1 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: Welcome one and all to the Hemmer Territory Podcast, and 2 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: it is good to be with the Coleman and Coleman 3 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: Law Firm, presented to you by victories, victories, multiple victories. 4 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 2: In a row. 5 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 1: It's awesome to see and it's awesome to see one 6 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: of the best when it comes to breaking down the Braves. 7 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: Always enjoy getting to talk baseball with him. Scott Coleman. 8 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: It is good to see you again, sir, especially under 9 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: these circumstances. This Braves team is starting to look like 10 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: the Braves team of yesteryear. Another big victory, this time 11 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: in somewhat convincing fashion against the Mets, and we're gonna 12 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: break it down all for you here on the Mat 13 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: podcast Hammer Territory Podcast. First off, Scott, how are you 14 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: doing this evening, Sean. 15 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: I'm great and I think everything just smells a little 16 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 2: better when you beat the New York Mets. Great win 17 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 2: tonight for the Braves. We're gonna break it all down, 18 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 2: but really an enjoyable win now five and zero against 19 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 2: New York over the last week and man alive, this 20 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: team needed it. We talked on the show ten days 21 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 2: ago if the Braves had a bad two weeks ahead 22 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: of them, season was probably over and there's still work 23 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 2: to be done. They still have two against New York 24 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 2: and three against Philly and a whole lot of games 25 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: after that. But a great win tonight, after a great 26 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: win on Monday, you've, at very worst, you've split the series, 27 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: and now you have a chance to go out there 28 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 2: and win the series. And I mean, let's say the 29 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 2: s word. Maybe even sweep New York in their home 30 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: park would be pretty incredible. 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And you know that Braves Country has to be 32 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: excited right now because you know many and Braves Country 33 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: are Hawks fans, and Hawks fans just got Chris stops 34 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: porzingis they traded the twenty second pick of the draft 35 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: that at the thirteenth pick, since Scott, I'm talking to 36 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: Scott right now, maybe they go best player available. Maybe 37 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: they go Carter Bryant from Arizona and you can listen 38 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: to all of Scott. I'm kidding. Just had to throw 39 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: that in there, with Scott being a big time Arizona fan. 40 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: We'll save the basketball for Brad Rowland. 41 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: But Scott. 42 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: The big thing that I'm getting at is is that 43 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: it's just exciting right now, and let's just start with that. 44 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: I don't want to be too dramatic or anything like that. 45 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: It's just nice to be able to talk about wins 46 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: ten and four over our last fourteen games. And something 47 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: that stands out to me. Before this podcast started, you 48 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: and I talked about that, you know, absolutely terrific or 49 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: horrible loss to Arizona, the eleven to ten loss, you know, 50 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: back about three weeks ago. Since since that loss, the 51 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 1: Braves are once again winning when they score five or 52 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: more runs. Now eight and oh in their last eight 53 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: games where they've scored five or more runs, but even 54 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: more importantly ten and four over our last fourteen. Over 55 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: that fourteen game stretch, they're averaging exactly five run a game. 56 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: Not only are we winning, but it's our offense getting 57 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: more consistent and it just makes things more fun to 58 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: cover and it's more fun to watch as well. 59 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 2: And we saw tonight when the bottom of this order 60 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 2: just gives the team a little bit, even if it's 61 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: just in one inning or a couple of at bats. 62 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: The top of the lineup is doing its job with 63 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: Akunya and Olsen, Riley had a big hit tonight. Ozuna 64 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: has been a little up and down, but I still 65 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 2: think he eventually kind of figures things out. But man, 66 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 2: when the bottom of the order helps this team, and 67 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 2: you said five runs is the magic number, eight, no, 68 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: I'm want to reiterate that point one more time. The 69 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: Braves are eight to no when they've scored five runs 70 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: over the past couple of weeks ten and four to 71 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: get them back into the race. Depending on what happens 72 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: on the West Coast tonight, they're gonna be five or 73 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 2: six games back in the wild card race. You can 74 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: deal with that. That is that's doable. As we reached 75 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: the midway point in the season, I think there's still 76 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: nine or ten back of the Phillies in the East. 77 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: That's obviously something that I mean, if it's interesting than 78 