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We have John Paul 17 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: Morosi coming up in about fifteen minutes. Boy, a lot 18 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: of great baseball tonight. Yeah, Dodgers trouble, Yankees trouble. The 19 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: Tigers may be the best team in baseball history. We 20 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: have a lot of stuff to get to John Paul Morosa. 21 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: Philly's getting shut out so far halfway through. 22 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: Don't chink sit, don't chink sit. 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: Come on, Steve, don't you Met's with a big comeback win, okay, 24 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: the fans to tie the Phillies for the first in 25 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: the NL East. 26 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: Until you said that, just let really understand. The Giants 27 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: are winning one nothing, okay, Joe, until you said that. 28 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: Let's just see. 29 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 2: Judge with a home run tonight, Cal Rawley a home 30 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 2: run tonight. 31 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: The Blue Jays may never lose again. Yeah, lots lots 32 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: of big stuff. 33 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're in a rain de lake. Can we just 34 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: call that already? You know, I know Mike Harmon, White 35 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 2: Sox fan is not here tonight. His White Sox are 36 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: down six to one. Tough just to put them out 37 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: of their misery. Yeah, I mean you could probably call 38 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 2: the rest of the week, quite honestly, but can we 39 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: just call this game? 40 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: Oh week? Yeah? I mean, look, listen the White Sox. Yeah, 41 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: I think I think you probably could do that. 42 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 2: They will be thirty and sixty two after tonight. 43 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: And still with a nine game lead over the Rockies 44 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: for worst record in. 45 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: Baseball because Colora is twenty one and seventy one after 46 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: losing it Boston. 47 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, fifty games under five hundred fifty and we're not 48 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: even at the All Star break yet. That's really an 49 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: astoun under five hundred. They are on pace to not 50 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: just break the all time loss record which the White 51 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: Sox set last year, they're on pace to see it 52 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: and just wave at it as they go by. Hey 53 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: one twenty one, we're gonna see you, buddy, sucker, We're 54 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: one twenty four, twenty five. There were on paced for 55 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty five losses right now. 56 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 2: I know, man, mathematically it's not the All Star break yet. 57 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 2: We are past the halfway point of the Major League season, mercifully. 58 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: But Mark Willards, for one on our Sunday night show, 59 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: does make the point that and I'll update it. If 60 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,839 Speaker 2: you look at the MLB standings, if you're getting out 61 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 2: scored at the end of the first say, three four 62 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: months of the season by seventy eighty runs, you're probably 63 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: not having a good season. In fact, it's except for 64 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: the A's in the American League, the most anyone's getting 65 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 2: outscored is the eighty eight run the White Sox are 66 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: getting outscored. Going into tonight, the Rockies have been outscored 67 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: by almost two hundred and fifty runs already this season 68 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: almost too fifty and we are not yet to the 69 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: middle of July. 70 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's it's it's not good. It's not good, not great, Bob. 71 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 2: For those who have season tickets to Colorado Rockies Baseball, 72 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 2: you have seen, and we've played more than ten weeks here, 73 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 2: you've seen exactly ten victories, ten and thirty six at Corsfield. 74 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: Well, at least if you live in the greater Denver area, Colorado, 75 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: you can say, well, all right, the Rocky stink. But 76 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: at least I don't have to worry about Jo Kitchen 77 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: and the Nuggets. 78 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 3: Oh. 79 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: Oh, wait a. 80 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 2: Minute, wait a minute, that's in the news. 81 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: Oh wait a minute, wait a minute. 82 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: Now, In fairness, the headline is, oh, he's not going 83 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 2: to discuss contract extension this summer with the Nugget. He's 84 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: still got years plural to go. 85 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: Frostburg has already sent me the uh the photoshop jiff 86 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,839 Speaker 1: of Luca and Jokich both as Lakers, uh nikola joke, 87 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: which will delay extension talks with the Nuggets until next summer. 88 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: He's got three years left on his big five year, 89 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: two hundred and seventy six million dollar contract extension. They 90 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: were going to talk about an extension this summer, he says, no, 91 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: I'll do it next year. Now, clearly there's big financial 92 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: reasons for this because if he waits another year, NBA rules, yeah, 93 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: he could sign and make even make I think eighty 94 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: million dollars more just by waiting a year. So okay, 95 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: So I completely understand that. 96 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 2: It's a little bit like what we talked about on 97 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: last night's show with Paula Bancaro getting that huge MAX 98 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 2: extension with the Orlando Magic. They couldn't even say how 99 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 2: much it was worth because it could go up the 100 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 2: way the CBA is in the in the NBA, if. 101 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: He waits until next off season, he could add another 102 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: year to his contract, which would give him an additional 103 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,679 Speaker 1: seventy seven million dollars. Okay, So seventy seven million dollars 104 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: for one year. My big bolt prediction that by twenty 105 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: thirty we're gonna have an NBA or an NFL player 106 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: making one hundred million dollars a year. It's happening, man, 107 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: because we're gonna be in twenty twenty six and Jokic 108 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: shit seventy seven million dollars and we're all going. 109 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 2: To half close to that with the Supermax extension that 110 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 2: SGA got after winning with Oklahoma City this summer. Because 111 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 2: let's say a guy plays, and this is very much 112 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 2: within the realm of reason, seventy regular season games, yeah, 113 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 2: and get seventy million dollars as a salary by twenty thirty. 114 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: That it's possible. 115 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, a very realist. 