1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:01,880 Speaker 1: Can you win with the three of them? Well, if 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: they're good enough, I guess the answer is yes. But 3 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: the bigger question with the Red Sox is still going 4 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: to be their starting pitching. 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 2: Let's hit the inside SCOO with that f T senior 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 2: insider Ken Rosenthal. And for those of you that think 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 2: we talk about the Red Sox too much in a 8 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: season where they're pretty mediocre. 9 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 3: You're right. 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 2: But Ken, Roman Anthony gets called up. He's the top 11 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: prospect in the sport. You wrote about this this weekend, 12 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: and wow, how quickly your column came to life. 13 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: Right, Well, I would think Roman Anthony's four hundred and 14 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: ninety seven foot Grant Slam on Saturday Night had a 15 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: lot more to do with the Red Sox decision. His 16 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: performance over the course of this season had a lot 17 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: more to do with the Red Sox decision than anything 18 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: I wrote. But at the time I wrote it, that 19 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: was the night he hit the Grand Slam, And that 20 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: was also the night Christian Campbell made a play at 21 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: second base that I knew bothered their staff talking to 22 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: some of them after the game. So I put two 23 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: and two together, and I know they're concerned about Campbell's 24 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: defense and have been really all season. That's an issue. 25 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: And you guys were just talking in the previous segment 26 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 1: about how defensively they have not played crisply at all. 27 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: So ultimately they need better from Campbell at second. But 28 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: what I suggested at the time was bring up Anthony, 29 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: move Rafaela to the infield, sa Don Rafaela, who can 30 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: play the infield, not maybe as well as the outfield, 31 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: where he is absolutely elite, but he's a quality player 32 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: wherever you put him. From a defensive standpoint, what happened 33 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: was William or Brew suffered an oblique injury and they 34 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: had the opening created that way, created kind of in 35 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: a natural way. So here's Roman Anthony and we'll see 36 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: how this all goes. It's not easy when you're a 37 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: young player playing in a town like Boston where there 38 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: is an intense microscope and adapting to the major leagues, 39 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: where the difference between the Triple A and the Majors 40 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: has never been greater. But this is a talented and 41 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: he saw even last night he showed discipline at the plate, 42 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: major league debut, and he's still taking pitches, still doing 43 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: his thing. There's a lot of promise there. Obviously, that's 44 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: why he's the number one prospect in the game. And 45 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: we'll see if this helps turn the Red Sox around. 46 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: Obviously last night it did not. 47 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 3: Ken. Was this just. 48 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 4: A long pause? 49 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 3: Okay? Ken, Sorry it was a dramatic pause. 50 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 5: Okay, but Ken, I want to I mean, Anthony's there, 51 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 5: Campbell's there, Meyer's there. Can the Red Sox still win 52 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 5: this division or get back into the playoff race with 53 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 5: basically three rookies on the field. We've seen Campbell struggle, 54 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 5: Meyer has been okay, Anthony's one game in. But can 55 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 5: they win or division and get make a deep playoff 56 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 5: run like they want to with basically three rookies in 57 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 5: the starting lineup. 58 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: It's a great question, AJ, and we're gonna see, as 59 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: we've seen so far, Alex Cora pinch hit for these 60 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: guys in certain situations. Again, left these with Meyer and 61 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: Anthony in certain cases, with Rob refsnin or on the bench, 62 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: Roman Gonzalez on the bench. Can you win with the 63 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: three of them? Well, if they're good enough, I guess 64 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: the answer is yes. But the bigger question with the 65 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: Red Sox is still going to be their starting pitching 66 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: and the challenge that they face the deadline is going 67 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: to be whether they can turn some of their depth 68 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: into starting pitching help. And I'm not sure they can. 69 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: I'm not sure they'll line up with anybody with any 70 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: of the players they have. And when you're talking about 71 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: the three kids you just mentioned, and William Abreu, who 72 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: has been a brilliant player for them, and as well 73 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: as Jared Duran All Star Game MVP last year, top 74 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: ten finisher in the overall MVP booting, I don't know 75 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,839 Speaker 1: how you get fair value for those guys easily. It's 76 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: difficult to do so. Craig Breslow's second full year as 77 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: president of Baseball Operations, he has a significant challenge ahead 78 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: of him, and we'll see if he's able to somehow 79 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: take advantage of his depth to address the needs of 80 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: his club. 81 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 5: All right, you were, you were just doing the Red 82 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 5: Sox Yankees game. Did they mention anything about Obviously Roman 83 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 5: Anthony wasn't up yet, but Jared Duran is a was 84 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 5: a good center fielder. 