1 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone. This is the first edition of Fair Territory. 2 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: It's sort of the little brother of Foul Territory. It's 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: my own show. And why do I call it the 4 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 1: little Brother? Well, everybody knows Aj Presisk reminds people constantly 5 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: that I am shorter than most people. Okay, so let's 6 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: call it the Little Brother for that reason alone. Now 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: you might ask Ken, why are you even doing your 8 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: own show. Your weekly podcast is going to be a 9 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: weekly YouTube thing as well. What's up with that? Well, 10 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: if you remember back in the day when I was 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: on MLB Network, it wasn't that long ago, but back 12 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: then I would go on Hot Stove every morning during 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: the off season with Maphiskurcheon and Harold Reynolds, and those 14 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 1: two guys would repeatedly interrupt me. Harold would do it 15 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: live and Matt would do it through his soundboard where 16 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: he had snippets of Harold saying different crazy things. Over 17 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: the years, Now doing Foul Territory with Aj Perzinski and 18 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: Eric Kratz and Adam Jones and their whole gang, Todd Frazier, 19 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: it's not quite as bad. But at the same time, 20 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: Aj gives me a heat from time to time, there's 21 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: some harassment involved. I just wanted to do my own thing. 22 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: So here we go. We're gonna talk about a number 23 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: of different topics every week. We're gonna have a number 24 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: of different segments. We're gonna have a lot of fun. 25 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: We'll do some interviews too from time to time, and 26 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 1: we will involve you guys as well questions from time 27 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: to time, just as I used to do on my 28 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: podcast with the Athletic. So the first thing I want 29 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: to discuss on this first show is related to the 30 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: pitch clock. Now, most people, I think, would agree that 31 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: the pitch clock is a hit. That the games are 32 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: moving so much better, the pace, the times of games, 33 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: everything that Major League Baseball wanted out of this thing, 34 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: they're getting out of it now. I know there are 35 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: some dissenters, some people who are cranky, because some people 36 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: are always cranky and don't like the clock and preferred 37 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: it back when we had no clock and things just 38 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: ambled along at the player's leisure. Well, in my opinion, 39 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: I think in a lot of people's opinion, this is better. 40 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: But there is one lingering question. There was one thing 41 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: that has stuck with me ever since spring training when 42 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: I interviewed Zach Wheeler for something I was doing for 43 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: Fox Sports, and Zach Wheeler said to me, the bat 44 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: with Harper in the NLCS, the bat Harper versus Robert Suarez, 45 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: which led to, of course, the dramatic home run that 46 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: decided the series. That at bat wouldn't have happened with 47 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: the clock, And what Wheeler was talking about was the 48 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: whole thing and the way that played out, the drama, 49 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: the tension, the time it took between pitches, the time 50 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: it took Harper to get the home plate, which would 51 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: have been a violation. It's thirty seconds. Now, he took 52 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: a lot longer than that. I think it was about 53 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: fifty seconds. And I started to wonder, Okay, is that 54 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: a thing? Would some of the great postseason moments of 55 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: the past, the Kirk Gibson homer, the Mets great rally 56 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty six in Game six of the World Series, 57 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: even the Mike Trout Shoheo Tani showdown in the WBC, 58 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: how would they have played out in or under the 59 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: current rules. It's a fair question, and you do wonder 60 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: if we're going to lose a little bit of drama 61 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: as we go along here I kind of pose that 62 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: question in the story, and I don't have an answer. 63 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: But my sense of this is that there's no turning back, 64 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: that we can't establish adjustments to the rules, or we 65 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: can't adjust the rules in a way where you'd have 66 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: a clock, say in close and late situations, or in 67 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: the ninth inning, or simply in the postseason and no 68 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: other time. Now, baseball has two separate rules or sets 69 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: of rules for the postseason and the regular season. They 70 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: do it with the xtrading rule, right. It doesn't even 71 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: happened at the postseason. It's just in the regular season. 72 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: And the extrading rule, of course, is a situation where 73 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: there are two sets of rules during a single game. 74 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: Once a game goes to extra innings, if it does, 75 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: the automatic rotor appears at second base, and here we go. 76 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: That's not the case in the first nine innings. But 77 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: that said, it doesn't seem to me that baseball wants 78 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: to go backwards in any way. And I don't know 79 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: that baseball should go backwards in any way. As much 80 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: as I love those dramatic moments and the time it 81 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: takes for those things to evolve, what we're talking about 82 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: here is an entirely different way the game is presented. 