1 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 1: Welcome one and all to the Hammer Territory Podcast. My 2 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: name is Sean Coleman. Hope wherever you are and wherever 3 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: you are listening, you are having an absolutely wonderful week 4 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: in Hey. If you're a Braves fan, man, I hope 5 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: that you're sitting down to have it, having a nice 6 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: cold one and whatever you need to do to de stress. 7 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: What a day it was, both for positives and the 8 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: negatives when it comes to the Braves. But the one 9 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: big takeaway, the one big takeaway is that we ended 10 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: it on a positive note, a nine to two win 11 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: in which the Braves back in chris Selle were able 12 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: to beat Zach Wheeler in convincing fashion. We'll discuss that 13 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: plus the first game obviously all the different things that 14 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: went into a wild first game unfortunately some injuries to 15 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: discuss as well, and also looking ahead to the series 16 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: against Boston. But Steven, the main takeaway that I have 17 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: from today, it was a bittersweet day. We'll obviously get 18 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: to the details of that in a bit, but I 19 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: don't think that you could have paid all the best 20 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: writers in Hollywood to script in a day a better 21 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: summary of what the Braves have gone through over the 22 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: past couple of years than today. It literally had everything. 23 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: I'm glad it ended on a positive note, but man, 24 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: so many ups and downs in one day it gets 25 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: to you. But again, at least we have something positive 26 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: to build on to end. 27 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. Obviously, doubleheader today today had everything. I mean, it 28 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: had wild managerial decisions, it had major injuries, It had 29 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: ups and downs and games. It had one run losses, 30 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: it had a blowout, it had Chris Sale being awesome, 31 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: it had I mean, it had everything. You're right, It 32 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 2: really was just a perfect summer of basically the last, 33 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: you know, eighteen months as a Braves fan in one day. 34 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 2: And I'm very happy it went in the order that 35 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: it did, where we got to end on the good note, 36 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 2: versus if it had gone the other way, where you know, 37 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: they maybe they dominate game one and then all the 38 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: nonsense that happened happened in game two. It obviously would 39 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: have been a much different tone. But the fact that 40 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 2: they ended by basically kicking the crap out of Zach 41 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: Wheeler again with Chris Sale dominating, you know, that does 42 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: kind of kind of put us on a little bit 43 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 2: more of an upward trajectory, maybe heading back home into 44 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 2: against Boston. Then it had it happen the other way around. 45 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: So at the very least we got to end on 46 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 2: the high note. The first game was a mess. We're 47 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 2: going to talk about it all. The injury to AJ sucks, 48 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 2: but we did end on the high note. The offense 49 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: finally showed up. Chris Sale was unbelievable and the tone 50 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: is a little happier because of it. 51 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, and we talked about it on the last podcast. 52 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: We ended last We ended the podcast on Tuesday talking 53 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: about the fact that we were to that point. Who 54 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: was going to step up in the clubhouse, what have you? 55 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: Who was really going to show that now is the time. 56 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: It's not about you know, hey, we'll get them tomorrow. 57 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: You gotta get them today. And that's what it felt like, 58 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: and it felt like that the message was being delivered 59 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: by the whole team. That lineup in the nightcap of 60 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: the double hitter was absolutely focused. They you know, on 61 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: Zach Wheeler got through the first three innings. It's just 62 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: like the Braves collectively said enough is enough and they 63 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: went out and did what we know they're all capable 64 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: of doing. And it's great to see that they end 65 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: on a positive note. And again, as I mentioned, the 66 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: ceiling of this line, if the ceiling of this team 67 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: steal at any point in time, can easily match anybody 68 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: in baseball. They showed it tonight. Yes, it's a bit 69 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: frustrating that they could do what they did tonight, but 70 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: it's so rare to see that. But the big thing 71 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: that stands out to me is Chris Sale being backed 72 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: by our offense in a playoff type game. That really 73 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: showed what this team is capable of. And once again, 74 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: I know that they've gotten to Zach Wheeler here in 75 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: the past recently, once again this team can perform well 76 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: against good starting pitching. Again, there's multiple things to build 77 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: off of which we all have been desperately wanting to see. 78 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that Nightcaps. You know, it all starts 79 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: with Chris Sale. I mean, he's just unreal. You know, 80 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: he was getting babup to death in the first probably 81 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 2: three weeks of the season. He was running like a 82 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: four to twenty babu and so his numbers didn't look great, 83 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 2: but his peripheral still looks strong. His stuff, maybe more importantly, 84 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 2: looked great. And what we've seen is a you know, 85 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 2: the that babeb stuff has regressed down to a mean 86 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 2: and now his overall numbers are starting to reflect the 87 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,799 Speaker 2: level that he's actually pitching. Six shutout innings tonight against 88 00:04:54,800 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 2: the Phillies, eight strikeouts. He had a couple of innings 89 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 2: where he had to dance around a little bit of trouble, 90 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 2: but nothing crazy. You know, I thought, I thought the 91 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: coolest dat I saw. I don't know if you saw this. 92 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 2: I think it was John Morose who saw this. Chris 93 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 2: Sale is the fastest pitcher ever to twenty five hundred 94 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: strikeouts in terms of innings pitched, the fastest ever to 95 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 2: twenty five hundred strikeouts in MLB history. That's crazy. I mean, 96 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: you think about some of the guys that have come 97 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 2: through in the history of baseball, and Chris Sale is 98 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 2: the fastest ever by innings pitch to twenty five hundred strikeouts. 