1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: And when you go into a place for three days 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: like a visiting team does, Okay, you can deal with it. 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: When it's day after day at home eighty one times 4 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: a year, it's a little bit of a different equation. 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I'm 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal here with Alana Rizzo. A lot of good 7 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: to be with you, and we start the show today 8 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: with a very interesting debate. 9 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, Ken, always great to spend my Thursday with you. 10 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: It is an interesting debate. The question remains, who is 11 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 2: going to beat the New York Mets? Are they the 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: best team? Ken? 13 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 3: In the National League on. 14 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: June fifth, I would say the answer is yes, but 15 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: it's only June fifth. But this debate stems from what 16 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: we've seen in Los Angeles. The last couple of nights. 17 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: The Mets have won the season series from the Dodgers, 18 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: some really excellent games. Last night was not closed, but 19 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: the first two are outstanding and the Mets. Right now, 20 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: I want to show you guys the National League overall standings, 21 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: not the division by division, but just the overall records 22 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: of teams in the National League, because it's quite frankly 23 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: and it's telling because the Mets are on top thirty 24 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 1: nine and twenty three, the Cubs thirty eight and twenty three, 25 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: even with their starting pitching injuries. The Phillies follow the 26 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: Dodgers thirty seven and twenty five, then the Padres thirty 27 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 1: five and twenty five, and frankly, not far behind these 28 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: teams are the Cardinals, the Brewers, and the Giants. The 29 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: National League looks really strong. What's interesting about the Mets 30 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: is that they're doing this again with a pitching staff 31 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: that does not include a major free agent signing. They 32 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: signed Sean and I a back three years, seventy five million. 33 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: They signed Clay Holmes to a three year contract as well. 34 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: They brought in Griffin Canning, who was terrific last night 35 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: against the Dodgers. But they seemingly have this secret sauce 36 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 1: with their pitching, and it's coming to the four again. 37 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,919 Speaker 1: Let's show you the era standings overall in the major leagues, 38 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: and I'll show you exactly what I mean by just 39 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: how well the Mets are performing. From er. You look 40 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: at it right here, Mets at two point a three, 41 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: the only team under three in Baseball. Giants three point 42 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: zero six, Rangers three point one, seven, followed by the 43 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: Royals and the Tigers. So the Mets right now, Alana, 44 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: you have to like the way they're playing the big 45 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: three in their lineup, My goodness, Lindor Soto, Alonso, just 46 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: a fantastic grouping there. But again, it is June fifth. 47 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: The Dodgers in particular, are going to be a much 48 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: different looking team entering the postseason than they are right now. 49 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: We know some of their injuries. Pitchers will come back, 50 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 1: we know we will see Otani on the mound as well, 51 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: and who knows what all of these teams will do 52 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: with the deadline, But right now, you'd have to say 53 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: the Mets look like a really strong club. 54 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, they are tremendous so far in the National League. 55 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: Ken are you more surprised that we're talking about the 56 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 2: Mets starting pitching and not to the offense of Juan 57 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 2: Soto as to why they're doing such a great job 58 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 2: so far. 59 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: Absolutely, I'm surprised, and I thought initially that David Sterns, 60 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: as President of Baseball Operations, doing this for the second 61 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: straight year, kind of just identifying free agents that aren't 62 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: going to be big money guys, guys who aren't going 63 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: to sign for six seven years. His preference for shorter 64 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: term deals, with Yamamoto being the exception in the previous offseason, 65 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: I thought that might bite them, and yet it hasn't, 66 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: And Soto is coming on now, he's playing like Juan Soto. 67 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: That was never going to be a major issue, but 68 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: their pitching was always going to be a question. And tonight, 69 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: David Peterson, actually today David Peterson goes in the series finale. 70 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: The Mets already have won the season series, so any 71 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: tiebreakers they've got in their favor. But you see a 72 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: story by Will Salmon and Fabian Ardaya today of The 73 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: Athletic the fine pitching details behind why the Mets are 74 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: better equipped to hang with the Dodgers. If you remember, 75 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: in the NLCS last year, the Mets pitching was gassed 76 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: and that was really the reason why they had such 77 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: difficulty handling the Dodgers. Now, the Dodgers still have superior depth, 78 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: even though half their pitching staff seems to be on 79 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: the il, But the Mets are deeper than they were before. 