1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: should say I'm Ken Rosendal here with Alana Rizzo and Alana. 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: I want to start the show with a quote from 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: Matt Gilb's article in The Athletic this morning about the Phillies. 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: It's not a quote, actually, it's quoting Matt because he 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: said something incredibly profound about baseball. 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 2: What Matt said is no. 8 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: One has any idea about anything. 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: In this sport. 10 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: Now, Matt, of course was writing about the Phillies problems 11 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: at City Field and the sweep that the Mets imposed 12 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: on them, but it's true, no one has any idea 13 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: about anything in this sport, even the people on X, 14 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: even the people in social media, even all of the 15 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: people out there who think they know more. We know nothing, 16 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: which is the enduring beauty of baseball. 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 3: And I think what he's referring to, obviously, Ken, great 18 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 3: to be with you as always on this Thursday, is 19 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 3: the Phillies have a queen's problem and the Phillies just 20 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 3: got swept by the New York Mets. What is happening? 21 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: Good question if you're the Phillies. 22 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: And this is a problem that dates back to twenty 23 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: three and includes, of course, the postseason last year, they 24 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: have struggled at City Field. It's one of those weird 25 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: baseball things. Or the Mets that much better than the Phillies. No, 26 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: of course not, but this has had profound implications for 27 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: the Pennant races. Suddenly the NL East is at least 28 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: somewhat realistic for the Mets their four games back, and 29 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: even more significantly, what has happened here is the Phillies 30 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: no longer command one of the top two records in 31 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: the National League. They were right there or not right 32 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: there with Milwaukee, but they were second to Milwaukee. Now, 33 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: after last night the Dodgers winning, the Dodgers have slipped 34 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: ahead of the Phillies. So for the Phillies it's kind 35 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: of problematic. Now the wildcard race is pretty much decided. 36 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: You see it right there, the Reds of four and 37 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: a half games back. It's like the Royals in the 38 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: American League. The Royals are three back in the American 39 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: League wildcard race. Affect either one of those teams to 40 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: get there, barring some kind of Minnesota Twins twenty twenty 41 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: four collapse. But these races are still alive. The Division races, 42 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: as we'll discuss in a little bit, are quite good 43 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: as well. But the Phillies thing, there was not a race. 44 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: There were seven games up going into this series, and 45 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: now there is one because they're only four games up. 46 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: And yeah, if you're the Phillies, you're wondering what the 47 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: heck is going on. And from the Mets perspective, Nolan McClain, 48 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: last night, this kid suddenly looks like an ace. They 49 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: are hitting again. Yent Dos is hitting again. You've got 50 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: Soto and the Door and Alonzo all awakening from their 51 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: August slumber or whatever that was. They're an interesting club 52 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: once again. 53 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 3: Yeah, and the Mets. All the Dodgers, I should say, 54 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 3: have the Mets to thank for putting them in a 55 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,839 Speaker 3: position right now, Ken in which the Dodgers could get 56 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 3: a buy just based on seating. How important do you 57 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 3: think that is to be able to get that buy 58 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 3: in the first round. I guess it depends on how 59 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 3: how well you're playing at the time. Do you want 60 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 3: the break or do you not? 61 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: Alana, every team would say they want the break. 62 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: Now. 63 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: We have seen examples in recent years, the Diamondbacks a 64 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, even the Rangers a couple of 65 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: years ago of teams in the first round breaking out 66 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 1: and going all the way into the World Series. It's 67 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: just more difficult that way. And if you're the Dodgers, 68 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: for instance, do you want to expose yourself to a 69 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: best of three, even though it would be at your 70 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: stadium most likely where anything can happen. You can go 71 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: into a situation where you're facing a hot team and 72 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: then you have also two or three more games to 73 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: play and to use your pitching staff in those games. 74 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: They'd rather have the rest. All teams would rather have 75 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: the rest. Sometimes these teams come out flat after having 76 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: the rest. But if you're the Dodgers, you want one 77 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: to get the division, which now they have a two 78 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: game leader with San Diego, not exactly secure, but better 79 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: than they were, and you want also to get that 80 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: buy no question, they want that. The Phillies would want 81 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: it to if only to rest your banked up players. 