1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: We got Neil y'all. 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 2: Sit just when they brought out Pull me Back, Kid? 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: How's it going? Everybody? Welcome back? Welcome Back? Today is Tuesday, 4 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: October twenty ninth. I got to start by wishing my 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: wife Melissa a happy fortieth birthday. I know that I'm 6 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: gonna be a pain to be around if the Yankees 7 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: don't win tonight, and I'm probably gonna be a pain 8 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: to be around all day, but I'll do my best. 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: There's this song from the eighties by Mike and the Mechanics. 10 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: It's called All I Need is a Miracle. It's a 11 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: really bad song, but it's really catchy, and it's kind 12 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: of been playing on loop in my head today because 13 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: that's what the Yankees need. In pulp fiction, Jules asks 14 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: Vincent to define a miracle, and he said, it's when 15 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: God makes the impossible possible. And I've always felt like 16 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: God shouldn't get involved in sports games. I mean, he's 17 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: got enough to do, right, We got enough problems in 18 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: the world, but just this once, it might be time 19 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: to call in a favor. I was up late again 20 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: last night. I was watching Mike Francessa, who has been 21 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: going live after the postseason games as well. He usually 22 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: goes live a few minutes after I do, and so 23 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: I catch him afterwards because they're usually done. And it's 24 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: something that kind of, you know, it's kind of like 25 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: my own little postgame podcast to watch. I love it. 26 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: I've always been a fan of Francesa. And he was 27 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: talking last night about the improbable comeback that the Red 28 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: Sox made No. Four, which is now twenty years ago, 29 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: and I had forgotten just how improbable that comeback from 30 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: the Red Sox was, and so I ended up watching 31 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: the comeback documentary. Also, Yankees had the lead in Games 32 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: four and five, and then shilling in Game six on 33 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: one leg after getting demolished in Game one, and then 34 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: that ball that Tony Clark hit that bounced into the 35 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: stands that prevented Reuben Sierra from scoring, And to quote 36 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: Jules in Pulp Fiction, he said, God got involved. And 37 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: that's kind of what it felt like just looking back 38 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: on it in retrospect. So if you're up there, if 39 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: you're out there, need you to get involved here, come on, 40 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: everything had to go right for the Red Sox in that, 41 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: you know, and not only go right, but go right 42 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: to the end degree and I'm just not getting that 43 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: kind of vibe from this Yankees team. You know, there's 44 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: this saying that stranger things have happened, Well, not in 45 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: the World Series. They haven't. If the Yankees come back 46 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: and win this series, it will be the strangest thing 47 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: that has ever happened in the World Series period. 48 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: Good Morning, characters' tee from Fairfield, Connecticut. 49 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 4: It's just about over. 50 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: But all as I could say, is thus the Yankees 51 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: is they have. 52 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 4: One foot in the grave and the other foot on 53 00:02:58,639 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 4: a banana peel. 54 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 5: Good luck. 55 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: I've never heard that phrase that expression before. That was 56 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: pretty good. I laughed when I listened to that this morning. 57 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: But speaking of one foot in the grave, I've been 58 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: working with Frankie behind the scenes on a documentary about 59 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: the Yankees postseason run. It was going to be called 60 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: Chase for twenty eight if they won the World Series. 61 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: Now it's just going to be kind of a post 62 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: mortem video. Well, I'll add in a little bit to 63 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: the beginning in the end, and there'll be a nice 64 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: big section of the post mortem that has highlights from 65 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: what was a pretty fun postseason run through the American 66 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: League or the American League Central anyway. I always already 67 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: released the video five Yankees who Won't Be Back? I 68 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: released that after Game three of the Alcs, after that 69 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: tough loss, to kind of distract everybody. Usually it does 70 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: better when I release it right after the season, So 71 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: you might see one of those come out a special 72 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: edition with a few more additions, maybe seven Yankees who 73 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: Shouldn't be Back? Something like that. Anyway, me your thoughts 74 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,119 Speaker 1: on that who should not be back? Next year? Right? 75 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: But I implore you, if you've got a good luck charm, 76 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: a good luck hat, a good luck pair of socks, 77 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: a good luck ritual, if you like to hold onto 78 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: your keys while you watch the game, and that makes 79 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: the Yankees rally, whatever you gotta do, we need all 80 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: of that right now. Now is the time, because we 81 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: need a miracle, and we need it. Stat Let's talk 82 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:31,679 Speaker 1: about Aaron Judge, who, in my opinion, has damaged his legacy. 