1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: All right, folks, the regular season is over. It is 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: time for Fair Territory, the postseason edition. We're going to 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: preview all four series as we go into the show today. 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Then we're going to talk about the managers who might 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: be in trouble, what might be going on in the 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: next couple of days. I expect a good amount of action, 7 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: But first, let's look at the playoff series. Let's go 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: one by one. We'll start with the American League. We'll 9 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: start with the big one, the rivalry, the Red Sox 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: and the Yankees, two focal points of this series. As 11 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: you see the matchups right there, Aaron Judge will be one, 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: Garrett Crochet will be the other, and of course they've 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: had some memorable matchups already this season. In the regular season. 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: Crochet has not lost to the Yankees this year four starts. 15 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 1: He's been mostly brilliant against them, and Judge has had 16 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: his difficulties against Crochet three for fifteen, eleven strikeouts. Why 17 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: will Aaron Judge be the focal point. He's coming off 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: one of the great seasons by a right handed hitter 19 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: in Major League history, the third time he has done that, 20 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: and of course, as we all know, he has struggled 21 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: in the postseason. Let's look at Judge regular season and postseason, 22 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: and I'll show you what I'm talking about. I'm sure 23 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: Yankee fans are well acquainted with these numbers. Those are 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: his career regular season numbers. Two ninety four, batting average 25 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: four to thirteen, on base six fifteen slug for an 26 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: OPS over one thousand. Now, let's look at the postseason 27 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: for Aaron Judge. Not quite as good. Batting average two 28 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: oh five, on base three eighteen, slug four fifty. I 29 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: believe he has sixteen homers and an OPS of seven 30 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: sixty eight. Not horrible, not great. You might say, ken 31 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: small sample size. Well, yes, that's what the postseason is. 32 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: Small sample size, and the Wildcard series is the smallest 33 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: of sample sizes. Now I mentioned Crochet. He'll be the 34 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: Game one starter for the Red Sox. He is their 35 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: main hope for stealing the series and going deep into 36 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: the postseason. There aren't many in October anymore, many guys 37 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: that you can count on and say, Wow, he's got 38 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: a chance to carry his team. I would say Trek 39 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: scoolbl is one. I would say the Dodgers have a 40 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: couple themselves, maybe there's one or two others you'd put 41 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: in that category, maybe Brian wu if he's healthy with Seattle. 42 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: But Crochet, as you see right there, the Red Sox 43 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: say it. He is their guy three and zero with 44 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: a three point twenty nine ERA in four starts against 45 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: the Yankees this season. You see that too. Red Sox 46 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: haven't lost to the Yankees in the playoffs since two 47 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: thousand and three. None of that stuff matters. What matters 48 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: is who is on the field. And what matters also, 49 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: of course, is the other starting pitching in this series, 50 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: Max Freeze with the Yankees, Carlos Rodan, and probably Cam Schlittler, 51 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: and also the bullpens. Now the Red Sox are gonna 52 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: come in Game two with Brian Bayo and Brian Beyo 53 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: has been really good for the Red Sox in the 54 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: situations against the Yankees. Matchups against the Yankees, I should 55 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: say two point three to five ERA in eleven starts 56 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: against the Yankees, one point four to four in five 57 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: starts at Yankee Stadium. He likes that stage. He's not 58 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: going to be cowed by it now. He had one 59 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: great start at Yankee Stadium this year, seven shutout innings, 60 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: another one in September that wasn't as good, so maybe 61 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: the Yankees had figured something out. Now the bullpen is 62 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: going to be really interesting too, because the Yankees bullpen 63 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: seemingly somewhat stabilized. I say that reluctantly, and the Red 64 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: Sox pen leading up to Chapman, who has been the 65 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: best reliever in baseball this season, has been much better 66 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: Greg Weiser and Garrett Whitlock and Connelly early the rookie 67 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: coming on forty four to eight strikeout to walk ratio 68 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: in September. So this will be most likely a great series. 69 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: It would be even better if Roman Anthony was involved, 70 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: but he is not going to be involved. Now the 71 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: other American League series now, the winner of the Red 72 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: Sox Yankees faces the Blue Jays. The winner of the 73 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: Tigers Guardians will face the Seattle Mariners. Now, this series 74 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: is a matchup that we've seen twice in the last 75 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, Tigers Guardians al Central. You saw what happened. 