1 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: Welcome one and all to the Hammer Territory Podcast day. 2 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: I'm better than expected it. It's always a pleasure to 3 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: be with you, Sean Covid here with Steven Tobert. I 4 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: will be honest, still less than one hundred percent on 5 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: my ID. I think that I am a bit healthier 6 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: than the Braves offense right now, but that's what we're 7 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: here to discuss. Steven Tobert. Always a pleasure to be 8 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: with you, sir. We were just bragging about this Braves 9 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: offense on Tuesday, Stephen. We thought that maybe they had 10 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: turned the quarter and we just wound up slam it 11 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: into the quarter. It's been a disappointing couple of games, 12 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: but as always good talking with you, partner, hope Aul's 13 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: been well. 14 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 2: Sean. 15 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 3: I needed that welcome like I needed oxygen need. I 16 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 3: needed that boisterous I needed. I needed my guy to 17 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: come through, and of course you delivered. You know, it's 18 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 3: just classic classic Seowan. Yeah, what a just a piece 19 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 3: of crap couple of games, I tell you. I was 20 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 3: watching tonight and tonight's game honestly felt like a playoff 21 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 3: game from the last like three years, where it's a 22 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 3: good game. The Braves are in it, but their offense 23 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 3: just gets dominated by top level pitching. And listen, y'a 24 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 3: momoto is it leads the league in era. Brad Rowland, 25 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 3: our fearless leader, Brad Roland, make sure to send us 26 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 3: send that to us in our our chat. 27 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 2: That needs to be mentioned. 28 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 3: One of the best pitchers in baseball getting shut out 29 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 3: by this guy, or not shut out, but getting you know, 30 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 3: losing two to one against this guy is not necessarily 31 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:57,279 Speaker 3: a crazy outcome. But it did remind me of pretty 32 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: much every playoff game they've played. So it's the twenty 33 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 3: one World Series, twenty two, twenty three, and twenty four 34 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 3: where every time they go up against top level pitching 35 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 3: they got shut out. 36 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 2: And listen, I'll say this. 37 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 3: This year it's kind of been the opposite, where they 38 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 3: have done really well against some of the best pitchers 39 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 3: they faced and then they get shut down by some 40 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 3: guy with a seven ERA. 41 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: So I don't know, I don't know what you know, 42 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: I don't. 43 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,839 Speaker 3: Know what to make of it, but to a night's game, 44 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: I guess maybe it's because it's Braves Dodgers. It just 45 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 3: reminds me of the playoffs, but it did have a 46 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 3: postseason feel and unfortunately the offense had a very familiar 47 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 3: postseason feel where it just didn't show up. So, you know, 48 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 3: they were so close to getting back to five hundred, 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 3: and now they lost two games in a row. What 50 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 3: you don't want is another skid where you dig yourself 51 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: another five six game hole that you got to climb 52 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 3: back out of. So you know, we'll talk about the 53 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 3: games the rest of the weekend. But yeah, really just 54 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 3: really crappy couple of games from the Braves offensively. 55 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that's what we'll say is this is that 56 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: this result that you see here, I mean, y'all about 57 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: to right now. I think it's no far fetch statement 58 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: to say that he likely is the in ill leader 59 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: in the Cy Young race right now, no early a 60 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: month into the season. But the guy's legitimately dominant right now. 61 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: Like you give him all the credit of the world. 62 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: I'm not frustrated by the fact that Braves really couldn't 63 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: get anything go when he gets stem. It's not surprising 64 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: with how good he's been. It's just a bit frustrating 65 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: that the Braves also couldn't get anything going against the Dodgers' bullpen, 66 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: though again they're the Dodgers. They're a very good bullpen. 67 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: What this does do is just make me even more 68 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: disappointed in our lack of offense in that Colorado game. 69 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: You know, I don't want to sit here and worry 70 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: too much about in the past, but that unfortunately, you know, 71 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: again we've talked about, you know, as we go into May. Now, 72 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: despite the fact that we had such a good you know, 73 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: last basically three weeks of April, is that even with 74 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: that three week stretch of good play in April, there's 75 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: still so little roof for error because of how bad 76 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: of a start that we had that when you have 77 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: a couple of games like this in a row, it 78 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: gets really frustrated. As a matter of fact, Steven, let 79 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: me ask you a question, when was the last time 80 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: that the Braves lost two games in a row in 81 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: which in both games they gave up two or less runs. 82 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: I mean, I'll give you leeway. 83 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: I'll give you leeway if you can guess within a 84 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: three year period, I'll say you're correct. 85 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 3: When the last time they lost two games in a 86 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,679 Speaker 3: row where they gave up two runs or less? 87 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: That's the question. 