99 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 2: He's been the Braves as for two years now. I'm 100 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,559 Speaker 2: very curious to see, you know, if we really zoom 101 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: out on Chris sale career wide Hall of Fame stuff, like, 102 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 2: I'm really curious to see if he can build he 103 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 2: can have kind of a really strong second half of 104 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: his career with the Braves. Hopefully with the Braves, and 105 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 2: only with the Braves. You know, the next three four, 106 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: five years, you know, the hall of fame stuff. Because 107 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 2: he missed so much time in the middle of his career, 108 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 2: you know that's has kind of gotten pushed to the side. 109 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 2: But if he finishes strong over the next few years, 110 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 2: you know, hall of fame is very much in in 111 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 2: reach for Chris. And man, he was awesome today, and 112 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 2: good lord did the Braves need it. I mean, if 113 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 2: Chris Sale had come out and gotten absolutely lit up tonight, 114 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 2: the vibes would have been maybe at an all time low. 115 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 2: I mean, maybe lower than when they started zero to seven, 116 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 2: quite honestly, with what happened in that first game, so massive, 117 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 2: massive game from Chris. We'll talk about the offense, but 118 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: six shutout innings gave the offense a chance to get out. 119 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 2: It was one of these easy games where like the 120 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 2: offense scored early, Chris was awesome, the offense scored late. 121 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 2: It was just a breezy win. And man, do we 122 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: do we miss those? We don't have a lot of 123 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 2: those this season, and we got one tonight. And it 124 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 2: starts with a guy on the mound and he was unbelievable. 125 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and it was also a game. It was a 126 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: bounce back game, it was a It was a game 127 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: where you could hear a collective sigh of relief from 128 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: a few members of the lineup. I'm talking about Austin 129 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: Riley as well as Ozzie Alby's. Both of those players 130 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: tonight hit the hope runs. Believe it or not. Todnight 131 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: was the first time that Austin Riley has hobard since 132 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: May fourth. It's the first time that Ozzie Albi's has 133 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: hobared since May third. We're talking about more than twenty 134 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: five days were both players since they've hit a home run. 135 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: We've discussed that one big thing would glaried concern about 136 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: this team. Yes, the trunders at scoring position from their 137 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: best hitters, but also just the lack of overall power 138 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: that's happened to May. It's good to see that they're 139 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: ending the butt on a note, especially with a couple 140 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: of guys who this team desperately has to get going 141 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: in the right direction for the team as a hole 142 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: to get going to the right direction. 143 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, and even in the second half of Game two, 144 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 2: or I'm sorry of Game one, today, we saw the 145 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 2: offense really for the first time in a while, come 146 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 2: to life. I mean the Brest scored I think four 147 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: runs in the last three innings of Game one today 148 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 2: and Sean Murphy hit a homer. Uh there was back 149 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 2: to back doubles from Acunya and Harris. You know, they 150 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 2: just got some off they got Not only did they 151 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 2: get offense, so they got extra base hits, they got power, 152 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: and that's just what you know, you just said it, 153 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 2: that's just what we haven't seen. And then obviously in 154 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: Game two, you know, they scored nine runs, Austin homers, 155 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 2: Ozzie homers, more extra base hits, you know, a bunch 156 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 2: of walks, just stuff we haven't seen a ton of. 157 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 2: And so that's like my big takeaway outside of Chris Sale. 158 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 2: Chris Sale is number one, of course, but outside of that, 159 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 2: the last like ten eleven innings of this series, the 160 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 2: offense really woke up and they gave themselves a chance 161 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 2: to win the first game. You know, the bullpen kind 162 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 2: of let him down. We'll talk about that in a minute. 163 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 2: But the last ten innings of these two games, you know, 164 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: they scored thirteen runs and or I think it was 165 00:08:55,280 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 2: eleven innings they scored thirteen runs. So that's huge. And 166 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 2: it's only as good as it continues, right, I Mean, 167 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 2: we've seen this before with this offense, where they get 168 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 2: hot for a game or two and then they go 169 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 2: through a week where they get they score three runs 170 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 2: or less. So it's only as good as it continues. 171 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 2: And so and that's what we need to see going 172 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 2: into Boston. They just had a good series offensively against Boston. 173 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 2: And Boston, now the Red Sox are coming to Atlanta, 174 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 2: keep it up, keep it up where you're scoring runs, 175 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 2: because let's be honest, this team is not going on 176 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 2: any sort of run until this offense wakes up. I 177 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 2: mean we saw it all last year. Going on any 178 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: sort of significant run. When you're scoring two or three 179 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 2: runs a game is almost impossible to get really back 180 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 2: in it. They got to go. They gotta get hot 181 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 2: as an offense, and this was a good start. In 182 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 2: the last eleven innings of these two games, they score 183 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 2: thirteen runs. So that's a good start. 184 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And again we talked about it in the last podcast, 185 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: if it wound up being Wheeler versus Sale, getting that win, 186 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: and not only that, but getting in the commencing fashion. 187 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: That's the type of win that for a team is 188 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: capable of what Atlanta is capable of, to the level 189 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: of winning that they're capable of, that type of win 190 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: can really help to propel them in the right direction. 191 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 1: But as good of a day as it was, or 192 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: as good of a note as it was to end 193 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: on when it comes to the Braves, the first part 194 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: of the day was pretty rocky, both in terms of 195 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: the results that happened in Game one, but also some 196 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: unfortunate injury news as well. 