1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: I don't know that there's much they can do. We've 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: spent a ton of money, you know, a ton of 3 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: long term commitments in the past few years. They're going 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: to basically bring the same team back. Welcome everyone to 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: the third day edition of Fair Territory. I'm Ken Rosenthal 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: here with Alana Rizzo and a lot of my goodness, 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: we have a lot to talk about. The postseason has 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: been nothing short of electrifying. It's been as good as 9 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: I can remember, at least to this point of the postseason. 10 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: We have a Game five coming up in LA. We 11 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: have the Mets thing going, we have the Tigers thing going. 12 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: We have the Yankees potentially clinching today as well. Let's 13 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: get into it. 14 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: All I can say, Ken, is o MG, if you're 15 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 2: talking about the New York Mets, who do you think 16 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: is the hotter team right now? 17 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 3: Ken? Is it the Mets or is it the Tigers? 18 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: Actually a great question and one that's kind of testing 19 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: your brain a little bit because it's a little bit 20 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: different obviously what they're doing. Two teams are entirely different. 21 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: Ones a big payroll team in the East Coast and 22 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: one is in Middle America and kind of resurgent and 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: coming on. The Mets have been hotter for longer. We 24 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: can certainly say that. In fact, there was a tweet 25 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: this morning. I can't remember who issued it, but the 26 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: person said, why are we talking about the Mets as 27 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: an underdog? There's seventy and forty since June second, seventy 28 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: and forty. It's best record in the majors. That's including postseason. 29 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: So yeah, they are certainly proving to be a good 30 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: team over a long period of time, where the Tigers 31 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: run has been shorter thirty five and fourteen including postseason 32 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: since August eleventh. They do it in an entirely different way. 33 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: It's scooble and pitching chaos and all that. But I 34 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: would say the Mets are the hotter and more formidable 35 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: team right now, but that would be discrediting what the 36 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: Tigers have done. And I love what the Tigers have done. 37 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: It's awesome. They have a chance to clinch today as well. 38 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: I don't see Cleveland rolling over Alana, but we could 39 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: have a fun day. 40 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been tough for the Cleveland Guardians to get 41 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: any sort of offense going. And give credit, of course 42 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: to the defense of the Tigers and timely hitting that 43 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: they have had so far. Don't forget to load up 44 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: the questions for Grill and Ken. That's coming up here 45 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: on fair territory Momentarily. Let's talk though, Ken about the 46 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: other side of the equation as far as the Mets 47 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: are concerned. The Phillies being ousted already. And when I 48 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: looked into that dugout last night after Edwin Diaz closed 49 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: out the ball game, it was an utter shock on 50 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 2: the Phillies' faces. Are you surprised as to the way 51 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 2: that they went out or did they just run into 52 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 2: a white hot buzzsaw. 53 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: It's a little of both, Alana and Frankly, this team 54 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: has not played all that well the last six weeks. 55 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: The Phillies and some of their people saw this coming. 56 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: They saw the offensive kind of malaise that they were 57 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: in down the stretch. They went eleven and fourteen, including 58 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: these playoff games. And what's interesting to me about this 59 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: is this was supposed to be their year. If you 60 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: go back to spring training, they were talking about, Hey, 61 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: we want to buy, the Braves don't want to buy. 62 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: We'll take the buy. Well, they win their first and 63 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: only title since twenty eleven. They had an amazing first 64 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: half for the moment part, and they looked like a 65 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: team because of Wheeler and Nola and Sanchez and Suarez 66 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: that could really go deep. And yet here they are 67 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: staring at disappointment again. After the elimination by the Diamondbacks 68 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: last year, losing the final two games at home the 69 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: problem for the Phillies, and Matt Gelbo of The Athletic 70 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: wrote this today, it's not a young team. The guys 71 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: mostly in their low thirties to mid thirties, and every 72 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: year you get older, increases the risk for injury decline. 