88 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,679 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, I mean, the offense was so bad last year. 89 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 3: I feel like it happened like twelve different times last year. 90 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 3: But I don't know if it happened back to back games. 91 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: I don't know. You're a tricky You're a tricky guy. 92 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 3: You could be like this could be like from the 93 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 3: seventies or something, or they like the eighties where the 94 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 3: Braves sucked. 95 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 2: I don't know, what is it? 96 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: Not that far back June twenty thirteen. Before that it 97 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: was June, or before that it was two thousand and five. 98 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: Before that, it was two thousand, twenty thirteen. Interesting third 99 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: two days. It's been twelve years since the Braves lost 100 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: two straight games in which they gave up two runs 101 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: or less. So that's how rare of an occurrence this is. 102 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: But the reason that I point that out is because 103 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: the biggest takeaway from me is this again, I don't 104 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: consider tonight that disappointing. It makes me, you know, even 105 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: more disappointing than that Colorado loss. But it goes back 106 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: to what I've kind of said, you know, I know 107 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: many have said this, but I feel that this Braves 108 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: offense can match any offense in baseball. I feel that 109 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: this Braves pitching staff, especially the starters, can match any 110 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: pitching staff in baseball over a short series. But the 111 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,799 Speaker 1: problem is for the Braves is that they also seem 112 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: to be the team that has the most frequent occurrence 113 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: of one eighty variance is either they're really hot or 114 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: they're really cold, and you never get the pitching in 115 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: the offense hot at the same time. And that's what's 116 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,799 Speaker 1: really stood out about this team so far. The most 117 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: consistent thing that they are the most the thing they're 118 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: most consistent at is being inconsistent, and that's what really 119 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: seems to be hurting them. I know we've talked about 120 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,679 Speaker 1: how good the offensive has been. It gets quality pitching 121 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,559 Speaker 1: this season, but the fact that they couldn't muster anything, 122 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: especially against the Dodgers bump in with this good of 123 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: an outing, as Grant Holmes provided, it's really really frustrating 124 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: and just to get it this team to get out 125 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: of the hole. But it's end. It's going to have 126 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: to be consistently elite at something. It's hard to have 127 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: faith they're gonna get to that point sometime soon. 128 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 2: And let me say this about the offense. 129 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 3: So you take like Austin Riley, Austin Riley struck out 130 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 3: two more times tonight, So he has. 131 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 2: Forty three strikeouts on the year, and he has seven walks. 132 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: Forty three strikeouts at this point, it's like he's on 133 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 3: pace to strike out like two hundred and forty times, 134 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 3: which would I mean, that's insane. I think his career 135 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 3: highs like one seventy. So you're not getting the best 136 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 3: version of Austin Riley so far this year, and seven 137 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 3: walks is abysmal for him. Marcelo Zuna, let's even take 138 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 3: Marcelo Zuna. Marcell is walking a ton, which is great. 139 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 2: He's on base all the time, but like. 140 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 3: Coming into the night, he had twelve runs driven in, 141 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 3: so he's on pace for like sixty sixty RBI this year. 142 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: Like he's not driving in runs and I think he's 143 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 3: only got like four hits this year with runners in 144 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,239 Speaker 3: scoring position. Like he's on base a ton, which is great, 145 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 3: but you know, Marcel being on base is not all 146 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 3: that on top of you know, besides not making it out. 147 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: Once Marcel is on base, it's not like he's a 148 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 3: weapon on the base pass is what I'm saying. You know, 149 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 3: he runs like a mailbox. So Matt Olsen has been 150 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,239 Speaker 3: inconsistent up and down most. 151 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: Of it has been bad luck. He's hit the ball 152 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 2: really well. 153 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 3: Sean Murphy has kind of been the only guy who is, 154 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 3: you know, driven the ball, consistently doing kind of what 155 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 3: you expect, you know. Eli White kind of saved the 156 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 3: offense for like a week, if we're being honest, you know, 157 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:58,679 Speaker 3: him and Nick Allen at the bottom of the lineup 158 00:07:58,760 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 3: kind of saved everybody. 159 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 2: Ozzie Alvi's We're gonna get to him, you know, more 160 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 2: specifically in a second. 161 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 3: But like, I'm working on a theory and I've been 162 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 3: working on it since May of last year, that this 163 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 3: Braves offense needs their alpha. Like when Ronald Acuna Junior 164 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 3: is in the lineup and he's doing what he's doing, 165 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 3: it settles everybody else down to the point and it 166 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 3: relaxes everybody and everybody can be no one has to 167 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 3: be the top dog because Ronald is that. And the 168 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 3: more I've watched this team the last basically calendar year 169 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 3: now without Ronald, the more I believe they that's what 170 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 3: they miss They missed the alpha where everyone else does, 171 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 3: where no one else has to be the alpha. And 172 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 3: obviously we're gonna get Ronald back at some point. We 173 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 3: don't know what version of Ronald we're gonna get back. 174 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 3: But if we get that guy back, if we get 175 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 3: twenty twenty three Ronald back, I think you will start 176 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 3: to see the best versions of all of these other guys, 177 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 3: exactly like how we saw in twenty three when was 178 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 3: the best player on the planet and every other guy 179 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 3: in the roster just followed suit because no one had 180 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 3: to be the guy because Ronald took that job. I 181 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 3: could be dead wrong, but there's just something missing from 182 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 3: this offense, and there has been for a long time, 183 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 3: and it's hard not to just say, oh, it's the MVP, 184 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 3: Like the MVP is what's missing. 