thinking we have 0:21:10.320 --> 0:21:12.840 a chance to make the, playoff maybe an outside, chance 0:21:12.880 --> 0:21:14.679 but we have a chance And. 0:21:14.840 --> 0:21:20.120 November remember most importantly that it's all about just getting To, october. 0:21:20.280 --> 0:21:22.840 Right this is my favorite part of the playoffs. 0:21:22.320 --> 0:21:25.920 Is sometimes the best teams win The World series because 0:21:25.920 --> 0:21:28.480 they just got hot at the right. Moment it isn't 0:21:28.520 --> 0:21:32.080 always about it's just let's get to one sixty. Two 0:21:32.640 --> 0:21:35.760 let's add another series to our, roster and then maybe 0:21:35.800 --> 0:21:36.639 we can make a run for. 0:21:36.720 --> 0:21:37.200 It you never. 0:21:37.280 --> 0:21:40.680