82 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this, Shoeo Tani obviously a key 83 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 3: component to that Dodgers, not only the starting rotation, but 84 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 3: of course to the offense. Breaking out the split ken 85 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 3: to right handed hitters looked really good yesterday. Nine K's 86 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 3: five innings what did you see? 87 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: I saw a really, really good pitcher and I watched 88 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: that game last night. He does things with the baseball 89 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: that not a lot of pitchers can do. And when 90 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: I talk like that, when I say that, what I 91 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: mean is he can manipulate the ball in ways that 92 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: a lot of. 93 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 2: Other guys can't. 94 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: That's sweeper or I don't know if it's a sweeper slider. 95 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: It was breaking horizontally like crazy the split, as you mentioned, Alana. 96 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: He broke that out to right handed hitters, which he 97 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: really had not done before. It's a pitch he still 98 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: has to command, but. 99 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 2: He has so many weapons. 100 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: He is so good, and if he is going to 101 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 1: be the guy we saw last night in the postseason, 102 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: which is of course his goal, then you're looking at Otani, 103 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: Snell Yamamoto. 104 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: That is pretty good. Put it that way. 105 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this, and maybe what do you 106 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 3: think the way Kershaw has been pitching lately. We've had 107 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 3: this conversation a lot on Dodger's territory. I know it's 108 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 3: been talked about in other places as well. Do you 109 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 3: go Glass now Ken or do you go Kersh? 110 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: Well, we're talking about the fourth starter. 111 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: It all goes well, right, So it's not that. 112 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: Big a deal. You wouldn't even figure in the Division series. 113 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: I would go Kersh in the playoffs with Glass now 114 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: right behind them. 115 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 2: It's not a bad decision to have. It's a good one. 116 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: And I would want to see also how those two 117 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: guys are physically. Both of them have different physical variables 118 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: in play here Kershaw, his age, last now his various 119 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: ailments that always seem to crop up. So I would 120 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: want to see just exactly where they are. But if 121 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: they get there with Otani Yamamoto and going forward where 122 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: they are are now, of course yes, and then they're 123 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: going to be in a really good spot. 124 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 3: No question about that. Alex Vessia hitting the il one 125 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 3: of the Dodgers' relievers, Ken, is this more of a 126 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 3: situation in your opinion, that the kid just needs some rest, 127 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,119 Speaker 3: especially with the return of Tanner, Scott and Kirby Yettes 128 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 3: Yates give him a blow a little bit. The Dodgers 129 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 3: are pretty good about that whole phantom I l and 130 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 3: the moving parts of giving guys rest when needed all. 131 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: I can't believe you would suggest the team would use 132 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: this phantom il, especially the Dodgers, But yes, they are 133 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: quite good at that, getting their guys breathers at different times. 134 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: Vessi has been used hard really all season, so yes, 135 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: it would behoove them to give him a little bit 136 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: of time off now. 137 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 2: And I'm sure he's got something. 138 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: Barking pictures always do it this time of year, so 139 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: you could justify it. We joke about the phantom I 140 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: l but yes, it's legit, I would think in this case. 141 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 3: All right, let me ask you this, the Milwaukee Brewers 142 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 3: signing Eric Fetti. Did that surprise you? 143 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: Yes, and the Brewer's entire season in a number of ways, 144 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: of course. But if you remember at the start of 145 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: the season, they basically had no pitching healthy. They had 146 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: to do some weird things to start the season, and 147 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: of course that crazy Yankee series happened, and then their 148 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: pitching got really healthy, and I was writing quite a 149 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: bit about their depth and how they can do some 150 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: things to the deadline, and they ultimately traded in Estra 151 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: Cortez Junior. Now they're in a situation where they're not 152 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: so healthy and it's not horrible. They lost McGill to 153 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: the IL yesterday with a flex restrain. He thinks it's 154 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: not serious. 155 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 2: We'll see. 156 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: But they signed Fetti because they had to pitch Aaron 157 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: Ashby last night in place of Quinn Priester, who they 158 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: had pushed back. 159 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 2: A couple of days because he has a risk issue. 