WEBVTT - Astros Second Half Preview w/Chandler Rome + MLB AI Crackdown

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<v Speaker 1>Awesome to have Chandler Room on the show, friend of

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<v Speaker 1>the program and also the co host, of course of

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<v Speaker 1>Crush City Show. He does a great job as the

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<v Speaker 1>beat writer of the Houston Astros for the Athletic Chandler,

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<v Speaker 1>good to be with you. As always, We appreciate your insight.

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<v Speaker 1>What's more important for you right now for this club

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<v Speaker 1>right now, pitching or outfield help?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, judging from Dana Brown's comments, It's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>outfield help. And this is something that he has been

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<v Speaker 2>trying to He's been beating the drama about improving this

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<v Speaker 2>outfield since the offseason. Remember they salary Damte sous Sanchez

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<v Speaker 2>onto the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Joey lo

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<v Speaker 2>Berfido in spring training, and then after he did that,

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<v Speaker 2>Dana Brown said, we're not done yet. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>add more to the outfield and that never manifested and

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<v Speaker 2>you're seeing kind of how bad that's aged for him.

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<v Speaker 2>The Astros outfield has the lowest batting average in baseball

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<v Speaker 2>if they have the second lowest on base percentage in

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<v Speaker 2>the third lowest ops in baseball. It has been one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most unproductive offensive outfields in the sport. One

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<v Speaker 2>thing they do very well. They catch the ball. It's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the better defensive outfields in the game. But

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<v Speaker 2>it is really weakening their lineup. Couple that with jose

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<v Speaker 2>Al Tuve not playing to the level that we have

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<v Speaker 2>expected Josel tub to play to Couple that with Jeremy

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<v Speaker 2>Pania battling injuries throughout the first half, and this lineup

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<v Speaker 2>at times this year has really been Jordan Alvarez, Christian Walker,

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<v Speaker 2>Esach Paratus and then six other guys that they just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of have to throw a dart at a board

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<v Speaker 2>and see what happens.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait, okay, I want to hit on the outfield first,

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<v Speaker 3>because you can't have one without the other. And when

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<v Speaker 3>they couldn't go or weren't able to go whatever Dana

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<v Speaker 3>Brown wants to spin it, they weren't able to get

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<v Speaker 3>the slug and the super all star outfielders they went defensive. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>this is a bad pitching staff outside of Hunter Brown

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<v Speaker 3>Spencerraghetti that has benefited from this. So are they willing

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<v Speaker 3>to say it's either a Byron Bucksta Hint type or

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<v Speaker 3>we're gonna keep catching the ball in the outfield because

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<v Speaker 3>there it's hard to say, Well, we want a really,

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<v Speaker 3>really good defensive outfielder that also banks. Yeah, everybody does.

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<v Speaker 3>They just watched them on Tuesday in the All Star Game.

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<v Speaker 2>Well listen, crazy, Cam Smith's not going anywhere, and Cam

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<v Speaker 2>Smith is. He was a Gold Glove finalist last year

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<v Speaker 2>in right field. I thought it was very interesting that

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<v Speaker 2>in the Astros last game of the first half, their

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<v Speaker 2>hand was forced to do this. They had an injury

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<v Speaker 2>happened in the game and they kind of ran out

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<v Speaker 2>of outfielders. But for the last five innings of their

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<v Speaker 2>last game of the first half against the Rangers, Cam

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<v Speaker 2>Smith played center field, and it is something that they

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<v Speaker 2>have been working with him on. He's played it in

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<v Speaker 2>spring training before, he's taken fly balls before games there,

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<v Speaker 2>but they had never played there in a major league game.

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<v Speaker 2>So the fact that they felt confident enough even though

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<v Speaker 2>they were forced to do it, the fact that they

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<v Speaker 2>still felt confident enough to play this kid center field

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<v Speaker 2>against a division rival in the Texas Rangers in a

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<v Speaker 2>tie game and a series, in a pretty consequential series

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<v Speaker 2>for the beginning of July, to me, that kind of

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<v Speaker 2>opened the door for well, if they go find if

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<v Speaker 2>they can go find either a either a right fielder

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<v Speaker 2>or a left fielder. Could that open the door to

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<v Speaker 2>maybe getting Cam Smith some more time in center field,

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<v Speaker 2>because look, he's a brilliant defensive right fielder. I have

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<v Speaker 2>and the Astros have no doubt he could transition to

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<v Speaker 2>be an elite defensive center fielder. So from that aspect,

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<v Speaker 2>when you look at it defensively, totally, Cam Smith's not

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<v Speaker 2>going anywhere. Cam Smith's the best defensive outfielder they have.

