1 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: All right, it is time for shake it up. We're 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: talking a little bit of Trek Scuble and guys, we 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: know we've talked about him, not only all season long, 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: but a lot today for a good reason, and from 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: Bob Nightingale, he says that the Tigers will listen to 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: offers for two times Sky Young Winner Terrek Scruble. But 7 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: as we have talked about, we talked about it with Ken, 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: It just that doesn't seem likely that they would ever 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: take an offer, right. I think Bob phrased it, you 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: have to sacrifice your first born star players and best 11 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: prospects or don't call it all KP. What do we think? 12 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that's probably the deserving package of getting 13 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: a guy like Trek Scuble. You know, he automatically makes 14 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: your team that much better. He's a back to back 15 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: cy Young Award winner. He's a guy that you want 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: starting playoff games. You know, in a perfect world, I'd 17 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: love to see just stay in Detroit. I wish they 18 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: could figure out a way to sign a deal. But 19 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 2: knowing who his agent is, he's going to go to 20 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: the end and you know, test the free agent market, 21 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 2: which he deserves to do. But I love a guy 22 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 2: like Trek Schouegl that you know, was brought up with 23 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 2: an organization, finds it, finds his way rewards the organization 24 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: with being the player that he thought he could be 25 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: and the organization thought he could be. You know, it'd 26 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 2: be great, it would be a great story if he 27 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: could stay there, But probably very unlikely he stays there. 28 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: You know, I think their run of success has you know, 29 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 2: the emotional component to it where the fans want them 30 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: to keep them, and you know, the front office has 31 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: a tough decision to make because they've been successful the 32 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: last two years, you know, mostly because he's been you know, 33 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: their opening day starter and starting postseason games for him. 34 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: But you know, you think back to an organization like 35 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: the Angels that didn't trade show hey, and how behind 36 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: they are as an organization, so they have a tough 37 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 2: decision to make a right. 38 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 3: Well, Bob may not think that highly of his firstborn, 39 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: because I'm pretty sure this firstborn is not winning you 40 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 3: a playoff series. Tarrek Scouble can win you a playoff series. 41 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 3: So to me, the organizations that don't push as hard 42 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 3: as they possibly could to get Schooble, what's the worst 43 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 3: that comes of it, like you told your first pro 44 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 3: number one prospect in your organization, Oh sorry, you know, 45 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 3: I know we still like you even though we look 46 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 3: to look to trade you for Tarrek Scruble. It's okay, 47 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 3: there's no feelings hurt. Tarrek Scubele has put the Tigers 48 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 3: on his back. He's not going to go to another 49 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 3: organization and just start putting them. Put the list out there, Orioles, 50 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 3: Red Sox, Philly like whatever the organization is that says 51 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 3: they want to be all in, you should be all 52 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: in for Tarrek Schooble because he will put your organization 53 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 3: on their back. And I don't care if you already 54 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 3: have a number one I don't care if it's a 55 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 3: team like the Phillies who already has three legit playoffs starts. 56 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 3: I don't care what the cost is because right now, 57 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 3: if you trade for him in the offseason, you still 58 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 3: get a qualifying offer for him when you let him walk. 59 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 3: But the teams that could go for him, unless it's 60 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: the Orioles, have an opportunity to pay him because you're 61 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 3: gonna want to pay him when he's in free agency, 62 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 3: because he is a generational ace that you get his 63 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 3: prime for one year, and I would say the value 64 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 3: is never higher. And I also would say the Tigers, 65 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 3: if they do listen and do make this trade, they're 66 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 3: not out of it. 67 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 4: They're not completely. 68 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 3: Out of it. Some would say, well, there'll be a big, 69 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 3: a big step back. I get it, But you can 70 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: get franchise changing players when you already have a good 71 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 3: young cores on the team. 72 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: H Well, I think that also begs the question. And KP, 73 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: I'll pose this to you. Would offers get worse if 74 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: this drags into the season. 