1 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I'm 2 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal, coming to you from Houston today, scene of 3 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: the WBC pool play and now the quarterfinals, and I 4 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: am joined, of course by my friend Alana Rizzo, who's 5 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: coming to you from Parts unknown. We're going to talk 6 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 1: a lot of WBC today and we're going to get 7 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: into all of the fun and the craziness that has 8 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 1: occurred over the last week or so. 9 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 2: It has been crazy, Ken, as we head to the 10 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: knockout round. This is brought to you, of course, by 11 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 2: Fox One. All of our World Baseball Classic coverage is 12 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 2: brought to you by our friends at Fox one, which 13 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: is live stream all your Fox favorites together in one place, 14 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: including all WBC games over the next few weeks, and 15 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: after that the best Major League Baseball action all season long. Ken, 16 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 2: you mentioned you are in Houston. A big one today 17 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 2: in the quarterfinals, Team USA versus Team Canada eight pm 18 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: on Fox. You are on the call. What is what 19 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 2: is your feeling about Team USA's chances to win it all? 20 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: After the Italy lost, But thank goodness to those Italians 21 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: because the Americans are in all right. 22 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: Actually a lot of the games tomorrow. Sorry, no, probably, 23 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: we don't want to have any misspeaking here. 24 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 3: Yes I misspoke. Oh gosh. 25 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: So, as I wrote last night, as that game ended 26 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: between Italy and Mexico, the US got a reprieve here. 27 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: And for all the drama that happened over the last 28 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: twenty four to thirty six hours, with the actual miss 29 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: speaking by the manager Mark de Rosa, with the flat 30 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: performance against Italy, flat at least for the first few innings, 31 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: and with all of that was just circulating around this team, 32 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: the long meeting, the fact that they were dragging according 33 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: to their manager or some of the guys, were that 34 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: all years now, or at least it should because the 35 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: moment the first pitch is thrown Friday night in the 36 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: quarterfinal against Canada, it's a new ballgame for them and 37 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: they have a chance now to just go forward and 38 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: just forget all that happened. And listen, mistakes are made. 39 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: Guys have bad days. We all get it. We all 40 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: have bad days. And that's what happened. It happened all 41 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 1: around for Team USA, from the manager to the players, 42 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: and as I wrote today before, it was kind of 43 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: inconceivable that it came to this, but it did, and 44 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: now again because of Italy's win, Italy wins Group B, 45 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: Pool B and the finishes as the runner up Italy 46 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: four and oh US three and one, Mexico two and two. 47 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: No tie breakers, no run quotient formula, no nothing. And now, 48 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: as you said, allot it, it's the knockout round. US 49 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: Versus Canada Logan Web versus Michael Soroka is the scheduled matchup, 50 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: and it seems to me the US should win this 51 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: game and advance to the semifinal against likely or possibly 52 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: the Dominican Republic. But I think we've learned in this 53 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: tournament not to take anything for granted. And clearly we're 54 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: going to see now if the US can rebound and 55 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: how they rebound, and how the rows, some managers and 56 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 1: all the questions that surface the other night are going 57 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: to come to the four. But we'll see how it 58 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: plays out. And I don't want to dismiss Canada. They're 59 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: going to start in this game Soroka, who is a 60 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: guy with a lot of talent. He's been hurt in 61 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: his career a time. They've got Owen Casey, the Marlins prospect, 62 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: who is likely going to be on their team. He's hot. 63 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: They've got Josh Naylor, They've got bon Naylor, they have 64 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: major league quality players, and as we've seen with Italy, 65 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: major league quality players and some good young players can 66 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: take you a long way in this tournament. 