1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: It's certainly the weakest part of this team. Uh and 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: they know it too. Chas McCormick came into camp and said, 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: we hear all the noise and we want to surprise 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: some people. 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 2: Chandler Room is here. Oh he's got a little sun 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 2: tan going. Chandler Room spending time outside. There you go, 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: there you go. 8 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: I mean I tried sunscreen the first couple of days 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: and I was just like, I need, I need, I 10 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: need some more color. 11 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 3: So I hope, I hope I didn't overdo it. No. 12 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 4: Great, You're in Dikon Park inside eighty one days too. 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 4: Let's not forget so, I mean with a you need 14 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 4: to get outside with. 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 3: An air condition that doesn't work. 16 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: It's pretty funny that they renamed They renamed the ballpark 17 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: after an air conditioning company, and the air conditioning there 18 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: never works. It's always a furnace and their ag. You've 19 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: been in there to broadcast games. 20 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 4: I've been in there. It's my second home. They joke 21 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,639 Speaker 4: that it's my second home. I go to Houston so much, 22 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 4: I say it the Yeah, I've been to Houston too 23 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 4: many times. I've been at every restaurant. But I want 24 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 4: to know, forget before we dig into the Astros. I 25 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 4: go to Palm Beach and I love Palm Beach. Okay, 26 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 4: what's your spot? What's your spot in Palm Beach? Are 27 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 4: you a island guy too? Where you actually go on island? 28 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 4: Because Palm Beach, if people understand, is West Palm Beach 29 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 4: is like where the Astros and the Nats are, and 30 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 4: then there's Palm Beach. So people are like, oh, I'm 31 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 4: going to West Palm Beach. No, no, no, that's not 32 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 4: Palm Beach like the Palm Beach. So do you venture 33 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 4: over to the island, Chandler, or do you just stay 34 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 4: in the West Palm area. 35 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: A lot of my favorite like restaurants and places are 36 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: in Jupiter. If you've been been in Jupiter, Leftover's food, 37 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: check Captain Charlie's. I have seen Rob Manford inside Captain 38 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: Charlie's at least four or five times. 39 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: It's a it's basically. 40 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: A hole in the wall seafood bar that's excellent, highly recommended. 41 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: If you're going to come down here, check out Captain Charlie's. 42 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:53,279 Speaker 1: Reef Grill that's in that's. 43 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 3: In Juno Beach. 44 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: U Tiki and Square Grouper are always also go to 45 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: Square Grouper is, especially if you need to unwind after 46 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: a long day of watching live vps of guys you've 47 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: never heard of. So that's where I end up a 48 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: lot of times to to draw to drown my spring 49 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: training sorrows. 50 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 4: Wow, Square Grouper and U Tiki Hold on if you 51 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 4: haven't been to Square Square Group or Utiki, now listen, 52 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 4: I was going to Square Grouper before they redid it, 53 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 4: and now there's like they used to have like one 54 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 4: little bar, now they have like seven bars. So I mean, Jupiter, 55 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 4: you're talking, You're Chandler, you're talking my language. We're gonna 56 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 4: have to chat off offline here, because man, there's there's 57 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 4: there's nothing better than Jupiter or Palm Beach Area. 58 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 5: Hey, j they don't like, they don't accept him there, 59 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 5: but he would love. I have heard Square Grouper on 60 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 5: this show more times than I've heard AJ's kids names. 61 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 5: So he definitely he He doesn't need the hole in 62 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 5: the walls. He wants the five star places. But who 63 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 5: does need five star is? How's he up? 64 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 4: T V? 65 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 5: Now we watched out two A's video of him taking 66 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 5: balls in the airfield. Was that because he was bored. 67 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 5: Was that because he was trying to like spark a 68 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 5: little interest or was he taking some balls? Like? Was 69 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 5: it some real work in the outfield with your Don? Look, 70 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 5: come as bigger your Don is than him? Too poor us, 71 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 5: You'll never make it. 72 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 3: Eric, This is a real thing. 