1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,160 Speaker 1: That's my hunch, Alana. 2 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 2: But it's a hunch. It's a guess. I have no 3 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 2: basis to say that other than we've heard. 4 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: The Dodgers from the very very beginning. Welcome everyone to 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I'm Ken Rosenthal here 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: with Olana Rizzo. We have a ton to get to 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: in today's show, and of course we have to start 8 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: with the biggest news of the day. Sad news, Alana 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: for sure, heartbreaking really knowing what we know about the 10 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: man who passed away this morning. 11 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, Ken, good to be with you. It's news that 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 3: you never want to hear because you think that this 13 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 3: guy was going to live forever. Unfortunately, the legend in 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 3: baseball and the legendary broadcaster, Bob Yucker has passed away 15 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 3: at the age of ninety. Certainly a man of magnanimous personality, 16 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 3: and I know that you knew him well. I knew 17 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 3: him well, and the baseball world will never be the 18 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 3: same Bob Buger passing away, Kenn at the age of 19 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 3: ninety years old a lot. 20 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: I texted Brewers manager Pat Murphy this morning and he 21 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: said something that I don't know that I'll ever forget 22 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: because it was a great line he said, one of 23 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: a kind is some somehow an understatement. One of a 24 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: kind is somehow an understatement, And really, if you think about. 25 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: It, it was. 26 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: And not only was. Of course, he a Brewers broadcaster 27 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: for fifty three years. He was a guest on The 28 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He was the man in 29 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: the Miller Like commercials. He was in. 30 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: Movies Major League. He was this. 31 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: Unbelievable personality who, until his last days, was the same 32 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: guy you saw on TV. 33 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: And heard on the radio. He was an unbelievably. 34 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: Sharp and funny and just warm guy. 35 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:42,199 Speaker 2: And of course he was. 36 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: A two hundred lifetime hitter in his six major league 37 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: seasons from nineteen sixty two to sixty seven with four teams. 38 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: He spoke often about that, and his self deprecating way 39 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: was just something to behold. 40 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 2: So we will all miss Bobby Yu grew terribly. He 41 00:01:58,520 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: was just a. 42 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: Staple of base ball, a legend in the game, and 43 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: someone who just had an incredibly infectious and warm and 44 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: hilarious personality. 45 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's exactly what you would expect him to be. 46 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 3: Everything that he saw on TV, heard on the radio, 47 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 3: that's exactly who the man was, and right now at 48 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 3: American Family Field there in Milwaukee, there is a single 49 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 3: can of Miller Lite placed at his statue outside of 50 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 3: the stadium. Bob Yuger, you will be greatly greatly missed. 51 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 3: We appreciate all of the sentiments and stuff that we've 52 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 3: already seen and heard about Bob Yuger, and he was 53 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 3: one of one. Certainly, the baseball world will never be 54 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: the same. Kin talking about the time at hand in 55 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 3: terms of this free agency period, I know that you 56 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 3: have some news on what's going on with Met's first 57 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 3: basement free agent, Pete Alonzo. 58 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: Yes, Alana and I would say this is hot off 59 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: the presses if we were still dealing with presses, but 60 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: at the Athletic were a website, so it's not quite that. 61 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: But moments ago, minutes ago, we'll Salmon and I reported 62 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: a couple of things on Pete Alonzo. That his market 63 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: is heating up. That's one thing, and that's the most 64 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: prominent thing in some ways. Also, the Blue Jays are 65 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: in the mix for Alonso. They are in talks along 66 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: with what we're hearing one other team besides the Mets, 67 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: so three teams, and that the Mets are talking to others, 68 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: and if one of those players accepts their offer, well, 69 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: then Peter Alonzo likely will be gone and he will 70 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: be precluded from coming back. So John Hayman and Joel 71 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: Sherman reported yesterday that the Mets are trying to bring 72 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: this to a head, and what we're writing is that 73 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays also are in and that the Mets 74 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: are possibly going to move on from Peter Alonzo before 75 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: he moves on from them. Now, Blue Jays fans and 76 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: people wondering. 