75 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: Probably, I mean, I think this is the maximum you're 76 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: probably gonna get for him, and maybe the trade deadline 77 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: when teams get a little bit desperate. But an entire 78 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: year of Trek schoobl you know, starting opening day for me, 79 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: you know, making thirty plus starts, you know, I don't 80 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: think the value is ever going to be any higher 81 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 2: than right now. And to cross his point, you know 82 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: what the Tigers have built, you know, partially because of 83 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 2: Trek School, but the nice young core that they have. 84 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: You know, you're gonna get a king's ransom for him, 85 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 2: and you can legitimately alter your your minor league system 86 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: and even your major league roster with the hall that 87 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 2: you're going to get back for a Trek Schooble. So 88 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: whatever Detroit decides to do, I don't think there's a 89 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: wrong answer here. You know, my number one choice would 90 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 2: be figure out a way to sign him long term 91 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 2: because he's really put the Detroit Tigers back on the 92 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: map in the baseball world, but very unlikely knowing who 93 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: his agent. And obviously, as a player that's won back 94 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 2: to back Cy Young's and arguably the best pitcher in 95 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 2: the sport, you earn that right to be a free 96 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 2: agent and go out there test the free agent market. 97 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: But a lot of it has to do with the player. 98 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 2: Does Trek Scooble love being a Detroit Tigert? Is he 99 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: love living in Detroit? You know, those are factors that 100 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 2: you'll just really never. 101 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 3: Know, And obviously this will never happen. And I'm just 102 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 3: saying this because of how I would think as a 103 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 3: general manager, as even an owner to be allowed to 104 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 3: push this through. Think about a team, an organization that 105 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 3: drafts so well and has found loopholes in the draft 106 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 3: to be able to just get so much talent and 107 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 3: a mass talent, but has been on the doorstep but 108 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: never gotten to the chip. What if the Brewers traded 109 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 3: for Tarek Scouble zero interest, zero interest in ever resigning him. 110 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 3: I would be fine with that because it would be 111 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 3: him and Freddie perolto good luck beating two aces, two 112 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 3: number ones in one playoff season. You're totally pushing all 113 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 3: in for this, and you give away four, possibly five 114 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 3: prospects from your organization and to one year contract and 115 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 3: at the end of the year, you know what you get. 116 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 3: You get a qualifying offer, which all these organizations love 117 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 3: to have. You make this deal, and you automatically become 118 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 3: the favorite in El Central and possibly one of the 119 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 3: toughest teams to play in the playoffs because of the 120 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 3: fact that I know they got swept out. But it's 121 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 3: time to strike because this is your last year of 122 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 3: Freddy Peralta too. 123 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: All right, good stuff. Once they get that overwhelming offer, 124 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: which they will, they'll likely have no choice but to 125 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: trade him. All right, Let's move on to the market 126 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: for murder. I'm gonna you guys his name, really, I 127 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: struggle with Wormy. It's gonna be fascinating. We know he's 128 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: got that power, but we've also heard a lot of 129 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: talk about concerns about his contact raids and also his 130 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: defense at third. But I think it's fair to say 131 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: that there's going to be a lot of interest in him, 132 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: There's going to be a lot of chatter in him, 133 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: and it's going to be really interesting to see how 134 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: the market shakes out for him. 135 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 4: KP. 136 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: How do you see the market shaking out for him? 137 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: And maybe the most logical fit for him? 138 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 2: Well, I don't know much about him, but I know 139 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: that he's got a ton of power. I know there's 140 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 2: some swing and miss, and you know, you never really 141 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 2: know some of these guys that come over from other countries. 142 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: Do they want to play in these giant markets and 143 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 2: do they want to be stars or do they want 144 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 2: to go to some smaller markets and maybe kind of 145 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 2: just blend in and hide. I mean, at the end 146 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 2: of the day, are they are they leaving their country 147 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 2: to come over and challenge himself to play in the 148 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 2: best league in the world to make money or they'd 149 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 2: become famous. I mean, these are the questions you have 150 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 2: to ask if he wants to be you know, famous 151 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 2: and playing a big market. Obviously you have your LA's, 152 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 2: your New York's, your Chicago's, San Francisco's if he wants 153 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: to play in a smaller market and maybe just you know, 154 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 2: be able to blend in and make his money and 155 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: then challenge himself and try to grow in the game. 156 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 2: There's a lot smaller markets he can go to. 157 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I assume there's there's no way he's coming 158 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: over to play in Saint Louis or Milwaukee or Cincinnati. 