1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: The Year of the Rookie continues. Happy Connor Griffin debut 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: day to those who celebrate, I know someone celebrating right here. 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: Should we do crattats before we even start the show today, 4 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: because it's so obvious? 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: I mean, is there any other iconic hat that worn 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: forward or backwards like a buffoon is better than the 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: Pirates throwback? I think it's like seventies when they were 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 2: like legit. And for everybody on Twitter that came after 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: me about my Connor Griffin, I was actually I was 10 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: actually in favor of this the Pirates. I feel like 11 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 2: did a really good job. Good job Pirates. Not everything 12 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 2: that is said about the Pirates on the show is 13 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 2: slander and hate. Okay, so great job Pirates. You've got 14 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: extra value out of not disclosing when you're going to 15 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: sign Connor Griffin to an extension like everybody else would do. 16 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: I think we're better off doing days when Twitter doesn't 17 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: come after krats AJ and we can ask him why 18 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: people are not coming after him. 19 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't know Twitter. Twitter people are funny 20 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 3: whether they come after or not. I mean, who cares, 21 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 3: but listen, uh, it is Connor Griffin Day. It's gonna 22 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 3: make his major leque. Deb I can't wait to see 23 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 3: how the kid does. And if he goes over in 24 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 3: the first game, then let's not everyone think he should 25 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 3: still be in Triple A. Okay, And yes, they will 26 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 3: announce an extension soon. It's just funny to me that 27 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 3: you know they're not they're not talking about her, or 28 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 3: they haven't announced it, even though people are reporting that 29 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 3: it's very close to being done. They don't want to 30 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 3: do that because they don't want to lose the draft 31 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 3: picks and all that stuff. This whole thing is is 32 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 3: crazy to me. I'm just happy that Connor Griffin is there. 33 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 3: He's one of their best players. He should be on 34 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 3: the Pirates and he should be trying to help them win, 35 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: not not manipulate when he comes up up and not 36 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: all that stuff. 37 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: And we'll hopefully get to more of that later. One 38 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: more thing before we charge. I saw some comments say 39 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: that the Pirates were just trying to hook up Indianapolis 40 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: with a week with Connor Griffin. But you know what's 41 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: funny to me, they sounded serious. They were like, yeah, 42 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 1: some teams make sure that their prospects get to each level, 43 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: even for a little bit it's part of being good 44 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: partners to their affiliates. 45 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 2: Okay, that might be true, but we're not making big 46 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: league decisions based on what level they should be at. 47 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 2: Like there might be some like I know big leaguers 48 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: sometimes are encouraged to go rehab at different places. But 49 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: that's not I let's put it this way. I'll make 50 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: a call. I'll text to see if teams actually have 51 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: those decisions because I one thing I did do. I 52 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: spent a lot of time in the minor leagues. So 53 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: Connor Griffin did not get sent to Triple A so 54 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: that Indianapolis could have six nice gates at the Indianapolis 55 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: indian Stadium Victory Field. 56 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: You do that for us, You do some homework. Let 57 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: me know how much say they have? I'm assuming it's 58 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: just about zero. All right, let's charge. Let's charge. What 59 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: do we have here? Aj Carter Jensen, who is a 60 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: rookie promising player for the Royals, their catcher of the future, 61 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: showing up very late to the ballpark a five to 62 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: one loss for the Royals. He was supposed to catch. Instead, 63 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: it's Salvador Perez, the thirty six year old vet who 64 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: takes over. He was scratched quote. I didn't wake up 65 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: to my alarm, slept through it. Don't really have an excuse, 66 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: nor should I. It sucks it happens. I feel like 67 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: I let teammates coaches down, just learn from it, and 68 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: just know it won't happen again. Does this happen often? 69 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 3: I I don't think I've ever heard of this at 70 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 3: the big league level, honestly. I mean there's been times 71 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 3: where in TRIPAA where we almost missed planes because the 72 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 3: planes were like at four in the morning, but that 73 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 3: you had a roommate at the time and to check 74 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 3: on people. So I've never, honestly, at the big league level. 75 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: I'm sure it's happened before. I've never heard of this 76 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 3: because I listen. I was always freaked out when there 77 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 3: was a day game, and I listened. I went out 78 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 3: before day games and had some adult beverages and got 79 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 3: back to the hotel two, three in the morning. 80 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 2: Whatever. 81 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 3: Fine, But I had like a wake up call. I 82 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 3: had an alarm set I told people to call me. 83 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: There was no way, and plus I never really slept 84 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 3: when I knew that I had to be up. I 85 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 3: still don't sleep if I know I have to be 86 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 3: up super early. I don't sleep. I'm checking my phone, 87 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: I'm checking the time. I'm checking my watch every I'm 88 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 3: like this, Oh what time is it? 89 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: Boop? 90 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 3: Oh it's oh okay, I got two more hours. Okay, 91 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 3: I can go back to sleep. It's a constant thing. 