1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: All right, let's it to feel you? 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 2: Oh wow talks all. 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 3: It is Monday, October seventh, and the Yankees were taking 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 3: on the Royals in Game two of the American League 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 3: Division series. Carlos Rodin on the mound looking to give 6 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 3: the Yankees a two to nothing series lead while the 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 3: Royals were trying to even edit one. My recap, your 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 3: reactions coming up next. This this pinstrip territory. 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: Welcome here. 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 3: Who's got Neil yaw territory? 11 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 1: Just when you pull me back? 12 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 3: All right, Welcome back everybody, and welcome to those of 13 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 3: you who are watching for the first time on the 14 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 3: Foul Territory channel. We are simulcasting on both channels tonight. 15 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 3: I'll tell you what our executive producer, Mark Wiener, may 16 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 3: regret that decision by the time this podcast is over 17 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 3: based on my mood. Joining me tonight Eric Kratz, who 18 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 3: played for both the Yankees and the Royals. He's also 19 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 3: my baldness mentor. How are you doing, Cratzy. 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: I'm awesome, very bald, very bald. But as long as 21 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: I can be a mentor and a crying shoulder for you, 22 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: I do have to tell my Yankee fans that are 23 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: on here. I'm wearing a Royals hat tonight. Had the 24 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 2: Yankees come back and won this game, the Yankees had 25 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 2: on Well. 26 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 3: The Royals have snatched home field advantage in this series 27 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 3: because they've got the next two games at home, and 28 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 3: this series, like every other series in the major leagues 29 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 3: right now, is tied at one. So cratzy. How's it 30 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 3: looking for our boys headed back to KC? Are we 31 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 3: going four games? We're going five games? Are the Yankees 32 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: panicked right now? Is Game three a must win? 33 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: Not a must win? Not panicked? 34 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: I think that the advantage may have swung in the 35 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 2: royals favor. You still have a Seth Lugo looming, You 36 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: still have a Michael Waka looming. It really is going 37 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: to be an awesome game. The thing that the Yankees 38 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 2: have to understand as a lineup, and we'll get into 39 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: it more. Salvador Perez is going to pitch away from 40 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 2: their strengths. You just watch the game. He's going to 41 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: pitch away from their strengths. He's going to continue to 42 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: do it no matter how many bases are open, and 43 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: he just have to tighten that up a little bit. 44 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 2: Be okay with getting there, getting their singles in the 45 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: situations where they need to and maybe take a little 46 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 2: bit of advice. I know not everybody can run, but 47 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: take a little advice from the Royals. They're running the 48 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 2: bases pretty well. 49 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, it would be nice if John Carlos Stanton could run. 50 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't know if I've ever seen a 51 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 3: slower Major League baseball player. I mean, would he beat 52 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 3: out Salvador Perez in a sprint or would Salve take 53 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 3: him down? 54 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 2: Well, let me ask you this before before we just keep, 55 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 2: you know, picking out a scab that all Yankees fans 56 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 2: think there that they lost to Night was because gian 57 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 2: Carlos Stanton couldn't run down the first base as fast 58 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 2: as they wanted. 59 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: Like what do you want? 60 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 2: Do you want him to sprint out a groundball double 61 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 2: play to continue the inning? And let's see who was 62 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: hitting behind Welles tonight, Bertie Jazz Chisholm, Like he's you 63 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 2: need him on the field, He can go, he can 64 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 2: go to the next three games like he did in 65 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: Cleveland in twenty twenty when we were doing the COVID season, 66 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: and then he went on to San Diego and absolutely 67 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: carried us, carried us through that postseason. 68 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: You need him healthy. 69 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 2: So beating out a groundball double play, which was obviously 70 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: an awesome play by Bobby Witt, that's not what you 71 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 2: need out him. That's not what you need out of him. 72 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: Everybody relaxed. It's okay, Judge is not I mean, Stanton 73 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: is not going to lose the series because he can't run. 74 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: That is not what's happening here. 75 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 3: So are the Royals now the favorites now that they've 76 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 3: snatched home field advantage. 