159 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 3: I feel like if I'm going to another country and 160 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 3: I've seen other guys come over and have success, I 161 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 3: feel like it's a small it's a small list of teams. Obviously, 162 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 3: he has a chance to, you know, following eachy Row 163 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 3: steps and be a legend in Seattle, he has a 164 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 3: chance to. I don't think the Dodgers have been linked 165 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 3: to him. I don't think his style or game really yeah, 166 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: I don't. I don't see how they have a place 167 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 3: for him in the spot, you know, taking Max months, 168 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 3: he's spot at third with his below average defense that 169 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 3: more comedy brings, kn'ty h isn't playing first, So I 170 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 3: don't think that that fits there. The Yankees fit is 171 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 3: intriguing to me because of the fact that everyone's gonna say, oh, 172 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 3: he strikes out a ton the Yankees love dudes that 173 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 3: hit the ball really hard. I talked to a scout 174 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 3: that said, the fear for him is not that what 175 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 3: he's done recently. The excitement of him is what really 176 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 3: is intriguing, because in twenty two he came out and 177 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 3: looked like one of the if not the best hitter 178 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 3: in Japan. And that's with Saya Suzuki there, who was 179 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 3: putting together an all star possibly MVP type of first 180 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 3: half and then he fell off. But more Kami's ability 181 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 3: to make changes back in twenty two was hitting everything up, down, hard, soft, 182 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 3: it didn't matter. They're intrigued by that. And this is 183 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 3: a prominent There's a scout from a prominent team that 184 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 3: would be in the market, and I'm intrigued to see 185 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 3: if they buy the possible upside on him or if 186 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 3: teams say, no, we don't want any of this because 187 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 3: of the downside that they've seen in the last few years. 188 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, Christy, I was gonna ask you too. I'm not 189 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: as familiar with the game in Japan, but I know 190 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 2: the knock on him was not being able to hit velocity. 191 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 2: But is that because you're not seeing as much velocity 192 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 2: in Japan? You're seeing a lot more off speed as there. 193 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 2: You know, obviously we've seen a lot of Japanese players 194 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 2: come over here and make the adjustment. Like I, I'm 195 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,199 Speaker 2: just not as familiar with you. Maybe you're not seeing 196 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 2: ninety five on the rag in uh Japan like you 197 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:17,959 Speaker 2: are here even in the minor league. So I mean, 198 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 2: I know that's the big knock on him, as he 199 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 2: can't hit pilocity. 200 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 3: I said this on the show the other day that 201 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,479 Speaker 3: the same thing. Even when I played against Saya Suzuki, 202 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 3: I was like, I don't know, like top of the zone, 203 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 3: heaters can't really get to it. I'm trying to think 204 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 3: Jojima couldn't couldn't hit a fastball. 205 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 1: Back in the. 206 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 3: Day, uh Aki Noori Iwamura who came over uh played 207 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 3: with the Pirates and the Rays, wasn't able to hit 208 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 3: the fastball. They made adjustments, and the guys, even even 209 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 3: some of the players from Korea, the guys that can 210 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 3: make an adjustment, they have the success. And the scout 211 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 3: that I talked to said it wasn't the fact that 212 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 3: he couldn't, Like it looks like his bat speed is there. 213 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,119 Speaker 3: It looks like he has the ability to make the adjustment. 214 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 3: It was the fact that he didn't hit it. And 215 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 3: sometimes KPU know this dude sit on pitches and if 216 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 3: you're constantly getting splitters, you're constantly getting twelve six curveballs. 217 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:19,719 Speaker 3: Because the Japanese game is played more north south than 218 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 3: it is east west. Now, all of a sudden, you're 219 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 3: going from starters there that can touch one hundred easily 220 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 3: to a starter that's throwing more like a triple A 221 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 3: speed like eighty six eighty eight, and then you're going 222 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,839 Speaker 3: one bullpen guy who throws gas and then a bunch 223 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 3: of you know, it's a large fall off to that 224 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 3: velocity over in Japan. On a consistent basis, you're still 225 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 3: seeing a lot of velocity. But wouldn't you rather hit 226 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 3: seventy five percent of the guys that you're gonna see 227 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 3: who have lower velocity than twenty five percent. That's how 228 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 3: you make a career. You just annihilate dudes that don't 229 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 3: throw well, and you just try to compete against the best. 230 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: Okay, So this is an interesting part of this whole conversation. Right, 231 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: we know that Jim Bowden wrote a little bit about this. 232 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 1: He said that the other team that could be a 233 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: sleeper is the Rockies because his power would be impactful 234 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: at that altitude. What do you guys think about that? 235 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 2: Ok, well, that's what I was kind of teeing up 236 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 2: a little bit. I didn't want to give it away 237 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 2: because I did read the notes before the show. I 238 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 2: knew this was coming. But if you're a player who 239 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 2: wants to just come over and maybe hide, it's a 240 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 2: perfect place to go. You think about Chris Bryant went 241 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 2: there and we never talked about it anymore. So if 242 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 2: this player wants to come over, make his money, try 243 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 2: to compete in the big leagues, and have no one 244 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 2: ever really talk about him or care about what he does, 245 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 2: Colorado's the place for him, but very unlikely that he 246 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 2: would end up in Colorado. 