1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: Today is April seventh, and this is Big Fish Small 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Pod where we here at Fish Stripes catch you up 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: on all things Miami Marlins and baseball and help you 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: the fan stay connected with your favorite team. 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 2: So today is a day after a loss. 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: The Marlins have dropped four of their first five games 7 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one, which is the second worst possible outcome, 8 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: and some fans are freaking out on Twitter. Some are 9 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: demanding trades or lineup changes after a game that the 10 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: Marlins only pushed across two men for two runs against 11 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,319 Speaker 1: the Cardinals pitching staff that did not. 12 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 2: Dominate. 13 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: The Cardinals sent John Gant to the mountain. If you're 14 00:00:58,440 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: thinking John Gant, who's John? 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: You're right? 16 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: Who is John Gant? He's a tall right hander that 17 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: there was a splitter, had decent stuff and didn't show 18 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: command of the zone in his start against the Marlins 19 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: last night, and the Marlins bouts were unable to take 20 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: advantage of that. Despite the strong start by Sandy Alcantra, 21 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 1: who went six innings overall, but through five innings he 22 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: hadn't allowed a ball out of the infield. He had 23 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: struck out ten Cardinals and looked immaculate his fastball was 24 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: hitting ninety nine. 25 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: In causing strikeouts. 26 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: His changeup was also causing strikeouts, hitting like ninety three 27 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: with strong movement into right hand batters. It looked like 28 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: a dominant night. On the Cardinals broadcast, Jen Edmund called 29 00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: Sandy's change up unhittable, and that's Jim Edmonds. So overall, 30 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,559 Speaker 1: Sandy looked like an All Star in his second start 31 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: and in sixth inning. OK, last night's game, he got 32 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: into some trouble with some infield balls that one deflected 33 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: off of him and could have had it gone directly 34 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: to Jazz where he had shifted directly behind second base, 35 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: resulted in a double play, and we'd have a very 36 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: different sixth inning just if the ball had gone slightly differently. 37 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: It's a truly game of inches baseball. 38 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: But nonetheless that sixth inning was the difference, as the 39 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: Cardinals would pass across three runners to score in that 40 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: inning before getting to the Marlins pen in the seven 41 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:54,839 Speaker 1: and tagging Richard Bleier for a home run. But other 42 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: than that, the scoring was done. The Marlins made some 43 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: noise in the box score. Jazz Chisholm had a sacrifice 44 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: fly and an era by the Cardinals left fielder helped 45 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: Sterley Marte reach base and push across the run in 46 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: the first inning, so the Cardinals didn't look sharp even 47 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: from that first inning, but the Marlins were not able 48 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: to take advantage. 49 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: Of the walks they got. 50 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: They had a basis loaded chance with no outs early 51 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: against John Gant, and they were unable to capitalize. Later 52 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: in the game, the eighth Innian let off with a 53 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: Jazz Chishom junior leadoff double and the Marlins weren't able 54 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: to push him across. It felt like the Marlins could 55 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: get on base, they could scrap through occasionally, but it 56 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: wasn't a coordinated offensive attack that was going to get 57 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: past any pitcher. This was John Gaant we're talking about, 58 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: and while the Marlins did score against him and get 59 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: to him and did not look dominated by John Gant, 60 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: it wasn't like they were playing Tyler Glassenauer, Jacob deGrom 61 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: or Zach Wheeler, who any number of pitchers that they'll 62 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: face for the rest of their schedule. After the game, 63 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: Don Maddingley said Sandy was filthy and that he deserved better. 64 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: Don Maddingly is demanding more out of his offense, and 65 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: he didn't quite get that, and he hasn't yet called 66 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: Sandy Sandy. I mean, obviously Sandy was filthy, Sandy was dirty. 67 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: Sandy was Sandy last night, and at a certain point, 68 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: I think we all need to acknowledge what he brings 69 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: to the field every time he plays, which is a 70 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: chance to win that you hope and expect from your ace. 71 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: It's up to these Marlins batters to put it together. 