1 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Monday edition of Fair Territory. Less 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: than two weeks to go in the regular season, and yes, 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: we have action. It's not total chaos. We've got some 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,159 Speaker 1: things that are pretty much decided. The AL Central, the 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: NL Central, the NL East, the AL East, and the 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: NL West are trending that way. They got the Dodgers 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 1: up two and a half, the Jay's up four. We're 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: thirteen to play. But there's still a lot of things 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: going on that are intriguing and we're going to get 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: into them in this program today. We're gonna get into 11 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: a lot of things, including what happens Saturday night in Milwaukee. Now, 12 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: let's start with the AL West and Wild Card, because 13 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: right now that is the most interesting of all the races. 14 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: They're kind of both connected and we have three teams 15 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: in those races, the Mariners, the Astros, and the Rangers. 16 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: And if you heard Brewers manager Pat Murphy after the 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: Brewers clinched their postseason birth, he talked about the Pakoda 18 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: projection system, and he talked about how the Brewers were 19 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: projected by Pakoda to win only eighty point two games 20 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: this year. Obviously they've done much better than that, but 21 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: the projection systems actually got the al West right, and 22 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: the projection system said at the start of the season 23 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: that the Mariners, Astros and Rangers would really be close 24 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: the whole season. I remember Mike Petriello of MLB dot 25 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: Com writing a whole story about this, and while it 26 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: hasn't been the exact path that we might have thought, 27 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: here we are with those three teams really close to 28 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: each other. Now this week is going to be huge. 29 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: The Mariners have taken sole possession of the division lead 30 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: for the first time since June first, Wow, three months, 31 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: and now with nine straight wins, a huge week lies 32 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: ahead because the Astros, the team that's been in first 33 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: place for most of the season. Their next six games 34 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: are at home against the Rangers and the Mariners. Now, 35 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: the Astros they led the division by six games on 36 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: July twenty third, even with all their injuries eighteen players 37 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: on the injured list at one point, including I believe 38 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: it was twelve starting pitchers at the time. They still 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: have fourteen players on the il, including Josh Hader. So 40 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: it's been that kind of year for the Astros, and 41 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: yet they've held on. They held on without Jodan Alvarez 42 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: for a while without Jeremy Panna, They've had all kinds 43 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: of things happen. And yet since July twenty third, they're 44 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: twenty one and twenty six. There are bottom six offense 45 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: in the major leagues. That surprising to me. The Astros 46 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: are a bottom six offense and they really haven't been 47 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: that much better since getting Correa, Arias and Sanchez at 48 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: the deadline and then getting Alvarez back. You see the 49 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: standings right there. This is the Al West and the 50 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: Mariners obviously up by a game on the Astros, up 51 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: three game on the Rangers, three games on the Rangers. 52 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: The Rangers, to me, are the most fascinating team of all. 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: For five months, they drove their front office crazy, they 54 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: drove their fans crazy. They underachieved. Only after injuries to 55 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: Corey Seeger, Marcus Simeon, Nathan Evoldi, and a bunch of 56 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: others did they finally start to snap out of it. 57 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: And they finally started to snap out of it with 58 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: the players that they're TV analyst David Murphy dubbed the 59 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: little rascals. Who am I talking about? Cody Freeman, Michael Hellman, 60 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: Dustin Harris, who has now been demoted Alejandro Asunya. These guys, 61 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: many casual fans have never heard of them. They've given 62 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: the Rangers energy and the Rangers are in a great 63 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: spot here. Well, still an uphill fight, but in a 64 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: great spot considering where they were. Adolice Garcia came back yesterday, 65 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: he too was injured, and Corey Seeger is expected back 66 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: from his appendicitis or his appendix removal, probably the end 67 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: of this week. So the Rangers are in an interesting 68 00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: spot here. And let's not forget the Guardians either. Gardians 69 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: in this wildcard race here they are they're only two 70 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: and a half out. You see, the Rangers, they're two 71 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: out in the wildcard standings. The Guardians are two and 72 