77 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 2: Around the sport might say. 78 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: Well, wait, the Blue Jays have a first baseman, Vladimir 79 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: Guerrero Junior. They sure do. But if they do sign Alonzo, 80 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: and remember they're in the mix for rookie Sasaki as well, 81 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: We'll get to that in a second. But if the 82 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: Jays sign Alonzo, the intention is not to trade Vladimir Guerrero. Repeat, 83 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: they are not intending to trade Vladimir Guerrero. They're trying 84 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: to win in what could be Guerrero's last year with 85 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: the team. They could play vlad at third base sum 86 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: he played twelve games there last year or eleven starts. 87 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: They also could dh both Alonzo and vlad There are. 88 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: Ways to get both of them in the lineup. 89 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: Quite easily actually, the way the Jays are set up. 90 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: So it's quite an interesting development. The hear the Blue 91 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: Jays also on Alonzo. But we have known all off season, Alana, 92 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: that the Jays have wanted to do something big. 93 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: They've struck out on any. 94 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: Number of fronts, starting with Juan Soto, but they're still 95 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: in the mix for Alonzo, and they are still in 96 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: the mix for. 97 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 2: Sasaki and Ken. 98 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 3: They hope to not strike out on Roki Sasaki, which 99 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 3: that could be coming to a conclusion here obviously the 100 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: posting period inter national signing period opening up yesterday, he 101 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 3: has until the twenty third, I believe, to decide where 102 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:00,679 Speaker 3: he's going to go. He's narrowing it down. Jays would 103 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 3: like nothing more than to get him in that rotation. 104 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 3: Is that a sincere possibility? And how will that work 105 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 3: out in terms of, you know, working out with the 106 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: big club and fitting in into that starting rotation up 107 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 3: there in Toronto. 108 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: First of all, on it if the J's get Alonzo 109 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: and Sasaki, their off season starts to look a lot different. 110 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: Now Sasaki would fit into the major league rotation. He's 111 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: twenty three, he's developing as a pitcher still, and what 112 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: we have heard is that he is someone who wants 113 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: to go to a team with strong pitching development. He's 114 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: never said that publicly, nor really is his agent, Joel Wolf, 115 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: but that's been the word around baseball. And I said 116 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: on Foul Territory and Fair. 117 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 2: Territory earlier this week that. 118 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: The Jays aren't really known for strong pitching development, and 119 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: a number of their fans. 120 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 2: Reached out to me and said, whoaa, wait a second. 121 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: The Jays at the major league level have a really 122 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: good pitching coach, Pete Walker, and they've done some really 123 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: good things with pitching development. 124 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: So while in the. 125 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: Miners they don't develop particularly well, I made the point 126 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: that Stroman is the last guy, the last homegrown Jay's 127 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: pitcher to make back to back seasons or have back 128 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: to back seasons of thirty starts. But in the majors, yes, 129 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: they've had really good success under Walker. Stroman was one, 130 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Sanchez once led the league in era, Robbie Ray 131 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: won a Cy Young Award, Yuste Kakuchi had a tough 132 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: first year, was better in his second, and they've had 133 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: some success stories in the bullpen as well Jordan Romano 134 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: Ti Maza. So Sasaki will be developing at the major 135 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: league level, so perhaps the concern there is not as 136 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: great as I made it out to be. 137 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 2: I wanted to be more precise and talk about that. 138 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: So what we know right now is that Sasaki, of course, 139 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: is down to three finalists, the J's, the Dodgers, and 140 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: the Padres. The team that gets him, obviously will be elated. 141 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: They're getting a pitcher who is described as one of 142 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: the best pitching prospects we've seen in some time, compares 143 00:06:56,200 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: to Schemes in the quality of his prospect status. I'm 144 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: not talking about the stuff for their delivery or anything 145 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: like that, but the same type of prospect. And while 146 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: he might not be great right away, he will fit 147 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: into a six man rotation somewhere, which kind of makes 148 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: the Dodgers a solid choice for him if that's where 149 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: he goes. But listen, if he goes to the Padres 150 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: with you Darvish as his mentor, that would make sense. 