247 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 3: All I want to be is just on screen right now. 248 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,679 Speaker 3: I get this look my daughter all the time, and 249 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 3: I'll explain it to the podcast. It's the look of 250 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 3: tilting your head the eye roll. Sorry, Jim Bowden is 251 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 3: not Jim Bowden. You are a friend of the show. 252 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 3: You are a regular on this show. You have incredible insights. 253 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 3: I can't wait till he comes on the show. But 254 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 3: I would need to hear why Morikami is going there? 255 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 3: Is it because he's going to go there on one 256 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 3: year deal to increase his value. I feel like there 257 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 3: has to be a reason why that would happen. And hey, 258 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 3: you know what huge ballpark. You know, people think you 259 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 3: just hit dingers. The people that have success there are 260 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 3: the dudes that make contact because, as KP will tell you, 261 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,959 Speaker 3: you got to run around that freaking outfield. Everyone's like, oh, 262 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 3: homer home or homer if you strike out in Colorado, ah, man, 263 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 3: like you're leaving a lot of value on the table. 264 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 3: So no, we are a legitimate show. No, Colorado should 265 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 3: not get them unless we don't ever want to talk 266 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 3: about out more a comedy again. 267 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: Okay, well he said he did say it can help 268 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: minimize his swing and miss issues, right, and that's why 269 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: he said that it was part of the reason why 270 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: he said that Eric I'm to strike out, Okay. 271 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would. I would say he's more likely to 272 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: go to a place that's going to help him fix 273 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 2: his problem of swing and miss than go to a 274 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 2: place where he can hide his swing and miss in 275 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 2: Colorado hasn't been a place that's over the last couple 276 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 2: of years proven to say we have the department in place, 277 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 2: the hitting coaches in place to you know, take a 278 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 2: player and really improve them. So it's very unlikely, very unlikely. 279 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 2: And if I can make that, I would do it. Yeah. 280 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 2: So that's good. So maybe more comedy, Maybe more a 281 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 2: comedy wants some Browns tickets. 282 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 3: Who knows. Maybe that's why. 283 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 2: Maybe he's a two way. Maybe he's also a tight 284 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 2: end too looking for you know, I don't know. 285 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back to foul Territory. We are doing now by 286 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: one of my favorite people that I have ever covered 287 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: in my baseball career. That would be the one and 288 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: only Pete Fairbanks. Pete, Hello, how you doing? 289 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 4: OHI guys, pretty good? Pretty good? I gotta say pretty. 290 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: Good, pretty good? Okay, all right, well then let's. 291 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 4: Get sired cratsy to you know what is whistle a 292 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 4: little bit there again? 293 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 3: I thought we are all hydra I thought we're all hydrated, especially. 294 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 4: In these, especially in these when I'm in the quad 295 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 4: split screen, I try and stay as hydrated as possible. 296 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 3: Love that, Love that. 297 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: For you, love that with the best mugs possible as well. 298 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 4: That's a good mug. That is a good mug. 299 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: If you don't know this is Pete Fairbanks mug strikeouts 300 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: for ls. You should go get one. It's a fantastic mug. 301 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: It really holds a lot of coffee, and I need 302 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: a lot of caffeine when I'm dealing with guys like 303 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: Eric Kratz. All right, Pete, let's get right into it. 304 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: As we know, your option was declined with the Rays 305 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: last week. You had been with the Rays since twenty nineteen, 306 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: done so many wonderful things with that organization. For that organization, 307 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: you and your wife, Lydia have loved your time there. 