67 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: I want to ask you Ken. You also wrote though, 68 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 2: that the player buy in for future years could be 69 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: a factor if this tournament does end on a sour 70 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: note for Team USA. I'm assuming that you're speaking specifically 71 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: about a mayor American players or Team USA players in 72 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: terms of a future buy in. 73 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: Yes, I am, And remember there was a problem with 74 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: Buyan in the past before twenty three, and twenty three 75 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: kind of changed things. Obviously the dramatic game that ended 76 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: it with a tiny striking out trout, but even some 77 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: of the great games that took place before that one, 78 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: players were more motivated this time to play. But if 79 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: this ends badly and there's criticism and all the things 80 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 1: that come with losing and elimination, my question is, Okay, 81 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: are guys going to be less inclined if they don't 82 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 1: have a certain amount of playing time guaranteed. I don't 83 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: know that it's going to take place that way. And yes, 84 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: I was getting a little ahead of myself, but Byan's 85 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: fragile with the US players, and it's a little bit 86 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: different than it is with the players in Asian and 87 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: Latin American countries. So I do wonder if indeed this 88 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: becomes something of a negative ending if things change, or 89 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: it could be the other way too. That increases the 90 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: motivation for players, Hey, we want to win. That's it. 91 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: Maybe the guy who is the next Tarrek Schooll, a 92 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: free agent pitcher who is entering his walk ear says, 93 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm pitching twice, not once. Let's go. 94 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: So I don't know how it's going to turn out, 95 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: but it's just one thing that is a possible ramification here. 96 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 2: You mentioned Owen Casey earlier perhaps making the team for 97 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 2: the Marlins. 98 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 3: Is he a future star? Ken? 99 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 2: Is this guy in terms of his stock? Is it ascending? 100 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 2: What do you know about him? 101 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: It's been high for quite some time. It's the top 102 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: one hundred prospect. He's a guy that obviously the Cubs 103 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: did not want to part with in the trade for 104 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: Edward Cabrera, but he is someone that they ultimately did 105 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: part with because they got the control on Cabrera and 106 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: obviously they felt that the exchange was worthwhile. But Casey's 107 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: been hot in this tournament. He's been really good. He's 108 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:00,119 Speaker 1: someone with an immense promise because of his physique and 109 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: his power and all the things that come with it. 110 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: So I'm looking forward to seeing him here and I'm 111 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: looking forward to seeing Canada play. They've done a great 112 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: job so far. And Puerto Rico is the other team 113 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: in the quarterfinal in Houston. They're going to play Italy, 114 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: and they've had a great story too, because of all 115 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: the insurance problems that they had earlier. No Lindor, no care, 116 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: no Jose Berrios, and yet now they get there with 117 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: Yadier Molina as their manager. It's going to be really 118 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: interesting to see them play Italy. And then, of course 119 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: we have the other matchups going on in Miami with 120 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: Dominican Republic, Korea and Venezuela, and also of course Japan. 121 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, let's take a look at that bracket. 122 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 2: We talked exclusively so far about Team USA versus Team Canada, 123 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 2: but there are three other games going on in the bracket. 124 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 3: You can see it there. 125 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: It's going to be Korea going up against the Dominican Republic. 126 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 2: Of course, the United States and Canada. Then it's going 127 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 2: to be Puerto Rico against Mexico and then Venezuela going 128 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: up against Japan. So let's talk ken about to the 129 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 2: Dominican game, the Korea versus the DR game on Saturday 130 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 2: on Friday rather on FS two. That's in Miami. It's 131 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: six thirty Eastern. The Dominican Republic. 132 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 3: I don't know. 133 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: Do you think they had the best chance Tea in 134 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: pool play? Do you think they were the best team 135 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 2: in pool play? 136 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: I do, and I actually believe they're the favorite in 137 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: this tournament. They're riding obviously a wave of emotion. The 138 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: highlights from Miami from pool play were astounding, one after another. 