151 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: The Dodgers, of course would make sense. 152 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 2: They had a meeting with him and. 153 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: A lot of their star players were there. The Padres 154 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: did the same, So we're all just waiting for the decision. 155 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: I can't handicap it. I don't know where he's going, 156 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: and I can see any of these teams. But I 157 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: will say this, if he does go to the Blue Jays, 158 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: given the state of their front office, which is a 159 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: little unstable, was stated, their roster, which is a little unstable, 160 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: it would still qualify as a surprise. That's not to 161 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: be anti Blue Jays, it's just a state. What is 162 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: the reality of the situation. 163 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 3: Do you think the Blue Jays can do anything to 164 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 3: tip the skills? As we had talked about Ken, they 165 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 3: desperately want to make some sort of splash. They've missed 166 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 3: out on quite a few that they had hoped would 167 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 3: be headed to Toronto. So I don't know that this 168 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 3: is a thirty three point three percent chance for each 169 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 3: of the teams still in the mix. What can Toronto 170 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 3: do to make it a bit more favorable. 171 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: It's a great question, Alana, and one thing we should mention. 172 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: It's possible he has made his decision, and it's possible 173 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: he is waiting for teams, the three finalists, each of them. Well, 174 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: actually no, it's possibly he's waiting for his choice the 175 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: team he is deciding to go to to trade for 176 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: additional international bonus pool space. So the Dodgers are somewhere 177 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: over five million, the Blue Jays are somewhere over six. 178 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: The Padres, I. 179 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: Believe, are in the same range. The more money you 180 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: trade for and you can do this in two hundred 181 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: and fifty thousand dollars increments only the more money you 182 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: can pay Sasaki out of your international pool. 183 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 2: So that is what I believe the delay is. 184 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: My guess is he has chosen his team or is 185 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: really close to the siding. So again we'll see if 186 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: actually what you're saying, Alana can be taking place. That 187 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: maybe the Blue Jays are trying to tip the scale. 188 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: Maybe the signing of Alonzo would help in certain ways 189 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: tip the scale. Maybe there are other things teams are 190 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: doing trying to convince Osaki. But I am sort of 191 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: of the belief that he knows where he's going and 192 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: he's just waiting for the team to assemble or compile 193 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: as much money as he can. 194 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, just kind of sweeten that pot a little bit 195 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 3: with another two hundred and fifty grand, maybe another half 196 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 3: a million dollars. I am so surprised ken that Pete 197 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 3: Alonzo still is not signed. Perhaps he goes back to 198 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 3: the Mets. It doesn't look as likely now as it 199 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 3: did maybe a week ago. Perhaps he ends up north 200 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 3: of the border in Toronto. Another guy I'm still surprised 201 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 3: is out there is Alex Bregman. So the free agent 202 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 3: market is still kind of talking is as far as 203 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 3: some big guys, some big names out there. But we're 204 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 3: less than a month away from spring training. What more 205 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 3: can you tell us about that? 206 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: It is really interesting what's going on with Bregman because 207 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: Alonzo offered the Mets a shorter deal, three years with 208 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: opt outs and high average annual value. Now, I don't 209 00:09:58,080 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: know if that's what the Blue Jays are talking about 210 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: with I don't know if that third team, if there 211 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: is indeed a third team, is in that same range Bregman, though, 212 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: according to Scott Boris, his agent, actually Scott is the 213 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: agent for both players. 214 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 2: Bregman is not looking at a short term deal right now. 215 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: Now. Remember he turned down six years, one hundred and 216 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: fifty six million from the Astros, and Boris said yesterday 217 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: at the Corbyn Burns introductory news conference that Bregman is 218 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: still looking at longer term deals. He has long term 219 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: interest now we'll see how this all plays out, and 220 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: I won't. I want to point this out as well, 221 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: that just because Bregman turned down sixty one fifty six 222 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: and Alonso turned. 223 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 2: Down seven one fifty eight in the middle. 