1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Is this a Great game or What? With my Hall 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: of Famer Dad, Tim Kirkshon, I am Jeff Kirkshon, and 3 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: we're changing it up again this week. It's our first 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: ever Thursday edition of the show. So starting this week, 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: you're getting Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday episodes of the podcast 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: because you know, we've got a whole lot of supply 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: and there is demand, so we thought we would bring 8 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: you more of Is this a Great Game or what 9 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: throughout the week. Dad, how's it going. Good to see 10 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: you virtually today. 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: Well, great to see you, Jeff. 12 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 3: And again we're just recapping quickly Jackie Robinson Day. Just 13 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 3: another reminder how special it is that every player in 14 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 3: the major leagues on Tuesday night wore number forty two. 15 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 3: And I just think it's so important for the game 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 3: that we never forget a player of this magnitude, a 17 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,319 Speaker 3: person of this magnitude. So, as far as I can tell, 18 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 3: everything went really, really well on Jackie Robinson Day, and 19 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 3: good for baseball on that. 20 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: And this weekend is Easter weekend and you and I 21 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: will get to be together with the family, which is great. 22 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: So actually, the first of next week's episodes on Tuesday 23 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: will be recorded from our little Easter VK, which will 24 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: be an interesting look. So if you don't follow us 25 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: on YouTube already or Instagram or TikTok or Facebook at 26 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Great Game or what, you can see the full episodes 27 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: actually on our YouTube. You can see where we do 28 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: the show from. But it's Easter weekend coming up, dad. 29 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 3: Right, and later in the podcast we will have the 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 3: All Easter team as a tribute. And believe me, Jeff, 31 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: there are a few stretches in this one, as are 32 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 3: when you're trying to do a team tim every week, 33 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 3: even for dopes like me, it's a challenge. But we'll 34 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 3: look at that later in the show. If anyone has 35 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 3: any good ideas better than I came up with, please 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 3: send us send a note to us. 37 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: Do you have any takeaway from the last couple of 38 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: days in Major League Baseball? 39 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, again, Jeff, one of the most unpredictable seasons I've 40 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 3: ever seen, Like this morning, Yesterday morning, Wednesday morning when 41 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 3: we tape this, the leading home run hitter in the 42 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 3: major leagues was Tyler Sodostrom of the A's, the leading 43 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 3: RBI guy was Wilmer Flores of the Giants, and the 44 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 3: leading hitter in the major leagues with Jonathan Aranda of 45 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 3: the Rays. Now, all three of these guys are good 46 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 3: major league players, don't get me wrong, but they are 47 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 3: leading the major leagues in those three categories. My point 48 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 3: would be, I would say a month, three weeks into 49 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 3: the NBA season, no one other than the absolute stars 50 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 3: in the league are leading the league in scoring, rebounding, assists. 51 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 2: But in baseball it happens all the time. 52 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 3: Tyler Soderstrom already has three multi homer games in his 53 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 3: first seventeen games of the season, three multi home The 54 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 3: last a to do that was Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson. 55 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: So this is why baseball is so. 56 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 3: Beautiful, is that these things happen all the time, and 57 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 3: leaders are guys you look at and go, good player. 58 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 3: I didn't think you'd be leading the league in home 59 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: runs at this point. 60 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: That exactly like, you can't just inbound the ball to 61 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: show hey Otani in the bottom of the ninth inning 62 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: and expect him to be the one at bat right 63 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: you might be in the eighth or the nine hole, 64 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: and you have to deal with that. It's not like 65 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: the Savannah Bananas who have the Golden batter rule where 66 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: you can go to any batter in your lineup and 67 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: just let them bat whenever you need them. Right, that's 68 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: not gonna happen in Major League Baseball. 69 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 3: Well, if it does happen in Major League Baseball, I 70 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: will retire immediately. 