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: game on, baby, But until then, I think we're focused 79 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: on the wild card. But if you just keep stringing 80 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 2: together series wins. I know they had that frustrating hiccup 81 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: down in Miami over the weekend, but playing really well 82 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: against the Mets. They won two out of three against Milwaukee, 83 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: who's a good team. It took two out of three 84 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 2: against Colorado, which was a funny series win. But overall, 85 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 2: the last couple of weeks after that disastrous seven game 86 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 2: losing skid has been really encouraging, and now it's just 87 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: a matter of building upon that and keeping it rolling well. 88 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: The other thing that I think is really important to 89 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: note is that they're doing it in different ways as well. 90 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 1: You know, we go back a week ago, it was 91 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: the you know I had two weeks ago. Really you know, 92 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: it was them hitting the home run. That's what stood 93 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: out that the power got going. But Scott, something else 94 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: that I found encouraging is that they're doing it in 95 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: different ways now. You know, yesterday it was being able 96 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: to Puna was absolutely who's been absolutely awesome. He's put 97 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: it on a power display. They were able to win 98 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: a close game. But tonight what came up and helped 99 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: them out was the big inning, something that they have 100 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: not done routinely at all this year. I looked it 101 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: back up six times. This is only the sixth time 102 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: this year that the Braves have scored five plus runs 103 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: in an inning. They did it one time in the third, 104 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: They've done it four times in the eighth inning so 105 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: far this year, and now one time in the seventh. 106 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: You go back to twenty twenty three, over a two 107 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: or three week period, we'd score five plus runs in 108 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: an innie, maybe seven or eight times. It's just it's 109 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: a rare occurrence now. But again, the biginning when we 110 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: were down three to nothing, coming back and being able 111 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: to do it. So not only are we coming from behind, 112 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: not only are we having big innings without a lot 113 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: of power, and now we're seeing the bottom of the 114 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: order be able to produce. We're finding different ways to 115 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: have offensive success, and that is such a foreign concept 116 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: right now for this offense. That's a sign that maybe 117 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: we're starting to break out of the funk and gain 118 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: that consistency that we're going to need to win at 119 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: the level that we're going to need to. 120 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I thought Streider pitched well tonight. But 121 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 2: when Atlanta went down three nothing early, I mean I 122 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 2: was like, all right, well, at least they won yesterday. 123 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: You're one and one in the series, and obviously the 124 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 2: game was not over at that point. The Braves had time. 125 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 2: But you can probably count on one hand the number 126 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 2: of times the Braves have gone down by three or 127 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 2: more runs this season and come back to win that night. 128 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: Few and far between. Really nice job, but really the 129 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 2: whole team tonight had a good night. Offensively, clutch hitting, 130 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 2: situational hitting, putting the ball in play. It was really good. 131 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 2: And then not only did they have that big inning 132 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 2: where they scored five runs, but then they added on, 133 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 2: which is something that's been few and far between this 134 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 2: entire year. Big hit from Riley, big hit from Olsen, 135 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 2: and just kept on building on that lead. So it 136 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 2: wasn't gonna be yet another one run game. And obviously 137 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 2: the Braves held on even if the ninth didn't got 138 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 2: a little shaky. 139 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and I'm looking it up as we're discussing it, 140 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: you know, the Braves being able to score the amount 141 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: of runs that were looking for them to score. This 142 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: was the thirtieth time this year, Scott, that they have 143 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: scored five runs in the game. And now they are 144 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: twenty six and four, nearly an eighty seven percent winning percentage. 145 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: If you go by when they score four runs or less, 146 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: they're about to thirty five percent winning percentage. But now 147 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: thirty times this year they've scored five runs, you're looking 148 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: at them having eighty seven percent winning percentage. And Scott, 149 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: you know, we'll get to Spenser Schrider in just a moment. 150 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:29,679 Speaker 1: But the other thing that I want to talk about 151 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: when it comes to this offense, is that it just 152 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: it really seems overall that the bats are getting more confident. 