73 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: All of that not saying the window is shrinking. It's 74 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: not they'll be good next year. We all know that. 75 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: But these chances, these opportunities, are precious. And that's two 76 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: in a row now that they've really let slip away. 77 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 2: You look at the Phillies lineup Ken and apart from 78 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: Nick Costeianos and Bryce Harper obviously Bryce Harper first and 79 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: then Nick Casteianos in the lineup, the rest of the 80 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: team was thirteen for one hundred. The rest of the 81 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: team was batting one thirty without the offense coming from 82 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 2: Costeanos and Harper and to your point, it's going to 83 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 2: be the same team next year. There's only three of 84 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: the Phillies that are free agents. Hoffman's one of those, 85 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: as Stevs is one of those among the three. But 86 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 2: this team is getting older. Do you think a seven 87 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 2: game series in the division series would have made a difference. 88 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: Maybe, And that's certainly something that we can discuss. And 89 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: we had a little bit of a discussion on this 90 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: on the Fox broadcast last night. And I've had a concern. 91 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: We've talked about this. I believe that the current format 92 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: does not honor the one sixty two enough that when 93 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: you win the division and when you get one of 94 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: these buys, you should have a greater advantage than perhaps 95 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: we're seeing the Phillies already are out. Cleveland might go out. 96 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: The Yankees and Dodgers still in a decent position. But 97 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: we'll see how these series end up. If this continues 98 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: a year after year where we're seeing these six seeds 99 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: and five seeds rising up and knocking off higher seeds, 100 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: yes they're gonna have to look at a different format. 101 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: And there's this talk of a wild card Saturday or 102 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: one day wildcard. We have two games the higher seed 103 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: has to win only one the lower seed two. That 104 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: shrinks the window between the end of the season and 105 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: the start of the DS. There are all these things 106 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: that can be looked at, but as I said on 107 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: the broadcast last night as well, it's a small sample 108 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: size right now. We need to see more. All right. 109 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: One thing we do know, ken is there will be 110 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: a game five on the other side of the DS. 111 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 2: The Los Angeles Dodgers in San Diego Padres Dodgers showed 112 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 2: some life last night, forcing a game five back in LA. 113 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 3: What's the biggest takeaway from what you saw last. 114 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: Night last night? To me was what my old colleague 115 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: at the Baltimore Evening Sign the late Baltimore Evening Sign, 116 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: Jim Henneman, used to say, it's a reverse lock. That 117 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: looked like a reverse lock to me. Now, I know 118 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: Cese was on short rest and that's always problematic, But 119 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: the Dodgers were throwing a bullpen game in that cauldron 120 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: at Petco Park. It was not a game where I 121 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: would think they were their favorite. So to see what 122 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: they did, jumping out offensively, Mookie getting going now and 123 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: then the bullpen, one guy after another. As John Smoltz 124 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: points out, this equation, it's the same thing that Tigers 125 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: are doing every day. It only works if every guy 126 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: is good, and that's what happened last night. They basically 127 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: went through eight pitchers and they pitched a shutout. Amazing. 128 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 1: So now they go back game five, Alana, I'm interested 129 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: to hear what you think about who they should start 130 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: and how this might go down. 131 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 2: Well, I think they're gonna start Yamamoto against do you Darvish? 132 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 3: Of course in game. 133 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 2: Five, But I tell you what, the second he gets 134 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 2: into any sort of trouble, which is kind of on 135 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 2: my mind that it may happen, because I haven't seen 136 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 2: much from Yamamoto so far this season. 137 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 3: I mean, he's pitched about what ninety, you know, ninety innings. 138 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 2: If that, I think that they'll have Flaherty up and 139 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 2: ready to go quickly. And when you looked at Game four, Ken, 140 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 2: it was like, Okay, it's gonna be a bullpen game, 141 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: and they're like, okay, we're gonna throw Ryan Brazier. We're 142 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 2: like is landon nac gonna pitch. And then they have 143 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 2: Michael Kopek come in in the third inning, and I'm like, 144 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 2: who the heck is gonna throw the ninth and then 145 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 2: you have Landon Knack at the end of the game. 146 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 2: I mean, just everything was just so st engine that game, 147 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 2: but they showed me some fire. 148 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 3: It was good to see. It's good for the sport. 149 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 2: Game five back in Los Angeles, and it's gonna be 150 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: interesting too, because you Darvish looked so good his last 151 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: time out and Yamamoto didn't look good his last time out. 152 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 2: So I think obviously it's gonna be Johnny whole staff, 153 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: and I think there's going to be a very short 154 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 2: leash on Yamamoto. Is it fair to say that. 155 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: I think it's entirely fair to say that, And in fact, 156 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: Dave Roberts indicated last night that they might do what 157 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: they did yesterday again in game five to some extent. 