85 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 3: Raphael overtook him and they moved him the left. 86 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 5: If Roman Anthony is not great, you're essentially putting him 87 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 5: in a center field. Boston's right field is like a 88 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 5: center field, there's so much area. Why would they not 89 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 5: put him in left? Do they feel like do they 90 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 5: feel like the green Monsta is so hard to play 91 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 5: that they'd rather have him out in right field? 92 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: That's a good question. I don't know the answer to that, Eric, 93 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: off the top of my head. When I originally wrote 94 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: that column, the idea was Anthony and left, where he's 95 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: been playing mostly, or where he is best. Duran in center, 96 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: where he was a Gold Glove finalist last year, even 97 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: if he's not quite Raphaela and then a bray you 98 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: in right with a bray you getting injured. They did 99 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: not decide that they wanted to disrupt Duran. They decided 100 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: to put Anthony out there. Now, Anthony is a kid 101 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: who can handle all three outfield positions. He's quite capable defensively, 102 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: and I would imagine that came into it. Maybe let's 103 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: not expose him to the monster right away. Let's have 104 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:16,799 Speaker 1: him play right field, which is a big right field. 105 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: But he has played center in the minor leagues and 106 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: played it at an adequate to above average level, so 107 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: I don't see it as that big a deal. But 108 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: it's a fair question, for sure. 109 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 3: Ken, did you I'm sure you know this, because you 110 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: know everything. 111 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 5: Your broadcast on Fox on Saturday had like three million viewers. 112 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 5: Now I don't know if that was combined between your 113 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 5: broadcast and mine. So you guys got like two million, 114 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 5: nine hundred in ninety nine thousand, and then our Brewers 115 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 5: padres went to like a thousand people. 116 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 3: Is that how it worked? Is that like the breakdown? 117 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 3: And did you request that on purpose or was this 118 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 3: something above your pay grade? 119 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: It's well above my pay grade, and you know that. 120 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: And as far as I know, aj that three million, 121 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: whatever the number was, was just for the Yankees Red 122 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: Sox game. And frankly, when I saw that today, that's 123 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: the highest ratings since twenty twenty two for a regular 124 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: season game, I was rather surprised. The game was okay, 125 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,919 Speaker 1: it wasn't great, and the Red Sox are kind of 126 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: down right now. But it shows you again, the value 127 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: of those teams is from a television perspective, and a 128 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: lot of times fans complain, and sometimes I even complain 129 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: that we show the same teams over and over again, 130 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: But there's a reason for that, because the most people 131 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: watch those teams play, and when we put them on 132 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: the air, we do the best as far as our 133 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:40,239 Speaker 1: ratings are concerned. So it's an interesting dynamic always because 134 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: if you want to promote the entire sport, you should 135 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: promote all of their teams. 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Eric one team that 189 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 5: you probably didn't want to watch too much of the 190 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 5: last ten games, they were leading the National League with 191 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 5: the best record in baseball, and the Phillies went one 192 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 5: and nine. 193 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 3: Obviously they won last night. 