77 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: No, No, because to me, the way this series is going, 78 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: I mean, this couldn't be more back and forth. I 79 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 2: think tonight they had they had the it was a mismatch. 80 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: I think Rodan you would love to say, Okay, he's 81 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: gonna come out and he's gonna punch three tickets in 82 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: the first inning. 83 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: Now he's gonna be elite. 84 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 2: Rodan has struggled since he's been a Yankee to execute pitches. 85 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 2: He executes in areas, but his misses are too big. 86 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 2: He can't let Savado Perez let his team back in 87 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 2: the game. 88 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: There. The guy has been killing. 89 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 2: Him all season, I mean all career, since back in 90 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: the White Sox days when he was good and bad. 91 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 2: But you sit there and you go, this is probably 92 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 2: a mismatch because Cole Reagan's against the Yankees lineup a tough, tough, 93 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: all star left hander. It's probably a mismatch. Now to say, 94 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 2: are they the f back going back home? I see 95 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: another split, I see another split. Without delving into it, 96 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 2: it's gonna be a split in case. But the energy 97 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 2: is gonna be lit out there at Kaufman. 98 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 3: It's gonna be wild. So let's talk a little bit 99 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 3: about Carlos Rodin. He started off this game in impressive fashion, 100 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 3: struck out the side on twelve pitches. That was the 101 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 3: best I have seen him. I had to rewrite my 102 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 3: notes about Carlos Rodin about halfway through, though, because he 103 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 3: imploded like a Titan sub. But his first two innings, 104 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 3: his fu plus was off the charts. I mean, he 105 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 3: was pumped. Did he expend too much energy? Was was 106 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 3: his adrenaline too high in the first couple of innings, 107 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 3: because he pitched out of a jam in the third 108 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 3: inning and you kind of got the feeling like, well, 109 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 3: maybe his stuff was a little bit more hittable. And 110 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 3: then in the fourth inning the wheels completely fell off. 111 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 3: Three and two thirds seven hits, four runs, all of 112 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 3: them earned no walk, so the command was good. Seven strikeouts. 113 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 3: So what did you see from Rodan and and why 114 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 3: do you think the wheels fell off so quickly? 115 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: Fat and middle middle pitches. I thought he did. I 116 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 2: thought he did a good job when he got out 117 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 2: of that third inning. He gave up the home run 118 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: to Salvi, had a little bit of damage, and you 119 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 2: were like, okay, based on what he's already done in 120 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 2: the game, you're sitting there going that is to me, 121 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: that's a bigger moment than the first inning striking out 122 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: the first three guys, because it was like, all right, 123 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 2: now you're settling into the game. Did he expend too 124 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 2: much energy? 125 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm on a group threat with my buddies. 126 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: Man, they were like, I can't see a starting pitcher 127 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 2: getting that excited over doing his job in the first inning. 128 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: He looked, he looked dominant to strike those well, to 129 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 2: strike out the first and third batters in the first inning. 130 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: Right now, Bobby wit Junior is a strikeout. Bobby wit 131 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 2: Junior should not get a strike anywhere in his zone 132 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 2: from the Yankees. 133 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: You gotta let. 134 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 2: Pasquinino k like he Passmentina's gotta kill you. But anyway, 135 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 2: so you sit there and you go, okay, this is 136 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 2: this is the Carlos Rodin that we have. In the 137 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 2: fourth inning, everything was just fat. I think he left 138 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 2: a he left a change up up after going I 139 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: think it was back to back off speed pitches. Gave 140 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 2: up a hit that way. Garrett Hampson's a guy that 141 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 2: should you should get him out. You should you have 142 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 2: to go after him. But it almost looked like he 143 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 2: kind of let off the gas a little bit in 144 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 2: that at bat. Now it's a ground ball. You know, 145 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: he's thinking, Okay, if I can get that to an infielder, 146 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 2: you know, I did my job. It didn't get through 147 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: it like it was clearly through the hole. And then 148 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 2: Verdugo didn't help out. Verdugo has to throw that ball 149 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 2: at a second base. He knows he's got a pop 150 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 2: gun for a for an arm. He's not throwing him 151 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 2: out the plate. And they did him a service. Garcia 152 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 2: did him a service on the base hit to right 153 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 2: when Soto threw it and didn't have a chance at Hampson. 