160 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: They wanted Fetti to back up Aaron Ashby, which he 161 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: did and did reasonably well. It was four to third 162 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: innings tour and runs not bad. So they're in kind 163 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: of an unusual state right now where they're a little 164 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: bit in flux with their pitching. They've got Trisney ready 165 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: to go. They've got Robert if you remember him. This 166 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: is a talented dude. He is on a rehab assignment. 167 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: He might be coming back. So they still have a 168 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: really good position, or they're still in a really good position. 169 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: Remember it's Freddie Peralta, it's the Miz, it's Brandon Woodruff. 170 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: They're okay, and they've got a number of other bodies 171 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: and a number of other relievers in the mix as well. 172 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: But it's interesting that they're in this kind of uncertain 173 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: spot right now at this moment with their pitching staff. 174 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: Now for all that's going on with them, and they 175 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 1: haven't played as well of late as well. 176 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 2: They are still. 177 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: Six games up for the best record in the National League, 178 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: six games ahead of the Dodgers, and they also are 179 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: six and a half games up on the Cubs, so 180 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: they're in a comfortable or reasonably comfortable position. 181 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 2: It's still late August. 182 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: Anything can happen, but I like where the Brewers are, 183 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: so they too, like the Dodgers, just have to get 184 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: to the finish line and get their healthy with their pitching, 185 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: and that is what they are trying to do. 186 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 3: What is the biggest area of concern when you think 187 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 3: about a flexsore strain with Tyler or McGill, I mean 188 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 3: fifteen day il for him. Nothing too serious, that's what 189 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 3: he says. Although when I think of flex sorece strain, 190 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 3: I worry about that. 191 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 2: I always worry about that. 192 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: And again, we'll just have to wait and see how 193 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: this goes. But before we go out of this first segment, 194 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: I want to show you something, Alana that is really cool. 195 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: If the season ended today, here is how the postseason 196 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: would look and there are some amazing matchup here. This 197 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: is if the season ended today. So again, you don't 198 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: know what's going to happen. The bye teams in the 199 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: National League, the Brewers and the Dodgers. 200 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 2: We've discussed that. 201 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: Mets at Phillies in the Wildcards, sorry, no city field. 202 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: Padres at Cubs, that would be an amazing series. And 203 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: for all the things the Cubs have gone through, I've 204 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 1: got a better record than Padres. They've got one of 205 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: the better records in the National League. It's right there 206 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: with the Dodgers as well. So that's the National League. 207 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: Now the American League. 208 00:09:58,559 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 2: This is quite interesting too. 209 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: The buy teams, the Blue Jays and the Tigers. They're 210 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: fairly comfortable. The blue Jays four game lead over the 211 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: Red Sox, four and a half over the Yankees. They 212 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: should get there. And in the wild card Mariners at 213 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: Astros in the AL West Championship and Yankees at Red 214 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: Sox in the AL East kind of consolation bracket. 215 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: So those would be really cool matchups. 216 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: The one thing, as cool as these things are, first 217 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: of all, they can change. Obviously, they can change. And 218 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: the other part that's bugging me a little bit about 219 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: this season, it's all kind of decided right now. We're 220 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: not even in September, and I'm not talking about the matchups. 221 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: I'm talking about we know who the twelve teams pretty 222 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: much are going to be the Reds, Yes, they're still 223 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: in it. The Royals, Yes they're still in it. Big 224 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: series this weekend against the Tigers, another one coming up 225 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: against the Mariners. But I just see the twelve teams 226 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:55,359 Speaker 1: we just listed as the most likely playoff draw. 227 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 3: Ken In what universe would you have thought that the 228 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 3: Tigers and the Blue Jays would have been the teams 229 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 3: with the buye in the American League? 230 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: Would not have thought that in any universe, Alna, But 231 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: give both teams credit. Tigers have built, granted a big 232 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: league in the AL Central and the Blue Jays this 233 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: is a team that I have kind of doubted for 234 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: a while now, and I've doubted them because they have 235 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 1: not played to their talent level. They've not played to 236 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: their ability. And yet this season, I would say they've 237 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: exceeded their talent level. Now they've got some star players, 238 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: but it's the role players who have really defined their season. 