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: a half out. Now, with this late stage of the season, 73 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: with so few games remaining, two and two and a 74 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: half is a significant deficit. It's hard to make it up. 75 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: Kind of have to win every day. But we'll see 76 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: what happens here because it's been unpredictable. And the Guardians 77 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: they've won nine of ten. They two are a depleted 78 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: team in many ways. Remember they've lost Luis Ortiz and 79 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 1: a Manuel class A because of the gambling investigation, and 80 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: yet their starting pitching of late has been brilliant. They're 81 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: reliever Kate Smith, who is one of the more underappreciated 82 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: relievers in the game. He's got saves in seven straight appearances. 83 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: They've been really good. So the Guardians, I wouldn't say 84 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: they have a great chance. I wouldn't even say they 85 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 1: have a good chance, but they're there. They're playing meaningful 86 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: games on September fifteenth, And what I always say to 87 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: fans is that really is the baseline of what you 88 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: can ask of your favorite team. If they're doing that, 89 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: you've had a fun season. As maddening as some of 90 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: these seasons can be. Now, let's turn to the National 91 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: League Wildcard because this one, this one is something that 92 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: none of us saw coming. The Mets finally ended their 93 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: eight game losing streak on Sunday. Both San Francisco and 94 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: Cincinnati also lost, so they didn't actually lost ground in 95 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: this particular situation, so the Mets maybe have a little 96 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: bit of breathing room. They're game and a half over 97 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,119 Speaker 1: the Giants right now in the wildcard standings, two games 98 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: over the Diamondbacks, who suddenly have slipped into this equation, 99 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: and the Reds are now two and a half back. 100 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: The Mets hold a tiebreaker over the Giants, not the Reds. 101 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: The one with the Diamondbacks would be decided by intra 102 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: division record. It's complicated. Let's not even go there. But 103 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: the Mets are still tied for the third worst winning 104 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: percentage in the Majors since June twelfth, third worst tied 105 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: for the work. It's amazing what has happened here, and 106 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna get into it more a little bit later 107 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 1: in the inside dish. Obviously, they were forty five and 108 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: twenty four at one point. Their starting pitching at that 109 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: point was the best in the majors. It has since 110 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: fallen apart. We've seen them use their rookies and actually 111 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: to pretty good effect. Jonah Thyng, I know struggled Friday night, 112 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: but sprot and McLain were really good this weekend. The 113 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: Mets are gonna ride those guys. Sean Manya is now 114 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: in the bullpen. But as I said on Fox on 115 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: our broadcast Saturday, if the Mets cannot make a twelve 116 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: team playoff with a three hundred and forty million dollars payroll, 117 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna go down as one of the biggest flops 118 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,239 Speaker 1: in major league history. Now they should get in. Still, 119 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: I believe they've got the kid pitchers, David Peterson as well. 120 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: It's not great, but it's good enough. But what's incredible 121 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: to me is that it's even gotten to this point. 122 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: Let's look at the teams, or talk about the teams 123 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: are chasing the Mets, the Giants, a team that's sold 124 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: at the deadline, a team that sold, in fact, a 125 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: relief pitcher to the Mets, Tyler Rogers. The Giants, a 126 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: team that about two weeks ago people were talking about 127 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: their manager, Bob Melvin not coming back. The Diamondbacks, this 128 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: is a team that also sold to the deadline. Let's 129 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: not forget Ajohano, Suarez, Merrill, Kelly, Josh Naylor, Randall, gritchik 130 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: All gone, Shelby Miller two, he's now hurt. They sold 131 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: in a big way. They're still in contention. And then 132 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: the Reds, who have kind of sputtered along all year. 133 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: They're two and a half back. Now they're blow five hundred. 134 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: These teams are all hovering around five hundred. Nothing great 135 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: on any of them, but they're in these they're in 136 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: this race as well. And all three of these teams, 137 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: as I mentioned have at least some degree of hope. 138 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: Now the Mets have a somewhat difficult schedule, remaining homestand 139 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: continues against the Padres, who are starting to play a 140 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: little bit better, or again albeit against the Rockies and 141 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: the Nationals. And then they're on the road against the Cubs, 142 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: who I guess would have clinched by the time this 143 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: series takes place, clinched a playoff spot, I should say. 144 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: And then they complete the season with Miami the Giants. 