139 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:33,239 Speaker 1: The home runs, the celebrations, the passion that they play with. Now, 140 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: is there pitching going to be good enough to get 141 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: through this tournament? We're gonna find out. But at the 142 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: same time, they are a team that I expect will 143 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: be Korea and I expect would give the US a 144 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: big problem in the semi final, though it would be 145 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: Schiens starting for the US. So I still see the 146 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: DR as really good. And we talk about the US 147 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: lineup all the time out it's so good Themican Republic 148 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: line up. It's really good too. It's every bit is good, 149 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: if not better. So I do see them beating Korea. 150 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: I expect Korea will be just overwhelmed by what the 151 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,679 Speaker 1: Dominican Republic has Offensively, we'll. 152 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 3: See, all right. 153 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 2: Now, does Korea have a puncher's chance? Though you had 154 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: mentioned that they might be a little bit overwhelmed. I mean, 155 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 2: we didn't think that some of these teams were going 156 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 2: to advance, and they did. 157 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 3: Does Korea have a shot? 158 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Alana. And the one thing we learned from the 159 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: Italy US game is yes, there's always a puncher's chance. 160 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: It's baseball. I'm not excusing what happened with the US. 161 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: They should have won that game. Should have beaten Michael Lorenzen, 162 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: who's kind of a journeyman right hander, should have beaten 163 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: the team that was playing some younger guys and guys 164 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: who had a combined zero All Star appearances. But it 165 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: is baseball, so things can happen. And Korea, like Japan, 166 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: plays fundamentally sound, and yes, they have a puncher's chance. Absolutely. 167 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 3: Okay. 168 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 2: Now the other game, this one's on Saturday, three pm 169 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 2: Eastern on FS one, the one in Houston, Italy, versus 170 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: Puerto Rico three pm Eastern. 171 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 3: I tell you what, if anything can. 172 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 2: Italy is riding high, not only on the espresso, but 173 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 2: on the thought that they've got a fighting chance in 174 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 2: this thing. 175 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: Four and owen Pool play, and I don't know that 176 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: anyone anticipated that. And they have a very intriguing blend 177 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: of players, and yes, Pascentino had the amazing night last 178 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: night with three homers. They have some other major league 179 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: veterans as well, but some of their younger players have 180 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: really come to the fore here. Dante Nori, Nick Morbido, 181 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: Sam Antonacci, a lot of these guys. They're not top 182 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: one hundred prospects, but their top ten prospects in their 183 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: organizations and in the players' parlance, they are showing out. 184 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: So Italy, with Samuel Aldegary on the mound, should be 185 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: in a good spot here and I would expect that 186 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: they're going to be the favorite in that game to 187 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,319 Speaker 1: advance to the semifinals. 188 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 2: The one I'm excited about as well ken Saturday night 189 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 2: on Fox, of course in Miami Venezuela going up against Japan, 190 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 2: and I think what makes me the most excited is 191 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 2: the probables in terms of the starting pitching Ranger Suarez 192 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: versus Yoshi Nobu Yamamoto. 193 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: That is a playoff caliber matchup right there. We've probably 194 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: seen that matchup in the playoffs. Well maybe not exactly 195 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: that matchup, but those guys are both pitchers who have 196 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: played for playoff caliber teams. Yamamoto had the great run 197 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: last year in October and range of Suarez is going 198 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: to be the coolest customer in that ballpark that night. 199 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: He is always the coolest customer whenever he pitches. So 200 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: you talked about, well, does Korea have a puncher's chance? Yes, 201 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: and so does Venezuela. It's not maybe as powerful a 202 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: team as it could have been with al Tuve and 203 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: of course, but they still got Salparez, They've still got 204 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: a Kunya, They've got some guys, and that's going to 205 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: be a fun game to watch. I would think. 206 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 3: I'm looking forward to it. 207 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 2: If you had to kind of pick the winners of 208 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 2: each of the four ken, who are you picking right now? 209 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: I'll go with US. I'll go with Italy, Dominican Republic 210 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: and Japan, and that would be a spectacular semi final group, 211 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: no doubt. And if Puerto Ricoo gets past Italy. That 212 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: would be great too, because Miami, of course is I 213 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: would think, in my view anyway, the capital of Latin 214 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 1: America in many ways, and there are people from all 215 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: different countries in Latin America who live in Miami who 216 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: are extremely passionate about baseball. We've seen it in the 217 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: crowds so far in pool play. So if you got 218 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: Puerto Rico there along with the Dominican Republic and maybe 219 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: even Venezuela, you could really see something. 