73 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: I was skeptical even when it all started to come 74 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: out in January. It really seemed like Al two v's 75 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: kind of last ditch plea to Alex Bregman to re 76 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: sign in Houston. But he has worked exclusively in the 77 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: outfield his first two days here at camp. Today was 78 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: the Asher's first full squad workout. He spent the entire 79 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: workout with the outfielders. He did not take a ground 80 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: ball on the infield, did everything in the outfield. He 81 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: has been working in the outfield since January. 82 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 3: Was doing it at. 83 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: Dike In Park to get used for the Crawford boxes 84 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: and everything. This is a real thing. This is not 85 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: just your normal spring training Oh, we'll see if it 86 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: works experiment kind of thing. I'm not sitting here saying 87 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: he's gonna play every game in left field this season 88 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: for the Astros. I don't think that's going to happen. 89 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: I still think he is going to play some second 90 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: base both in season and in spring training. But it's 91 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: very clear that that Jose Altuve is going to be 92 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: a part of the Astros plans and left field this season, 93 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: and we're gonna see. I think spring training is going 94 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: to demonstrate just how much they're going to see how 95 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: good he looks out there, how well he handles it. 96 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: You know, he spoke to us yesterday and he seems 97 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: all for it. He seems excited, he seems like it's 98 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: something that he wants to really dig into. But I 99 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: think we'll know how much he's going to play once 100 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: spring training is open. 101 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: Okay, well, let's get into this team for twenty twenty 102 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 2: five in terms of additions and potential subtractions coming up, 103 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: including actually, of course a pretty big name that they 104 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: lost about a month and a half ago. So storyline's time, please, 105 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: All right, here's what we're going to talk about. Talk 106 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 2: that Kyle Tucker traded to the Cubs. Is the outfield 107 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: a little light? Even if elt Tuvey is involved pulling parades? 108 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 2: Looks like he's going to enjoy the Crawford boxes. Can 109 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 2: you fill the void that is left by Alex Bregman 110 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 2: out of the picture. Christian Walker also enters the mix 111 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 2: for this team. Will he have fun with the Crawford 112 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: boxes and give this team a huge upgrade at first 113 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: base has been a problem position for them. Franbervaldez, what's 114 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 2: the deal? Is he staying? Is he going? Is he 115 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 2: just going to ride the year out? All right, let's 116 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 2: start at the top here. Kyle Tucker is gone. What 117 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 2: do you think of the outfield and the fact that 118 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 2: most of the bats in the outfield are probably going 119 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 2: to be towards the bottom of the lineup right, at 120 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 2: least maybe two out of three depending on how all 121 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 2: two Vay shakes out. 122 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's certainly the weakest part of this team. 123 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 3: And they know it too. 124 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: Chas McCormick came into camp and said, we hear all 125 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: the noise and we want to surprise some people that outfield. 126 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: And I think it starts with him. He has got 127 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: to find a way to kind of regain the form 128 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: that he had in twenty twenty three. If they can 129 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: get that form of Chas McCormick, even even somewhat that 130 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: form of twenty twenty three, Chas McCormick, I think the 131 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: entire complexion of this outfield changes and you know, they've 132 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: got some prospects, some guys that could come up. Jacob 133 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: Melton is one of their better prospects. He's a natural 134 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: center fielder. If he but didn't have a great year 135 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: in Triple A last year, if he can start fast, 136 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: maybe he pushes. 137 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 5: For a role. 138 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: He's also a left handed hitter for a team that's 139 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: become very very right handed. You know, the Al two 140 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: a thing in left field that's going to shake itself 141 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: out how it will. But I think the key to 142 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 1: this outfield really turning into something legitimate is Chas McCormick 143 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: having a bounce back. Jake Myers Gold Glove finalists in 144 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: center field last year. He's going to run everything down 145 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: and his importance is only going to grow if Jose 146 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: Altuve plays left field on a regular basis. So they 147 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: need Chas McCormick to become the guy that they saw 148 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three and to turn this into you know, 149 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: not such a dire look at this outfield, all right, let's. 150 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 5: Go to paradis. I mean, is there a stadium that 151 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 5: was not built for him when the wind blows in 152 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 5: in Chicago that he got traded to and now they 153 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 5: they sufficed his ability, and is this just going to 154 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 5: exemplify I mean, what was it six extra home runs? 155 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 5: Paradis won a hit last year had he played half 156 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 5: of his games in Houston. 