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I don't know if you 221 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: are a fan of Saturday Night Live, but there is 222 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: a character played by Bill Hayter named step On who 223 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: was one of the many characters that have been on 224 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: the weekly new secondment New segment, and I love his 225 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: skits of you know when he's talking about when he's 226 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: being the you know, the source of tourism, He's like, 227 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: this has this place has everything again. Game one literally 228 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: had everything and let's break it down. Now, let's get 229 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: you know, kind of the summary of the game out 230 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: of the way. Braves lost five to four, Phillies went 231 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: up three to nothing. It looked like it was going 232 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: to be a carbon copy of Tuesday's game. But then 233 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: the Braves came back. They had Ronald mccuney Junior entered 234 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 1: the game after Stuart Fairchild left. He looked on point. 235 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: They got some big hits and then we get to 236 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: the bottom of the eighth inning, tied four to four. 237 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: It looks like the Braves could be in it to 238 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: get the job done. Then that's where the questionable or 239 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: the concerns started to happen. Of course, as we meant 240 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 1: talked about in the last podcast, regression is fully here 241 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: for Dazebel, for Hernandez and as a disastrous eighth inning. 242 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 1: I believe that he walked two or three hit a batter, 243 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: you know. Shout out to Deli Dodd who came in 244 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: and kind of put the fire out real quickly. So 245 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: good job for him. But Dasbel Hernandez is a concern 246 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: right now, as is the back in the bullpen and 247 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: then the in the top of the ninth and the 248 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: Braves had a chance to come back, but a bit 249 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: of a questionable decision, I think with how you handled 250 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: Drake Baldwin you know, him pinch trainning for Marcello Zuna 251 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: and of just allowing for him to hit like once again, 252 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 1: shout out to the Braves. As you mentioned, they put 253 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: themselves in a position to potentially win the game, but 254 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: then the bullpen managerial decisions. Again we talked about aspects 255 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 1: of the team not being on the same page. Just 256 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: some unfortunate events that occurred that cost them a winnable 257 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: game and that just can't happen, you know, many times more. 258 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, the days bill stuff is weird. I don't really 259 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 2: know what to do with Day's bill. The walks have 260 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,839 Speaker 2: just gotten out of hand. I think he's got more 261 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 2: walks than strikeouts. Now he hit a batter with the 262 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 2: bases loaded to bring in the go ahead run after 263 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 2: I think he gave up two walks in a single 264 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 2: to load the bases. He's not striking anybody out, which 265 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 2: is terrifying. It doesn't make any sense with somebody with 266 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 2: his stuff, you know. You know, if you look at 267 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 2: his strikeout numbers last year, they were fantastic, and this 268 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 2: year they've just fallen off a mountain. So I don't 269 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 2: know what's going on, and I don't know what you 270 00:13:58,040 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 2: do listen. I've said it all year. I think the 271 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 2: of the bullpen is a problem, not just from a 272 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 2: you know, the lineup has been a problem, but not 273 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 2: from a talent perspective, from a production perspective. The bullpen, 274 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 2: I think is a problem from a talent perspective. And 275 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 2: that's almost a more serious problem because I expect Austin Riley, 276 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 2: Ronald Cuner Junior, Matt Olsen, Marcelzo and I expect their 277 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 2: production to at some point match their talent. If you 278 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 2: don't have the talent to begin with, which is where 279 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 2: I fear the back of the bullpen is, it's a 280 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 2: more serious problem. And we saw even tonight Russell Gleasis 281 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: came in in the ninth inning and did not look good. 282 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 2: Gave up a run, gave up some hard contact that 283 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 2: probably should have been a home run. At the last 284 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: pitch of the game, it was like a four hundred 285 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 2: and three foot flyout. Did not look good at all. 286 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 2: And so the back of the bullpen is a major 287 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 2: concern even if you get this offense rolling. This is 288 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 2: an area that I think Alex is going to have 289 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 2: to address in the next six weeks. The you know 290 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: what pissed me off about the top of the night. 291 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 2: First of all, Ozzie running, so I understand the logic. 292 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 2: You're trying to get in a scoring position. The problem 293 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 2: is you have you're the tying run, you have Riley, 294 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 2: Ozuna and Olsen coming up. You're not the fastest guy yet. Listen. 295 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 2: If this was it's weird to say, but if this 296 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 2: is like Eli White, I would maybe understand it more 297 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 2: because he is legitimate, a legitimate, like e lead speed guy. 298 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 2: Ozzy's not an elite speed guy. Ozzie's more of a 299 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 2: you know, I think his sprint speed is somewhere in 300 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 2: like the fifty fourth percentile or something like that. His 301 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 2: speed has dropped the last couple of years. He's not 302 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 2: that guy anymore. And you know, he gets on base 303 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 2: and immediately gets thrown out and it just pours cold water. 304 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 2: And the Braid's got a bunch of I think the 305 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 2: Braid's got three a single and three walks in that 306 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 2: inning it didn't score. I did not like using Drake 307 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 2: Baldwin as a pitch runner. I mean, Smith's done this 308 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 2: a couple of times. He did it with Rcia. Two 309 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: were like he's using guys that are marginally faster than 310 00:15:58,200 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 2: our Marsa. I don't even know if Drake Baldwin's fast 311 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 2: with the Marcels, just like I don't think Orlando or 312 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 2: See it was faster when he did it with him 313 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 2: before he got cut. And it ended up coming up 314 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 2: where like Eli White was batting with the bases loaded, 315 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 2: and you couldn't use Drake Baldwin because he was standing 316 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 2: on third base as a pinch runner, and that would 317 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 2: have been a really good spot to pinch hit Drake Baldo. 