83 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: So to change it in the postseason, for example, well, 84 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: you'd be going from games that may be lasting two 85 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: forty five to four hours again with three hour hours 86 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: and four hours again. That's at a time when you 87 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: have the greatest number of eyeballs, the greatest number of 88 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: people watching. They want to see the game presented as 89 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: it's being presented. Now. You want to have kids being 90 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: able to stay up until the conclusions of these games, 91 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: and you'll lose that right away again if you get 92 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: rid of the clock in the postseason. So it's one 93 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: of these things that will be discussed as the year 94 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: goes on, and the commissioner, Rob Manfred has said his 95 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: feet are not set in stone with regard to the clock. 96 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: They've already made some minor tweaks with it in the rule. 97 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: But I don't know that this major tweak, a change 98 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: in the late innings or a change in the postseason 99 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: or both, is going to happen, and I don't know 100 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: that it should happen. Something we'll be watching as the 101 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: year goes on. It's something quite interesting because you go 102 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: back to the Kirk Gibson homer. That's one of my 103 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: all time favorite baseball moments. It took Kirk Gibson a 104 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: minute twenty just to get the home plate because of 105 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: course he was hobbled and he had all those physical 106 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: issues with his legs and that was part of the drama. Well, 107 00:05:55,560 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: that wouldn't happen today. But I still believe postseason moments 108 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: will be great postseason moments, even with the clock. They'll 109 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: just be different and we'll perceive them a little bit differently. 110 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: That's all. Okay, that's how we start today. We're gonna 111 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: do something this week that we're gonna do a lot 112 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: on this show too. We're gonna bring in our one 113 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: of our producers, Claudia Olsen, and we're gonna play a 114 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: little game called fair or foul. Claudia is gonna say 115 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 1: something to me, and I'm gonna say, Claudia, no foul 116 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: or fair one way or the others. So Claudia, let's 117 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: get it started. Give me the first one. What do 118 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: you got, all right? Ken? 119 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 2: So for the first fair or foul? 120 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: Today? 121 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: Fair foul. The Rangers are threats in the Al West too, 122 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: and oh season prediction to finish fourth fair foul? 123 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: Fair. Now, I don't know if threats is the right 124 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: way to put it. But let's put it this way. 125 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: They look like off their first series of the season, 126 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: which is like one percent of the season, look like 127 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna be more competitive. Now. I still have reservations 128 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: about the ability of their starting pitchers to stay healthy, 129 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: the gram Haini Ivaldi, even John Gray, who was on 130 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: the injured list three times last season. That is my 131 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: biggest concern with this team. But the one thing I 132 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: might have overlooked, and maybe some other people did too, Claudia, 133 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: their offense is deeper than most fans probably think. Now 134 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: we all know about Sieger and Semeon, but a Doulas Garcia, 135 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: twenty five to twenty five guy last year, Josh Young, 136 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: this is a prospect who was injured for a long time. 137 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: He's taken over at third base. Finally he is going 138 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: to be a part of this Mitch Garfer who didn't 139 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: play after the All Star break last season, he's back 140 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: in a force. And then Robbie Grossman, their lone free agent. 141 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: Now he's not a great player, but he looks like 142 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: he might be an adequate person in left field. So 143 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: with those guys, in addition to segu and Semeon and 144 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: everyone else. It starts to look like a more formidable group, 145 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: and that's what we saw against the Phillies actually in 146 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: the first two games. They're going to pitch if they're healthy, 147 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: we know that. But again, whether they can tend or 148 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: not Claudia, that's going to depend on that rotation and 149 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: its ability to stay upright. But their offense is good. 150 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: They had some defensive replacements last night that were kind 151 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: of interesting and impressive. It changed the game a little 152 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: bit for them. So I sort of like them and 153 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: don't forget if they are relatively healthy in the rotation. 154 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: They've got one of the best managers of all time 155 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: handling pitching in Bruce Boci. 156 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,079 Speaker 2: It'll definitely be fun to watch them all season, that's 157 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 2: for sure. Definitely staying tune all right. Second option, fair 158 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 2: or foul? Is it already time to panic in Detroit? 