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<v Speaker 2>They also have Bryce Matthews, who's a converted infielder whos

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<v Speaker 2>played some outfield for than this year, he's turned himself

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<v Speaker 2>into one of the better defensive outfielders in baseball. They

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<v Speaker 2>can use him lading games. And I think you bring

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<v Speaker 2>up a good point, Cratzy, like this, Astro's pitching staff

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<v Speaker 2>before the All Star Break was allowing the fourth highest

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<v Speaker 2>fly ball rate in baseball. So it helps when you

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<v Speaker 2>got a pitching staff that's given up a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>fly balls to have an outfield that's pretty good at

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<v Speaker 2>catch them.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, obviously it's the best nine players out on the field.

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<v Speaker 3>And it just kills me to even ask this question,

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<v Speaker 3>because I know you've probably been asked and answered so

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<v Speaker 3>many times. Would they put yordn in left and really

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<v Speaker 3>see your face for everybody listening, you have to see

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<v Speaker 3>Chandler's face. But would they do it? Because I even

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<v Speaker 3>asked the question about the Phillies. If they find a

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<v Speaker 3>mashing right handed first baseman, would Bryce go back to

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<v Speaker 3>right field for a half? And so I got to

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<v Speaker 3>ask for the Astros, would they be willing to put

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<v Speaker 3>yor don in left to add to this offense that

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<v Speaker 3>they need.

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<v Speaker 2>I will say this, Cratzy, he played more left field

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<v Speaker 2>toward the end of the first half than maybe I

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<v Speaker 2>thought he would. They have been so resistant to this, though,

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<v Speaker 2>and Jordan Alvarez is mounting the most serious run out

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<v Speaker 2>of Triple Crown since Miguel Cabrera won it in twenty twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they want to disturb anything that's going

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<v Speaker 2>on with him. I don't think they want to put

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<v Speaker 2>him in any more undue risk than they have to.

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<v Speaker 2>So my gut would tell me no. But who knows

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<v Speaker 2>what's available on the trade market. Who knows what they

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<v Speaker 2>can go get? Another thought to me has been and

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<v Speaker 2>again I don't think they would do this either. But

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<v Speaker 2>remember Jose al Tuove played some left field last year.

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<v Speaker 2>If they have if they can find an infielder, like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking of maybe Luisa Rise. Like again, this is

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<v Speaker 2>just me completely speculating. I want that out there right now, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not sourced information, This is not me reporting anything.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know I've thought about it. You know, Luisa

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<v Speaker 2>Rise is available, He makes a ton of contact. He

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<v Speaker 2>would be great in this lineup. Would they move jose

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<v Speaker 2>Al Tuvay to left field? Again, I'm not sure. It

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<v Speaker 2>didn't go well for him out there, but he wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>a liability by any stretch of the imagination, so I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if that's something they'd even broach with him.

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<v Speaker 2>I know they respect him too much to move him

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<v Speaker 2>around and kind of jockey him around a ton like

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<v Speaker 2>they like to keep him in one place. So I

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<v Speaker 2>have a hard time thinking that will happen. But look,

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<v Speaker 2>I think anything should be on the table because this

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<v Speaker 2>is a manager in Joe Espada, and a general manager

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<v Speaker 2>and Dana Brown that don't have contracts for next year.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying getting to the playoffs is the

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<v Speaker 2>end all be all that they're going to get another one.

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<v Speaker 2>But if they don't get to the playoffs, it's pretty

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<v Speaker 2>clear what's going to happen. So they they need to

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<v Speaker 2>get this team to the playoffs in whatever way necessary.

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<v Speaker 2>So I would take nothing off the table in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of how they could configure this thing. Depending on who's

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<v Speaker 2>available to go.

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<v Speaker 6>I had them in the playoffs, so that would make

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<v Speaker 6>find a way. But I want to talk about al

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<v Speaker 6>two va again here a little bit about its hitting,

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<v Speaker 6>strikeout rate is up a little bit, swinging out of

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<v Speaker 6>his own What do you think ultimately is the problem

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<v Speaker 6>with him? Is it you know, getting old?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it? The age?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it? Is it?