157 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: It's funny, Eric, he talked to us today for the 158 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: first time in camp. It's actually his birthday today, so 159 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: happy birthday to Estoc Paradis. But before before he got 160 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,559 Speaker 1: to go celebrate, he talked with us, and I actually 161 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: asked him, I said, is it going to be are 162 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: you gonna have to like guard against trying to pull 163 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: everything just knowing that the Crawford boxer right there, And 164 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: he goes, no, no, I'm gonna pull everything. 165 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 3: He is very very aware that that. 166 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,239 Speaker 1: That those Crawford boxes are right there, and he knows 167 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: that he can really seize advantage of it. He did 168 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: say today that Wrigley just was a difficult park for 169 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: him to hit in, and if you look at the 170 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: road splits after he got to Chicago, he did hit 171 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: a lot better on the road outside of Wrigley. So 172 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: certainly they're going to need him to be able to 173 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: to use the Crawford boxes. But I don't mean to 174 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: dump water on the excitement. But we heard the same 175 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: thing about Josea Brew when they signed Josea Bray, that 176 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: the Crawford boxes are right there. He pull, he's he's 177 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: a poll hitter. Can he'll get ten or fifteen more 178 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: home runs there. And we've heard that about every free 179 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 1: agent they've signed in the last couple of years and 180 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: just never really has worked out. I'm not comparing Estoc 181 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: Paradis to Josea Brew, but also like we hear this 182 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: a lot, that that the Crawford boxes are going to 183 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: help whoever comes to the Astros. So Estock Paradis us 184 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: to go out there and show it. He sees us 185 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: to go out there and produce and hit, and I 186 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: think he will. I'm more curious to see how he 187 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: fares defensively, especially replacing the reigning Goal Glover in Alex 188 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: Bregman at third base. This is a position that they 189 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: need a good defender there, especially with fromber Valdez and 190 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: Hunter Brown as the one two in their rotation, guys 191 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: that get a ton. 192 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 3: Of ground balls. 193 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be imperative that his defense 194 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: be at least I don't think he's going to be 195 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: a Gold Glove defender, but they need him to be 196 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: averaged to maybe a little bit above average defensively. 197 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 4: Okay, well they got a great They might not have 198 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 4: a great third baseman, but they got a hell of 199 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 4: a first baseman now with gold glove. With gold on 200 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 4: his glove, Chandler. So what does Christian Walker bring? I mean, finally, 201 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 4: it looks like the Astros have solved their first base 202 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 4: problem that they've had for the last couple years, starting 203 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 4: when they signed Jose A Bray. So is he the 204 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 4: right fit for this team? And what will he bring 205 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 4: that the Astros fans haven't seen in a while. 206 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: They have not seen a competent defensive first baseman in 207 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: a very long time, probably since second to last year 208 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: of Juli Guriel's tenure. So they're gonna get that he 209 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: I I you know, look, we know what he can 210 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: do offensively. 211 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:07,319 Speaker 3: The numbers speak for themselves. 