308 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: What was your initial reaction? Hi, Hello, tell her to 309 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: come on it? 310 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 4: Do you want to say Hi? Lottie? All right? Sayah, 311 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 4: this is her moment. Well, she's If there's one person 312 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 4: to steal a moment, it's Lottie. She did, uh. I 313 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 4: think it was with Lauren CHEHATI. I think in twenty 314 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 4: two in which she decided she didn't want to nap 315 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 4: and did a full interview on It Will Be Network, 316 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 4: sitting on my lap in her sleepsack. She's been known 317 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 4: to she's been known to hijack a camera at whatever 318 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 4: junction she sees fit. 319 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: She has been all right, So Pete, give us your 320 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: reaction when when you realized you were no longer going 321 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: to be with the race. 322 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it's bittersweet, right you spend I mean 323 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 4: my case has been my seventh year down here, so yeah, 324 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 4: you know, just to to you know, walk away from 325 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 4: that obviously is not a not something that I think 326 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 4: i've fully you know, comprehended yet. But I mean, on 327 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 4: the other hand, you know, getting to experience free agency 328 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 4: and getting to see where that road takes me is 329 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 4: something I'm definitely excited for. 330 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know, as a you know, a free agent, 331 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 2: you can never really you know, close the opportunity and 332 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 2: maybe going back to the raids you need to negotiate 333 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 2: with all thirty teams. But there's got to be a 334 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 2: little part of you got to be a little bit excited. 335 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 2: I imagine last year was a little bit difficult playing 336 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 2: in a minor league stadium all year. 337 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was something. It was there's a reason that 338 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 4: teams spend March down here and not the rest of 339 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 4: the year. Yeah, it was an interesting experience. I'll be 340 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 4: I'll be excited, you know, whether it's revisiting the trop 341 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 4: or you know, playing in whatever a ballpark, It'll be 342 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 4: it'll be nice to uh, to get back to business. 343 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 3: I assume you haven't read comments or any thing, but 344 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 3: I want your personal opinion going into free agency here 345 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 3: and seeing what other guys get. Do you feel like 346 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 3: eleven million dollars was too much for one what you've 347 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 3: done and forty league closer in the game. 348 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 4: Oh, you guys are gonna put me really on the 349 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 4: spot here with I think, uh, you know, is it 350 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 4: too much? That depends on your on your person. Do 351 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 4: I think it was too much? Uh, we'll see, We'll 352 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 4: see how the market shapes up. But you know it's uh, 353 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 4: you know, I think on the other side of it, right, 354 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 4: that's that's if you look at just Tampa's payroll, right, 355 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 4: that's a lot to you know, commit to a bullpen 356 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 4: guy when you have you know, Brandon's making what eleven 357 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 4: and a half this year, Yan, he's making something similar, 358 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 4: So you know, I kind of had a feeling that 359 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 4: it would it would end up somewhere along these lines. 360 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 4: But you know, we'll kind of see what what happens 361 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 4: from here on out. 362 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: All right, Pete, So it's your first time as a 363 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: free agent, your first time going through free agency. First 364 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 1: of all, I know it hasn't been long, but describe 365 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 1: it for me. I guess so far your thought process 366 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: and how a lot and you're gonna be taking a 367 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: deep breath there. I'd see that. 368 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 4: My thought process is see who calls? You know, that's 369 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 4: kind of that's kind of the name of the game. 370 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 4: But yeah, I mean it's definitely been a different experience. 371 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 4: I've had to adjust my daily life in Saint Pete 372 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 4: since I'm not not over working out at Alang like 373 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 4: I was before. I had to make myself a free 374 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 4: agent in the local gym space as well. But yeah, 375 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 4: I mean I'm on I'm on the phone with Aaron 376 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,360 Speaker 4: a decent bit. Obviously, the GM meetings just wrapped up 377 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 4: out in Vegas, so we were we were talking a 378 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 4: bit through that, and you know, I see a lot 379 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 4: of a lot of contact with him as we move forward. 380 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: Are you wearing a Magic school Bus T shirt? I'm sorry, 381 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: that's just. 382 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 4: That's real quick. What about it? This is the O 383 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 4: G two, not the remake? Oh no, no, no, no G 384 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 4: miss President, not her niece. 385 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: I see it's the O G. Why did you choose 386 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: that T shirt? 387 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 5: I have to know you don't like the you don't 388 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 5: like magic school bos maybe or maybe I mean as 389 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 5: a you know, my kids just got back. 390 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 4: They just got back into it over like the last 391 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 4: month or so. So yeah, I got all sorts of 392 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 4: educational stuff, and my mom was a teacher. It's it's 393 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 4: been ingrained in me. 394 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 3: I love it. 395 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: I love it. I love it. Between Star Wars Legos, 396 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 1: we never know what's coming. 