145 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: They're at Arizona this week. That's a big series. Suddenly 146 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: they've got the Dodgers in LA for four. That's going 147 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: to be a big series. They just play the Dodgers 148 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: and lost two of three, and then they're home against 149 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: the Cardinals and Rocky So if they can hang in, 150 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: they end with a fairly easy schedule. The Cardinals, by 151 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: the way, they're only four out in the wildcard Stanleys 152 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: and they've had not a great season. Then there are 153 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: the Diamondbacks. They host the Giants and Phillies, and then 154 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: they play the Dodgers and they're at San Diego. They've 155 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: got a really difficult schedule, and then Cincinnati at Saint 156 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: Louis home against the Cubs home against the Pirates at Milwaukee, 157 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: which will be lining up its playoff rotation. So there 158 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: you have it. That's the NL race. And again, it 159 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: shouldn't have ever come to this, but here we are, 160 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,599 Speaker 1: and I would expect again the Mets have enough of 161 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,199 Speaker 1: a cushion, even though it's not much of a cushion, 162 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: but enough of a cushion to hold on here. All 163 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: they have to do is hit. Yes, they're pitching is problematic. 164 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: We all know that at this point they just haven't 165 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: hit in the way that you would expect from a 166 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: team with Peter Alonzo and Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor 167 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: and Brandon Nimo, all of these superstar types. Nimo less 168 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: of a superstar, but a guy who's highly paid for sure, 169 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: and for whatever reason, they have not fired. So all right, 170 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 1: that is it for the Pennant Races. Now, finally, before 171 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: we go into our next segment, the Inside Dish, I 172 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: want to talk about what happens Saturday night when I 173 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: accidentally bowled over Scott ballas Paulus, the Brewer's team photographer, 174 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: while I was getting out of the way of the 175 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: Brewers dumping water on Andrew Monasteriu. Now the ever observant 176 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: AJ Prazinski joked afterward that I looked like Muhammad Ali 177 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: standing over Sonny Liston. Now, Aj, of course, is more 178 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: experienced in these kinds of interactions than I am, and 179 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: I must admit though, when I looked at the video 180 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: when I saw this, I was surprised at how upset 181 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: I appeared. I was more confused than anything. Now I 182 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: had to continue the interview. We were live folks on 183 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: national television. Couldn't stop. And that said, I felt awful 184 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: about what happened, And afterward I went up to Scott, 185 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: who I've worked with in Pitts before over the years, 186 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: and I apologized, and I apologize profusely, because let's face it, 187 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: I don't think that you ever expect knocking someone down 188 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: is going to happen in any particular situation. So yeah, sure, 189 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: I apologized. And Fox is doing the American League playoffs 190 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: this year, so I won't see the Brewers again unless 191 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: it's the World Series. But if I do see the 192 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: Brewers in the World Series, I look forward to working 193 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: with Scott again in the photo pit, and I also 194 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: look forward to sharing a good laugh with him over 195 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 1: this Okay, the Inside Dish is next. Stay with us. 196 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 2: For all of those passionate Mets fans out there, diraftneck 197 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 2: Mark and James Ciano have a show called Mets Up. 198 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 2: It is super popular. These two watch every single game 199 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 2: and give you every morsel of what you need to know. 200 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 2: Subscribe to their YouTube channel. It's called Mets Up and 201 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 2: you can catch them wherever you find your podcast. 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Well, well, well, well, well. 221 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: All right, Time out for the inside Dish, the part 222 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: of the show where I talk about a story I've written, 223 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: something going on in the game, or something else entirely. 