71 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: And I'm not trying to be dramatic here. The beauty 72 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: of the game is everyone has to bat. Sho hey, 73 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: Otani does not. 74 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 4: Touch the ball on every possession. 75 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 2: This is one of the great beauties of the game. 76 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: All right. Another thing. 77 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 3: This week, Hunter Brown of the Astros is red hot 78 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 3: one point nine eight ERA is last thirteen starts. And 79 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 3: I find it interesting because last week or earlier in 80 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 3: the week, we highlighted Hunter Green of the Reds how 81 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 3: good he's been. So if you're a young kid and 82 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 3: your first name is Hunter and you have the last 83 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 3: name of a color, you might want to try to 84 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 3: become a pitcher, because there seems to be a wave 85 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 3: of that going on in the big leagues. 86 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 2: Hunter Brown. 87 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 3: By the way, Jeff played for the Big Train in Bethesda, Maryland, 88 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 3: and you know, and you've thrown out. 89 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 2: The first ball there. I do that every year. It's 90 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 2: a cool thing. I love it. 91 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: Cabin John Regional Park, which is now Povich Field, named 92 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 3: after Shirley Povich. 93 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: It's a great thing. 94 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 3: So I was talking to Hunter Brown not too long 95 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 3: ago about like when they first found him the Astros 96 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 3: because and he comes to throw for the first time 97 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 3: for the Aftros after getting drafted. So he shows him 98 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 3: his stuff and then the pitching coach says, so, do 99 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 3: you throw anything else? And Hunter Brown's well, I threw 100 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 3: a curveball in high school, but the umpire couldn't call it, 101 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: the catcher couldn't catch it, and the hitter couldn't hit it, 102 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 3: so I stopped throwing it. So they said, well, let 103 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 3: us see the curveball. And then he throws the curveball 104 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 3: and it's like great, So there's no telling. All you 105 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 3: got to do is ask a question, do you have 106 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 3: another pitch? Oh? Yeah, I threw it in high school. 107 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 3: My catcher couldn't catch it. 108 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 2: You know what that sounds like to me? A pretty 109 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 2: good pitch. 110 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: Absolutely it does. 111 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 3: And last thing, Jeff I covered the Tigers in the 112 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 3: postseason last year and I got a really good look 113 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 3: at them, and you know, as of the other day, 114 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 3: they were tied for the best record in the major 115 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: leagues ray too early to get excited. However, I'm really 116 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 3: fascinated by the way the Tigers play. They are so 117 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 3: unpredictable because aj Hinch, their manager, doesn't have a set 118 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 3: lineup like any day okay, So when you're the other 119 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 3: manager trying to prepare to face the Tigers, you have 120 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 3: no idea what they might do with their lineup, who 121 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 3: they might start, who they might hit lead off, who 122 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 3: they might hit forth. 123 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 2: It changes every day, and. 124 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 3: Last year especially, they basically had one starter, Trek Skouble, 125 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 3: and the rest was Mayhem is what or chaos is 126 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 3: what aj Hinch called to. When you're the other manager 127 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: trying to figure out what is aj going to do 128 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: with his rotation in this series? What's he going to 129 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 3: do in the bullpen, there's no telling because you know 130 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 3: bo Briskey might start a game one day and close 131 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 3: a game the next day, and that's not an exaggeration. 132 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 3: So they are so unpredictable that they are so difficult 133 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 3: to match up against. 134 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 2: That's one of their strengths. 135 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 3: So, I mean, they're not the sexiest team in the world, 136 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 3: but I really enjoy watching them because they are so different. 