318 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 2: Now I know people said they were out of outfielders. 319 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 2: I still think you could have put Marcelo's in the 320 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 2: right field for half an inning if if need be. 321 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 2: You know, Philadelphia's right field is so small. I I 322 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 2: don't think it would have been that big a deal. 323 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 2: But you didn't have the option because you used Drake 324 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 2: Baldwin as a pinch runner. So that's stuff I'm not 325 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 2: in love with. And I understand some of it was 326 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: because of the fair Child injury, and some of us 327 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 2: because they had already used Verdugo in a weird spot. 328 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 2: They gave Luke Williams a weird start, so they already 329 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 2: burned him. It was a weird game. It was just 330 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 2: a weird game for snit and it did not help 331 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 2: that the you know, we're gonna talk about aj here 332 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 2: in the second but they lost their starter in the 333 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 2: second inning. That didn't help at all, or the third inning. 334 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 2: Excuse me, but now it was a weird That was 335 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 2: a really weird eighth and ninth and some decisions I 336 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 2: didn't love. 337 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, in case you're wondering, according to Baseball Savant, you know, 338 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: of course they have that graphic that shows for each 339 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: hit or where they are, you know, in the percent 340 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:19,360 Speaker 1: of MB players in a certain skill, Uh, Drake Baldwin 341 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: is in the seventeenth percent of When it comes to 342 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: sprint speed, Marcello Zuna is in the four So again 343 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: a marginal increase that you know is not worth giving 344 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: that the chance to use Baldwin's at that. But let's 345 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: get to the unfortunate news of the day. And in 346 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 1: case you have did not are just now you know, 347 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: kind of looking at the details of the game. 348 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 2: A J. 349 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,959 Speaker 1: Smith shober pitch, I believe two and one third two 350 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: and two thirds innings, but in a sequence of events, 351 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 1: basically he gave up a hit that got went off 352 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: his leg it it it it is happening a lot 353 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: when it comes to bravest hitters, what have you. And 354 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: then a few pitches later, unfortunately he threw a pitch 355 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: he was not feeling right. I know that some pointed 356 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 1: out that Spencer Strider actually mentioned to the coaching staff 357 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,400 Speaker 1: that he did not look right, and when they went 358 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: out and checked on him, you could see him, you know, 359 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: mouth the words I felt to pop. The immediates news 360 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: following that is that he was immediately put on the 361 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: il Brian Snicker, who I will give Snicker credit. Snicker 362 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 1: is pretty transparent when it comes to conversations with reporters. 363 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: At times, he said it did not look good. Listen, 364 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: we hope that the news is not as bad as 365 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: it looks, but more than likely, it seems like this 366 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: is ending going to end in some sort of season 367 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:34,199 Speaker 1: ending surgery. And Stephen, I'm gonna be honest with you, 368 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: I feel like that the loss of a J Smith Shaver, Yes, 369 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: it is significant for the Braves, but I think that 370 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: they can like Bryce Elder and then later on maybe 371 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 1: they go out and get a starter. I feel like 372 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: that you can come up with similar production for his 373 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: spot in the rotation. For this year. I just hate 374 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 1: it for the kid. I hate it for the kid 375 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 1: in that he was showing some real promise this year. 376 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: He was starting to turn his potential into production and 377 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: that was filling a hole for this Braves team. But yet, 378 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: just likeast year, if you go back to twenty twenty four, 379 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,439 Speaker 1: he had that one good start, his one good start 380 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: of the season against the Cubs, Hurts is obleak. I 381 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: don't think he pitches again, you know, until the playoffs. Well, 382 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,679 Speaker 1: now he may miss a full year, depending on what 383 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: type of surgery he potentially is going to have. You 384 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: feel for the kid because it's just these injuries that 385 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: are really preventing him from being able to take off, 386 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: like the Brays really need him to do. You hope 387 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: again the news is good, but it's more than likely 388 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: he's probably done for the season. 389 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was a weird That was a brutal sale 390 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 2: was a really weird sequence. So he gets hit in 391 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 2: like the foot or the calf on a line drive 392 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 2: and like two pitches later, he's shaking his arm and 393 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 2: his elbow and you know, people were like speculating like 394 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 2: did he hurt his foot? So he started trying to 395 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 2: throw different and then hurt his elbow. I don't know, 396 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 2: I don't know. It was like one of the odds 397 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 2: that you hurt your elbow within a pitch or two 398 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 2: of being hit with a comebacker. And Sneed said after 399 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 2: the game the two had nothing to do each other, 400 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 2: just a coincidence. But it's just such a I mean, 401 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 2: what a what a wild coincidence. And I do want 402 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 2: to stress we do not know for certain what this 403 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 2: injury is or the extent of the recovery. But anytime 404 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 2: you hear a picture say I felt a pop, and 405 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 2: Smith said it after the game, it's like, you know, 406 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 2: I would expect this to be bad news. So I 407 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 2: think we all can kind of read the tea leaves 408 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 2: there where this is probably heading the good news for 409 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 2: a J's He's twenty two years old, and even if 410 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 2: he misses a year, he's still going to be perfectly 411 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 2: in a normal, you know, age range for a prospect. 