76 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: The Guardians had one of the greatest, not one of 77 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: the greatest, the greatest comeback in Major League history from 78 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: fifteen and a half games down to catch the Tigers 79 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: for the division title. Doesn't matter now everything starts over 80 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: with the postseason, and as strange as this is, as 81 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: the Tigers went three and thirteen down the stretch, the 82 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: Guardians eighteen and four, Trek Skougel gives the Tigers the 83 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: same advantage that Garrett Crochet gives the Red Sox even 84 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: over Max Freed in the other series. So this too, 85 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: is going to be a rather interesting series because of 86 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: the rivalry involving these two teams, and also the Guardians, 87 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: for all of their magic this weekend and in September, 88 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: one of the worst offenses we've ever seen in the 89 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: postseason two twenty five batting average lowest in the major leagues. 90 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: They ranked twenty eighth in runs. There are only three 91 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: other teams that have ever made the postseason with that 92 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: lower rank. It's two teams from the twenty twenty expanded Playoffs. 93 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: There were sixteen teams in the Pandemics shortened season they're 94 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: to even count, and then the two thousand and five 95 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: San Diego Padres with Bruce Bochi as their manager. So 96 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: the Guardians aren't exactly a major offensive threat, but the 97 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: Tigers haven't been either. In September and the Tigers offense 98 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 1: has been a question really. Even when they were hot, 99 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: people were saying, well, how are they doing this? They're 100 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: not that dynamic an offense. And in September the Guardians 101 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: offense was actually better. So this will be the third 102 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: time in three weeks the Guardians are going to see Schooble. 103 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: They've had limited success at best against them. They had 104 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: one crazy guards ball innings against them or that kind 105 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: of inning against him in their previous series. But I 106 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: would expect School was going to be really good. Gavin 107 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: Williams and the rest of the Guardians rotation has been 108 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: incredible down the stretch. That's why they stole the AL 109 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: Central title from Detroit. And the Tigers rotation on schoolbl 110 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: it's Jack Flaherty, it's Casey Meiser's in decent at times, 111 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, and I don't know about their bullpen either. 112 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: So what looked like a dominant Tigers team turned into 113 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: a much less dominant Tigers team. And the one thing 114 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: I'll say about Detroit though, as we go into this, 115 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: I have a vivid memory of the twenty twenty three 116 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: Texas Rangers eight and eight down the stretch. They lose 117 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: three or four in Seattle in the final series to 118 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: blow the division title, they've got to go all the 119 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: way across the country to face Tampa Bay. We all 120 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: thought they'd be a quick knockout and they weren't. So 121 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: maybe the Tigers find their footing here. But the Guardians 122 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: have this thing going with them. They're going to be 123 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: at home where they've been a really good team. We'll 124 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: see how this plays out in the American League. Now 125 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: in the National League. Two really interesting series, and I 126 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: know people are going to say, wait a second, the 127 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: Reds have no chance against the Dodgers. Actually they do 128 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: in my estimation, and they do because of a guy 129 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:03,679 Speaker 1: that I have mentioned with Scooble and Crochet earlier, Hunter Green. 130 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: Hunter Green has been one of the most dominant pitchers 131 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: in baseball the last month or so. And he's not 132 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: the only dominant starter that the Reds have. They also 133 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: have Nick Ludolo and Andrew Abbott. Andrew Abbott likely will 134 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: get some cy Young votes. This is a rotation that 135 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: in a short series can do some damage. The problem 136 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: for the Reds actually it's twofold. They don't really hit either. 137 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: Like their Ohio neighbors, they are particularly vulnerable to left 138 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: handed pitching. And the Tigers. I'm sorry, the Dodgers are 139 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,239 Speaker 1: going to throw a bunch of left handers at them 140 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: in this series, starting with Blake Snell in Game one 141 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: and a number of relievers. Red's only twenty fifth in 142 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: ops against left handed pitching this season. And the other 143 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: thing that is an equalizer for the Dodgers, if you 144 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: don't even call it that, maybe even an advantage for 145 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: the Dodgers is their rotation we're talking about Snell, Yamamoto, 146 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: and Shoyotani, likely in Game three. The Dodgers seemingly watch 147 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: Otani in Game three so he can have a day 148 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: off after the day he pitches, so regardless of whether 149 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: they win the series in three or whether he starts 150 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: Game one of the DS, he'd have a day off 151 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: after he pitches. That rotation that I just listed, Snell, Yamamoto, Otani, 152 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: that's as good as the Reds rotation. But at the 153 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: same time, you just don't know how this is going 154 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: to play out. And the other factor here, the Reds 155 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,559 Speaker 1: bullpen has been hot. It's also got to be tired 156 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: at this point after that stretch run in which they 157 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: caught the Mets and beat them out for that final Wildcard. 