137 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: Big shout out to our boy Jason Bennetti. I guess 138 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: last year we'll have to come. We'll have to have 139 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: him back for him to talk about the chaos that 140 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: is the Detroit Tigers, which would be really fun, right, Ok? 141 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 3: The court juins for the week, Jeff again, short week. 142 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 3: But I was intrigued by this. You know, Jeff, how 143 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 3: much I love line scores and how sometimes you and 144 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 3: I phill find a phone number out of a team's 145 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 3: line score. So if you score three in the first, 146 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 3: none in the second, one in the third, you have 147 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 3: a three to oh one, which is the area code 148 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 3: here in Maryland, where I live and where you grew up. 149 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 3: So the other day the Rays against the Red Sox, 150 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 3: the Rays first. 151 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 2: Three innings were one, four, nine. So I looked it up. 152 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 3: It's not even an area code. And I got to thinking, 153 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 3: I don't think I've ever seen a team score one 154 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 3: run in the first, four in the second, nine in 155 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 3: the third. 156 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: Go look at it, just how look how weird it looks. 157 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 3: So I called Frank from the Elias and said, Frank, 158 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 3: I've never seen this before. Can you check if this 159 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 3: has ever happened? And he wrote me back and said, 160 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 3: this has never happened in baseball history. We played Jeff 161 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 3: well over two hundred thousand games. We played for one 162 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty years, and no team had ever scored 163 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 3: one in the first, four, in the second, nine in 164 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 3: the in the third. I know it's as pointless and 165 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 3: as useless as possible, but I like that stuff, and 166 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 3: I find that other people do also. 167 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: Well. Every once in a while you run things by 168 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: Frank at the Elias, and all of a sudden you realize, 169 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: oh wait, this has happened all the time, and you 170 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: feel like your intimation, Yeah, Frank, you went the wrong 171 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: stuff back tim had happened three times last year. 172 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 2: It happens. But as long as I'm I'm. 173 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 3: Curious enough to come up with the idea, I can 174 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 3: look up a lot of stuff on my own. But 175 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 3: when only the Elias can look it up and then 176 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 3: they find something that's never happened before, that's a pretty 177 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 3: good thrill. 178 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: So what does Frank from the Elias look like? 179 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 3: Oh, Frank is great and as Buddy John, these are 180 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 3: the Lumbabarda Brothers and they essentially are in charge now 181 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 3: at the Elias Sports, where all my best friends in 182 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 3: the world world have worked at the Elia Sports Bureau, 183 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 3: the Hurt Brothers, all of them. 184 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 2: They're the greatest. But yeah, Frank as young kids. 185 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 3: In fact, I called him for I texted him for 186 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 3: something the other day and he said, sorry, tim ile league, 187 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 3: my son's little league, Gabe. 188 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 2: I'll get back to you later. 189 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 4: And I'm thinking, this is so good, so good? 190 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 2: All right? 191 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 3: Is the other thing you helped me with this week 192 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 3: was that Jacob Wilson, shortstop for the A's first sixty 193 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 3: one now sixty six at bats had no walks and 194 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,439 Speaker 3: only three strikeouts. Now, you know, Jeff, in this era 195 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 3: where we hit home runs, we walk, and we strike out. 196 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 2: To see a guy get sixty. 197 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 3: One at the time at least plate appearances, no walks 198 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 3: but only three strikeouts is really. 199 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 2: Hard to do. So I called Frank and said, I 200 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 2: need some context on this. 201 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 3: So Wilson Ostadillo in twenty twenty one for the Twins 202 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 3: had the exact same thing, sixty one at plate appearances, 203 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 3: no walks. 204 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 2: Three strikeouts. 205 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 4: The but the interesting part was the next other guy 206 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 4: to do that was in twenty eleven, Levon Hernandez sixty 207 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 4: one played appearances, no walks, two strikeouts. Jeff, he was 208 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 4: a pitcher, his first sixty one plate appearances. 209 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 3: We understand a pitcher wouldn't walk, but for a pitcher 210 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 3: to strike out twice only in his first sixty one 211 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 3: played appearances, I got a kick out of that is 212 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,839 Speaker 3: that I was not expecting that. And again, when you 213 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 3: get information that just surprises you like that, that's what 214 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 3: I call. 215 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 2: A pretty good, if not pointless noe. 216 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: On this date in baseball history, what do you have 217 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: for us? 218 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 2: Dad? 219 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: On April to seventeenth. 