212 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: I really do think that they targeted him specifically for 213 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: his defense, and I think this was still when they 214 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: thought Jose Altuve was going to be their their primary 215 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: second basement. He can cover up a lot of holes 216 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: on the right side of that infield with what he 217 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: can do. He can save you know, some guys some 218 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: some throws on some throws. He can scoop very well. 219 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,319 Speaker 1: He's just very athletic. He's reunited in Houston with Tony 220 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: Paris Chica, the guy that he credits with turning him 221 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 1: into an elite defensive first baseman during their time in Arizona, 222 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: so they get to reunite here. He is everything that 223 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: they have searched for in a first basement since signing 224 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: Jose Abrew and it's one. It's something that I think 225 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: fans are going to see the impact from day one, 226 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: because I it's when you have a bad defensive first baseman, 227 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: like you can see it's pretty good airing. Like, I 228 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: don't think fans know what they have until they see 229 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: a good, very elite defensive first Basemently, they're going to 230 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: see Christian Walker this year. 231 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 5: How about Framber Valdez. I mean this team, some are 232 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 5: picking the Astros not to finish in first We saw 233 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 5: what happened in April, just a horrific start, and oh, 234 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,719 Speaker 5: I guess we'll never know because they made it back 235 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 5: to the playoffs again. Is there a chance that Framber 236 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 5: leads this team to another playoff appearance and gets an 237 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 5: extension from Jim Crane who never gives extension, or is 238 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 5: there a better chance that he gets traded part way 239 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 5: through this season. 240 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: I think it's probably a better chance that he gets traded. 241 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: I'm not going to say that that means I'm picking 242 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: the Astros to not make the playoffs or anything. But 243 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: if you give me those two scenarios, I don't see 244 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: a world where Fromberveldez gets an extension from the Astros. 245 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: This is a you know, under Jim Crane's ownership tenure, 246 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: they only the most they've ever guaranteed to a starting 247 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: pitcher is eighty five million dollars. The most they've guaranteed 248 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,959 Speaker 1: any pitcher is the ninety five million dollars they gave 249 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: Josh Hater two years ago. You look at the numbers 250 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: between Fromber and Max Freed, they're pretty similar. You saw 251 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: what Max Freed just got on the on the free 252 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: agent market as the best left hander available. Fromber will 253 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: be the best left hander available on next winners free 254 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: agent market. To be quite honest with you, it would 255 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: be foolish for him to sign an extension with the 256 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: Astros right now, just given his proximity to free agency. 257 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,239 Speaker 1: The only way that would happen is if the Astros 258 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: just completely blow him in his camp out of the 259 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: water with their offer. And as we saw with the 260 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: Bregman deal, as we saw with every other free agent 261 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: that's left this franchise, this is not a team that 262 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: blows anyone out of the water with their offers. So 263 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: I think it's I think it's more likely than not 264 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: that fromber will come out here. Look, this rotation is 265 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: going to go as he goes. Justin Verlander is gone 266 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: Fromberveldez has been the ace of this team for a 267 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: couple of years now. 268 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 3: But as long as Justin. 269 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: Verlanders kind of on the team, his aura, you just 270 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: kind of defer to him as the leader. Like this 271 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: is fromber Valdez's rotation, Now this is fromber Valdez's pitching staff. 272 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: They're going to go as he goes. I think the 273 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: most I think the most common outcome, the most likely outcome, 274 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: is that he has a nice season parlays it into 275 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: a huge payday in free agency somewhere other than Houston. 276 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 4: Wow, all right, so I want you to say it. 277 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 4: I want you to say it. What is your prediction 278 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 4: for the Astros? Because you just said, oh, they weren't they. 279 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 4: I'm not saying they're not going to make the playoffs. Now, 280 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 4: somebody on here I'll say me, I didn't pick them 281 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,199 Speaker 4: to win the division for the first time in forever. 282 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 4: This is before Bregman left. I don't know that they're 283 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 4: strong enough outfield. I don't know if they're total team 284 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 4: package is strong enough to be better than the Rangers, 285 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 4: maybe the Mariners, even the A's are up and coming. 286 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 4: Right where do the Astros finish this year? 287 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 3: It's going to be a dogfight for them. 288 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: I don't think this is a team that you look 289 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 1: at on paper and say this is clear. This is clear, 290 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: far and away the best team in the division. I 291 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: think it's certainly a division they can win. They showed 292 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,199 Speaker 1: last year they started seven and nineteen and still won 293 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 1: the division. But they won that division last year because 294 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: the Rangers had a pretty epic World Series hangover and 295 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: the Mariners just forgot how to hit for four months. 