158 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,719 Speaker 1: The Dodgers bullpen big time question. We know that now 159 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: we're going to see Sasaki in the bullpen in this series, 160 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: not Kershaw. Kershaw started the last game and will not 161 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: be available, will not be on the roster, but that Dodgers' 162 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: bullpen has been an area of vulnerability, There's no question 163 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: about it. So the winner of this series will face 164 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: the Phillies. That would be an amazing matchup if it 165 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: was Dodgers Phillies. That's really what you would want to 166 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: see in an NLCS type situation. But here there we go. 167 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: Most people, virtually all people, I'm sure, will pick the Dodgers, 168 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: and I understand it. The Dodgers though might not have 169 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 1: Will Smith. They're facing a team with a really good rotation. 170 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: I don't see the Reds winning, but I can see 171 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: a scenario in which this is much closer, at least 172 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: in the games and the way they're playing out than 173 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: we think it's going to be. And finally, the final series, 174 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: This one is really interesting. It's Padres at Cubs, two 175 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: teams that, at various points this season looked like perhaps 176 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: the best team in baseball. It was early in the 177 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: season for both of them. The Cubs had that dominant 178 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: offensive first half, the Padres had that amazing start, and 179 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: then at the deadline again when they reinforced themselves, people 180 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: like myself were thinking, wow, they can overtake the Dodgers. 181 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: They can be really good. Now it didn't happen for 182 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: the Padres, and I see them now as a team 183 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: that is very dangerous going into this postseason. Now, they're 184 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: much better at Petco than they are at home. Of course, 185 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 1: they'll be on the road at Wrigley. They're thirty eight 186 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: and forty three on the road this season, fifty and 187 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: thirty one. I'm sorry, this is the yes, the Padres 188 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: thirty eight and forty three on the road. The Cubs 189 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: are rather good at Wrigley, as we all know, fifty 190 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: and thirty one. The question is can the Padres with 191 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: their bullpen, emerge as this dominant force in the postseason. 192 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: Now their offense a little questionable here. Loriano being hurt 193 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: is not going to help matters at all. But Tatisan 194 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,959 Speaker 1: Merrill have gotten hot many had a big season finale 195 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: on Sunday. I can see the Padres putting this together. Now, 196 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: I don't know that it's going to happen and they've 197 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: been a team where times it's looked like something is 198 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 1: missing this season, especially in the second half. But if 199 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: they get quality starts, and they should out of Paveta 200 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: in Game one and Cesar King maybe in Game two, 201 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 1: they can be a force. Now the Cubs too, are 202 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: in the same category. They can be a team that 203 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: goes on a run here, but we haven't seen that 204 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: defense click in quite some time. And Kyle Tucker, he's 205 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: coming back now, came back this weekend. We'll see how 206 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: he is in the playoffs. We'll see if he's okay 207 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: coming off that leg injury. I just don't know whether 208 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: the Cubs offense is going to ignite the way we 209 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: saw it ignite in the first half. Again, it hasn't happened. 210 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,719 Speaker 1: What is underestimated about the Cubs is their pitching. It's 211 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: been quite good. And yes they're going to be without 212 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: Cad Horton, their best starting pitcher down the stretch, the 213 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: rookie who will be either first or second in the 214 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: NL Rookie of the Year bouting, but they still have 215 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: him Monaga, they still have Boyd, they still have Jamison 216 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: ty On, and the Padres have struggled against lefties, and 217 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: in Monaga and Boyd are both left handed padres nineteenth 218 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: in the league in ops against left handers. So I 219 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: don't know which way this is going. I don't know 220 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: which team is going to end up facing the Brewers, 221 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: but this is going to be a test of two 222 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: teams that we've seen at times this year be really good. 223 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: Can they be really good again in the postseason? Well, 224 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: we're about to find out. So there you have it, 225 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: the top four series, the first