220 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 3: Okay, on this date in two thousand and one, Barry 221 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 3: Bonds hit his five hundredth homer, and on this date 222 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 3: in two thousand and nine, Gary Sheffield hit his five. 223 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: Hundredth home run. That's kind of weird. And also on 224 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 2: this state nineteen seventy six, Mike Schmidt hit four home 225 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 2: runs in one game for the Phillies against the Cubs, 226 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 2: and all four of them came in consecutive at bats. 227 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 2: Jeff so what like? 228 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: He got eight at bats and hit four homers four 229 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 3: bats in a row, and he hit four home runs 230 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 3: and the first one he hit off I think the 231 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 3: first two he hit off of Rick Russell, and later 232 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 3: in the game he hit a home run off of Rick. 233 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 4: Russell's brother, Paul Russell Russell. 234 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 3: So he homered in the same game, a four over 235 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 3: game against brothers. 236 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 2: How beautiful is that? 237 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:40,239 Speaker 1: That is incredible? 238 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 2: All right? 239 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 3: Which brings us, Jeff to this week's Team Tim, which 240 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 3: is now in every Thursday staple where we take each 241 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 3: franchise and name, in my opinion, at least not the 242 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 3: correct opinion, not the right opinion, just my opinion, the 243 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 3: greatest player in the history of that franchise. So because 244 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 3: Mike Schmid, it's the date of him hitting four homers 245 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 3: in a game, I said, all right, well, let's do 246 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 3: the Phillies this week, because I believe Mike Schmidt is 247 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 3: the greatest Philly ever. Keep in mind, he won three MVPs, 248 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 3: he won ten Gold Gloves, he won eight home run titles, 249 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 3: he had a total of five hundred and forty eight 250 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 3: home runs, and he led the league home runs, yeah, 251 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 3: eight different times. 252 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 2: So I'm sure I told you the story, Jeff. 253 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 3: We were doing a game in Philadelphia like ten years ago, 254 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 3: and I'm the dugout reporter, so I'm not in the 255 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 3: booth like I am now, And Aaron Boone and Sean 256 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 3: McDonough and Rick Sutcliffe are in the booth, so they go. 257 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 2: Down to me because they just show Schmidty's. 258 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 3: Retired number twenty and they and Seaan says, tell us 259 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 3: something about Mike Schmidt. 260 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 4: So I explain just how strong he. 261 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 3: Was, led the league in homers eight times, and how 262 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 3: nimble he was to win ten Gold gloves. So I 263 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 3: jokingly said, yeah, that combination. He can play the piano 264 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 3: and he can move it too. Okay, it's just a line. 265 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 2: It's just a sports writer live. 266 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 3: So Rick Suckcliffe is one of my best friends in 267 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 3: the world and maybe after Eduardo Perez, the greatest teammate ever. 268 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 3: Says on the air, I had no idea that Schmid 269 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 3: he could play the piano. 270 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 2: I had to explain. 271 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 3: I had to come back on the air from the 272 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 3: dugout and say, I don't think he could play the piano. 273 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 2: It was a joke. It was a line. 274 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 3: He can play the piano and he can move it too. 275 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: Amazing, amazing. That's our best of all tim for the Phillies. 276 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,319 Speaker 1: It's Mike Schmidt. It's a pretty obvious one. I would 277 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: like to think as well. And coming up next we 278 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: have from Ozzie to Oral, the big debate of who 279 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: is the greatest number eight of all time. We'll get 280 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: into that. We have a message from a listener with 281 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: a question about the rules of baseball Dad, that I'm 282 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: excited to dive into. And then of course wrapping up, 283 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: I am a seamhead with David Firstman, who is showing 284 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: us why he loves this game in a very unique 285 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: and different way. That's all coming up next on is 286 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: this a great game or what? Welcome back? 287 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 2: We've got a. 288 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: Lot coming your way, Ozzy to Oral, Dad, let's dive 289 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: right in. We're going one through fifty five, the best 290 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: player to wear each number in Major League Baseball. Ozzie 291 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: being one, Oral being fifty five. We're up to number eight, Dad, 292 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: and it is a tough one, right. 