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<v Speaker 6>You know he's seeing different types of pitch? And talk

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<v Speaker 6>to me a little bit about this whole situation with him.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, father time comes for everyone, Todd, you know

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<v Speaker 2>that everybody. Kratzy knows that. Everybody knows that. But al

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<v Speaker 2>Tuove has defied odds and defied aging and defied kind

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<v Speaker 2>of logic for his entire career. So I never want

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<v Speaker 2>to count him out by any stretch of the imagination.

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<v Speaker 2>But since August first of last year, he has been

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<v Speaker 2>by WRC plus, he's been a below average hitter. He's

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<v Speaker 2>had a ninety five WRC plus since August first of

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<v Speaker 2>last year. That's five points below league average. Like you said,

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<v Speaker 2>he's striking out at his highest rate of his career

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<v Speaker 2>this year. He's whiffing at a highest rate of his

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<v Speaker 2>career this year. Joe Spata is hitting him fifth in

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<v Speaker 2>the Astros lineup, which is the lowest he has ever

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<v Speaker 2>hit in his major league career consistently in a lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>But I will say this, toward the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>first half, you saw Al two ve out on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>taking more early BP and doing more early work than

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<v Speaker 2>I think I've ever seen him do. And a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of it talking to Victor Rodriguez, a hitting coach, talking

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<v Speaker 2>to people around the team. A lot of it has

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<v Speaker 2>to do with his leg kick, right he Kratzy. You

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<v Speaker 2>played with him, you're remembering Todd, You've seen it, Like

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<v Speaker 2>he's got that big leg kick. Sometimes when he gets

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<v Speaker 2>his foot down and he's timing up things, they want

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<v Speaker 2>him to maybe temper that a little bit, maybe not

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<v Speaker 2>take it out entirely, but make it a little smaller

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<v Speaker 2>of a leg kick, and I know he's been working

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<v Speaker 2>on that. But the interesting thing too, is he's maybe

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<v Speaker 2>shown a little more frustration in that first half than

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<v Speaker 2>we're accustomed to seeing from him. Look, I'm not oblivious

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<v Speaker 2>to the fact that he probably goes down in the

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<v Speaker 2>tunnel like everybody does, and takes it back to something

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<v Speaker 2>and shows his frustration outside of public view. But there

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<v Speaker 2>were a couple times in the first half that we

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<v Speaker 2>saw it publicly from him, and that is rare for him.

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<v Speaker 2>It's odd to see that from him. So they need

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<v Speaker 2>him to bounce back. They don't. Look, they don't need

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<v Speaker 2>him to carry this lineup. Jordan Alvarez is doing that

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<v Speaker 2>just fine. Jeremy Pania can do that. They've got Christian

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<v Speaker 2>Walker who's on pace to hit thirty homers again. Like

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<v Speaker 2>they don't need al tuo Ve to be peak twenty nineteen,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty seventeen jose L Tuove, but they need him to

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<v Speaker 2>be something close to that. They need him to be

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<v Speaker 2>a meaningful contributor in this lineup, and there have been

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<v Speaker 2>stretches this year where he just hasn't been.

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<v Speaker 1>Chandler. He recently wrote in The Athletic about Tutsia am

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<v Speaker 1>I and what the Astros need to do with him,

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<v Speaker 1>or perhaps just a question mark about what they need

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<v Speaker 1>to do with am my eighteen million dollar paycheck. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing preserving his spot in the Astros starting

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<v Speaker 1>rotation owns a six point zero six ERA is seventy

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<v Speaker 1>plus seventy ERA plus, which means it's thirty percent below

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<v Speaker 1>league average. I mean, it seems like it's just the

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<v Speaker 1>elephant in the room. Do they part ways with him?

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<v Speaker 1>Where do you see this thing going?

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<v Speaker 2>Even worse than all that, Alana, He's made thirteen starts

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<v Speaker 2>and he has failed to throw five innings and seven

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<v Speaker 2>of them. Oh wow, that in and of itself is bad.

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<v Speaker 2>It's bad on the day he pitches. But what that

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<v Speaker 2>does to the next two or three days, because the

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<v Speaker 2>Astros have to run through their bullpen, they have to

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<v Speaker 2>make a bunch of roster moves after games to get

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<v Speaker 2>fresh arms. Here, not only has he impacted the game

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<v Speaker 2>he is pitching, he's impacting the next two or three games.