296 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: I don't know that you can count on either of 297 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: those things happening again in the same season. 298 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 3: So you know, I will say. 299 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: Too until they are dethroned. Until one of these teams, 300 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: whether it's the Rangers or the Mariners just comes and 301 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: takes it from them. It's hard to pick against them, 302 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: just given you know they still do have jose L Tuvey, 303 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: who is one of the best collection performers in the 304 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: modern game. They've got Jordan Alvarez who seems to always 305 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: rise up in these big moments. Their rotation, I do 306 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: like their rotation. I like the top and Fromervel doesn't 307 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: Hunter Brown. They've got enough depth. I think that that 308 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: can help them out. It's hard for me to pick 309 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: against them in the division, just given that no team 310 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: has shown that they can beat them. But this is 311 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: going to be the most tested that they have ever been. 312 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: I believe in this division, and that's saying something after 313 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: last year when they got off to that horrendous start. 314 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna cautiously pick them to win this division, 315 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: but I don't feel great about it. 316 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 2: Okay, and then let's finish on a fun note. Super 317 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: fan Susie in the chat, can you ask Chandler why 318 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: jose L Twovay says that Chas McCormick cannot be the 319 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 2: club DJ. 320 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: I wouldn't want Chazz DJing anything either, So I got 321 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: I got a side with al twove on that one 322 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: that's been it's been a weird storyline in Astros camp 323 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: because Kyle Tucker was the team DJ for the last 324 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: two years and I don't know how this became something 325 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: that now every player is getting asked who is going 326 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:55,239 Speaker 1: to be the DJ. But judging off of their responses, 327 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: it sounds like Mauricio Dubon is next in line. Sounds 328 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: like they want one that can have a nice mix 329 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: of you know, Latin music, of country of rap, of 330 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: kind of anything that anybody in there wants to hear. 331 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: And I think Mauricio Dubond's probably got his pulse on 332 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: that his finger on that pulse better than anybody, right. 333 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 2: You want someone super versatile on the field, off the field, 334 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 2: the whole deal. So that makes sense. Chandler, great to 335 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 2: talk to you. 336 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 5: Well, that's a sixth tool five tools baseball player. That's 337 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 5: a sixth tool. That is that is very underrated. Being 338 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 5: able to DJ is a talent. Not real DJ just 339 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 5: playing whatever is on the people mix sucks. No feel. 340 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 3: There you go. 341 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 2: Hey, Crush City Territory is there for the world, okay, 342 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 2: so make sure you check it out multiple episodes week. Chandler, 343 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 2: thank you for joining us. We'll give it a plug 344 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 2: on the way out, but appreciate you man. 345 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 3: All right, thanks guys. 346 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 2: There it is Chandler, Rome, Josh Reddick, Tyler Stafford, part 347 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 2: of the FT Network. Go get it wherever you get 348 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 2: your pods or wherever you watch them. It is awesome. 349 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 2: A lot of big interviews that they've done, especially recently, 350 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 2: so go check those out for those Astros fans out 351 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 2: there or Astros haters. Hot corner Let's sizzle. Do you 352 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 2: guys want to hear what Aaron Judge said about the 353 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 2: guy who is just impossible to find or reach Juan 354 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 2: Soto besides everyone else. I mean, clearly there's more to this, 355 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 2: but we still want to run the quote, so let's do. 356 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 4: It with him at all. 357 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. I tried to. He got a different number though, 358 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 3: but you know, so techtonic going through. But we should 359 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,479 Speaker 3: chat it a little bit and caught up. 360 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: He always does that face krats you played with him. 361 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 2: I feel like he is the worst poker face of 362 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 2: all time. Whenever he lies, he's. 363 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,199 Speaker 3: Like, I have his number. 364 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 5: I didn't have his number? Zilla was that night? 365 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 2: Is that right? 