293 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 3: It is another fistfight as it was at number five. 294 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 2: And again, Jeff, this is my opinion here. 295 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 3: If anyone votes for other guys, I'm good. That's how 296 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 3: close this is. And the eights are so good that 297 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 3: we didn't. We're not even including Willie Stargel or Gary 298 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 3: Carter or Bill Dickey in this group. That's how good 299 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 3: the eights are. And I'm sure there are a bunch 300 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 3: of other eight that I don't even know about. But 301 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 3: I know that the four that I would pick are 302 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 3: Carly Stremsky, cal Ripkin Junior, Joe Morgan, and Yogi Bear. 303 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 3: Carle Stremsky had top ten hits of all time, one 304 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 3: of the great left fielders defensive left fielders ever, so 305 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 3: he's got to. 306 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 2: Be in in at least in the discussion. 307 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 3: Joe Morgan is for me one of the three greatest 308 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 3: second basemen of all time back to back MVPs in 309 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 3: seventy five seventy six. Never forget that, Jim Palmer once 310 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 3: told me the Big Red Machine didn't become the Big 311 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 3: Red Machine until Joe Morgan showed up. 312 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 2: That's how good he was. 313 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 3: Cal Ripkin Junior, I believe, is one of the three 314 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 3: greatest shortstops of all time. He changed the position by 315 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 3: making it a position that big guys could play. I mean, 316 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 3: Troy Gloss, Chipper Jones, No bre Garcia, Power, Alex Rodriguez, 317 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 3: Derek Jeter, they all became shortstops in part because cal 318 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 3: Ripkin showed a big guy can play the position. Not 319 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 3: to mention you know twenty one thirty one, which you 320 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 3: know went way beyond that. So but my greatest number 321 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 3: eight of all time, and again totally debatable is Yogi Barrett. 322 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 3: Yogi Berra won three MVPs, he finished second in the 323 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 3: MVP voting twice. He won ten rings, more than any 324 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 3: player ever. I believe well along with Josh Gibson now 325 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 3: Josh Gibson, Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, they're the three greatest 326 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 3: catchers of all time for me, and again he he 327 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 3: struck out four hundred and forty four hundred and fourteen 328 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 3: times in his career and hit three hundred and fifty 329 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 3: eight homers. I know, different time, different era, but Yogi 330 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 3: Bearra is my choice for the greatest number eight. 331 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 2: Of all time. 332 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 3: If anyone votes, he has no complaint, Joe Morgan no complaint, 333 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 3: and cal Ripken no complaint. 334 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 2: But I'm going with Yogi Berra. 335 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 3: I'd be interested to see what our listeners and our 336 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 3: viewers have to say about that. 337 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, you can always chime in. You can message us 338 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: on our website, Great Game or dot com or at 339 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: Great Game or what on any of our social media's. Now, 340 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 1: speaking of Dad, I want to quickly go into poor 341 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: pop up here. Okay, so poor pop Up is our 342 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: chance to well just kind of commiserate and maybe help 343 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: me yeah, yeah, yeah, and maybe borderline insult you at times, 344 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: and I apologize for that. We poke fun in good 345 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:37,479 Speaker 1: hearted nature. 346 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 2: Right. 