153 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: We know Ronald Acuna Junior is being excellent, We know 154 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: that Matt Olsen batting behind him now, is really working out. 155 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: But the thing that stands out to me is that 156 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: we're just putting together good at bats Marcelo Zuno. Of course, 157 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: yes he is walking, we're seeing some hard hit outs, 158 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: but just in general, just the overall approach at the 159 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: plate that is good to see. And if we can 160 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: continue that for another week and then get Jerkson Profar back, 161 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: it all starts with that approach. The bottom of the 162 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: order did its job tonight, but finding the opportunity to 163 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: as many times as possible in a game have a 164 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: good pitch come your weight, that is going to be 165 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: such a key moving forward. 166 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think I mean, Sean, over the years, 167 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: you've mentioned and made note of just how hot Austin 168 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 2: Reiley gets over the summer months, and while the results 169 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: maybe have not been there all the way, at least 170 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 2: just yet, Riley's hit the ball a lot harder over 171 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 2: the last seven to ten days. In the first inning tonight, 172 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 2: he had a rocket that was right at the third 173 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 2: basement ended up being in double play. But if that 174 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 2: ball was a couple feet to the left or to 175 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 2: the right, Riley would have had an RBA single. He 176 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 2: had the big double later on. He had the walk 177 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 2: off a week ago that should have been a homer. 178 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 2: It was four hundred feet to dead center. So you 179 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 2: kind of tell yourself a story. Now, Riley's hitting the 180 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 2: ball better. Acunya is a cyborg. It's crazy how good 181 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: Acunya is. Where he goes over three with two walks 182 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 2: and everyone's like, damn, Ronald's off tonight. That kind of 183 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 2: speaks to how good he is. Olsen probably the biggest 184 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 2: hit of the night tonight with that two run single, 185 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: and then you'd say, all right, well, if we get 186 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 2: Jerks and Profar back, and who knows what Profar is 187 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 2: going to give this team, but if you can get 188 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 2: Profar back somewhere in this lineup and Drake Baldwin continues 189 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 2: to hit well, then you're one through six you feel 190 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 2: pretty good about especially if Riley picks it up and 191 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 2: hopefully Ozuna distances himself from this hip injury and then 192 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 2: hopefully you're not relying so much on the bottom half 193 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 2: of your order every single night. But you're right, I 194 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 2: agree the bats have been better, even if the results 195 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 2: are still not there every single night. It does feel 196 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 2: like they're playing more games where they're scoring four or five, six, 197 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 2: seven runs instead of a couple of weeks ago where 198 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 2: even getting three runs felt like the weight of the 199 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 2: world in order to make it happen. 200 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and you want to know another sign that things 201 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: are better off for the Braves, It just felt like 202 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: it was so routine through the first two months of 203 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: the season, whether it was you and Brad Scott, myself 204 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: and me and you you know, me and me and Stephen, 205 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: whatever combination we saw of the podcast, it always felt 206 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: like that we would start off the podcast with the 207 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: positive of the pitching, but then in the second half 208 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: of the podcast we talk about the disappointment of the lineup. 209 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: How much fun is it to lead off podcasts now 210 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: talking about how good the offense is, and then you 211 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: can speak to the pitching as well, which we're going 212 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: to do in just a moment after a word from 213 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: our partners. 214 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 3: Well, if you're a normal human, you can't speak English 215 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 3: to your pup, but what you can do to understand 216 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 3: what they love, which is fontan Tango on kibble, is 217 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 3: to see how they react when you put the unkibble 218 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 3: in the bowl. 