185 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 2: And hopefully that changes soon. 186 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and we'll discuss a bit, get a bit more detailed. 187 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: Oh what exactly it is about this offense that probably 188 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: is a big factor in how inconsistent it can be. 189 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: After a word from our partners. 190 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 4: If you want to raisor that looks good, makes you 191 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 4: look good, gets the shave done and doesn't cost much. 192 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 4: Uh oh, oh, it is it nice? 193 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 5: That's Harry John and you can smell. 194 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 2: It too, smell it. 195 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 5: Oh, wow, that's Harry's that's the shave. 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Okay, 216 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 1: So the first trio is you've got Marcelo Zua, Matt 217 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: Olsen and you've got Sean Murphy. The guys who have 218 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: you know, either pitchers don't want to pitch to them, 219 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 1: which I think is the case with Marcelo Zuda and 220 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: matt Olsen, you know at some point, and matt Olsen 221 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: has been you know, outperforming to his results so far. 222 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: Sean Murphy of course has been spectacular. You've right now 223 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: got Eli White, Nick Allen and Alex Rdugo who are 224 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: playing above their head, but they've done a good job 225 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: at being able to help the lineups turn over. And 226 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: the big key for those three compared to the last three, 227 00:11:55,880 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: which is Riley, Harris and Alby's for dou Goo, Alan 228 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: and Whke. We talked about it in the last podcast. 229 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: What stands out for me even more than the fact 230 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: that they're playing a bit over their heads right now 231 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: where they're doing better than expected, is the fact that 232 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: they consistently can put together good at bats. That is 233 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: something that is sorely missing from Austin Riley, Michael Harris, 234 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: as well as Ozzie Alby's. I don't know what the 235 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: strikeout to walk numbers so far this season for those 236 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,599 Speaker 1: three are off the top of my head, but I 237 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: would imagine that if you look at those three combined, 238 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: you're going to see a strike out rate above thirty 239 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: and you're probably going to see a walk right below six, 240 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: and that is very very hard to allow for consistent 241 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: needed performance from your lineup if basically you're one of 242 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: your top three hitters and probably you know three of 243 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: your top six hitters are performing like that. As much 244 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: as Olsen and Ozuna are walking and as good as 245 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: Murphy as being, the Braves need better at bats from Riley, 246 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: Alb's and Harris. And I'm not just talking about when 247 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: they get the big hits. I'm talking about consistently good 248 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: at bats to where they're working counts, getting on base 249 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: and they're just showing that they can perform at their 250 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: talent level. That's got to be there. 251 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, So each guy's got something different going on. With Austin, 252 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 3: he's clearly pressing or he's not picking up the ball. 253 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 2: Maybe we need to do an eye exam. 254 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 3: Maybe we need to get some respecs for Austin because 255 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 3: he's swinging at pitches that I have not seen him 256 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 3: swing at since he was a rookie and he was 257 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 3: really bad. I mean, people forget there was a stretch 258 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 3: where we didn't know if Austin Ryan was gonna make 259 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 3: it because he just cannot stop swinging at bad pitches, 260 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 3: especially sliders off the plate. Fans will remember that, and 261 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 3: he's kind of reverted back to that guy this year, 262 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 3: and so I don't know what's going on. I'm a 263 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 3: little more I'm a little more likely to give him 264 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 3: some longer run way, just because we've seen him be 265 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 3: like MVP Riley level Riley not too and then not 266 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 3: too you know, just to pass. So I think that's 267 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,359 Speaker 3: still in there somewhere. 268 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: Six weeks away. 269 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, Yeah, We've. 270 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 3: Got to get to the summer months and then he 271 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 3: turns into Godzilla. 272 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 2: Ozzy's got a weird thing right now with pop ups. 273 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 2: I don't know. 274 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 3: I'm writing about this at batter Power, so I've got 275 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 3: a bunch of numbers in my head. But like, there's 276 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 3: no player in baseball that has more batted balls this 277 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 3: year with a with sixty degree or higher launch angle 278 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 3: than Ozzie Albys. There's no batter in MLB this year 279 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 3: that has more batted balls with fifty degrees higher or 280 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 3: launch angle or higher. 