194 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 4: What do they need? 195 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 5: Do they need something that is actually feasible to go 196 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 5: out and get or is it just something that we 197 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 5: say at this time of year and the Phillies team 198 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 5: is the Phillies team and they better figure it out. 199 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: They need Bryce Harper healthy, that's for starters. But what 200 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: you're asking Eric is beyond that, because with Bryce Harper healthy, 201 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: they were not necessarily gangbusters either. Luckfield has been an 202 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: issue for them. Center field's been an issue from them. 203 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: From an offensive standpoint, You're going to need bullpen help. Obviously, 204 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: even with Alvarado coming back, he won't be eligible for 205 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: the playoff. They know that that's going to be an 206 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: area of focus. If you remember, going back to the offseason, 207 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: we talked about or they talked about maybe changing up 208 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: the mix a little bit, doing something different just to 209 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: jolt the team. And that's where the trade talks involving 210 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 1: Alec Bohm came from. They never got that done for 211 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: whatever reason. And it still seems that maybe this team, 212 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: which is largely set, could use something from the outside 213 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: that would elevate it. I don't know who that player is, 214 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: but sometimes a deadline edition can have that galvanizing kind 215 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: of force. And if they could go out and get 216 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: the right left fielder the right center fielder, that seems 217 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: to me to be the kind of play that they 218 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: should make. 219 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 3: Let's do it. 220 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 5: There's a great name on there, Kyle Tucker to the Phillies. 221 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 5: Oh wait, they're right they tried Yeah, okay, yeah, they 222 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 5: did try it, right, but they went to the Cubs instead. 223 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 5: Speaking of the National League Padres or the Giants, I 224 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 5: know the Dodgers beat the Padres. It was a great game, 225 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 5: But can they one of these two teams actually catch 226 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:10,199 Speaker 5: the five hundred Dodgers? For like the last month or so, 227 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 5: they've they've been just kind of hovering around five hundred 228 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 5: playing along all the injuries. Can one of these other 229 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 5: teams jump up and bite the Dodgers and win this division? 230 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: Well, ja, if you were watching Fair Territory yesterday, you 231 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: might have gotten some insight into that. ID is that 232 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: a show out here? And I'll answer the question as 233 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: best I can. The Padres, my concern with them is 234 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: the starting pitching. With Michael King down and you Darvish, 235 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: you just don't know what you're going to get from him. 236 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: They have done a remarkable job of bringing in lesser 237 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: name starters and getting the most out of them. Randy 238 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 1: Vasquez is an example, Colex an example. They just do 239 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: this kind of routinely under Aj Preller, and it's really impressive, 240 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: to be honest. Their offense in the last month, Tatisa 241 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: in the last month hasn't been what it was earlier, 242 00:11:55,520 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: that's for sure. But if they somehow can get Michael 243 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: King healthy for sure and get more offense out of 244 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: what they're getting. Left field's an issue for them as well, 245 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: then yeah, they can hang in there. And the Giants 246 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: are really interesting too, second in the majors in era 247 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: only to the Mets. They have that They shook up 248 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: their roster last week to in their minds, hopefully get 249 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: more out of first base, maybe in the outfield as well. 250 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: Brought in Dominic Smith and Daniel Johnson and Andrew Kisner. 251 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: That's not going to do it, I wouldn't imagine. Those 252 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: are guys who are kind of journeyman players and guys 253 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: who can help you short term. They're major league players, 254 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: but ultimately at the deadline they're going to need to 255 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: be more aggressive. And there was an article yesterday written 256 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 1: by Tim Kawakami of the San Francisco Standard, and it 257 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 1: was very interesting because he talked to Buster Posey about 258 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: the Zach Wheeler for Carlos Beltron trade many years ago. 259 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: I believe that was thirteen when that trade was made. 260 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: Wheeler was a prospect, and of course he went on 261 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: to great things Beltron did well for the Giants, but 262 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: they didn't win that year. And Posey said that he 263 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: loved that trade, and he was a player back then 264 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: in the Giants, but he loved that trade because of 265 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: what it represented go for it mentality. So if that 266 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 1: was his feeling, then it's only been reinforced over the years, 267 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: and he was clearly stating to Tim Kawakami, that's my 268 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: feeling now. So I do expect them to be aggressive 269 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: at the deadline. They've got the pitching, they need first 270 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: base help, maybe another outfielder. They're an interesting club because 271 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: that pitching is so. 272 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 2: Good twenty eleven and then Wheeler debuted in twenty thirteen. Man, 273 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 2: it's been a long time. I remember that trade like 274 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 2: there was yesterday, feeling old. One more question for you 275 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 2: on San Francisco. We haven't talked a ton about him. 276 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,359 Speaker 2: Obviously he's not doing much. Are you surprised that Williadamis 277 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 2: has struggled this much? I know guys changed scenery, they 278 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 2: feel the heat like they have to perform and live 279 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 2: up to the contract. I just I thought that there 280 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 2: would be a higher floor for him, and now we're 281 00:13:58,559 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 2: getting close to the halfway mark. 282 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 4: Of the season. 