WEBVTT - Braves Sweep Marlins, Winning Streak Reaches 8 Games

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<v Speaker 1>Hello everyone, Welcome back to the Hammer Territory podcast. This

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<v Speaker 1>is episode four to eight and it is Brad Rowland

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm showing I Thursday evening, late into the night

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<v Speaker 1>after a rain delay. We'll be good, friend, Scott Coleman, Scott,

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<v Speaker 1>the Brave's never losing anymore, how are you?

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<v Speaker 2>Hello, Brad? There's the kiss of death, So the next loss,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody can tweet at bt Roland and say thanks a lot,

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<v Speaker 2>you big jerk. You just curse the Braves. But in

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<v Speaker 2>all seriousness, eight wins in a row for the Braves.

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<v Speaker 2>They are now the second fastest team in the Majors

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<v Speaker 2>to reach seventy wins this year, trailing only the Brewers.

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<v Speaker 2>The Braves have actually surpassed the Dodgers in the National

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<v Speaker 2>League standings, which is really impressive. Second sweep in a

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<v Speaker 2>row for the Braves. They had a perfect seven and

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<v Speaker 2>no homestand and I mean, man, they just buried the

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<v Speaker 2>Marlins and the Nationals this week. Both teams are kind

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<v Speaker 2>of hanging around in the wild card picture, and I

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<v Speaker 2>mean both teams are basically dead now. So credit to

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves taking advantage against two divisional foes and really

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<v Speaker 2>just keep on rolling. And hopefully they can keep this

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<v Speaker 2>all the way going through the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, obviously the way you want to be playing, and

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<v Speaker 1>it became it helps. Look, we last time you and

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<v Speaker 1>I talked, we talked a lot about the trended line

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<v Speaker 1>and what didn't happen and that stuff. I know, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>I met what I said, I know you what you said,

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<v Speaker 1>and it still is out there. But it really helps

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<v Speaker 1>to win a bunch of games both before and after

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<v Speaker 1>it to you know, maybe cause some interesting conversations to happen,

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<v Speaker 1>but also just winning games is what we wanted the

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<v Speaker 1>whole time, Like it's what you want.

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<v Speaker 2>So well, look that we will not talk anymore about

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<v Speaker 2>the deadline. We did a show I thought Steven and

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<v Speaker 2>Sean had some really good insights as well on the

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<v Speaker 2>previous show on the feet if folks missed it, But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, our frustrations with the deadline are about October.

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<v Speaker 2>I am highly confident based on one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 2>some odd games of sample, this is a very good

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<v Speaker 2>regular season team. They're eight and a half nine games

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<v Speaker 2>up in the division. This is a really well the

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<v Speaker 2>team built really well for one hundred and sixty two.

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<v Speaker 2>Our concerns are in October, and we will cross that

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<v Speaker 2>bridge whenever we get there in October. Hopefully we look

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<v Speaker 2>back on it and laugh and go, yeah, they were

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<v Speaker 2>just fine. They won the World Series, and we can

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<v Speaker 2>look back and say, Wow, what a funny episode that

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<v Speaker 2>ended up being. But until October we will reserve judgment

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<v Speaker 2>on whether or not the deadline was a good decision

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<v Speaker 2>from Alex and Thopoulos.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, hey, just keep winning every night and everyone

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<v Speaker 1>will be in a good mood every time we do

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<v Speaker 1>a podcast from now until the end of time. All right, Scott,

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<v Speaker 1>play discuss about tonight's game and some news everything else

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<v Speaker 1>in between. But first, what's mix it up? Engineered by

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<v Speaker 1>our friends at Fasten All Before we get to the

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<v Speaker 1>game tonight, you have a note here but actually, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't thought about this that much, Like there's really

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<v Speaker 1>a race now that we might actually follow over the

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<v Speaker 1>next six seven weeks between the Braves, Dodgers and Brewers

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<v Speaker 1>for like avoiding the wild card. Like that's not a

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<v Speaker 1>huge like revelation, but this way Street put the Braves

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<v Speaker 1>right back in the mix. At one point they were

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<v Speaker 1>like four and a half games back of the Brewers

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<v Speaker 1>and Dodgers. And now it's like, hey, they're right there,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know how much you care about that

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<v Speaker 1>right now in August sixth, But that is one sidebar

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<v Speaker 1>of this, especially because the American League is brutal. So

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<v Speaker 1>like the best three teams right now in the major

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<v Speaker 1>leagues are all in the National League. Just an odd

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<v Speaker 1>and now I guess more fun circumstances with the Braves

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<v Speaker 1>because every game matter is just that much more. If

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<v Speaker 1>it means that you don't have to play that first series,

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<v Speaker 1>it'd be nice to have that.

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<v Speaker 2>It really would. And it's funny when I find myself

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<v Speaker 2>scoreboard watching most nights, I check the Phillies because the

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<v Speaker 2>Phillies are really the last threat standing to the Braves

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<v Speaker 2>in the division. But I'm also checking the Brewers and

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers scores just about every night, and the way

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<v Speaker 2>it shakes out just as a quick refresher, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a couple of years since the Braves were in

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<v Speaker 2>this position. The top two seeds in the National League,

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<v Speaker 2>the top two division winners get that first round. By

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<v Speaker 2>the third division winner has to play a best of three,

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<v Speaker 2>and depending on how the nationally shakes out, that best

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<v Speaker 2>of three could be against the Phillies and they're very

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<v Speaker 2>good top of the rotation. It could be against the Diamondbacks,

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<v Speaker 2>who I think the Braves have done a pretty good

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<v Speaker 2>job with again over the years, but the Diamondbacks are pesky,

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<v Speaker 2>They've got some talent. It could be against the San

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<v Speaker 2>Diego Padres, who nearly gave all of us a heart

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<v Speaker 2>attack a couple of weeks ago at Truest Park. And

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<v Speaker 2>thankfully it would be a home series. The Braves would

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<v Speaker 2>not have to travel out to San Diego if they

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<v Speaker 2>had to play in that first round game, and we

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<v Speaker 2>know how bad Petco Park has been, but it is

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely going to be a thing. And not only do

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<v Speaker 2>you want that top two seed because then you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to play a best of three where anything can happen,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you can get the one seed, you're basically

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<v Speaker 2>guaranteed to not have to play both the Brewers and

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers on your way to the World Series should

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<v Speaker 2>you get there. That's obviously Kart before the horse long

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<v Speaker 2>time from now, but it's shaping out where the number

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<v Speaker 2>one overall seed in the National League is going to

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<v Speaker 2>have a real advantage to it for multiple reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>For sure, as we're talking right now. Is a two

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<v Speaker 1>game deficit for the Braves behind the Brews. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>very manageable over six seven weeks. So keep winning and

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<v Speaker 1>it will work itself out. I think obviously everybody knows this,

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<v Speaker 1>but being top two is the biggest thing. Being one

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<v Speaker 1>seed is even better. Obviously, but avoiding that first round

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<v Speaker 1>first round series at all would be very nice because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to ever want any part of a

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<v Speaker 1>best of three. Even if the Brais were playing the

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<v Speaker 1>worst team in the league, I wouldn't want that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just anything can go wrong in two days in baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want that. So anyway, more of that much

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<v Speaker 1>later on. As for today and this week's results, the

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<v Speaker 1>Braves win going away tonight on Thursday, evening eleven to

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<v Speaker 1>three final. It was kind of a laugher for the

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<v Speaker 1>last I don't know, four innings or so of this

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<v Speaker 1>game saw. The Braves have scored more than eight runs

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<v Speaker 1>since July seventeenth, which is three weeks ago or so.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the first came after the break. They've been

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<v Speaker 1>winning a lot since then, but haven't been like scoring

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily in bunches. A lot of good pitching over the

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<v Speaker 1>last week that includes most of tonight, but other than

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<v Speaker 1>the rain delay which did slow us down and slow

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<v Speaker 1>things down in general on this Thursday evening, the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>thing is that the Braves scored a bunch of runs

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<v Speaker 1>and it was basically like across the board, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of guys had good nights. Maurico Devon, Matt Olsen, Michael Harris,

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<v Speaker 1>Ronald You and Junior like just a nice, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>explosive offensive night for the Hawks, for the Hawks, for

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<v Speaker 1>the Braves. I'm gonna say, I'm sorry, I'm sleep It's

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<v Speaker 1>fine approaching midnight for on the East coast, for Brad

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<v Speaker 1>after that rain delay. Yes, two homers tonight for Akunya.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to see, including one that's gonna be on Blooper

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<v Speaker 1>reels for the next five years. Okay, we got we

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<v Speaker 1>got immediate calls for us to do like ten minutes

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<v Speaker 1>on this. We're not gonna do that. But we have

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about the home run because it was you

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<v Speaker 1>have to number one, you have to watch it. If

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<v Speaker 1>anybody haven't seen the ronicon Junior home run from tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a mussy did you have an opinion? Like it

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<v Speaker 1>was just kind of hilarious. More than anything else. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure what else to say about it. It was very funny.