158 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: Now they'll start Yamamoto, will have Flowerty available. He's gonna 159 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: be on a short leash too. He hasn't exactly been 160 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: dominant of late, and I can see them trying to 161 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: just throw all these different looks at the Padres because 162 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: to slow down that offense, maybe that's the best way 163 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: to do it. That offense is incredible. Despite last night 164 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: it didn't go very well for them. What has to 165 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: happen for the Dodgers to me is what happened offensively 166 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: last night. Contributions up and down the lineup. They need 167 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: their stars to be stars. They were last night Shoe 168 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: he Otani and Mookie Betts, and they need guys like 169 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: Muncie and keyk Hernandez and whoever else is playing, because 170 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: of course they've got some injuries. They need those guys 171 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: to contribute to. Gavin Lux is looking really good as well, 172 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: so it's going to be a fascinating Game five. If 173 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: Darvish is as good as he was in Game two, 174 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: forget it, it's over. And if Padres can win this thing. 175 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: But man, I don't know who I would even favor 176 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: at this point. It's really interesting. 177 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 2: It is going to be interesting, and it could really 178 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 2: go either way, which is the beauty of the whole thing. 179 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 2: But you mentioned something about their stars needing to be stars, 180 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 2: and you had an article on Mookie Bets, and I 181 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 2: tell you what, I was a little nervous at the 182 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 2: beginning of the series. But he has shown up and 183 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 2: the Dodgers can go as Mooki Bets goes can well. 184 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: It's so interesting in this postseason Alana to see some 185 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: of these stars really play at their best. Tatis has 186 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: done that for the padres leandor for the Mets, and 187 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: now Mookie bets finding himself. And one of the things 188 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: I learned early in my career is these guys enough 189 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: chances in the postseason, they're going to come through. But 190 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: it had been a long time from Mookie that he 191 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: had struggled. He wears it on his sleeve. He is 192 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: as hard on himself as any player I can remember, 193 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: at least any of the current group, and that makes 194 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: it harder, right, It's a mental battle for him as 195 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: well as physical. But he seems to have found it again. 196 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: He's clicking again, and obviously that's huge for them, especially 197 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: with Freddie Freeman's status so uncertain. I would be almost 198 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 1: surprised to see Freddie Freeman in that lineup Saturday, knowing 199 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 1: even how badly he wants to play, he's not going 200 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: to do anything to hurt the team. I would imagine 201 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 1: It's not going to be like I have to play. 202 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: He knows where he is physically and it's not great. 203 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 2: And what do you guys think listening and watching us 204 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 2: right now on fair Territory? Get those questions in for 205 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 2: Ken Rosenthal, I think that Keike Hernandez should be in 206 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 2: the Dodgers lineup in the postseason every single game. I'm 207 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: not saying he was the reason the Dodgers won yesterday. 208 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 2: I think it was a collective effort on a lot 209 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 2: of different things. But there's something different about what Key 210 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 2: K plays. 211 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: Totally, especially at this time of year. He is an 212 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: energy guy. He's a bit of a leader in that clubhouse. 213 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,199 Speaker 1: He is someone who is not afraid of the moment. 214 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: Not what the other guys are, but he embraces the moment. 215 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 1: And we've seen that time and again in the postseason. 216 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: It's got like something like thirteen home runs in the postseason, 217 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: some ridiculous number. So yes, he does add something. Now 218 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: he's only in there because of the injuries, of course, 219 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: but you know what, Alana, you're right, maybe he should 220 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: have been in there earlier. 221 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 2: I agree, definitely, I agree with myself if that's possible. Yes, 222 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 2: a lot of you're right, Key K should be in 223 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 2: that lineup. All right, we'll be right back. Don't forget 224 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 2: to get those questions in With a quick word from 225 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 2: Aj Pierzinski, Scott Braun, and Eric Kratz on Manscape. 226 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 4: This episode is brought to you by Manscape, the global 227 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 4: leader in men's lifestyle and grooming. 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Met's Life wants to know 255 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 2: what that means for the Twins. 256 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: Good question. I don't know that it means anything for 257 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: their off season plans. They are a team with payroll 258 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: restrictions because of what's going on with their local television future. 