154 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 2: So it wasn't all on Rodan. He just lost the 155 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 2: ability to make his pitches in those situations. 156 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 3: And Cole Reagan's was not as sharp as we've seen him. 157 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 3: I mean, he had four walks, three hits allowed in 158 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 3: four innings. I feel like the Yankees should have capitalized. 159 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 3: They went one for six with runners in scoring position. 160 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 3: Do you think that he just made his pitches or 161 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 3: did the Yankees beat themselves when they got runners on? 162 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 3: I mean, seem like Aaron Judge, we'll talk about him 163 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 3: in a second. Seem like he was squeezing the sawdust 164 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 3: out of the bat there in the first inning with 165 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 3: two on and nobody out. He swung through ninety seven 166 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 3: practically right down the middle, and then Wells struck out 167 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 3: looking a couple of times. I felt like the Yankees 168 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 3: let Reagans off the hook a few times. 169 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 2: Remember what I said at the beginning about Salvador Perez. 170 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 2: He's not afraid to throw in zones if the bases 171 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 2: are empty. That means he has three bases open to 172 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 2: be able to get to the guy that he wants 173 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,839 Speaker 2: to get to with the matchup that he has. 174 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: I watched it. 175 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 2: I watched it for two straight postseasons in fourteen and fifteen. 176 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 2: This guy has. You can say whatever you want about 177 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 2: his receiving, it's improved, but his game calling in the 178 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 2: playoffs is elite. 179 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: The one I'm trying to. 180 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 2: Think who it was now had the base hit anyway? 181 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 2: It was somebody on the Yankees had a base hit. 182 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 2: It was missed location. Had he hit his location? I 183 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 2: don't think he had a shot at he had a shot. 184 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 2: And that's just what Salvi's gonna do. He's gonna ask 185 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 2: his starting pitchers and some of his bullpen guys to 186 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 2: just make pitches. And I think the Yankees did a 187 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 2: great job of laying off, for the most part, pitches 188 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 2: that they couldn't hit. I think you said four walks. 189 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 2: Four walks is what Salva Deberez is totally fine with walks. 190 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 2: He's totally fine with singles. Rarely is he going to 191 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 2: give up the big inning or the big home run. 192 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 2: You saw the home run late by Jazz, But he 193 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 2: just it's kind of in the ilk of Buster Posey. 194 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 2: Buster Posey would make you beat him with four singles 195 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 2: in in uh whatever it's called now and remember what 196 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 2: the Giant Stadium is called now? Pack Yeah, I was 197 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 2: I was blanking because you just don't hit a lot 198 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 2: of home runs and he's he mitigates lineups so well. 199 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 2: And when the lineup doesn't go out of their way 200 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 2: to try to hit a pitch that's out of their zone, 201 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 2: you're gonna get four walks. You just never got the 202 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 2: big hit. They never were able to get through that. 203 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 2: And I mean, shoot, he went he went left on 204 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 2: left change up. 205 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: I forget. 206 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 2: I looked up the percentage. It was like three percent. 207 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 2: I think that he's thrown left on that. Cole Reagan's 208 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 2: thrown left on left to Soto and he went back 209 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 2: to back. He had Soto, he had Sodo on the 210 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 2: chack up. That was strike three, and then he went 211 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 2: back to it again because he's like he's gonna swing 212 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 2: at it. It was a great, great that that was 213 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 2: the best battle of the whole game. 214 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, well executed. Every at bat with Soto is a battle. 215 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 3: Even if he loses, he you know, it's like a 216 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 3: war up there. Let's talk a little bit about Aaron 217 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 3: Judge because he texted me after his second at bat 218 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 3: when he flew out to the right field warning track. 