1 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody. Welcome back to another edition of Crush 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: City Territory. That's Tyler Stafford, and much to everyone's chagrin, 3 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: I am Chandler Roman. I'm back. Contrary to what Josh 4 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: and Tyler tried to tell you a couple of days ago, 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: I actually was sick. You can still sort of hear 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: it in my voice. You know they did not lie 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: to you. I went to Marti Gras in New Orleans. 8 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: Heaven only knows what was on the streets there. Some 9 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: of it may have ventured up my nose and into 10 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: my lungs, and having upper respiratory cold and flew stuff 11 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: is no fun. But here I am heavily medicated and 12 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: back again, Tyler. Someone else who is probably heavily medicated 13 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: right now is Christian Walker. I believe you and Josh 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: were forecasting the worst, because when you hear obleaque, that 15 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: is never what you want to hear for anybody, much 16 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: less someone who makes a healthy amount of money rotating 17 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: very very very much with their with their top half. 18 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: Sounds like the Astros avoided the worst with Christian Walker. 19 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: They sent him back to Houston, where he underwent an MRI. 20 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: There was no strain of his oblique. But he's back 21 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: in West Palm Beach. But it doesn't sound like he'll 22 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: be doing baseball activities for a little bit. Sounds like 23 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,919 Speaker 1: they're going to ease him back in to everything. But Tyler, 24 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: I think this has to be as close to best 25 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: case scenario for the Astros as can be. 26 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: They don't have a MRI machines in Florida. Why do 27 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: you have to come back to Houston. 28 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: I mean, you got to have the team doctor's hands 29 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: on them. The team doctors that have did so well 30 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: last year with getting everyone rehabbed and getting everyone back 31 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: in plenty of time and ready to go and having 32 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: no setbacks. You got to get their hands on these 33 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: guys to make sure they're okay. 34 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: I like this anti doctor approach from you. You're you're 35 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: just real. You're a real mad at doctors now, which 36 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: I'm a fan of. Uh. I also can't let you 37 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: slip by by. You said you went to Marti Gras 38 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: and something went up your nose, and I just want 39 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 2: to say, listen, we know you were sick, okay, but 40 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: we love you. Chandler. It's going to be okay. It's 41 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 2: just spring training fromber will be fine. 42 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: Nothing but germs went up my nose at Marty Grass 43 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: for the for the four days I was there. I 44 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: can assure you of that. I am kind of anti 45 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: doctor right now because I went to one to get 46 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: this sickness away, and literally all one it was a shot. 47 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: I was like, just give me a shot of whatever 48 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: antibiotic or steroid or whatever is going to cure this 49 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: very quickly because I have to go back to Florida. 50 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: I have to go back to spring training and I 51 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 1: want to be in tip top shape for that. And 52 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: they wouldn't even do that. They wouldn't even just I'm 53 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: literally asking them. 54 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 2: Like, I can't believe they didn't give you a shot 55 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 2: for the common cold. These these dumb doctors. How dare they? 56 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: I mean, they did give me a COVID test and 57 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: a flu test, both of which, thankfully, maybe I could 58 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: have gotten a shot if I would have tested positive 59 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: for that, I'm not sure, but not I'm anti doctor 60 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: for the minute. For the for the moment, I'll be 61 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: anti doctor. I'm sure one of them will do something 62 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: to save my life in the next you know, month 63 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: to year, and I'll be back on their side. 64 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 2: Okay, Yeah, but Christian Walker. I'm glad man. So he 65 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 2: came back to Houston for the fancy MRI and I 66 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: guess not finding something as good. So I'm to me, 67 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: I'm diagnosing him with a case of the hurt tummies. 68 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 2: Because if you're gonna say you strained your oblique and 69 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: then it's not actually strained, I think I think you 70 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: just got an upset tummy. And what we do for 71 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 2: my babies is we do the bicycle leg, which you 72 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: push back and forth help him out and their tummies. 73 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: And so maybe needs somebody needs to try that with 74 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 2: Christian Walker. We'll see if that fixes it. 75 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: The Astros training staff should try that. It can't go 76 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: worse than some of the other stuff that they have 77 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: tried to do to players. Now we talk about Christian Walker, 78 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: there's no strain. Obviously that's good news, but there there 79 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: is still some wait and see here a little bit. 80 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: He's he didn't go back to spring training and just 81 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: start planning games again. He didn't go start swinging a bat. 82 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: He didn't go start doing every sort of baseball activity 83 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: that's out there. So they're going to ease him back in, 84 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: and I don't think you can really exhale until he 85 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: has a couple of days where he takes batting practice. 