259 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: You can argue that they shouldn't have these restrictions because 260 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: of that, that the Pole lads are wealthy enough to 261 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,079 Speaker 1: finance a higher payroll. I'm not going to get into 262 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: that right here, but yes, you can make that argument. 263 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: I don't expect it to change much. What's interesting is 264 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: that they're getting out at this time with this uncertainty 265 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: over the future of local television revenue. And I wonder, 266 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: almost Alana, if other teams other owners will see this 267 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: the same way. And of course we are all wondering 268 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: what this means to the future of the sport. If 269 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: MLB takes over enough of these teams, will there be 270 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: enough money for these teams that we're doing quite well 271 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: with the regional television contracts that they had. It's going 272 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 1: to be a new model. It's not necessarily going to 273 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: be as lucrative a model, and we have seen in 274 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: the past teams don't need much of an excuse to 275 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: pull back on payroll. And we're going to see this 276 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,839 Speaker 1: this winter. I am sure teams talking about this again. 277 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, no question about that. 278 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 2: Our next question in the chat is involving Tropicana and 279 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 2: the Tampa Bayris And obviously, before we even get to 280 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 2: the question, all of our thoughts and prayers are with 281 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 2: everybody impacted by what is going on in South Florida 282 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: by Hurricane Milton. Of course, just off the heels of 283 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 2: what Hurricane Helen did. The roof off of Tropicana Field, 284 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 2: Ken it is gone. Are the Rays going to replace 285 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 2: that roof it? Can it even be done in time 286 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 2: for next season? If not, where would they play? Obviously, 287 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 2: the new park is nowhere near being ready. 288 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: Derek, It's a little too soon for me to have 289 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 1: answers to that. I don't know if they even put 290 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: out anything about that yet. Obviously, their first concern, as 291 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: it should be, is the safety of everyone and making 292 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: sure they get through the storm and get through it 293 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: in a way that they can go forward. Now after that, 294 00:13:57,920 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know how fast you can 295 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: figure a roof. I don't know how these things work. 296 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: It seems to me it would be difficult to get 297 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: ready in time for opening day, But I don't know 298 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 1: the answer to that. And if they have to play 299 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: in an alternate sight, We've seen the Blue Jays playing 300 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: to Need and we've seen all kinds of things in 301 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: recent years or different things take place. They'll figure it out. 302 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: But right now, the main concern, and a lot of 303 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: you mentioned this, has to be the people there and 304 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: just how they're doing. We all have friends there, and 305 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: it's horrifying to think of what people go through in 306 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: moments like this, losing really their entire lives, their possessions 307 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: and everything that they've built towards. It just hurts, man, 308 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: And it hurts for those folks, and you hurt for them. 309 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, friends and colleagues alike. Obviously puts things into perspective. 310 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 2: The next question here for you, Ken is involving Jean 311 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 2: Carlos Stanton. You know he's a guy that is not 312 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 2: always in the lineup because of injury, but when he's 313 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 2: in there in that postseason, he makes it count. Does 314 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 2: John Carlos Stanton's postseason success put him over the edge 315 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 2: in a Hall of Fame talks? 316 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 3: For those who are largely undecided? This question from Alex Rosario. 317 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: Alex, thank you for that and a lot. I'll tell 318 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: you a little story that's going to make you chuckle. 319 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: So back in June, I was on the Yankee Dodgers 320 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: broadcast that big game in Yankee State in a big 321 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: series where taoscar Hernandez went crazy, And on that broadcast, 322 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: I said, if Jean Carlos Stanton gets the five hundred 323 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: home runs, he's going to have a very interesting Hall 324 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: of Fame case. Maybe ten seconds later, Brian Kenny, my 325 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: old friend from MLB Network, started blowing me up. That 326 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: is ridiculous. Why don't you tell the truth. That's a 327 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: pulsive argument. He's never going to be a Hall of Famer, 328 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: he's not good. Well, guess what if he gets the 329 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: five hundred and has some more postseason moments like he 330 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: did last night, it's going to be, as I said, 331 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: an interesting case. It's not a classic case, but he's 332 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: going to be someone that gets seriously discussed and shouldn't 333 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: get seriously discussed. Those are big numbers. Postseason matters a lot, 334 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: and while he is certainly a flawed player, he is 335 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: someone that is in that conversation and will be. 336 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 2: More perplexing to you Aaron Judge's lack of postseason performance 337 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 2: or Bobby wit Junior's lack of postseason performance. 