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<v Speaker 2>And with sixty four games left in the schedule and

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<v Speaker 2>with the urgency, the Ashers are going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>have to win games to stack wins and to make

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<v Speaker 2>a run at making the playoffs. Like, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how much longer they can keep starting him every fifth

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<v Speaker 2>or sixth day. There have been stretches of competence. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he had a stretch in June where he won a

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<v Speaker 2>two start stretch where he struck out twenty two guys

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<v Speaker 2>and walked one guy and span of two starts. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't luck your way into that. You don't luck your

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<v Speaker 2>way into striking out twenty two big league hitters across

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<v Speaker 2>two starts. It's in there, Like, it's in there that

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<v Speaker 2>he can do this, but I'm not sure it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to come at the rate and at the consistency and

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<v Speaker 2>with the urgency that the Astros need. So what do

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<v Speaker 2>they do with him? Well, they're gonna he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>start to open the second half. He's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>in the rotation, and he's because of the because of

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<v Speaker 2>everything around him, he's gonna get some runway. But if

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<v Speaker 2>it keeps going like this and he can't get you

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<v Speaker 2>at least into the fifth inning every time out, then

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna have some real conversations. You know, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>risk to put him in the bullpen because he doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>throw enough strikes to be in the bullpen. That's been

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<v Speaker 2>his big bugaboo is that he throws too many balls,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's giving up a forty six percent hard hit

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<v Speaker 2>rate this season, So he's throwing balls and then when

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<v Speaker 2>he's thrown it over the plate, it's getting mashed. So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it works necessarily in the bullpen. Emi,

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<v Speaker 2>like kode I Sanga, has a clause in his contract

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<v Speaker 2>that allows him to be optioned to the minor leagues,

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<v Speaker 2>but he has to he has to give his consent

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<v Speaker 2>to do so, just like kode I Sanga did with

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<v Speaker 2>the Mets last year. So I don't know if they

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<v Speaker 2>would ever reach that point. But if he keeps performing

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<v Speaker 2>as inconsistently as he did in the first half, it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a conversation that may be forced upon them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we shouldn't compare just all Japanese pitchers of Japanese pitchers,

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<v Speaker 3>but Roki society. He went to the bullpen you have,

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<v Speaker 3>and when he profiled, he came over. I talked to

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<v Speaker 3>a scout when he's got signed that watched him over

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<v Speaker 3>in Japan. He profiled as a bullpen guy because he

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<v Speaker 3>really just has one above average pitch and that's his slider.

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<v Speaker 3>And I feel like as a as a starter, he's

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<v Speaker 3>afraid to throw strikes and that's why he's getting whacked

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<v Speaker 3>once it's two oh, because big league hitters just crush

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<v Speaker 3>it pratzy.

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<v Speaker 2>He throws two pitches. He throws a fastball. He throws

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<v Speaker 2>fastball and a slider, And I get the slider does

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of different things. He can manipulate the slider

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<v Speaker 2>to move so many different ways, so maybe it acts

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<v Speaker 2>like different pitches within it. But at his core, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a two pitch pitcher. And the Astros have implored and

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<v Speaker 2>tried to get him to throw his change up, to

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<v Speaker 2>throw his split, and he has even said, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when I was in Japan, this worked. The Astros signed

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<v Speaker 2>me for the guy I was in He has said

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<v Speaker 2>this before, The Astros signed me for what I did

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<v Speaker 2>in Japan. So I want to do what I did

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<v Speaker 2>in Japan, and in Japan this is how he pitched,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not working well. I will say this to

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<v Speaker 2>give him maybe a little bit of benefit of the doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball Savant and the public pitch metrics have no idea

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<v Speaker 2>how to identify his pitches, Like there are some times

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<v Speaker 2>when we'll go through an entire start of EMI and

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<v Speaker 2>it only shows fastball slider, and we'll go in the

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<v Speaker 2>clubhouse after the game and he'll say, oh, I threw

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<v Speaker 2>like ten splits and it didn't even it didn't publicly identify.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe in his head he's throwing more than two pitches,

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<v Speaker 2>but at his core, he's a two pitch pitcher, and

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<v Speaker 2>those two pitches better be elite if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>get through a major league lineup two and three times.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think it's proven through the first half of

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<v Speaker 2>this season that those aren't elite just yet.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I've caught guys who throw sliders that also throw

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<v Speaker 3>splitters and they register the exact same and hitters don't

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<v Speaker 3>see the difference in the pitchers, Like.