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If 236 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 1: this team was going to go on the run that 237 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: they needed to to answer losing fourteen out of seventeen, 238 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: it was going to have to be on the heels 239 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: of a better offense, which we're seeing. But let's talk 240 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: about Spencer Strider as well. I believe it was his 241 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: first five six starts of the season. I'm not sure 242 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: the exact number, but he struggled, obviously trying to get 243 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 1: his velocity back up. And then that start against Colorado, 244 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: he was the Spencer Strider of old and it was 245 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: magnificent to see. And then he put together another great 246 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: start against the Mets just a week deal, and then 247 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: faced the Mets for a second straight time tonight. But 248 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: you know, he he definitely wasn't as dominant as he'd 249 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: been over his previous two starts, but Scott may actually 250 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:08,959 Speaker 1: found that beneficial tonight. Spencer Strider looked pretty good at times, 251 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: but he also struggled in that fourth anybody bounced right 252 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: back to get through it. His command was not all there, 253 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: but still had eight strikeouts tonight. It was a bit 254 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: of a struggle, but just sawing work through it. And 255 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: you know that for Spencer Strider, that type of experience 256 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: is only going to make him better. It was good 257 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: to see him work through a bit of struggles tonight 258 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: to still get the job done. 259 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 2: And I was really curious to see how Spencer fared 260 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 2: tonight because he was seeing the same mess lineup for 261 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 2: the second time in a week. I don't want to 262 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 2: pretend to be a major league pitcher, but I can 263 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,719 Speaker 2: only imagine how difficult that is when hitters get to 264 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 2: see your same stuff seven days apart or whatever ended 265 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: up being. So I thought Strider was good. He did 266 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 2: have that one inning I think was the third that 267 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: kind of got away from him against the top of 268 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,959 Speaker 2: New York's order, and that's gonna happen. But other than that, 269 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 2: Strider didn't give up a hit. Honestly, the whole pitching 270 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 2: staff then I did not give up a hit outside 271 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 2: of that one inning until the ninth, when the bullpen 272 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 2: kind of made things interesting. But eight strikeouts for Strider. 273 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 2: That's now three starts in a row that Stryder has 274 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 2: struck out eight. He did have four walks, which is 275 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 2: not what you want to see. But overall, the stuff 276 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 2: looks good. The velocity held in the mid upper nineties, 277 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 2: which is a good sign. Got quite a bit of 278 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: swing and miss, so I think it's another big step 279 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 2: forward for Spencer and now hopefully he can keep rolling 280 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 2: and being even more important to this team because without Sale, 281 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 2: I mean, the Braves really need to take advantage of 282 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 2: when Strider and when Schwallenbach start because we don't have 283 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 2: the cy young winner in there. It's going to be 284 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 2: it's gonna be thin, and you need to take advantage 285 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 2: of when you have those two guys on the mound. 286 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: Absolutely. Now let's talk a bit about the other part 287 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: of the equation when it comes to the pitching for 288 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: this Braves team, and that is the bullpen. And you know, 289 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: again we talk about this last two weeks when the 290 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: Braves bullpen or when the Braves have been ten and 291 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: four now basically over the past sixteen days. So Scott looked, 292 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: went back and looked since June ninth, and here are 293 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: a couple of really encouraging notes over that timeframe. Basically, 294 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: over the past fifteen sixteen days, this Brave's bullpen has 295 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: the best FIP and baseball at one point nine zero, 296 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: the third best ERA. But here's what's even more encouraging. 297 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: This Brave's bullpen has produced a groundball rate of fifty 298 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: five percent as a unit over the past sixteen days, 299 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: and they have not allowed a homer. They have allowed 300 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: no home runs over the past sixteen days. Now, are 301 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: they as good as those numbers suggest over a full season? 302 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,359 Speaker 1: Obviously not, But you want to talk about a turnaround 303 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: from how much they were struggling in late May into 304 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: early June. That has been a big proponent of why 305 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: we've been so good. And it's awesome to see struggled 306 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: a bit tonight, but more often than not, right now 307 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: they are getting the job done and getting the job 308 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: done in convincing fashion, and that's a key ingredient to 309 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: what the Braves need to do to win. 310 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 2: It definitely is, And I mean, admittedly, I was so 311 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 2: nervous about this bullpen. The first couple of weeks of 312 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 2: the season were not good. It was a little bit 313 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 2: of a high wire act. But those numbers speak for themselves. 