92 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: So I've never heard of this. I'm sure it's happened before. 93 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 3: But hopefully he learns from it. And I love what 94 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 3: Vinnie said. I thought Vinnie nailed it. 95 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 2: I think I've seen it happen in spring training Ryan Roberts, 96 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 2: who became tatman after his time with the Diamondbacks. But 97 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 2: he slept through his alarm and we were already out 98 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 2: on field three doing whatever you do in spring training, 99 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 2: and he's rolling in. Taxi dropped him off, so he 100 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: got to run sprints on the treadmill for an hour 101 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: the next morning at six in the morning. So, yes, 102 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 2: it's happened in this case in the big leagues. The 103 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: fact that he was getting a start like Salvado Perez. 104 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 2: While he doesn't play as much as when I played 105 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,359 Speaker 2: with Salvado Perez, he still plays a lot. And it 106 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 2: was your chance to start. Carter Janssen. I bet he 107 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 2: doesn't make the same mistake. I was twenty three years 108 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: old in short season ball and my roommate and I shoot, 109 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: Richmond Richmond. I forget what his first name was, but anyway, 110 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 2: Paul Richmond. We both slept through our alarm and they 111 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 2: started the bus up. And it was one of those 112 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 2: hotels that was like we were on the first floor 113 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 2: but or below ground, and I could hear the bus 114 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 2: start up, and we both jumped out of bed, got 115 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 2: our suitcases, and we're on the bus in like seven minutes. 116 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: That's the closest I've ever been to missing a bus, 117 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 2: or never sleeping through a game, or getting to a 118 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 2: game too late. 119 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 3: Spring training is different than a big league game. I 120 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 3: mean spring training. Yeah, I've seen guys oversleep in spring training. That, okay, 121 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 3: I get it. That's a little different, but not a 122 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 3: game like a big league game. I've seen guys rolling 123 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 3: late to spring training. I've never seen a guy usually also, 124 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,679 Speaker 3: there's somebody calling him, somebody calling his apartment, somebody checking 125 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 3: on him, whoever that person is. I mean, this game 126 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 3: was at one o'clock. It's not like it was at 127 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 3: seven in the morning. So listen. And the biggest thing 128 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 3: for me is when people don't understand is when when 129 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 3: Vinnie Paspentino said Salvi had to go from being the 130 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 3: DH to be in the the catcher. There was a 131 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 3: huge difference as someone that was a catcher and then 132 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 3: all of a sudden, Oh I got to play or 133 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 3: not DH. If I'm schedu DH, it's a huge difference 134 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 3: in prep. It's a huge difference in mental prep. It's 135 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 3: a huge difference from any everything. I remember when I 136 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 3: played with Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds the day games that 137 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 3: have two different lineups. If he played, I wasn't in. 138 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 3: If he didn't play, I was in the lineup, and 139 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,239 Speaker 3: I had to wait for Barry to make that decision. 140 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 3: But you still have to get ready for the game 141 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 3: like you're catching. So that was a big thing, and 142 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 3: I agree with what Vinnie said. You know, it was 143 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 3: a big thing for Salve. Salve handled it of course 144 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: like a pro. He was ready to go. But yeah, 145 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 3: I just I've never seen this, and I'm glad that 146 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 3: that Vinnie said what he said. He said everything right. Jensen. 147 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 3: Jensen came out after said everything right. They'll move on. 148 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 3: But I just never seen this. 149 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: Let's get Vinnie passed beintween a past Quentino's quote. This 150 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: is what he said about the incident. 151 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, you got a thirty six year old 152 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 4: catcher who's preparing to DH today and then his work 153 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 4: gets a little rocked that an hour and a half 154 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 4: before the game, he's not going to be not gonna 155 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 4: be dhing. 156 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 2: So your credit to Salvy today. 157 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 3: For being ready. 158 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 4: First and foremost, we're glad Carter's okay, right, I mean 159 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 4: that was kind of the initial thought when you're trying 160 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 4: to get ahold of his parents and everything like that 161 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 4: and just make sure that he's okay. But once you 162 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 4: find out he's okay, it's like, all right, it's a 163 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 4: growing moment. He's really young. There are some things that 164 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 4: cannot happen, and that's one of them. So he's gonna 165 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 4: have to wear it on the chin the same way 166 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 4: anybody would have to. So it can't happen, and you know, 167 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 4: hopefully it doesn't happen again. But it's one of those 168 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 4: things that you just you can't afford mistakes like that 169 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 4: in this game. So just gotta move forward the best 170 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 4: that he can. I know, I know he feels really bad. 171 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 4: I know that it was not his favorite drive. To 172 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 4: the field this morning, but it wasn't our favorite morning either, 173 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 4: trying to figure out what was going on. So you know, 174 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 4: he'll learn from it and grow up a little bit, 175 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 4: and you know we're here for him. Though it's not 176 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 4: like where anybody's you know, mad at him. Things happen, 177 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 4: but you gotta learn from mistakes like that and maybe 178 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 4: get another alarm clock or. 179 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: Something at home. 180 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: Great last line there, Then he's a pro. 181 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 3: So by the way, I guarantee his teammates gifted him 182 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 3: alarm clocks. There's somebody who told you there was Vinnie 183 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 3: or Salvey or one of his teammates. I promise you 184 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 3: went to the clubhouse guy and said, hey, as a joke, 185 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 3: we need to get this guy a bunch of alarm clocks. 