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<v Speaker 2>You could see it coming. You saw those two outfielders

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<v Speaker 2>they clearly weren't you know, they were in a foreign

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<v Speaker 2>ballpark to them, and they were just slowly kind of converging,

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<v Speaker 2>and then it was the perfect bounce over the wall.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, that was It was quite the moment for Ronald.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad it bounced over the fence because he hit

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<v Speaker 2>the ball really well. He deserves some good fortune. And

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<v Speaker 2>then he also hit another homer in the eighth inning

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<v Speaker 2>down the right field line, kind of a ball that

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<v Speaker 2>just kept cutting and hit the top of that solid

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<v Speaker 2>wall in front of the chop house. So yeah, good

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<v Speaker 2>for Acunya. He's hit the ball really hard since coming back,

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<v Speaker 2>has not had crazy results to show for it. But

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<v Speaker 2>you hit the baseball hard, eventually the results are gonna come.

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<v Speaker 2>And good signs tonight from Ronald to be sure, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about you. I never worried about him.

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<v Speaker 2>The underlying stuff looks good. Like he looks like himself.

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<v Speaker 2>He does look like he's heard. There's been times where

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, is he healthy?

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<v Speaker 1>That's not what I'm thinking right now and if he's

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<v Speaker 1>if he's healthy, I always feel good about Ronald and

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps today unlocks a hot streak from him. Matt Olsen

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<v Speaker 1>is someone we talk about, but also like Medilson, right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's but again today he homer's again. There's like Ben,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, Bowman's been leading the charge on this. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a ward of which he has fifty home runs. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's likely, but like he's like that's now

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<v Speaker 1>in like the view that could happen given how good

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<v Speaker 1>he has been lately. And he's now I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's he's been doing for a while now. But

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<v Speaker 1>even with this recent stretch, he's still number one among

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<v Speaker 1>all major league first basemen in Fangrafts war Like he

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<v Speaker 1>has been the birth the best first baseman in all

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<v Speaker 1>of baseball this season, and he just keeps doing it

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<v Speaker 1>over and over again. Like born old. Medilson plays every day,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, he passed him usual on the on

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<v Speaker 1>the game on the consecutive games played list the eighth

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<v Speaker 1>Now like just every day he's every day is there

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<v Speaker 1>he goes to five for the homer. It's like, hey, Medlelson, cool.

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<v Speaker 2>He's so good. I mean just so good, so consistent,

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<v Speaker 2>up to a one hundred and forty two WRC plus

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<v Speaker 2>now on the season, has been one of the ten

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<v Speaker 2>or so most valuable players in baseball, and Olson's OPS

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<v Speaker 2>is up to eight ninety nine now. So he's just

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's gonna get MVP votes. He's obviously not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna win MVP. Shohel Tani Peekraw Armstrong, a couple other

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<v Speaker 2>guys are having great years, but Matt is absolutely deserving.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he'll probably finish I don't know, fourth or

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<v Speaker 2>fifth on the MVP ballance when it's all said and done.

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<v Speaker 2>Just such a good player and the fact that he

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<v Speaker 2>is now eighth all time in the consecutive games played list,

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<v Speaker 2>such an incredible run, so durable. He's going to play

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<v Speaker 2>his nine hundredth consecutive game over the weekend at Yankee Stadium. Just,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's the man. Matt Elson five years in

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<v Speaker 2>has been a grand slam of an addition, and just

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<v Speaker 2>so happy for Matt. He deserves all the national accolades

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<v Speaker 2>that he's going to get in the months to come.

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<v Speaker 1>That he absolutely does. And I know I mentioned in

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<v Speaker 1>the name of Mauritia Debon a moment ago but he

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<v Speaker 1>started today at second base, which is very notable because

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<v Speaker 1>Ozzie always has played every game until today, first time

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<v Speaker 1>he's sat this season. He's not hurt, it's just a

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<v Speaker 1>day off. In fact, Walt was making fun of it

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<v Speaker 1>before the game about how he I guess Ozzi had

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<v Speaker 1>talked himself into playing a few times already this season.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know when that happened, but some bride snicker

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<v Speaker 1>vibes there where guys are just not ticking out a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of Ever, Walt probably had to just make sit,

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<v Speaker 1>which he finally did today. That's what you want. But

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<v Speaker 1>Dubon steps in there and immediately goes for four hits.

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<v Speaker 1>And Dubond's only been okay for a long No one's

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<v Speaker 1>saying he's this great bat, but like, it's always ice

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<v Speaker 1>to have a guy take a day off and have

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<v Speaker 1>his replacement go four for four.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it's so valuable to have Mauricio Dubon able

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<v Speaker 2>to do that, Like confidently you can sit Ozzie for

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<v Speaker 2>a few innings and have Dubond go out there. And

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<v Speaker 2>you mentioned it. Dubon a little bit of a slump,

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<v Speaker 2>slow start in the second half, but got on base

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<v Speaker 2>all five times hit the ball. Well, just really valuable.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, we'll see how long the Jim Jarvis

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<v Speaker 2>train goes. Jarvis has slowed down a little bit. I

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<v Speaker 2>think the glove continues to be solid, but offensively, he

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<v Speaker 2>cooled as I think we all expected Jarvis to cool.

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<v Speaker 2>But the fact that you have Dubon available to play

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<v Speaker 2>shortstop whenever you need him to is incredibly valuable. On

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<v Speaker 2>nice he's not playing shortstop, you can basically play him

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere on the diamond. Who knows if we'll ever get

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<v Speaker 2>hass On Kim into a game, but you also have

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<v Speaker 2>Kim available to play up the middle if you need to.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe we'll talk about that in a little bit. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>just good for Dubon. Hopefully gets him going such a

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<v Speaker 2>valuable player to this team, that super utility man, and

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<v Speaker 2>he certainly picked him up. And hopefully Ozzie able to sit.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he ended up coming in as a pinch hitter,

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<v Speaker 2>so he didn't really get a full night off, but

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully just a nice opportunity to get Ozzie off his

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<v Speaker 2>feet for a little bit and catch a bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a breather.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean a pitch hit dh Roll is about

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<v Speaker 1>as soft as it gets for a day off, but

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<v Speaker 1>he was able to get in there get will play

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<v Speaker 1>appearance the last thing on the offensive side. We can

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<v Speaker 1>talk about these guys all day long and drain ball

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<v Speaker 1>has been great for example, but Laide Thomas is now

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<v Speaker 1>on the board as a member of the Braves. When

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<v Speaker 1>this game was still competitive, he had an RBI double

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<v Speaker 1>to make it for nothing and that was his first

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<v Speaker 1>big knock for the Braves. So welcome Blaine Thomas. We

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<v Speaker 1>all know that's he's in the building. Now there's the

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<v Speaker 1>platoon is on. There was talk people he was already

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<v Speaker 1>asked about the fact that he's not going to plubby

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<v Speaker 1>play very much. I guess right handed pitching. He seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to be really cool of it. It's probably easier for

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<v Speaker 1>that to happen when you're going to a winning team

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<v Speaker 1>from a losing team. I think he's probably willing to

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<v Speaker 1>buy it on that. But uh hey, he comes in

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<v Speaker 1>today pinch hitting and has a big double in the

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<v Speaker 1>role that he's exactly going to be it. He pitched

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<v Speaker 1>it for you as I guess the lefty that's what's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Well, and with you know a Kunya is back

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<v Speaker 2>and you get Lane Thomas in the mix, and you

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<v Speaker 2>get Sean Murphy back, you know, all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves have added some right handed thump to their lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>because we know earlier in the year they were just

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<v Speaker 2>getting leftied to death. Teams were lining up their lefties

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<v Speaker 2>starting pitchers to face the Braves. They were bringing in

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<v Speaker 2>all their lefties out of the bullpen. And at least

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<v Speaker 2>now with Lane Thomas and even Sean Murphy off the bench,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously Acunie is going to be in there every night.

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<v Speaker 2>You've given other teams at least something to think about.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was good to see Lane. He drilled that

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<v Speaker 2>pitch off a lefty reliever down the left field line,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's going to play a real role for this team.