219 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 3: And by the way, if the Yankee Stadium fence was 220 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 3: in about eight feet closer around, Judge and Soda would 221 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 3: have both had home runs tonight, but unfortunately that was 222 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 3: not the case. 223 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: But he flew out to the. 224 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:29,959 Speaker 3: Warning track, and you said that his swing looked a 225 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 3: little bit different to you. I noted that it seemed 226 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 3: to me like he was trying to back leg the Well, 227 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 3: that's a baseball term for when you're really leaning into 228 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 3: that back leg and trying to lift and separate. It 229 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 3: seems like he was trying to do that a little 230 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 3: bit more than he does. When his game is on point, 231 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 3: everything is right center right. He and most of his 232 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 3: home runs I think this year were to right field. 233 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 3: He lets the ball travel, but he was clearly trying 234 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 3: to pull a ball tonight. It look like to me, 235 00:11:57,760 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: what did you What did you think about, Judge? 236 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 2: I don't know that he was clearly trying to pull 237 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 2: the ball. To me, it looked like he was on 238 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 2: his legs way more. Now it's similar to what you're saying, 239 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 2: But if you watch, it seems like he's getting he's 240 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 2: getting started a little bit late, and it looks like 241 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 2: he's like his legs are spread out more. It almost 242 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 2: looks like his front foot is slipping when he hits. 243 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 2: It's causing him to come off the plane of the 244 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 2: ball where he wants to be. So now that ball 245 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 2: that he's hitting the right field is like us mortal humans, 246 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 2: where it's just like a little like carved it to 247 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 2: the right fielder. I mean, his still goes to the 248 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 2: warning track. If I hit that same ball that he 249 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: hits to the warning track, you know, Hunter Renfro probably 250 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 2: has to come. 251 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: In fifteen feet. 252 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 2: And then what happens then, because he did it later 253 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 2: in the game, is he's the same swing path. He's 254 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 2: coming off of that path that he wants to stay on. 255 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 2: He's going to hit a snap hook, snap hook line 256 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 2: drive to left field, one that doesn't have any backspin, 257 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 2: doesn't travel the way he wants to. It's gonna like 258 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 2: dive hook over top of the shortstop, over the third baseman, 259 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 2: through the hole, that kind of ball. And so for him, 260 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 2: I bet if you go to Kaufman tomorrow and he's 261 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 2: taking early VP, I'm sure he's trying to hit home 262 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 2: runs to left center to center field because that's getting 263 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 2: his swing path straight. To me, it just looks like 264 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 2: he's off of his swing path that he wants to 265 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 2: be on. Whether it's the fact that he's late, you know, 266 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: ninety seven right down the middle. 267 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 1: He feasts on that. 268 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 2: He feasts on those pitches, and you don't see him 269 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 2: miss it. It's not because he's in the playoffs. There's 270 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 2: no like he's not. He's not feeling any extra pressure. 271 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 2: He's feeling like he wants to do exactly what he's doing. 272 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 2: And the longer these games go, the longer this series goes. 273 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 2: If I'm the Royals, I am throwing the ball farther 274 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 2: and farther out, going to figure it out. 275 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 3: That's what I was thinking. It's like that roulette ball 276 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 3: just bouncing. Sooner or later, it's gonna land. He's gonna 277 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 3: square one up. He could hit one off the freaking 278 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 3: crown in Kse and you know, all will be forgiven 279 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 3: if he carries the Yankees in case and they win 280 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 3: a couple of games. You know, right now, the Yankees 281 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 3: fans are very tough on him. We've seen this before. 282 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 3: Nobody talks about a Rod going one for fifty for 283 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 3: three years in the playoffs. They talk about two thousand 284 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 3: and nine when he carried the team to the World Series. 285 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 3: So let's go ahead and preview Game three, because it's 286 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 3: gonna be a big, big, matchup. We got Clark Schmidt 287 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 3: going against Seth Lugo. Now Seth Lugo throws eight or 288 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 3: nine pitches. He had a two point five to five 289 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 3: ERA against the Yankees in his career, dominated them in September. 