116 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: One hundred million dollars probably happened first in the NBA 117 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: then the NFL. But you saw two years ago when 118 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,799 Speaker 1: Yo could sign his deal, it was sixty two million 119 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: in the last year of his contract. Now two years 120 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: later it's gonna go up another fifteen million. So okay, 121 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: So seventy seven million twenty twenty six, eighty sea goes 122 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: up another fifteen million. You're at eighty something a high 123 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: eighties by twenty twenty eight. By twenty thirty, we're gonna 124 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: get to one hundred million dollar a year player in. 125 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 2: The NBA for an eighty two game schedule. 126 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: Way till Wemby signs that one hundred million dollar a 127 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: year contract and suddenly he's not going anywhere. Yeah, we 128 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: can't keep anybody else. See, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 129 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 2: And before you I know, somebody is just screaming at 130 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 2: the radio at this point, how could they possibly Well, 131 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 2: this is different than other sports because I like baseball. 132 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 2: For example, in the NBA, the salary cap the amount 133 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 2: of money to spend per team. It doesn't mean you 134 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 2: have to give half of it to one guy, no, 135 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 2: but the amount of money to spend per team is 136 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 2: directly related to the income that the league has. Half 137 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 2: of that gets divided to players. Therefore, next year, the 138 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 2: NBA starting new TV contracts plural absolutely is directly responsible 139 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 2: for some of the craziness in NBA salaries we're seeing. 140 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: So say what you want about the bad ratings of 141 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 2: the last NBA finals, and they had already signed in 142 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 2: inc all of the new TV contracts, including with Amazon, 143 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 2: all of them. And I believe it's six to seven 144 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 2: billion dollars per year for the next eleven years is 145 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 2: going to be basketball related income for the NBA. 146 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: By twenty three hundred million dollars a year, getting paid, 147 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: getting paid a million and a half dollars to play 148 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: one game. In the end, that's where it's gonna go. 149 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: And we are in the NFL, think about it. We're 150 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 2: at and passed to the point where people are getting 151 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: two million dollars a game as a quarterback. I mean 152 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 2: it's you. 153 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: You don't put it that way. 154 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: Sometimes in soccer overseas they do put salaries that way, 155 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 2: but that is realism. If you have a seventeen game 156 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 2: schedule and your quarterback's making thirty four mili, he's making 157 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 2: that money not for the preseason and not for the postseason. 158 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 2: He's only getting paid checks those few months of the 159 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: regular season. 160 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: Now, while part of this and a lot of it, Hey, 161 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: it's financial for Nicole Yolkich, Right, Yo Kicch is a 162 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: bit of a different dude. Right, we have to feel 163 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: like we say that a lot of people. 164 00:07:58,320 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 2: Clearly he's a. 165 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: Bit of a different dude. If the Nuggets stink next 166 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: year and they're not closer to a championship, I could 167 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: see NICOLEA. Yoki saying, Yeah, not gonna do it. I 168 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: gotta get some someplace else. We've topped out here. It's 169 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: not working because we built a championship team. Right, we 170 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: built a championship team, we won, and now what happened 171 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: the next year? We're not quite as good. We fired 172 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: the coach because the coach lost, The locker room couldn't 173 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: get along. We have a new coach in we made 174 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,239 Speaker 1: some moves. Now. They made some moves to make Yokic happy. 175 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: They made a couple of moves this offseason to help 176 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: make Yolkic happy and maybe help the Nuggets get back 177 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: to the top of the Western Conference. But if they 178 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: have another down year next year, this is gonna turn 179 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: into a Yannis Buck situation, and Jokicic will have no 180 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: qualms about saying, yeah, this as far as I can get. 181 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: I gotta get someplace else. But what about the money 182 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: leaving on the table? Uh, I have a lot of money. 183 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: He's not Lebron where it's all I want to make 184 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: sure because that's gonna be part of my legacy to 185 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: the NBA. Was like, yes, I'm making this money, I'll 186 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: want to make more money. But if the Nuggets don't win, 187 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: he's not gonna sit here and say, yeah, I'll re 188 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:07,839 Speaker 1: up another three four years and you're gonna give me off. 189 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: I'll get a lot of money from somebody else where 190 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: I can go win, whether it's the Lakers, whether it's 191 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: the Knicks, whether it's someplace elf Hey, And maybe the 192 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: Lakers are gonna wintch. Maybe Deondreyton has a big year 193 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: this year, and all of a sudden, he's a big bargain, 194 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: and the Lakers say, hey, okay, hey, Nico Harrison just 195 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 1: started working for the Nuggets. Hey how about Ayton for 196 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: straight up for yokicch Well, make the money work, let's 197 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: do it, and it happens. 198 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 2: Well, Aidan's a big bargain. As long as the other 199 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 2: team is paying this salary's sure this is true. Ahead, Well, 200 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 2: you reference the Lakers though, because Lebron kind of ruined 201 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: it in the Lakers fans mind that as they kind 202 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 2: of playing fantasy basketball, thought, okay, we've got Luca. If 203 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 2: we just had Lebron's money to play with this summer, 204 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 2: what could we do? What kind of machinations could occur? Obviously, 205 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 2: anybody like Keiannis keeps getting brought up on the show, 206 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 2: or you bring up Yokich, Now, anybody but he down 207 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 2: the line that's going to command and deserve to command. 