239 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,319 Speaker 1: I know Springers had to bounce back the year in 240 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: Vladim Baschett's being great, but it's guys like Barger and 241 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: all these other ones, Ernie Clement who have really defined them. 242 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: And good for the Blue Jays, they're right there. 243 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I feel finally the offense and the defense has 244 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 3: surrounded the good pitching at some more complete team in 245 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 3: terms of the Toronto Blue Jays. Okay, much more to 246 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:00,199 Speaker 3: comm on fair territory with Ken Rosenthal. 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Should 274 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 3: they call up Peyton Tolly, a young man that certainly 275 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 3: has comparisons to Garrett Crochet. Obviously Fitz is now on 276 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 3: the il. What should they do? Matthew Harnett wants to know. 277 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: They need a starter. I believe it's either tomorrow or Saturday, 278 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: and Kyle Harrison is one candidate. Peyton Toley is another. Now, 279 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: Peyton Tolly is kind of a two pitch guy, but 280 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: he's extremely talented. And from talking to Red Sox people, 281 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: you hear the David Price comparison from I believe two 282 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: thousand and eight, Remember when David Price came up and 283 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: was out of the bullpen in the playofs that was 284 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: quite a weapon. The Red Sox are in a little 285 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: bit of a funny place with their rotation. They're getting 286 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: great work out of Crochet. Of course, he's a saw 287 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: young candidate, as well as Brian Beao and Giolito fourth 288 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: and fifth spots a little bit walk So Peyton toly 289 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: is a guy that to me is really interesting. Kyle Harrison, 290 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,119 Speaker 1: who came over in the Devonstrate, has had some success 291 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: in the major leagues. He's not been horrible, so he's 292 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: going to get a shot too. I expect we're going 293 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: to see both before the seasons over, and actually we'll 294 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: see one of them most likely in the next. 295 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 2: Couple of days. 296 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this about Walker Buehler, Ken Rosenthaler, 297 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 3: you surprised that they made that move when they did 298 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 3: to put Buehller in the pen. 299 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: No, and it's all performance based at this time of year, 300 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: that's the beauty of it. No more messing around. It's 301 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: all who can get us there and who is the 302 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: best possible option for the postseason. And Walker Buehler he 303 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: just was not that guy for them. So what happened 304 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: with him taking him out? Of the rotation was not 305 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: a surprise to him or anyone else who's been watching 306 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: that team all year. 307 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, no question about it. Next question involving the New 308 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 3: York Mets shocker from our guy Scott Braun. What do 309 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 3: Kennon Laalana think about the Mets suddenly building a new 310 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 3: rotation at the end of the season with prospects who 311 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 3: many people didn't expect to see until twenty twenty six. 312 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: I love it, and it's just what we were talking 313 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: about with regard to the Red Sox. You're want to 314 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: put your best foot forward at this point of the season. 315 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: There's no more and let's give Frankie Montas a chance. 316 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: I'm just using as an example. I know he's hurt 317 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: right now, but we're not looking at that. We're looking 318 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: at who is going to be the best guy on 319 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: the mound that particular day. Nolan McClain has been an 320 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: absolute revelation, stunning what he has accomplished so far. 321 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 2: I encourage you to read. 322 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: Will Salmon's story in The Athletic Today about last night's game. 323 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: It's a great story and it describes how this guy 324 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: just flummixed the Phillies. All right, Jonah Tong, He's the 325 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: next one coming up. They've got wrote in reserve as well. 326 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 2: Go with these guys. 327 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: Why not if they are capable And certainly McLain is 328 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: there's a maturity about him for guy who wasn't even 329 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: really a full time pitcher until two years ago, that 330 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: is quite unusual. Yeah, the Mets are going to fire 331 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: these bullets, and rightly so why not? 332 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 3: This is a question that makes me laugh because it's 333 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 3: a question I have every single year. It's regarding the 334 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 3: Houston Astro videos two oh seven. How do the Astros 335 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 3: always end up on top of the division even with 336 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 3: the injuries that they have suffered this season, like Blanco 337 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 3: and Alvarez. They just got Alvarez back. Let's not forget that. 338 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 3: You know, Bregman's not there anymore, Tucker's not there anymore. 339 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 3: They've had a lot of injuries, yet there they are 340 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 3: right at the top. 341 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 342 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: At one point, what was its seventeen players on the 343 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: injured list, including eight starting pitchers. 