80 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: And listen, not to discount the Phillies, the Padres, any 81 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: of these other teams in the mix here, but it's 82 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,119 Speaker 1: really interesting to see how this National League is evolving, 83 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: because there are several several excellent teams. 84 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, no doubt about it. 85 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 2: The Mets pitching, it has been so good this year 86 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: and obviously going into the postseason. Last year, Kenny, the 87 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,559 Speaker 2: Mets seemingly were the hottest team in baseball. You mentioned 88 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 2: one Soto coming of age, got some Sodo shuffles at 89 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,119 Speaker 2: Dodter Stadium recently. Let me ask you this, though, because 90 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: you make a compelling argument about why the Mets are 91 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: the team to beat in the National League, But are 92 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: they the best team in all of baseball? We talk 93 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: so much about how complete the Tigers are. Are the 94 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: Mets the best of all thirty? 95 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: I would say, And Jim Bowden has said this, I 96 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: believe on our network foul Territory, and he's written it 97 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: that the five best teams in the National League are 98 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: probably better than the best team in the American League. 99 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: It's a National League dominant year. Now, does that mean 100 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 1: in this seven game series the Tigers or the Yankees 101 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: or any other representative from the AL could not beat 102 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: the National League representative? Of course, that does not mean 103 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: that we never know what might happen in a series, 104 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: But as far as pure strength, pure quality, the National 105 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: League is better this year. And I love the Tigers. 106 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: I love what they've done, and yes, they are complete. 107 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: They come at you in a lot of different ways. 108 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: They have maybe the best manager in the game right 109 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: now in aj Hinch. But at the same time, can 110 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: they match the lineup of the Mets, the Dodgers, the Phillies. 111 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: I don't know that the answer to that is yes. 112 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: And the Yankees they're quite good too, and I'm not 113 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: going to disrespect the Yankees in any way. I just 114 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: don't see them necessarily as strong as some of those 115 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: National League clubs. 116 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, Detroit Tigers the first team so far to forty wins. 117 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: Much more to come on Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal, 118 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,799 Speaker 2: But first a word from our friends at foul Territory. 119 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 4: If you're a card collector or you'd like to get 120 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 4: into card collecting, may I suggest Arena Club and Slab packs, 121 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 4: which means that you can rip the packs digitally and 122 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 4: of course get the card that you want. 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Or you could 133 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 5: do like I do and just leave my cards in 134 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 5: the showroom and never actually see them physically. Yeah, but 135 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 5: they're safe, protected, and if I want to sell them, 136 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 5: I can't. 137 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 4: Buy sell trade. They offer full transparency, showing every card 138 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 4: in the slab pack with the likelihood of pulling each one, 139 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 4: so you know exactly what's available before you buy. Get 140 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 4: twenty percent off your first slab pack or card purchase 141 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 4: by going to Arena club dot com, slash foul and 142 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:58,679 Speaker 4: use code foul. 143 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 2: Moving on here on fair Territory with Ken, rosenthal Evandrelik 144 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 2: of The Athletic. Ken just wrote a piece your colleague 145 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 2: about introducing the ABS a proposal to the Competition Committee. Obviously, 146 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: that's automated ball and strike system. What more can you 147 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 2: tell us and when can you imagine that this might 148 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 2: take place? 149 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: This has been coming, Alana. We all know it. They've 150 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: been experimenting with it for years in the minor leagues, 151 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: first in the Atlantic League and then the affiliate affiliated leagues, 152 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: and it's something Baseball wants. It's something that's been hotly debated. 153 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: But the challenge system, as Rob Manford told reporters yesterday, 154 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: is probably coming for twenty twenty six. The way it 155 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: works is this Manfred will propose it through the Competition Committee, 156 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: and the competition committee is stacked in Major League Baseball's favor. 157 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: It contains or includes six owners, four players, and one umpire, 158 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: So if all of the players and the umpire object, 159 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: it's still six to five in the club's favor. So 160 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: if Manfred wants it, he's going to get it. And 161 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: in the latest CBA, the one that is currently in place, 162 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: the one that was adopted in twenty twenty two, it 163 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: gave him the right to implement a new rule through 164 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: this committee on forty five days notice. So he's going 165 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: to go through that process. And they are listening to players' concerns. 