338 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: So far, Judges, because it's not the first time, and 339 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: I'll say it again, give a great player enough chances, 340 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: he's going to figure it out. Judge will figure it out, 341 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: and maybe it won't be in this series, maybe it 342 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: won't be in this postseason, but eventually Aaron Judge is 343 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: going to have a big postseason. He's too good. It's 344 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: not going to be a situation where he struggled us forever. 345 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: But with Bobby Witt, I can almost see why this 346 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: is happening because Pasorentino's not one. The offense really revolves 347 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: around with Junior and Perez to a certain extent at 348 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: this point, and that's a lot of pressure. And the Yankees, 349 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: I am sure are pitching him really tough. So same 350 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: thing for Bobby with junior. Give him enough chances, he'll 351 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: do some things big and maybe it happens tonight. 352 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 2: Did you think you were living in the twilight zone 353 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 2: when you saw Jean carl Stanton steel a base yesterday? 354 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: I did, We all did. It was kind of a 355 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: cool moment. And what's crazy about John carlo Is before 356 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: the injuries, before he got a little older, he was 357 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: a pretty athletic guy in the outfield on the bases. 358 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: I'm not saying he was Bobby Wick junior, but he 359 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: could do some things on the field. He wasn't just 360 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: this pure slugger who kind of was a lumbering guy. 361 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, to see him do that. Freddy Freeman did 362 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: it with a bad ankle the other night. These are 363 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 1: postseason games. Guys are stepping up in ways that maybe 364 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: they don't normally step up, and it's just cool to see. 365 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 2: Do you think that the Phillies are gonna have a 366 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 2: big off season checklist of things that they need to 367 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 2: fix in order to get past what happened to them 368 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 2: this season? 369 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. Armand they are, as we discussed earlier, 370 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: pretty much set with who they are, They're gonna have 371 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: to do some things in the bullpen, losing potentially Hoffman 372 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: and Estevez, and maybe the look on the position side 373 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: a little bit, second base, third bait. I don't know 374 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: where they are with Boehm at this point. I would 375 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: imagine they're still committed to him. Stott did not have 376 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: the best year, but I don't know that there's much 377 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: they can do. They've spent a ton of money, you know, 378 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 1: a ton of long term commitments in the past few years. 379 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: They're in a good spot. They've got some young talent 380 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: coming as well. Could they go get a center fielder. 381 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: I guess they could. That's one thing that possibly is missing. 382 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: But to me, as we said before, I think you 383 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: said it, Alana, they're going to basically bring the same 384 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: team back. 385 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, it looks like they're going to. 386 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 2: I only have about three people that are entering the 387 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 2: free agent market if it goes that far. 388 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 3: All right. 389 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 2: In the athletic there was a question about the greatest 390 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 2: playoff rankings as far as ballpark atmosphere is concerned. 391 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 3: What did you. 392 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: Think right now, and granted this is Recncy biased coming 393 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: into play. I go with Petco Park, Peco Park is amazing. 394 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: And the other night when they were ahead and they've 395 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: had all small all those small things playing with the 396 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: whole crowd saying and Tom DeLong from Blink one eighty 397 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: two going through the crowd. It was one of the 398 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: coolest moments I've ever seen in any park anywhere. Now 399 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: that said, Philly is awesome, City Field is awesome, Dodgers 400 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: Stadium is pretty good. I could do without the constant 401 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: noise from their spake loudspeakers. They need to update their 402 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: sound system a little bit. But right now I go 403 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: with San Diego. Philly's out so they don't really count. 404 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: And City Field has been pretty cool too. 405 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, Citizens Bank Park is always very good, but we 406 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 2: won't be hearing from them until next season maybe, and 407 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 2: then obviously Cityfield has been absolutely electric. I will say 408 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 2: this though Petco has only been that way since about 409 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one. Okay, like there's the other teams kind 410 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 2: of have a history of this, but Petco welcome to 411 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 2: the party, my friends. 