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<v Speaker 2>And if he can give him something offensively from the

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<v Speaker 2>right side, it's only going to LinkedIn and just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of extend out this lineup, which is good. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think we're hoping it can be great down the stretch

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<v Speaker 2>for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I said this on the show that is

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<v Speaker 1>more focused on for our negativity the other day, but

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<v Speaker 1>I liked Lane Thomas. Lane Thomas is a very helpful

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<v Speaker 1>baseball player. He is good I think he will help

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<v Speaker 1>the team quite a bit. Saw that a little bit today,

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<v Speaker 1>so we just want to shot that out one more

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<v Speaker 1>I have a very im portant question for you, Scott.

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<v Speaker 1>We dismissed maybe I did. I don't know if you did.

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<v Speaker 1>We dismissed the Martin Perez lynstanity run a couple of times.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it back? Are we back on Martin Perez insanity run?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it back? Three innings tonight? Look great again? Only

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<v Speaker 1>three innings. It wasn't his fault. The rain came. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>you pitched really well. I'm I'm kind of kidding, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's been better recently. Love to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>I do wonder if Martin got a nap in this afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, keep the He almost threw the no

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<v Speaker 2>hitter last week when they woke him up from a nap.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe try to get a little nap in. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, you know what, Martin was good and the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that the rain came after three innings on getaway

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<v Speaker 2>day bullpen had to cover six. You know, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>all those things like, man, you really don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>do that, especially heading into Yankee Stadium and obviously that

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<v Speaker 2>that's a small ballpark where things can go sideways. But

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<v Speaker 2>nice performance from Martin Perez. He's kind of right of

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<v Speaker 2>the ship after a pretty rough goal of it, both

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<v Speaker 2>before and immediately after the injury. But yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's given him a chance for the most part

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<v Speaker 2>when he's gone out there, and you know, we'll see

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<v Speaker 2>how long he the train keeps going and hopefully it

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<v Speaker 2>goes all the way to the end of September and

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<v Speaker 2>gives him something to think about in October. But yeah, nice,

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<v Speaker 2>nice job tonight, at least before the rain came from Martin.

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<v Speaker 1>Martin Perez as an era of three point one four,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if that's real at all, but it

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<v Speaker 1>has happened. I'm more of a fifth guy, but hey,

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<v Speaker 1>era is what actually happened, so there you go. More seriously,

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<v Speaker 1>the Brace had to cover six innings with a bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>on this night, which made it much more It made

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<v Speaker 1>it even more important that the Braves scored a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of runs, because like, you're going to Yecky Stadium multiple

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<v Speaker 1>previo that series at the end of this podcast, but

0:16:36.360 --> 0:16:38.160
<v Speaker 1>you're going to Eyckkee Stadium this weekend. You didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to have a gassed bullpen when you got there. And

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<v Speaker 1>it was a night game. It was a rain delayed

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<v Speaker 1>night game. It could have been an afternoon game. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure why it wasn't an afternoon game on getaway Day,

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<v Speaker 1>but regardless, being able to go to the non high

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<v Speaker 1>leverage bullpen arms other than a brief devil Lee appearance

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<v Speaker 1>was what you wanted to do at the best case scenario.

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<v Speaker 1>After the way that Prez had to leave the game,

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<v Speaker 1>it was like, oh, man, if we're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>use everybody, and he didn't, so that was actually very nice.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of bullpen thoughts. You should probably have everybody

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<v Speaker 2>available other than Victim Maderos who threw two innings tonight

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<v Speaker 2>and then Brent Sooner covered two innings tonight, So those

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<v Speaker 2>two guys are probably gonna be down tomorrow against the Yankees,

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<v Speaker 2>but I would assume most everybody else will be available.

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<v Speaker 2>The big takeaway, I would wonder if Danny Young's time

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<v Speaker 2>with the Big League Braves might be up. They will

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<v Speaker 2>probably want a fresh bullpen arm for the road trip.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really know what the Braves have seen in

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<v Speaker 2>Danny Young. You know, he was with the team a

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<v Speaker 2>few years ago. He left, they brought him back. He

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<v Speaker 2>has been very good this year and they have kept

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<v Speaker 2>him on the roster. And it if you listen like

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<v Speaker 2>the beat guys, it's not like his roster spot has

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<v Speaker 2>really been in jeopardy a whole lot. So I'm guessing

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<v Speaker 2>if I had to bet a dollar on it, I

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<v Speaker 2>would imagine Danny Young gets dfaed on Friday for a

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<v Speaker 2>fresh arm because he Other than Danny Young, everyone was

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good. But the fact that Danny Young could not

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<v Speaker 2>cover a six nothing lead against them More Orleans and

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<v Speaker 2>you had to bring in Dylan Lee to get out

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<v Speaker 2>of a basis loaded jam. I promise you that was

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<v Speaker 2>not something the front officeer Walt Weiss wanted to see.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I think people maybe don't follow it too closely,

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<v Speaker 1>may not realize Dandy Young's thirty two years old, Like

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<v Speaker 1>this isn't some young guy who has options. He's thirty

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<v Speaker 1>two years old.

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<v Speaker 2>Guy. There you go, Brad, it's very late.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm just saying that was that was an

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<v Speaker 1>accidental one. But it's uh, he doesn't. He's not someone

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<v Speaker 1>you need to worry about cutting dies with that much.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not I'm not trying to dispirits the man, but like,

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<v Speaker 1>if you got to move on, you got to move on.

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<v Speaker 1>He hasn't shown to be. And and also bringing in Suitor,

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about on the day on the day of

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<v Speaker 1>the of the deadline, like that was probably gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>replaced for Danny Young. We said that literally on the show,

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<v Speaker 1>like Suitor probably just takes the Danny Young role. And

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Young kept staying on the roster for the last

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<v Speaker 1>few days, but that may end after He was not

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<v Speaker 1>particularly good tonight. He was probably the one, uh shaky

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<v Speaker 1>part of the pitching staff until we see very very

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<v Speaker 1>end of the game you mentioned, but Daro's pitched well.

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<v Speaker 1>Suitor did make his debut, was not particularly good late

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<v Speaker 1>in the game, but a nice pick off. Though enjoyed

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<v Speaker 1>that he.

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<v Speaker 2>Brent souter pitches at an incredible pace. I mean that

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<v Speaker 2>ball is in his glove and he steps on the.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I loved it. I loved it. As we

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<v Speaker 1>were trying to we're trying to we're trying to do

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<v Speaker 1>a podcast here. I was like, all right, Brent Seria

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna come in. He throws. Everyone knows this now.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's washed him. But he throws very softly.

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<v Speaker 1>But he also throws very very quickly. To your point

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<v Speaker 1>the extension, he's just a he's a very weird pitcher,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's He did an interview that people lapped up.

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<v Speaker 1>It was really entertaining. He's got some local ties. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's gonna be a fan favorite as long

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<v Speaker 1>as he's not terrible. So that I hope he's not

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<v Speaker 1>terrible for multiple reasons. But I think people are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>like him in the clubhouse too, like I got I

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<v Speaker 1>got him. Matt Olson have a relationship of some degree.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Matt played with his brother. Is that what

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<v Speaker 1>I saw or something like that. I don't know. It's

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<v Speaker 1>one of those things. There's a brotherly connection. Bread Suoter

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<v Speaker 1>just be good man. We're fine. But he is a

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<v Speaker 1>fun He's a fun, crafty kind of throwback in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different ways. He's also old, so that's fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, I was gonna say Brent Suter is the

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<v Speaker 2>new unk in the clubhouse, and he kind of has

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<v Speaker 2>like fun uncle vibes. You know, I saw a video

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<v Speaker 2>I think last year whenever his team clenched, he's, you know,

0:20:20.240 --> 0:20:23.719
<v Speaker 2>dancing shirtless in the clubhouse very much. Thirty seven year

0:20:23.760 --> 0:20:25.760
<v Speaker 2>old white guy dance moves. I mean, I look the

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<v Speaker 2>same at weddings when I go, you know, hit the

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<v Speaker 2>dance floor. Yeah, I'm sure you do too, Bradley, So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, look, it was not a great performance tonight

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<v Speaker 2>from Brent Suoter, but it was also the game was

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<v Speaker 2>well in hand. He works fast, he's a veteran, He's

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<v Speaker 2>had a long track record to being pretty good from

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<v Speaker 2>the left side, so hopefully he's able to whenever he

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<v Speaker 2>comes into a game inevitably that's a little bit closer

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<v Speaker 2>than this. The performance is a little better. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>if he's your third bullpen lefty, I think you can

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<v Speaker 2>live with that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I would agree, all right. Some news to get

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<v Speaker 1>to Newsy stuff. There's been a lot to talk about

0:21:01.920 --> 0:21:05.120
<v Speaker 1>Sean Murphy, who only played once in the last three

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<v Speaker 1>games coming off the IL. There's been talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>best way to use him. I am high on Sean

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<v Speaker 1>Murphy compertic consensus. I haven't been too bothered by it

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<v Speaker 1>so far, but I do understand that, like, maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>want to play Sean Murphy more than Dominic Smith in

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<v Speaker 1>a vacuum. That's kind of the decision you're making day

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<v Speaker 1>to day, And today it was dom again. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>have a thought on that? Does it matter to you

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<v Speaker 1>at all? I think we're gonna see Murphy tomorrow. Almost

0:21:28.280 --> 0:21:30.280
<v Speaker 1>certainly they're facing Max Freed, so I think it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be Murphy. But like, moving forward, what would you want

0:21:32.560 --> 0:21:33.959
<v Speaker 1>to do? You do you want Murphy to play more

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<v Speaker 1>than he has so far?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I would like Sean Murphy to play pretty regularly.