186 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 3: And he probably has forty alarm clocks now sitting in 187 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 3: his locker off for this road trip. But he'll never 188 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 3: do it again. He'll learn his lesson and he'll move on. 189 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 3: But yeah, it's just Vinnie handled it like a pro. 190 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 3: The Royals handle like a pro. It's just something I'd 191 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 3: never seen before. 192 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 2: Being late. Being late is not a like, it's not 193 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 2: a thing like you're to the point where when I 194 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: saw this and it made I told my wife, I'm like, 195 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: oh great, I'm gonna probably have a bad dream about 196 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 2: being late to the field, because that was my reoccurring 197 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 2: dream in baseball, was being late to the field, whether 198 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 2: it was not necessarily showing up late, but like, I'm 199 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 2: going out to stretch, I'm going out and starting, and 200 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 2: I looked down and both my socks are different colors. 201 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: So I'm like, okay, it's fine, it's fine. Six thirty 202 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 2: five and when I got to be out there for 203 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 2: seven o'clock game, and so I thought last night, after 204 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: hearing this happened during the day yesterday, I'm like, oh great, 205 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 2: now here comes my being late to a baseball game 206 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 2: dream coming back. But fortunately it's okay, Carter I slept 207 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: fine tonight. 208 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: Okay, so wait, but happened. Some guys showed up late consistently. 209 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: It's just that it's before game time. I mean, Jaci Olpuige, 210 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: I know, had tons of issues with this where he 211 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: was showing up super late. Didn't even like yeah, but 212 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: he never missed a game. 213 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 3: He never you're. 214 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: Saying through the game time, I played. 215 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 3: With guys that were late to stretch or late to 216 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 3: be or stuff like that, and that happens. What, there's 217 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 3: a million different reasons. Sometimes you don't even know. Guys 218 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 3: have something happen with their family and you're like, oh, man, 219 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 3: why was this guy late today, and then you come 220 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 3: to find out there was like their kid was sick 221 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 3: or I mean, there's been times where guys have been sick, 222 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 3: they've missed stuff. I mean I played with Octavio Dotel 223 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 3: who was notoriously late to everything, and he kind of 224 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 3: made a joke out of it, but he never missed 225 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 3: a game five minutes before stretch and stuff like that. 226 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 3: That wasn't a big deal. I mean, yeah, annoyed people, 227 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 3: but it wasn't the end all be all, like missing 228 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 3: an actual game time. That's where I've never seen. That's 229 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 3: the thing I've never seen. 230 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 2: Lasting's Millage. I got two stories. Last Thing's Millage. When 231 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 2: he came over to Pittsburgh. He told me a story 232 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 2: that his first week in the big leagues whatever, it 233 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 2: was his first day off. The night before, the manager 234 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 2: told him, you get the day off tomorrow, and he had. 235 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 2: I don't know if you remember when Lasting's Millage made 236 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: his debut, it was like big hit high fives going 237 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 2: down the line going back out to the outfield, like 238 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 2: there was a lot of fanfare, and they told me 239 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 2: you had the day off, and it was like six 240 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 2: point thirty and they were calling him, they were like, bro, 241 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 2: where are you. He was like, you guys gave me 242 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 2: the day off. So whether that was a true story 243 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 2: or he was trying to be funny, and I've I've 244 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 2: believed it for the last fifteen sixteen years now. It 245 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 2: was a story that made me laugh. And Roy Holliday 246 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 2: was also another one. Never ever saw him late. When 247 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 2: you're talking late, like it's time to prepare. He's already 248 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 2: at the field, sweating before other people are for his 249 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 2: before his start, and I show up at the field 250 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 2: and Doc's not there yet. A day started here on 251 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 2: ninety five, which is the main highway that runs right 252 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 2: outside of Citizens Bank Park, there was an accident blocking 253 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 2: all three lanes or two lanes whatever it is there 254 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 2: and they had to send a police car to go 255 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 2: into traffic the opposite direction get him around traffic to 256 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 2: be able to get him to the game in time 257 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 2: for his start. 258 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: There was a little bit of a setback for Carlos Rodan. 259 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: It's never good, but right now the Yankees are rolling. 260 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: They're in good shape with their rotation. Rodan called his 261 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: hamstring tightness a bump in the road and said he 262 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,679 Speaker 1: hopes to throw from a mount tomorrow. If that goes well, 263 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: his next step could be a rehab assignment. So this 264 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: news came this morning, So just a drop of the speedbump. 