four series, we're going 226 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 1: to see wild Card series, then leading to the division series, 227 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: the Mariners, the Blue Jays, and in the National League 228 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: the Phillies and the Brewers. They get to rest up 229 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: and get to see how this all plays out. This week, 230 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: we'll be right back with the inside dish. 231 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 2: Okay, aj our slab pack ripping continues. Now, you just 232 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 2: ripped a card that I think you're actually going to keep. 233 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 3: I am, I'm going to keep it. It's a Ken 234 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 3: Griffy Junior rookie card. The old is the famous upper 235 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 3: deck one, I believe it is. And yeah, heck y, 236 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 3: I'm gonna keep it because I'm gonna get Griffy to 237 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,599 Speaker 3: sign it. I'm gonna get them to send it to me. 238 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 3: What you can do, and I'm gonna get Griffy to 239 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 3: sign it, and it's only gonna make it worth more. 240 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 3: So I am all in on this card. I'm keeping 241 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 3: it and it is one of the coolest cards with 242 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 3: the highest turtle neck you've ever seen and the gold 243 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:56,719 Speaker 3: chain around his. 244 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 2: Neck Graded nine nineteen eighty nine upper deck. You get 245 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 2: the offer for one seventy nine. It's valued at around 246 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 2: one ninety nine, and you're like, nah, I'm keeping it. 247 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 2: But if you wanted to sell it back instantly, you can. 248 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 2: It's the beauty of Arena Club. AJ is going to 249 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 2: send in and get the physical card sent to him 250 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 2: and you can do the same. 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I wrote about this on Friday in 262 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: The Athletic. I went through fifteen teams that could have 263 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: a change in their head of baseball operations or their 264 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: manager's seat, and we're going to go through some of 265 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: them here because I'll obviously in baseball things change quickly. 266 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: Things might have even changed this weekend. Now, the big 267 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: question I'm sure a lot of Mets fans have after 268 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: their team has collapsed with a three hundred and forty 269 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: million dollar payroll, is Carlos Mendoza. From every indication, Mendoza 270 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: is safe. He's not going to be held responsible for 271 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: that pitching staff, the retation in particular collapsing. You see 272 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: it right there, Andy Martinez reporting last night the Mets 273 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: have no plans to fire Carlos Mendoza, but I am 274 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: quite certain there will be some changes with the Mets, 275 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: perhaps on their coaching staff, perhaps in their mix on 276 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: the roster. I don't know what's going to happen there, 277 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: but I would expect that it's not going to be 278 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: simply something where they say, you know what, let's run 279 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: it back next year with the same cast. And now 280 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: that's not happening. Not when you do what the Mets did, 281 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: embarrass yourselves in the final four months of the season. 282 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to some that are more realistic. 283 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: Now we have four interim managers that must be decided 284 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: upon by their respective teams at some point in the 285 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: near future. Washington with the El Cairo, Colorado with Warren Schaeffer, 286 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: Baltimore with Tony Mansolino, and Pittsburgh with Don Kelly. I 287 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: would say Kelly is the most likely of those to stay. 288 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: The Pirates did play better under him than they did 289 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: under Derek Shelton. The real question in Pittsburgh is the 290 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: future of their general manager, Ben Sherrington, who has presided 291 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: over six straight losing seasons. If Sherrington goes, perhaps then 292 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: Kelly goes too. But right now we don't have any 293 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: indication one way or the other how that is all 294 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: going to turn out. Two other big questions regarding managers 295 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: in Atlanta and in Texas Brian Snicker and Bruce Brochi. 296 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: Will they continue on or will they retire or step aside. 297 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: That is something that looked pretty clear at one point 298 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: this season, at least for Snicker, seemed like he was 299 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: going to retire. But in recent weeks, he's kind of 300 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: hinted that he'd like to stick around, maybe not end 301 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: on the way he did with that injury. More at 302 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: season that the Braves had. They still have a ton 303 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: of talent. They still have a roster that should contend 304 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: for a division title next year, certainly a postseason birth. 