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<v Speaker 2>What what is that?

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<v Speaker 3>So is this a is this a fault by the

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<v Speaker 3>Astros who never really have dipped into the Japanese market,

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<v Speaker 3>And will this create some trepidation next time Jim Crane,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe his next GM comes to him and says, we

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<v Speaker 3>want another Japanese pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>Cratzy Dike and Park. The naming rights on Dike and

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<v Speaker 2>Park are there for a while, so there's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>no trip. There's gonna be no trepidation about getting more Japanese.

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<v Speaker 2>Japanese players here, don't worry about that. But I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we need to see how the second half goes, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think we can write Tetsuya EMI's entire season

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<v Speaker 2>story right now. He did not have a good first half.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe he rebounds in the second half and maybe he

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<v Speaker 2>turns into what they imagined he could be. Maybe it

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<v Speaker 2>takes another year because he's got an opt out after

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<v Speaker 2>this year, and if he keeps pitching like this, he's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna opt in because he's not gonna get anything in

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<v Speaker 2>free agency that would be close to the eighteen million

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<v Speaker 2>dollars that the Astros are on the hook for. So

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it takes him a year and he turns into

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<v Speaker 2>something better next year. But yeah, as of right now,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to really do a really deep audit as

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<v Speaker 2>to whether they knew this was like this, whether they

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<v Speaker 2>knew whether how much they knew about the arsenal, how

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<v Speaker 2>much they knew about the makeup things like that. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Crane was pretty forthright and saying they did not

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<v Speaker 2>have a ton of scouting infrastructure in the Pacific RIM

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<v Speaker 2>and in Asia when they signed tetsu Emi. Now they

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<v Speaker 2>have it. Now, they have really bolstered it up there.

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<v Speaker 2>They've hired more scouts, they've put a lot more resources

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<v Speaker 2>into it, so they're better prepared for the next time around.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, Jim Crane set it out right like

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<v Speaker 2>we bolst I mean he said it when they introduced

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<v Speaker 2>tetsu Emi. We've bolstered our Asian and Pacific RIM scouting infrastructure.

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<v Speaker 2>But that didn't help with this one.

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<v Speaker 6>Jordan Alvarez, absolutely fantastic ballplayer, won the best in the league,

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<v Speaker 6>going going for a triple crown. Like, think about that,

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<v Speaker 6>he's got all the accolades he's hitting. Well, let's talk

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<v Speaker 6>about how impressed impressive it is to watch him play.

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<v Speaker 6>It seems like every time he gets to the play

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<v Speaker 6>and it looks like he's gonna do damage, no matter

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<v Speaker 6>if it's a right hand or left handed thrown.

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<v Speaker 2>Todd. The thing that just amazes me every time I

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<v Speaker 2>watch him, it's not just the power. Everyone thinks it's

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<v Speaker 2>power because he has thirty one homers and he hits

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<v Speaker 2>balls four hundred and fifty feet effortlessly, but it is

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<v Speaker 2>he is a hit over power guy. And he has

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<v Speaker 2>been that since day one. If you talk to scouts

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<v Speaker 2>that initially found him, if you talk to guys like

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<v Speaker 2>in the minor leagues that had him, he has always

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<v Speaker 2>been hit over power. And I think you're show he's

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<v Speaker 2>showing right now. He's got a three eighteen batting average,

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<v Speaker 2>like he's got a lifetime two ninety nine batting average.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not just a big slugger that strikes out

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<v Speaker 2>and hits a bunch of homers. This is a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that is if he has to come up and move

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<v Speaker 2>a runner, move runners in a scoring position, he can

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<v Speaker 2>do that. If he has to come up and he

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<v Speaker 2>sees a side vacated and they're not going to intentionally

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<v Speaker 2>walk him, he can just go out and get a

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<v Speaker 2>ball and hit it through the right for a base hit,

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<v Speaker 2>like never trying to do too much, never gets out

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<v Speaker 2>of his plan either. And I think the thing that

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<v Speaker 2>fascinates his teammates is like he'll go down looking at

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<v Speaker 2>a change up and like his first at bat, and

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<v Speaker 2>then if the pitcher tries to throw him a change

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<v Speaker 2>up in his next to bat, he's in a crush

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<v Speaker 2>at four hundred feet, Like you can't get him out

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<v Speaker 2>the same way every time. I don't think his cerebral

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<v Speaker 2>nature and his intelligence and his hitting aptitude get enough

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<v Speaker 2>credit for how good this guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Chandler before Oh go ahead?