159 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: Fair? Panic is a little bit of a strong word, 160 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: but concern is the right word. And here's a team 161 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: that was the worst offensive team in the Majors last season. 162 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: They go out this offseason, they don't sign a free 163 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: agent hitter to a major league contra not one couple 164 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: of pitchers, but no hitters to major league contracts. They 165 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: make a trade for Matt Veeling and Nick Maton from 166 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: the Phillies, trade Greg Risoto for them. Okay, those are 167 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: complimentary players. But they're basing their offense on the improvements 168 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: of some of the young players Spencer Tolkisen and Riley Green. 169 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: They're expecting Javier Bias to have a better year than 170 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: he did last year and his first with the Tigers. 171 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: And that's a lot to ask. Now. Granted, the caveat 172 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: here is they face the Rays in this first series 173 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: and it was McClanahan and Eflyn and Jeffrey Springs who 174 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: had a no hitter through six innings yesterday. He was 175 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: really good. He is really good. The race pitching is 176 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: really good. So I don't know that I want to 177 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: pass judgment on the Tigers based on one series against 178 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: one of the top pitching teams in the Majors, But 179 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: I will ask where is the offense going to come from? 180 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: Is that improvement with some of the younger players actually 181 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: going to take place? Is ho you gonna come around? 182 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: I don't know that we can count on it. So 183 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: it's fair to be concerned about the Tigers, at least 184 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: off their zero to three start fair. 185 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 2: I agree, we'll use less harsh words this time, no 186 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 2: panics or threats, but fair or foul? Are the White 187 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 2: Sox for real? 188 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: Fair? But again with a caveat, and I like the 189 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 1: way they played against Houston. They went to and two 190 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: in that series and they were more than competitive. They 191 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: played well for the most part. They had some bullpen 192 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: issues in a couple of games, some runners in scoring 193 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: position issues. We have to see how this plays out, 194 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,839 Speaker 1: but this is the story of their season. Are they 195 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: fair or foul in terms of being real as a 196 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: competitive type team. We know what happened before with Larusa, 197 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: and we know there were problems galore, and that's why 198 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: they brought in Pedro Grifall as a first time manager, 199 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: but someone that they believe in quite a bit. But 200 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: this is put up a shut up for the White 201 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: Sox and they keep telling us, and they have presented 202 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: themselves as a team with a lot of talent, and 203 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: they are a team with a lot of talent. At 204 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: some point you've got to show it not the manager's 205 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: fault anymore. So we shall see how this all plays out. 206 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: But I was encouraged by their rotation over the week 207 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,719 Speaker 1: and you had to be ce Sliinnn, Giulito, Clevenger. All 208 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: pitched fairly well. I'm encouraged by Mancata, especially off to 209 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: a flying start. The WBC helped him and Luis Robert Jr. 210 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: Forced him to get ready earlier. And it looks like 211 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: I know Roberts started slowly, but he's off and running 212 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: too now. So I like where they are. There are 213 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: some defensive questions, no doubt, and bullpen without Liam Hendricks, 214 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: of course, and granted they also played an Astros team 215 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: that was without Michael Brantley and Josel Tuve and also 216 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: without Jordan Alvarez in the last game. Bregman went over 217 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: sixteen of the series. Okay, they're all these things, but 218 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:01,839 Speaker 1: the White Sox are missing Liam Hendricks, so yes, they 219 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: are for real. They're in a weak division, they have 220 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: no excuses. This is it for the White Sox. They've 221 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: got to play at a higher level this season. 222 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 2: I agreat, and I'm sure the co host of my 223 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,839 Speaker 2: show will also to state the exact same thing when 224 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: he will be freaking out about the White Sox in 225 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 2: no time. That is all for me, Ken, I will 226 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 2: say goodbye and I'll see you next week. 227 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: Sounds good, Claudia. Thanks Thanks Ken. All Right, one of 228 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: the things we're going to do on the show is 229 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,839 Speaker 1: take a look inside, maybe a story I've written or 230 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: something I've experienced in my career, go a little bit 231 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 1: deeper from time to time. And one thing I want 232 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: to do on this first show is to explain the 233 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: story of the bow tie. Now, I'm not wearing it today. 