344 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 2: It is amazing what they've done and it. 345 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: Speaks to of course, their culture, their history, recent history, 346 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: their knowledge of what it takes to win. That's a 347 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: big part of this now is back he walked, I believe, 348 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 1: four times in his first seven played appearances in this 349 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: last series, and then last night hit a home run. 350 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: Now that hand is going to be perhaps problematic. We'll 351 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: see if he is fully capable of being ere Don Alvarez, 352 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: but even if not. 353 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 2: He's a presence. 354 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: So they're in reasonably good shape right now. I'd like 355 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: them a lot better if Josh Hater was healthy. We 356 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: didn't mention him, or the person asking the question didn't 357 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 1: want him. But they're formidable and it's going to be 358 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: a really interesting race down the stretch between them and 359 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: the Mariners. Because the Mariners, I've said this before, to me, 360 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: they're like the Blue Jays, talented, but show me prove it, 361 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: and they have not yet done that. They've not yet 362 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 1: gotten over the hump. I don't know that winning the 363 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: division would be what their fans would consider that to be, 364 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: though certainly would be a step forward. 365 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 2: Winning a playoff series or two certainly would be. 366 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: So the Ale West is going to be rather intriguing 367 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: down the stretch, especially with Aohino Suarez seemingly coming out 368 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: of it now. 369 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 2: So we'll see. 370 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 3: That was a huge sign, of course for the Mariners. 371 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 3: Hasn't quite been exactly what they needed yet, but perhaps 372 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 3: that tide is about to change. The next question is 373 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 3: in regards to I guess the Rockies and the Saint 374 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 3: Louis Cardinals, because we know that John Jose Look is 375 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 3: in his final year there as in Saint Louis. Any 376 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 3: chance that he goes to Colorado or is another front 377 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 3: office fit better for him. 378 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 1: I don't expect that he is going to jump into 379 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: another job where he'd be the head of baseball operations. 380 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: He's done this a long time, since two thousand and seven, 381 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: I believe. So we're talking about almost two decades in 382 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: that job, which. 383 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 2: Is a high stress job. 384 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: And whatever your opinion of John Isaiah like, I'm just 385 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: talking about. 386 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 2: The difficulty of the position. 387 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: So I would expect that if he does anything next 388 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: year besides being a consultant for the Cardinals, he would 389 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 1: accept a lesser role rather than a head of base 390 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: operations role. Now, could he be a club president overseeing everything? 391 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: I guess he's president based operations for the Cardinal. I 392 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: don't know if it's that much of a distinction, but 393 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: I would be surprised if he was the guy in 394 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: Colorado simply because it seems to me from talking to him, 395 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: from talking to others, he wants to take a step. 396 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 3: Back, And wouldn't it be interesting for him to go 397 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 3: to Colorado Ken just because that's a massive rebuild. I mean, 398 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 3: I could see maybe an organization perhaps that has a 399 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 3: little bit more they're a little bit closer to winning 400 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 3: than maybe Colorado. Maybe that would be more intriguing for 401 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 3: him if at all. 402 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would think you're right, Alta, that Colorado is 403 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: such a difficult puzzle to solve. That coming off what 404 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: he's coming off of a couple of really difficult years 405 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: with the Cardinals. I don't know did he wants to 406 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: jump into that. I'll use the word mess because it 407 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: is a mess. They need so much work done on 408 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: their infrastructure and everything else. It's going to take a 409 00:19:58,320 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 1: while for them to get where they want to be. 410 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 3: All right, time now for a little break. We're gonna 411 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 3: come back and talk about Dude and Dork of the Week. 412 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 4: OKAYKP, this is your first arena club experience. We're going 413 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 4: to open a slab pack together. So first off, we're 414 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 4: gonna buy one of those twenty five dollars slab packs 415 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 4: and we get to see what is in the pack. 416 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 4: There it is the Grail, which is the best card 417 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 4: in the pack and worth the most. There are some 418 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 4: other cards that we're chasing, and you can see the 419 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 4: entire lineup so that you know what you're in the 420 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 4: running for. There's the Yamamoto signed card. Now let's open 421 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 4: up our pack and see how we do. We have 422 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 4: ourselves a really cool graphic and then a show heyo 423 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 4: TWI fifty to fifty card from last year. What do 424 