314 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 2: And if you can keep the baseball on the ground 315 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 2: laiden games more times than not, it's gonna work out 316 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 2: in your favor. And even though tonight in the ninth inning, 317 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 2: Dealo Santos and Iglesias made us all kind of hold 318 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 2: onto our hearts for a second because things were getting 319 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 2: a little harry, I thought, up until then, the bullpen 320 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 2: did a fantastic job. Pierce Johnson mowed down the middle 321 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 2: of New York's lineup and relief of Strider Rafael Montero 322 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 2: looked really good and he's kind of in a role 323 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 2: right now, which is good to see. And then Dylan Dodd, 324 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 2: he looks really good. He looks like he belongs in 325 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 2: that bullpen as a lefty. Folks around Gwinnett had been 326 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 2: speed thinking highly of Dylan Dodd and he came in 327 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 2: and was really effective and it's been good out of 328 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 2: that bullpen ever since he came up a couple of 329 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 2: weeks ago. So it's a big tip of the cap. 330 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 2: Of course, Dylan Lee was just a man on a 331 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 2: mission on Monday night, So yes, this bullpen deserves credit. 332 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 2: I'm still a little nervous. I still think come trade 333 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 2: deadline time, if the Braves are still in this thing, 334 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 2: they should add at least one arm, maybe two, especially 335 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 2: if they have a real chance to make it. But 336 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 2: until then, this bullpen gets a big old tip of 337 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 2: the cap because they have more than held up their 338 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 2: end of the bargain. Absolutely. 339 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: And it's funny that you mentioned that, because I wanted 340 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: to get your opinion. You know, me and Stephen talked 341 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: last night about the fact that, you know, maybe the 342 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: Braves with the loss of Chris Sale, probably for at 343 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: least the next you know, six weeks or so. That 344 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: seems to be kind of the general speculation that people 345 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: have just throughout some names. Andrew Heeny, Mike Soroka, Charlie Morton, 346 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: you know, those guys being starting pitching targets. But Bullpen 347 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: also seems to make sense. Now the Braves went out 348 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: and added a familiar face from last you're John Braby 349 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 1: earlier today. But Scott, what are your thoughts you talk 350 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: about the fact that the Braves need to maybe go 351 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: and add an arm, to what level do you feel 352 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: that they need to add that arm? Is it more 353 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: than potentially going and getting guys who are deafade and 354 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: they can come in who they think can make better 355 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: kind of like they dive a Scott Blewett or do 356 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: you think and I know it's going to be determined 357 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: by how well they do over the next three or 358 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: so weeks. Do you feel it makes sense for them 359 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 1: to go get another cost controlled guy like we saw 360 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: them do with Rice Sellyglacias a few years ago. To 361 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 1: what level do you think they need to make that 362 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: addition to the bullpen. 363 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 2: So I'm curious to see what the market looks like. 364 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 2: I think with the expanded playoffs there are fewer teams 365 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 2: than ever selling. So I'm going to take a little 366 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 2: bit of a cop out on my answer and say, 367 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 2: obviously we have to see how many teams are selling 368 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 2: what do they have to sell. But in general, trading 369 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 2: for relievers and acquiring relievers is as much of a 370 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 2: coin flip as it gets. At the trade deadline every year, 371 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 2: teams will trade for a reliever who's having a great season, 372 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 2: he changes teams, and he's awful in the second half. Conversely, 373 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 2: on the other end, sometimes the Braves, for example, trade 374 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 2: for Pierce Johnson, who had an ear array of like 375 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 2: six with the Rockies when they traded for him, and 376 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 2: Pierce has been as good as any right handed middle innings, 377 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 2: late inning reliever as there's been in the National League 378 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 2: East the last couple of seasons since they traded for him. 379 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 2: I do think adding an impact arm, especially if the 380 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 2: Braves keep winning, is paramount. They should have some money. 381 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 2: They also have beyond this year to think about. With 382 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 2: Rice e Iglesias a pending free agent, Pierce Johnson is 383 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 2: also a penning free agent. I think, so they're gonna 384 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 2: need help in the bullpen next year. So there's someone 385 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 2: they really like, go out, make the addition, ad him 386 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 2: for the run this year, and just add some kind 387 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 2: of depth to this group injuries aside relievers there as 388 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 2: we know, they're a vaud A bunch and throwing great, 389 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: and then they have three really bad starts in a row, 390 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 2: and then you're like, oh man, we can't give the 391 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 2: ball to this guy. He's been terrible. But they do 392 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 2: think short of just completely falling off a cliff, I 393 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 2: think a starter and a reliever is probably priority one 394 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 2: and two, unless they could add a shortstop or something 395 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 2: like that. And I'm just not seeing that