83 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: And by the way, we've got a question in the 84 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: UH chat, what is the phone number for the show? 85 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: It's seven eight, eight, nine, nine, ten sixty eight. I 86 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: guess I'll add it to this screen as well. That's 87 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: a good idea I always added on the voicemail screen. 88 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: But I'll put it up anyway. Judge has kind of 89 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: damaged his legacy. And right now, there's four things that 90 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 1: people are gonna remember from this postseason. And when I 91 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: say people, I mean average fans, not the diehards like 92 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: us who watch and live and die with every single 93 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: pitch all season long and remember almost every thing about 94 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: the season. We're a different species. But your average fan 95 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: who enjoys maybe a couple of games per week and 96 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: then watches all the playoff games, They're gonna remember how 97 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: great John Carlos Stanton was in the playoffs. That's gonna 98 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: be part of his legacy. How the man absolutely destroyed 99 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: baseballs almost every night in the lead up to the 100 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: World Series and carried them on his back. And you 101 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: know what, he's had a pretty good World Series two 102 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: so far. They're gonna remember that Juan Soto hit a 103 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: big three run home run to knock off the Guardians 104 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: very much in the vein of the Aaron Boone home 105 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: run to win the pennant, although it wasn't a walk off, 106 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: but that might have been his biggest moment that he 107 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: has for the Yankees because he may not be back, 108 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: and they're gonna remember Boone going to Cortes instead of 109 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: Tim Hill. That one might not be remembered by everybody, 110 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: I think, you know, but the big time fans will 111 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: remember that and how that changed the momentum of the series, 112 00:05:55,880 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: and then they're gonna remember Aaron Judge did nothing in 113 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: the playoffs when it mattered. He hit a home run 114 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: against the Guardians that turned a four to two lead 115 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: into a six to two lead in ALCS Game two, 116 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: and then he ran into one against Emmanuel Class in 117 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: a game that the Yankees eventually lost in Game three. 118 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: But other than that, he's done almost nothing but strikeout. 119 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: Aaron Judge maybe the captain off the field and in 120 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: the clubhouse, but he's tarnished his on field legacy for sure. 121 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: Even if the Yankees win a World Series with him, 122 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: somewhere down the line, they're gonna remember this, and it's 123 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: gonna be part of the conversation about his career. And 124 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: you know how I know that, because have any conversation 125 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: about Alex Rodriguez with somebody who was a Yankees fan 126 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: during that period, and they will reference his career in 127 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: two sections. Pre two thousand and nine A rod and 128 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: then two thousand and nine A Rod. No one cares 129 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: about anything after two thousand and nine, and no one 130 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: cares about anything before two thousand nine. Not the fact 131 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: that he won two MVPs, not the fact that he 132 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: carried the Yankees in the two thousand and four American 133 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: League Division Series and was probably gonna be the ALCS 134 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: MVP when the Yankees were up three to nothing in 135 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: that series. They're not gonna remember the fourteen home runs 136 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: in April of two thousand and seven. They're not gonna 137 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: remember all the walk off home runs. Sure, we kind 138 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: of go there, but most people are gonna reference that 139 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: he did nothing in the postseason until two thousand and nine, 140 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: and then he carried us. And Aaron Judge is in 141 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: the same situation, only we don't know if the Yankees 142 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: are gonna get back to the World Series while he's 143 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: still good enough to carry us. He's thirty three years old, 144 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: gonna be thirty three years old, and the Yankees, if 145 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: they lose Soto, are not going back to the World 146 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: Series next year. So Judge's legacy is tarnished. Barring a 147 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: four to zero comeback where he goes full David Ortiz, 148 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: his legacy is tarnished, and even next year. What I'm 149 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: doing this show, and he has two home runs in 150 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: May against the Orioles and the Yankees win a big 151 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: game to go ahead in the division, maybe, and it's 152 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: gonna be amazing, and everybody's gonna be ecstatic and feeling great. 153 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: There's something different about this team, There's something different about Judge. 154 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: We're all gonna have it in the back of our mind. 155 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 4: Man. 156 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: I sure hope he hits in the postseason this year. 157 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: And let's be clear, Brian Cashman is going nowhere, Aaron 158 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: Boone is going nowhere. These guys are best buds, with 159 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: hal Steinbrenner Boone less so. But I don't think they're 160 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: gonna hold that move in Game one against him, because 161 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: he's right on board with what the analytics would want 162 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: him to do. They don't factor in that Cortes hadn't 163 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: pitched in a month. I don't love that he pulled 164 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: Cole after eighty eight pitches. And the fact that Yeah 165 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: had to pull Garrett Cole after eighty eight pitches just 166 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: shows you the point of of Garrett Cole's career that 167 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: he's in. He's not the guy that you paid thirty 168 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: six million dollars for anymore. He's not that guy. If 169 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: he has to come out after eighty eight pitches in 170 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: Game one of the World Series when he's dominating, he's 171 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: not the same guy. And if he opts out, I 172 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: don't think the Yankee should bring him back because I 173 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: don't think you're gonna get that same level of pitcher. 