265 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: Aj Yankees pitching looks really good. 266 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 3: Yank's look really good so far. It's early, but they 267 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 3: look good so far. 268 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 2: Scoring runs, hitting dingers, and the rotation is doing quite 269 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 2: fine without Rodin and Cole. Imagine when they get those 270 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 2: guys back. 271 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: Sheepersh Cam Schlitzler looks like he's gonna be an ace. 272 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 3: It looks, yeah, he looks. And I love that he 273 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 3: talks trash too. 274 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 2: They were saying, they were saying that that cutter is new. 275 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 2: But to me, it just looks like his fastball that 276 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 2: he's just getting around a little bit, which I thought 277 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 2: he did last year. But they're saying it's new. Whatever 278 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 2: it is, it's when you're blowing dudes away with a 279 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 2: ball that's going that much right to left, it's it's 280 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:48,199 Speaker 2: pretty impressive. 281 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: Well, Kratz, your boy. Johann Oviedo did not look good 282 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 1: the other day, and now he is on the ail 283 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: with a right elbow streen. I think he's gonna visit 284 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: one of the doomed to see if there's worse news 285 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: I don't. 286 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 2: Want to see. You don't want to see right elbow 287 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 2: strain or flexer strain or oh it's just this in 288 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 2: the elbow. You never want to see it. So hopefully 289 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 2: he gets good news. But when you have an outing 290 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 2: like that where your command's not there, your velocity is 291 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 2: not consistent. How long was he dealing with it? Sucks? 292 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, he had TJ in December of twenty twenty three. 293 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: You remember he missed all of twenty four, came back 294 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: at some point last year, showed some signs. Keith Meister 295 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: is the visit for him coming up. And he was 296 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: great on our show AJA when we had him. But 297 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: that is not the doctor that you want to be 298 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: asked to see. 299 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 3: No, that is not the guy meister Andrews. Job used 300 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 3: to be job remember job, yep, elect not the guys. 301 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 3: Those names are the names when you're a player, you 302 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 3: don't want to hear that. Hey, I got to go 303 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 3: see those guys because he usually doesn't end very well, no, 304 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 3: it does not. 305 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: One more roster move for the Al East. This with 306 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: the Rays. Garret Clevenger good reliever, right calf tightness hits 307 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: the shelf hunter Biggie gets. 308 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 2: Called biggie, Biggie, Biggie. Can't you see you just got 309 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 2: we called to this show? 310 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: Wow, that's good analysis. The Rais are two and four, 311 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: by the way to start the year. The Yeah, in 312 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:31,359 Speaker 1: a tough division. They're quite blah aside from Junior Camonaro 313 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: and Yandi. 314 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 2: Yanni's gonna have a nice year, go for a batting title, 315 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 2: Get traded, get traded. 316 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is the year he gets traded. This trade deadline. 317 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 3: You think this is the one that finally happens. 318 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 2: I do. I mean it's been a while. Yeah, he's 319 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 2: he's been on the block for a minute. 320 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: If they're in bad shape like it, I think they 321 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: will be as in, not a terrible team, but not 322 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: a team in the playoff mix. I think this is 323 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: the year where they'll try to capitalize. The Rays are 324 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: so good at making sure that they take a guy 325 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: in a good spot, stock is high, and they trade 326 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: him away. Yandi's coming off a great year. If he 327 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: looks good again in the beginning of this season, you 328 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: trade him to a team that needs some offense, there 329 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: will be plenty of teams that need offense better than 330 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: box scorers. Will just wrap up what we saw on 331 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: Thursday before we move on to these Friday games. So 332 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: the Mets lost to the Giants, and they've got a 333 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: number of issues to address here. First of all, most 334 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: of their new acquisitions are off to a slow start. 335 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: It's very common, but we're only dealing with a small 336 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: sample size right now. And I know we mentioned yesterday 337 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: how they were chasing, maybe more than usual outside of 338 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: the zone with runners in scoring position. Again, it's early 339 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: in the season. The guy that got picked on last 340 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: night was Marcus Simon after Francisco Lindor was picked on 341 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: the night before for a couple of gaffes that he 342 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: made that were uncommon for him. So for Simeon, on 343 00:16:56,160 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: a particular pop up, he whiffed and the probability was 344 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: ninety percent. We're showing it right now, AJ, isn't that 345 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: Louise Roberts. 