224 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: Of twenty twenty three before his last arbitration year, it 225 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: doesn't mean these guys have to beat those numbers in 226 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: this particular free agency. We've learned now, we've seen Boris 227 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: worked this where he'll get a guy a shorter deal 228 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: with opt outs, the guy opts out and then ends 229 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: up just fine. Blake Snell classic example, Blake Sneil signs 230 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: with the Giants last offseason two years, sixty two million 231 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: with a one year opt out, he opts out, ends 232 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: up getting a thirty two million dollars salary from the Giants, 233 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: and then signs with the Dodgers five years, one hundred 234 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: and eighty two million. The total six years, two hundred 235 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 1: and fourteen. 236 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 2: That's a good deal for Blake snow So. 237 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's not a bad not a bad deal at all. 238 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: So if it ends up that way with Alonzo and 239 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: even Bregman, we can't judge it right away. We can 240 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: only judge it after the second deal. If there is 241 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: a second deal is negotiated and completed. 242 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, maybe bet on yourself get a shorter term deal 243 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,319 Speaker 3: like a Walker Bueler did, a Taoscar Hernandez did, and 244 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 3: look at what Tayoscar was able to parlay that into. 245 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 3: And perhaps it's the same thing with Pete Alonzo and 246 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 3: Alex Bregman as well. All Right, Nope, forget guys listening 247 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 3: and watching to get your questions in for Grill and Ken, 248 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 3: we actually have a question now, Ken, and it is 249 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 3: in regards to a Chicago Cubs. The question coming up 250 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 3: here on the Cubs is which bullpen options do you think, Ken, 251 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:05,839 Speaker 3: are the Cubs considering? 252 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 1: Great question, and it's a great question because there are 253 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: so many options available. We have a list of available 254 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: relievers that goes on and on and on, and there 255 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 1: are just. 256 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 2: So many options right now. 257 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: So teams are looking at the bullpen market and saying, 258 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: you know what, we don't have. 259 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 2: To jump in. 260 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: There are a ton of guys available, not just in 261 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: free agency, but some also available in trade, and a 262 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: guy like Ryan Helsley, if the Cardinals are unable to 263 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: trade Arnatto, he could be in play as well. So 264 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: I can't tell you for sure which Cubs targets exist, 265 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: which ones. 266 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 2: They are looking at. 267 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,239 Speaker 1: But I do know that they are surveying the landscape 268 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: quite extensively, and they are, in my estimation, going to 269 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: end up with at least one more reliever. 270 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 3: You look at the Cubs and all of the relievers 271 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 3: that are out there. I'm still a little bit surprised 272 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 3: obviously that Ryan Helsley hasn't been dealt, that Tanner Scut 273 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 3: still in Miami, that you know, there's a couple of 274 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 3: other guys out there. Tim Hill, you think the Yankees 275 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 3: want to bring him back? 276 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: Ken they do, and they're in a situation right now 277 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: They're trying to clear some money by trading Stroman to 278 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: maybe do some other things, get another infielder as well 279 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: as a lefty reliever like Tim Hill. 280 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 2: Carlos Ha Steves still out there in free agency. 281 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: Tanner Scott, you mentioned, is a free agent target of 282 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, the Braves, any number of clubs. 283 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 2: There are just so many guys out there. 284 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: Kirby Yates, I can go on and on, David robertson, 285 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: so again, the choices abound for teams here that are 286 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: looking at relievers. 287 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 2: I also forgot one. 288 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: We both like a lot of Kenley Janssen. So again, 289 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: this will all play out and teams are going to 290 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: get bargains and believers, certain relievers are not going to 291 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: get what they expected to get, perhaps at the start 292 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: of the offseason, because of this glut that still exists 293 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: in the market. 294 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, the too many relievers in that pool. It's not 295 00:13:58,160 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 3: going to be a high as a price tag as 296 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 3: they were hoping for. Another question here on Grill and 297 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 3: Kill can knap loops? Are the Yankees better in twenty 298 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 3: twenty five than they were in twenty twenty four? Obviously 299 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 3: a big subtraction of Juan Soto, but a big ad 300 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 3: in Max Freed as well, And you know Cody Bellinger 301 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 3: and Paul Goldschmidt. 