at the 396 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 2: deadline as a real possibility now. 397 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: The one thing I will say to that, to your point, 398 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: it definitely is a coin flip. But I would be 399 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: willing to put up Alex and Thopolis's trail of success 400 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: and trading for relievers over his time in Atlanta against 401 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: anyone's in baseball, to be honest with you, And it's 402 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: a bit ironic. The one time where he kind of 403 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: failed to add a reliever that made sense was Richard 404 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 1: Rodriguez in twenty twenty one, who was having a great 405 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: year for Pittsburgh, came to Atlanta, fell off and we 406 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:49,120 Speaker 1: haven't heard from him since. But he literally has completely 407 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,479 Speaker 1: overhauled the Braves bullpen at multiple trade deadlines before and 408 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: it's led to them being more successful. So I think 409 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: that you have a good point. It makes sense for 410 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 1: him to once again kind of have that focus when 411 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: it comes to the bullpen. But listen, we're two wins 412 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: into this very critical week for the Braves with some 413 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: very important games coming up. 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And I'm a big Michael Jordan 426 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 4: fanily my twenty three shirt on there's a Michael Jordan 427 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 4: Grail in there that I'm looking forward to. 428 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 3: Try to get twenty percent off your first slab pack 429 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 3: or card purchase at arenaclub dot com. 430 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: Slash foul use code foul so unexpectedly Scott, and I 431 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: think in a bit of an exciting fashion. Definitely not 432 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 1: under the circumstances that it's occurring, but some should be excited. 433 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: We're going to actually get to see a second outing 434 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: from the breakthrough prospects so far this year for the Braves, 435 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: Diddy year for Winters. I think overall, his first start 436 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: against the Marlins was a success. He hung the ball 437 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: against Augustin Ramirez, wound up paying for it, and you know, 438 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 1: it just wasn't there for the Braves offense that night. 439 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: But I know that you gave some thoughts on of 440 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: Winters earlier, you know, back on Sunday, you know, from 441 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: that start, and also on Saturday. What are your thoughts 442 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: though on him facing off against the Mets. I know 443 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: that it may not be the best setup, but I 444 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: feel confident with the way that this offense is playing 445 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 1: right now. If it can continue, all he needs to 446 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: do is just give us four or five good innings. 447 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: How confident are you going in tomorrow night against Clay 448 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 1: Holmes and the Mets. 449 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 2: It's going to be a big old challenge for Didier 450 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 2: and twenty years old pitching in front of a pack 451 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 2: city field. You can bet those fans are going to 452 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 2: be angsty losing two games already in the series, and 453 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 2: it's going to be a real challenge. And not only 454 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 2: do the Mets have good lineup, but now there's major 455 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 2: League pitch data on futes. There's obviously major league video 456 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 2: from his start over the weekend in Miami. So it's 457 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 2: going to be a challenge, but I think there's reasons 458 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 2: for optimism with Fuintes, the pit of the stuff. His 459 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 2: pitches looked really good against Miami. He did have that 460 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 2: maybe ten pitch mix that he'd like to have back 461 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 2: if he could that ended up being that three run homer. 462 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 2: But besides that, I thought Diddier looked really good. He 463 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 2: has the stuff to get major leaguers out. He's just 464 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 2: gonna have to pitch well and be smart with his 465 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 2: sequencing and locate the ball because obviously this is a 466 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 2: major step up in competition from the more Lands. 467 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and the other thing I want to speak to 468 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: is this is that you know, I know that you 469 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 1: were a huge fan of Frank Fleming. We talked about 470 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: him yesterday's spot and he had another meltdown. I call 471 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: him the Frank freakouts. They're They're awesome to see. But 472 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: one thing that I will say is this is that 473 00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: I am in no way, shape or form saying that 474 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: the Mets are going to melt down then fall out 475 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: of the playoffs and all that different stuff. But what 476 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: I am speaking to is this is that we are 477 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: seeing that the Braves themselves as they face off against 478 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: these other playoff teams, which they're going to continue to 479 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to do this week and up until 480 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: the play up until the All Star breaking things like that. 481 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: The more the Braves have direct success against other potential 482 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: playoff teams, it betters their