220 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 3: There's still some great teams out there. 221 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 2: It's gonna be a lot of fun as the quarterfinals, 222 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 2: of course have started, from the WBC through the World Series, 223 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 2: to the World Cup, to NASCAR and IndyCar. With Fox One, 224 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 2: you'll get it all live. Start your seven day free 225 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 2: trial today offers our subject to change. Download Fox one 226 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 2: today and stream the World Baseball Classic live now through 227 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 2: March seventeenth. Go to foxwe dot com for complete terms 228 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 2: and conditions. Fox won streaming. 229 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 3: Now. It is time for Grill and Ken. 230 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 2: You guys get the opportunity to ask Ken Rosenthal a question. 231 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 2: So what we're going to start with here, Ken is 232 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 2: starting with your favorite moment of pool play. We've had 233 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 2: some great matchups so far, some great games in pool play. 234 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 3: Anything stand out to you. 235 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: The espresso machine. And here's the funny story behind the 236 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: espresso machine. So obviously it's in the dugout for the 237 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: first game, which I believe was against Brazil, I'm not 238 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: exactly sure. And that night the players were basically getting 239 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: their throats burned because the espresso is so hot. So 240 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: they put the athletic trainers in charge of it, and 241 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: now they're pre making the shots, so it's a little 242 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 1: bit cooler. They are a little bit cooler once the 243 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: players get to them. They're not getting their throats burned. 244 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: And that has been one of the highlights of the 245 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,599 Speaker 1: tournament for me, just seeing after Italian hole runs and 246 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: they hit seven in the last two games. By the way, 247 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: those espresso. 248 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 2: Shots, I agree with you on that, but I see 249 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 2: your espresso shots and I will raise you the double kiss. 250 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 2: So I love the fact that Vinnie Pasquentino started doing 251 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 2: this with the Royals, and now he obviously brought it 252 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: to the Italian dugout. He was kind of just the 253 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 2: barista for a while until a massive game for Italy yesterday. 254 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 2: But the whole double kiss, it's a very Italian thing. 255 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 2: It's a very Latin thing to do. That has to 256 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 2: be my favorite moment. Plus watching the Dominican players play 257 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 2: and the absolute joy that the Dominican team has and 258 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 2: just how much fun it is, all the just the 259 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,959 Speaker 2: overall celebration and all of those types of things. 260 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 3: So I love it. 261 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 2: I love the WBC because of this. The power of 262 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 2: espresso as armand is amazing. Has pointed out as well 263 00:13:54,160 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 2: as far as here's another question here from Foul Territory Show. Oh, actually, 264 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 2: here's some roster changes too, so let's see this. Will 265 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 2: vest Ken, Tyler, Rogers, Tim Hill reportedly added to Team USA. 266 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 2: Anyone else not on the roster that could end that 267 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:12,559 Speaker 2: could impact the end result. 268 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 3: What do you think about that? 269 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: Yes, Joe Ryan and these changes were expected. Matt strom 270 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: is another reliever who has been on the designated Picture 271 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: pool list and he could be added at some point. 272 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: So here's the deal with this. You can add four 273 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: pictures after pool play and you can see those three names. 274 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: Matt Strow might be the other for all I know, 275 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: those three, I guess have been announced, and then after 276 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: the quarterfinal you can add two more pictures. So Joe 277 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: Ryan made his first spring start a couple of days ago. 278 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: He looked good, three scoreless innings, and of course he's 279 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: coming off that lower back inflammation, so he will be 280 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: in play if they add him for the championship game 281 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: if they get there. So these additions were largely expected. 282 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: Du Rosa basically said, it's guarantee they're going to be 283 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: check changes last week, and you see those relievers right there. 