208 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 2: A massive salary like that could be put in that slot. 209 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 2: Salary lineups and NBA teams, they're all about slots. That's 210 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 2: why people acquire expiring contracts. You know, he was overpaid 211 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 2: at five million. Why do I want him? Because his 212 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 2: contract that could expire you, and that creates a slot 213 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 2: for whoever we want next. This is another and I 214 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 2: know Lebron doesn't care. He's not the GM anymore with 215 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 2: the Lakers, but he kind of ruined this for the 216 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 2: Lakers in what they can do this offseason by opting in. 217 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 2: I see why he opted in, And if you and 218 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 2: I were in that spot, we probably would have done 219 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 2: the same thing. Yep, but that would have been a 220 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 2: great amount of cash. 221 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: To work with. Now. The thing is right to think 222 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: because we mentioned DeAndre Ayton, who met the media today 223 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: for the first time as a Laker. Just I know 224 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: your stars in your eyes thinking about body. Is Wenby 225 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: going to be that guy making a Probably Wenby making 226 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: one hundred million a year and biting five years. But 227 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: Aton met the media today and he's been the big 228 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: improvement to the team in the off season. Right. He 229 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: drafted the same year as Luka Doncic, and clearly he 230 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: has the talent bit of a knucklehead. But I gotta 231 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: say I liked everything he had to say today where 232 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: he said, listen, my time in Portland. It was challenging, 233 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 1: there were things that happened, but I'm so excited to 234 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: be here. I know the Lakers want to win a championship. 235 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: Now I understand if you don't win, people forget about you, 236 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: which is a really big lesson. It's really made my 237 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: you know, I open my eyes when I heard him 238 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: say that, Hey, if you don't win in the NBA, 239 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 1: people forget about it. 240 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 2: People don't remember it and won't remember Tracy McGrady and 241 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 2: what great player he was, And I want people to 242 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 2: remember me. 243 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: He talked about Luca looking ripped and shredded, losing weight 244 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: in the off season, like this is the honeymoon season 245 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: for eight and this is a I liked it a 246 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: week ago when the Lakers did this, I like it 247 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: even more now. No, granted it's words, it's not on 248 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: the court, but first year, new organization ate and understands, Hey, 249 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: if I want to get paid again, I really got 250 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: to come up big because this two years, sixteen million 251 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: dollars ain't working for me twenty six. So if he 252 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: plays well, he'll in a year or two he'll get 253 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: a big contract somewhere. So you have the motivation and 254 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: some of the presence of the things he said today. 255 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: I feel really good about it, I said, Man, he 256 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: might show up and maybe things are gonna be a 257 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: little bit different than the Lakers with Luca this year 258 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: because he's got that big threat that Ayton's going to be, 259 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: and he's back to being the guy he was earlier 260 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: in his career. 261 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 2: It's the type of player that the Lakers probably would 262 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 2: have wanted to have at the trade deadline a year ago, 263 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 2: except it wasn't possible for him specifically, because I need 264 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 2: to repeat, the Lakers are able to get this guy 265 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 2: right now because the old team is paying. 266 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, he had a game. He said, 267 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: I can't get there because the roads are too icy. 268 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: I can't get out of my house. Really, you can't 269 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: walk somewhere. But he's not from here. We'll send some 270 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: we'll send a car for you. Just walk to the corner. 271 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: We'll send a car. No, sorry, I can't make it. 272 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: It's too icy. 273 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 2: Like wow, okay, a chance to pick up a seven 274 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 2: footer who had sixteen points a game in his career. 275 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 2: I mean it was drafted that highly with a reason. 276 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 2: This is a good pickup. I mean he doesn't even 277 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 2: have to play every game for. 278 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: It to be a good pickup. It's a risk, but 279 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: it's a good risk. It's a good gamble. And everything 280 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: I've seen the last week, I mean, I really like it. Right. 281 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,079 Speaker 1: I know this is not because I want jj Reddick 282 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: to like me. He hates me. But like, but there's 283 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: certain Portland this was laid out for you. There's there's 284 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: certain gambles where I go, yeah, boy, that's really more 285 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: of a we're hoping rather than it's a gam But 286 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 1: this is this is a hey, it's kind of free. 287 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: We're not going crazy for money. He's replaceable, his contract 288 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: is tradable, whatever it's going to be. But if we 289 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: wind up hitting it with him, it's gonna be a 290 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: really big deal and we have a potential all star 291 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: caliber type player if it works. And again it's a risk, 292 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 1: but there's good risks and bad risks. This is a 293 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: great So this is a great risk. And again when 294 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: he said when he said today, if you lose, people 295 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: forget about you, Like that's not something you normally hear 296 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: from guys about hey, about wanting to win, Like, hey, 297 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 1: I understand I gotta win. And where I've been I 298 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: haven't had the intro, I haven't had the impetus I had. 299 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: It's been challenging because I'm a couple of places where 300 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: we haven't won. We're supposed to win in Phoenix, didn't happen. 301 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: We didn't win in Portland. I don't want to disappear 302 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: off the map. And yeah, I want to get paid 303 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: in a year or so. So, I mean, have that 304 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: was a real that was a real deep thing to 305 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: say it at the press conference about you don't win. 306 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: They forget it bout She's like, oh, and he hasn't 307 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: been nothing either. 308 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 2: I mentioned the career numbers and he was also in 309 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 2: the NBA finals not that long ago. Out of the way. 310 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: I mean, he'll get a hundred million dollars a year 311 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: in twenty thirty. Yeah, it's probably gonna be Winny. 312 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: We didn't mention that there was another guy at that 313 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 2: press conference. 314 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 4: Now. 315 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 2: I don't know if he's going to be taking over 316 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: for the guy who left for the Rockets, but Jake 317 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 2: Lauravia is now from Sacramento, a member of the Lakers. 