412 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: Also, Detroit, Detroit sounded pretty good yesterday. Yes, that was 413 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: pretty good. 414 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 2: That is that is very very true. I wanted to 415 00:19:57,960 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 2: buy the way show off my shirt. You don't have 416 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 2: a base Fallism shirt on today, Ken, But I do 417 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:02,400 Speaker 2: look at this thing. 418 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: I joined him on the road and I forgot the pack. 419 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 2: Long long sleeve for the you know, for the colder 420 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 2: we had to turn our heat on today here in Massachusetts. 421 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 2: Ken Rosenthal, what do you know about that living in Arizona. 422 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 2: But yeah, anyway, thank you Baseballism for keeping me warm 423 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 2: throughout the postseason. I appreciate that. All right now, time 424 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 2: now for dude and dork. This is where Ken and 425 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 2: I have an opportunity to brag on somebody that did good, 426 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 2: good something over the course of the week, and the 427 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 2: same thing with the dork kind of leaves a scratch 428 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 2: in our head. 429 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 3: Who is your dude? 430 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: We could go all day with some postseason heroes, and 431 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: Tatist would certainly be one. But the guy I am 432 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: going to go with is with the Tigers and his 433 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: home run. His three run homer off Emmanuel Classe the 434 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: other day I thought was the coolest moment of the 435 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 1: postseason so far. And I know Lindor's had some big moments, 436 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: but to see the look on Kerry Carpenter's face after 437 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: he hit that three run homer, only the third player 438 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: to hit a home run off Classe's slider, and to 439 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: know what it meant to the Tigers. Look at it. 440 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: There he is. I just thought that was the coolest 441 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 1: thing he's might do to the week. No disrespect to 442 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: any of the other great players performing right now. There 443 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: are so many good ones, but I'm gonna go with 444 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: Kerry Carpenter. 445 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 2: All right, I'm gonna give respect to Francisco Lindor for 446 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 2: a number of reasons. If you looked at the game 447 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 2: getting after the regular season ended, just to get them 448 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 2: into the postseason, a huge home run there, and then 449 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 2: the Grand Slam yesterday, and the way that he just 450 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 2: went about his business. Can now listen, this would have 451 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 2: warranted a bat flip into the third deck, and I 452 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 2: would have been fine with that. I would have absolutely 453 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 2: applauded that. But it was just like he just took 454 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 2: his lunch pail and you know, just went to work 455 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 2: that day, like he just had his head down. Had 456 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 2: a Grand Slam. I mean, what a moment for this team. 457 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,479 Speaker 2: Francisco Lindor has been every bit of the Mets MVP. 458 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 2: I'm still given nationally to Shohey just because he created 459 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 2: a category that's never happened been before, but Francisco Lindor 460 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 2: has put that team on his back, and not only 461 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 2: for that massive swing, but also for the tutelage and 462 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 2: the instruction that he's helped Mark Vientos with over the 463 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:09,199 Speaker 2: course of the season, just becoming a really good third basement. 464 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 2: I mean, this is a guy that wasn't even on 465 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 2: the opening day roster. Now he's an everyday player. He's 466 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 2: had some big hits in the postseason as well. So 467 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 2: for the leadership that Francisco Lindor has exhibited on the 468 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 2: field and in that clubhouse and in that dugout, he 469 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 2: is my Dude of the week, best smile in the game, 470 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 2: one of the nicest people in the world that you 471 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 2: will ever meet. Okay, time now for the. 472 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 6: What is this? 473 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 2: Oh yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is time for the 474 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 2: John Fisher Dork of the Week. Ken the floor is yours. 475 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: Hold on it. We're going to be in agreement on 476 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: this one. I believe we've combined on a Dork of 477 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: the Week this week, a first time ever for the show, 478 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: A big moment really for us Dodger fans who are 479 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,880 Speaker 1: acting up the other night, and it wasn't all of them. 480 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: In fact, it was only a handful of them, but 481 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: throwing things on the field is inexcusable. I know the 482 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 1: one with Profar was a little bit playful when Profar 483 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 1: gave the guy the ball and he threw it back, 484 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: and that wasn't near Profar, But there was a lot 485 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: of other things going on, and it's a safety question 486 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: for the players, and it was actually handled quite well 487 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: by the umpires, by Padres manager Mike Shilt, everybody kind 488 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,360 Speaker 1: of stayed calm. Mandy