166 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,239 Speaker 1: As we've written in The Athletic. They have heard about 167 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: the margin of error from players. The concern the players 168 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: have expressed with that and other things as well. But 169 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: they're going to listen and they're going to be respectful, 170 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 1: but in the end, they're going to do what they want. 171 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: And it was interesting also yesterday when Manfred addressed reporters, 172 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: he was asked, do you want to pick a fight 173 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: the year before the collective Bargaining Agreement expires? I don't 174 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: know that he was asked in just those words, but 175 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: that was the issue that was raised. Hey, why rat 176 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: all their cages and do something that the players might 177 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: not want a year before you're going to bargain with 178 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: them about a new CBA. And his reply was interesting. 179 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: He said, in the past, I have been little squeamish 180 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 1: about the year before bargaining about doing things like this. 181 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: I don't feel that way right now. And part of 182 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: the reason he doesn't feel that way, in my opinion, 183 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: is because this is not like he's springing something on 184 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: the players. This is something again that has been discussed 185 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,439 Speaker 1: already at length. It is also something that while the 186 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: players reflexively oppose pretty much anything MLB wants, a number 187 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: of players want this, They want the challenge system, they 188 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: want these calls corrected. We have seen it seems to me, 189 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: in the last several weeks, a number of disputes over 190 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: ball strike calls, maybe even more vehement than in the past. 191 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: I know it might be recently biased on my part, 192 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: but it seems like every night there's some other issue. 193 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: The ABS system would hopefully solve that it would be 194 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: a different strike zone, the players would have to adjust, 195 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 1: and as we've reported, there is talk and it's going 196 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: to happen. Then MLB is going to put the ABS 197 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: strike zone on the player's iPads so during games, players 198 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 1: can see the differences between the two zone and where 199 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: the pitches are in each of the zones. But with 200 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: all that, with all the consideration that is given to 201 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: the players, it's still MLB's ballgame here and they're going 202 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: to do what they think is best for the game. 203 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it seems like that conclusion that it's coming, and 204 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 2: it seems like it's going to be coming sooner rather 205 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 2: than later. Can Let's move our focus to the Athletics 206 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 2: based in Sacramento. Right now, at least for the next 207 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 2: three years, they have plummeted. This is a team that 208 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: we thought might be doing something special, maybe get into 209 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 2: the postseason via the wild card. 210 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 3: They've really struggled. What is your take? 211 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: They were twenty and sixteen at one point in early May, 212 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: and then a few days after that they go into 213 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: Dodger Stadium. They win the first game eleven to one. 214 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: They're down four to three in the eighth inning against 215 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: Yamamoto in the second game, and since then they have 216 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: just fallen apart. It's been a stretch of three weeks. 217 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: They are one in twenty. In that stretch, they've lost 218 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: nine straight and as I write today, you can see 219 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: the column blame the bullpen for the a struggles, but 220 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: also blame their situation. The bullpen is the primary culprit 221 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: in a baseball sense. If you're looking strictly at this 222 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: from baseball terms or in baseball terms, it's the bullpen. 223 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: It's obvious. I've got the numbers in the column. You're 224 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: going to look them all up. It's not very pretty 225 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 1: at all. And the bullpenk honestly wasn't that good even 226 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: before this stretch. But with the A's there's this other 227 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: layer as well. And I know a lot of people 228 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: are commenting on the article already saying I don't want 229 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: to hear excuses. There's no excuse. Sorry, there is an excuse. 230 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: They're playing in a minor league park, and it's not 231 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: just for this year, it's for three years at least, 232 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: and they know it. The players know it. They have 233 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: not started off well at home. They're nine and twenty 234 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: two in Sacramento. Now Tampa Bay has played much better 235 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: at home since an awful start. They're twenty and nineteen 236 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: at home, and they have adapted to their surroundings at 237 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees been training complex much better than 238 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,959 Speaker 1: the A's have. But the A's have to look at 239 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: this as a three year thing at least. The Rays, no, 240 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: they're getting out of that place. It's one year. They'll 241 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: suck it up and they'll do their best. And it 242 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 1: seems the psychology of that is much different from my perspective, 243 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: and I believe from the A's perspective, though you're not 244 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: going to hear it from the players and the coaches 245 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: and the manager Marcotte just yet. They don't want to talk. 246 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: They don't want to be perceived as entitled. And Mason 247 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: Miller told me in this article, Listen, they're playing the 248 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,559 Speaker 1: opponent in the same environment we are. There's no excuse, 249 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: no question about that. Gotta win games, and you got 250 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: to figure it out. But this is a circumstance created 251 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: by the league and created most specifically by the owner, 252 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 1: John Fisher, and it's a circumstance that never should have happened. 