234 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: I only wear it on Fox. I don't particularly like 235 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: wearing it for reasons I will explain, but it's something 236 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: that's been obviously a part of my identity for some 237 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: time now, and I often get asked by people, Hey, 238 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: what's up with that? Why are you wearing a bow tie? 239 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: Why do you do that? People on Twitter know, Oh, 240 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: I wear them for charity, and each one represents a 241 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: different charitable organization. But the story of how it came 242 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: to be that's a little bit different. And it used 243 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: to be that I could refer to an article I 244 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: had on Foxsports dot com, but that article has disappeared 245 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: into the ether somewhere. You can't find it anymore. So 246 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: I'm going to explain it again for posterity now on 247 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 1: our show. And actually this goes all the way back 248 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: to twenty ten. It was my fifth season with Fox 249 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: and David Hill, who is the head of Fox Sports, 250 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: the man who invented Fox Sports going back to nineteen 251 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: ninety six, a legend in sports broadcasting and really someone 252 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: who has been a force in this industry for quite 253 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: some time. The word came from him, came from him 254 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 1: a pie, I want Ken in a bow tie. No, 255 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: I had never won a bowtie. I thought the whole 256 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: idea was preposterous. This was for the playoffs in the 257 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: twenty ten NLCS. This is when this was all going down, 258 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: and the idea that David had was to distinguish me 259 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: visually with the bow tie, to make it look classy, 260 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: or to make me look classy in a way that 261 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: was different than other reporters, to make me stand out. Now, 262 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: the way I grew up in the business, the way 263 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: to stand out was through your work, and my work 264 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: was written for the most part at that point, but 265 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: also television as it went on. But I came to 266 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: understand in later years after this all got going that 267 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: there's more to it with television. It just don't necessarily 268 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: rely on what you're saying and reporting. There is personality involved, 269 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: and there is a look that can be involved too 270 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: with certain people. Craig Seger, of course, was an outstanding 271 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: example of that with his loud sport codes and all that. 272 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: But they wanted to distinguish me in a classy way. 273 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: So I didn't know how to tie a bow tie. 274 00:14:58,760 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: And there was a guy who used to work at 275 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: five named Jim Bernard who would tie them from me 276 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: during the playoffs, and I remember after the first game 277 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: I wore it, and I remember saying also on the 278 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: air when Joe Buck asked me about it, and he 279 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: was always teasing me, I said, I was playing the 280 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: game under protest. My wife didn't like it, my kids 281 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: didn't like it, and I didn't particularly like it either. 282 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: But after that I was approached by Eric Shanks, who 283 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: is now the head of Fox Sports, and I guess 284 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: then was maybe the number two. And I said to Eric, Hey, 285 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: do I have to do this again for this next game? 286 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: I had just done it the night before. Do I 287 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: have to do it again? And Eric said, in so 288 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: many words that would be advisable, In other words, David 289 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: Hill wanted me to keep doing it so I get 290 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: through the playoffs. Jim Bernard is tying my bow's eye 291 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: every single night. The people at Fox went out and 292 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: bought me a few different ones, and then the playoffs ended, 293 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: the World Series ends, and I'm like, that's over. I 294 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: don't ever have to deal with that again. Great. Well, 295 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks later that offseason, twenty eleven off season, 296 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: I get a call from Dehani Jones, former NFL linebacker guy, 297 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: who has this nonprofit called the bow Tie Cause. And 298 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: what the Bowtie Cause does is partner with different organizations 299 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: and represent them with bow ties. They sell the bow ties, 300 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: but basically the bow ties are to raise awareness for 301 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: these different charities. And he asked me if I want 302 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: to wear the bow ties for his organization, the ones 303 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: that they put out there, And at first I thought, nah, 304 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: I'm not into this, but then I thought about it 305 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: some more and realized David Hill is gonna want me 306 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: to do this again. So I figured this was a 307 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: way for me to at least take some control of it. 308 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: And of course haven't done for some good causes. That 309 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: was the whole idea. So that's how it came about, 310 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: and of course David Hill was proven right. It did 311 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: become a big part of my and it didn't detract 312 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: from my work. People still see my work for what 313 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: it is. They like it, they don't like it, whatever 314 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: the case might be. But people now know me as 315 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 1: the guy who wears the bow tie on Fox, and 316 