283 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 2: So when I've watched him actually play, it looks like 284 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 2: a little bit of the fun is sucked out of 285 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 2: him right now, which I thought I would never see. 286 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 2: I don't know if you feel the same way. But 287 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 2: and I'm not there, so I'm not going to try 288 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 2: and comment too much on this, ken. But I'm just 289 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 2: watching from TV and I'm like, Oh, he doesn't look 290 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 2: like the guy that's just joking around with everybody. 291 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 4: You know, it's tough. 292 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 2: He's getting all the money to go here, and then 293 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 2: he's not performing well and these aren't people that he 294 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 2: knows well. 295 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: Yet he was certainly early on having fun. Now I 296 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: haven't noticed much of a difference lately. I haven't paid 297 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: that close attention to that aspect of it. But for 298 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: all the talk of Juan Soto struggling with his contract 299 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: when he was never really struggling, just struggling by his standards, 300 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: what William Damas is doing is really a problem. He's 301 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: in the bottom ten, I believe in the league, in 302 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: ops the major leagues, and when you pay him that 303 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: kind of money, when you bring him in to be 304 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: that kind of player, you want a lot more than 305 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: you're getting. And part of their offensive struggles sure are 306 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: related to the fact that they're getting nothing out of 307 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: a guy that was supposed to be, if not a 308 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: dominant offensive player, certainly a contributing offensive player. Willie o'domas 309 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: at his best is a good offensive players, not great. 310 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: So that's been a surprise, and again it speaks to 311 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: the difficulty of the transition. When you get all that 312 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: money to go to a new team, the expectations are high. 313 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: The entire dynamic changes. He's not in Milwaukee anymore. So 314 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: while it's no excuse, and I know fans think, well, 315 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: he's getting all the money, he shouldn't have a problem. 316 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: I get it, and certainly that's an understandable perspective from 317 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: a fan's point of view. But at the same time, 318 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: we've seen this time and time again. Often players who 319 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: get big contracts, who'll go to new cities, they have 320 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: a transition period, and it seems that a Dominis is 321 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: going through that he's got to be better for them 322 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: to get where they want to be. He has to 323 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: be a lot better, and we'll see if it happened. 324 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 5: Let's transition from San Francisco up to Sacramento. Can you 325 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 5: hit on the field conditions for us a little bit. 326 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 5: What we're hearing from players, Zach Wheeler talking about he 327 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 5: had no footing, he had to use all arm, Carlos 328 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 5: Correy talking about sliding around in the box is major 329 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 5: League Baseball? Were they aware of it ahead of this 330 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 5: and have they made an adjustment where they're going to 331 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 5: need to come in and help Sacramento figure this out. 332 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: I don't know the answer to the second question, but 333 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: certainly the league, in conjunction with the players union, got 334 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: the ballpark to a point where they both believed, and 335 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: the union is part of this too, where they both 336 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: believed that this playing field was sufficient, that it was 337 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: good enough. And what we're hearing from players on opposing teams. 