366 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 5: He does a good job of waiting to answer things, 367 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 5: and he is a very honest person. So I think 368 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 5: that's why it's more difficult in situations like that. 369 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 2: I mean, here number. 370 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 4: New number, who dis I mean, come on, basically, I 371 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 4: mean basically what he's saying. Yeah, we chit chatted. Oh great, 372 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:34,479 Speaker 4: we chit chatted after he signed. Clearly we chit chatted 373 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 4: like there was no I don't know. I think this 374 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 4: is this is this is kind of funny. Soto now 375 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 4: says the Mets give him a better chance. Judge disagrees. 376 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 4: They didn't speak. Judge said he wasn't involved. Was there 377 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 4: something going on that we didn't know about between these 378 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 4: two that nobody talked about. I don't know. But it's 379 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 4: just funny that Aaron Judge. You know. Of course, of 380 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 4: course Judge is going to disagree that the Mets have 381 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 4: a better chance than the team. He's the captain for 382 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 4: the Yankees. I don't know. I think this is funny. 383 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 4: This is like, this is like a high school movie. 384 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 4: There's like Beverly Hills nine O two one. Oh. We're 385 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 4: watching here like trying to unfold it here. It's like 386 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 4: the Red Sox have their thing, and now the Yankees 387 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:10,719 Speaker 4: and the Mets have their thing. 388 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 5: It's it's great. 389 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 4: It's great for baseball. People are talking about it. 390 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 2: That is true. Can we show that quote again. Let's 391 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 2: put that up. So Sodo said, how the Mets will 392 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 2: give him the best chance to win another World Series. 393 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 2: Obviously he's gotta say that. Judge responds, quote, I definitely disagree. Well, 394 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 2: then you should have gotten his number and told him. 395 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 2: I mean, do you think there's also a part of 396 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 2: this that just says he was going to go to 397 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 2: the best offer no matter what, even if it was 398 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 2: just several million dollars. More So, Judge was like, I 399 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 2: get it. You do you. Nothing I'm going to say 400 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 2: to you is going to sway you from Met to Yankee. 401 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 2: Go get your money. I played this game a couple 402 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 2: of years ago, this free agency game. It worked out 403 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 2: well for me. I did the whole fake San Francisco thing. 404 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 2: I was never really going there, but thank you San 405 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 2: Francisco and the whatever FOTAD cameraman person that I hired 406 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 2: to act like it was a whole big deal that 407 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 2: I'm in San Francisco, since no press was actually covering 408 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 2: it and no one knew I was there, and there's 409 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 2: no paparazzi following me. Aka, I don't need your new 410 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 2: number right now. 411 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 4: Yes, I mean I said that from the get go. 412 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 4: Wan Soda was gonna sign whoever offered him the most money. 413 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 4: It didn't matter. It was all about the money. And 414 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 4: that's great, that's that's his decision to make. He's a 415 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 4: free agent at twenty six years old. He got that. 416 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 4: He got that right, and good for him. But there 417 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 4: was nothing Aaron Judge was going to say. I just 418 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 4: think it's funny because you know, New York's gonna ask 419 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 4: all the questions, and so Judge asked answer him as 420 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,120 Speaker 4: the captain, and I don't know. I love his answer 421 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 4: because he's basically like, I don't really want to talk 422 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 4: about this, but I kind of have to, so now 423 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 4: I'm gonna have to talk about it. And then he 424 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 4: gives that smile, which I love it. I think it's great. 425 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 2: Good for you, Aaron, Yeah, just go back when he 426 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 2: answers serious, he just answers. When he answers like that, 427 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 2: he's like, smile came out like a smile Pinocchio, the 428 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 2: nose goes out, Judge, the smile wid didn't. So it's 429 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 2: just not him, like krat said, he's he's on a stape. 430 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 2: He can't say it with a straight face. And that's fine. 431 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 2: All right, Let's get to some spring training, Lukes, Josh 432 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 2: Hater has much less hair. Do you think this affects 433 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 2: his performance on the mound and makes him less intimidating 434 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 2: and less distracting? 435 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 4: Aj I don't know how he's going to pitch it 436 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 4: out their hair. It's like Samson. Sampson cut his hair, 437 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 4: he lost all his power. Josh Hater cut his long hair, 438 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 4: He's not gonna be able to throw strikes. No, just kidding. 