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<v Speaker 2>Is baseball?

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<v Speaker 3>Is Baseball going to recognize it? I know Kyle Schwarberg

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<v Speaker 3>got a lot of votes last year as a DH.

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<v Speaker 3>Is Baseball going to allow Jordan Alvarez if he doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>quite get the Triple Crown to win the MVP over

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<v Speaker 3>say a junior Camenaro who's gonna continue to stay hot

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<v Speaker 3>but play third base.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't if he wins the Triple Crown, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know how you don't. I don't know how he doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>win the MVP. If if it's one of these situations

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<v Speaker 2>where it is now where he leads the al and Homers,

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<v Speaker 2>he leads the AL and RBI, and YONDI Diez has

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<v Speaker 2>a four point lead on him in batting average. Like

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<v Speaker 2>if it's that close, then maybe you know we have

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<v Speaker 2>a debate. But I don't think there's a better player

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<v Speaker 2>in the American League right now than Jordan Alvarez. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how you look at everything he has

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<v Speaker 2>done and everything he's meant to this team too, Like

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<v Speaker 2>you take this team's four games under five hundred. You

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<v Speaker 2>take Jordan Alvarez off this team and they're what ten

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<v Speaker 2>to fifteen under five hundred, and they are dead, buried

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<v Speaker 2>in gone. This the value he brings to the Astros.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to me, he is the He was unquestioned the

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<v Speaker 2>most valuable player in the American League in the first half,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think, barring just a complete fall off, I

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<v Speaker 2>can't see him not winning the award.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, which begs the question, people better be paying attention

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<v Speaker 1>to what you're done Alvarez is doing in the American League.

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<v Speaker 1>For that MVP. Before we let you go Chandler, Lance

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<v Speaker 1>mccullor's junior wearing a different uniform. He had said at

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<v Speaker 1>one point that he didn't ever want to wear another

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<v Speaker 1>team's uniform and at once told the team's fan base

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<v Speaker 1>to bury me in the h he's no longer there.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you make of it?

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<v Speaker 2>You know? It was something that the Astros have been

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<v Speaker 2>trying to do for a while now. He was in

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<v Speaker 2>one of the packages that they talked about with the

0:20:08.920 --> 0:20:12.080
<v Speaker 2>Cardinals last year for Nolan Arnado. They had explored trading

0:20:12.160 --> 0:20:15.399
<v Speaker 2>Lance a couple different times, but I think this was

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<v Speaker 2>a more graceful and nice way to end his tenure

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<v Speaker 2>in Houston, because it was going to come to an

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<v Speaker 2>end here pretty soon, whether it was going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a DFA, whether it was going to be just because

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<v Speaker 2>they don't have room for him. They don't have room

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<v Speaker 2>form in the rotation. I think he would have been

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<v Speaker 2>amenable to a bullpen roll, but I'm not sure how

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<v Speaker 2>effective he would have been out of the bullpen. This

0:20:34.600 --> 0:20:36.920
<v Speaker 2>allows him to go to a Milwaukee Brewers team that's

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<v Speaker 2>obviously very high up in contention. They've got their renown

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<v Speaker 2>for their pitching development, they're now for their pitching infrastructure.

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<v Speaker 2>It allows him to go have a fresh start, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think when he talked to me yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>or two days ago when he got traded, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the one thing he said is he didn't want his

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<v Speaker 2>selfishness and he didn't want him to be the reason

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<v Speaker 2>that the Astros could not do with the wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>do with the trade deadline. Trading him gives them an

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<v Speaker 2>extra two and a half million dollars under the luxury

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<v Speaker 2>tax I thought it was a very noble thing by

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Crane, the owner, to call him and to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>lay out the situation. I thought it was a very

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<v Speaker 2>noble thing by Lance to to, you know, understand the

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<v Speaker 2>respect he has for this organization, that he didn't want

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<v Speaker 2>to be the reason that this team couldn't accomplish what

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<v Speaker 2>it wants to accomplish going forward. So you wonder a

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<v Speaker 2>lot with Lance what could have been just given the stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>the nastiness, the swag that he has. He had the

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<v Speaker 2>makings of like a Front of the Rotation style ace,

0:21:36.280 --> 0:21:39.240
<v Speaker 2>but just his body betrayed him. And it's a tough

0:21:39.280 --> 0:21:41.680
<v Speaker 2>it was a tough thing to watch. But hopefully and

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<v Speaker 2>go to Milwaukee in his in this contract on a

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<v Speaker 2>good note and who knows what's next for him. Channeler.