224 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: And I guess today I would classify classify this one 225 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: as talking about something going on in the game and 226 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: something I've written, something that's always been interesting to me. 227 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: And the subject is chemistry, team chemistry. And as I 228 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: wrote Friday in a column about Bryce Harper and the Phillies, 229 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: chemistry can be elusive. It's difficult to capture, it's difficult 230 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: to define, but it is something and I know over 231 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 1: the years when I used to work at MLB Network, 232 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: I would argue with Brian Kenny about the importance of 233 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: chemistry all the time, and Brian would pooh poo it. 234 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: He would say, Oh, it's not as important as the numbers, 235 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: as performance. But if you've ever walked into a Major 236 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: league clubhouse, if you've ever covered the sport, you've ever 237 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: been around the sport in any meaningful way, and even 238 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 1: if you're a fan watching the games, you know the 239 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: chemistry does matter, and you know that teams with big 240 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: stars often face a different dynamic, and occasionally it's an 241 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: uncomfortable dynamic. Now, the subject of this column was Harper, 242 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: and the reason I wrote it because when I went 243 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: to Philadelphia last week a couple of people mentioned to me, 244 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: a few people mentioned to me actually that they were 245 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: worried or just thinking that maybe Bryce Harper was kind 246 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: of put off or out of sorts a little bit, 247 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: that Kyle Schwarber was getting all the attention because Kyle 248 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: Schwarber fifty home run season, a magical campaign in his 249 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: free agent year, and that struck me as a little 250 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: bit odd, but I sort of understood too. Bryce Harper 251 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: been on the cover of Sports Illustrated from the time 252 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 1: he was sixteen years old. That was the first time 253 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: he was on the cover, and he's been the center 254 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: of attention ever since then. He's a two time MVP, 255 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: he was the MVP of the twenty twenty two NLCS. 256 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: He is the Alpha of alphas. So when I heard 257 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: these people talking about that. They thought maybe Bryce was 258 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: in a little bit of a funk because of it. 259 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: I'm not making any of this up. This is people 260 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: telling me stuff. So I go up to Bryce, who 261 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: was always open to questions, and I said, Hey, anything 262 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: going on? Here? Are the Phillies in your mind? Still 263 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: your team? And does it matter if they're still your team? 264 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: And the answer he gave was enlightening. At first, he left, 265 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: he thought the question. He didn't think it was offensive 266 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: or anything like that. He just thought it was kind 267 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: of funny. And here is what he said. Because what 268 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: he said again and was revealing, at least in terms 269 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: of his mindset relative to Kyle Schwarp. I cut the 270 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: quote down a little bit from the one I use 271 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: in the column, but this is it. I think it's 272 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: everybody's team in here. Kyle is obviously having an incredible 273 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: year in a contract year as well, He's going to 274 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: have that hype around him. I've never been that type 275 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: of guy where I wanted it to be my team 276 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: or someone else's team. Our main goal is winning. That's 277 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: everybody's mindset. Now. I don't know that you can answer 278 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: that question much better than that. It's practically a perfect answer, right, 279 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: But at the same time, just wonder how these things 280 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: play out now. Right now, the Phillies confidence is rather striking. 281 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: Being around them, you could feel it. This was, of course, 282 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: in the middle of their sweep of the Mets, which 283 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: was a great series for them. But even without Zach 284 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: Wheeler who's out for this season, even without Trey Turner 285 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: and Alec Bohm who are coming back but still injured, 286 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: right now, they have this vibe I've been feeling about them. 287 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: Other teams have it too right now. I would say 288 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays have that kind of feeling. They've been 289 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: really a great team all season long, most comebacks in 290 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: the major leagues, and you sense a togetherness there. I 291 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: think you sense it with the Mariners too, to some extent. 292 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: And I'm sure I'm missing teams, but when you see 293 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: it and you know it when you don't, and that 294 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: brings me to the Mets. Now. Maybe the Mets finally 295 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: snapped out of it yesterday. And let's be clear, as 296 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: I wrote, the biggest problem with the Mets by far 297 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: it's not even close, is starting pitching. What I said 298 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: in the first segment rings true. They were forty five 299 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: and twenty four with the best rotation in the majors 300 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: as of June twelfth. It crumbled from their injuries and effectiveness. 