253 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: And here they are in this purgatory for three years. 254 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: And I'm sorry. Folks. You can say the players don't 255 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: have any excuses, they should just shut up and play, 256 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: But you know what, this is not an easy environment 257 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: for them to be playing in. They were at a 258 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: disadvantage and that's part of this. 259 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 4: Yeah. 260 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 2: Imagine if you were just in any sort of job 261 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 2: and you had to go to work and you were 262 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 2: having to work in a tent versus in a building 263 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 2: with air conditioning. Maybe that's a bad example, but is 264 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 2: not a good space for them to play. And let 265 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 2: me ask you this, Ken, You said you talked to 266 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 2: Mason Miller and he was very diplomatic in his approach. 267 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 2: Some guys have complained about it, but Mason was diplomatic. 268 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,439 Speaker 2: Does this make him more of a tradeable piece. 269 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: I don't know that they want to trade Mason Miller, 270 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: and he has struggled to in May. Every pitcher, it seems, 271 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: on that staff, every reliever, I should say I struggled. 272 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: But what they're trying to do is build around Mason 273 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: Miller and Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler and some of 274 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: their other players. They want to maybe make a foundation here, 275 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: not maybe they want to create a foundation. And they 276 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't trade Miller last year, and I don't expect they 277 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: would trade him this year. It's interesting, And somebody told 278 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: me this yesterday. If they wanted to trade Louis Severino 279 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 1: right now with a zero point eight ORA on the 280 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: road and a six point nine to nine ERA at home, 281 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 1: they probably could do it. It's the first year of 282 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: a three year, sixty seven million dollar deal. They want 283 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: several Reno to be part of what they're doing as well. 284 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: But his splits in particular speak to the oddity of 285 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: this all, and he's been somewhat outspoken about it's saying 286 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: I need to adjust, but this is different for me. 287 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: And the thing about the clubhouse is being in the outfield. 288 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: Players generally go back to the clubhouses during games, pictures especially, 289 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: and whatever they're doing, they're looking at their iPads, getting 290 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: ready for the next ending. It's just the normal way 291 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: of doing things. And when you go into a place 292 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: for three days like a visiting team does. Okay, you 293 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: can deal with it. When it's day after day at 294 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: home eighty one times a year, two hundred and forty 295 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: three games at least over a three year period, it's 296 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: a little bit of a different equation. 297 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a little bit taxing. I can understand that completely. 298 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 2: Thanks for bringing us to light on all of the 299 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 2: athletics issues. Hopefully they can turn things around, but it's 300 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 2: certainly an uphill climb. 301 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 3: All right. 302 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 2: Time now for Grill and Ken a little bit of 303 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 2: a new approach here. In addition to taking questions from 304 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 2: our YouTube chat, which we certainly are doing, we are 305 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 2: also taking questions from chat BCC. It's a free chat app. 306 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 2: Go to foul Territory dot chat. It's completely free, guys, 307 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 2: so you can do it and join the conversation. So 308 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: we're going to take our first couple of questions from 309 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 2: chat BCC. The first is from armand welcome to the show, 310 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 2: armand we appreciate you taking the time to be with us. 311 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 2: What other outfielders will the Padres pursue Ken besides Jaren 312 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 2: Duran armand. 313 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: One of the problems in this trademarket is that the 314 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: teams that we've identified as sellers so far don't have 315 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: a lot to sell now. Besides Darren Durant, who I 316 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: expect will not be traded and not traded to the 317 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: San Diego Padres, who I'm not sure have enough to 318 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: get Jaron Duran who's a really good player. Luis Robert Jr. 319 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: Is the most obvious outfielder available, and he is not 320 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: hitting again the way you would expect from Luis Robert Jr. 321 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: He is stealing bases and he is playing good defense, 322 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: so you can justify an acquisition of him by citing 323 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: those things. He still has a lot of money left. 324 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: I don't know the teams are going to want to 325 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: do it. The Orioles have not yet proclaim themselves sellers, 326 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: but eventually will be. Cedric Mowens is certainly a guy 327 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: that the Padres can look at. Now. He's a center fielder. 