346 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 3: Paul, Yes, yes, I don't know why Simeon's getting in 347 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 3: trouble with this. That's Louise Roberts ball. He's standing right there, 348 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 3: Papa priority. You do it every day in spring training, 349 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 3: every day, especially in Arizona when it was no sun, 350 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 3: no clouds in the sky and Wendy blowing forty. Coaches 351 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 3: be like, ah, we're gonna do Papa priority guys, and 352 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 3: everyone's like, oh, because we know someone's gonna miss there, 353 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,199 Speaker 3: We're gonna miss a couple, someone's gonna lose one in 354 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 3: the sun. And then the coaches get to yell at 355 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 3: you that you're not concentrating. So I thought that was 356 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 3: Louise Roberts Paul. He easily could have got there. Listen, 357 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 3: Simeon's taken the hate heat for that, but I feel 358 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 3: like that wasn't. He actually went a really long way 359 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 3: to even get a glove on it. 360 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 2: Please say something, please. One of my biggest pet peeves 361 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 2: is when guys come from travel programs or other schools 362 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 2: and they're like ball when the balls in the air. 363 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 2: One time, to me, Luise Robert has to call him off. Now, 364 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 2: did Marcus Simeon wave him off? Yes, he did everything 365 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 2: he's supposed to do. As an infielder, you're supposed to 366 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 2: run as hard as you can to get a ball, 367 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 2: and you'll see at the end of the play. Yes, 368 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 2: he waves them off right here, he waves them off. 369 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 2: Louise Robert, that's your ball. Marcus Simmy will just keep 370 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 2: running and just go by the ball. He'll make the turn. 371 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: It won't even be a play like he has to 372 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 2: take ownership. It's center field, then it's the corner outfielders, 373 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 2: then it's the shortstop. Then it's a second baseman, and 374 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 2: it's a corner infielders. Pitchers beat it and then the 375 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 2: catchers get anything that stays close to the dirt. 376 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 1: Let's move to the pitching. Sean Mania started to hear 377 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: in the bullpen. He picked up some significant innings last 378 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: night in relief of David Peterson, seventy four pitches for Manaiah. 379 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: The problem for him in spring training was the velocity. 380 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: It has not picked up for him. It's from John Harper, 381 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: who covers the team every day. He said he was 382 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: eighty nine to ninety one in that seventy four pitch, 383 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: outing four hits, including the Devers homer, two walks, and 384 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: you had a fan who commented about how the Mets 385 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,360 Speaker 1: are paying fifty five million dollars per season to Manaya, 386 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: Clay Holmes and Frankie Montas, while the Yankees during the 387 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: same free agency period a couple of years ago signed 388 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: Max Freed and they're paying him twenty seven mil per year. 389 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: Obviously that deal is for a longer period of time, 390 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 1: but the debate does rage on with signing more proven 391 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: aces or mixing and matching and looking for gold. I 392 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: don't know if Manaia is quite the example you can use, 393 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 1: since they did have gold a couple years ago. AJ, 394 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: But your thoughts on what we're seeing from Manya right now, 395 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 1: I mean, he's in his mid thirties. You hope you 396 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: gets the velocity back, as they signed him for big 397 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: money and they'd like him to be a contributor in 398 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: the rotation eventually. But also the bigger picture of how 399 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: the Mets have been looking at paying pitchers long term. 400 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see what happens with Freddy Peralta. I 401 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: actually thought that they would. I've gotten an extension done 402 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 1: with him in spring training. No word on that, so 403 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: it might not happen during the season for them. But 404 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: we have learned that David Stearns is very, very firm 405 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: about the way that he looks at starting pitching long term. 406 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: It does not sound like he believes in the five 407 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: to six seven year plus deals for starters. 408 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 3: I just, I mean, I have one question for how 409 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,479 Speaker 3: many World Series has David Sterns won? 410 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: Zero? 411 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 3: I just I don't know. I just I'm asking that, 412 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 3: And I don't mean that as a shot at David Stearns, 413 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 3: but he hasn't won any. And the Frankie Montos, I 414 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 3: think people on here question that as soon as it 415 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 3: came out. Did we not like, man, how does this 416 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 3: guy keep getting sixteen seventeen eighteen million dollars a year 417 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 3: when he's hurt every year? And he got hurt again, right, 418 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 3: and then the Mania thing. He was really good for 419 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 3: him at the end of twenty four because remember they 420 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 3: beat the Mets, went and beat the Brewers, and they 421 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 3: beat the Phillies in the DS and then they went 422 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 3: to the LCS and lost the Dodgers in a great 423 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 3: series and manyah was their best picture. So the the 424 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 3: Mets he was a free agent. The Mets were thinking, man, 425 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 3: if this is the sham Maanayah we get, then he's 426 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 3: worth it. And nobody was complaining about the sham Mania deal. 427 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 3: Let's not forget when he signed that. Okay, so the 428 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 3: Manya thing. Then he gets hurt last year and I 429 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 3: think he hurt it? Did he not hurt? His shoulder 430 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 3: and shoulders are hard to come back from. Remember he 431 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 3: changed his arm angle and he dropped down start throwing 432 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 3: crossfire like Chris Sale. Well, he just hasn't bounced back. 433 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 3: So at the time when listen, I have no problem 434 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 3: with Seaman and i A signing the deal and the 435 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 3: Mets signing Shamanya. Well when he signed that he was 436 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 3: their best picture, he was their guy in the playoffs, 437 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 3: he was their number one. He was a free agent, 438 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 3: perfect timing, and then he unfortunately got hurt. So to 439 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 3: say Max reed or this or that, I mean mania, 440 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 3: listen to Montas one we can argue that we're blue 441 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 3: in the face. What was the other one was Manaiyah Vontas? 