338 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: You're not hearing this from the Athletics because they're probably 339 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: too young and too afraid to talk. But what you're 340 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: hearing from guys like Correa and Wheeler, these things are disturbing, 341 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: and yes they need to be fixed. I don't know. 342 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: With the heat in Sacramento coming then it's going to 343 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: be really easy to get the field in a different 344 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 1: kind of condition. It's probably going to get worse before 345 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: it gets better, I imagine, probably will get harder before 346 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: it gets softer. But sure, this is something that needs 347 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: to be carefully looked at and considered. And I've written 348 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: about this quite a bit. I haven't writen about this 349 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: particular issue, but this whole idea of playing in that stadium, 350 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 1: not just for one year because of a natural disaster 351 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: like they're doing with Tampa, but for three years maybe more. Well, 352 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: it was never a great thought. And here we go 353 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: and we've had problems, the team has had problems themselves. 354 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: It just isn't a good situation. Yeah awful. 355 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 2: Now you're starting to hear the players speak out about it, 356 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 2: and I really hope that it's not causing injuries like 357 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 2: that Pablo Lopez lost, because that would suck. We have 358 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 2: enough problems with arm injuries as it is. Ken, thank you. 359 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 2: We'll see you on Thursday on Fair Territory. 360 00:17:58,359 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: Sounds good, Thanks Scott. 361 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 2: Thank you, Ken Rosenthal and Alona Rizzo with you live 362 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 2: twelve thirty Eastern Time on the Foul Territory YouTube channel. 363 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 2: Watch Fair Territory questions for them. Do it live within 364 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 2: YouTube or on chap ECC be right back or your 365 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 2: June Power rankings powered by Arena Club. 366 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 4: I'm excited. 367 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 3: For what for your power avenue drops. 368 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I actually have one that I'm gonna show you 369 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 2: at the end. Who wants first DIBs? 370 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 3: I'll go ahead, get it over with. 371 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 4: Krats, Go Krats first. Okay, go ahead, Kratz. Who's your 372 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 4: first team on your list? 373 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 5: I gotta make sure everybody knows the Mets, because they're 374 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 5: the best. The Mets are the best. So I went Mets, Dodgers, Tigers, Phillies, Yankees, Cubs, Padres, Giants, Twins, Astros. 375 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 5: I feel like you can mix and match all those, 376 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 5: but I'll be honest, after the Padres, I don't really care, 377 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 5: Like I don't think any of those teams even deserve 378 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 5: to be in the top ten from what I'm seeing 379 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 5: right now. And I kind of had to force those 380 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 5: I had to force those teams. So you mean you 381 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 5: had to force the Phillies who were two and eight 382 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 5: in their last ten and have played horrible for the 383 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 5: last about fifteen games up to number four spot. They 384 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 5: were ten bad games. Has anybody had ten bad games 385 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 5: after they were the best record in the National League? 386 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 3: Never? But isn't this right now? Or is this it's 387 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 3: a mix? 388 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 2: It's how you look at it. Yeah, so you don't 389 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 2: like the Giants, the Twins, or the Astros. 390 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 5: I don't like. I don't I don't like what the 391 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,360 Speaker 5: team has in total. For a when I looked at 392 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 5: power rankings, I look, what does a team have in total? 393 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 5: What do they have moving forward? As are going to 394 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 5: have to figure out how to score runs? So I'm like, Okay, well, 395 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 5: the Padres, you know, they're kind of in that same boat. 396 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 5: I think the Padres are a little more electric. I 397 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 5: think they have a power packed lineup, but they're starting 398 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 5: pitching is what it is. You know, Pavetta's gonna kind 399 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 5: of go down. I feel like Cease has to be 400 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 5: that ace, not not he's going to go down, saying 401 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 5: Pavetta is going to, you know, come back to earth. 402 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 5: He had a good he had a good start to 403 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 5: the season. I feel like some of the metrics say 404 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 5: he's going to regress a little bit. And so the 405 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 5: Padres could be in that in that mix of like 406 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 5: I don't really know about them. And I didn't have 407 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 5: the Cubs higher because I'm not sure the Cubs lineup 408 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 5: can carry the entire team. And so to me, I 409 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 5: picked my power rankings based on the fact that these 410 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 5: are teams that show me that they're going to have 411 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 5: strength for the rest of the season. They're gonna have 412 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 5: success for the law Hall. And that's really why I 413 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 5: put the Mets up there. I was a very skeptical 414 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 5: about them not having enough starting pitching. But who's who's 415 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 5: starting pitching? Would you rather have right now? The Mets 416 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 5: or the Dodgers. 