chances, right, Like the Braves 483 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: being able to win three out of four against the 484 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: Mets is a bit more valuable than them being able 485 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: to win three out of four against the Rockies. So 486 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: this success needs to continue. And then when you look 487 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: at the pitching matchups for the rest of this week, 488 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: you're like, Okay, we've won two games. We're facing off 489 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: against Clay Holmes Griffin Canning, both of whom are likely 490 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: going to fall off at some point due to regression, 491 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,959 Speaker 1: and then Mick Abel as well as jezus Lozardo and 492 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: Rander Sworez against the Phillies. You have to feel confident 493 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: more often than not for the rest of this week. 494 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, you're looking at being aboff fie hundred, 495 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,719 Speaker 1: maybe even five wins this week. Don't want to get 496 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 1: too ahead of our sales, but there's some really big 497 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 1: opportunity on the table for the Rais this week if 498 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: they can continue to get the job done. 499 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, And the pitching has matched up and lined 500 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 2: up really well for this team. They're not going to 501 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 2: see Zach Wheeler this weekend and against the Phillies for 502 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 2: the first time ever, like literally ever. And you know 503 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 2: the way this offense has hit the ball better for 504 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 2: the most part the last couple of weeks, you can 505 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 2: feel optimistic and or at least have reasons for optimism. Now, 506 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 2: trust us, we're not sitting here saying all this fixed 507 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 2: and the Braves are going to the World Series. At 508 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 2: the end of the day, this team is still a 509 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 2: few games below five hundred. But on paper this has 510 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 2: gone well so far. At bare minimum you have won. 511 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 2: You have split the series by winning these first two games. 512 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 2: You want to be greedy and say let's get the sweep, 513 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 2: then awesome, let's do it. If Ditty or front Test 514 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 2: beats the Mets on Wednesday night, we're going to do 515 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 2: a really fun podcast tomorrow night. But even if doesn't 516 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 2: go super well, then on Thursday you have a chance 517 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 2: to win the series behind Grant Holmes, who has been 518 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 2: more effective than than not this season, especially with that 519 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 2: slider that's so good. And then the Phillies will see 520 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 2: big series. But that's probably more The coach speak is 521 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 2: one game at a time, one series at a time. 522 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 2: But hey, let's go get at least one win these 523 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 2: next two days against the Mets. That would mean if 524 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 2: the Braves go one and one, that would mean that 525 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 2: you went six and one against New York over the 526 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 2: last ten days. That is huge. If I told you 527 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 2: that blindly ten days ago, Sean the Braves are gonna 528 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 2: go six and one against the Mets. One, you would 529 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 2: have said, yeah, right, funny joke. And two you would 530 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 2: have taken that every single day of the week and 531 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 2: said Okay, they're not dead. They're still alive in the division, 532 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 2: they're making up ground in the wild card. This is 533 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 2: what this team needed. And while two wins are great, 534 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 2: let's keep building on it. Let's not have yet another 535 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 2: letdown as this team has had multiple times this season. 536 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 2: Let's get back to five hundred and then I thought 537 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 2: you and Steven also mentioned one quick point that the 538 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 2: schedule does lighten up considerably after this week with the 539 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 2: Mets and the Phillies. Take advantage of that, gets the 540 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 2: All Star break and then see where you are. 541 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: And one other interesting wrinkle, of course, happened tonight as well, 542 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: and that of course was Michael Harris. You know, a 543 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: bit of a scare with the elbow. And as we're 544 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: recording this podcast, there are some updates. Mark Bowman came 545 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: out and said that Michael Harris that the pitch didn't 546 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: hit any bones near his elbow. He's day to day. 547 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: No one seemed to be too worried in the clubhouse, 548 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 1: you know, Snicker basically described it as a stinger. They 549 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: will see where he is tomorrow. But let's just cut 550 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 1: straight to the chase. This also is a potential opportunity 551 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: to just give Harris a day, and I think that 552 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: that is more than warranted. You know, if there is 553 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: a bit of concern, just give him a day to rest. 554 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: You have Eli White who can go out there in centerfield. 