412 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 2: This is not like a twenty six year old. What 413 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 2: sucks is it had really started to click, like it 414 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 2: had really started to click about how to be a 415 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 2: major league picture. He had threw, you know, he was 416 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 2: still throwing. He had really learned how to command his 417 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 2: fastball and still hit some velocity, threw like a ninety 418 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 2: nine millar fact a day against Trey Turner. The splitter 419 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 2: had been really good. It's just such a bummer. And listen, 420 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 2: for the Braves, I agree with you. I think my 421 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 2: numeral one takeaway is I feel sorry for him because 422 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 2: he had really started to put together. But for the Braves, 423 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 2: this is just another hit to their depth. And like, yes, 424 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 2: Bryce Elder is almost certainly gonna come up and take 425 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 2: that spot in the rotation. And Bryce Elder pisched really 426 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 2: well before he got sent down, and maybe that continues. 427 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 2: But if it doesn't, who who do you turn to? 428 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 2: I mean, this is just kind of like they've already 429 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:39,360 Speaker 2: lost Ronaldo. Now they're probably gonna lose Smish over again. 430 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 2: We don't know that for certain, but maybe by the 431 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 2: time you're listening to this, you'll know. It's just you know, 432 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 2: they already you know, we talked about it a lot. 433 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 2: They didn't go out and get any starters in the offseason, 434 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 2: so like they just don't have any more depth. Like 435 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,239 Speaker 2: you're gonna have Chris Saale, you're gonna have Strider, You're 436 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 2: gonna have Schwellenbach, You're gonna have Grant Holmes and you're 437 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 2: gonna have Bryce Elder and those are going to be 438 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 2: your five. And after those five, I don't know. I 439 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 2: don't know who the next guy up is. Hirston Waldrup 440 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 2: has looked a little better in Triple A, but my 441 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 2: guess is they're going to try to go get something 442 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 2: somebody at the at the trade deadline, assuming the Breads 443 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 2: are still in contention, which quite honestly is not a 444 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 2: is not a sure thing at this point. But yeah, 445 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 2: it just sucks for the kid. I mean, just brutal, 446 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 2: brutal for the kid. 447 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 1: And to build off of that, you know, it was 448 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: not only. 449 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 2: Uh A. G. 450 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: Smith Schaufer who suffered an injury throughout the day. There 451 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: are multiple injuries that occurred unfortunately, as Stuart Fairchild, I 452 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: believe sliding into a base I can't remember the exact 453 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: sequence that led to the injury, but he hurt his pinky. 454 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:46,679 Speaker 1: Now I think he actually broke his pinky. But he 455 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: was actually available to pins run in game two. But 456 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: it's likely that he's going to be out for think he. 457 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 2: Dis I think the official was dislocated. 458 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: Dislocated, Okay, there we go, So to be interesting to 459 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 1: see whether he goes the I or what have you. Listen, 460 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: Stuart Fairchild, just to be completely transparent, the injury to 461 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 1: him is certainly, you know, not fun to hear it again, 462 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: hurts the Braves depth. Nick Allen also got hit by 463 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: Zach Wheeler pitch. Now it has come out while we 464 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: were doing this podcast that the X rays were negative, 465 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: So hopefully there's positive news there. In all honesty, though, 466 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: when it comes to Stuart Fairchild, Nick Allen, if they're 467 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 1: out for a few days, okay, their production can be 468 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: made up for, so you know, hopefully there there won't 469 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 1: be too much you know, bad injury news from that. 470 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: But I think what it does show is this, though, 471 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 1: is that you know, we talk about what the Braves 472 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: could potentially do at the trade deadline. Well, I also 473 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 1: think that it shows while the offense is doing pretty well, Steven, 474 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: there are some parts of this team with Ronald Acuna 475 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: junior back, Stuart Fairchild, Nick Allen, I think you keep 476 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: Nick Allen obviously his depth, but Stuart Fairchild, for instance, 477 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: you know how much longer is he with the team. 478 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: I think that we could potentially see some more roster 479 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: shuffling going on. Besides, potentially who replaced is a j 480 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: Smith Shouber. It's just gonna be interesting to see, especially 481 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: if the team can build off this win. It'll be 482 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,479 Speaker 1: interesting to see how maybe the bench, the back end 483 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: of the pictures in the bullpen, how that kind of 484 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: develops over the next few weeks. 485 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, and af Fairchild's I don't know what they're gonna 486 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 2: do if they put them on the IL. I'm assuming 487 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 2: Jared Keelnick just comes up. I haven't heard that or 488 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 2: seen that, but that's just my assumption that he's the 489 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 2: next probably the outfielder up. Luke Williams can probably play 490 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 2: short stuff for a couple of days. I don't know 491 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 2: if they would have let Luke Williams play shortstop for 492 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 2: anything more than that. They might have to go get somebody. 493 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 2: I did see that Nicky Lopez sign with the Diamondbacks today, 494 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 2: so that's one option that is off the table. And 495 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 2: Orlando Arcia signed. I don't know if you saw this. 496 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,719 Speaker 2: Orlando Sea signed with the Rockies and was dhing in 497 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 2: his first game, which is you know, if you want 498 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 2: to know where the Colorado Rockies are at as a franchise, 499 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 2: they have Orlando Arcia dhing for them, so. 500 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: Tank Commander Orlando Arcia, Yeah. 501 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 2: So, you know, helps keep things in perspective when the 502 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 2: Braves have a rough stretch. At least we're not or 503 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 2: land our c a dhing level. But yeah, so if 504 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 2: Nick Allen's it looks like he's he avoided any serious injury, 505 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 2: But if it was anything significant, I'm guessing they would 506 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,360 Speaker 2: try to go get somebody. The Braves have zero shortstop 507 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,719 Speaker 2: depth in their organization, as everyone famously knows at this point, 508 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 2: I would love for them to go find somebody who 509 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 2: can play defense and hit a little bit. That seems 510 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 2: like something that Braves have a hard time doing at shortstop. 