417 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 4: Right now? The Mets, for sure. 418 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:20,919 Speaker 2: The Dodgers have Yama Moto. Of course, I look good 419 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 2: the other day, but Dustin May. Dustin May look okay 420 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 2: then yesterday, Uh sweeper. Wait here, So here's where there's 421 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 2: a difference. 422 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 4: AJ. 423 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 2: Why don't you roll out your list and then I 424 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 2: think you and I are in the same page about 425 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,439 Speaker 2: something and we can debate it with Well, first. 426 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 3: Of all, I do because Dodgers just get bored. 427 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 5: You saw they showed up to play the Padres and 428 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 5: I was not know it was a hell of a game, 429 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 5: and they yet they started hitting right. 430 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 3: They kind of get a little bored, Okay, but they're 431 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 3: still the best team. 432 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 5: They're jaded, They're still the best team. I'm sorry, I 433 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 5: don't care you say whatever you want. They're the best team. 434 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 5: That's or second for me because the Mets are right there. 435 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 3: Okay. Three for me is the Tigers. Though Tigers are 436 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 3: the best record in. 437 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 5: The American League, they have in the in the one 438 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 5: two punch if they're healthy of Scooball and Flairty is 439 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 5: as good as you could probably find. And the way 440 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:16,199 Speaker 5: Hinch handles the bullpen top notch. Okay, then I go Cubs. 441 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 5: That's that's kind of a big jump for me. But 442 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 5: I just think their offense is that good, and if 443 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 5: they figure out Palencia has kind of figured out the 444 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 5: back end for him. I think I think council knows 445 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 5: how to handle it. By the way, love you, Lucial, 446 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 5: You're awesome to me. Padres are five, Giant six. It's 447 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,360 Speaker 5: hard to separate those two. Phillies are seventh because they 448 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 5: haven't played worth the crap and they can't hit. They 449 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 5: they with Harper out, they haven't hit. So that's why 450 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 5: Yankees eight for me. And then the last two Astros Cardinals. 451 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 5: I just I just did them a solid. The Astros 452 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 5: in first place. They took over your Mariners, and the 453 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 5: Cardinals are playing good. If they could get Ryan Helsley 454 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 5: just to save a game, I think he's blown his 455 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 5: last three saves. 456 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 3: They might even be at nine. This is a huge difference. 457 00:22:58,560 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 4: It's a good list. 458 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: We've had a lot of similarities here, so I'll jump 459 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 2: right to mine and then we can pick. 460 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 4: Apart, so he deserves it. 461 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 2: The Cardinals do look like a top time team in 462 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 2: the sport right now. I've got Mets one over the 463 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 2: Dodgers right now. Should the Dodgers have a better rotation 464 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 2: than the Mets come playoff time? Yeah, but I have 465 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 2: no idea what it's going to look like. So I've 466 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 2: still got them as a top notch team. But I 467 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 2: think these teams are pretty close offense defense. Give the 468 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 2: Dodgers an edge with their bullpen, not a huge edge, 469 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 2: and then give the Mets an edge with their rotation 470 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 2: right now. Mets have guys coming back soon too, Sean 471 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 2: and Iya could be their ace. 472 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, those two are close. Those two of me are 473 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 3: the easiest two probably on this whole list to figure out. 474 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:50,959 Speaker 4: I agree. 475 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 2: For me, I am much higher on the Padres than 476 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 2: most of the rest of life since the offseason. 477 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 3: I mean I got them at five. 478 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 2: No, you're right, I'm saying they're are still even. The 479 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 2: Athletics list had them like eight. 480 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 4: Or nine. 481 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 2: Still, I'm like, what else do they have to prove? 482 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 2: They're neck and neck with the Dodgers. Their bullpen is sick, 483 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 2: they lost by a run last night. 484 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 4: This is a good team. They're missing guys too that 485 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 4: will come back. 486 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 2: I'm sure Michael King's going to figure it out to 487 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 2: get himself back, hopefully for their cause, you darbish will 488 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 2: be back at some point. I got the Tigers four, 489 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 2: so for me, I want to put some National Legue 490 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 2: teams ahead first, because I do think the NL is 491 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 2: better than the ALE. So then I'm like, Okay, I 492 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 2: can start my AL excursion at four with the Tigers, 493 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 2: five with the Yankees. Then I go back to the 494 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 2: National League Cubs. These are teams that I think have 495 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 2: a few more flaws Cubs. Do I trust the bullpen 496 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 2: to maintain itself? Like that offense looks great, Phillies, They're 497 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 2: gonna have to redoce some things with their bullpen in 498 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 2: addition to getting some more life back from their offense. 