174 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: Hal Steinbrenner in the front office are gonna look at 175 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: this season and they'll view it as a success internally 176 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: one hundred percent. In the press, they'll say it was 177 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: a failure. Hal Steinbrenner might not say it's a failure. 178 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: He might say, well, we fell short of our ultimate goal, 179 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: but you know, we can't discount the fact that we 180 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: had the best record in the American League, and YadA, YadA, YadA, 181 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: But it was a failure. If the Yankees lose the 182 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: World Series, even if they come back and force Game seven, 183 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: which won't happen, you have to look at this as 184 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: a failure because there was a lot of places where 185 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: they could have made improvements and didn't. They failed to 186 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: secure the pieces needed to put this team over the top. 187 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: Jack Flaherty was out there for the taking. Dodgers got him. 188 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: Michael Kopek same thing Tanner, Scott Padres got him, Lucas 189 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: Ers Royals got him. These are all guys who could 190 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: have been Yankees that they were linked to. It's a 191 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: failure of coaching to get these guys ready to properly 192 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: run the bases. It's a failure of leadership to be 193 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: unable to get Labor Torres to focus for an entire 194 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: game and not make these haphazard plays like you did 195 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: the other night in Game one. And that's why, when 196 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: it has mattered the most, they have been unable to 197 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: play clean crisp baseball organizational failure. That's the failure. Say 198 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: all you want about payroll. It's easy to write big checks. 199 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: It's difficult to create a World Series winning baseball team. 200 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: And that's why if they lose tonight, they're going home. 201 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: Let's do some voicemails. 202 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 3: Hey, Derek, Johnny Baggs in New York and want to 203 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 3: leave a voicemail in case you're doing a voicemail show today. 204 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 3: Not your typical bitch, but it does irritate me that 205 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 3: our captain has no I as a Tiger oh for 206 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 3: three last night average drops in the Bronx two point 207 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 3: nine to one for the series pitiful each side. I 208 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 3: gotta tell you there's something fundamentally wrong with the way 209 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 3: the team is built. 210 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 4: And future met one. 211 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 3: Soto is not going that far over to Queens, and 212 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 3: I gotta tell you I might follow him. 213 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, you can't give up on your team. You can't 214 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: start rooting for the Mets. That's wrong. You know, that's 215 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: the wrong attitude to have. If Sodo goes to the Mets, 216 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: you know, best of luck. It's on the Yankees to 217 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: create their own championship roster. Look, I think they might 218 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: throw a boatload of money at Juan Soto. And if 219 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: Wan Soto is only concerned about the highest possible paycheck, 220 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: then he's probably gonna go to the Mets. But if 221 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 1: he comes back to the Yankees and helps us win one, 222 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: I think that cements his legacy. But the Yankees need 223 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 1: more than Sodo, which makes it difficult to hand that 224 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: much money to one guy. They've already got a lot 225 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: of money tied up in Cole and Stanton and Judge 226 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: in Rodin, a lot of money tied up. 227 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 4: You know, tough. 228 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 6: Being down three to zero, season's over. You know, call 229 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 6: me a bad fan, but this is over. I hope 230 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 6: we don't get swept. I think we actually might get swept. 231 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 4: But the reason for the cause. 232 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 6: At this point, you guys start looking towards the off season. 233 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 6: I think, besides Soto all the I think dugo Kuld 234 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 6: walk Rizzo. You know he's had a good playoffs. Unless 235 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 6: he comes back cheat, I say, let him walk. I think, 236 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 6: what the ink you should do this off season? I 237 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 6: love your opinion on is b be going all in 238 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 6: on a big trade for our first or third basement? 