442 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 3: And who was the man. 443 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: Was pointing out Holmes? You know who had been good 444 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: last year? 445 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 3: This is the ra look at Holmes did last year. 446 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 3: Holmes was good, Holmes was under he was like a 447 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 3: top ten in era last year. I think Clay Holmes 448 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 3: has been fine. Clay Holmes hasn't. 449 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 1: Been pro No, I agree, And that's not a huge contract. 450 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: So that's the point is that you're going to hit 451 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: on some of those. It's just that your success rate 452 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: on deals like that is probably what, less than fifty percent? 453 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: And I think your success rate what Kratz you think? 454 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: I'm I'm on the money there, less than fifty percent 455 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: the money And those aren't cheap deals. I mean they're 456 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 1: mid range deals. 457 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you can't I don't. I don't care what 458 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 2: the price is. I don't care when you're having a 459 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 2: fifty percent success rate. If that's the number we're setting 460 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 2: out there, you can't do that. You can't bring in 461 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 2: ten guys on those types of deals and expect it 462 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,680 Speaker 2: to work out for your team. Did it really work 463 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 2: out really well in twenty four? Absolutely, seam and Iya 464 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 2: made the adjustment that I think he can make again. 465 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 2: I think he can get his velocity up. I feel 466 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 2: like maybe his arm angle has dropped a little bit lower, 467 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,959 Speaker 2: and he doesn't look like he's quite as much crossfire 468 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 2: when you're looking at his extension point. Before he was 469 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 2: really far over here and he's really extending out now. 470 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 2: Just looks like it's low, but he's also coming out 471 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,160 Speaker 2: of the pen. He's given the guys seventy four pitches 472 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 2: out of the bullpen. That's not ideal. But if your 473 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 2: success rate saying oh, this is our reclamation project, this 474 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 2: is our three year reclamation proh, we're going to turn 475 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 2: this reliever into a starter, and that success rate is 476 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 2: fifty percent, to me, it's that you're not going to 477 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 2: win a championship. I don't think David Sterens went from Milwaukee, 478 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 2: where he was doing really well, was brought in by 479 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 2: Steve Cohen to say we're gonna do really good. No, 480 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 2: they want to win a World Series and I just 481 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 2: don't think that that is a formula. And I think 482 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 2: they addressed that a little bit this year. They brought 483 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 2: in a number one in Freddy Peralta for one year. 484 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 2: But over the long term, can you do these three 485 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 2: year deals, capping out pitchers at three year deals and 486 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 2: win a World Series? I have a hard time believing. 487 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 2: Unless you get a young guy like Nolan McLain, unless 488 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 2: you get a unless somebody hits like you know another 489 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 2: you know, you bring in another prospect, or you always 490 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 2: trading your prospects to bring in the one year rental. 491 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 2: We'll see how it goes. Maybe David Sterns doesn't have 492 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 2: a long enough leash. If this team doesn't win. 493 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,439 Speaker 1: It's rare that you see a team grow all top end, 494 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 1: playoff level starters. I've seen one team do it in 495 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: the past. What I can remember, ten fifteen years, I'm 496 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: talking about like four or five guys. I would say 497 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: the Mariners are probably the closest on the homegrown front 498 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,479 Speaker 1: to being able to develop that many pitchers that are 499 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: that good in one organization during one winning window. I 500 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: can't really think of any other team. I'm sure there's 501 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,360 Speaker 1: one or two I'm missing, but it is really rare. 502 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: Look and they still have. 503 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 3: Look at who won the World Series. Look at the 504 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,719 Speaker 3: teams who won the World Series, the Dodgers, Glass now 505 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 3: Snow right, Yamamotoie Suzaki, right. And then before that, the 506 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 3: Astros brought Erlander. Right, they went out and got some guys. 507 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 3: They couldn't just have the homegrown guys who I mean, 508 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 3: just run through the list of the World Series champions, 509 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 3: the Rangers, right, they Evaldi into Grom and all those guys. Right, 510 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 3: It's not that easy to just develop these guys. You 511 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:22,200 Speaker 3: have to go out and you have to spend money, 512 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 3: and honestly, you have to spend money on the big names. 513 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 3: Just the lower named guys are nice and it's cute 514 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,719 Speaker 3: and trying to find victory in the margins. But at 515 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 3: the end of the day, I always go back to 516 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 3: the twenty sixteen Cubs and it's ten years after that. 517 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 3: Who did they go get Lester Lackey boom right to 518 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:40,439 Speaker 3: leave the rotation? Guess what they did? They won a 519 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,239 Speaker 3: World Series. Yes they had Hendrix, Yes they had you know, 520 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 3: Arita Arietta who they traded for. But they had to 521 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 3: go out and sign the big free agent starters to 522 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 3: put them over the top. That's usually how it has 523 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:50,199 Speaker 3: to go. 524 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: Just mixing in some injury and rehab updates during the 525 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: TV commercial breaks here so you get more on YouTube. 