499 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 2: Giants eight, they're there, they're playing well. I don't know 500 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 2: if I trust the offense long term, but the pitching's there. 501 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 4: Astros. 502 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 2: For me, I actually felt really good about at nine 503 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 2: they're leading the Als, they're playing good. They're missing Jordan 504 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 2: Alvarez for a while now, and he's gonna come back 505 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: at some point unless they discover yet another injury that 506 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,120 Speaker 2: the medical staff missed. And then the Cardinals at ten 507 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 2: they deserve it. Solid team playing well. Not sure what 508 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 2: they'll do at the deadline. Are they gonna go all 509 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 2: in and pick up a big piece or two? I'm 510 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 2: not sure, but this right now is a contender. Yeah, 511 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 2: we have the Phillies quite a few spots lower than 512 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 2: the guy with the red hat on. 513 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 3: Do you have what the Phillies had on? You mean, 514 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 3: it's even. 515 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 4: Worse braves for anyone listening on the pod later on. 516 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 3: But I just can't. 517 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 5: I just can't put the Phillies there right now because 518 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 5: Harper and their offense is not score runs. They're just 519 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 5: not scoring runs the way we expect them to score runs. 520 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 4: Aren't they really? 521 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 3: I mean, listen, Wheelers really good. Nola hasn't been good. 522 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 4: No, and he's been hurt me too. 523 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean of their bullpen, Romano, like, is that 524 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 5: what you're going to count on the ninth Denny? I 525 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 5: can say I can say that their bullpen is I mean, 526 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 5: they're gonna have to Dave Dombrowski is going to do 527 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 5: something with that bullpen. He's going to go and get 528 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 5: guys he missed in the offseason, going to get Jordan Romano. 529 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 5: He thought he was gonna bounce back. 530 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 3: He hasn't. He had like a six game stretch. 531 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 5: I can't I can't get on board with their starting 532 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 5: rotation being being bad. Their starting rotation has been electric 533 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 5: during this time. The only person that had a stinker 534 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 5: in these last ten games, which you have to remember, 535 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 5: they had the best They had the best record in 536 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 5: the National League before these last ten games. So this 537 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 5: is recency bias that you guys have pushed him down. 538 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 5: But the only the only starting pitcher that gave up 539 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 5: more than two runs was Jesus Wizardo and that was twice. 540 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 5: So you got Christopher Sanchez doing it. You have Ranger 541 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 5: Suarez who's doing it. You have Zach Wheeler, who I 542 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 5: don't think he's a cy young leader right now, but 543 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,199 Speaker 5: he's a top three guy with Skeins and Yamamoto Like 544 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 5: to me, this the solid rotation that they have may 545 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 5: enable them to maneuver some things later on in the season. Here, 546 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 5: I just worry about their offense. Home runs per game 547 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 5: in the small park seventeen in baseball, but seventeen, But 548 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 5: that was there, That was the that was the reason 549 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 5: that Scott says, well, this is a this is not 550 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 5: a playoff lineup. So they've changed to not hitting as 551 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 5: many home runs, and they've almost decreased their strikeouts per 552 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 5: game by an entire strikeout from last year. So they're 553 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,960 Speaker 5: striking out last, putting the ball in play more, and 554 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 5: they haven't scored as many runs. So should they go 555 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,959 Speaker 5: back to the all or nothing? Dingers are nothing? You know, 556 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:56,719 Speaker 5: they're they're definitely watching them play. It feels like they're 557 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 5: trying to change what got them knocked out the last 558 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 5: two years. But it's not producing more runs. It's just 559 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 5: producing less strikeouts, which is the exact reason why all 560 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 5: the metrics say strikeouts have no big deal, are not 561 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 5: a big deal. 562 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 3: So they're there. 563 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,400 Speaker 5: It almost looks like they're toying with things like, oh, 564 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 5: we're gonna try to take the ball the other way, 565 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 5: we're gonna try to get the base hit through the middle, 566 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 5: shorten up with two strikes and they're doing less damage. 