239 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 6: You know, I think Vladimir Gerard you would be really 240 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 6: good for the team. But I'd love to hear your 241 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 6: opinion about the off season. I know you know you 242 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 6: might faith not over yet, but you know, for being 243 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 6: real with ourselves, the serious is over. 244 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: But I'll be completely forthright with you. I haven't dug 245 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: into the offseason stuff yet. I gotta go through and 246 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: look at who's a free agent, all that stuff. The 247 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 1: good news for people who enjoy this podcast is that 248 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: I am committed, as part of becoming Pinstripe Territory, to 249 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: doing two podcasts per week throughout the entire offseason. Last 250 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: year I would do typically one live show per week 251 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: and maybe put a couple of short two three minute 252 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: videos out. I'm still gonna be doing some of the 253 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: shorter videos, but I'm gonna be doing two live podcasts, 254 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: usually live. Sometimes we'll probably have conversations with people and 255 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: need to record at odd times, but we're gonna do 256 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: two podcasts a week throughout the entire offseason, and we'll 257 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: take a look at off season targets, at moves that 258 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: can be made to improve this team. And I'm open 259 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: to ideas because I really haven't thought about it. So 260 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: that's something in the chat or in the voicemail if 261 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: you want to call in that we can talk about 262 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: and add to the list. 263 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 7: Hey, Derek, this is Dale from Kansas. Hey, just wanted 264 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 7: to maybe throw this out there. You know, in nineteen 265 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 7: ninety I want to say it was nineteen ninety five, 266 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 7: they had Jeter on their after but you didn't play. 267 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 7: Maybe this is an opportunity for Jason, Di Mingaz and 268 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 7: Ben Rice to kind of see what what it looks 269 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 7: like to get there and then fall shirt short and 270 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 7: have that gut punch. Notice how that feels, and maybe 271 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 7: they come out next year and give this team some Jews. 272 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: Appreciate the call. I would love to see Jason Dimingez 273 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: getting it bat in this World Series, but he hasn't 274 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: hitten so long, he hasn't played so long. I can't 275 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: see them doing it at this point. He's a pinch 276 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: runner and Ben Rice isn't even on the roster anymore. 277 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: He's been around the team, so that's good. But yeah, 278 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: I think there is something to that. A lot of 279 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: those guys, Pisada Jeter. They got to witness the ninety 280 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: five loss to the Mariners, and that kind of shaped 281 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: their mission in ninety six. The Yankees do have some 282 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: good young talent. I think Austin Well is gonna be 283 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: a really good player. He's got a bad postseason, he 284 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: really has. He's got some holes in his swing. He 285 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: can't lay off the high fastball, he takes too many 286 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: close pitches. But I think he's gonna be a good player. 287 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: He's a good catcher. Jason to Meingez, I think could 288 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: be a star, a superstar. Got to learn how to 289 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: catch a fly ball first. You know, he wasn't a 290 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: bad outfielder in the minor leagues just playing center, but 291 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: he's really struggled in the major leagues. But I still 292 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: think he's gonna hit and Louis Heals looking like a 293 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: future ace if he can ever get a little bit 294 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: more command of his fastbas said, it's a race against 295 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: time for young pitchers like him, because you want to 296 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: harness the command before you start to lose the stuff, right, 297 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: So it's always a race against time. 298 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 8: Hey, Derek, Derek here. So I'm watching the post game 299 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 8: show last night on Yes and I see. Nesser was 300 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 8: asked a question by a reporter about being surprised if 301 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 8: the dog why the Dodgers are up three to zero, 302 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 8: and he said, no, I'm not surprised. They had the 303 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 8: best record in baseball throughout the regular season, and I'm 304 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 8: saying to myself, you know, that shouldn't that. 305 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 4: Should never have been. 306 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 8: We should have had the best record going into the postseason, 307 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 8: and we should have We should have had home field 308 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 8: advantage in the World Series. And the reason why we 309 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 8: don't is because of Aaron boom Yep, Aaron Boone's insistent 310 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 8: on running Clay Holmes out there game after game when 311 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 8: he blew thirteen staves. It's the reason why we don't 312 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 8: have the best record. If we won half of Clay 313 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 8: Holmes blown games, we would have had the best record 314 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 8: in baseball. 315 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 4: Okay, so that should. 316 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 8: Have never have been and this series would be completely 317 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 8: different right now if we had the home field advantage 318 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 8: starting off this series. 319 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: Man, what a great call. You're absolutely right, You're absolutely right, 320 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: and a lot of people will forget about that. And yeah, 321 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: Clay Holmes cost the Yankees a lot of games this year, 322 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: a lot of games. We said early on moving the 323 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: middle relief, we didn't have already made guy, but Dream 324 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: Weaver stepped up. Next year, Dream Weaver is going to 325 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: be the closer. We'll see if Clay Holmes is even 326 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: on the team. I doubt it. 327 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 2: Morning, Derek Matt over here in Texas. All I can 328 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:12,360 Speaker 2: say is what a freaking disappointment. I mean, I remember 329 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 2: after we beat Cleveland in Game five, I was riding high, 330 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 2: feeling super happy, and waited fifteen years for this. I mean, 331 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 2: the most Yankee thing that these guys can do tonight 332 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 2: is actually win and give us fans just some false 333 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 2: set of hope. And honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if 334 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 2: they ended up winning tonight. But then, I mean, who 335 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: knows what will happen after that? I mean, we're not winning. 