526 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: Trey Savage working his way back from the old shoulder thing. 527 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: He slated to pitch three innings in a minor league 528 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: game for Class A Dunedin today. This according to Ben 529 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: Nicholson Smith. Blue Jays manager John Schneider estimated that he 530 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: would be back in the majors first, followed by Jose Burrios, 531 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: then Shane Bieber and aj We actually learned that Cody 532 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: Ponce is going to get more insight I think early 533 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 1: next week related to his injury. Sounds like it's going 534 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 1: to be a long term thing for him. But point is, 535 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: there is a very good starting rotation on the shelf 536 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: right now for the Blue Jays, and guys will be 537 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 1: working their way back. 538 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 3: Well, this was one of the worries about the every 539 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 3: team and people said, oh, the Blue Jays have too 540 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 3: many Remember they signed Scherzer and people said, oh, they 541 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 3: got too many starting pitching. You can never have too 542 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 3: much starting pitching. I'm sorry, and this is just more 543 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 3: proof of it. All the guys that have gone down 544 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 3: sadly for the Blue Jays, but they're all going to 545 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 3: come back at some point hopefully and make this team 546 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 3: stronger and give them a chance to win another World Series. 547 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,479 Speaker 3: So this is why you build depth. But yeah, it's 548 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 3: been kind of a freak thing for the Blue Jays 549 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 3: as year. 550 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's a I think it's a tough start, 551 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 2: but it's also why you build depth. And I hope 552 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 2: they're not taking it too fast for any of these guys. 553 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 2: But the part with Shane Bieber coming back after Burrios, 554 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 2: that one's concerning to me because I thought Bieber would 555 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 2: be back before Housey Burrs but we shall see. 556 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:29,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, and when you start thinking about the team from 557 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: a win total perspective, you might have to measure expectations. 558 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: I think this is still really a good team. But again, 559 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 1: the most common factor that you see after a deep 560 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,119 Speaker 1: October run is a pitching staff going through it. This 561 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: is not uncommon at all, especially when it's the same staff. 562 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: The Dodgers were able to essentially have a completely different 563 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: looking starting rotation from twenty twenty four to twenty twenty five. 564 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: That helps for the Blue Jays. These are the names 565 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: that we saw through that long run last year. I'm 566 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: not saying that was the cause of the injury, but 567 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,239 Speaker 1: it is common to see this stuff pop up. So 568 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 1: for them, is there a world where they have to 569 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 1: sneak in as a wildcard versus a division winner? I 570 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: mean they almost were in that case last year. They 571 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,880 Speaker 1: won the division by basically a tiebreaker over the Yankees. 572 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 1: And bet MGM players will receive in any sport odds 573 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: boost token if you haven't already, You can use that 574 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: token ad of wager made up of bets from any 575 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: sport to your bet slip. And there's a lot of 576 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: sports to choose from. Right now, tis the season, activate 577 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: the token. If you win your wager with the token, 578 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: you get extra winnings with bonus dollars. Gambling problem, more concern, 579 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: there's help, Call one eight hundred gambler. Yeah, let's lap 580 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: a few things to do. We'll start with the rally sombrero. 581 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: This is something that I am excited to see AJ 582 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: sample when he is in Arlington. AJ, would you like 583 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: to describe. 584 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 3: When I go to Arlington at already in the words, 585 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 3: it's already been sent. All the new food, all the 586 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 3: parks I'm going to there, they will all be tried. 587 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: So so this is a sombrero that you can wear 588 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: on your head, but it contains a lot of nachos 589 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: and other fun stuff around it. So if you would 590 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: like to get food for the fam and you are 591 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: out of hands, this is helpful, right because you can 592 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: put this on your head and then still have two 593 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: hands to carry a lot more food and drinks. 594 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 3: I'm trying to figure out how you get the microphone, 595 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 3: put the little boo over over the sombrero, over the headset. 596 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 2: You gotta grind, you gotta work, you gotta you gotta 597 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 2: get it done. Like there's no reality is you got 598 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 2: to buy it for the person in front of you. 599 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 2: They have to wear it and so that when you're 600 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 2: sitting in your seat you can just lean forward like 601 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 2: you can't have it on your own head, and like, now, 602 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 2: that's that's tragic. 603 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 1: That's a great idea, right you. You talk to the 604 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 1: person in front of you and say, hey, I will 605 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: buy you a beer if you allow me to eat 606 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 1: my nachos from your head, and let me know how 607 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 1: that goes. 608 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 2: I wouldn't repeat it like that. I would think, you know, 609 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 2: different way, but hey, you know what, nachos are delicious? 