281 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 2: Than Azzy Alby's. 282 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 3: Like he is, he is popping the ball up at 283 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 3: such an insane rate right now. And listen, pop ups 284 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 3: are a big deal because pop ups do not operate 285 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 3: the same way that other batted balls do where they 286 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 3: you know, on average day, you know, the the average 287 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 3: for batted balls on play is about three hundred for 288 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 3: a major league kider. But that that's not if you 289 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 3: just have pop ups. It doesn't work like that, like 290 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 3: the the average batted the batted ball average on in 291 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 3: play for pop ups is like. 292 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 2: Eighteen. 293 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 3: It's like something ridiculous like it. Pop ups never go 294 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 3: for hits. 295 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 2: And so. 296 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 3: I don't know if it's I don't know if it's 297 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 3: because the bat's too big. That's what everybody's saying. He 298 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 3: wields this giant bat and he can't get on top 299 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 3: of anything. 300 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 2: I don't know. He's he's done that his whole career. 301 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 3: So I don't know. Maybe that's it. Maybe he needs 302 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 3: a torpedo bat. 303 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 2: I don't know. 304 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 3: But he's popping the ball up and insane, right, And 305 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 3: when you pop the ball up as much as he is, 306 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 3: it's almost impossible to do anything productive at the plate. 307 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 2: And then Michael Harris, Michael. 308 00:15:55,160 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 3: Harrison has four walks for the entire Seieson has four walks. 309 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 3: That's that's an aver that he's on pace for twenty 310 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 3: walks for the entire season. Marcelo soon has twenty eight 311 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 3: walks now and Michael Harris is on pace for twenty 312 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 3: walks for the entire season. 313 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 2: So yeah, they need those guys. They need Riley specifically. 314 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 3: You can probably survive without Ozzie or Harris for a 315 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 3: little while, but without Acuna. Man, they need Riley and 316 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 3: Ozzie's gotta stop popping the ball up. The pop ups 317 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 3: are just crazy. 318 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: But yeah, you're right. I mean, those three guys they 319 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 2: need better. 320 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 3: And it's sad that Eli White is kind of you 321 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 3: trust Eli White to put up a better at bath 322 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 3: than you do Austin Riley at the moment, but I 323 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 3: kind of trust Eli White to put up a better 324 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 3: at bat than Austin Riley at the moment. And it's 325 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 3: not a surprise the Brave's offensive struggler. 326 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: Well, And with that in mind, like I'm not wanting 327 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: to give a hot take here or anything like that, 328 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: but something that comes to mid for me is that 329 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: if pitchers are not going to pitch to Barcelosda that 330 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: why not move him up to second in the order 331 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: to where he's getting a base at the clip that 332 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: he is, And then you've got at least for right now, 333 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: your second and third hitter many times batting with Himo 334 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: at basse second and third best hitter in Riley and 335 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: Olsen in some combination, Like to me, that may be 336 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: a minor tweak, Like I don't think that that's anything 337 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: that spar fetched at all. That's that may be a 338 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: bit of a minor tweak to help this line up out. 339 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: Dugo's very good at watching pitches up top in the 340 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 1: first spot. Ozuna is your best hitter right now, why 341 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,120 Speaker 1: not bat him second and then you know, some combination 342 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 1: of Olsen and Riley and then Murphy. That to me 343 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 1: may be a subtle, simple but effective move that could 344 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: allow for us to more consistently get Ozuna more at 345 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: bats potentially, but also take advantage of him being on 346 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: base as much as he is. Do you think something 347 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: like that could make sense? I mean, we've seen Ozzie 348 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,120 Speaker 1: shift it down and Murphy's shifted up, but I think 349 00:17:58,160 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: on Zoo now the two hole could make sense. 350 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 3: For this line up. 351 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I'm listen. I I wouldn't be against it. 352 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 3: Azuna has basically stopped swinging, Like if you look at 353 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 3: Azuna's swing numbers. 354 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 2: When I checked this a couple of days ago. This 355 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 2: is true. I'm not sure if it's true now, but 356 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 2: Azuna had. 357 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 3: The lowest swing rate of any player in Major League Baseball, 358 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 3: Like he just stopped swinging, and his swing rate has 359 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 3: dropped by like twenty percentage points just from last year. 360 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 3: He just stopped swinging. And so it's not a surprise 361 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 3: he's walking as much as he is. And it's also 362 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 3: not a surprise that he's, you know, not driving in 363 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 3: as many runs as he used to start to driving 364 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 3: runs if you don't swing. So yeah, I mean putting 365 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 3: him a higher in the order where he can be 366 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,880 Speaker 3: more of an on base guy. I don't hate that. 367 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 3: I guess my if I was gonna play Devil's advocate, 368 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 3: Riley just needs to stop swinging at bad pitches, you know. 369 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 3: And it doesn't matter if a Zuna's on base in 370 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 3: front of him or if azunas on base behind him. 371 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 2: He needs to stop swinging a bad pitches. 