72 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: Go out there tonight against Cardinals as Jack Flaherty behind 73 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: Pablo Lopez, and. 74 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 2: Make a difference. 75 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: Avoid this sweep and head out on the road where 76 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: anything can happen. We haven't even seen this Marlins team 77 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: play outside of Lone Deepot Park, and these high fly 78 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: balls seemingly die on the track. Maybe the Marlins will 79 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: have different luck on the road, or at least a 80 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: better shot at some winds as they put together and 81 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: develop their offensive. 82 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 2: Approach in the twenty twenty one season. 83 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: Kind of bad news, just outright bad news. Fernando Tetties 84 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: Junior will be on the ten day aisle with a 85 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: slight labroom tear. You don't like to see it, but 86 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: after his after a swing brought him to the ground 87 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: the other night, it could have been a lot worse. 88 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: It could have demanded surgery, but for now, Fernando Tettis 89 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: Junior will be on the ten day aisle and re 90 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 1: evaluated later date. All elsewhere in baseball, Major League Baseball 91 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: announced that the Colorado Rockies will host the All Star 92 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: Game at Coresfield in twenty twenty one. This late announcement 93 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: I reaction to legislation that was passed in the state 94 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: of Georgia that Major League Baseball sponsors pressured the organization 95 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: to move out of the state and not be associated 96 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: with them these legislation. I have a no by all, 97 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: no means an expert, and then from what I can tell, 98 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: a lot of like political pundits are condemning these laws 99 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: as something that inhibit universal voting in Georgia. As we 100 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: look to operate a democracy. People do want universal voting, 101 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: and there were stipulations in these laws that, amongst possibly 102 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:03,119 Speaker 1: things that don't challenge universe voting and to do offer help. 103 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball has moved their All Star Game to 104 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: Corsefield and Home Run Derby to Corsefield, which sounds awesome 105 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: as the Mile High City will forred host to hopefully 106 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: just Monster Blast. I think back to a John Carlos Stanton, 107 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: like four hundred and seventy foot shot there, and that's 108 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: what you expect with Corsfield. So we look forward to 109 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: that later in the year. Hopeful the Marlins we'll send 110 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: quite a few players there. We'll see, obviously how the 111 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: season plays out before we get ahead of ourselves, but 112 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: for now we can kind of just simply imagine elsewhere. 113 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: The Yankees traded to outfield prospects. I have their names here. 114 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: Antonio Cabello, a twenty year old rookie baller from Venezuela 115 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: who is an outfielder as well as a catch. And 116 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: Josh Stowers, who's a twenty four year old that hasn't 117 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: played above single egg because of COVID and the twenty 118 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: twenty season. But both these guys could be potential twenty 119 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: five man roster guys. 120 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 2: And for it, the Rangers. 121 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: Gave Ruffenodor and Eate all twenty seven million that he's out, 122 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: so the Rangers bought some potential and the Yankees doubled 123 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: down on right now. Otherwise, the Braves acquired Orlando Arcia 124 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: from the Brewers, who's a former top prospect and potential 125 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: utility guy for two pitching two pitchers that are right 126 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: on the cusp of the Braves roster. 127 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: So the Braves said shed some pitching depth, and the 128 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 2: Brewers will. 129 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: Turn to Louis Urias, a prospect of Theirs that seems 130 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: to be their top option at shortstop for both the 131 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: short and long. So tonight the Marlins will look to 132 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: avoid the sweep, sending Pablo Lopez to face ace Jack 133 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 1: Flaherty and what's sure to be a pitching duel. Tonight 134 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: at four to ten, you can turn into that pitcher's duel, 135 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: and otherwise you're at Fish Stripes with an overall recap 136 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: of last night's game or Fish Stripes live video production, 137 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: as well as eli's updated roster tracker and our general 138 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: coverage of the Miami Marlins. So we'll be back to 139 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: your ears tomorrow here at the podcast Network. This has 140 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: been Big Fish, Small Pot