567 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 3: So is that good or bad? 568 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 5: It sounds like you're trying to sell me on the 569 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 5: Phillies and Scott and ain't buying, doesn't it he's trying 570 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 5: to make excuses for what they're not hitting. They're not 571 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 5: hitting for power. Charver's the one a guy right now 572 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 5: that can hit a home run, and he's not hitting them. 573 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 3: They're trying. 574 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 5: They're trying something different because of exactly what their goal is. 575 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 5: It's World Series. What did Bob Nightingale say yesterday? World Series? 576 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 5: Or bust and swinging and missing and constantly not making 577 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 5: contact in October was killing them. 578 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 4: So yep, we'll see. Yeah, yeah they have to hit 579 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 4: good pitching. I'll get yeah, they do. 580 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 2: I'll give one more props at the end here to 581 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 2: the Mets, because I didn't think I was going to 582 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 2: take the Dodgers off the top seat the whole year. 583 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 4: And I mean, you haven't, but you at least had 584 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 4: to think about it. 585 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 3: I thought about it. 586 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 5: But listen, until they're the defending champs. They win when 587 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 5: they need to. They still have that lineup, they'll figure 588 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 5: out the pitching. They won the pitching with no starting 589 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 5: pitching last year, they won. 590 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 3: The World Series. 591 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 5: You're right, so to me, listen unless they go on 592 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,479 Speaker 5: to two and eight like the Phillies are on right 593 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 5: now or one and nine. 594 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 3: It's gonna be hard for me to knock them out. 595 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, they've been playing five hundred ball for the last 596 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 2: few weeks. But look at their schedule. Yankees, Mets Padres. 597 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 2: They're playing good teams. 598 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 3: The Padres came in their game and a half behind them. 599 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 3: What they do. They won last night. Yeah, it was 600 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 3: a great game. It was a great extra ing they won. 601 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 4: But their neck and neck. 602 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, the Dodgers are playing a different game for most 603 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 2: of the rest of ball because they're. 604 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 5: Just trying to get into the postseason and then we 605 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 5: will it work. And they're veterans. You have to understand. 606 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 5: It's a bunch of veterans. Look at their lineup show 607 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 5: Hey Freddie, Mookie, Muncy, Will Smith, Oscar these guys have 608 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 5: done it. They know, they know, like they know, like, 609 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 5: just get us to the postseason. 610 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 4: Guys, they're trying to crack the code. 611 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 2: Can a team win a World Series and then win 612 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 2: another one because we haven't seen it in a long time. 613 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 1: That's part of it. 614 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 2: All right, Let's finish this seg with a reveal on 615 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 2: a slab pack. Ready This is what you can do 616 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 2: on Arena Club. Get yourself a real card. Oh Wyatt 617 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 2: Langford Auto. It's pretty Bowman Auto. 618 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 4: That's what I pulled. 619 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 3: How'd you get that? You get one of these? 620 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 2: You guys have pulled in slap packs. I've got more 621 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 2: slab packs for you this week, but I picked. I 622 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 2: picked first. This is the slab pack I got. That's 623 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 2: me toy in with it. 624 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 4: I feel I've already got offers coming through. You know what. 625 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 4: The offers were pretty good. 626 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 3: I don't. 627 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 4: Three hundred and eighty dollars, I said no. 628 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 3: I said no. How much did you pay for that thing. 629 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 4: For the slab pack? 630 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 3: Yeah? 631 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 4: One hundred bucks? 632 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 5: And you said no to three eighty saving that thing. 633 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 5: I would have sold that thing. I'm in Cavid sold 634 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 5: that World Series Ball up the Kate Yo. 635 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 2: Saving the asset for now, holding holding uh for a ROOKIETA. 636 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 2: Should have sold that World Seris Ball Scott and you 637 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 2: could sell it right back to Arena Club two within 638 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 2: twenty four hours. They give you an offer based on 639 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 2: fair market value, so use the code foul Foul and 640 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 2: you can get involved here with your own cards in 641 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 2: slab packs twenty percent off Foul First, slap Pack, or 642 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 2: if you just want to buy a card, this is 643 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 2: the go to platform to do that.