318 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 2: They have desperately needed two things, and they at least 319 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 2: attempt to address them with these two guys. Is they 320 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 2: needed a big and they needed it the last few 321 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 2: months of last year. And somebody tall who get cho 322 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 2: from outside or they just lost. 323 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, so been both of them in a year for 324 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: jokichs your trade open your white why not good? Why 325 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: did you make it happen there? It is? Hey, when 326 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: you hear when you hear Josh Cranky say, hey, if 327 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: the things don't go, we have one bad injury. We're 328 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: talking about trading fifteen. Are you right? Really? One bad 329 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: injury and you're trading yo kitchen? Okay? One? Really, that's 330 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: how bad your team has built. One bad injury you're trading. 331 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 2: I think you're right on the name. And you didn't 332 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 2: even realize it. He's gonna go from Josh Crockey to 333 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 2: Josh Cranky. So going at the at the Nuggets, by 334 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 2: the way. Two things to update in baseball before we 335 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 2: break is that the A's have homered again. That's five 336 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 2: homers in three innings at the Triple A Park there 337 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 2: sharing this year. A's ten to nothing over the Atlanta 338 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 2: Braves as they start the fourth inning, and they have 339 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 2: called it the White Sox home game is dumb. They 340 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 2: called it. In the seventh inning, Toronto Blue Jays six 341 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: to one. The final. Toronto has won ten games in 342 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: a row. There's still three and a half up on 343 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 2: the Yanks in the AL East? 344 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: Coming up next? Have the Yankees just seen their chance 345 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: to win the Al East go away? Are the Dodgers 346 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: really in a lot of trouble? Are the Tiger's really 347 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: the best team in baseball? All list and more coming 348 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: up next, Jason Smith, Steve to Sag You're in for 349 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: Mike Harmon. This is Fox Sports Radio. 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When they are big goings on, 370 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: there's only one place to go. A man who resides 371 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: in the state that currently houses the best team in 372 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, Fox Sports Radio, MLB Network insider extraordinary. 373 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: He is on Twitter at John Morosi. It is John 374 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: pal Morosie. What's happening about? How are you? 375 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 4: Jason and Steve? My friends? Good evening. I do come 376 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 4: to you from the great state of Michigan, which is 377 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 4: just among us friends, the single best place in the 378 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,479 Speaker 4: world to spend the summer. Just don't tell you know 379 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 4: what we are lakes for all of a sudden, the 380 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 4: overcrowded with people realizing the sheer beauty of our states. 381 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 4: So it's just among us, just among us friends. But 382 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 4: I will say this, the baseball team is pretty great too. 383 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 4: I was there with my family tonight watching the game, 384 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 4: so I got to be a spectator, which was a 385 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 4: lot of fun, and it was a bit of a 386 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 4: classic Tigers game from this season. They're down to nothing early, 387 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 4: they tie it, and then Zach mckinsrey's run around the 388 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 4: bases like nobody else can, and all of a sudden, 389 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,919 Speaker 4: Cole Keith comes up hit the two runover. Then the 390 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 4: bullpen shuts them down and the Tigers win. It's been 391 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 4: an amazing formula. This is not just a good start, 392 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 4: it's not just a charming story. This is a really 393 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 4: really good baseball team. Not maybe the brand name team 394 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 4: with the Dodgers, even the Mets, but they play really 395 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:44,920 Speaker 4: good baseball and it's a lot of fun to watch. 396 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,360 Speaker 1: Are they really this good? JP are? Are they really 397 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: this good? Or they they're peaking now? They're a really 398 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 1: good team. Are they really the best team in baseball? 399 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 4: Well, so here's what I would say, they've they've played 400 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 4: the best to this point. 401 00:18:59,320 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 2: Now. 402 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 4: I really that the ALE Central is not the National 403 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 4: League West. I get that, but in terms of their 404 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 4: execution and the way they're playing the game, there's not 405 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 4: a better team in the sport right now. There really isn't, 406 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 4: and they're doing the little things very well. And also 407 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 4: look at it and realize that Kerry Carpenter is not 408 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 4: right now on the active roster. They spend fifteen million 409 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 4: dollars on Alex Cobb and he's yet to throw a 410 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 4: pitch for them this season, and who knows if he 411 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 4: actually will. So not everything has gone right for them. 412 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 4: They've had some injuries too, but aj Hinch and Chris Feeder, 413 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 4: they're pitching coach really know how to get the most 414 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,640 Speaker 4: out of this group. And what's happening with the Tigers 415 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 4: now is players who have had mixed results elsewhere are 416 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 4: coming to Detroit and getting better. And guys like Flaherty, 417 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 4: who helped the Dodgers win a World Series last year, 418 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 4: decided to come back. It's a really good culture with 419 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 4: They've got I think a bone of f I'd star 420 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 4: in Riley Green. And do they need one more bat 421 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 4: to win the World Series? Probably? There are some spots 422 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 4: you could argue, maybe one more outfitter, maybe one more infielder. 423 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 4: But the way in which this lineup is very well 424 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 4: balance left and right, switch hitter, there's just a nice 425 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 4: it's a nice team. So right now I'm going to 426 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 4: say it, they're the best team in baseball, and it's 427 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 4: up to the rest of the group to prove me 428 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 4: wrong or prove the Tigers otherwise. At some point between 429 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 4: now and the end of October. 430 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 2: Tigers won tonight. If they win the next game, they'll 431 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 2: be sixty and thirty four this year. But I will 432 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 2: discuss what's going on in the Al East. Toronto with 433 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 2: a tenth straight win. Wow, you know the Yankees did 434 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 2: win at home and in fact Judge homerd and Stanton Homer, 435 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 2: so I can pass along the updated Sarah Langstead. They 436 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 2: are a Yankees record when those two sluggers Homer in 437 00:20:56,440 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 2: the same game, it's only forty six and seven sen Kevinunreil. 438 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: That's also every game that Stanton has played since he 439 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: signed with the Yankees, fifty three games. That's all he's played. 440 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 4: A bit of our listeners, that's a joke, Jesus, and 441 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 4: we continue. 