511 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 2: It's it's literally either somebody who can field incredibly but 512 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:36,439 Speaker 2: hit like a a high schooler, or you know nothing, 513 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 2: And I would love for them to go get somebody 514 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 2: that can do a little of both. But it looks 515 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 2: like Nick Allen avoided serious injuries, So I'm assuming Kelnick 516 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 2: is gonna come up. 517 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: For fair show. Absolutely, it'll be interesting to see as 518 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: we go through the next few days. But here's the 519 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: big thing. We are officially, we talked about it the 520 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: last couple of podcasts. We are at that point in 521 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: the season where the Braves typically turn it on after 522 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: they struggle through April or May. They typically turn it 523 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: on right after Memorial Day going into June. You've got 524 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: your significant win to be able to build off of. 525 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: We'll discuss how the Braves can do that and another 526 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 1: important series of the weekend against the Red Sox and 527 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 1: coming up next week against the Diamondbacks and so on. 528 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: We'll discuss a bit more about that in just a moment. 529 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: After another word from our partners. 530 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 3: Krats, my pupp was picky, not anymore. With Spot and 531 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 3: Tango unkibble, and it is about forty percent less expensive 532 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 3: than frozen food. 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We've now seen him about a week's 554 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: worth of at bats, and I've looked over at Baseball 555 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: Savall and as as we were listening to a word 556 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: from our partners, just to kind of see what the 557 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,360 Speaker 1: the metrics we're showing so far. Again, I know it's 558 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 1: only been seven days, but Steve are basically seven games, 559 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: but Steven, so far, he's in the ninety fifth or 560 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: better percentile on XWOBA hind hard hit percentage excuse me, 561 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: in bat speed, he is in the one hundred percent 562 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: how in expected slugging average exit velocity barrel percentage and 563 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: hard hit percentage. We talked about the fact that once 564 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: we got Ronald d'acunha Junior back, what was he going 565 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: to look like at the plate, the fielding, the base running, 566 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 1: they'll come along in time. Can we get back a 567 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: difference maker at the plate? We are absolutely seeing that 568 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: so far. Couldn't have asked for a better start to 569 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,199 Speaker 1: things with the home run that he hit and then 570 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: the first patch that he saw coming back. But he 571 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,880 Speaker 1: looks like he hasn't missed a step. He right now 572 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 1: at the plate is looking like twenty twenty three MVP 573 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: Ronald Acuna Junior. 574 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he's played six games. He's got elevens, 575 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 2: a bunch of really hard hit ball. Even his outs 576 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 2: are hard hit. He had a couple of line drives 577 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 2: to center field in the second game today. 578 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: One o three exit velocity average so far this year. 579 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's crazy, that's that's us. That's stupid. How crazy 580 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 2: that is. And he came in in the first game 581 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 2: and air Child got hurt, and he came in and 582 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 2: immediately hit an RBI single and then hit a double 583 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 2: that eventually scored. So yeah, he's just been awesome. And man, 584 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 2: he's been if you told me that Ronald was gonna 585 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 2: have an eleven hundred ohps in the first six games, 586 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 2: you know, I would have told you the Braves probably 587 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 2: would have done better then two and three or i'm sorry, 588 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 2: two and four in those six games, but they lost 589 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 2: the series of the Padres and they lost the serious 590 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 2: of the Phillies. So it just kind of shows you 591 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 2: how poorly everybody else has been doing that. Ronald did 592 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 2: this well and the Brads only went two and four 593 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 2: in the six games he's played. But if you're looking 594 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 2: at process, and we try to stick with process on 595 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 2: the show, if Ronald keeps doing that at the top 596 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 2: of the lineup, everybody else at some point will follow 597 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 2: suit and we will see an improved version of this offense. 598 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 2: I still believe that. I know it's crazy, but I 599 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 2: still believe that. I still believe in the talent of 600 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 2: this team. We saw it a little bit today. We 601 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 2: just have to see it consistently for any period of time, 602 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 2: and that's what they've been missing. They'll do it for 603 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 2: a game, they'll do it for a couple of games, 604 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 2: they'll do it for a series, but then it just 605 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 2: goes away, and it goes when it goes away, it 606 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 2: goes away hard. I mean they lose it quick. And 607 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 2: having Ronnie back obviously means everything. Having Riley hit a 608 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 2: homer today is first in like a month, Having Ozzie 609 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:26,479 Speaker 2: homer today, Ozuna Olsen, you know, Murphy hit a home 610 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 2: run today. There are signs. We're gonna say that hesitantly, 611 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 2: but there are signs of life. We'll just see if 612 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 2: they can keep it going. 613 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: And they're gonna have the opportunity to keep it going 614 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: this week in the Red Sox coming to town. Some 615 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: pretty fun pitching matchups, Grant Holmes versus Lucas Giolito. Tomorrow 616 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: that you've got Spencer Swellingboch versus Walker Bueler. And then Sunday, whoa, 617 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: we've already seen Sell versus Crochet this year, Spencer Strider 618 00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: versus Garrett Crochet in the finale of the series on Sunday. 