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: when I'm not wearing one out in public, people ask, hey, 317 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: where's the bow tie? And a few times I've seen 318 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: David since, and he's been gone from Fox for quite 319 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: some time now, he's always teased me. He's an Australian 320 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: native and he's got that great accent. He's like, where's 321 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: your bow tie? And I have to say, David, you 322 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: were right. So the funny part is that while this 323 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: has obviously become a thing, I'd let you in on 324 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: a little secret. I still don't love the thing. And 325 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: I don't love the look because, as a guy who's 326 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: a little shorter in my short man's complex head, the 327 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: long tie, the necktie gives me a little bit more 328 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: length Visually, this is in my head, the bow tie. 329 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: It makes me look short. But you know what, it's 330 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: too late, too late for me to complain, too late 331 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: for my wife to lodge any objections, too late for 332 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: my kids to say, Dad, you look ridiculous. It's part 333 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: of my identity and I'm proud of it, and I'm 334 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: proud of all the organizations we've raised awareness for over 335 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: the years. It's been a great thing and I've loved 336 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: actually every minute of it. So that is the story 337 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,479 Speaker 1: of the bow tie. A long time ago, when I 338 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: was living in Baltimore, I hosted a radio show and 339 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: we did something on the radio show this goes back, 340 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: I don't know more than twenty years now, called the 341 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: Dude in Dork of the Week, and it was pretty popular. 342 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: People liked it, and it gave us a chance to 343 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: praise someone on one hand and give someone a little 344 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 1: heat on the other hand. So we're gonna revive it 345 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 1: for this show. It's going to be a weekly staple, 346 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 1: I hope. And we're going to start this week with 347 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 1: our dude and dork of the Week. And we'll start 348 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 1: with the dude. Dude always goes first. He gets the 349 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 1: honor because he did something good. That dude this week 350 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 1: is Trace Thompson. I don't know if you saw it, 351 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: but he had three home runs against the Diamondbacks on 352 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: Saturday night. It was a three homer game for Trace, 353 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: who played for Great Britain in the WBC, and it 354 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: has had a long, twisting, difficult career. Starting in twenty eighteen, 355 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 1: he drifted through eight different organizations before rejoining the Dodgers, 356 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: which of course is where he is now hit injuries. 357 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: Earlier in his career, he had some different things going on. 358 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: He's thirty two at this point, but he is always 359 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: someone who has worked really hard and always someone who 360 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: has been extremely popular with his teammates. And I remember 361 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: Alex Wood telling me last year, I don't think you 362 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: will ever meet a player or anyone who has anything 363 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 1: bad to say about Trace. So there's no telling where 364 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: his season's going to go just yet. He's part of 365 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: a center field sort of platoon with James Outman, who 366 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: was also off to a good start. But Trace Thompson 367 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: has come a long way. I was an amazing performance 368 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: on Saturday night. Not many players hit three home runs 369 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 1: in a single game. So he is our dude of 370 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: the week, dork of the week. A little bit of 371 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: a different story here, same area of the country, Los 372 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: Angeles Angels. This incident took place in Oakland. I believe 373 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: you know what I'm talking about. The Anthony Rendon with 374 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: the fan incident. Now we've only seen the video. We 375 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: don't know the full story. Major League Baseball is investigating. 376 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: Rendon got into it with a fan, took a swipe 377 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:33,239 Speaker 1: at him. Didn't look to be a terribly violent swipe, Bud. 378 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: He took a swipe and he got into it, and 379 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: it's not cool. Now. The last thing the Angels need 380 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: as they try to right themselves this season in Shoheo 381 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: Tani's last potential season with them before becoming a free agent, 382 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:53,239 Speaker 1: is any kind of distraction unnecessary distraction. You're gonna get 383 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: distractions throughout the baseball season that happens. This is an 384 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: unnecessary distraction now, Yet where Rendon's coming from. He said 385 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: the fan called him a bitch. That's what we see 386 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: in the video. Players get taunted all the time by 387 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:12,919 Speaker 1: fans social media, in person, and I am sure it 388 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 1: is a bit much. In fact, it should be a 389 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: bit much for a lot of guys. But the problem 390 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: is it's part of the deal, and for the most part, 391 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 1: they've got to take And now there are situations where 392 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: someone gets completely out of line and they don't have 393 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: to take it. I'm not sure this qualifies. Maybe we'll 394 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: learn something in the future that will show us that 395 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: it does, but doesn't appear that way based on what 396 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: we've seen. So Anthony Rendon, you can't do that. You're 397 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: our dork of the week because you did it, and 398 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: if things come out later that somehow exonerate you, I 399 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: will withdraw this little honor that you've received this week. 400 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: All right, So that's our dude and dork of the week. Now. 401 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 1: Usually at this time of the show, what I'll do 402 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: is talk about a little We're all be next for Fox. 403 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: But I'm actually off this Saturday. We don't have a game, 404 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: or at least I don't have a game that I'm working. 