372 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 3: And Harris needs to take more walks, and Ozzie needs 373 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 3: to learn how to square a ball up. So and 374 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:14,919 Speaker 3: they all need Ronald Kuna Junior back in the lineup. 375 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 3: So you know, if I was gonna rank the things 376 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 3: that need to happen. I would put all those things 377 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,400 Speaker 3: ahead of changing the lineup around. But if you're the manager, 378 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 3: it's tough because before two days ago we were all 379 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 3: talking about how good this lineup had been doing. 380 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 2: And you know, it changes quickly around here, obviously. 381 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 3: But yeah, I don't hate putting Azuna higher in the 382 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 3: lineup just because he's got like a five hundred on 383 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 3: base person. You know, he he kills you on the 384 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 3: basis because he's slow his dirt, but you know, at 385 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 3: least he's on, and you know, you get into bat 386 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 3: with Olsen and Riley with him on base. 387 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 2: So I don't hate that. 388 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely no, just thinking of something I know that 389 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: those other things that you know, there's other players doing 390 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: what we would like for them to do. He is 391 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: something that makes more sense to hope for. But my 392 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: whole point is is why not just why just put 393 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: into more effective position than one thing you give bay called, 394 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: which right now is Marcelo Zuta either getito base or 395 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: putting together good at bats. But speaking of good performances, 396 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: what to put the spotlight to like the Fandels Sports 397 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: Network player spotlight on grant homes. Now, we had talked 398 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: about you know, coming into this game, Holmes had kind 399 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: of been up and down. I think that he put 400 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: together good performances, but the walk rate is certainly something 401 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: that had been a bit scary, and that's something that 402 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: kind of stuck up on him. As last outing was 403 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: because of the fact that you know, he was just 404 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: walking so many. I know, the brains won that game 405 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: in great fashion, but the thing I'm getting that is 406 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: is that his walk rate caught up with him well. 407 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: Tonight he went blow for blow with Yamamoto again, who 408 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: right now easily could be considered the favorite for the 409 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: National League. Cy Young Grant Holmes look spectacular nine k's 410 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 1: one walk only two urn runs. I believe that it 411 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: was what home run to Mookie Metz as well as 412 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: a sack fly I believe to Will Smith, an outsteady 413 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: performance from Grant Holmes. You've got to win these starts 414 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: that Grant Hope excives you. But it was a great 415 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,880 Speaker 1: performance from Graham's homes. He was good to see him 416 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 1: in a playoff type atmosphere be able to deliver for 417 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: this brave starting staff. 418 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 419 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 3: I mean we've talked about it a bunch this year, 420 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 3: like if everybody had done, has done their job as 421 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 3: well as Grant Holmes has done his job, which was 422 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 3: to be a fourth starter, then this team would be 423 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 3: a lot better off. You know, I think Scott said 424 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 3: it on one of their list shows. But like, if 425 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 3: you're making a list of the biggest things that's gone 426 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 3: wrong with the Braids this year, be a long time 427 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 3: before you got to Grant Holmes. You know, he probably 428 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 3: closer to the bottom. So fantastic, fantastic start against a 429 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 3: really good Dodgers team. I think he struck out Betts, 430 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 3: o'tani and Freeman in the first inning on like eleven pitches. 431 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 3: That's I mean, that's eye opening stuff he had. They 432 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 3: had nine strikeouts tonight. 433 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 2: Two walks. Listen to the walks have been a thing I 434 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 2: don't actually mind when guys get a little wild. It 435 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 2: can actually be kind of effective. 436 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 3: It just can't be to the point where it's constantly 437 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 3: dragging down your pitch count where you're only getting four innings. 438 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 2: And so tonight he got six. And you know, I think. 439 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 3: Sometimes like like Spincher Swallenbach take for example, I think 440 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 3: sometimes he throws too many strikes. I think he gets 441 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 3: ahead o two and I think he throws too good 442 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 3: of a pitch on an O two account or a 443 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 3: one two count. So being a little wild in the 444 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 3: zone or a little wild out of the zone is 445 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 3: not always a bad thing, and there are nights like 446 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 3: tonight where it can. 447 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 2: Be very effective. And he need you know, he's got 448 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 2: good stuff. 449 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 3: That curveball is real, That ninety six min on our 450 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 3: fastball is real. So he's a really solid fist starter. 451 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 3: You know, he has to control the you know, the 452 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 3: walks are the thing that's gonna be his thing if 453 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 3: he can. If he can limit the walks and limit 454 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 3: his pitch count, then he's a really good four starter. 455 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 3: He is not the problem, and he has not been 456 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 3: the problem basically all year, minus maybe one or one start. 