284 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: They will come in and refresh the pitching staff, so 285 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: to speak. And I know that one of the guys 286 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: who has gone is Ryan Yarborough. He's back in the 287 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: Yankees camp this morning. So this was the plan all along, 288 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: and other teams will probably make similar changes. 289 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 2: I love this next question Ken from Muncy fifteen. Two 290 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 2: pitchers who pitched last night, Aaron Nola and Sandi al Contra. 291 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 2: Who looks better to have the bigger bounce back season. 292 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: Oh, great question and both pitched really well, I would 293 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: say Alcantra, and this is going to be his second 294 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: year removed from Tommy John and he, after a tough 295 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: start last year, kind of got rolling and it's going 296 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: to be probably his free agent year. I believe there's 297 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: an option that they're going to most likely decline or 298 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: more likely than anything, they'll trade him, and I just 299 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: expect Sandia al Contra to be back to what he was, 300 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: maybe not cy young form, but certainly one of the 301 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: top pitchers in the game. And that's not the discount. No, well, 302 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: he looked great last night. He is an accomplished, quality 303 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: major league pitcher and I kind of always expect him 304 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: to pitch well and I'm surprised when he doesn't. 305 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 2: He is ready to take any position, anything that they 306 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 2: want him to do. We'll talk about that momentarily. Hamilton 307 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 2: the Babe Porter, any concerns with Nolan McClain starting for 308 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 2: the US in the finals if they make it young player, 309 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 2: young arm and he thought there can. 310 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's certainly a concern that he struggled a little 311 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: bit in that last game. It's interesting he struck out 312 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: the side against Italy to start the game and then 313 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: he had some things happen and ends up allowing three 314 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: runs in three innings. Is it ideal? No, it's not ideal. 315 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: Would you rather have Trek Scooble come on one hundred percent? 316 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: But Nolan McLain is a guy who is not afraid. 317 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: He's got six pitches and I would expect that the 318 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: last game was a lonely experience. And again, one of 319 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: the key things to remember here, if they get that far, 320 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a fresh pitching staff. They're gonna have 321 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: guys rested. There's a day off in between the semifinal 322 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: in the final for us, they should be in a 323 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: decent position, as decent as they can be. If you 324 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: have Ryan available, if you have some others available, some 325 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: of these new relievers, Mason Miller, All these guys should 326 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: be okay. Is it perfect? No, But worry about that 327 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: when they get there. They've got to get there first. 328 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 2: Can Are you concerned about Mark de Rosa perhaps being 329 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 2: a little hamstrung in terms of pitchers, particularly relief pitchers. 330 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 2: Obviously had Kersha up late against Italy that didn't end 331 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 2: up working out. He went with Mason Miller. I believe 332 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 2: instead any concern there about the way that the bullpen 333 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 2: would need to be managed moving forward. 334 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: That's the biggest challenge that Rosa and his staff face 335 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: handling the pitching now. The Kershaw moved the other night, 336 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: and a lot of people were very critical of the 337 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: fact he's warming up. Why is he warming up when 338 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,719 Speaker 1: you still have Mason Miller. Well, Mason Miller could not 339 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: come in the eighth and then come back for the ninth. 340 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: That's one of the restrictions on him. And if Bednar 341 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: had gotten past twenty five pitches, and he nearly did, 342 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 1: then they were essentially out of pitching. And that's why 343 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 1: Kershel would have needed to be in the game. So 344 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: that wasn't a case of taking the opponent lightly or 345 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: not understanding the rules. He was hamstrung in that particular case. 346 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: So I would expect that with the new pitchers coming 347 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: in it would ease the problem somewhat. But at the 348 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: same time, handling a staff is definitely the biggest issue 349 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 1: that this team is going to face that a lot 350 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: of teams do face in this tournament. 