619 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: To be the Braves need to get the first two 620 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: games to really feel good about this series, and I 621 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: think that they can. But Steven, that's what stands out 622 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: to me. The two big keys of this series in 623 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: my opinion, the Braves being able to build off the 624 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: how they performed offensively today going against the Red Sox. 625 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: They had a good offensive series against the Red Sox 626 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: in Boston. We've seen this before from the Braves, a 627 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: couple of games where it looks like they're signs of lives, 628 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: the offense is really getting going, and then they'll drop off, 629 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: like we've seen so many times this season so far. 630 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: Put together a week or so of good offense. And 631 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: the second thing is the Braves need to make some decisions. 632 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: They need to make some changes, and they need to 633 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: make some decisions quickly about the bullpen hierarchy. In my opinion, 634 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: you want to keep Price soll Igalasias in the closer spot. 635 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: That's fine. Here's Johnson or Dylan Lee need to be 636 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: your eighth inning guys depending on matchups right now. Dazebel, 637 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 1: Hernandez again, the stuff is certainly there, but the production 638 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: just is not. You cannot trust Dazebel in that eighth 639 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: inning right now. So I do feel like we talk 640 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: about Snicker and the coaching staff, how they're slow to 641 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: change at times. This is a time where when we 642 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: talk about building off this tonight's win, it's also about 643 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: you making changes where they're obvious, putting together a sensible 644 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: bullpen hierarchy for the weekend I really think could help 645 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: the Braves, especially if they can get surly leaved. 646 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, coming out of a double header, the bullpen is 647 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 2: actually in good shape in terms of usage. Everybody only 648 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 2: got used once today. I don't even know if Dylan 649 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 2: Lee pitched today. I have to go back and look. 650 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 2: I know he didn't pitch in the second game. It 651 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:32,959 Speaker 2: was a blowout in the second game, and that helps. 652 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 2: And then the Braves are off on Monday, and so 653 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 2: you have the rain out on Wednesday, you have the 654 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 2: off day next Monday. So like in terms of usage 655 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 2: and rest and stuff like that, the bullpen's in good 656 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 2: shape now. In terms of how they're currently all pitching, 657 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 2: the bullpen's a little bit of a mess right now. 658 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 2: And the bullpen did not have a good good day 659 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 2: to day. I think they gave up three runs in 660 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 2: game two. I think they gave up two or three 661 00:32:57,720 --> 00:32:58,719 Speaker 2: runs in Game one. 662 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: Scott Blue, Scott Blewett himself looked human, and that lets 663 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: you know that there's really some concerns about the bullpenper. 664 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, when Scott blew it is is not mowing people down, 665 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:13,959 Speaker 2: you know you're in trouble. And so yeah, the bullpen 666 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 2: is definitely a concerned Listen. Boston is another team that's 667 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 2: kind of in crisis mode. They're going through it kind 668 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 2: of like the Braves are going through it. They just 669 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 2: lost Alex Bregman for a significant period of time. They 670 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 2: actually just called up Marcella Meyer to play third base 671 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 2: because Bregman is going to be out for so long. 672 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 2: They still have Devers, who is a monster and destroys 673 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 2: the Braves every time they play him. Devers seems to 674 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 2: hit four home runs in a series. So you know, 675 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 2: there's actually been a lot I've actually been reading a 676 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 2: lot today. There's a lot of speculation that Roman Anthony 677 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 2: might come up tomorrow to debut. If you don't know 678 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 2: who Roman Anthony is, the number one prospect in baseball. 679 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 2: He's an outfitter for Boston. But that's how badly they're 680 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 2: going right now. Is no one really understands why Roman 681 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 2: Anthony is still in the minor leagues. He is destroying 682 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 2: Triple A and there's not really any logical reason why 683 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,640 Speaker 2: he's still down there. So there's a lot of speculation 684 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:11,920 Speaker 2: that he might come up and debut in this series. 685 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 2: We'll see, But the fact they don't have Bregman is 686 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 2: a big deal. And obviously the Braves do get Crochet 687 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 2: in the series. He pitches Sunday against Strider. It'd be 688 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 2: a good series. You know, Boston is a talented Boston's 689 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 2: a lot like the Braves. They're a talented team. They've 690 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 2: spent some money, they made some big moves. Crochet and 691 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 2: Bregman were two, you know, all in kind of moves 692 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 2: this offseason, plus Bueller so and they've underperformed and so it's, 693 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 2: you know, kind of a tale of two teams at 694 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 2: the moment who are going through some similar stuff. The 695 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 2: difference is that the Red Sox just lost Bregman and 696 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 2: the Braves just got back a Kuna so and the 697 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 2: Braves will be at home. This is a series. You 698 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 2: need to win two out of three, is the expectation. 699 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 2: And if you win the first two, to steal that 700 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 2: one against Crochet and get a sweep. But when you're 701 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 2: at home, when you're playing a team that's not playing great, 702 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 2: you need to win two out of three of these games. 703 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,399 Speaker 2: And that's my expectation. And they need to keep it rolling, 704 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 2: keep scoring runs, you know, Schwellenbach, Grant Holmes, Strider. That's fine, 705 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 2: you can win with that. The bullpen is not in 706 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:22,839 Speaker 2: great shape. But the bullpen hasn't really been in great 707 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 2: shape all year anyways. So score some runs, make life 708 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:28,759 Speaker 2: easier on everybody, and make sure you get at least 709 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 2: two out of three in this next series. 710 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 1: Another big key, actually two more keys. Don't throw middle 711 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: middle fastballs or middle middle pitches to Rafield Devers. 712 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 2: Don't maybe don't throw any pitches to Raffia. 