328 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: They've got a great center fielder in Jackson Merrill. But 329 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: you can switch one of those guys and just readjiggle 330 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: your lineup and outfield that way. I don't know exactly 331 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: where this is going with the Padres. They do need 332 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: a little bit more offense, they do need an offensive 333 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: left fielder, but it's really early still, and I would 334 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: expect over time other opportunities will emerge for them and arise, 335 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: because you'll see teams become sellers that maybe we don't 336 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: expect right now, and you'll also see maybe buyers willing 337 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: to trade pieces off their major league roster for other pieces. 338 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 2: Well, I certainly hope for the sanity of the Red 339 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 2: Sox and for our producer Jeremy Meyer, that Jaren Duran 340 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 2: is in a Red Sox uniform for. 341 00:16:58,800 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 3: A long time. 342 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 2: Next question here on chat BCC for Ken Rosenthal comes 343 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 2: from Charlie Custer. Hello, Charlie, what are some guys you 344 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 2: envisioned the Mets pursuing? Who are some of the guys 345 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 2: you envisioned the Mets pursuing around the trade deadline? 346 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: Charlie, I'm not sure how much they need to be 347 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: perfectly honest, and right now, their depth is pretty good. 348 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 1: They have coming from their minor league system players that 349 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: they've been plugging in now. Pitching is always in need. 350 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 1: Bullpen for the Mets would be a specific need, and 351 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: I would expect it that is where they're going to 352 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: be most active. But what I like about the Mets 353 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: is even with the Viano's injury. Now, well you bring 354 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,360 Speaker 1: up Mauricio. Now, Mauricio might not be ready coming off 355 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: his injury just yet, but he's there and he's legit acunya. 356 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: He's also a player that they've plugged in. They have 357 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: different guys now that are adding from their system and 358 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: making a contribution. They could trade McNeil, maybe they could 359 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: trade Marte if he has value. But expect their focus 360 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 1: is bullpen and I would expect that maybe they use 361 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: minor leaguers to go get the pieces that they want. 362 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 2: I feel like everybody can. All thirty teams are gonna 363 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 2: be going after bullpen. Help if you are a bullpen arm, 364 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 2: show me the money, all right. The next question here 365 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 2: on Grilla and Kennis from Sarah Harmon. This is in 366 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 2: regards to the Giants ken Buster Posey made some moves yesterday, 367 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 2: more than his predecessor made at one time. But was 368 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 2: it too late to fix the offense or is this 369 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 2: just the beginning of unfarhending their rouster? Of course, referring 370 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 2: to farhanxiety, it has. 371 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: To be the beginning, and certainly Dominic Smith has had 372 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 1: some success in the Major Leagues. Daniel Johnson had a 373 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: nice game for them last night, but Dominic Smith is 374 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: essentially a guy who's bounced back and forth between Triple 375 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: A and the Major's last couple of years. Daniel Johnson 376 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: is kind of a career journeyman as well. They're not 377 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: going to stop there. They can't stop there. This is 378 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: a team with a clear need at first base. Now, 379 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 1: if Dominic Smith takes the baton and runs with it, 380 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,360 Speaker 1: to use that cliche, great, but I don't expect this 381 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 1: is going to be the last of it for them. 382 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: This is what they could accomplish right now again each 383 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: June fifth. It's not July thirty. First. We've got a 384 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: long way to go before the deadline. And as Buster 385 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: Posey is quoted as saying he's their president of baseball operations, 386 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: of course, it's a time of year that there just 387 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: isn't a lot of activity and that's the problem that 388 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: the team, like the Giants, has in trying to improve 389 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: their offense. They finally ended their streak last night of 390 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: only scoring four or fewer runs. It took about two 391 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: half weeks for them to get through this, so good 392 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 1: news for them. Six to five victory, over the padres. 393 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, Buster Posey is a three time World Series champion. 394 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 2: Still weird to me he's the president of the team, 395 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 2: but obviously the guy is pretty smart. 396 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 3: All right, this is a super chat. Thank you, Daniel Rothenberg. 