336 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 2: It's unlikely I mean, I would like to believe we're 337 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:45,639 Speaker 2: gonna pull some magic out of the two thousand and 338 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 2: four Red Sox. 339 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 5: But this is just not the same team we were 340 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 5: watching all year. 341 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, I'm gonna go ahead and disagree 342 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: a little bit right there. This does feel like the 343 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: same team we've been watching all year. A lot of 344 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: the same problems, a lot of the sloppy de fence, 345 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: a lot of the you know, bad bass running. I 346 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,880 Speaker 1: saw some people defending Rojas last night for sending Stanton. 347 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: I would agree if it was anyone other than Stanton, 348 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: Stanton would have needed to call a cab to be safe. There. 349 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: He was gonna get thrown out. Too risky of a play. 350 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: We got a few more voicemails here. 351 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 5: Hi, Derek, all right, Derek, it's three fifteen. What a 352 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,479 Speaker 5: couple of bout ten minutes ago from work this morning 353 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 5: to see the Akus lost again. I just hope the 354 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 5: Dodgers old yeller us tomorrow today whatever. I don't want 355 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 5: to see this thing get drawn out. 356 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: Old ye here, old yeller that's tough. We got a 357 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: lot of calls, you know, referencing you know, possibly getting 358 00:19:58,040 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: put out of our misery. 359 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, Derek, this is Steve from Cleveland. We are watching 360 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 4: the march to the extra secution chamber. If you think 361 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 4: about what the next year's team might look like, Juan 362 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:20,919 Speaker 4: Soto is gone, glaboratories will be gone, Aaron Judge. His 363 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 4: team needs to be actually torn down from the top 364 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 4: to the bottom, including the coaches, including Aaron Judge. And 365 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 4: that hurts to say. He's not going on And you're 366 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 4: gonna probably need to get rid of Aaron Judge and 367 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 4: got some other team's farm system for the Yankees to 368 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 4: be better in the future. 369 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: Now, So that's not gonna happen. One, Aaron Judge has 370 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: a full no trade clause. Two, you don't trade the 371 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: captain of the team, right, and he'd be selling low 372 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: because he just did nothing in the postseason. Aaron Judge 373 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: is a Yankee for life. That's not gonna happen. Soto, 374 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: you may very well be right on. He might be gone, 375 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 1: the laboratories, he might very well be gone. I don't 376 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: disagree that we need to make some moves and make 377 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: some trades. Look, I don't even know how to begin 378 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: to fix the problems with this team. I agree with 379 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: one hundred percent on the coaches the base running coaches, 380 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: the people who, uh you know, the who coach the 381 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: fielding and the fundamentals. I don't know. I don't. I don't. 382 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: You need some you need some different voices in the room. 383 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 4: There. 384 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: Hopefully this audit that's been going on, will you know, 385 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,439 Speaker 1: yield some results. We'll see. 386 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 9: Well, I'm not having seen the game because I'm working, 387 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 9: I was working. I'm gonna have to just make a 388 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 9: few off the top observations just by looking at the 389 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 9: box score. Number one is I see Judge sucked again. 390 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 5: Zero for three? Hey, what U? 391 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 9: That rate you had the other night was appropriate? I 392 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 9: was like you, I've been defending him the whole time too, 393 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 9: But now there's no more defending him. I'm tired of 394 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,719 Speaker 9: his shit. He's got to do better than this, a 395 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 9: lot better than this. 396 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: In the playoffs, it's on Judge to come through. But 397 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: it's too late now. I mean, if he has a 398 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 1: big Game four and then the Yankees losing Game five, 399 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 1: what does that matter. We needed him three games ago, 400 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 1: We needed him three games ago. None of your business, 401 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: says the audit, is gonna say, sell more chicken buggets. 402 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 1: You're not wrong, You're not wrong. 403 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 5: You're a smart mother. That's right. 404 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: All right, ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna call it a day. 405 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: I'll see you after the game tonight. Hopefully it will 406 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: not be a somber occasion, but if it is, at 407 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: least it'll be over and will be out of our misery. 408 00:22:55,240 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: I'll see you next time. If you enjoyed this video, 409 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 1: please drop a like and give us a subscribe. It 410 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: helps other Yankees fans find the channel. 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