347 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: So the other day you were at my house and 348 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: you constantly have trouble with your phone apps, Like I'll 349 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: look at your phone one week and the next week 350 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: I'll see you and you'll have one app in its 351 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: own bucket labeled something that doesn't make any sense, like 352 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: you have the calendar app in a bucket on your 353 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: iPhone that says math and it's by it, or you'll 354 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: you'll have two phone apps, right, Like I don't even 355 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 1: know how you can get an extra phone app, but 356 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: you have figured out how to do it. There are 357 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: nine different pages. So anyway, your phone was up and 358 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: I saw that you had TikTok on your phone, and 359 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 1: that's when you so beautifully and so innocently told me 360 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: that a friend of yours sent you a TikTok that 361 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: you were in, right, and you said, I didn't know 362 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: how to watch it. It made me download this app, and 363 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: you said, I'm not sure how this got up here, Dad. 364 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 3: Mark Schuman sent me a TikTok about when we talked 365 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 3: when you found Mackenzie Gore and Dustin May the Gore 366 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 3: May thing, and I jokingly told you how proud I 367 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 3: was that you could find that in today's starting pictures. 368 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 3: So he sent it to me, but I couldn't call 369 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 3: it up unless I hit a like join TikTok. So 370 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 3: I now have an app on my phone with TikTok. 371 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 3: I don't even know how I got it. I don't 372 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 3: even know how to use it. I don't want to 373 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 3: know how to get it or how to use it. 374 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 3: But yes, it's on my phone now. 375 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, And you almost made it sound like you weren't 376 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: sure where this video came from, in the sense of like, 377 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: how did it get up on the internet. Well, I 378 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: was the one who edited that and put it on 379 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: our TikTok account. But dad, now you have a burner 380 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: TikTok account. Do you know what that ish? 381 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 2: No, what does that mean? 382 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: So a burner TikTok account is like, for example, if 383 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: an NBA player or a Major League Baseball player wants 384 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: to search through and like posts and stuff, but they 385 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: don't want the media knowing, Oh, look at what he's 386 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: looking up or look at what he's liking, They'll get 387 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: a burner account so it won't be under their name. 388 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: It'll be just a generic photo of nobody basically, and 389 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: it's a Burner account. So right now, you could explore 390 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: TikTok with your Tim Kirkshen not Tim Kirkshen Burner account 391 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: if you want it, or you could just use at 392 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: Great Game or what. But you don't know how to 393 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: log into that, so you're officially a Burner account on TikTok. 394 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 3: Look, Jeff, I offended an elderly fellow who sent me 395 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 3: a text saying, don't you ever say that old people 396 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 3: can't be good at technology. 397 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 2: I'm not saying that. 398 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:16,479 Speaker 3: I'm saying I am terrible at technology. So when I 399 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 3: see you this weekend for Easter, you will you will 400 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 3: get rid of my Burner account. 401 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,239 Speaker 2: Okay, now you should keep it. 402 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: You never know when you're going to need a Burner account. 403 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: All right, let's move on to Bob Hammond. Bob is 404 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 1: a member of our family. That's what we call the 405 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: people that listen to the show. Right at the end 406 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 1: of the show, we always say thank you for being 407 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: a part of our family. And Bob writes, I know 408 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: it's college baseball, but would be curious as to your 409 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: reaction to the UNC baseball game where they had a 410 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 1: no hitter and the last out came on a batted 411 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 1: ball hitting a runner that has scored a hit for 412 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: the batter. So while UNC celebrated a no hitter, it 413 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: was not. And it's a quirky rule that baseball has 414 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: brought us. Bob wanted to know our thoughts, even though 415 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: this happened last week. We wanted to triple check and 416 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: confirm with all of our umpire friends about what the 417 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: rule is and how it stands. 418 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 3: All right, well, it's an ethical question, but the point 419 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: is the rule states if you are hit by a 420 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:20,120 Speaker 3: batted ball, the batter gets a hit and the runner 421 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 3: is put out. So technically the rule was correct by 422 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 3: awarding a hit and the no hitter is lost. I 423 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 3: didn't see the play, Jeb. If the ball's headed to 424 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 3: right field then and it hits the runner, the game's 425 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 3: over and the no hitter is over. That is the 426 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 3: correct rule. The ethical issue is what if the runner 427 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 3: And I've never seen this before, and I've covered baseball 428 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 3: for forty five years and watched it for over sixty. 