442 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 2: They are still three and a half back in the 443 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 2: red hot Toronto Blue Jays, who've not only had, to 444 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 2: say the least, a great month as we head into 445 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 2: the All Star break. They've got a couple of starting 446 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 2: pitchers and it seems like they've found a closer and 447 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 2: they have all stars in the lineup. I mean the 448 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 2: Toronto Blue Jays, not just for a couple of weeks, 449 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 2: are looking like a playoff team here. 450 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 4: I think they are a playoff team. I would be 451 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 4: stunned if they missed the playoffs. At this point in time, 452 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:44,400 Speaker 4: they are a playoff team. Vladim Mergero Junior. We still 453 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 4: haven't even seen the best of him yet. And look 454 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 4: at how well they're playing. The man that's gotten them going, 455 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 4: in my view is Boba Schett and the way that 456 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 4: boas played of late. He's the guy and you reference 457 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:03,199 Speaker 4: Sarah's statistic on stage and a judge when Bishett is going. 458 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 4: He is the catalyst for the Toronto Blue Jays. He 459 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 4: is the one that really gets this team going. And 460 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 4: remember we talked a second ago about the Tigers not 461 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 4: getting a lot out of Alex Cobb, or actually nothing 462 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 4: out of Alex Cobb. The Jays have had a minimal 463 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 4: production from Anthony Santander, and look at how they're playing now. 464 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 4: In the case of the Jays, they've had a really 465 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 4: good season, an all Star season from Alejandro Kirk. They 466 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 4: have had a young player and Addison Barger look like 467 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 4: a budding star. And crucially they have gotten George Springer 468 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 4: the amount of DH days that he needs to be productive, 469 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 4: and they're being rewarded now with his amazing bounce back season. 470 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 4: So for me in every way, this Jays team, maybe 471 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 4: they've been a bit of a revelation or a surprise 472 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 4: over the last month. But can I call them a 473 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 4: sustainable surprise because that's what I'm seeing from right now. 474 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:04,400 Speaker 4: They are a sustainable surprise with some veterans of the rotation. 475 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 4: Health with the pitching might be the one thing that 476 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 4: I'll be a little bit worried about, and maybe they 477 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 4: need to add to a rental starter, But guess what, 478 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 4: those types of guys are typically out there and available, 479 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 4: and I would trust the Jays and Pete Walker to 480 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 4: get the best out of a move that they might 481 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 4: make here at some point in the next few weeks. 482 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: John Paul, can the Yankee still win the East or 483 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 1: is their best chance to do it coming gone? 484 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 4: I think it certainly still win the division. This thing 485 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 4: is not over yet by anything. 486 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: You've given up a lot a lot of real estate 487 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: over just the last three weeks. 488 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, they've given up a lot of real estate. They're 489 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 4: a team and I know that this will be said 490 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 4: by Yankee fans and I'm sure the media a lot 491 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 4: in New York, but this is a team that needs 492 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:53,360 Speaker 4: to make a trade. They they put Jazz Chisholm back 493 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 4: to second base. There's a gap in this, I think 494 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 4: in the lineup and also in the rotation potentially for 495 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 4: some impact. So we're about to find out how serious 496 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 4: the Yankees are about making a run at this, and 497 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 4: Brian Cashman's going to have to I think if he 498 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 4: really wants to put together a team that can get 499 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 4: back to the World Series, you got to realize it 500 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 4: and compare side by side last year's team, which wasn't 501 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 4: good enough to win it, and this year's team and 502 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,719 Speaker 4: last year's team, which wasn't good enough to win it. 503 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 4: It's a lot better than this year's team. Of course, 504 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 4: last year you had Soto. Last year you had a fuller, 505 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 4: healthier season of Stanton, last year you had Garret Cole. 506 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 4: There's last year you didn't necessarily have the up and 507 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 4: down bullpen that we've seen out of the Yankees at 508 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 4: different times this season. So there's some worries there for 509 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 4: the Yankees, no doubt, But this is a team that 510 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 4: I believe has the capability to make a big time trade, 511 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 4: and now it's gonna require a little bit of I 512 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 4: don't know if ruthless is the right word, but they're 513 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 4: going to have to be quite unsympathetic the way that 514 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 4: the teams have put together because there's a lot of 515 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 4: really popular players, some of them are homegrown, but it's 516 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 4: not been good enough. They still have the best player 517 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 4: in the world though, and Aaron Judge the best hitter 518 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 4: at least, and now they need to find a way, 519 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 4: I think, to make a couple more moves to accentuate 520 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 4: the group. I think Cash we'll do it, but there's 521 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 4: no doubt now the task lies ahead for him. 522 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 2: About the San Diego Padres, amazingly, they're out of the 523 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 2: wild card picture at the moment. If the season ended tonight, 524 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 2: the Padres would not make the playoffs. It astounds me. 525 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 2: And they're scoreless, bottom of the seventh right now against Arizona. 526 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 2: It astounds me that they're not better because they're a 527 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 2: little top heavy in the lineup. If someone like Jake Cronenworth, 528 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 2: which just better with the bat, I think it would 529 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 2: change the whole bottom of the lineup. Instead, they get 530 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:01,439 Speaker 2: in these lulls and low scoring and really have to 531 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 2: rely on the pitching and the great bullpen they do 532 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 2: have with a couple of All stars at the back end, 533 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 2: they can get better, and don't they need to get 534 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 2: better trade deadline. 535 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 4: This month, offense has to be the thing, and for them, Steve, 536 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 4: it was a very welcome return for you, Darvish to 537 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 4: come back, that was great. I agree with you. And 538 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 4: Corona Worth is someone who I still believe there's some 539 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 4: upside with him, but there just hasn't been enough production 540 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 4: consistently to return to that star all star level that 541 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 4: we saw him have earlier on in his career. I agree. 