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 4: you want to do? Should we sell it right back 425 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 4: to them for sixteen or should we keep it? 426 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: You should give it to me, I'll kay. 427 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 4: Good answer, Fine, I will give it to you. Since 428 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,719 Speaker 4: the Blue Jays didn't Ghetto Tani, you can get this 429 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 4: fifty to fifty card instead. Use the code foul ful 430 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,360 Speaker 4: to get yourself twenty percent off your first slab pack 431 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 4: or card purchase. Yes, you get to keep that card 432 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 4: if you want it. They send it to you foul 433 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 4: at Arena club dot com slash foul. 434 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: Dude, dude, dude. 435 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 3: Okay, give us the props. Ken Rosenthal, who is your 436 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 3: dude of the week? 437 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 2: All right? 438 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: I was really tempted to give it to the A's 439 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: second best record in the Major since July twenty fourth, 440 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: just swept the Tigers. But we have not talked on 441 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: this show about Michael Harris the second and his remarkable 442 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: runaround with the Atlanta Braves. I want to show you 443 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: the stats kind of before and after, because they illustrate 444 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: just how far he has come. This was one of 445 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: the worst offensive players in baseball, if not the worst, 446 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: through July tenth. Two of five batting average five thirty 447 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: nine OPS. Since July tenth, when he raised his hands 448 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: over his head, he had them down around his chest 449 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: three forty three batting average one point zero zero one ops. 450 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: He is the dude of the last two months, actually 451 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: two and a half months at this point. So Michael Harris, 452 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:06,239 Speaker 1: good for you. I always love it when players who 453 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: were down kind of turn it around, and he's certainly 454 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: done that in a big way. 455 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 3: Comeback player of the year quality, I don't know. 456 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: I don't know because that kind of relates to last 457 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 1: year more than in season comeback. But he's certainly done 458 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: a lot this season. 459 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 3: I'm happy for him. It's good to see those types 460 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 3: of guys, good, good dude playing well as well. All right, 461 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 3: minus Colson Montgomery because anybody that can hit four home 462 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 3: runs in a week is a big deal. But how 463 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 3: about a home run in four straight games? We often 464 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 3: hear about that from the superstars, and maybe a lot 465 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 3: of folks don't even know who Colson Montgomery is. But 466 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 3: he has fourteen home runs in forty three career games, 467 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 3: So good for him. I'm happy to see a young 468 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 3: man that is making the most of the time that 469 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:50,399 Speaker 3: he's been given. 470 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: White Sox top prospect and a guy who had some 471 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: swing issues in the minor leagues and has really come on. 472 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: But as we go to dork of the Week, the 473 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: White Sox are going to get nominated or named in 474 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 1: another way. 475 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 3: All right, dork of the Week, here we go. 476 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 2: All right, a lot, I'll take it right out here. 477 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:16,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, you teased it, go for it. 478 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give it to the Chicago White Sox. And 479 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: here's why they didn't trade Luise Robert Jr. 480 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 2: At the deadline. 481 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: Now. I know his value is not what it once was, 482 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 1: but they were facing a situation either trade him or 483 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: you face the decision of picking up his twenty million 484 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: dollar option. 485 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 2: We're not gonna trade him. 486 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,719 Speaker 1: We didn't like the offers. That's fine, I understand that, 487 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: But here they are now guess who might be done 488 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: for the season. 489 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 2: Luise Robert Junior. 490 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: What a shock he would finish the season because of 491 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: that strain left hamstring with one hundred and ten games played. 492 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: He's played more than one hundred and ten only once 493 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 1: in his career. 494 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 2: So what do you do now? 495 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: You probably pick up the option, That's what they're signaling, 496 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 1: because well, what else are you gonna do but paying 497 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: twenty million for a guy I know. I know he's 498 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: a really good defender, and I know he's a great 499 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 1: base runner. But it's a waste of money. I know 500 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: they've got financial flexibility. It doesn't matter. 501 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 2: This was not. 502 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: Handled well by the White Sox Dorks of the Week. 503 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 3: I feel like they've handled this whole Louise Robert Junior 504 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 3: situation wrong the entire time. It's just been a messy, 505 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 3: entire situation. Okay for me, my doork of the week 506 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,679 Speaker 3: is Major League Baseball? What are we doing? Do we 507 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 3: hate our own sport? Why are we announcing the twenty 508 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 3: twenty six schedule in the middle of the day on Tuesday? 