457 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 3: He's just been really good. And he's been a godsend. 458 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 3: I'll tell you what. You know, with Ronaldo and Strider 459 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 3: going down, with Chris Sale having the start that he's had, 460 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,199 Speaker 3: you know, Schwellenbach being up and down like Greant Holmes 461 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 3: has been a godsend for this team, and he gave 462 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 3: him a chance tonight. That's all you can ask is best. 463 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 3: You know, one of the best teams in baseball, game 464 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 3: of chance, offense does anything and they win that game, 465 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 3: So good on him. Stuff is real, got to control 466 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 3: the walks. But you know, effectively wild isn't always a 467 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 3: bad thing. 468 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 1: So Steven, i'ping to ask you a question here, and 469 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you the chance to wait till after 470 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: our FanDuel spotlight commercial here. 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Carl Hubble struck out in a 490 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: row Babe, Ruth lou Gerrig Jimmy Fox, Al Simmons at 491 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: dro Crowded five straight Future Hall of Favors of the 492 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: nineteen thirty four All Star Game, Grant Hope Show, Hey 493 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: O TODDI, Freddy Freeban, Boogie Bets and Freddy Freeman three 494 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 1: straight Future Hall of Favors. Steven Tolbert, what was the 495 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: bord press of performance? 496 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 3: I wasn't listening to anything you said there. I would 497 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 3: say Tyler Matzik striking out, Mookie Bets, Albert Poolhols and 498 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 3: somebody else. I can't remember who the other guy was. 499 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,919 Speaker 3: In the twenty twenty one NLCS with a runner on 500 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 3: third base, Steve. 501 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: Steven Stevid suk it she's sick. She played with the 502 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: A's and the Rays and all the African Yeah. 503 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:42,479 Speaker 2: I can't remember. 504 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 3: I can't remember who it was, but that was the 505 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 3: most impressive. I don't even know who was the first 506 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 3: Who is the person you said, the first person. 507 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 1: You said, Steve, Steve sus I forget. 508 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 3: No, no, the the guy who's doing like the thirties. 509 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know. 510 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 3: I don't know who that is. I didn't even know 511 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 3: that happened. 512 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 2: That's that's that's cool. 513 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 3: H Grant Holmes did strike out three future Hall of Famers, 514 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:14,159 Speaker 3: But Tyler Matzick Forever, Tyler Matzick Forever. Tyler is my 515 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 3: answer to that hashtag. Tyler Matick Forever. 516 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 2: Tyler forever. 517 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: Speaking of speaking of historical performances that we are ready 518 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: to see back at action again, we did get some 519 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: rather vague but non negative news about Bost Spencer Strider, 520 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 1: and Ronald of Coudier Junior owd uh Friday, excuse me, 521 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: yes Friday. Basically, the news was was that the anticipation 522 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: is that Ronald of Coodie Junior is likely going to 523 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: be back within the next but no, that likely need 524 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 1: to be back at the start of Jude and for 525 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: Spencer Strider he's back bro and not back on the valve. 526 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 1: So again vague, but we haven't seen any setbacks. The 527 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 1: whole point is, Steven, is that within the next month 528 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: we're likely to see both of the field. To get it, 529 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: that at least has to be exciting for this brave squad. 530 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I like labeling it non negative news. 531 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 3: It wasn't positive news. It just wasn't negative news, so 532 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 3: it was non negative. Yeah, that's I love I kind 533 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 3: of love that. 534 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, very vague. Listen, we we knew. 535 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 3: Spencer was gonna be out for a while, probably a month. 536 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 3: Ronald is probably going a little slower than we hoped. 537 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 3: I think most of us were hoping mid May, maybe 538 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 3: late May. It looks like it's gonna be more June. 539 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 3: I was thinking about this today. They're letting him build 540 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 3: straight up in his legs. They're doing a lot of 541 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,959 Speaker 3: leg training exercises. Obviously, he's coming back from a torn ACL, 542 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 3: and in twenty twenty two we saw what happens when 543 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 3: Ronald doesn't have trust in his legs when he hits, 544 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 3: and it's you know, he was just kind of a 545 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 3: shell of himself when he came back from that first ACL. 546 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 3: So if they have to wait till June to get 547 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 3: him back, but get him back where he's like fully 548 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 3: trusting those legs, because you know, if you ever wonder 549 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 3: how a dude who's one hundred and eighty pounds soaking 550 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 3: wet can hit a ball four hundred and ninety feet, 551 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 3: it's because he's He swings with his entire lower body. 552 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 3: I mean, his legs are everything in his swing. And 553 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 3: so if that's what it takes to get that guy back, 554 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,199 Speaker 3: then I'm fine. I'm fine waiting till June. I know 555 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 3: people want him back as fast as possible. I don't 556 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 3: want him back as fast as possible. I want as 557 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 3: high a quality Ronald back as quick as we can 558 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 3: get that version back. And so if it takes that 559 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 3: long to get that version back, then I'm fine waiting. 