542 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 4: I think he's probably the X factor for them going forward, 543 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 4: and they can't rely always on Tatis and Machado to 544 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 4: carry the way because there are other lineups in this 545 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 4: National League right now, the Dodgers, the Cubs come to mind, 546 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,360 Speaker 4: the Mets, the Phillies, and even with all the Mets injuries, 547 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 4: I still think they have a bit of a deeper 548 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 4: lineup right now than the Pots do, so I'm with you. 549 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 4: I think they have to make a potentially a very 550 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 4: difficult decision, which could be would you move a Dylan 551 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 4: cease for a bat So basically, would you give up Cease, 552 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 4: let's say, to the Chicago Cubs, and bring back either 553 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 4: a young Owen Casey or one of their major league 554 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 4: outfielders to make it all work out. That's the kind 555 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 4: of a trade that I'm sure AJ Preller, who is 556 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 4: one of the more imaginative executives in the game, will 557 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 4: give a lot of thought to potentially executing here in 558 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 4: the next several weeks. 559 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: All Right, Lastly, John Paul, the Dodgers lose again. Clayton 560 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: Kershaw pitch as well. They follow the Brewers three to one. 561 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: This is five losses in a row. Is this one 562 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: of those? Hey, every team has one of these in 563 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,360 Speaker 1: them over the course of the season. War, Is there 564 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: something the Dodgers need to worry about? 565 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:58,639 Speaker 4: I would say this, they are a great but flawed team. 566 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 4: They we have to remember how last year's playoffs went. 567 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 4: They're one loss away from from getting bounced in the 568 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 4: first round, and who knows at that point what happens 569 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,400 Speaker 4: to the roster, to the coaching staff if that had 570 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 4: been the result. So they are beatable. They have looked 571 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 4: very beatable in recent days. I'm gonna say this, I 572 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 4: am still confident that they have the best chance of 573 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 4: anybody to win the National League. And part of the 574 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 4: reason is I think Mookie Bets is gonna have a 575 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 4: better second half. We've got to remember how his season started. 576 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 4: I feel like with the with the illness and just 577 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 4: being behind, I think he needs the All Star break 578 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 4: in a in a very serious way, just from a 579 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 4: standpoint of his swing and getting everything locked back into place. 580 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 4: We're gonna see a better Mookie Bets in the second half. 581 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 4: And they also believe they're gonna get their their pitching 582 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 4: back healthier that they've got glass Now coming back tomorrow. 583 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 4: So I'm I am. I'm actually still pretty bullish on 584 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 4: the Dodgers long term, but by that I mean being 585 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 4: able to make it to the World Series again this season. 586 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 4: But there are some questions that we have to see 587 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 4: answered by their guys who are coming back, and that 588 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 4: starts tomorrow night with Tyler Glassnow, who's honestly, guys going 589 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 4: to struggle to be as effective as Ryan Pepio has 590 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 4: been for the race. Pepio started the game that I 591 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 4: was at tonight, he was outstanding, and I think it's 592 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 4: going to be a very challenging thing for glass Now 593 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 4: to be able to equal the production of the man 594 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 4: that was traded for Glassdow to become a Los Angeles Dodger. 595 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: He's on Twitter at John Morosi. That is at John Morosi. 596 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: Next time you see him with his family at a 597 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: Tigers game, say hey, tell Stirnsy. I said, hi, Joy. 598 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 4: I know I know you from the Jesus Smith Show 599 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 4: featuring Steve the Sager. I know you. I've heard your voice. 600 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 4: And there may in fact be people driving over from 601 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 4: the ballpark and Detroit listening to this Converse station right now. 602 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 4: That is the beauty of radio. 603 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: And and uh, I wouldn't be doing my job if I did. 604 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: And tell you next time you talk to Sternsy that 605 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: Alonso contract, John Paul, it's just getting more and more 606 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: expensive every time. 607 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 4: David it now take it. 608 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: Anybody that fun, We'll talk to you next week. There 609 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 1: goes John Paul Morosi. I'll tell you know, of all 610 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: the Dodgers players, right, obviously we talk about Otani the 611 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: most because it's show Heyo Tawny and Will Smith is 612 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: having a great So he's a third in the National 613 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 1: League and hitting or fourth ANAL. 614 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 2: Catcher hitting that well in betting average. 615 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: It's like it's like seeing Johnny Bench again. Uh. Freddie 616 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: Freeman obviously the coming off. 617 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 2: Lugging largely for the last month and still has been 618 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 2: a three hundred hitter much of the year. 619 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: But Betts has been a guy where we've kind of 620 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 1: forgotten about him. The Dodger have asked him to do 621 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: everything play out field, play, second base, play, shortstop. He's 622 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 1: been struggling. He's a guy I tell you, John Paul 623 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: big Bowl prediction there, He's gonna have a huge second 624 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: half that would cover up a lot of ills. Because 625 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: when you're, you know, the all aroun player that Mooki 626 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 1: Betts is, I mean, you need him to come back 627 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: and be Mooky Betts. 628 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 2: It's been six years now with this team since he 629 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 2: came over to the Dodgers, and it is so obvious 630 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 2: that when Mooki Betts is on, the whole lineup is different. 631 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 2: He really does mean something to the Dodgers order. And 632 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 2: it has not been good offensively for him, not just 633 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,719 Speaker 2: not consistent, overall not good. And I said this at 634 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 2: the beginning of the season. I'll say it again now. 635 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 2: I am not convinced that the Dodgers are a better 636 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 2: team by moving Mookie Betts too shortstop. Yes, it fills 637 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 2: a hole defensively, but he was a goal glove right 638 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 2: fielder I think five six times in his career. He's 639 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,080 Speaker 2: not a goal glove shortstop. He's now a two fifty 640 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 2: hitter as a short step and they are really scrambling 641 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 2: defensively to piece together the outfield guys in his absence. 