305 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,359 Speaker 1: If this job opens, it might be the most desirable 306 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: job of all of them, but it's not clear whether 307 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: it's going to open. Bruce Bochi in Texas. I was 308 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: around him this weekend. He is giving no indications one 309 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: way or the other of what he wants to do, 310 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: whether he wants to continue managing, be it in Texas 311 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: or in San Francisco. If that opens up, that's been 312 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: a rumor going around. I'm not sure I see it, 313 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: but stranger things have happened. So Bochie has to make 314 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: a decision, and the Rangers have to make a decision too, 315 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: And as I wrote, the Rangers are going to be 316 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: cutting payroll this off season because they didn't get to 317 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs after increasing payroll, and it's going to come down, 318 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: does Bochie want to be with that team for another 319 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: year of potential frustration, And if hypothetically the Giants are 320 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: interested in him. T Buster Posey has some interest in 321 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: Bruce Boci. What do you want to risk his legacy 322 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: there by going back into an uncertain situation in a 323 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: tough division. None of these questions we have the answers to, 324 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: but we should find out more in the coming days. 325 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: Now I mentioned San Francisco. That's a really fascinating situation. 326 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: Bob Melvin, their manager, had his option picked up on 327 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: July first, So on July first, just three months ago, 328 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: Buster Posey, as president of Baseball Operations, determined that he 329 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: wanted Bob Melvin for his manager in twenty twenty six, 330 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: And yet the Giants season was one of such extremes highs, low's, 331 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 1: highs and lows again that certainly there is talk in 332 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 1: the Bay Area and their articles written by Andrew Baggerley 333 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: of The Athletic this morning and others about Melvin's uncertain future. 334 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: It is not certain he's going to come back. The 335 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: players really like him, they have been outspoken on his behalf, 336 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 1: but it doesn't mean that Buster Posey sees it that way. 337 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: So that's a situation to watch. And Minnesota is another one. 338 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: Minnesota with Rocco Baldelli. You might say, hey, they traded 339 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: half their team at the death. Come on, you can't 340 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 1: fire the guy after they did that, traded after their 341 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 1: team at the deadline had their usual run of injuries. 342 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: WHOA wait a second, But Baldeli has been there, I 343 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: believe seven years now, and they may decide we're going 344 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: even younger. We just want to make a change and 345 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: go to a different manager who perhaps would be more 346 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: suited to managing an even younger team that they had 347 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: at the end of the season. Not sure that's going 348 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: to happen. Starting August eighteenth, when Roco Baldelli challenged the 349 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: Twins to be more aggressive on their base, on their 350 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: running base running, that team picked it up a little bit. 351 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: So perhaps the management of that team looks at them 352 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: and says, okay, you know what, he got them going again, 353 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: at least in that respect, Let's keep him on uncertain situation. 354 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,959 Speaker 1: The team was recently not sold but took on some 355 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: minority investors, so they've been kind of in a weird 356 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: spot the whole season. We'll see how that plays out. 357 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: And then Joe a spot it in Houston. Now, Joe 358 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: spotted to me does not deserve to be fine, and 359 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: in fact, a couple of weeks ago, I wrote he 360 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: was the front runner for American League Manager of the 361 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: Year for keeping that team going when they had so 362 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: many injuries eighteen players on the injured list in late July, 363 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: including eight starting pitchers. They lost Alvarez or Don Alvarez 364 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 1: for almost three months. Jeremy pagna izach Piade's missed significant 365 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: lengths of time, as did their closer, Josh Hater. The 366 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: fact that they contended as long as they did was 367 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: actually an upset, but their owner Jim Crane is something 368 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: of a wild card, and Dana Brown, their general manager. 369 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: When asked by reporters, including the Athletics chandeler Rome yesterday, 370 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: about Spottish status, did not give a firm commitment. He said, 371 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: we're going to evaluate everything. Well, the teams generally always 372 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: do that. But at the same time, to hold a 373 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: spotter responsible for what happened there, to me, would be 374 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: a serious mistake, and if he got out there as 375 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: an available manager, I imagine he would get another chance pretty quickly. 376 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 1: Two other situations to mention, only because if these teams 377 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: flame out early, it's possible that you could see a change. 378 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Affilies with Rob Thompson, New York Yankees with Aaron Boone. 379 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: I really don't see Boone getting fired. They played well 380 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 1: down the stretch. They look like a team right now. 381 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: Yes they could go out in the first round, but yes, 382 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: they also could go to the World Series and maybe 383 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: even win it. They have that much talent. They have 384 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: an offense that, while yes, is home run reliant, can 385 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: also beat you in other ways. They have a starting 386 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 1: rotation led by Max Fried and Carlos Rodon that is 387 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 1: really good and a bullpen that has not yet put 388 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: it together, but at the same time is really good 389 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,479 Speaker 1: when it's clicking. So I don't see them playing poorly. 