397 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 3: We appreciate you. 398 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 2: Five dollars from Daniel. If he stays healthy. Ken Given 399 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,919 Speaker 2: the way starting pitchers are being signed, what will Trek 400 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 2: Schoobel's value be on the open market? 401 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:05,199 Speaker 1: Extremely high? Put it that way, And if I'm not mistaken, 402 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: he has two years left after this year, so we're 403 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: a ways away from him being on the open market. 404 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: But at the same time, once he is out there, 405 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: if he gets out there and he is this version 406 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: of Trek's Schooble, he's going to be I would expect 407 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: the highest paid pitcher in baseball history. He's that good. 408 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: And the way the market, of course operates, generally, players 409 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: build off the players before them. So you have Yamamoto 410 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: at three twenty five, you have Cole at three twenty four. Yamamoto, 411 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: granted got his deal because he was young. Schooble won't 412 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: be that young when he hits if he hits the 413 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: open market, but by that point, maybe the average annual 414 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:49,400 Speaker 1: value for him will be higher. So if it gets 415 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: to that, and let's hope Terrek Schoobl's state stays healthy 416 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: because he is a joy to watch. If he gets 417 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: to that, he's going to do rather well. 418 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's gonna look great in a Dodger's uniform. At 419 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 2: about three, Ken Rosenthal, all right, dude and Dork of 420 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 2: the Week is next. 421 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 3: Right after this. 422 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 4: Hey, if you want to keep the conversation going after 423 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 4: a show that you're listening to on the FT network, 424 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 4: then head to chat. Bcc AJ's on there. 425 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 5: I'm on there right now, typing away. 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Head to foul 433 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 4: Territory dot chat to start chatting with FT hosts and 434 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 4: the ftfam. 435 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: Dude, dude, dude. 436 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 3: All right, Ken, who's your dude of the week? 437 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 1: All right? First off, Tarek Scoogle one more year of 438 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: arbitration after this one, so he is closer to free 439 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,400 Speaker 1: agency than I suggested in the last segment. Now, due 440 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,679 Speaker 1: to the week, I know they're twelve and fifty. I 441 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: know their run deferential is negative one point eighty one, 442 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: and I know their playoff odds are zero point zero percent. However, 443 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: the Rockies just recorded their first sweep in a calendar year. 444 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,479 Speaker 1: The Rockies are my due to the week. Hey, it 445 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: isn't easy to go through a season like this if 446 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: you're the players in staff. They've obviously had their manager 447 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: fired already, So kudos to the Rockies for winning and 448 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: sweeping the Marlins. 449 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, really was Bud Black's fault, of course it was. 450 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 3: My dude. Is LSU Shreveport? 451 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 2: They finished fifty nine and oh Ken, an undefeated season, 452 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 2: going on to win the Nail title. They are not 453 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 2: the LSU Tigers, the big team, But I tell you what, 454 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 2: Shreveport also getting it done. They are my due to 455 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 2: the week, all right. Time now for the dork of 456 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 2: the week. All right, Ken, So if the Rockies are 457 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 2: your dude, who's your dork? 458 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: You're thinking right there with me? If the Rockies are 459 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: the dudes of the week for sweeping the Marlins. That 460 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: makes almost automatically the Marlins the dorks of the week. 461 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 1: And again, they're in a rebuilding situation. I'm not blaming 462 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: the players and the staff for this. I'm blaming management 463 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: for what they have done here. And yes, I understand 464 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: the need to rebuild, the desire to become the Tampa 465 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: Bay Rays of the East Coast of Florida. It's taken 466 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: a long time. It's going to take a long time 467 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 1: to get this team right. And the attendance figures coming 468 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: out of that ballpark in Miami right now not good. 469 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: For the three game series against the Rockies, the total 470 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: attendance total was nineteen seven hundred and thirty eight total attendance. 471 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: They're average for the season eleven six hundred and forty nine. 472 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: That's just ahead of the A's and the Rays. And 473 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: of course those teams are playing in minor league parks. 474 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: This to me is an embarrassment, and I've said this, 475 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: there's no reason they should be drawing more than they are. 476 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: They're not giving their fans a lot of reason to 477 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: watch their team play. And again with the Marlins, I 478 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: get it. I understand why they're rebuilding, but when is 479 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: it going to end? 480 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree with you. It's been a bad scene 481 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 2: in Miami for quite some time. 482 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 3: All right. 