302 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,079 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Alana, are they better? 303 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:18,439 Speaker 2: They're different? 304 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: That is probably the best way to say it. With Soto, 305 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: they had this amazing offense, and Soto is a tran 306 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: transcendental player. Transcendent player, I should say he is a 307 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: generational talent. We all know those words, even though I 308 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: can't pronounce them today. 309 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 3: So well, but. 310 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: Their offense, now you're relying on Bellinger, You're relying on 311 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: gold Schmidt. You don't know for sure what you're going 312 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: to get, and certainly you're not going to get most 313 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: likely the same number of runs. 314 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 2: Scored that you did with Soto. But they feel that 315 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 2: with Free. 316 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: Coming aboard and with Lewysca back in the bullpen and 317 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: perhaps other bullpen additions coming, that they'll be more pitching, 318 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: defense oriented. They hope to be a better undamental. 319 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 2: Team than they were last year. That would help. 320 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: So again, I can't say better, but I can say different, 321 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: and we'll see ultimately if it turns out to be better. 322 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, that'll be interesting to see. And I wanted the 323 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 3: same question, of course, about all of the teams that 324 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 3: were in the postseason mix last year. I'll ask you 325 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 3: the same question, Ken about the Dodgers. Are the twenty 326 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 3: twenty five Dodgers better than the two and twenty four 327 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 3: Dodgers were? 328 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 2: That would be difficult to say now. 329 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: They twenty four Dodgers were obviously really good, but they 330 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: too are different going into twenty five. No Walker Buehler, 331 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: and that's a difference. Now. 332 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 2: Walker Bueller was not great. 333 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: In the regular season for them, but he certainly was 334 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: good in the postseason. They've added Snell, They've brought back 335 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: tay Oscar. They've done some other things as well, brought 336 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: back trying, but they have lost some players too. So 337 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: even with Snell coming aboard, they have a potential, I 338 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: would say, to be better, but I don't know for 339 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: sure that they will be better. And also keep in 340 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: mind too, Freddy's a year older, and it's. 341 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 2: Not that he's old or anything. It's not that he's 342 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 2: gonna lose it. 343 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: But all of these things come into play. Each year 344 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: is different than the last, and you don't know for 345 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: sure that guys like even ta Oscar will be able 346 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: to sustain or match what they did last year. 347 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 3: And I think the division just got a lot harder too. 348 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 3: I mean, I know that the Dodgers got Blake Snell, 349 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 3: but the the Diamondbacks with the introductory press conference yesterday 350 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 3: of Corbyn Burns, I mean they added Corbin Burns to 351 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 3: what was already a good rotation. Who was the best 352 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 3: rotation in the NL West, I. 353 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: Would say the Diamondbacks, And I forgot to mention with 354 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, Jack Flowerty also is gone. 355 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 2: He was a key contributor for them down the stretch 356 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 2: and in the playoffs. 357 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: So they are different with Snell and maybe with Sasaki obviously, 358 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: but the Diamondbacks that rotation right now, it's really impressive. 359 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: You've got two aces, two guys who are not only aces, 360 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: but unlike the Dodgers' pitchers, can maybe go one hundred 361 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 1: and eighty innings. I'm talking about Zach Gown and Corbyn Burns. 362 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: Then you've got Merrill Kelly and Brandon Fott and Ryan 363 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: Nelson and Jordan Montgomery who probably will be traded, and 364 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 1: Eduardo Rodriguez. So all of these different options, and they're 365 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: all really good options. The possible exception of Montgomery based 366 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: on what he did last year. But the idea of 367 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: two aces, two guys who could carry you through October, 368 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: presuming they're healthy, That to me gives the Diamondbacks in 369 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: edge not just over the Dodgers, but over virtually every 370 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: team in the National League except perhaps the Phillies. 