560 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 3: This team has mostly covered up the the oh to 561 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 3: seven start. They almost got it all the way back 562 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 3: to five hundred, so it's not quite as dire as 563 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,479 Speaker 3: it was a couple of weeks ago when they were 564 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 3: eight games under five hundred. But I'm okay waiting. I'm 565 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 3: okay waiting till June to get Ronald back. 566 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 2: Spencer. 567 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 3: Listen, it's a hamstring. You never know. Hamstrings are just weird. 568 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 3: He heard it throwing long toss. I mean, there's no 569 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 3: rhyme or reason to hamstring. So whenever the doctors say 570 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 3: he can go, that's when he would go. It'd probably 571 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 3: be it might be around the same time June. But 572 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 3: you know, they need them both back, one hundred percent, 573 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 3: no doubt they need both these guys, especially with the 574 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 3: way some of their best players have been not performing lately. 575 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 3: They need Strider, they need Acunya. But I would rather 576 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 3: wait a little extra longer to get them back fully 577 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 3: ready to go to be stars, then try to do 578 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 3: it early like they did in twenty two with Akunya. 579 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 2: And we saw how that. 580 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: Would absolutely we talked about it in the offseason. We 581 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 1: did a full podcast over this exact subject. You know 582 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: what would be the most will be the best outcome 583 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 1: for how Strider as well as hall Akudi came back, 584 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: and we both agreed that we would much rather wait 585 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: a little bit longer for Acudia to be the full 586 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: confident version of himself, especially in his performance. We'd much 587 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: rather that version of a Coudi come back than someone 588 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: who comes back two weeks earlier. But is unsure because 589 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: we've already seen that occur. By the way, you're someone 590 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: that is superstitious. In May, the Braves will have played 591 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: at Pittsburgh and also at Boston, where two of the 592 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: three most frightening leg injuries that the Coudia has had 593 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: in his career have occurred. So we'll get those out 594 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: of the way. We won't worry about where we played 595 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: the Marlins. But that's at least a positive. The whole 596 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: point is is that for the Braves, they know that 597 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: they're going to get their best starter and their best 598 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: player back soon, but they don't have time to wait 599 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: on that. And that's the other thing is we wrap 600 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: up this edition of They Have a Territory podcast that 601 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: I think is very important. The Braves are gott to 602 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: flush these past two games. They've got to flush them. 603 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: They got to forget them, They've got to move on. 604 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 1: They have got to win at least one of these 605 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: next two games because they really cannot afford to go 606 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: back down four games under five hundred. After the Dodgers, 607 00:30:57,600 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 1: they got another two weeks of a pretty good stretch 608 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: to the schedule for where though we played oppotents that 609 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: they should be able to beat. Should be able to get, 610 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: you know, some series witness in a row before the 611 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: second half of May becomes tough. But the Braves need 612 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: to get one of these games against the Dodgers Schwellebacco 613 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 1: and tomorrow. You got Bryce Eller going on Sunday, who's 614 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: been pretty decent over his past couple of starts. Steven Tobert, 615 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: how coffiin you We've got to get it with over 616 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 1: the next two games. 617 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 3: I feel good about tomorrow schwellenback versus Sasaki. He's had 618 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 3: kind of a rough entry into Major League Baseball, which 619 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 3: is not anything new, so I feel good about tomorrow. 620 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 2: They're at home. 621 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 3: The offense has got to score some runs, but again 622 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,480 Speaker 3: it's a guy you can score runs off of. Listen 623 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 3: Sunday as a Bryce Elder start, so I don't feel great, 624 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 3: if I'm being honest, but he's been solid the last 625 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 3: two You know, Dustin May has got really good stuff. 626 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 3: He can be up and down. The Dodgers have looked 627 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 3: very ordinate. I mean, listen, the Dodgers scored two runs tonight, 628 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 3: you know, any sort of offensive output at all, and 629 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 3: the Braids win this game. So you know, the Dodgers 630 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 3: have not exactly looked like the one hundred and twenty 631 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 3: one team that we thought they were when they were 632 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 3: eight O. So yeah, swellmback comes in. I could see 633 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 3: the I could see him throwing the gym. I could 634 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 3: see Sasaki, you know, having some trouble here there, and 635 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 3: the Braves winning a four to win game. 636 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 2: Or something like that. 637 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 3: So I'm I'm reasonably confident Tomorrow less so Sunday. So 638 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 3: I'd love to win Tomorrow's game, so you don't have 639 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 3: to depend on Sunday to avoid a sweep. 640 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 2: But you're right, the Braves need to avoid a sweep. 641 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 3: They do not need to go through this again where 642 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 3: they spend all this work, all this time, all this 643 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 3: effort getting back close to five hundred and then watch 644 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 3: it like you know, piss away in four games. 645 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 2: That would be deflating. 646 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 3: So make sure you get at least one of these 647 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 3: and then the schedule lightens up. 648 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:50,719 Speaker 2: Right. 