0:21:38.680 --> 0:21:40.720
<v Speaker 2>I don't need him to be out there every single day,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think because he's missed so much time, I

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<v Speaker 2>would like Murph to play more times than not, certainly

0:21:47.119 --> 0:21:50.240
<v Speaker 2>against lefties, And you know, maybe you pick your spots against.

0:21:50.240 --> 0:21:52.760
<v Speaker 2>If you're facing a really good rity, then maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>do prefer dom Smith or somebody else to be kind

0:21:55.640 --> 0:21:58.280
<v Speaker 2>of in that dh roll and then Baldwin catches. The

0:21:58.320 --> 0:22:00.639
<v Speaker 2>good news is they have multiple ops to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>fill out the bottom half of the lineup. But I

0:22:02.960 --> 0:22:06.000
<v Speaker 2>really do hope that Murph gets a longer runway, gets

0:22:06.040 --> 0:22:09.280
<v Speaker 2>plenty of opportunities to get going, because I do feel

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<v Speaker 2>like that maybe the very best version of the Braves

0:22:12.760 --> 0:22:15.080
<v Speaker 2>one is assuming that Sean Murphy is at least hitting

0:22:15.160 --> 0:22:18.200
<v Speaker 2>a little bit, but two. While Drake Baldwin is totally

0:22:18.240 --> 0:22:22.240
<v Speaker 2>fine behind the plate defensively, Sean Murphy is elite defensively.

0:22:22.280 --> 0:22:24.439
<v Speaker 2>He calls such a good game. I thought he did

0:22:24.480 --> 0:22:27.440
<v Speaker 2>a fantastic job with Bryce Elder and Diddy or Fuentes

0:22:27.480 --> 0:22:30.720
<v Speaker 2>on Thursday or Wednesday night rather so, Yeah, like, I

0:22:30.760 --> 0:22:32.720
<v Speaker 2>want to see Murph out there. Hopefully he's able to

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<v Speaker 2>give this team something down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we agree. I just wanted to make sure it

0:22:36.800 --> 0:22:39.600
<v Speaker 1>wasn't just me, because you know, I am probably too

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<v Speaker 1>partial Sewan Murphy, It's okay. Another deployment question. Hawson Kim

0:22:46.240 --> 0:22:52.159
<v Speaker 1>hasn't played yet, and I I think our podcast has

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<v Speaker 1>discussed this multiple times. But once he didn't play again today,

0:22:55.280 --> 0:22:57.720
<v Speaker 1>I'm like, all right, what is the point of having

0:22:57.800 --> 0:23:00.080
<v Speaker 1>him on the roster if he's not gonna play? Like

0:23:00.119 --> 0:23:04.199
<v Speaker 1>Hassan kid doesn't do anything for you as like a specialist,

0:23:04.600 --> 0:23:06.480
<v Speaker 1>like he used to be an elite defender. But he's

0:23:06.480 --> 0:23:08.800
<v Speaker 1>not anymore, So like, what is the what is the

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<v Speaker 1>role he's supposed to play if he's not going to start?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, that's the right. And he didn't even get

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<v Speaker 2>into an eleven to three game at the end. You know,

0:23:16.800 --> 0:23:19.480
<v Speaker 2>they didn't even bring him in to play shortstop for

0:23:19.520 --> 0:23:21.480
<v Speaker 2>two winnings when it was a blowout and get one

0:23:21.520 --> 0:23:25.639
<v Speaker 2>at bad end. So that's I don't know. We have

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<v Speaker 2>made the argument that if Kim is not going to play,

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<v Speaker 2>if they're not going to at least try him at

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<v Speaker 2>shortstop for a few games. I'm not saying you give

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<v Speaker 2>him a month and a half, no questions asked, but

0:23:35.760 --> 0:23:37.480
<v Speaker 2>if you let him go out there for a week

0:23:37.560 --> 0:23:40.159
<v Speaker 2>and truthfully a week a series against the Marlins was

0:23:40.200 --> 0:23:42.439
<v Speaker 2>the time to play Kim, I probably don't want the

0:23:42.440 --> 0:23:44.879
<v Speaker 2>guy going out there in Yankee Stadium this weekend against

0:23:44.920 --> 0:23:47.960
<v Speaker 2>a good Yankees team. But he's not a great hitter.

0:23:48.520 --> 0:23:50.639
<v Speaker 2>He's fine for a shortstop at least he used to

0:23:50.680 --> 0:23:53.240
<v Speaker 2>be a fine hitter. But you know, he's not remarkably fast.

0:23:53.600 --> 0:23:56.359
<v Speaker 2>He's not a utility guy who can play five positions

0:23:56.359 --> 0:23:59.280
<v Speaker 2>on the diamond. So what is Hassan Kim's role? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I I don't know. It was shocking they didn't at

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<v Speaker 2>least playing a little bit tonight. I mean, if it

0:24:04.720 --> 0:24:06.200
<v Speaker 2>was up to me, I probably would have kept Eli

0:24:06.240 --> 0:24:08.560
<v Speaker 2>White around because Eli White is at least ninety nine

0:24:08.560 --> 0:24:12.080
<v Speaker 2>percentile sprint speed and can run into a left handed

0:24:12.119 --> 0:24:14.520
<v Speaker 2>fastball and hit it over the fence. If you're just

0:24:14.560 --> 0:24:16.879
<v Speaker 2>gonna have Kim sit there, then then what's the point.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I it would be one thing if Jim

0:24:22.240 --> 0:24:25.360
<v Speaker 1>Jarvis had been scalding hot, but it's been the exact opposite.

0:24:25.480 --> 0:24:27.800
<v Speaker 1>Jim Jarvis has been like very bad for a couple

0:24:27.840 --> 0:24:30.440
<v Speaker 1>of weeks now, which is fine. Everyone likes him Jarvis,

0:24:30.520 --> 0:24:32.920
<v Speaker 1>But like at the plate, it's not like he's doing anything.

0:24:33.000 --> 0:24:35.000
<v Speaker 1>He now he's down down to like a ops in

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<v Speaker 1>like the mid six hundreds, and all of the good

0:24:37.320 --> 0:24:39.600
<v Speaker 1>stuff was early. I just looked it up the last

0:24:39.600 --> 0:24:43.720
<v Speaker 1>fifteen days coordinatibe dot com. His ops is like something

0:24:43.760 --> 0:24:48.680
<v Speaker 1>like three I just lost it, three eighty two ops.

0:24:49.520 --> 0:24:51.479
<v Speaker 1>So it's not like you're afraid to take him out

0:24:51.480 --> 0:24:54.119
<v Speaker 1>of the lineup. And I know Walt said it the

0:24:54.200 --> 0:24:56.240
<v Speaker 1>day of so it's not like he hit the ball.

0:24:56.280 --> 0:24:59.399
<v Speaker 1>He said. Jarvis is the short stop I just the

0:24:59.440 --> 0:25:01.480
<v Speaker 1>combination of like, what are we doing here with Kim

0:25:01.560 --> 0:25:03.800
<v Speaker 1>and Jarvis in a slump? Is like today would have

0:25:03.800 --> 0:25:05.960
<v Speaker 1>been such an obvious day to play haws on Kim,

0:25:06.000 --> 0:25:09.040
<v Speaker 1>and I don't know why they didn't do it, but alas,

0:25:09.119 --> 0:25:10.920
<v Speaker 1>I mean, maybe maybe there is some I'm not trying

0:25:10.960 --> 0:25:13.640
<v Speaker 1>to sow discord, but like maybe there's some like front

0:25:13.680 --> 0:25:16.920
<v Speaker 1>Office versus Walt thing on this, because like if if

0:25:16.920 --> 0:25:18.600
<v Speaker 1>the for office knew he wasn't gonna ever play, you

0:25:18.640 --> 0:25:21.360
<v Speaker 1>probably would would just be afaid him, right, Like I don't.