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<v Speaker 3>I want people to go to Crush City Territory and

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<v Speaker 3>watch your show. But I gotta ask, do you like

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<v Speaker 3>dad jokes? Because you're very stoic on camera.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Tyler's got the dad jokes. Tyler's a co host,

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler is the is the dad jokes guy. So I

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<v Speaker 2>let him. I let him handle that. He is a dad,

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<v Speaker 2>he's got three kids, So I am not a dad.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't mind dad jokes. I really don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, Well, then I have one for you today. What

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<v Speaker 3>happens when a frog's car dies. I don't know he

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<v Speaker 3>gets it, Toady. We got, we got Chandler. Smile. That's

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<v Speaker 3>all we needed. That's all we need. Chandler. Now he's

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<v Speaker 3>back covering Jim Crane's astros.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Chandler.

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<v Speaker 4>We appreciate it very much.

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<v Speaker 1>We were waiting for that. I tell you what has

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<v Speaker 1>been waiting for that all day. You can go check

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<v Speaker 1>out Chandler on Crush City Territory with Chandler, Josh Uddick

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<v Speaker 1>and Tyler Stafford. Obviously we'll be right back to stay

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<v Speaker 1>with us. Hot corner, Hot topic of conversation. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a I and by that I do not mean Alana Ayanetta.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean artificial intelligence. Guys, there is a crackdown that

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<v Speaker 1>has ranked some front office officials. It's ruffled some feathers,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will. Major League Baseball eric has effectively outlawed

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<v Speaker 1>the growing practice of using league provided dugout iPads to

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<v Speaker 1>access generative artificial intelligence. Some teams had increasingly leaned upon

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<v Speaker 1>this to help shape in game strategy. This is way

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<v Speaker 1>above my pay grade, way above my understanding of what

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<v Speaker 1>is going on. But I know that there are Major

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<v Speaker 1>League Baseball approved iPads in the dugout, but apparently you're

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<v Speaker 1>not allowed to use artificial intelligence at the level in

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<v Speaker 1>which some of these teams are using it.

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<v Speaker 2>EK.

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<v Speaker 3>So obviously everybody gets if you watch a game, all

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<v Speaker 3>the coaches and everybody gets a printed out piece of

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<v Speaker 3>paper and then they put like fifty more of them,

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<v Speaker 3>and I know, and it's all color coded, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>who's gonna who looks good in this matchup? That matchup

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<v Speaker 3>green red. You know, you get a queue of different colors,

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<v Speaker 3>and that helps them. It has numbers. Big fan of

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<v Speaker 3>that going digital, like, that's totally fine. When you start

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<v Speaker 3>mixing in the AI stuff, when you start losing the

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<v Speaker 3>human aspect of it, I think that's when technology has

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<v Speaker 3>gone too far. I don't think they should have fifty

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<v Speaker 3>pieces of paper printed out, but I also think that

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<v Speaker 3>all this information can be paralysis by analysis for teams.

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<v Speaker 3>But this is also the reason I cried so loud

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<v Speaker 3>when they started bringing in the PitchCom and I said this,

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<v Speaker 3>they have to put their foot down and say this

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<v Speaker 3>cannot be from the dugout, because now all of a

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<v Speaker 3>sudden you're going to have some type of connection with

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<v Speaker 3>AI to the PitchCom and if it's allowed in the dugout,

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<v Speaker 3>now someone else is pushing those buttons and essentially the

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<v Speaker 3>guys are just gonna be out on the field as

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<v Speaker 3>video games.

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<v Speaker 6>Christya, I think you said it right, man, whatever happened

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<v Speaker 6>and going with your gut, you know, whatever happened?

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, man, well why didn't you get to that ball?