642 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: Steve de Seger has more on the Dodgers than what 643 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: happened today, And speaking of Pede Alonzo, another home run 644 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: all that more with what's trending right now, and maybe 645 00:31:59,440 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: a home run. 646 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 2: For the Phillies to discuss as well. By the way, 647 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 2: the Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett points out that for 648 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 2: the second year in a row, the Dodgers are staggering 649 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:11,720 Speaker 2: into the break. Last year it was a one to 650 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 2: five road trip at Philly and Detroit. Right now, the 651 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 2: Dodgers have lost a fifth straight game, lost three to 652 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 2: one at Milwaukee. The winning pitcher, Jacob Missowski, great tall, 653 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 2: young starter, gave up the leadoff homer to Otani shoe 654 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 2: heey Otani with thirty one homers this year leads the 655 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:30,479 Speaker 2: National League, and then the kid struck out twelve in 656 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 2: six innings and got the win save number twenty one 657 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 2: for Trevor McGill. The Dodger offense went four for thirty 658 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 2: one with fifteen strikeouts tonight, the loss to Clayton Kershawe, 659 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 2: who had been four and oh he gave up two 660 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 2: runs in six innings of work. What a comeback for 661 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 2: the Mets. At Baltimore about an hour rain delay. At 662 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 2: the start, the Mets were trailing and in the eighth 663 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,959 Speaker 2: got four runs to tie it on two homers, and 664 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 2: Juan Soto in the tenth hits the go ahead single, 665 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 2: his third hit of the ninth. Mets win at Baltimore 666 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 2: seven to sixth. 667 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: Remember when he was miserable and wanted to be a Yankee? 668 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: And those are the days, weren't they? 669 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 2: No, I don't, I don't remember that that was this year, 670 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 2: I thought. Meanwhile, the Phillies are trying to hold onto 671 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 2: their one game lead over the Mets in the NL East. 672 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 2: The Phillies were trailing at San Francisco one nothing going 673 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 2: to the sixth, tied it with a run in the sixth, 674 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,600 Speaker 2: and Kyle Schwarber has hit a two run homer in 675 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 2: the seventh. It is three to one. Pills now bottom 676 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 2: of the seventh in the Bay Area. Schwarber, who's batting 677 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 2: about two fifty by the way, hits his twenty eighth 678 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 2: home run of the season. The A's are winning ten 679 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 2: to one. At the end of five against the Atlanta Braves. 680 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 2: The A's have hit five home runs already, four of 681 00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 2: them in the first couple innings. The bad news A's 682 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 2: all star shortstop Jacob Wilson left hit by a pitch 683 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 2: on the hand. It is a one nothing Padres lead. 684 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 2: Now They have just scored bottom of the seventh to 685 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 2: get the advantage on the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have just 686 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 2: two hits. Tonight, Rangers lead in Anaheim eleven to one 687 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 2: over the Angels bottom of the seventh. Long rain delay 688 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,240 Speaker 2: at the start at Saint Louis, so they're only in 689 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 2: the bottom of the sixth. Cardinals three to two over 690 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 2: the Nationals. Cleveland has won in ten innings on a 691 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 2: grand slam off closer Josh Hayter ten six at Houston. 692 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,560 Speaker 2: Kansas City with a run bottom of the ninth sent 693 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:18,839 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh to a fifth straight loss four to three. Minnesota 694 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 2: beat the Cubs and showed to Emonaga eight to one. 695 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 2: Imonago only allowed two runs in six innings, then a 696 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 2: reliever gave up three homers. Toronto won it's tenth straight. 697 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:31,439 Speaker 2: Yankees over Seattle, Judge and Stanton with homers. Cal Raley 698 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 2: of the Mariners hit his thirty six. Detroit won it's 699 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 2: fifth in a row, Boston it's fifth straight win, and 700 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 2: Miami won twelve to two at Cincinnati. 701 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: Back to you, Thank you, Steve, O, Jason Smith, Steve 702 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: de Sager and from Mike Hartman. Coming up next an 703 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,880 Speaker 1: All Star Draft from today that I wish I was 704 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,759 Speaker 1: in charge of because boy, what I have made it 705 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: way more fun than it was and it actually was 706 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: pretty fun. That's next right here, Fox Sports Radio. Be 707 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:58,879 Speaker 1: sure to catch live editions of The Jason Smith Show 708 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: with Mike Harmon. He said, ten pm Eastern, seven pm Pacific, 709 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio. The Jason Smith Show is Steve de 710 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: Sager and from Mike Harmon, And uh, you know, tonight's 711 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:17,839 Speaker 1: Steve kind of a missed opportunity because you know, the 712 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: WNBA had their All Star Draft tonight. 713 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 2: That's right, the team captains selecting players onto their own rosters. 714 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,880 Speaker 1: Caitlin Clark and the FISA Collier were making the selections. 715 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: You know, we've seen this in the NBA. They've done it, 716 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 1: and I really wanted to see some a couple of 717 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: crazy things happen. But you know, just seeing the way 718 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:40,560 Speaker 1: the draft, you know, shakes out, I want, Yeah, I 719 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:43,600 Speaker 1: sit here and go, yeah, this kind of shakes out 720 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:47,720 Speaker 1: along the lines of who's pro and who's pro Caitlin Clark, 721 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,720 Speaker 1: and who's anti Caitlin Clark. And who's not on Caitlin 722 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: Clark's team, and who's on the other team and who's 723 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:56,800 Speaker 1: not Caitlin Clark's coach. Yeah, the All Star game that 724 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:58,920 Speaker 1: got switched. Because here's the thing. First of all, I 725 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,840 Speaker 1: really wanted Kitlyn to draft Angel Rees number one, like 726 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:03,880 Speaker 1: that would have been. That would have been awesome, just 727 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: for the record. 728 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,440 Speaker 2: When they came to the section where the reserves that 729 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:11,200 Speaker 2: were named last weekend were selected, Caitlyn Clark went through 730 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:15,000 Speaker 2: three selections, not taking Angel Rees, and then she was 731 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:15,960 Speaker 2: taken by the other cat. 732 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:18,319 Speaker 1: I mean, they could sit here and say we're cool 733 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:20,239 Speaker 1: with each other. You know they're not. You know, they 734 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:23,200 Speaker 1: absolutely can't stand each other. They want to beat each 735 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:26,320 Speaker 1: other's brains in, but they both understand that if we 736 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 1: go over the top of our rivalry. It's not good 737 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 1: for either of us. Caitlyn Clark look is more popular. 