351 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,120 Speaker 2: Can Maybe we're not talking about Team Japan enough, which 352 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 2: is interesting because they are the reigning champs of course, 353 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 2: of the WBC a few years ago. Does Japan playing 354 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 2: a road game against a possibly pro Venezuela crowd help 355 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 2: the underdog, You. 356 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 1: Could say that, But they played a road game in 357 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty three tournament as well, actually two road 358 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: games to get to where they got to, and they 359 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: beat Mexico in the semifinal if I'm not mistaken, and 360 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 1: then of course they beat the US in the finals. 361 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: So I don't know that Team Japan is going to 362 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: be perturbed by anything that might happen, going to be 363 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: in a good spot. They know how to handle this. 364 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: And having Otani as your team leader, we saw the 365 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: stability he provided for this team in twenty three. Remember 366 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: what he told the players before the championship game when 367 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: they were going to play the US. He said, Hey, 368 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: I know you've watched these guys on TV. I know 369 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: you know who they are. They're not better than us. 370 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: Let's just go play and see what happens. 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He said, yes, 410 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,199 Speaker 1: this is the kind of challenge and this kind of 411 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: environment that we play for, we live for, and that's 412 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: what separates these players from mortal men. And he said, 413 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: even if they embarrassed me, it'll be a great experience, 414 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: it'll be a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. Well, 415 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: it didn't embarrass him. He pitched brilliantly, So he is 416 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: my dude of the week. Michael Lorenzen. Yeah. 417 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 2: Michael Lorenzen and the other couple of Rockies pitchers that 418 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 2: are participating in the World Baseball Classic all pitching very well. 419 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 2: I don't think amongst the three of them they've given 420 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 2: up an earned run yet. Somebody fact checked me on that, 421 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 2: but I'm pretty certain about that. 422 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 3: My dude of the week. 423 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 2: Again, a lot of different people to choose from, but 424 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 2: I'm taking Vinny p. I just love everything about this guy. 425 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 2: I love the energy, I love the self listeners that 426 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 2: he brings not only to his team with the Royals, 427 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 2: but what he's done for Team Italy. I mean, taken 428 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 2: every single shot of espresso, bringing the kissing into the dugout, 429 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 2: the fact that he hit three home runs that's never 430 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 2: been done in a WBC game before. I just love 431 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 2: his energy, and I loved his postgame interview of course, 432 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 2: when he was saying you're welcome, USA. I just think 433 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 2: he's a good dude. He's good for the game, and 434 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 2: it's fun to see him have fun all right. Time 435 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 2: now for our dork of the week, Okay, Ken again, 436 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 2: kind of a lot to choose from this week. 437 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 3: Who do you have? 438 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: All Right? I know the obvious choice is Mark de Rosa, 439 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 1: but he's taken enough heat in the last twenty four hours, 440 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: so I'm going to question why are former employer MLB 441 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: Network saw fit to put de Rosa on the air 442 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: the morning after that game against Mexico when they had 443 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,719 Speaker 1: in the clubhouse until late at night. And he is 444 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 1: the manager of this team, he should not be required 445 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 1: to be doing his normal TV appearances or even any 446 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: TV appearances during the tournament, and he has enough media 447 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: obligations as just the manager of the team before games, 448 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: press conferences and meetings with the broadcasters. That should not 449 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 1: have happened. And I don't know if he was tired, 450 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: if he was confused, if he didn't know the rules, 451 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: although I really do believe he did. But in my view, 452 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: he could have been corrected on the air by Matt 453 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: and Harold. A lot of things could have gone differently here. 454 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: And it's tough because at times you feel like he 455 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: got let down by some people around him, and I 456 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: believe that happened here, and I'm not sure exactly who, 457 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: and I'm sure exactly how they should have gone down, 458 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: And he certainly has responsibility and he's taken responsibility for it. 459 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: No problem there, but man, I don't know that he 460 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: should be doing his normal morning circuit or even his 461 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: extra circuit. And he's the manager of Team USA. 462 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 2: Can