290 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 3: Good curveball one seventy nine batting average against, and the 291 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 3: Yankees don't hit curveballs very well. Lefti's hit him better 292 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 3: than Righty's two forty six average. Righty's hit two to eleven. 293 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 3: And he finished the season strong two point two eight 294 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 3: ERA in September and October after four point seven eight 295 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 3: in July and four point nine to one in August. 296 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 3: So he's turned it around. He's on a heater two 297 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 3: ninety slugging percentage versus the top four hitters in the 298 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 3: lineup this season, which is the best in the league, 299 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 3: and four thirty four versus the bottom of the order 300 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 3: this year that's six sixth worst in the league. Meanwhile, 301 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 3: the Yankees will run Clark Schmidt out there. He was 302 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 3: phenomenal for his first twelve starts or so before pulling 303 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 3: an oblique in June. Missed a couple of months, and 304 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 3: he was so so after he came back. What are 305 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 3: you looking for in Game three, how would the Yankees 306 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 3: approach Seth Lugo knowing that he just carved them up 307 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 3: a month ago. 308 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 2: Ah, Man, this is a tough matchup. This is a 309 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 2: tough matchup because of the fact that you can't really 310 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 2: sit on one pitch. He throws a lot of pitches 311 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 2: in all four quadrants. So if I'm the Yankees, I'm 312 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 2: making sure I know this is going to be a battle. 313 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 2: Quality at bats are huge. If I can get five 314 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 2: six pitches per at bat, then you're getting into the 315 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 2: underbelly of that bullpen again. And I see I see 316 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 2: Clark Schmidt coming out and having a huge game right 317 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 2: here because of the fact that he's able to run 318 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 2: both those pitches, almost like a I mean, don't don't 319 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 2: don't disparage Michael King here, but almost like a Michael 320 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 2: King with that sweeper where it is running off the plate. 321 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 2: And the Royals have shown a propensity to chase. How 322 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 2: much did Rodan make them chase tonight? I don't feel 323 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 2: like it was enough. I feel like he did some, 324 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 2: but I don't feel like it was enough. And I 325 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 2: think Clark Schmidt is going to be able to do that. 326 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 2: So I see this as an early early game. To me, 327 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 2: I call this the race to the seventh inning if 328 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 2: there is, If there is more than three runs in 329 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 2: the first innings, I would be surprised just because Lugo's 330 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 2: going to He's just he's just gonna be in. He's 331 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 2: gonna be in in every count. He's gonna be in 332 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 2: every bat. And as a hitter, you have to make 333 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 2: sure you look in one spot, not one pitch, because 334 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,679 Speaker 2: if you're looking one pitch, you may never get it 335 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 2: throughout the entire fat You might get six of the 336 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 2: six of the seven pitches, and you might not get 337 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 2: the one pitch. So you stay in an area. Kaufman's 338 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 2: a big stadium, get your knocks, run the bases, and 339 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 2: you gotta you gotta manufacture runs and get him out 340 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 2: of the inning by get him out of the game 341 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 2: by the fifth inning. 342 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 3: Should the Yankees bring in Oswaldo or Jason Dominguez for 343 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 3: Game three, I mean, Duco has been swinging the bat 344 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 3: pretty well, He's been playing a good left field except 345 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 3: for that throw tonight. You know, I'm not sure Dominguez 346 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 3: has done enough to steal that position. Waldo look good 347 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 3: at first base the other night, but Bertie. He had 348 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 3: a base hit tonight, he was one for forty. Picked 349 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,239 Speaker 3: the ball over there. Do you envision them swapping things out? 350 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 3: Do you think they're gonna just kind of run out 351 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 3: there with what they've got. 352 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: I assume they're gonna probably go back to as Waldo. 