301 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: All kinds of things happened, and this is why they 302 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: are now where they are kind of holding on for 303 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: dear life in the National League wildcard race. So that's 304 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: the main thing. But as I also wrote, something seems 305 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: with them now. I don't know exactly what it is. 306 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 1: If anything, the Mets big stars, Lindora, Alonso, Sodo, they're 307 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: viewed by the team by their own people, club officials, teammates, etc. 308 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 1: All good people, all good guys. No one says this 309 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: guy's a jerk, that guy's that, or anything like that. 310 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: But is it all meshing together perfectly? I would suggest 311 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: that the evidence says no. Now, the easy target here 312 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: is Sodo. He's the seven hundred and sixty five million 313 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: dollars edition, he's the new guy, all of that. But 314 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: he sure seemed to fit in well with the Yankees 315 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,719 Speaker 1: last season, and my goodness, he's having a season that 316 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: is right up there with his best. And that's saying 317 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: something because this is Wan Soda. We're talking about forty homers, 318 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: thirty two stolen bases, nine to twenty one ops right 319 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: there in the top ten, as he always has been 320 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: and or is he often has been the last two 321 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: months since August first, he's been absolutely brilliant. So if 322 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: you want to say the problem is Soto, if indeed 323 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: there's a problem, I would push back on that. But 324 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: is it possible that some stuff is going on here now? 325 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: Only the Mets truly know what is going on in 326 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: their clubhouse. If there is indetention or jealousy or even friction, 327 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: he can't say for sure. But these guys are who 328 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: they are. This is what I want to stress here. 329 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: They're who they are because they have massive egos and 330 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that in a bad way. They have 331 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: an incredible belief in their abilities. They're all alphas, and 332 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,479 Speaker 1: when you put these kinds of players in a room together, 333 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It can be disruptive 334 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: when you have big time players who maybe get along 335 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: but just have a wariness about each other. Again, hard 336 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: to define, hard to capture, hard to even talk about 337 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 1: because you don't know if it's there. But it has 338 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: just been striking with the Mets that this has been 339 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: such a slide for them. And yes, the starting pitching 340 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: is the main culprit, but you just wonder, hey, what 341 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: else is up with them? So the easy answer here, 342 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: the way to erase all doubts and establish good chemistrtry. 343 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: We know the answer is. The easy answer is to win. 344 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: And the Mets, for all their troubles, all that has 345 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: happened in the last couple of months, they are still 346 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: in a position where a they can make the postseason 347 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: and b they can go on a run. They're fully 348 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: capable of doing that. And if they do do that, 349 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: these questions, all the things that I'm talking about, all 350 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 1: the things I'm speculating about, those questions will fade. You 351 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 1: won't hear anything about them. You'll hear about how they 352 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: came together and were always together and it was all good. 353 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: But if they don't get to the playoffs, if they 354 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: have what I said earlier was an incredibly disappointing season 355 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,479 Speaker 1: and turn out to be one of the biggest flops 356 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: in Major league history, yes, those questions might only increase. 357 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: All right, so much for the inside dish. We'll be 358 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: back with your questions in grilling Ken after this. 359 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 2: Okay, Kratz, I opened up Arena Club, put my own 360 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 2: money in there. 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Gambler. 389 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: Can the part of the program where I answer your questions, 390 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: Let's get right to them. First question comes from rpg 391 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 1: man forty five, who asks who's better right now in 392 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: the AL besides the JS They can come back in 393 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: any game. Very valid question. Now, Jash Chisholm Junior of 394 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 1: the Yankees seem to have his own answer. This week, 395 00:21:58,440 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: he said the Yankees were the best team in the 396 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: un American League. But I would agree with rpg Man 397 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: forty five that the Jay's right now. They're in great 398 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: spot to finish the season with the best record of 399 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: the league over the Tigers. And yes, those forty six 400 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: forty five come from behind victories are quite telling. But 401 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: it's more than that. It's the