397 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 3: Eric, I knew there would be some Legos and the 398 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 3: Jingo fat helmet back there is. 399 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's right back there. But building one. 400 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 3: Well well placed by you, just like just like Trisha's 401 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 3: all her Indians, which she never had to stick it 402 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 3: back there until Indiana football started doing well. Now all 403 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 3: of a sudden she's like, oh Indiana, Indiana. I'm a 404 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 3: big Indiana fan. 405 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 4: I stuck this year to I put it here to 406 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 4: hide the mess that follows the rest of it. So 407 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 4: some might call it strategic. I say the strategic for 408 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 4: a different reason, not necessarily, you know, product placement for 409 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 4: my hobbies. 410 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 3: What does an off season what does an off season 411 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 3: day look like for you? I know you're not at 412 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 3: al Lang anymore, which is so funny. Most people don't 413 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 3: even know what al Lang is, but you have to be. 414 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 3: You have to be. It is. It is a great 415 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 3: place to work out. What does it look like for you? 416 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 3: I mean, are you going to PF or are you 417 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 3: going to Planet Fitness or La Fitness and like throwing 418 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 3: up some fifty fives on the bench. What does an 419 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 3: off season look like for you to get yourself ready? 420 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 3: At this point, I assume you're not throwing yet. I 421 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 3: mean that would be. 422 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 4: A little bit, a little bit, not a nothing that's 423 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 4: like super intensive, just kind of taking the arm for 424 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 4: a walk a few days a week. So I mean, first, 425 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 4: you got to get the kids launches right, you got 426 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 4: to get them to school. Today. I went and watched 427 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 4: a flag in which they say the Pledge of Allegiance 428 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 4: and announced big news from the week for my son's school. 429 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 4: And after that, I snagged a coffee, drove over to Tampa, 430 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:18,239 Speaker 4: worked out and threw with Yarbs, got back Lottie came 431 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 4: back from school, crash the interview. But yeah, that's pretty much. 432 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 4: I gotta be. I gotta be. I gotta be backed 433 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 4: by like two fifty so I can go go hop 434 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 4: in the drop off line. But it's a you know, 435 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 4: it's it's the same as everybody else's off season that 436 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 4: you know, just revolves around drop off and pick up 437 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 4: a little bit more. 438 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,439 Speaker 3: Okay, well drop off drop off is fine. You do 439 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 3: your drop off on your own. Are you a front 440 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 3: of the line pickup guy? Because most people would say 441 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:48,400 Speaker 3: you don't have a job, and I was. I never 442 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 3: had a job, and I would get to I would 443 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 3: get there like maybe ten minutes early. There's thirteen people 444 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 3: already in the pickup line, Like, are you a front 445 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 3: of the line? Have you ever been front of the 446 00:22:58,080 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 3: line guy? 447 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 4: Uh? So, ours is not like a like a drive 448 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 4: through pickup. We actually have to get out and walk 449 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 4: up to the school. And thankfully I live close, so 450 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,360 Speaker 4: I try, and I try, and you know, sneak out 451 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 4: a few minutes, a few minutes prior to uh to 452 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 4: pick up time. That way, I'm not fighting with anybody. 453 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 4: I can back can back the car in and get 454 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 4: nice and comfy and make sure it's easy to pull out. 455 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: Pete, Can I ask you a question that has nothing 456 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: to do with the drive through line at school? But 457 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: I want to ask you because you were with the 458 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: Rays for so long, and we know that team had 459 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: some amazing accomplishments. When you were with them, right, I 460 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: want to know what your favorite moment was when you 461 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: were with the Rays. There's a lot of moments that 462 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: raise guys always bring up to me. They always talk 463 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: about Mike Brosso hitting that home run off of Eraaldus 464 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: Chapman against the Yankees and the CS. That was a 465 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: big moment. But what was your favorite moment with the 466 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: Ras and your time there? 467 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 4: Were talking like team were talking personal? What's the criteria 468 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 4: this when. 469 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: You're just no, no, give me team and then give 470 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: me personal. 471 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 4: Personal was probably either a save on our first Ellis 472 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 4: Knight that we did at the ballpark or punching the 473 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 4: Alcs and twenty team moment would probably be going back 474 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 4: to back Al East in twenty one. That was pretty fun. 475 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty one and that's that's a really, really good one. 476 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: You want to talk about that save moment though, that 477 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: you had for the ls Knight of the ballpark, because 478 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: we had that game on Roku and I interviewed you 479 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: afterwards when you got that saved because it was on 480 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: the night that you were honoring ls your daughter and 481 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 1: your foundation. 