429 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 3: I've never seen a runner just get in the way 430 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 3: of a ball like that in order to break up 431 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 3: a no hitter. 432 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 2: Now the rule. 433 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 3: Bill Matthews is an official score friend of mine, a 434 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 3: really good one does raise games. He double checked for 435 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 3: me on this that the umpire has the discretion that 436 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 3: if a runner intentionally gets in front of a ball 437 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 3: and allows it to hit him, the umpire has the 438 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 3: discretion to call a double play there. So runner on 439 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 3: first base, one out, routine ground ball on the second baseman. 440 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,679 Speaker 3: The runner says, oh, if I get hit by the 441 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 3: ball here, it's only one out, and that guy gets 442 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 3: a hit, right, the umpire is allowed to say, you 443 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 3: are not allowed to do this intentionally, and if the 444 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 3: umpire rules that would have been a double play, he 445 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 3: can call a double play. 446 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: There, right, And I think it was Anthony Rizzo, if 447 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: I'm not mistaken, runners on first and second in a 448 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 1: play at grounder kind of towards the shortstop. He got 449 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: hit by the batted ball and did a really good 450 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: job faking it because he said at the bare minimum, 451 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be out and there's only one out, exactly 452 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: as you said. Or they say, oh no, that was 453 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: that was purposeful. That's a double play. So what's what's 454 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: going to happen? So some players are taught in college. 455 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: And this is true because I did some research on 456 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: it that if you can fake it and take one 457 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: for the team, do it. 458 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 3: Of course, Jeff, people have been cheating in baseball for 459 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 3: one hundred and fifty years. 460 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 2: If you're not cheating, you're not trying. 461 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 3: That's an expression, and we're not condoning cheating to our 462 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 3: young fans out there. But yes, if you can get 463 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 3: away with faking something and you only get one out 464 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 3: on the play instead of two, that's what you're taught 465 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 3: to do, not just in high school, but every level 466 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 3: after that. 467 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 1: And bringing back I am a seam head. You know 468 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 1: you can always reach out to me Jeff at Great 469 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: Game or what dot com. Send us a voice memo 470 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: and audio note explaining in thirty seconds why you are 471 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 1: a seam head and end it with I'm Jeff Kirkshen 472 00:23:55,760 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: and I am a seamhead. And from David first um 473 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: dB Firstman, Dad, I'm holding up his book here. It 474 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: says the Hall of Name Baseball's most magnificent monikers, from 475 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: the Only Nolan to the Van Lingle Mungo and more. 476 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: dB Firstman Forward by Jason Stark. He sent us this 477 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: book Dad, So I'm going to give it to you 478 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 1: as soon as I see you this weekend for Easter. 479 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 1: And he is a seam head because of his love 480 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 1: of names, which you share a huge love of names 481 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,679 Speaker 1: and making crazy things out of them, whether it's an 482 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: anagram or whatever it might be. 483 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,679 Speaker 3: And Jeff, this is the first person who has called 484 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 3: in who was not a friend of mine. The other 485 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 3: four gives we used were all friends of mine. So 486 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 3: the aptly name David Firstman is the first person to 487 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 3: appear on our podcast with an I am a seam 488 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 3: head and you really need to listen to this. 489 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 5: I'm a seam head because of my obsession with player names. 490 00:24:56,160 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 5: I make them into anagrams. For example, former text Warner 491 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 5: Madregal anagrams to marginal Reward. And with twelve unique letters, 492 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:10,239 Speaker 5: Dustin Ackley has the most letters in his name with 493 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 5: no duplicates. And I also wrote a book called Hall 494 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 5: of Name detailing the stories of the most unique names 495 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 5: in baseball history. I'm David Firstman and I'm a steamhead. 