610 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 2: Those look delicious. I'm gotting, I've got hungry right now. 611 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: All right, well, we'll see if this can help particular 612 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: your fancy. Dylan Cees is an artiste. He is pitching 613 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: right now, and we can talk about the weekend of 614 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: games too, but cease right now. With four K through 615 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: two innings, one run given up to the White Sox, 616 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: that's a tie game. And he gave this painting to 617 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: John Schneider. What do we think here, guys, It's gotta 618 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: look he's. 619 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 3: A renaissance man that Dylan sees. He's not your normal guy. 620 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 2: Man. 621 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 3: Have you seen his hair and his mustache thing he's 622 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 3: got going right now. He likes frisbee golf, and he's 623 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 3: into he's a he's a real life renaissance man. It's 624 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 3: a he's an interesting guy. Have you ever talked to him? 625 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 3: He's got a lot of thoughts in his head and 626 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 3: he's he's a fun guy to talk to. 627 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: He's a hobbyist. 628 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's a hobbyman. He's not just locked only into baseball. 629 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 2: But I'm gonna go like art dealer, like people who 630 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 2: collect art, say I hate it, two million dollars, please, 631 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 2: I'll abuy it. I hate it, I don't love it 632 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 2: at all. Four million fine final price, four. 633 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: Million dollars, and then ten years later sell it. 634 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 2: For devil because I hated it when I bought it. 635 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 2: Now I love it. It's grown on me, it could 636 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 2: grow on you. Two six million dollars. That's it, no more. 637 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: That's good. And hey, Anthony Rendon, you can sorry, he's 638 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: going to catch strace here. You can love things outside 639 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 1: of baseball and still be really good at baseball, Dylan 640 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: Cees example one many interests in hobbies. 641 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 3: Still, that's the way good. I know we have other 642 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 3: things to get to, but can I just discuss this 643 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 3: with you guys. And I'm gonna bring this up as 644 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 3: a White Sox guy. And I'm not questioning Will Venable. 645 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 3: He knows his team way better than I do. But 646 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 3: Grant Taylor is one of your best levers and you're 647 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 3: counting on him to be a late inning guy. It's 648 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 3: a home opener. Why do you throw him in the 649 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 3: first inning and now he's out of the game in 650 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 3: the first inning. Yes, he had one inning and one strikeout, 651 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,479 Speaker 3: no runs, but why is he then you have then 652 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 3: you back in with Sean Burke, who was, you know, 653 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 3: one of your better starters last year. Why do you 654 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 3: not just start Sean Burke? Why do you bring and 655 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 3: then you don't have him available? And the open has 656 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 3: been a problem for the White Sox already. I'm just 657 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 3: I don't know, I don't I don't understand that, But 658 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 3: maybe I'm way. 659 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 2: Off on that. The fans were electric to see one 660 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 2: of their high end relievers start the game. That's what 661 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 2: Chicago has been clamoring for since two thousand and five, 662 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 2: when Paul Kinerko and aj Prazinski and Jermaine Dye were 663 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 2: gracing the field Qualcomm X Stadium. 664 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: No. 665 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 2: This is not like, play the game out, play the 666 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 2: game out. There are more important things. Have him face 667 00:32:56,400 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 2: Vladimir Guerrero, Have him face Springer, have them faced. I'm 668 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 2: not sure who else the other top three in their 669 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 2: lineup is right now, have them face them in the 670 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 2: big spots when you know what, they're starting to get 671 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 2: into the rhythm of the game and it's a close 672 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 2: game because your starter Sean Burke is actually like pretty 673 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 2: good and he's had a really good outing and he's 674 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 2: had success for you. Let him stay in that role. 675 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 2: But no, you know what, we'll figure it out. We'll 676 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 2: change We'll change the game. 677 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, bullpen game to welcome your fan base to the 678 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six season. 679 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 2: So that's right. I don't get it. 680 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 3: I mean I can listen. I understand when guys are 681 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 3: openers and I get matchups early in the game, but 682 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 3: usually you don't throw your eighth inning guy, right. It's 683 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 3: usually a guy that matches up well that you know 684 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 3: is this sixth seventh inning. You're trying to just get 685 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 3: a matchup here and there, But it's not your like 686 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 3: guy you're counting on in the eighth inning to come 687 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 3: in and punch tickets. 688 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 2: Maybe they didn't think they were going to be winning. 689 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 2: Maybe they didn't think they were going to be winning, 690 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 2: so they're like, well, we got to bring them in 691 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 2: when we're still winning. We did all we could do. 692 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 2: We don't trust our players. 693 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: Most interesting thing I learned this week is that about 694 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: twenty years ago, seven eleven sponsored the White Sox and 695 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 1: they would start games at. 696 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 3: Seven to eleven and we never got a slurpeing machine, 697 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 3: which is bull crap. We fought a slurpey machine. 698 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 1: What days for life? 699 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 2: That would be electron