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<v Speaker 6>Because I always had Darren Bragg always used to come

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<v Speaker 6>up to me and say phrase. You can never get

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<v Speaker 6>in trouble by saying hey, coach, like, hey, what were

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<v Speaker 6>you doing there? Hey? When I had a gut feeling,

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<v Speaker 6>I went with my gut because I saw this guy

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<v Speaker 6>the other day he was pulling the ball here. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>I didn't get to the ball because I went two

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<v Speaker 6>steps here. Okay, fine, let's learn from it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 6>And you know, for pitch calling, come on, you guys

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<v Speaker 6>been around the game like you guys are ballplayers. Recommendations

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<v Speaker 6>regarding substitutions like what what? What?

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<v Speaker 2>This is another thing I'm.

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<v Speaker 6>Like, I'm so bewildered about because these guys have been around,

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<v Speaker 6>these managers, these coaches, players like dude, just call the pitches,

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<v Speaker 6>go with a gut feeling. If a guy slider's working

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<v Speaker 6>that day, and this guy still hits sliders really well,

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<v Speaker 6>guess what, throw the slider because it's on point right now.

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<v Speaker 6>You know how hard it is to hit that kind

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<v Speaker 6>of pitch. So go with your gut, go within stinks,

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<v Speaker 6>go with what you've seen and what you've been a

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<v Speaker 6>part of, and just play the game. You're right, you

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<v Speaker 6>don't want any more robotic than what it is. I

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<v Speaker 6>love the human element. That's for fans to talk about

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<v Speaker 6>the next day. Man, why did this guy do this?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh well, now they're going to talk. Well, he's saw

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<v Speaker 6>on the computer. Remember when they used to back in

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<v Speaker 6>the day. Just go with the gut feeling and go

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<v Speaker 6>with oh man, this guy's a pole hitter predominantly. Now, man,

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<v Speaker 6>we don't want that. I don't want that. I shouldn't

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<v Speaker 6>say wait, I don't want that. So go with your

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<v Speaker 6>gut and enjoy the game. You can bring that human

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<v Speaker 6>element involved into it a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait, Todd, you said these coaches and managers are qualified.

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<v Speaker 3>I think this is exactly why they're doing it. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't think a lot of them are qualified. And if

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<v Speaker 3>the manager's qualified and they're still doing this, to me,

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's people above them that are not qualified

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<v Speaker 3>and are afraid to lose their jobs so they can

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<v Speaker 3>implement these things.

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<v Speaker 2>I call them.

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<v Speaker 3>PowerPoint coaches, coaches that get their jobs from PowerPoint presentations. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, because this happens fifty two percent of the time.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's the greatest way to do it. Oh yeah, okay, Well,

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<v Speaker 3>how do you get your hand underneath the ball like that?

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<v Speaker 3>How do you get your timing down when you're not

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<v Speaker 3>seeing the ball out of his hand? How do you

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<v Speaker 3>receive this pitch this way? How do you feel the groundball?

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<v Speaker 2>Well?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, but I'm gonna tell you in my

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<v Speaker 3>PowerPoint that thirty nine percent of the time when the

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<v Speaker 3>ball bounces three times when it gets to you at second.

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<v Speaker 3>Bit Like that's it's underqualified people. And I am not

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<v Speaker 3>at all old man. Get off my lawn. That is Todd,

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<v Speaker 3>That is aj when he is on That is Chris,

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<v Speaker 3>Iyanetta in in Alana's house. Like I am, I am

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<v Speaker 3>not the old guy. Get off my lawn. But you

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<v Speaker 3>know what I am. I'm a people person. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think when they start doing this, they are they are

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<v Speaker 3>effectively taking away why people come to the game and

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<v Speaker 3>why they don't just stay at home and play a

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<v Speaker 3>video game on their own. It's because you watch humans play.

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<v Speaker 3>And we just talked about Jordan Alvarez, how he will

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<v Speaker 3>not allow somebody to get him out the second time

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<v Speaker 3>on the same pitch. You know why not because he

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<v Speaker 3>looked at it on the iPad. Maybe he looks at

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<v Speaker 3>it and goes, oh, that what pitch was away I

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<v Speaker 3>thought it was. It's because he remembers, he learns, and

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<v Speaker 3>he takes that into the next time, and he is

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<v Speaker 3>a freak of nature and he can destroy the baseball

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<v Speaker 3>against the opponent that is out there also a human

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<v Speaker 3>against them.