0:25:21.400 --> 0:25:23.040
<v Speaker 2>I don't get it, So I don't know.

0:25:23.119 --> 0:25:24.720
<v Speaker 1>It's just odd. We'll find out.

0:25:24.920 --> 0:25:27.840
<v Speaker 2>But and to be clear, we all know how terrible

0:25:27.880 --> 0:25:29.400
<v Speaker 2>has on Kim was the month.

0:25:29.800 --> 0:25:32.719
<v Speaker 1>I'm not I'm not arguing that he's been awesome. Yeah,

0:25:32.760 --> 0:25:35.720
<v Speaker 1>I'm with you. It wasn't like we're not saying he

0:25:35.720 --> 0:25:37.760
<v Speaker 1>should be given a month, like you already said this,

0:25:37.840 --> 0:25:40.120
<v Speaker 1>but I a one hundred percent agree with you give him

0:25:40.119 --> 0:25:42.400
<v Speaker 1>a week, give him a series, like give him something

0:25:42.520 --> 0:25:44.959
<v Speaker 1>to give him like one more chance. But if you

0:25:45.160 --> 0:25:46.919
<v Speaker 1>if you keep him on the roster and never give

0:25:47.000 --> 0:25:49.240
<v Speaker 1>him another chance, that's what doesn't make any sense to anyone.

0:25:49.240 --> 0:25:51.720
<v Speaker 1>And I'm not. I'm not crying a river for Orion Matteo.

0:25:52.000 --> 0:25:54.560
<v Speaker 1>That was fine with me. You're right, Eli White at

0:25:54.640 --> 0:25:56.719
<v Speaker 1>least had a role, I mean, and at least they

0:25:56.720 --> 0:26:00.480
<v Speaker 1>traded him. They didn't, they didn't just DFA him. But yeah, curious.

0:26:00.720 --> 0:26:04.000
<v Speaker 1>You can probably find a specialist on the free agent

0:26:04.080 --> 0:26:07.479
<v Speaker 1>market right now that would be more useful than hasign

0:26:07.560 --> 0:26:09.920
<v Speaker 1>Kim if he's not gonna start right, you know what I.

0:26:09.800 --> 0:26:13.320
<v Speaker 2>Mean, Both Marcelo Zuna and Jegees Solaire just got.

0:26:14.880 --> 0:26:17.000
<v Speaker 1>The jokes have been made, but it's I mean, yeah,

0:26:17.560 --> 0:26:19.679
<v Speaker 1>I'm kind of surprised Alex has inside one of those

0:26:19.680 --> 0:26:22.159
<v Speaker 1>guys already. To be honest with you, maybe they're not

0:26:22.200 --> 0:26:24.600
<v Speaker 1>willing to come for whatever minor league deal has been

0:26:24.640 --> 0:26:28.119
<v Speaker 1>offered to them. But McCutcheon opted out. He was the

0:26:28.160 --> 0:26:32.159
<v Speaker 1>other old guy that came through, showed some signs and

0:26:32.160 --> 0:26:33.840
<v Speaker 1>then opted out because he wanted to hit the market again,

0:26:33.880 --> 0:26:38.800
<v Speaker 1>which I understand. Steven had an amazing odyssey uh meme

0:26:39.080 --> 0:26:41.480
<v Speaker 1>usage I'm not sure you saw this or college. David

0:26:41.560 --> 0:26:44.359
<v Speaker 1>had a great odyssey meme about Ozun and Celaire. The

0:26:44.400 --> 0:26:48.200
<v Speaker 1>people should check out on Twitter. But yeah, we'll find

0:26:48.200 --> 0:26:50.840
<v Speaker 1>out if Kim's ever gonna play It's only been five days,

0:26:50.880 --> 0:26:52.760
<v Speaker 1>I get it, but like at some point you gotta

0:26:52.800 --> 0:26:55.520
<v Speaker 1>play him. Maybe it'd be a maybe it's maybe it's

0:26:55.560 --> 0:26:58.480
<v Speaker 1>Yeke Stadium tomorrow. I guess, I guess Max Free. That'd

0:26:58.520 --> 0:27:00.639
<v Speaker 1>be very funny if that was what I decided to

0:27:00.680 --> 0:27:03.120
<v Speaker 1>you South like Kim, but maybe it might happen, just.

0:27:03.080 --> 0:27:05.280
<v Speaker 2>Saying it might they want to if. I mean, they

0:27:05.280 --> 0:27:08.720
<v Speaker 2>haven't really seen any lefties, so maybe they're saving Hasan

0:27:08.840 --> 0:27:12.879
<v Speaker 2>Kim for Yankee Stadium against Max Fried. Maybe, but uh yeah, I.

0:27:12.960 --> 0:27:15.720
<v Speaker 1>Mean they did say when Jarvis first came up that

0:27:15.800 --> 0:27:18.520
<v Speaker 1>they wanted to not have him face a ton of

0:27:18.600 --> 0:27:21.040
<v Speaker 1>like good lefties, So maybe that's literally what's going to happen.

0:27:21.080 --> 0:27:26.719
<v Speaker 1>Maybe it's Kim tomorrow against Freed. So just speculating two

0:27:26.760 --> 0:27:29.440
<v Speaker 1>pitching things real quick. Haysu's cano of the athletics books

0:27:29.480 --> 0:27:33.160
<v Speaker 1>Ernald Lopez today apparently in Spanish from what Haysu's passed along,

0:27:33.280 --> 0:27:35.719
<v Speaker 1>but Reronaldo talked about how it was a he's kind

0:27:35.720 --> 0:27:39.080
<v Speaker 1>of begun a light throwing program and he's expecting it

0:27:39.119 --> 0:27:40.720
<v Speaker 1>to be a short stud on the IL. If you

0:27:40.920 --> 0:27:44.000
<v Speaker 1>need a reminder, he's on the IL for a knee issue,

0:27:44.040 --> 0:27:47.240
<v Speaker 1>not an arm issue, which is notable. But the hope

0:27:47.280 --> 0:27:49.399
<v Speaker 1>was from Walt when it happened that it might be

0:27:49.440 --> 0:27:51.399
<v Speaker 1>a minimum or a least short stay on the IL,

0:27:51.440 --> 0:27:54.080
<v Speaker 1>And this is another stuff in that direction. So Ronaldo

0:27:54.480 --> 0:27:56.720
<v Speaker 1>could be useful have him around, but you wanted to

0:27:56.720 --> 0:28:00.280
<v Speaker 1>be healthy. He'll be in that morass of every one

0:28:00.320 --> 0:28:03.320
<v Speaker 1>that the Braves have behind Chrisale. But uh, having him

0:28:03.320 --> 0:28:04.720
<v Speaker 1>healthy is better than not having him healthy.

0:28:04.840 --> 0:28:08.360
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, see, yeah, And whenever Ronaldo does come back,

0:28:08.359 --> 0:28:11.040
<v Speaker 2>we'll see what role the Braves ultimately have with him.

0:28:11.080 --> 0:28:13.040
<v Speaker 2>They could put him in the rotation and maybe move

0:28:13.240 --> 0:28:15.840
<v Speaker 2>Grant Holmes to the bullpen or no, we'll see. But

0:28:16.480 --> 0:28:18.680
<v Speaker 2>good to hear that that Ronaldo is doing okay all

0:28:18.720 --> 0:28:21.960
<v Speaker 2>things considered. And then the other just little nugget. You know,

0:28:22.000 --> 0:28:24.280
<v Speaker 2>it's been a while, Brad since we have seen Robert

0:28:24.320 --> 0:28:28.320
<v Speaker 2>Swarez in the bullpen, and I'm getting a little nervous.

0:28:28.359 --> 0:28:30.240
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's been almost two months since he has

0:28:30.320 --> 0:28:33.119
<v Speaker 2>last appeared in a game. And I mean, obviously for

0:28:33.160 --> 0:28:35.639
<v Speaker 2>this year, the Braves need Robert Swarez, but he's also

0:28:35.720 --> 0:28:39.240
<v Speaker 2>signed for the next two seasons and I believe sixteen

0:28:39.240 --> 0:28:41.240
<v Speaker 2>million dollars a year is how they structured it. I

0:28:41.280 --> 0:28:44.680
<v Speaker 2>think they frontloaded his deal just a smidge. So, yeah,

0:28:44.720 --> 0:28:46.720
<v Speaker 2>we want to get Robert Swarez back. It sounds like

0:28:46.760 --> 0:28:50.000
<v Speaker 2>he's feeling a little bit of discomfort whenever. He's still throwing,

0:28:50.040 --> 0:28:53.160
<v Speaker 2>but seems to be making progress. But yeah, we need

0:28:53.240 --> 0:28:55.680
<v Speaker 2>let's get Robert Swarez on a mount sooner rather than later,

0:28:56.080 --> 0:28:57.920
<v Speaker 2>because we were really gonna need this guy if they're

0:28:57.960 --> 0:28:59.320
<v Speaker 2>going to go deep into October.