496 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 3: Excellent, excellent job, Jeff, Dustin Ackley, it's so good. There 497 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 3: isn't a repeat letter in that guy's name. You know 498 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 3: how much I love how much I love anagrams. We've 499 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 3: been over you know, Max Fried anagram dream fix and 500 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 3: he has been a dream fix for that Yankee rotation 501 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 3: this year. We of course, uh uh. 502 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 2: You know. 503 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 3: A few years ago Clayton Kershaw became the all time 504 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 3: strikeout leader during a great for the Dodgers. So his 505 00:25:54,040 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 3: anagram was la k Hero wants sy. That is an 506 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 3: anagram of Clayton Kershaw's name. And we're gonna say this 507 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 3: for the third week in a row. Blake Sable is 508 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 3: my favorite baseball name, backup catcher, been around, Uh baseball 509 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 3: okay is an anagram of Blake Sable's name. He has 510 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 3: the word baseball in his name. How can that not 511 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 3: be our favorite? Our favorite name? 512 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 1: So I also have a little bit of a ranking here, 513 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 1: in no particular order. The top three with anagrams would 514 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 1: be Tim Kirkschin D B. Firstman, and Robert Langdon. If 515 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: you're familiar with Robert lang what is that? 516 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 2: Come on? 517 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 3: Yes, I know Robert Langon, I've seen I've seen the 518 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 3: movie fifty times da Vinci Code. 519 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 1: Yes, I remember. Robert Langon has a photographic memory, right, 520 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: and it changes all the letters. 521 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 3: Madonna of the Rocks. Yes, I got right, Da Vinci, 522 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 3: I love it. Oh sorry, Jeff, I didn't know what 523 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 3: you cover up in the in the of mankind, right, okay, 524 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:00,360 Speaker 3: all right now for that. 525 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 1: All right, all right, it's like it's it's like the 526 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: Da Vinci Code and Lion King the movies. 527 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 2: We might quote the right. That is terrible. 528 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: All right, all right, So Easter Weekend is upon us 529 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 1: and we have Team Tim. You said it was a 530 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: stretch at the top of the show. 531 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 2: You all stretches. 532 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 3: Okay, let's be clear to come up with a team, 533 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 3: the All Eclipse Team. There's some stretches in there, okay. 534 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 3: The captain of the team, and the first basement, of course, 535 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 3: is Luke Easter, who played eight years mostly for the Indians. 536 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 3: He's our first baseman. Emmanuel First is the second baseman. 537 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 3: Jake Lamb is the third baseman. Our angel Barroa, the shortstop. 538 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:51,640 Speaker 3: Jesus Alu, or as Dan Patrick calls him, Jesus Alu. 539 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: No, that's Jesus he that's Jesus Matt Holiday. 540 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 3: Of course, Easter is a Halo and Ron Shepherd that's 541 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 3: our outfield. And we've had a couple of pictures make 542 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 3: their recent debuts here, Brad Lord of the Nationals, Matt Church. 543 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 3: I looked this up. I can't believe it. There's a 544 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 3: former picture named Warren Peace. His name is Warren Peace. 545 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 3: Piece of course the keyword here and this is the 546 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 3: stretch of all stretches. 547 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 2: We had. 548 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 3: Our last two pitches are Ralph Good and Greer Friday. 549 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 2: So we have Good Friday on the All Easter team. 550 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: That's amazing stretch, Jeff, And I didn't know there was 551 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: a Warren Peace. Do you think Leo Tolstoy is pretty 552 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 1: upset about that? He wrote war and Peace. 553 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 2: For goodness sake? 554 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 3: Oh god, that's so that's so bad, Jeff. But this 555 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 3: is what this is how we keep ourselves occupied. 556 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 2: So it keeps a smile on our face. 557 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 3: And we're not apologizing for coming up with the All 558 00:28:58,800 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 3: Easter team. 559 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 2: And I repeat, if. 560 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 3: Anyone out there has a better All Easter team than mine, 561 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 3: please send it in. 562 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 2: We'll run it. 563 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: Thank you so much as always for listening, Thank you 564 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: for becoming part of our family. Now three days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday, 565 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: Thursday episodes of is just a great game or what 566 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: I mean? 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