649 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 3: You got Pittsburgh, you got Washington. They've got a couple 650 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 3: of easy teams coming in. Not easy, obviously you can 651 00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:00,880 Speaker 3: lose them, but you know not the Dodgers. So when 652 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 3: when tomorrow with Swally, see if Bryce Elders can surprise 653 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 3: you again on Sunday and then you know go from there. 654 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: Let's not forget that the first start of the season, 655 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: Bryce Elder did his job. Bray scored five runs the 656 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:17,440 Speaker 1: first two Indans on Blakes. Now, Bryce Elder did his job. 657 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: It was an implosion for sl Iglesias that wound up 658 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: costing the Braves that game. But the big thing is 659 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 1: win one in the next two games and you are 660 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 1: in a good spot. Steven Talbert, I'll be I'm happy 661 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: with you, my friend. We could have I feel like 662 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 1: this was a podcast where we could have been a 663 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: bit more negative, we could have been a bit more 664 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: you know, down trodden. But I think that we're in 665 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: a spot to where we're just being realistic because team's 666 00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: trying to build itself back up. It's still got a 667 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: long way to go, I think to be at the 668 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: level that many of us hope that they could eventually be, 669 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: and they can still get there. It's going to take time, 670 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 1: but they've got to get a win over the next 671 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: two games. For Steven Tibert. You can find it be 672 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 1: under Square Outliers on Twitter, slash acts myself at stats 673 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: sac on Twitter, slash x Hammer Territory across all forms 674 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 1: social media part of the Foul Territory family and podcasts 675 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: across all forms of social media. Some man be great 676 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,759 Speaker 1: shows under the Foul Territory umbrella. Make sure you check 677 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:14,800 Speaker 1: them all out after act you enjoy you're nearly daily 678 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:16,959 Speaker 1: dose of the Hammer ariti. 679 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,720 Speaker 3: Oh oh oh oh sorry, oh oh. 680 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,719 Speaker 2: We do we before we sign off? 681 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,840 Speaker 3: Sorry, yes we have we have to mention this to 682 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 3: Today is the one year anniversary year of. 683 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 2: Hammer Territory, this podcast. 684 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,399 Speaker 3: So one year ago today, we officially switched over from 685 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 3: our old network to this network, to the Foul Territory Network, 686 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:42,800 Speaker 3: and we published our very first episode on May second, 687 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 3: twenty four and listen, it's been unbelievable. And it's been 688 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 3: unbelievable mostly because of you guys, Because you guys have 689 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 3: been unbelievable. Our numbers have just I mean, I know 690 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,759 Speaker 3: you guys don't care about numbers, but our numbers have 691 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:57,240 Speaker 3: just gone. 692 00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:57,839 Speaker 2: Up and up and up. 693 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:02,520 Speaker 3: And last month, April twenty five was our biggest month ever. 694 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 3: So just an incredible amount of gratitude that we have 695 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,840 Speaker 3: for you guys. I have an incredible amount of gratitude 696 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:13,279 Speaker 3: for the Foul Territory guys. They are extremely active and 697 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:17,360 Speaker 3: helpful on a daily basis. They are not just you know, 698 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,360 Speaker 3: silent owners in the background, like they are very active. 699 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 3: They care very, very very much how each of these 700 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 3: shows do, and they are and they have an active 701 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 3: role in helping us do our job. And then another 702 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 3: big shout out to Scott, to Brad to Sean. You 703 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 3: know this Foe man team has you know we do it. 704 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 3: We do a four man show because you know, every 705 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 3: week somebody's got something going on and everybody kind of 706 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 3: covers for everybody. It's been a really awesome experience and 707 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 3: just incredibly grateful for the fans that came over with us, 708 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:55,280 Speaker 3: and the rate that you guys have listened and downloaded 709 00:35:55,280 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 3: these shows has been unreal, So massive amounts of attitude 710 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:02,440 Speaker 3: to you guys and to the Foul Territory guys. 711 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:05,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, and again we know that you may not carry 712 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 1: about the stats of the show, but it's because you 713 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 1: care that we enjoy doing it so much because that's 714 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: the one thing that connects us, all right. We care 715 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:15,400 Speaker 1: so much about this Braves team. That's will let me 716 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: Stephen Brand and Scott It love doing this every time 717 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: that we get the chance to and love interacting with 718 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: you as the listeners. It cannot thank you enough for 719 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 1: your support Braves Country. The thing that makes Brave's Country 720 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 1: so special is how interconnected that it is. You may 721 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: not know this person, you may not have seen them 722 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 1: before in your lifetime, but if you got that Braves connection, 723 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: it's like you've known each other from ten to fifteen years. 724 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 1: Braves Country is awesome and it's great to be a 725 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: part of it. To be able to discuss the Braves 726 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 1: whenever we get the chance, and we'll make sure to 727 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 1: continue to do that day in and day out, raidershine, 728 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 1: win or lost, We're gonna be here with you no 729 00:36:52,239 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: matter what. Until next time, go Braves, We'll talk to 730 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:57,239 Speaker 1: you again here on the Have a Territory Podcast.