called that meeting in the dugout, 489 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: just reminding the Padres players to maintain their focus. That 490 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: was all handled well by the people on the field, 491 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: the people in the stands and the bleachers. There no 492 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,439 Speaker 1: and that can't happen again. And I would expect for 493 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: Game five in Dodger Stadium the security will be ramped up, 494 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: as it should be ramped up. And anybody who complains 495 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: as a fan in the bleachers that night, sorry, a 496 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: few people cost it for all of you, and that's 497 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 1: just the way it's going to be. So I would 498 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: say the Dodger fans who acted up, I'm not going 499 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 1: to give it to Dodger fans in general. And I'll 500 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:03,719 Speaker 1: say one other thing, fan bases. So some people will say, well, 501 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: the Dodger fans are classless, and some people will say 502 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: the Padres fan. Now, all fans are pretty much fans. 503 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: And the idea that one fan base is better or 504 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: worse than another, I never buy it. I just don't. 505 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: Some of the Midwest are more polite, yes, that is true. 506 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 1: But the idea that fans don't act up in any 507 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,199 Speaker 1: other city but Los Angeles or New York, no, no, no, 508 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: They're idiots everywhere. And that's why those fans who are 509 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 1: acting up the other night dorks of the week. 510 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, there is such a thing as Midwest nice. That 511 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 2: is something that is absolutely true. But I'm with you 512 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 2: absolutely on this. Stop throwing things on the field. It 513 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 2: is a safety reason. It's just it's rude, it's disrespectful, 514 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 2: it is unacceptable, and it's unfortunately just a handful of 515 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 2: fans that make the rest of the fan base look ridiculous. 516 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 2: And it's just not It's just not what you do. 517 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 2: So stop it. Stop throwing stuff on the field, Stop 518 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 2: acting like that, be the bigger person, take the higher road. 519 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 2: They're getting under your skin for a reason. Just be better, 520 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 2: Just be better. 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Gambling problem or concern called one eight 535 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 2: hundred gambler. 536 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 3: All right, Ken, I wanted. 537 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 2: You to tea to tell me your X factor for 538 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 2: the game on Friday. It's obviously game or yeah, Friday 539 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 2: Game five between the Dodgers and the Padres. 540 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 3: What's your X factor? 541 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: Wow, that's a great question. I don't know that I 542 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: have one, but I would say the show Hey, mooky 543 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: combination because in my opinion, the Dodgers can't win unless 544 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: those guys play big. They have to hit. I don't 545 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: expect the Dodgers to be able to pitch the way 546 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: they did. Again, I don't know that I trust Yamamoto 547 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: or Flaherty all that much. And then you're gonna have 548 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: a bullpen game kind of situation, and that's problematic. It 549 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: worked great last night, God bless them, but it's difficult 550 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: to pull off the game after game after game, which 551 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: is why the Tigers thing is such a baseball miracle. 552 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: So that's what I would say, Alana, what do you got? 553 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 6: Is that? 554 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 3: What to watch for? That show? Hey, mooky combination? 555 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: You think, well, there's a lot to watch for, But 556 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: that to me is the key, at least for the Dodgers. 557 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: For the Padres, it kind of all depends on Darvish. 558 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: The one good thing that happened to the Padres last 559 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: night is that they didn't use their leverage relievers. It 560 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: was not a situation where they needed to the game 561 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: was out of hand. So they're in good shape with 562 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: their bullpen entering Saturday, and maybe they go a bullpen 563 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: game a little bit. If you is not quite as 564 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: good as he was in his last start. 565 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 2: For me, it's seeing if k K Hernandez is in 566 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 2: the lineup again, also making sure the bottom part of 567 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,160 Speaker 2: the order gets production as they did in Game four. 568 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 2: And I still think that Teoscar Hernandez is going to 569 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 2: be my X factor. He was my X factor going 570 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 2: into the series. He's going to be my X factor 571 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 2: in Game five, a winner take all elimination game. So 572 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,400 Speaker 2: good luck tomorrow on the broadcast, Ken. Obviously you guys 573 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 2: have it on Fox padres and Dodgers Foul Territory is 574 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 2: next right here on the Foul Territory platform. Aj Przinski, 575 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 2: Scott Braun and Eric Kratz and then Clint Psias and 576 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 2: myself will follow after that three pm Eastern with a 577 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 2: brand new episode of Dodgers' Territory and of course Fair Territory. 578 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 3: We'll be back next week with Ken Rosenthal. See you later.