353 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 2: I don't think they're gonna put Berdie out there against 354 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 2: Lugo to start. I could be wrong, but to me, 355 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 2: they're not gonna go to the Jason. I don't think 356 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 2: they're gonna go to the Martian. I think, you know, 357 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 2: if if the one knock is Verdugo's bad throw, because 358 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 2: Verdugo's I. 359 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: Think he is the most. I think he's been on 360 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,880 Speaker 1: base the most of anybody on the team. 361 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 2: And so to me, I don't know that it's necessarily 362 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 2: Jason Dimingez did enough to take the spot. I don't 363 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 2: think Verdugo has done enough to give it away. So 364 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 2: that's a bright spots to me. To me, that's a 365 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 2: bright spot if you're looking to change things. Look, you 366 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 2: just came back and you won Game one in a 367 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 2: back and forth match. That to me, and maybe I'm wrong, 368 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 2: Maybe I'm not as DoD into the Yankees as I 369 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 2: as I would think this. It's not a grinded out 370 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 2: team and they want to grind it out game. They 371 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 2: lost tonight. They lost a pitching matchup to Cole Reagan's 372 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 2: that's fine, He's no, He's no Trek Scooble. But you 373 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 2: know what the pitching matchup was in the favor of 374 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 2: the Yankees. To me, I don't change a thing. 375 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't change a thing. 376 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 2: Maybe Bernie's out, you know, you get Oswaldo in there, 377 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 2: and I see a big game out a Glaber Torres. 378 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: The team will go on how Glaber Torres goes. Look 379 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: at it. Look at the Royals tonight. 380 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:28,119 Speaker 2: Look what their leadoff hitter did compared to what the 381 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 2: Yankees leadoff hitter did. He had four hits. It enabled 382 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 2: Bobby Wick to strike out four times or whatever he did. 383 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: He was zero for five. 384 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 2: So that's that is a huge spot in the lineup, 385 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 2: and I think I think Glabor has a big game. 386 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 3: That'd be that'd be great. H We're gonna go to 387 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 3: a quick segment called pay Aircrats' Salary and pay Derek's 388 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 3: light Bill, and then we'll be back after this word 389 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 3: from Mint Mobile with the stats and the breakdown and 390 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 3: we'll talk a little bit about Aaron Boom. 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Great start for Carlos Rodin in the first inning, 419 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 3: struck out the side on twelve pitches. Yankees wasted a 420 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 3: golden opportunity in the first inning walks to Torres and Soto, 421 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 3: but they could not score. Both teams are quiet early. 422 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 3: You got the feeling like Cole Reagan's was gonna get 423 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 3: out of the game pretty quickly. He had forty eight 424 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 3: pitches through the first two innings. Yankees jumped out in 425 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,120 Speaker 3: front another grated bat from Glabor to draw the walk, 426 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 3: came in to score on a hot shot by John 427 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 3: Carlos Stanton. Royal's got right back on the board with 428 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 3: a home run from Salvador Perez Kratzy. How do you 429 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 3: think Salvi would describe that home run if you asked. 430 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 4: Him, Well, I have to tell you about my home 431 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,199 Speaker 4: wrong because it made me laugh where you say it 432 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 4: on the mobile commercial. You say you said to me, 433 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 4: he's a outfield sprints. Come on, Derek, you know you 434 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 4: know run outfield sprints. 435 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 3: Come on, Bobby, I believe me. In high school, I 436 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 3: ran a lot of sprints. I we had these things 437 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 3: called three eighties where you start in between first and 438 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 3: second base and you run to the three eighties, sign 439 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 3: in center field, run to the foul pole, and then 440 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 3: run home. And you have to do it in under 441 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 3: like fifty two seconds, and if you don't get it, 442 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 3: you get an extra second to do it again. Like 443 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 3: and I set the record. I think I still hold 444 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 3: the school record for most three eighties in one season. 445 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 2: But because your coach was that, because your coach didn't 446 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 2: know how to coach baseball. He just wanted to make 447 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 2: you run. 448 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 3: No, my coach is he's a he was a legendary 449 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 3: high school coach in North Carolina. It's because I was 450 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 3: a goofball and I used to prank people and stuff, 451 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 3: and this was like he was a Bobby Knight type coach, 452 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 3: and I used to I was just always goofing off, 453 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 3: and I was like, whatever, You're a gym teacher who 454 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 3: gives a shit what you say. And so I ran 455 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 3: a lot of sprints. But he's dead now, it doesn't matter. 