738 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:35,879 Speaker 1: Angel Reese is popular too. She's having a really good season, right, 739 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: She's her basketball's been doing the talking for the last 740 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,880 Speaker 1: few weeks. She's had a terrific season. But there's no 741 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 1: way these two really want to play in the same team, 742 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:47,440 Speaker 1: especially after last year the big Djna Carrington foul and 743 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:52,279 Speaker 1: the Kennedy Carter foul and Angel Rees hugging Kennedy Carter 744 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 1: after it was over. Like, Okay, I think that. 745 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,799 Speaker 2: I think that was it supporting a teammate for the 746 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:57,319 Speaker 2: hard foul. 747 00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that was it for the Caitlin Clark. 748 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:02,360 Speaker 1: Can Angel Reese really get along? Right? I really wanted 749 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:04,759 Speaker 1: her to do that, but clearly that was never gonna, 750 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:08,919 Speaker 1: never gonna happen. The other thing is, okay, so she's 751 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 1: gonna play for Cheryl Reeve. Okay, shol Reeve Gray, Okay. 752 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:15,719 Speaker 1: Olympic coach Cheryl Reeve is the one that didn't want 753 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,319 Speaker 1: any part of Caitlyn Clark talk about Caitlin Clark last year, 754 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:22,360 Speaker 1: didn't want any part of conversations about her for the Olympics. 755 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: She was the Olympics coach. And I'm saying, huh, she's 756 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:27,960 Speaker 1: gonna be playing for uh, for Show. That's gonna be 757 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,319 Speaker 1: interesting because you know, Cheryl Reeve is she is the 758 00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:32,879 Speaker 1: coach that has been the most outspoken that I would 759 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:37,360 Speaker 1: say is the most jealous and most uh anti Clark. 760 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: And what happened. Caitlyn Clark said, Hey, we're switching our coaches, 761 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,560 Speaker 1: so Nafisa Collier could play for Show Reeve, her coach 762 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: in Minnesota. So it seems like, hey, this is great 763 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: because look, Kitlyn Clark drafted all her teammates with the 764 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 1: fever right to play with her. And I get that. 765 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,520 Speaker 1: I understand that, but hey, no, I don't want to 766 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,879 Speaker 1: like how much of that is. Yeah, okay, you can 767 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:58,960 Speaker 1: play for your coach, but I also don't want to 768 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:02,239 Speaker 1: play for her because I know because and that is 769 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:04,840 Speaker 1: not happening. So I have the team I want. I 770 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: got people that that that I respect, that that are okay. 771 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 1: The people that don't respect me that I don't like, Yeah, 772 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 1: you're on the other team. That's exactly how that changed 773 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: and the way this coach swap happened. They said in 774 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: advance of tonight's the captains selecting their rosters for this 775 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:22,239 Speaker 1: month's w NBA All Star Game. Okay, as soon as 776 00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:25,440 Speaker 1: you make all your selections, then you can make trades. 777 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 2: It has to be a one for one trade. It 778 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:30,319 Speaker 2: has to be a bench player for bench player or 779 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:32,879 Speaker 2: so forth. And it turns out that trade they make, 780 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,399 Speaker 2: they swap the head coaches. So the New York head 781 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:40,120 Speaker 2: coach and her staff will be leading Caitlyn Clark's team 782 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:45,800 Speaker 2: in Indianapolis. Clark City worn be sorry, show. 783 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:47,160 Speaker 1: Reef, you go back, you go back, you go, you 784 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: go back, you coach the other team. It's okay, I mean, 785 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 1: and I get why there were no trades because if 786 00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:55,000 Speaker 1: look in the NBA, if they you know, doing that, 787 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:57,400 Speaker 1: it's one thing, But how much of this would be 788 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:00,560 Speaker 1: Oh why did Caitlyn Clark trade this player? I think 789 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:03,920 Speaker 1: there was never any any thought of trading players unless 790 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 1: it was I want to get my teammate, you picked somebody. 791 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: But clearly they had conversations about this before they knew 792 00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: how it was going to go. There was no way 793 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 1: either player was going to make a trade because then 794 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,839 Speaker 1: it becomes, oh, Caitlin Clark doesn't like this player, why 795 00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:17,160 Speaker 1: would she trade this? So that was never going to happen. 796 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:19,959 Speaker 1: But the one trade though, Hey, I'll trade the coach 797 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:21,879 Speaker 1: so I don't get to play for and we can 798 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: we can hide it under the guise of you get 799 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 1: to go play for your head coach. 800 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,440 Speaker 2: Yes, because it very much makes sense on paper that 801 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:33,799 Speaker 2: the captain Minnesota player trades for her Minnesota coach to 802 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:35,759 Speaker 2: coach her in the All Star Game this month, and 803 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 2: there's another Minnesota player on that same roster. So this 804 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:43,640 Speaker 2: all works out swimmingly. And even if the Minnesota coach 805 00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:46,360 Speaker 2: is correct that I never had anything against Caitlyn Clark 806 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:49,399 Speaker 2: and anything, it's undeniable. The part that you said where 807 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 2: she didn't want really any of that conversation occurring last summer. Yeah, 808 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:55,759 Speaker 2: I do think by the way, it was good for 809 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,319 Speaker 2: Caitlin Clark just to take a summer off finally, the 810 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 2: way that you know, playing sp yet again for Iowa 811 00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:02,280 Speaker 2: and going straight into. 812 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 1: You'd rather played in the Olympics, though, I kind of 813 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 1: think she wants to try to get five or six. 814 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 2: Back Bowl not too you know, ironically, she takes the 815 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:12,560 Speaker 2: summer off and now she's missing five games with this injury. 816 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,400 Speaker 2: In five games with that injury, she's due back tomorrow, Clark. 817 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:17,840 Speaker 1: This is like when you're picking teams in the school 818 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: yard to play a game, and you said, I'm just 819 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 1: gonna pick my friends. I'm just gonna but the other 820 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:22,719 Speaker 1: players are good. Yeah, but I like that guy. 821 00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:25,360 Speaker 2: Clark's first pick was her Indiana teammate. 822 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm picking my friends. You pick your friends, will go play. 823 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:33,399 Speaker 1: Exit up out of Fresco. Jason Smith, Steve Desaga, Fox 824 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:36,360 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Coming up next, we celebrate one of the 825 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:40,680 Speaker 1: biggest anniversaries in all of sports. This is Fox Sports Radio.