405 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: The following Saturday, I will be in San Diego. That 406 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: will be Milwaukee at San Diego. And the Padres, as 407 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: always are a fascinating team, at least as always under 408 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: Peter Seidler and Aj Preller. In recent times you saw 409 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: the Jay croniworth extension over the weekend seven years eighty million. 410 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 1: And this is just the latest signing by the Padres, 411 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 1: the latest big investment by a team that has, based 412 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: on what you use for accounting, either the third or 413 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: fourth largest payroll in the major leagues right now, third 414 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: or fourth. The San Diego Padres, and people continue to wonder, 415 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: and I wonder too, how are they doing this? They've 416 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 1: got four players now, Machado, Tatis, Bogarts and Krona Worth 417 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 1: signed through two thousand and thirty. Twenty thirty is a 418 00:22:55,480 --> 00:23:00,880 Speaker 1: long time away. They've got for twenty twenty nine commitments 419 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: of one hundred and thirteen million. One hundred and thirteen 420 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 1: million already committed for twenty twenty nine now. Peter Siler, 421 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 1: the owner, does not like this word, the word sustainability. 422 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: He hates when it's brought up. He doesn't think it's fair. 423 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: He's saying, I'm gonna run my team. Is I'm gonna 424 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: run my team. We'll be fine. Don't you worry about us? Well, 425 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. With those kinds of commitments, with these players 426 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 1: who are aging, people are going to wonder, it's this sustainable. 427 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 1: What will happen as these guys get older. You're investing 428 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,640 Speaker 1: in all this money, in all of these guys. What's 429 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 1: going to be the case with the San Diego projects. 430 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: What's going to happen? It's fair? And listen, that excitement 431 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: in that town is something to behold right now. The 432 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,360 Speaker 1: excitement for the team. They had to capture season tickets. 433 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: The ballpark is electric almost every home game. It's cool. 434 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: Peco Park is alive. Man. But at the same time, 435 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: what happens if they don't win? What happens if it 436 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: doesn't turn out the way they wanted to Now, if 437 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 1: they do win, they make a ton of money and 438 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:11,400 Speaker 1: kind of all justifies the investments that they made. If 439 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: they don't, and spaceball, you never know what might happen. 440 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: Who knows. Soto is the only one really of the 441 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: major pieces haters another one that they don't have locked 442 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 1: up long term. So they're going to be who they 443 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: are for several years, and that's good. These are quality players, 444 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: great players in many cases. But people are going to 445 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 1: wonder in the industry, outside the industry, how the heck 446 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: this is happening, and how the heck the Padres are 447 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: going to keep themselves strong without currently a strong farm 448 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:49,159 Speaker 1: system and a situation where they're going to have to 449 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 1: be spending a lot of money in a lot of 450 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: players for a long time. So that will conclude the show. 451 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: We got one more thing I want to add before 452 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: we go, and that is the idea that we're going 453 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: to welcome some questions on this show, and we'll be 454 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: reaching out shortly, probably on Twitter to tell you how 455 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 1: to ask questions and how to go forward with these 456 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: kinds of things. We'll be answering them from time to time. 457 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a lot of fun here. We're gonna 458 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: do a lot of different things. It's going to be 459 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: a blast. And you know what, to go back to 460 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: what I was saying earlier, it was really cool just 461 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: to talk for all this time without Harrow or Matt 462 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: get in the way. Thanks, we'll see you next week. Hey, 463 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,959 Speaker 1: BETMGM has an MLB bet ten bucks win two hundred 464 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 1: bucks offered for all Fair Territory fans in four easy steps. 465 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: Sign up and deposit at least ten dollars into your 466 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: newly created account. Then download the BETMGM sportsbook app on 467 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: iOS or Android. Place a pregame money line wager of 468 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,479 Speaker 1: at least ten dollars on any MLB team at standard 469 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: odds price. 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