439 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 4: I don't think it has anything to do with anything. 440 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 4: He's just hot. He's just hot. So he's down in 441 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 4: Florida where the weather's beautiful, and he's like, you know what, 442 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 4: I'm getting a haircut, something to something to talk about 443 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 4: besides spring training. 444 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 5: There you go. Let me tell you something, brother. It 445 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 5: was getting long and I needed to cut it. 446 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 4: Brother. 447 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 5: I don't know what do you think of it? Is 448 00:21:59,359 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 5: it nice? 449 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 3: Is it nice? I like it? 450 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 5: Thanks brother. 451 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 2: He didn't go like full shaved head, so he's still 452 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,119 Speaker 2: got some hair and now he can see who his 453 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 2: teammates are. Last year, nobody knew who they were playing 454 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 2: with the letters on the back of the jerseys last year, Yeah, 455 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 2: exactly what looked like you were watching a game from 456 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 2: the moon, even if you were right next to these guys. 457 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 2: Last year, they decided to make the uniform feature very 458 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 2: small words and letters that you were looking at. Now 459 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 2: they're back to normal. This seems like a good idea. 460 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,719 Speaker 2: AJ whoever thought of this good idea. Let's give them 461 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 2: a raise, good marketing. Let's see who we're looking at. 462 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,239 Speaker 4: Oh that's hilarious. Yeah, listen, how else are people going 463 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 4: to know my name if the letters aren't big enough? 464 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 4: I mean, come on, of course I want large letters. 465 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 4: I want people to see that last name out there. 466 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 4: Come on, everybody wants their last name, family friends, people 467 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 4: on the moon, you know, the Martians when they get here, 468 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 4: you know, they all. I want them all to see 469 00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 4: my name on the back of my jersey. I want 470 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 4: them to know I'm not like the Yankees that don't 471 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 4: put names on him. Put that judge on that ninety 472 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 4: nine and put it like this big so the Martians 473 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 4: can see it when they land. 474 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 2: Well, that's taboo, and so is facial hair. So let's 475 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 2: finish with this. Then we're gonna talk to Will Carroll 476 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 2: about some injury updates. But Devin Williams looks younger, definitely 477 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 2: less intimidating, and crats. It looks like he's just trying 478 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 2: to make the teams. 479 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 5: Not less intimidating. If you're intimidated by some dude's beard, 480 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 5: you are You are the softest hitter on the planet. 481 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 5: What Brian Wilson has a beard? Who No, I don't 482 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 5: even know how. I can't even look at his scatter 483 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 5: report to see if he throws any strikes or not. 484 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:49,160 Speaker 5: That beard is so distracting. Oh, unless some dude has 485 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 5: a The only thing that's intimidating is some dude has 486 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 5: like teardrops on his face that are tattooed on his 487 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 5: face for every batter that he's killed. And then you're like, ah, 488 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 5: you know, I want to get in the batter's box. 489 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 5: Or if he has like a or he has like 490 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,479 Speaker 5: a baseball tattooed going up his wrist like this, and 491 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 5: you're like, I can't tell which is the baseball in 492 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 5: his hand and which one's on his wrist. Like, No, 493 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 5: beards aren't intimidating. 494 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 4: Stop, I mean, this is the dumbest conversation we've ever 495 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 4: had on the show. Who cares? I mean, you think 496 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 4: I've ever looked out there? Now, there's been other times 497 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 4: I've looked out there, and there mid some dudes that 498 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 4: I don't want to look in the eyes because I 499 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 4: turned a stone for other reasons. But a beard never 500 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 4: got me. 501 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 2: But he ugly, Yeah, we've definitely talked about Yeah. All right, 502 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 2: so now we know AJ's crypt tonight. 503 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 5: Hey, there. 504 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 2: No get ugly. 505 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 5: There's a lot of as players, there's a lot of 506 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 5: There's top five ugliest dudes that you've ever played against, 507 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 5: and you're like, you can't look them directly in the eye. 508 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 5: There's also top five best looking guys. You also can't 509 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 5: look these guys in the eyes either. 510 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 2: Just say it yeah, and you'll get lost in them.