482 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, that was a good one. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure 483 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 4: it was played on Roku. Just as early as you 484 00:24:56,680 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 4: can are legally allowed to play a game. So I 485 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 4: remember that a lot. I think that I think I 486 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 4: picked somebody off. I think I picked somebody off and 487 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 4: struck somebody out with a changeup, which are two uh 488 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 4: you know, rare or rare occurrences for me. But yeah, 489 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 4: I mean for us to you know, have the have 490 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 4: that group down the turn Centron foundation, and you know, 491 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 4: for it to play out the way it did, I 492 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 4: thought it was pretty special, especially you know, for for 493 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 4: the family and everything that we've you know, dealt with, 494 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 4: and then how we've been able to make light of 495 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 4: it over the last two years. 496 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 3: All Right, I need you to weigh in on the 497 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 3: debate debate that just went down last night, a L 498 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 3: M v P cal versus judge. I get it. You're 499 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,679 Speaker 3: not throwing no way as Pete throwing any shade to 500 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 3: whoever he says should have won it. But who do 501 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 3: you think should. 502 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 4: Have lent behind my water bottle for a second? Uh? 503 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 4: Who do I think should have won it? I mean, 504 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:06,160 Speaker 4: I don't think that there was a wrong choice, right, 505 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 4: I think it depends on how much you wait having 506 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 4: to to squat behind the dish and catch one hundred 507 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 4: and fifty pitches a night, and then you know, still 508 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 4: be able to put the advats together. So yeah, I mean, 509 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 4: I don't think you could be faulted for voting anyway. 510 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:29,159 Speaker 4: I think that you know, Cal had an unbelievable season, 511 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 4: and Judge is still probably the best offensive talent in 512 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 4: the game. So I'm gonna no, I'll flip a coin 513 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 4: either way if you want me. I'll find a I 514 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 4: don't know if I have a coin over here or not. 515 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 4: I got it, actually do I have. I don't know 516 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 4: how this is gonna work. I have one of the 517 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 4: one hundred and one Dalmatian name tags over here. I'll 518 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 4: flip that for you, all right, tails Judge. 519 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 3: Oh my goodness, you're such an al East. You're such 520 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 3: an ale. 521 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 4: East public homer Like, yeah, no, not anymore, not anymore. 522 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 4: I'm homeless now. I can't be a I can't be 523 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 4: an Ale East homer. I'm not there. 524 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 3: You you live you live down in Tampa. 525 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 4: Now you live down in Tampa. Yep? 526 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,959 Speaker 3: Does this does this moment when you get I call 527 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 3: it fired? You got fired? Like they don't want you anymore. 528 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 3: So you're either fired, cut or sent down a JV team. 529 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 3: Does this make you hesitate living in the city that 530 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 3: you play in in a sense of like spending your 531 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 3: off season? I get it, there's way worse places than 532 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 3: spending an off season in Tampa, Like I enjoy that area. 533 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 3: But people are People have always asked me like, wow, 534 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 3: you moved to fourteen different organizations. Wow, what city was 535 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:50,880 Speaker 3: your favorite one to live in? I was like most 536 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 3: of them, I lived in a residence in But guys 537 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 3: with long term contracts, do you does this make you hesitate? Like? Oh, man, 538 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 3: like teams can just do this. We might just want 539 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 3: to stay in one city and it's not going to 540 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 3: be the city that I play in. 541 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 4: Well, what if there's a fourth option? I got bought 542 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,159 Speaker 4: out technically, So does that mean I was fired or 543 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 4: does that mean I was just paid a severance package 544 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 4: and still fired. 545 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 3: I didn't know that. No, No, they fired you. 546 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 4: The fired page. Yeah, I don't think. I think for me, 547 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,199 Speaker 4: it's not necessarily like having to pack up and move 548 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 4: like I would live in Saint Pete regardless of it, 549 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 4: regardless of if I played here or not. Right, Like, 550 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 4: it's on an awesome spot. We love it, low key, 551 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 4: great school, all the stuff, that I'm looking for. The 552 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 4: bigger decision right for now is you know, I got 553 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 4: kids that are school age. How do we figure out 554 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 4: what to do whether you know, we go full time 555 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 4: in the city, do we move back for in our case, 556 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 4: probably Saint Louis and you know, work around the school year. 557 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 4: So you know that's going to be the questions that 558 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 4: we answer. Not necessarily you know, the oh I