0:29:00.160 --> 0:29:03.920
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Walt gave a long, longish quote yesterday about how

0:29:03.920 --> 0:29:05.720
<v Speaker 1>they want him to be one hundred percent pain free

0:29:05.840 --> 0:29:08.080
<v Speaker 1>before he raps up again. He did say that he's

0:29:08.120 --> 0:29:10.520
<v Speaker 1>feeling very little pain, but there's always something in there

0:29:10.560 --> 0:29:12.920
<v Speaker 1>still that they're not comfortable with to have him ramp up.

0:29:12.920 --> 0:29:14.880
<v Speaker 1>That's not what you want to hear after six weeks

0:29:14.960 --> 0:29:19.080
<v Speaker 1>or whatever it's been. I'm okay with him taking it slow,

0:29:19.160 --> 0:29:20.840
<v Speaker 1>like you don't want to push him too fast at

0:29:20.840 --> 0:29:24.320
<v Speaker 1>that age. And he missed the contract. Also, he was

0:29:24.400 --> 0:29:28.080
<v Speaker 1>just completely lights out incredible before before he went down,

0:29:28.200 --> 0:29:31.040
<v Speaker 1>So that's a loss for obvious reasons. But yeah, I

0:29:31.080 --> 0:29:34.200
<v Speaker 1>mean it stuck up on me how long it had been.

0:29:34.280 --> 0:29:35.719
<v Speaker 1>I knew it had been longer than I wanted it

0:29:35.720 --> 0:29:37.720
<v Speaker 1>to be, but he went on the il. It was like,

0:29:37.720 --> 0:29:40.000
<v Speaker 1>maybe he's back in two weeks, and that was seven

0:29:40.000 --> 0:29:42.000
<v Speaker 1>weeks ago or whatever it was six weeks ago. So

0:29:42.800 --> 0:29:45.640
<v Speaker 1>and if he hasn't started wrapping up yet, it takes

0:29:45.680 --> 0:29:47.120
<v Speaker 1>a couple of weeks when you do that, even for

0:29:47.160 --> 0:29:51.719
<v Speaker 1>a reliever. So it might be September first. We're all guessing,

0:29:51.880 --> 0:29:54.400
<v Speaker 1>but not ideal for him to be out still at

0:29:54.400 --> 0:29:56.920
<v Speaker 1>this point in time. And the bullpen's still fine, but

0:29:57.200 --> 0:30:02.360
<v Speaker 1>the best version of the bullpen. Alex made this argument already.

0:30:02.360 --> 0:30:05.360
<v Speaker 1>I know that people including me, roll their eyes about.

0:30:05.680 --> 0:30:07.520
<v Speaker 1>But if you want to make the argument that the

0:30:07.520 --> 0:30:10.160
<v Speaker 1>Braves need to have their best foot forward in the

0:30:10.200 --> 0:30:13.200
<v Speaker 1>playoffs and didn't ad a starter, it requires them to

0:30:13.200 --> 0:30:16.080
<v Speaker 1>have the best bullpen you can possibly have, and Roberts, forrez,

0:30:16.080 --> 0:30:19.160
<v Speaker 1>is extremely, extremely important to that goal when they get there.

0:30:19.240 --> 0:30:23.880
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, so I'm eagerly awaiting updates on Robert Swarrez

0:30:23.880 --> 0:30:27.440
<v Speaker 2>at this point. I am pretty I'm decently concerned. I

0:30:27.480 --> 0:30:29.000
<v Speaker 2>know that you know, they can say all the things

0:30:29.040 --> 0:30:31.840
<v Speaker 2>they want to say, but yeah, he is a prized

0:30:31.960 --> 0:30:34.600
<v Speaker 2>arm and even if it's minimal discomfort in your elbow

0:30:34.680 --> 0:30:38.280
<v Speaker 2>after two months of basically being away, that's that's a concern.

0:30:38.360 --> 0:30:40.800
<v Speaker 2>So we'll keep an eye on Robert. Hopefully he begins.

0:30:40.840 --> 0:30:43.280
<v Speaker 2>He's going to need a pretty lengthy rehab assignment too,

0:30:44.080 --> 0:30:46.480
<v Speaker 2>he's a veteran. But I'm guessing whenever he does come back,

0:30:46.520 --> 0:30:49.760
<v Speaker 2>it's probably gonna be two or three appearances at minimum

0:30:49.760 --> 0:30:52.240
<v Speaker 2>in Triple A that he'll need to throw. So it'd

0:30:52.280 --> 0:30:53.960
<v Speaker 2>be nice to see Robert get back out on a

0:30:54.040 --> 0:30:56.680
<v Speaker 2>mound and really ram things up in the next few weeks.

0:30:57.840 --> 0:30:59.760
<v Speaker 1>Your rights be concerned. And one more piece of that

0:30:59.760 --> 0:31:02.840
<v Speaker 1>Wall quote that I should have said earlier, I'm quoting here.

0:31:03.240 --> 0:31:06.000
<v Speaker 1>At this point of the season, we can't afford a setback.

0:31:06.320 --> 0:31:08.280
<v Speaker 1>If you were to have a setback, his season is

0:31:08.280 --> 0:31:11.560
<v Speaker 1>probably over. And that's not him saying it's gonna happen,

0:31:11.720 --> 0:31:13.440
<v Speaker 1>but that's the reality of why they have done this

0:31:13.480 --> 0:31:15.600
<v Speaker 1>so far, is that, like, you're right, if you're how

0:31:15.680 --> 0:31:18.760
<v Speaker 1>you set back in August, any point, you're probably done.

0:31:18.920 --> 0:31:21.520
<v Speaker 1>And that's a little scarier than we want it to be.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm not trying to worry anybody, but I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>little worried. That sounds like you are as well, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll find out what he is going to come back

0:31:28.480 --> 0:31:31.080
<v Speaker 1>hopefully soon, all right, Scott. In a second, let us

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<v Speaker 1>preview the weekend showdown with the Yankees up in New York.

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<v Speaker 1>Scott. The Braves are I think probably what we're talking

0:32:42.680 --> 0:32:45.720
<v Speaker 1>right now, either head to the airports or on a

0:32:45.760 --> 0:32:50.960
<v Speaker 1>plane or somewhere in routes to New York. And given

0:32:51.000 --> 0:32:54.160
<v Speaker 1>the age that I am, and you're younger than me,

0:32:54.240 --> 0:32:56.680
<v Speaker 1>but you're still in this in this window, I don't

0:32:56.760 --> 0:32:59.520
<v Speaker 1>like the New York Yankees. The Braves had some very

0:32:59.520 --> 0:33:01.320
<v Speaker 1>bad moments at the heads of New York Yankees when

0:33:01.320 --> 0:33:04.000
<v Speaker 1>I was when I was a young person, And it's

0:33:04.000 --> 0:33:06.120
<v Speaker 1>always the headline grabbing thing. Like two of the bigger

0:33:06.160 --> 0:33:09.360
<v Speaker 1>fan bases in MI Mejor League Baseball, Yankees are the Yankees.

0:33:09.400 --> 0:33:11.880
<v Speaker 1>Everyone understands what it is, but I always feel a

0:33:11.920 --> 0:33:13.960
<v Speaker 1>little bit more juice. I gotta be honest with you

0:33:14.040 --> 0:33:16.680
<v Speaker 1>about a series against the Yankees than I do about

0:33:16.720 --> 0:33:19.320
<v Speaker 1>just about anything. Like in the record season. Obviously you

0:33:19.360 --> 0:33:21.120
<v Speaker 1>see the Mets a lot, you see the Phillies a lot.

0:33:21.280 --> 0:33:22.960
<v Speaker 1>You don't see the Yankees all that often. And I

0:33:23.520 --> 0:33:25.080
<v Speaker 1>hate the Yankee Scott So I'm just saying that right

0:33:25.120 --> 0:33:27.360
<v Speaker 1>now on the podcast. This weekend is going to be

0:33:27.360 --> 0:33:29.360
<v Speaker 1>interesting for that through that reason.