somebody in the Mark DeRosa camp or Team USA 463 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 2: camp could have intervened there and said, hey, that's a mistake, 464 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 2: let's get this corrected early. It goes along the line 465 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 2: in terms of my dork of the Week with kind 466 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,360 Speaker 2: of what you're saying. I think Evan Drelik had a 467 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 2: great tweet about this. A league run network has a 468 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 2: league run tournament and hires a network league employee to 469 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 2: manage the team. Seems like too much league going on there, 470 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 2: So I'm kind of going with that. It's just a 471 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 2: lot of league and I think obviously that's why Mark 472 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 2: DeRosa was on Hot Stove the following morning, because of 473 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 2: course he is a Major League Baseball Network employee. I 474 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 2: think MLB Network does a great job covering our sport, 475 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 2: but I don't know that everything being so league driven. Obviously, 476 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 2: the WBC is owned by the league, the network is 477 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 2: owned by the league. Deroso works for MLB Network. All 478 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 2: of the things, it's just too much league going on 479 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 2: and not a ton of separation. 480 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 3: Go ahead. 481 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: And one more point here too, Alana, And I don't 482 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: know exactly how that appearance came about, but de Rosa 483 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: mentioned that that was Scourgion and Harold Reynold or his friends, 484 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: and maybe he was just trying to do his friends 485 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: a favor. But in general, he's kind of just do 486 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 1: his job here and not that job, the main job, 487 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: and that is something that in the future I would 488 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: expect is going to change some How do. 489 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 2: You expect him to respond as a manager? Can Some 490 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 2: of the criticism was that Mark de Rosa doesn't have 491 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 2: any managerial experience? 492 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 3: Why is he? 493 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 2: Who is a very good analyst, I believe I learn 494 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 2: a lot from dro Why is he managing Team USA 495 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 2: when there are actual bona fide managers who have MLB 496 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 2: managerial experience sitting out there? How does he respond as 497 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 2: a manager? And is the criticism fair? 498 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: That's certainly a fair question, And the one thing I 499 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: would say is that question was much more applicable in 500 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three when he hadn't done this, and at 501 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,120 Speaker 1: that time he's named the manager, and not that many 502 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: people were critical of it. It seemed like, Okay, he's 503 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: a guy that has managerial aspirations, or at least did 504 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: at that time, so why not put him out there? 505 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: And he now has the experience from twenty twenty three, 506 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: So if you're asking that question, that question really should 507 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 1: have been asked, then it's fair. And in the future 508 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: I would expect maybe they go with a more experienced manager. 509 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,919 Speaker 1: Remember Buck Martinez, Joe Torre and Jim Leland were the 510 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 1: managers before Duro, so they all were former major league managers, 511 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: and I can see that happening again. But at the 512 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 1: same time, he is in a better spot this time 513 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: than he was last time he's gone through this. That's 514 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: not to say that a more experienced guy couldn't do better, 515 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:37,719 Speaker 1: but really, what's the damage that he has done here? Okay, 516 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: maybe some questionable lineup decisions, some of them worked out 517 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: better than that people have talked about. Pete crow Armstrong 518 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: had two home runs in place of Byron Buxton. I 519 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,919 Speaker 1: don't know that he's screwed up the game. I do think, 520 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: and I basically wrote this, I don't know that they 521 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: took that game seriously enough. And that is on the manager, 522 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: it's on the entire team. But is that due to 523 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: his inexperience or is that due to just overconfidence? Well? 524 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 2: Mark de rosa Italian man as well. He owes Team 525 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 2: Italy a big fat dinner when this is all over. 526 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 2: We appreciate you guys being with us. Thank you so 527 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 2: much for watching and listening out. Territory is coming up next, ajay, 528 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 2: is that twins? I'm going to be over there as well, 529 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 2: hooking up with a J and Eric Kratz. We have 530 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 2: great guests today, Fair with ten returns on Monday. Enjoy 531 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 2: the knockout round. 532 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 3: We'll talk to you then.