371 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, the National League West is going to be interesting, 372 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 3: but I certainly like that the Diamondbacks can stay on 373 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,479 Speaker 3: that five man rotation. Looks like the Dodgers are going 374 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 3: to go to a six man rotation just because of 375 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 3: the components of what is their starting arms. Another question 376 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 3: for you here, Ken on Grill and Ken it's about Sasaki. 377 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 3: Paul Vaughn wants to know if Sasaki's agent could be 378 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 3: using Toronto to drive up the price. Why not No. 379 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: The answer to that is no, because the price is 380 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: set with the international signing rules that are in place 381 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 1: right now. Teams have a variety of pools that they 382 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: can look at and spend, but it ranges from something 383 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: like five million to something like seven million. Maybe get 384 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 1: to seven to five if you make a couple of trades. 385 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: So the idea of driving up the price, it's not 386 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: the same as it is with a normal free agent. 387 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 1: There are restrictions in place for how much Sasaki can 388 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: be paid, and he's not going to care even if 389 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: he's getting seven and a half versus five and a half. 390 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: In my opinion, if he was worried about money, if 391 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: that was his primary driver, waited two years and become 392 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: an actual free agent instead of going through this system 393 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: which restricts. 394 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 2: What he can earn. So there's no driving up the 395 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:41,360 Speaker 2: price here. 396 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: There is a competition, and it's certainly interesting that the 397 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: Jays came out of nowhere here. No one really expected 398 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: them to be this serious for Sasaki, and yet they 399 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: are one of the finalists. 400 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 3: Do you think that you still have the same hunch, 401 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 3: Ken that you did on Tuesday that the Dodgers were 402 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 3: the favorite. We talked about it a little bit a 403 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 3: moment ago as far as the three teams that seem 404 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 3: to be serious contenders. Do you still think the Dodgers 405 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 3: are the landing spot or has that changed since Tuesday? 406 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: That's my hunch, Alana, But it's a hunch. 407 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 2: It's a guess. I have no basis to say that 408 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 2: other than we've heard the Dodgers from the very very beginning. 409 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: With Sasaki, but the Padres have been on him for 410 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: all this time as well, and it's just impossible. 411 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 2: To predict at this point. 412 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: If he ends up going to the Dodgers, everyone's gonna say, oh, 413 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,719 Speaker 1: he's going there all along? What? Well, right now, if 414 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: we had Andrew Friedman on the show, he would be 415 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: sweating bullets because he's not certain. It's an open process 416 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: and he. 417 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 2: Does not know that he's ending up with Roki Sasaki. 418 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: So I still would bet the Dodgers because they're the 419 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: chalk here, but I don't know what's going to happen here. 420 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 3: And Ken, if you listen to everybody out there, oh, 421 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 3: the Dodgers get everybody, They get everybody, all right. Time 422 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 3: out for Dude of the Week. 423 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 2: Dude, dude, dude, dude. 424 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 3: All right. Dude of the Week is when Ken and 425 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 3: I have the opportunity to give some props for somebody 426 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 3: that did something right, or did something good, or did 427 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 3: something that we're proud of. First of all, for me, 428 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,679 Speaker 3: it's all of the first responders and firefighters out there 429 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 3: in California doing all the amazing work that they're doing. 430 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 3: But from a baseball perspective, if you will, I'm gonna 431 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 3: say Aj Pierzinski for winning the bet MGM poker tournament, 432 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 3: the Big League live stream champion, and boy, I tell 433 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 3: you what, you know, we are never going to live 434 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 3: this down. Congratulations to Aj. I think he won like 435 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 3: twenty five grand for Kretz's charity, so that's incredible. Congrats 436 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 3: one of our own, Aj Pierzinski, on playing the cards right. 437 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: All right, Alana, I'm actually going to pick the same 438 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: Dude of the Week, but for an entirely different reason. 