kind of team that 402 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: they've built, not just stars, but contributing players as well. 403 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: And their deadline move for Shane Bieber one that I 404 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: wasn't sure about at the time, now looks like it 405 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: was great. Shane Bieber has pitched wonderfully for them. He 406 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: could be their Game one starter. They've got Scherzer, They've 407 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: got Gossman, who is hot right now, and their bullpen 408 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: which has been a problem, and Jeff Hoffmin's given up 409 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: a lot of home runs. Yes, but they've pitched a 410 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: little bit better of late, and this team just seems 411 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: to have what I was talking about with the Phillies earlier, 412 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 1: this quality about them, and it's a really good quality 413 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: Springer comeback Player of the year I think almost for certain. Obviously, 414 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: they need Bosh Rochette back for the playoffs doing with 415 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: lad does I love the Blue Jays right now? And 416 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: all that criticism I had of them really for I 417 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 1: guess a couple of years when I would call them 418 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: the paper Tigers and question whether they had the chemistry 419 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: to be a better team to play to their talent level, 420 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,399 Speaker 1: those questions for me have faded now. The playoffs were 421 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: another thing, of course, and that wouldn't be nice to 422 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: see them win a series finally. But yes, they've had 423 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: amazing and amazing regular season, a magnificent regular season, and 424 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: I would say, despite what Jazz Chisholm might think, they're 425 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: the best team in the American League right now. Let's 426 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,479 Speaker 1: go to the next question. This one comes from Henry 427 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: who asks what is the key for the Mariners to 428 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: make the World Series? And that's a good question, Henry, 429 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: because the Mariners were in that incredible slide on that 430 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: road trip to the East a little bit ago, and 431 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: now they've won nine straight and they're like so many 432 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: teams right now, you don't know exactly what to make 433 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 1: of them. They're obviously good, and the deadline moves to 434 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: get Suarez and Naylor clearly helped them. They are a 435 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: team too that has a little bit of magic going 436 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: right now. The walk offs last week with Mitch Garver 437 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 1: and Henry Ford, the rookie, all of these things are good. 438 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 1: They're starting pitching has not been quite at the level 439 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: where it's been in the past, and that's kind of 440 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: a concern here. Brian wu is a guy who is 441 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: going to get some cy young down down boot votes. 442 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: He's had a brilliant season. Castillo better in his last start, 443 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: but he's been inconsistent. You've got Logan, Gilbert Kirby, was 444 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: really good his last start. They're fine. Obviously, they're really good, 445 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: and if these guys get hot, that's the key to 446 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: them getting to the World Series. I still don't love 447 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 1: their offense. It's not what I would call an explosive offense. 448 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: Oh and I forgot to mention that guy with the 449 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: fifty four home runs, Kyle Rawley. But because of Raleigh, 450 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: in large part, the offense is good enough. And Raleigh, 451 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: my goodness, the fact that he's tied Mickey Mantle for 452 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: most home runs by a switch hitter is an achievement 453 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: that I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around. 454 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: But for them to get to the World Series, I 455 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: would say it really keys on their starting pitching. All right, 456 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: let's get to the next one. This next question comes 457 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:16,400 Speaker 1: from George, who asks what is Kyle Schwarber's per year 458 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: value going to look like in free agency? George, great question, 459 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: and I would say it starts with the three. It's 460 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 1: at least thirty million dollars a year. I would not 461 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: be surprised if it reached thirty five million per year, 462 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 1: and I would not be surprised if it went four years. Now, 463 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: where do I expect him to be I expect him 464 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 1: to be a Philly, but what the price is going 465 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: to be, That much remains to be seen. That said, 466 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: Kyle Schwarber pretty much is going to get a lot 467 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,719 Speaker 1: of buddy and because of his leadership qualities as well 468 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:50,479 Speaker 1: as his slugging, he's gonna deserve it. All right, Thanks 469 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: and we will be Jordan Thursday Live with a lot 470 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:58,199 Speaker 1: of Rivo, our usual Thursday show, twelve thirty Eastern. Have 471 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: a great week everyone, stay with us fo