456 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 3: Royals took the lead on a base hit by Tommy 457 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 3: Fan They broke it open for four runs. There was 458 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 3: a base hit to left field by Hampson and Ridugo 459 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 3: made a throw that was kind of unnecessary through at home. 460 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 3: Kratz was referencing that earlier allowed Hampson to take second base, 461 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 3: and then he came into score on a hit by Franco, 462 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,479 Speaker 3: So really an unnecessary throw there. Should have probably hit 463 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 3: the cutoff man. Hamilton looked good tonight. He struck out 464 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 3: the side. John Birdie made a couple of nice plays 465 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 3: in the field. Unassisted double play in the sixth. That's 466 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 3: how you know you got a deep roster, Cratsy, when 467 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 3: your first baseman is playing the position for the first 468 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,199 Speaker 3: time ever in a vital playoff game, that's how you 469 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 3: know you got a deep roster. Play Holmes threw the ball. Well, 470 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 3: He's looked good this postseason. Yankees put a runner on 471 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 3: in the bottom of the eighth, but Stanton banged into 472 00:23:56,200 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 3: a double play and like we said, very slow, slow runner. 473 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 3: Bottom nine, Jazz Chisholm let off with a home run 474 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 3: into the second deck and and and pimped at around 475 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 3: the bases despite being down two runs in the ninth inning. 476 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 3: Didn't love that. 477 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 1: Didn't love that? 478 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 3: And the Royals take game one. Good day turn if 479 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 3: you ain't purged your laugh, the law of divine oneness says, 480 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 3: this is embarrassing. Meanwhile, the Mets are playing never say Die, 481 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 3: exciting baseball. I'll tell you what, Cratzy. The Mets look good. 482 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 3: They look really good. They got that it factor. 483 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 2: They're not They're not as good a team as the Phillies, 484 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 2: but they can beat the Phillies. Yeah, Like if you 485 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 2: would match up batter to batter, like no chance you're 486 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 2: taking this guy over that guy or you know, Schwarber 487 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 2: over It's it's just it is. That's what's great about 488 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,679 Speaker 2: the postseason. And if the Phillies don't come out and 489 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 2: get ahead of the Yankees, I mean to get ahead 490 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 2: of the Mets in New York tomorrow night, there is 491 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 2: gonna be like it might be a quick. It might 492 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 2: be a quick two games in City Field. The Phillies 493 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 2: got to come out and get him because the Mets 494 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 2: have that it factor. 495 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 1: Absolutely Yep. 496 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 3: All right, let's uh, let's wrap it up. Let's talk 497 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 3: a little bit about Aaron Boone because the Yankees have 498 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 3: a three hundred million dollars payroll and the Royals, I 499 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 3: believe they are about one hundred or so. If the 500 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 3: Yankees lose this series to the Royals, is is Aaron 501 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 3: Boone in jeopardy of losing his job? 502 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,719 Speaker 2: I would flip it around, And I say this to 503 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 2: everybody who wants to wants to burn somebody at the 504 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 2: stake whenever they're you know, their team's not winning. Do 505 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 2: you think if all if all thirty teams had no 506 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 2: manager and Aaron Boone has gotten rid of how many 507 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 2: teams would sign up to get give Aaron Boone a job. 508 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 3: I'm sure lots of teams, and and and and here's 509 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 3: the point I've been trying to make all season. Just 510 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 3: because someone is a good manager, even a great manager, 511 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 3: doesn't mean they're the right manager for a given squad. Right, 512 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 3: different groups of players with different types of personalities might 513 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 3: do different things, like I think about Buck show Walter, Right, 514 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 3: I don't think that he would have had the same 515 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 3: effect on like the ninety six through two thousand Yankees 516 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 3: that Joe Tory had. Right, different type of guy, you know, uh, 517 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 3: Buck Showalter very rigid, very uh you know, uh, you know, 518 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 3: general like and and Joe Tory was kind of laissez faire, 519 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 3: kind of you know, reading the newspaper a lot, you know, 520 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 3: that type of thing. I don't I he was a filter, right, 521 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 3: he was. They They different types of managers, different types 522 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 3: of human beings affect groups in different ways, right, And 523 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 3: I'm not sure that Aaron Boone with his uh sort 524 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 3: of fun surfer boy attitude is the killer that this 525 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 3: team needs. 