0:33:29.720 --> 0:33:32.080
<v Speaker 2>I mean, might I say it could could be a

0:33:32.120 --> 0:33:36.080
<v Speaker 2>World Series preview if if the stars aligned. Very possible. Yes,

0:33:36.280 --> 0:33:40.080
<v Speaker 2>you know the Yankees, their pitching is elite. I think

0:33:40.160 --> 0:33:43.200
<v Speaker 2>they're second in war in pitching as a team. The

0:33:43.360 --> 0:33:46.000
<v Speaker 2>rotation is very, very good, and they've dealt with injuries

0:33:46.040 --> 0:33:49.440
<v Speaker 2>as well. The bullpen is good. You know, the offense

0:33:49.960 --> 0:33:52.600
<v Speaker 2>has been abysmal for the Yankees, and a lot of

0:33:52.600 --> 0:33:55.960
<v Speaker 2>that is because of injuries. Aaron Judge is hurt, Cody

0:33:55.960 --> 0:33:59.760
<v Speaker 2>Bellinger is hurt. John Carlos Stanton, who is always hurt,

0:33:59.880 --> 0:34:02.960
<v Speaker 2>is hurt. So the offense has been downright bad. I

0:34:02.960 --> 0:34:05.920
<v Speaker 2>think over the last thirty days they're bottom eight in

0:34:06.000 --> 0:34:08.480
<v Speaker 2>the league in offense. I think over the last fourteen

0:34:08.560 --> 0:34:10.640
<v Speaker 2>days they're even worse. I think they're like twenty sixth

0:34:10.800 --> 0:34:13.680
<v Speaker 2>or twenty seventh in offense. There's still some talent, and

0:34:13.840 --> 0:34:17.240
<v Speaker 2>you know, the Yankees are I think behind the scenes,

0:34:17.280 --> 0:34:19.359
<v Speaker 2>the Yankees are a really well run ball club. They're

0:34:19.440 --> 0:34:22.640
<v Speaker 2>very analytically driven. We saw these guys in previous years.

0:34:22.640 --> 0:34:25.000
<v Speaker 2>They put up really good at bats. They're always well prepared,

0:34:25.480 --> 0:34:27.520
<v Speaker 2>but maybe we are getting the Yankees at the right

0:34:27.560 --> 0:34:30.680
<v Speaker 2>time offensively. Even if the three starting pitchers they're going

0:34:30.719 --> 0:34:32.640
<v Speaker 2>to throw out, they're all very very good.

0:34:32.800 --> 0:34:34.879
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I agree with all that. The pitching numbers are

0:34:34.960 --> 0:34:38.680
<v Speaker 1>ridiculous for the Yankees this season. I think they're second

0:34:38.800 --> 0:34:41.279
<v Speaker 1>in the American League runs allowed and first in the

0:34:41.440 --> 0:34:45.480
<v Speaker 1>RA something like that. They're very good ren prevention wise.

0:34:45.840 --> 0:34:47.560
<v Speaker 1>I looked this up though, like the Yekas, it's funny.

0:34:47.760 --> 0:34:49.600
<v Speaker 1>I kind of made quick fun of the American League

0:34:49.640 --> 0:34:52.800
<v Speaker 1>earlier on the podcast today, but it's not good in

0:34:52.840 --> 0:34:55.759
<v Speaker 1>the American League. I will say that the Yankees are

0:34:55.800 --> 0:34:58.000
<v Speaker 1>second best team in the American League right now. They

0:34:58.040 --> 0:35:00.560
<v Speaker 1>haven't played very well for a little while because of

0:35:00.600 --> 0:35:03.480
<v Speaker 1>the injuries. I think Aaron Judge is someone that nobody

0:35:03.480 --> 0:35:06.759
<v Speaker 1>can be kind of afford to be without. He's that good,

0:35:07.160 --> 0:35:08.960
<v Speaker 1>so it makes sense that they'd be worse about him.

0:35:09.200 --> 0:35:11.040
<v Speaker 1>But since I looked this up today, like since like

0:35:11.200 --> 0:35:14.160
<v Speaker 1>early May, like three months now, they've been a five

0:35:14.239 --> 0:35:17.960
<v Speaker 1>hundred team and that doesn't mean that they're actually that,

0:35:18.000 --> 0:35:19.719
<v Speaker 1>but that's a pretty good samples other than not being

0:35:19.800 --> 0:35:23.319
<v Speaker 1>very good. At the same time you go up they

0:35:23.320 --> 0:35:25.759
<v Speaker 1>go up there and you face their top three starters,

0:35:26.440 --> 0:35:28.960
<v Speaker 1>so it's a line in a not ideal way for

0:35:29.000 --> 0:35:31.440
<v Speaker 1>the Braves. They do have Chris Sail pitching, which does

0:35:31.480 --> 0:35:33.000
<v Speaker 1>help a little bit, but he only pitches one out

0:35:33.040 --> 0:35:35.120
<v Speaker 1>of the three times and the other the other two

0:35:35.120 --> 0:35:37.760
<v Speaker 1>games are not favorite pitching matchups. It is Max Freed,

0:35:38.320 --> 0:35:41.000
<v Speaker 1>Garrett Cole, and Kim Schlitzler who might be the side

0:35:41.000 --> 0:35:43.719
<v Speaker 1>young winner in the American League. That is, Garrett Cole

0:35:43.800 --> 0:35:45.640
<v Speaker 1>was not quite what Garrett Cole used to be. He

0:35:45.640 --> 0:35:47.120
<v Speaker 1>hasn't been so far when he was like a topic

0:35:47.120 --> 0:35:49.680
<v Speaker 1>guy in the league. But Max Fried's still awesome case

0:35:49.719 --> 0:35:52.520
<v Speaker 1>Brayce fans forgot, and Cam Schlitzler is the underrated guy.

0:35:52.560 --> 0:35:54.759
<v Speaker 1>That guy and he's been incredible this season. So there

0:35:54.800 --> 0:35:57.120
<v Speaker 1>are no days office weekend for the Braves offense. They're

0:35:57.120 --> 0:35:58.640
<v Speaker 1>gonna have to step up in a big way.

0:35:59.440 --> 0:36:01.840
<v Speaker 2>They are and you know Friday night it'll be Tyler

0:36:01.880 --> 0:36:06.000
<v Speaker 2>Malley's debut with the Braves, So new friend against old

0:36:06.040 --> 0:36:09.680
<v Speaker 2>friend with Max Breed. Max has been fantastic with the Yankees.

0:36:09.719 --> 0:36:12.440
<v Speaker 2>He did miss some time earlier this season, but he's

0:36:12.480 --> 0:36:15.440
<v Speaker 2>been good since he's come back. You mentioned it, Saturday's

0:36:15.440 --> 0:36:17.520
<v Speaker 2>probably the best chance the Braves have, at least just

0:36:17.600 --> 0:36:20.080
<v Speaker 2>on paper, Chris Sale, But the way the team is

0:36:20.080 --> 0:36:22.760
<v Speaker 2>playing right now against Garrett Cole, I'll take the Braves

0:36:22.760 --> 0:36:25.879
<v Speaker 2>on Saturday. And then you mentioned Sunday who let's hope

0:36:25.880 --> 0:36:29.400
<v Speaker 2>they went on Friday and Saturday Grant Holmes, who is

0:36:29.480 --> 0:36:32.160
<v Speaker 2>coming off a good start, and maybe he'll be able

0:36:32.360 --> 0:36:34.799
<v Speaker 2>to fool the Yankee hitters who have been struggling. But

0:36:34.840 --> 0:36:37.040
<v Speaker 2>you know, you mentioned Cam Schlider. I think is like

0:36:37.080 --> 0:36:39.799
<v Speaker 2>one A one B right now with Dylan Cees to

0:36:39.840 --> 0:36:42.520
<v Speaker 2>win American League. Cy Young, he's been very very good,

0:36:42.560 --> 0:36:44.440
<v Speaker 2>burst onto the scene a year ago and has been

0:36:44.960 --> 0:36:47.440
<v Speaker 2>superb this season. Has a claim to being one of

0:36:47.440 --> 0:36:50.040
<v Speaker 2>the three or four best starters in all of baseball.

0:36:50.040 --> 0:36:51.680
<v Speaker 2>So should be a fun series. You know, we don't

0:36:51.680 --> 0:36:53.839
<v Speaker 2>get to get up to Yankee Stadium a whole lot,

0:36:53.880 --> 0:36:56.600
<v Speaker 2>but Braves are playing really well. The Yankees are trying

0:36:56.600 --> 0:36:59.560
<v Speaker 2>to get back on track. They just called up George Lombard,

0:36:59.560 --> 0:37:02.600
<v Speaker 2>who's a really promising young prospect, homeward in his first game.

0:37:02.719 --> 0:37:05.080
<v Speaker 2>So there's a lot of good things with this Yankees team.