390 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: I don't see them firing Aaron Boone. Rob Thompson, I 391 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: don't really see that one either. But the Phillies have 392 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 1: had progressively earlier exits in each of the last two postseasons, 393 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: World Series in twenty two and LCS in twenty three, 394 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: Division Series twenty four. Should they get knocked out in 395 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: the Division Series? Yeah? Could you see the question arising? 396 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: You certainly could. So that is a whole lot of 397 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: talk about a whole lot of different managers. That might 398 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: be or it might not be. 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What should David Stearns learn from this mess? 425 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: Great question, and David Stearns, as Mets President a Baseball Operations, 426 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: is one of the more talented, intelligent executives in the game. 427 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: It's the question about that. But what happened here was 428 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: a collapse of starting pitching that really doomed the Mets. 429 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:01,719 Speaker 1: I was looking yesterday offensively since the deadline, they were 430 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: number one in the majors, number one in runs per game. 431 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: This was simply a product of a failed rotation. Now 432 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: they made some poor decisions Stearns did in the off season. 433 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: Sean Maniyah was maybe a good picture, but not someone 434 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: you can necessarily rely on the way they did. He 435 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: did get hurt and that compromised him. Frankie Montos was 436 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: a decision they always questioned, People always questioned. Clay Holmes 437 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 1: turned out to be a good signing, I would say, 438 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: so they had that. They didn't go for any of 439 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: the frontline guys, and that's something Stearns does not like 440 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: to do. And maybe that's the lesson here. Maybe you've 441 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 1: got to go and go big for a starting pitcher 442 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: in a way that they didn't. They were in the 443 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,679 Speaker 1: Crochet talks but did not get him. Now they do 444 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: have the three kids Mclainsprote and Tong that presumably will 445 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: play big roles for them next season. You could argue 446 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: they should have brought up McClain earlier. But to be 447 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: in the position they were in so shorthanded, and I 448 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: know they had injuries too. Griffin Canning was another one, 449 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: but to be in that position, that's the lesson here. 450 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: You cannot be that short on starting pitching. You've got 451 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: to have better death depths, I should say. So we'll 452 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: take one more question before we get out of here. 453 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: Let's see what we got here. This one comes from 454 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,360 Speaker 1: Omar Alesanta, who asks do you think the Brewers will 455 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: continue their incredible regular season carry it into the postseason? 456 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:23,120 Speaker 1: That is one of the defining questions of this October. 457 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: And I would say that the Brewers are in a 458 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: good spot here. I don't know, as I said earlier, 459 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 1: that the Cubs or Padres are going to be that 460 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: dominant a postseason team. They've had their moments, yes, and 461 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: they have questions about them. The Brewers are a team 462 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 1: that people underrate simply because they're the Brewers. Ah, they 463 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,719 Speaker 1: playing this small market. They don't have big stars other 464 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:46,439 Speaker 1: than Yelge. No, they've had great pitching all season. Now 465 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 1: it's a little banged up right now, and that's going 466 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: to be one of the questions they have to deal with. 467 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: How's Tyler or McGill, how is Jose Kintana? What do 468 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: you do with the miz who struggled down the stretch. 469 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: But Freddy Peralta has been dominant, missing Woodruff, Peralta, Priester, 470 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 1: that group pretty dawn good. That's the key to the Brewers. 471 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: They're pitching, that has been the key. And they're also 472 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: a team that doesn't strike out much. Those kinds of 473 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: teams generally farewell in the postseason. The Brewers and the 474 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: Blue Jays are both in that particular profile. So I 475 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,120 Speaker 1: do expect the Brewers to play well. Doesn't mean they'll 476 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: win the division series against the Cubs or padres. But 477 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: they are not a fraud. They are not this imposter. 478 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: They finished ladies and gentlemen with the best record in 479 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 1: the major leagues over one hundred and sixty two games. 480 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: You don't do that by accident. All right, with that, 481 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: that's the show. We will be back on Thursday, myself 482 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,479 Speaker 1: and Alana Rizzo for our usual live Thursday show at 483 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: twelve thirty Eastern. 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