439 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: A winning the poker tournament All good for him. Great 440 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: something this week that really he hardly ever does. We 441 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: forced him into it, but he apologized to me on 442 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: air on foul Territory for claiming that something I said 443 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: was wrong and that he was not going to have 444 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: me on the show ever again if it wasn't proven 445 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 1: to be correct. And what I said was Wan Soda 446 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: was going to get more present day money than show 447 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 1: he Otani present day value. That's what I thought before 448 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: Sodo signed. It turned out he got more actual money too, 449 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: seven sixty five total value show hey was seven hundred 450 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: and aj apologized once in your life, guess work you 451 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: were right? 452 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 3: We were right, So Ken, guess what you were right? 453 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: Ah? 454 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 3: You know how painful that must have been for him. 455 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: It hurts his It wasn't painful at all on it 456 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: he didn't even know about. He couldn't even remember how 457 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: he insulted me and belittled me and done everything else. 458 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 2: So we had to remind him. 459 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 3: Well. I mean, he could also be the dork of 460 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 3: the Week for that too, but that is not who 461 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 3: we have chosen. It is time now for our John 462 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 3: Fisher Dork of the Week award. All right, Ken, you 463 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 3: go first on this one. 464 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 2: All right, this one is interesting. 465 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: So this week justin Verlander had a Zoom conference call 466 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: with reporters and its teams that one of the reporters 467 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: did not hit mute and was debating about Justin Verlander 468 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,959 Speaker 1: using Kate Upton, his wife's name on his Zoom account 469 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: or whatever, and for that he is dorcer the week 470 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 1: you got to hit the mute button. 471 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 2: But I'm not going to. 472 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: Be too harsh on this reporter because years ago, when 473 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: I was still living in Baltimore, I was driving through 474 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: a Wendy's picking up food for my children and listening 475 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: to Jeffrey Laurier, then the Marlins owner, on a conference call. 476 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: And during that conference call, I didn't hit the mute 477 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: button on my phone, and Jeffrey Laurier on the other 478 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 1: end could hear me ordering chicken fingers and whatever else 479 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: I was ordering for the kids, And Jeffrey Laurier said, 480 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: who the heck is that on the phone ordering food? Well, 481 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: it was me, So I can empathize with the reporter 482 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 1: who kind of forgot to hit the mute button. Happens 483 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: to all of us. 484 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was funny too, because he was like, dude, 485 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,239 Speaker 3: look at Justin Verlander's name on his thing. And then 486 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 3: he was like, oh, but Justin. I give him a 487 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 3: lot of credit because he was funny about it. He goes, 488 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 3: all right, all right, I'll change it. He didn't get crappy, 489 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 3: He wasn't mean to the kid, but yeah, that was funny, 490 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 3: all right. My dork of the week are the idiot 491 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 3: Yankee fans that decided it was a good idea to 492 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 3: try and take the ball out of Mookie BET's hands 493 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 3: and almost break his wrist. But they are my dorks 494 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 3: of the week. They're banned for life, which is you know, 495 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 3: that's what you get. And I would imagine that they 496 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 3: paid a pretty pretty pretty good penny to get those 497 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 3: seats as far as that game is concerned. They're probably 498 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 3: season ticket holders for the Yanks. I would imagine now 499 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 3: they can't even get into the stadium. So they're my 500 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 3: dorks of the week. But major League Baseball is also 501 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 3: my dude of the week for making this happen and 502 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 3: banning these particular fans from being allowed to be in 503 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 3: a stadium anymore, because they could have really hurt. And 504 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 3: I would have said the same exact thing if they 505 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 3: were Dodger fans doing that to a Yankee player. You 506 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 3: don't put your hands on a player. There, My dorks 507 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 3: of the week. 508 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 1: A fine choice Alana. No one could argue that those 509 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: guys are, were, and will be dorks of the week 510 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: and really maybe even the year for that little conduct 511 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: that they had there. 512 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 3: I tell you I hope that I hope they thought 513 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 3: it was worth it, Ken, because now they can't get 514 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 3: into the Yankee Stadium to see their beloved Yanks, who 515 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 3: are arguably different in twenty and twenty five. Perhaps better, 516 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 3: we will have to wait and see, all right before 517 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 3: we let you go. 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We'll see everyone next week