509 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 3: I just don't understand, Like, what is the point in 510 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 3: an afternoon on Tuesday afternoon. By the way, Taylor Swift 511 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 3: and Travis Kelce got engaged on the same day, at 512 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 3: least they noticed or posted it on the same day, 513 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 3: and it was National Dog Day. What are we doing 514 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 3: major League Baseball? Like, let's let's have a little bit 515 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 3: more of a decent timing of this. Do we need 516 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 3: to know where we're playing in twenty twenty six on 517 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:56,640 Speaker 3: August twenty sixth, I ask you Ken Rosenthal a lot. 518 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: I would just ask you, what is a better day 519 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: for this? Now, they were already late with the schedule. 520 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: That might have factored into why it came out on 521 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 1: a Tuesday. 522 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 2: But when would we do this? I don't know of 523 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 2: a great time. 524 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: And by the way, they did get. 525 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 2: Blown out of the water by Taylor and Travis that I. 526 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 3: Mean, my goodness, Travis and Taylor taken over the spot. 527 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. 528 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 3: I don't know, just not a Tuesday afternoon. I mean, 529 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 3: there's got to be a Friday night, Friday nights at Sunday, 530 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 3: and I don't know when people are actually paying attention. 531 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 3: I mean, how many games are being played on it? Anyway, 532 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 3: I digress. All right, we want to say goodbye to 533 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 3: all of the folks watching us on TV, thank you 534 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:37,239 Speaker 3: for joining us. We will be right back with our 535 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 3: YouTube fan right after this. All right, for those of 536 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,160 Speaker 3: you on YouTube still with us, Hello, welcome back, Alana Rizzo, 537 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 3: Ken Rosenthal here on Fair Territory. Let me ask you this, Ken, 538 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 3: the Kansas City Royals make the postseason if. 539 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: If they get really hot, and that's what it's going 540 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 1: to take. Now, They've got the Tigers this weekend at home. 541 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: They are playing better, and they're hitting better. They've been 542 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: an offensively challenged team really for most of the season. 543 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 1: So I would say, Alana, they've got a slug. They've 544 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: got to get great work out of their starters. I mean, 545 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: all of the things you would normally say. But this 546 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: is a team capable of doing that. I just don't 547 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: know if they're going to have enough and if any 548 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: of the team's currently in wild card position the Red Sox, Yankees, 549 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: Mariners will slip enough for the Royals to come up. 550 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,679 Speaker 1: But I'm eager to see them this weekend against the 551 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: Tigers in Kansas City. I'm eager to see that series 552 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: they haven't against Seattle coming up in a couple of weeks, 553 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: I believe, and let's face it, Bobby Witt, Vinnie Pasquentino, 554 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: zal Perez, Yastremsky's there. Now, it's a better looking offense 555 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: then it's been, and I don't rule them out. It's 556 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,959 Speaker 1: just kind of a long road. Their playoff odds this 557 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: morning are fourteen percent. That sounds about right to me. 558 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 3: Are you more excited to see this Ale Central matchup 559 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,959 Speaker 3: or AJ Pierzynski, who's doing the game with you on Fox? 560 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:03,200 Speaker 2: Well, that's an excellent question. 561 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: I saw Aj last week, so I'd be good not 562 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: seeing AJ this week. But no, I actually, in all 563 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: seriousness for all the shenanigans on foul Territory, I love 564 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: working games with AJ. We have a lot of fun, 565 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 1: and we'll be with Jason Bennetti this weekend, so I expect, 566 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 1: let's just put it this way, a lively broadcast with 567 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: those cats in the booth. 568 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, Jason Bennetti is great. I know that AJ is 569 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 3: already on his way there. If not already, he is 570 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 3: on his way soon. We're gonna go ahead and say 571 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,439 Speaker 3: goodbye for now. Thank It's for everybody for watching and listening. 572 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 3: Fou Territory is next. The afore mentioned Aj Przinski Scott 573 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 3: Brown their live from the pro Rivals open with Eric Kraat. 574 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 3: The guys welcome John Smoltz to the show, who happens 575 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 3: to be the commissioner of this uh this tournament, and 576 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 3: Joe Carter by the way, Russell Ortiz as well a 577 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 3: lot of fun like Terror. Then we'll be back with 578 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 3: the fresh episode on Monday. Bye guys. Bet MGM is 579 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 3: giving you the chance to win a prize every day 580 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 3: during the baseball season. Step into the batter's box for 581 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 3: BETMGM Swing for the Fences, free to play game. 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