483 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 2: My dorks of the week are a team that should 484 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 2: be doing a lot better. We really thought they were 485 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 2: going to and that's the Boston Red Sox. Ken. It 486 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,120 Speaker 2: seems like a bit of a circus, Sam Blum noting 487 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 2: they play some terrible fundamental baseball. They have the most 488 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 2: errors in the game Ken, even more than the Colorado Rockies. 489 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 2: We have coaches picking fights with opposing players. They have 490 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 2: seventeen one run losses, so they can't get down the 491 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 2: big hit, can't win the close game. It's just a 492 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 2: bit embarrassing for a team that's supposed to be a 493 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 2: lot better. They have the talent to do it, obviously. 494 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,400 Speaker 2: It just bums me out because this is a team 495 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 2: that should be playing better than they are. They should 496 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 2: be more competitive in that Al East they are, Unfortunately, 497 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 2: my dorks of the week, get it together. Boston Red 498 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 2: Sox fan base deserves more than what you are giving. 499 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 2: Think of where they could be if they could just 500 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 2: win that close game, just a one run game, even 501 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 2: half of those, they'd really be in contention in the 502 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 2: Al East. All Right, for now, we are going to 503 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 2: say goodbye to our friends speaking of the Red Sox 504 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 2: watching over on nesson Sports Net Pittsburgh and nesson Nation. 505 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 2: We appreciate you guys very much. We're gonna say goodbye 506 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 2: for now. We'll see you soon. 507 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 3: Trevor May hosts. 508 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 2: May Day Mondays at four pm Eastern on the Foul 509 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 2: Territory YouTube channel. Monday's an episode explores the dark side 510 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 2: to big leaders on social media. That's interesting and Sandy 511 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 2: al Contrara's early season struggles. Subscribe on YouTube and wherever 512 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:43,479 Speaker 2: you get your podcast to the entire Foul Territory network. 513 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 2: I love may Day, obviously. He's such a good he's 514 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 2: a good watch. Ken, He's a good watch, great part 515 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 2: of our Foul Territory platform here. All right, So, where 516 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,679 Speaker 2: in the world is Carmen san Diego? Where in the 517 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 2: world is Ken Rosenthal? This weekend, What's Your Game? 518 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: On Fox New York, and we have Yankees Red Sox, 519 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: actually two straight weeks of Yankees Red Sox. The first 520 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: will be at Yankee Stadium this weekend on Saturday, with 521 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: Garrett Crochet scheduled to start for the Red Sox and 522 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: then we have one at Fenway Park the week after. 523 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: And what will be interesting about this matchup if indeed 524 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: Crochet is the guy he's scheduled. The Yankees are crushing 525 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: left handed pitching. Now part of that is Judge, of course, 526 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 1: but gold Schmid also crushing left handed pitching. Cody Bellinger 527 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: has been really good against left handed pitching, and Garrett Crochet, 528 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: as we all know, is one of the best left 529 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: handed pitchers in the game. So I am looking forward 530 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: to seeing Crochet live. I'm looking forward to seeing how 531 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: the Yankees handle him. And as you just mentioned, Alana 532 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: in the previous segment, the Red Sox are a bit 533 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: of a mess right now. Even after that big comeback 534 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: win yesterday, They're having to get in sync now against 535 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,199 Speaker 1: the Yankees, and that's not going to be easy to do. 536 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's insane to think that the Red Sox can 537 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 2: signed to formidable ace in Garrett Crochet. Obviously, Lucas Giolito 538 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 2: is supposed to be healthy, Obviously Tanner Hawk is on 539 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 2: the il, but you also get Alex Bregman who is 540 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:08,119 Speaker 2: now hurt, Tristan Cassis is now hurt. They are great 541 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,120 Speaker 2: when Crochet is on the hill, but they need some 542 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:13,480 Speaker 2: support for the remainder of the rotation, and obviously everybody 543 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 2: has some bullpen issues. We will watch you, Ken Rosenthal 544 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 2: on your game this weekend. Have a good broadcast. We 545 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,880 Speaker 2: appreciate you always. Great to see you here on Fair Territory. 546 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 2: Don't forget guys, Ken. We'll be back with the fresh 547 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 2: episode on Monday. Up next is Foul Territory. A. J. Pearson, 548 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 2: c Eric Kratz, and Scott Braun will host Buck Show. 549 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 2: Walter is on the show as well, and Monster Territory 550 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 2: host Robbie Hyde will join. I'm sure Robbie's got a 551 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,880 Speaker 2: lot to say about those Boston Red Sox. 552 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:42,640 Speaker 3: And then, don't forget. 553 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 2: Clint and myself will be on Dodgers' post game today 554 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 2: when they wrap up the series against the New York Mets. 555 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 3: We'll see you later. Take care. 556 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 2: Bet MGM is giving you the chance to win a 557 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 2: prize every day during the baseball season. Step into the 558 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 2: batter's box for betmgms Swing for the Fences free to 559 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 2: play game. 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