1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Hey, welcome to Big Fish, Small Pod. I'm Andrew Werdaal 2 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: today September twenty eighth, and if you're like me living 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: in Florida, we're kind of set for a real, real 4 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: day of some stormy weather with Hurricane Ian Barren down. 5 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: So anyways, I want to get you kind of set 6 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: for a rainy day here, a day of baseball though. 7 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: We have the Marlins playing the Mets again tonight, with 8 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: hazus Lozardo facing off against Taiwan Walker the final game 9 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: of a quick two game series. 10 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: Pretty cool. 11 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: I'm personally putting Richard Bleier on a record breaking watch 12 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: that I think something might really really happen here in 13 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: this game, and I personally hope it does that. Yeah, 14 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: Richard Byer goes forth record for most box in a 15 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: single game, previous record three, which he tied last night 16 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: while facing the Mets in remarkably one at bat, facing 17 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: Pete Alonso in the eighth inning with I believe Jeff 18 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: McNeil on first base. 19 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: Well, really, the. 20 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 1: Inning started out rather normally for Richard Bleier. He looked 21 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: like his typical self, throwing his typical mostly sinker and 22 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: you know he has like a rather quick movement to 23 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: the plate. He pitches from a stretch, so it's not 24 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: really a surprise to see him kind of like set 25 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: and then going straight to the plate. Pretty well, that 26 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: is it with his mechanics. 27 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: Suddenly he started. 28 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: To get called for a box, and it's funny that 29 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: that was his single first bulk ever. He told ESPN, 30 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: it's the same move I've been doing for three hundred innings, 31 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: and here we are. Maybe I was balking. I watched 32 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: the video. I completely disagreed, but I'm biased, so I 33 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: don't know. 34 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 3: That's a strike. He thought it was low. I called 35 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 3: another box, so he boxed at a run and now 36 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 3: it's six to four three box at the inning committed 37 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: by Richard Dwyer. I have never seen anything like that 38 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 3: in my life. 39 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: And you're gonna follow for not an obvious box, something 40 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: that's obviously controversial, very interesting. Ultimately, the rule is instituted 41 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: to keep the picture from like deceiving the batter and 42 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: to get really into that. What like the rule stipulates 43 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: is that the picture gets to like position on the 44 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: rubber and then makes like a clear deliberate motion to 45 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: the shy of that they need to make a really 46 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: deliverate like stepping off move something like a pickoff throw 47 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: would be warranted for that. Like you'll clearly see your 48 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: like right handed pictures step off the rubber before going 49 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: to first for a pickoff throw. 50 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 2: So it's like a rather like distinct thing. 51 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: It's basically a rule instituted to keep pictures from like 52 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: getting the edge against a hitter. And it really, I mean, 53 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: it kind of fits that like Pete Alonso, who hit 54 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: his fortieth home run of the year last night against 55 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Pablo Lopez, would be reaps a hitter that umpires might 56 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: really scrutinize the picture on, like think that there's maybe 57 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: in a sense of baias maybe think that there's more 58 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: of a like a likelihood that someone like Richard might 59 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: be trying to like get a quick one by Pete 60 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: Alonso before he's ready. Obviously, what I'm insinuating there is 61 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: an element of corruption on behalf. 62 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: Of the umpires. 63 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: Bill Latson of MLB dot Com reported on the game 64 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: and spoke with the umpire John Tompayne and his ruling 65 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: for like the first book and then during the same 66 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: at bat two more box. He stated clearly that from 67 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: where I was, I didn't have Blair coming to a 68 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: complete stop before delivering to the pipe. So I called 69 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: the book. It obviously happened again. I tried to give 70 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: an explanation to clear it up. Having watched the videos, 71 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: it really does seem more like he went through every 72 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: beat of his delivery, and it. 73 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: Was just that it was kind of fast. 74 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: On the first bock call, and then throughout the rest 75 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: of the at bat, no real delivery stood out as 76 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: anything like. 77 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 2: Anything even close to. 78 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: What could be considered a bock or seemingly any sort 79 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: of like deception to the hitter, the ultimate thing that 80 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: this rule is trying to prevent. I mean, I'll admit 81 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: I'm personally confused by this ruling on the field. I'm 82 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: not an umpire, I haven't been educated on the same 83 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: things as them, and I just simply don't see it 84 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: on the play. And I'm truly in the corner of 85 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: Richard Bleier and Don Mattingley on that both objected from 86 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: the game, arguing the calls. Well, Don Mattingley came out 87 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: to argue in defense of Richard Bler. Then after Bler 88 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: got out of the inning, he himself just went off 89 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: on the umpires. Even after the first call the first block. 90 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: Blier was obviously unhappy on the field, exchanging words. 91 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: Couldn't really tell what it was on the film, but that. 92 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: Obviously continued to escalate it seemingly, even calling out some 93 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:24,799 Speaker 1: calls the homeplate umpire that were missed during the inning 94 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: at least per year like on screen, strike zone by 95 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: no means like the ultimate rule on the field, but 96 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: really like, yeah, I'm just not sure what I watched 97 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: in that eighth inning. If you have a chance, totally 98 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: go back find that. Just watch that inning. It's really 99 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: compelling and it's like kind of nice to see, just 100 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: like the fire come out of the manager. Anyhow, Marlins 101 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,159 Speaker 1: will face off again with the Mets looking for the 102 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: two game sweep. I'm still hoping for a Richard Blyer appearance. 103 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: I think four box is not out of question on 104 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: the season. I think you could definitely do it. And 105 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: if that really isn't your speed, check out The Pensacle 106 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: of Blue Wahoo's today. Seven to fifteen Eastern time is 107 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: the start time, really and it's free to you on 108 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: MiLB dot tv, free for everyone to watch The Pensacle 109 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: of Blue Waho's face off against the Tennessee Smokies. For 110 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: their championship Tennessee Smokey's the Double, a affiliate of the 111 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: Chicago Cubs. Rumored to start is Yuri Perez. No guarantee there, really, 112 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: that's from like some hype on MLB dot com. So 113 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: once we know more as an outlet, we'll let you 114 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: know who is starting that game of the well, the 115 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: deciding game of the championship series there for the Blue 116 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: Wahoo's totally Also worth note on the game, Garrett Cooper 117 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: likely done for this season. A broken pinky on a 118 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: hit by pitch took him out of the game and 119 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: was confirmed to be a break after that event, So 120 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: it seems to be the end of the line in 121 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two for Cooper. Just heads up to you there. Personally, 122 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: I haven't really had time to decompress about much of 123 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: anything today as we head into this hurricane. So yeah, 124 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: thank you for listening. If you're listening to this in 125 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: the morning, some baseball will happen in the afternoon about 126 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: a twelve thirty star time for a Pirates and Reds 127 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: series in Pittsburgh, and then the Marlins and the Blue 128 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: Wahoo's later on in the seven o'clock hour, So yeah, 129 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: thank you for listening to me. Enjoy your day, be safe, 130 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: be smart, and I'll be back with you on Friday.