could 559 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 4: get moved, well, that'd be fine, right if it's just 560 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 4: you know, you and a wife or just you it's yeah, 561 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 4: it'd spend a whole year and wherever just kind of 562 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 4: depends on for me more of we got to get 563 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 4: the family situation squared away before anything else. 564 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 2: This is perfect because everyone who's never been through free agency, 565 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 2: they make it seem like it's just so nice, it's 566 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 2: so easy, like, yeah, you're gonna make some money, But 567 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 2: all these tough decisions that you have to go through 568 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 2: as a family, as a dad, it's a nightmare. And 569 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 2: my friendly advice for you, someone who went through free 570 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 2: agency like four or five times, because to Crass's point, 571 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 2: I always got fired at the end of the year. 572 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 2: Just have a conversation with your wife. You're gonna be 573 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 2: a little bit annoying for a while. You're gonna be 574 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 2: on your phone a lot. You're gonna be checking your phone. 575 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 2: My advice to you is maybe get your agent like 576 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 2: its own ring tone, so when he calls, you know 577 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 2: it's him. Everything else is kind of you know, you 578 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 2: get to it, if you get to it. That was 579 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 2: kind of my big thing is I had his own tone, 580 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 2: so I knew if he was calling, I would pick 581 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 2: it up. But it was a nightmare, man. And obviously 582 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 2: you're a much better player than I was, and it's 583 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 2: gonna serve you a lot better. But have that conversation 584 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 2: with your wife because you're gonna spend a lot of 585 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 2: time on your phone. 586 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, do you have any ring tone suggestions? Should it 587 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 4: be like the most annoying like stock halfle one? Okay, Yeah, 588 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 4: I'll have to go through after that. 589 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 2: When you like, when you're in another room, when you're 590 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 2: in another room, it's very obvious who's calling. 591 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 4: Like the sirens going off. 592 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, money, money, money, money. 593 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. 594 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 4: That was just a Jerry m post from Jerry maguire. 595 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 4: As soon as it comes on. 596 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 2: I got I got one more question for you too, 597 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 2: and it's it's not to throw shades at the Rays 598 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 2: because obviously you had a ton of success there and 599 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 2: we would never close the book on going back to 600 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 2: the Rays. But seeing someone like a former teammate like 601 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 2: Blake Snow, you know, leave Tampa, go some other places, 602 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 2: but you know, land in a place like la and 603 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 2: you know, finally win a World Series got to make 604 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 2: you smile a little bit, right. 605 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I'm I'm super excited for Blake and 606 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 4: Blast And I mean there's a lot of there's a 607 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 4: lot of Ray ties over there, you know, especially shout 608 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 4: out to my man not as uh, you know, maybe 609 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 4: not as mainstream as Blake, but ben Ward Fat getting 610 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 4: themselves a ring. So yeah, obviously, you know, you're super 611 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 4: anytime that any of your friends, you know, see that 612 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 4: kind of success, You're You're very excited for him, you know, 613 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 4: regardless of where it is. I think that, you know, 614 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 4: And as I told my agent, my dad, my mom, 615 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 4: anybody that listened, I was like, I'm not really watching 616 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 4: the World Series, but I'm gonna watch when those two 617 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 4: are playing. 618 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: We love that. So much support for your former teammates. 619 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: Before we go, one one fun question for you, Pete, 620 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: what's your favorite T shirt in your closet because you 621 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: have so many. I've literally seen you wear about every 622 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: single type of Pokemon, Star Wars, ted Lasso, Magic school Bus. 623 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: You have to you have to give me. 624 00:31:55,760 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 4: A favorite favorite. I'm getting this is perfect. Last question, 625 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 4: has a lid has a doctor's appointment that we got 626 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 4: to get to? Yes, I will say the favorite one 627 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 4: in my closet. I got a Marvel Kith or Marvel 628 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 4: x Men collab. Marvel Kith x Men collab from a 629 00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:20,720 Speaker 4: few years ago. That's like a Cyclops trading card. That's 630 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 4: probably that's probably number one. 631 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, that's fantastic. Pete Fairbanks, thank you so 632 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 1: much for joining us. We appreciate the time. Say hi 633 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: to Lydia and the kids for us. Next time, bring 634 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 1: the kids with you. We love them on the show. 635 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, we'll get lotting on here next time. For sure, 636 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 4: we can't have Isaac because he is way too coherent 637 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 4: and talks a lot. 638 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: I love it. I love it, Pete, thank you, We 639 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 1: appreciate it.