0:37:05.120 --> 0:37:06.400
<v Speaker 2>A lot of good things as we know with this

0:37:06.480 --> 0:37:08.279
<v Speaker 2>Braves team, So it should be a fun series and

0:37:08.560 --> 0:37:10.680
<v Speaker 2>you would really love to take two out of three

0:37:10.719 --> 0:37:12.200
<v Speaker 2>and just kind of keep things going.

0:37:14.120 --> 0:37:18.120
<v Speaker 1>Oh man, the name George Lumbard just deraels me. Uh,

0:37:18.880 --> 0:37:22.600
<v Speaker 1>former Braves top prospect his father, which is quite something

0:37:22.640 --> 0:37:26.120
<v Speaker 1>to remember from my youth as well. Yeah. Also, this

0:37:26.200 --> 0:37:29.000
<v Speaker 1>is a very very rare in my memory. Maybe I'm

0:37:29.040 --> 0:37:31.759
<v Speaker 1>wrong about this, Scott, maybe you can correct me. When's

0:37:31.760 --> 0:37:34.279
<v Speaker 1>the last time I made Braves Yankees weekend series had

0:37:34.360 --> 0:37:39.640
<v Speaker 1>zero national TV games? I always always a Fox game

0:37:39.719 --> 0:37:42.360
<v Speaker 1>somewhere at least a TVs game or something like. No

0:37:42.480 --> 0:37:45.320
<v Speaker 1>national games for Braves Yankees over the weekend? Yeah, football?

0:37:45.640 --> 0:37:46.160
<v Speaker 1>Like what?

0:37:46.760 --> 0:37:50.680
<v Speaker 2>No Sunday Night Baseball either? Yeah? Nothing. I mean I'll

0:37:50.760 --> 0:37:52.120
<v Speaker 2>take it. I mean, I love Braves.

0:37:52.400 --> 0:37:54.160
<v Speaker 1>I don't mind it. I'm just saying, it's just it's

0:37:54.160 --> 0:37:56.920
<v Speaker 1>weird to not see that. I checked the schedule thinking today,

0:37:57.040 --> 0:37:59.120
<v Speaker 1>I was like, oh, I need to mention where the

0:37:59.160 --> 0:38:02.000
<v Speaker 1>games are. I just assume they'd be somewhere else. Yeah,

0:38:02.040 --> 0:38:04.640
<v Speaker 1>and it's just bras vision all weekend, so hey, easy

0:38:04.680 --> 0:38:06.680
<v Speaker 1>to find it. But I was surprised to see that.

0:38:06.840 --> 0:38:08.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, when I was thinking about our podcast schedule for

0:38:09.000 --> 0:38:11.360
<v Speaker 2>the weekend. I figured we'd be recording late on Sunday

0:38:11.440 --> 0:38:14.399
<v Speaker 2>night after Sunday Night Baseball, But maybe the Yankees are

0:38:14.400 --> 0:38:17.080
<v Speaker 2>like maxed out on primetime games or something, and the

0:38:17.120 --> 0:38:19.040
<v Speaker 2>Braves have been on primetime quite a bit too. But

0:38:19.320 --> 0:38:22.400
<v Speaker 2>we'll take it two afternoon games in New York and

0:38:22.440 --> 0:38:24.800
<v Speaker 2>then Friday night will be a good one under the

0:38:24.800 --> 0:38:28.080
<v Speaker 2>bright lights. So yeah, big opportunity. We mentioned, of course,

0:38:28.160 --> 0:38:31.360
<v Speaker 2>eight straight wins, second fastest to seventy wins. You know,

0:38:31.440 --> 0:38:33.400
<v Speaker 2>the Braves gonna take two out of three in New

0:38:33.480 --> 0:38:35.239
<v Speaker 2>York against the Yankees. I think that would be even

0:38:35.239 --> 0:38:37.799
<v Speaker 2>more of just a national statement. And as we're going

0:38:37.800 --> 0:38:39.680
<v Speaker 2>to talk about off the top, obviously, you want to

0:38:39.680 --> 0:38:42.360
<v Speaker 2>win every single game you can because it kind of

0:38:42.360 --> 0:38:44.319
<v Speaker 2>feels like this race in the National League is going

0:38:44.400 --> 0:38:47.880
<v Speaker 2>to come down to a game or maybe two between Atlanta,

0:38:48.440 --> 0:38:51.200
<v Speaker 2>LA and Milwaukee, and every time you can notch another

0:38:51.280 --> 0:38:52.759
<v Speaker 2>win in the column is only going to help your

0:38:52.840 --> 0:38:54.640
<v Speaker 2>chances for sure.

0:38:54.840 --> 0:38:58.040
<v Speaker 1>And we'll be down in all weekend long on the pod.

0:38:58.080 --> 0:39:00.279
<v Speaker 1>If and then huge happens will break in thing else,

0:39:00.280 --> 0:39:02.520
<v Speaker 1>we'll be back again on Sunday. As we always are

0:39:02.840 --> 0:39:06.320
<v Speaker 1>in our warm blanket of a Sunday afternoon slash evening

0:39:06.360 --> 0:39:09.000
<v Speaker 1>time slot. Scott, anythingless you want to add before you

0:39:09.120 --> 0:39:11.120
<v Speaker 1>out of here on Thursday nights, We're trying to have

0:39:11.200 --> 0:39:14.440
<v Speaker 1>our first sub fifty minute show in a week on

0:39:14.520 --> 0:39:16.439
<v Speaker 1>this podcast because you and I went long inside Seawan

0:39:16.440 --> 0:39:19.120
<v Speaker 1>Steven's and it was worthy of that given the all

0:39:19.200 --> 0:39:22.839
<v Speaker 1>what happened, but a slightly more bite sized show tonight. It'

0:39:22.840 --> 0:39:25.040
<v Speaker 1>still probably not like super short, but here we are.

0:39:25.520 --> 0:39:27.480
<v Speaker 2>Here, we are, Yes, let's get the boy. I mean,

0:39:27.480 --> 0:39:29.000
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be a late night. I'm guessing the

0:39:29.040 --> 0:39:31.319
<v Speaker 2>Braves are going to get to their hotel at three

0:39:31.360 --> 0:39:34.359
<v Speaker 2>am probably, so hopefully they get their rest. They have

0:39:34.520 --> 0:39:37.080
<v Speaker 2>Max Freed awaiting them. But you know what, man, I'm

0:39:37.080 --> 0:39:40.080
<v Speaker 2>imagining Yankee Stadium probably gets the juice is flowing a

0:39:40.080 --> 0:39:42.720
<v Speaker 2>little bit. You step onto that park. If that doesn't

0:39:42.719 --> 0:39:44.480
<v Speaker 2>get everything your heart pumping a little bit more, I

0:39:44.520 --> 0:39:47.319
<v Speaker 2>don't know what will, but yeah, good'll it will be

0:39:47.360 --> 0:39:49.240
<v Speaker 2>good to see Max Freed. And then of course Tyler

0:39:49.280 --> 0:39:51.920
<v Speaker 2>Mallley making his debut. All lies on that. If he

0:39:51.960 --> 0:39:54.320
<v Speaker 2>can throw five or six good innings, I think everybody

0:39:54.680 --> 0:39:57.360
<v Speaker 2>would sleep a little better knowing that maybe they've added

0:39:57.400 --> 0:39:59.239
<v Speaker 2>some help to the middle of this rotation. But yeah,

0:39:59.280 --> 0:40:00.799
<v Speaker 2>should be a fun in New York.

0:40:01.440 --> 0:40:05.720
<v Speaker 1>And if Tommy Moley struggles, the takes will be flying.

0:40:06.440 --> 0:40:08.160
<v Speaker 2>So I might have to lug off.

0:40:08.200 --> 0:40:09.680
<v Speaker 1>If he has a bad first Danning, I'm might have

0:40:09.760 --> 0:40:11.680
<v Speaker 1>to disclose the close the old laptop for the evening.

0:40:12.040 --> 0:40:13.680
<v Speaker 1>Just go ahead and close it and we'll see you

0:40:13.680 --> 0:40:16.080
<v Speaker 1>guys on Saturday. Okay, anyway, I'm not trying to give

0:40:16.120 --> 0:40:18.120
<v Speaker 1>him an any bad foodo at this point in time.

0:40:18.160 --> 0:40:20.600
<v Speaker 1>I'm a Tyler May believer. This is a pro teller

0:40:20.640 --> 0:40:23.160
<v Speaker 1>my podcast, at least what I'm on it. So all right, Scott,

0:40:23.160 --> 0:40:25.200
<v Speaker 1>thank you for being here with me as always my friend.

0:40:25.840 --> 0:40:28.120
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