526 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 2: So you think Aaron Boone needs to be more, he 527 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 2: needs to be more locked into like, hey, we got 528 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 2: to make sure we stay on top of this and 529 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 2: stay on top of that. Joe Torrey had a plug 530 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,360 Speaker 2: and play team. You plugged in the lineup and they 531 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 2: went out and played. Rarely was it changed. Rarely do 532 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 2: guys have big time injuries. Aaron Boone has had to 533 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 2: deal with a large roster shift. He is he's looking 534 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 2: at he's looking at trying to piece together a lineup 535 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 2: right now that has John Birdie playing first base in 536 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 2: his first game ever in Game two, Game two of 537 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 2: the Alds. I think the expectations of the Yankees are high. 538 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 2: I think Aaron Boone's expectations of this team are high, 539 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 2: and I think he gets the most out of what 540 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 2: he has been given. In the sense of DJ the 541 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,199 Speaker 2: Mayhew in this lineup, if DJ L Mayhew is the 542 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 2: you know, the regular DJ LE Mayhew, this is a 543 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 2: different looking lineup Anthony Rizzo. If he's a regular Anthony Rizzo, 544 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 2: different looking lineup, You're you're talking about having a guy 545 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 2: in Alex Rodugo who is dropped by your league, you know, 546 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 2: your league rival, your division rival, and given to you. Essentially, 547 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 2: he's not producing a lot. So if you look across 548 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 2: the board besides Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, to me, 549 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:35,400 Speaker 2: I think Aaron Boone has done a tremendous job of 550 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 2: keeping Glabor Torres positive in a season when he could 551 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 2: have gone off the rails, and he ended up having 552 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 2: a tremendous September to essentially carry this team to the 553 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 2: best record in the American League. Like, you can't forget 554 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 2: what he has done. Yes, I get it. He has 555 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 2: not won. He has not won the World Series. This 556 00:28:55,880 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 2: is not Aaron Boone's fault. If it doesn't happen, it 557 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 2: is because the players that they have out on the 558 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 2: field are not getting the job done. He's putting them 559 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 2: in the situation to succeed. Now, if you just want 560 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 2: to switch managers, just to switch managers, because that's the 561 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 2: new vernacular that's gonna be out there about the Yankees. 562 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 2: I need a better reason of why Aaron Boone isn't 563 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 2: the guy, because whoever comes in will not get as 564 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 2: many wins as Aaron Boone gets in the regular season, 565 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 2: which has set them up to be a World Series 566 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 2: contending team. 567 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 3: Scottie Biceps in the chat with a comment on the 568 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 3: roster construction. Yeah, the roster construction has been bad for years. 569 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 3: I mean for years we didn't have any lefties in 570 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 3: a stadium that's built for left handed hitters. Then we 571 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 3: go out and we get Verdugo and Soto, so we 572 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 3: address that problem, but we still don't have a reliable 573 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:58,479 Speaker 3: first basemen. You know, Rizzo was it was a gamble 574 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 3: that he would come back after that year last year, 575 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 3: and DJ Lemayhew has stunk for years. Why don't we 576 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 3: have a competent first baseman waiting in the wings in 577 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 3: Triple A, like a real first basement. Rice was a catcher, right, 578 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 3: why don't Why wasn't he taking reps at first base 579 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 3: last year? Right? 580 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: He was? 581 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 3: Okay, Well, we should still have We should still have 582 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 3: depth in the areas of weakness, right, we should still 583 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 3: have depth in the areas where we're light, like at 584 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 3: first base, like at third base. You know, we had 585 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 3: to go out and get Jazz Chisselm. That was a 586 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 3: nice move. But he's playing out a position, right, he's 587 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 3: really a second baseman or you know, he's playing the outfield. 588 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: With with the Marlins. 589 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 3: So I agree with Scottie Biceps that the roster construction 590 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 3: for years has been an issue. So you know, maybe 591 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 3: that's something we need to take a look at. But 592 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 3: all right, Cratzy final prediction. We didn't get your prediction. 593 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 3: Who wins this series? 594 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: I think the Yankees winning five. 595 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,239 Speaker 3: My prediction was Yankees in three, so that one is 596 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 3: out the window. 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