713 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: I have someone else speach you now. To Jalen Duran's credit, 714 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:45,919 Speaker 1: he was a minister at the top of the order 715 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 1: as well. He had a really good series getting on base. 716 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,759 Speaker 1: So if you can limit the overall production of the 717 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 1: top of their order, you should be fine. But yes, 718 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: make somebody else speach you besides Rafael Devers. To end 719 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: the podcast, though we talked about it last time, who's 720 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 1: going to step up in the clubhouse, who's going to 721 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 1: really deliver? I want to get back to this team 722 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: responding in a way that was needed, the tall team 723 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 1: being able to really put together a convincing victory. Now 724 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: again you have to build off of it. This is 725 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: a series where you are the more talented team, and 726 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: this is also a series where you're finally able to 727 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:28,400 Speaker 1: put together a top of the order that is so menacing, 728 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: like even against right handers. When Snicker right now is 729 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 1: going to Coonia, Baldwin, Ozuna, Olsen, then Riley that stacks 730 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:40,719 Speaker 1: up against nearly anybody else's top five in baseball. You've 731 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:42,400 Speaker 1: got proof that you could do it. It's time to 732 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: start acting like it. To your point, we need to 733 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: win this series. But to my the thing to I 734 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:48,319 Speaker 1: add to that, Steven, we need to do it in 735 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 1: convincing fashion. You were able to get to Gilido early. 736 00:36:51,239 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 1: We got three earn runs, had the chance for more, 737 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:55,600 Speaker 1: and the last time we faced him in the first inning, 738 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,239 Speaker 1: jump on him early. Get the job done early. If 739 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,480 Speaker 1: we're wanting to talk about the next step for this offense, 740 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:04,840 Speaker 1: do some damage early. That's when you really know. The 741 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: Brace offense is clicking a golden opportunity to get some 742 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 1: momentum going So many times this year we've seen him 743 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:13,919 Speaker 1: not take advantage of it. But now with the Counya back, 744 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: you potentially can see it. Hopefully they'll be able. 745 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 4: To do it. 746 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, No, I mean they need to score score runs. 747 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 2: You know. Even you talk about the top five with Acunya, 748 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,920 Speaker 2: Baldwin Ozuna, Riley Olsen. But even Ozzy is having his 749 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 2: hottest stretch of the year right now. I think he's 750 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:32,959 Speaker 2: on like a thirteen game hitting streak or something like that. 751 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:38,080 Speaker 2: Homer today, So right now the lineup is as deep 752 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,760 Speaker 2: as it's been all season, with Acunya back and Ozzie 753 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 2: hitting well. Michael Harris is still in a funk, but 754 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,719 Speaker 2: you know, beggars can't be choosers at this point. At 755 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 2: least we got a handful of guys going decently well. 756 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 2: Seeing Riley homer today was unbelievably satisfying. I really hope that, 757 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:57,439 Speaker 2: you know, Riley can get bananas level hot and usually 758 00:37:57,480 --> 00:37:59,520 Speaker 2: happen sometime right around now, like a righter at the 759 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:02,360 Speaker 2: start of Junie. So good Lord, would I love to 760 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:05,840 Speaker 2: see that. And obviously having a Cunya back means everything, 761 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 2: So yeah, go score runs. Listen. The pitching is banged up, 762 00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:10,799 Speaker 2: The starting pitching is banged up. Obviously they just lost 763 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 2: Smith Shauber. The bullpen is not great right now. I 764 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:15,719 Speaker 2: don't know if we're gonna see corect kimberl. There's a 765 00:38:15,719 --> 00:38:17,879 Speaker 2: lot of talk online that maybe this is the time 766 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 2: to bring Kimberle up. He's been nasty at Triple A lately. 767 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:23,080 Speaker 2: He's got like a one something era in his last 768 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 2: fifteen outings or something like that. Stuff is still not listen, 769 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:30,320 Speaker 2: He's still not gonna be like Ace level prime closer 770 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 2: level Kimbrel. But the bullpen is in such a shape 771 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 2: that I certainly wouldn't object to seeing him at least 772 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:40,320 Speaker 2: see what he can do. But yeah, go score runs 773 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:42,319 Speaker 2: and just make life easier like they did today. They 774 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,239 Speaker 2: didn't need a they didn't need a great bullpen because 775 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,640 Speaker 2: they scored nine runs today. Well, you know what, Let's 776 00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:49,200 Speaker 2: do that. Let's go do that. Let's go score seven, eight, 777 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:51,040 Speaker 2: nine runs in a few games in a row. And 778 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,279 Speaker 2: it doesn't matter how the bullpen pitches because you got 779 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:56,839 Speaker 2: such a margin. That's the way to get on a roll. 780 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,640 Speaker 2: And that's what I hope to see this weekend. 781 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: And you know what, now, Indo, you know two people 782 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:05,279 Speaker 1: who deserve to have a fun podcast, a podcast right 783 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:08,000 Speaker 1: after a convincing win like we did, Brad Rowland and 784 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:08,560 Speaker 1: Scott Cole. 785 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, listen, they have they have gotten a brutal drawl lately. 786 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:15,520 Speaker 1: Absolutely a last couple of Wednesdays you're talking about rain outs. 787 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,080 Speaker 1: I know they've done a couple of mailbag shows. You 788 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:19,880 Speaker 1: know you've also got you know, the past couple of 789 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:23,680 Speaker 1: Sundays some you know, disappointing losses. Just bring it home 790 00:39:23,719 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 1: from Brad, sweep it for Scott. Put those hashtags out there, 791 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,560 Speaker 1: tag them on social media as many times as you want. 792 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 1: With those by the way, tell them. Sean Coleman said, Hello, 793 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: but all joking aside, let's win it for those two guys. 794 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:38,840 Speaker 1: But putting that aside, it's a golden opportunity again for 795 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 1: the Braves to get the job done. I don't mean 796 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:44,400 Speaker 1: to be repetitive by saying that, it's just important that 797 00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:47,799 Speaker 1: they realize that now they need to be they need 798 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 1: to get immediate dividends. Going off of the way that 799 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 1: today ended, we'll have more. Obviously, really we'll see the 800 00:39:53,719 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 1: fallout from all these injuries as the weekend series goes along. 801 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,799 Speaker 1: Right back to it at Truest part tomorrow. 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Hopefully 811 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,360 Speaker 1: we'll have plenty of wins to talk about over the weekend, 812 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:33,719 Speaker 1: but until then, go braves. We'll talk to you again 813 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:35,880 Speaker 1: soon here on the Hammer Territory Podcast.