555 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: I know many had various opinions of what to do 556 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: with Michael Harris right now, but I think that this 557 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 1: is a very interesting wrinkle because we'll get to see 558 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: what it kind of looks like. But I do think 559 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: that this gives the opportunity for the Braves just to 560 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,879 Speaker 1: give Harris a bit of a reset, Let him get healthy, 561 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 1: give him a day or two to get right, and 562 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: see what you could do. Your thoughts on that development, Scott, Yeah. 563 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,159 Speaker 2: I'm glad to hear that Mike is okay. Anytime I 564 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 2: think it was a ninety seven mile a hour fastball, 565 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 2: anytime that gets up in the zone, it's scary. So 566 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 2: I'm thankful. It looked like it got the pad, like 567 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 2: really flushed, so that's great, didn't hit bone, didn't hit 568 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 2: his wrist or his hand. I know Mike is having 569 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 2: a bad season, but you would never want something like 570 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 2: that to happen to a player sign long term. So yeah, 571 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 2: but hey, if you want to give Michael the night 572 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 2: off on Wednesday. I'm all for it. We talked at 573 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 2: length about do you send him to Gwinnette, do you 574 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 2: send him to the IL do you give him even 575 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 2: just a couple of days? And maybe this is I 576 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 2: think that's a good point you made. Maybe this is 577 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 2: an opportunity to say, Mike, take the night off mentally, 578 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 2: check out, don't think about baseball, don't pick up a bat. 579 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 2: I mean, maybe they need him super late in the 580 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 2: game for some reason. But if you want to give 581 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 2: Michael and Knight off just to kind of clear his head, 582 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 2: I think you have to do it. He again, did 583 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,360 Speaker 2: not have a great night tonight, and if it helps him, 584 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 2: then why not. It can't hurt, right, Like, give the 585 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 2: guy twenty four hours, forty eight hours even I think 586 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 2: Eli White will be more than enough in centerfield. 587 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And hey, the Braves have the chance to do 588 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: something they have not done in nearly thirteen years tomorrow night. 589 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,399 Speaker 1: Now they beat the Mets five in a row, and 590 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: if you go back to the last game of the 591 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,640 Speaker 1: regular season in twenty four they've now beat him six 592 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: times in a row. The last time that the Braves 593 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: beat the Mets seven times in a row, you have 594 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: to go back to two thy and twelve, So some 595 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: opportunity there for the Braves to be able to do 596 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: something they've not done in a while at a time 597 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: where they needed it more than ever. A great opportunity there. 598 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: If this offense can keep clicking, good things will continue 599 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 1: to happen. Scott, anything else you have for us as 600 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: we wrap up this edition of the Hammer Territory Podcast. 601 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 2: Not a Tome just really relieved that this team has 602 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 2: has won some games against New York. I was. I mean, 603 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 2: I think if folks remember the show a couple of 604 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 2: weeks ago, they could probably hear it. And Brad's in 605 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 2: my voices, we were legitimately nervous, and I think you 606 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 2: were too, Yeah, because this was a pivotal stretch for 607 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 2: this team, and if it didn't go well, maybe it 608 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 2: wasn't mathematically over, but this season was gonna be in 609 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 2: a dark, dark place. They've stayed alive. They've already won 610 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 2: five out of seven against New York. Let's try to 611 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 2: make it six. Let's try to make it seven and 612 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 2: wrap up this road trip, and then the Braves are 613 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 2: home for nine games after this. They've been much better 614 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 2: at home than on the road. Let's keep it rolling. 615 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 2: Let's keep the vibes rolling until the All Star break 616 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 2: and build off this and hopefully at one point sean 617 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 2: this fall we can say that this two week period 618 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 2: was kind of the turning point when the Braves figured 619 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 2: some things out and turned it around, and you. 620 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: Know what, it coming at the expense of the Mets 621 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: just makes it that much sweeter. But hey, won't we 622 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: won't put the cart before the horse. Let's get another 623 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: win tomorrow nights. Gott Coleman again one of the best 624 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 1: when it comes to covering the Braves. You can find 625 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: him at Scott Comban fifty five on Twitter. I'm not 626 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: sure if you have Instagram and all that different stuff, 627 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: but you can find him on Twitter, slash x at 628 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: Scott Coleman fifty five. You can find Hamber Territory across 629 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: all forms of social media, part of the foul Territory 630 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: family of podcasts. 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Until next time, 640 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: Go Braves. We'll talk to you again here on the 641 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: Hammer Territory Podcast.