86 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: He's full go, full swings and he's pain free. Now 87 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: with the proximity to opening day as we record this, 88 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: there's eighteen days until opening day. There's not a ton 89 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: of wiggle room here. So if he feels anything when 90 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,679 Speaker 1: he resumes base all activities, it could be a signal 91 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: that he may not be ready for opening day. And heck, 92 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: if even if he follows the procedure in the plan, 93 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: there is a chance he could be a tick behind 94 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: when opening day starts. That doesn't mean they put him 95 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: on the il, but maybe he hasn't seen enough as 96 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: much pitching as he wants, maybe he hasn't gotten as 97 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: many reps as he wants in West Palm Beach. But 98 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: all in all, the Ashers will take this over the 99 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: over what could have been the alternative, which was, you know, 100 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: when you when you have an oblique that's a that's 101 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: about a month long thing. And they will take this 102 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: fully over the alternative. 103 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I mean I know that the Astros are 104 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: doing this, but you would you would prefer to miss 105 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 2: a week at the start of the season rather than 106 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: push back and then strain it for you know, any 107 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 2: any soft tissue injury you want to be really careful 108 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: with that. I would much rather, you know, or miss 109 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 2: two weeks at the beginning of the season, then pull 110 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 2: up in June and not be right for the rest 111 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 2: of the you know, something like that. So I would 112 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 2: certainly still prefer them to err on the side of 113 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 2: caution right now. 114 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: And as you and Josh talked about to Christian Walkers, no, 115 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: he is no stranger to oblique problems. Had had one 116 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: last year that cost him a month, and he's had 117 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: other oblique injuries in his career too. So if there's 118 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: anyone that kind of knows how to do this, I 119 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: would probably give Christian walker the benefit of all the 120 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: doubt here that he's going to handle it in the 121 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: way that he knows how to handle it the way 122 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: that it's worked for him in the past, and reading 123 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: what he has told reporters in West Palm Beach recently, 124 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: sounds like this doesn't feel like what happened last year. 125 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: Sounds like everything he has said has been relatively good news. 126 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: But again I would I think there's a lot of 127 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: people with the astros that are still kind of you know, 128 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: let's see what happens when he swings a bat, Let's 129 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: see what happens when he faces live pitching for the 130 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: first time. Then they'll know that they will be well 131 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: past this. And I think the one thing you can 132 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: count on here. Usually, you know, when a guy gets 133 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: to a new team, they want to they want to 134 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: be ready, they want to impress, they want to be 135 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: that guy, you know, like I signed for the I 136 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: signed to do this, so I'm gonna rush to be ready. 137 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: You know, Christian Walker, to me, doesn't strike me as 138 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: that kind of guy. I mean, he's thirty four years old. 139 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: This is not a this is not a young player. 140 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: This is not a player like trying to make an 141 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: impactcause he has to feel like he believes he belongs. 142 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: This is a guy that is pretty secure, pretty set 143 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: in his ways, kind of knows himself, knows his body. 144 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: I don't think the Ashlers are gonna have a problem 145 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: with him like rushing it or kind of chopping at 146 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: the bed. Obviously he wants to be out there and play, 147 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: but he's gonna take this as as slowly and as 148 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: methodically as he needs to. Yeah, and so you know, 149 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: with that, you know, we I'm you and Josh last 150 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: time talked about kind of the permutations of what could 151 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: happen if Christian Walker missed it opening day. We're going 152 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: to act under the guys now that he is going 153 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: to be ready for opening day. He may be a 154 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: little behind, may not have faced all the live pitching 155 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: he wants to see, but we're gonna we're gonna act 156 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: under the guys that he's going to be ready for 157 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:18,679 Speaker 1: opening day. Tyler, there is still a scenario in which 158 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: Cam Smith could factor into the opening day roster, even 159 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: with Christian Walker being ready. Uh. For me, that was 160 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: the one path he had, was Christian Walker being hurt 161 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: not being ready Movie Stock paradis to first base Camp 162 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 1: smithster third baseman. Uh. To start the season. There is 163 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: still something out there that the Ashers are gonna have 164 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: to contend with, and it's called PPI. Do you know 165 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: what PPI is? 166 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 2: Nope? 167 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: All right, Well, I'm gonna be a professional podcaster here 168 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: and we're gonna hear from our friends at foul Territory 169 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: real quick, pay some bills, and then once we pay 170 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: these bills, I'm gonna come back and explain PPI to you, 171 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: and we're gonna see if you think PPI is a 172 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: reason that Cam Smith should be on the Ashers opening 173 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: day roster. 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That's arenaclub 199 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 3: dot com slash foul code foul for twenty percent off 200 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 3: your first purchase. 201 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: All right, Tyler, Remember remember the last time we had 202 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: a lockout, Remember when we didn't have baseball for a 203 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: while and there was a lot of posture that we 204 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: can maybe not have baseball the whole season. Remember that 205 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: it's not like that. 206 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, don't do that again. 207 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: I have bad news for you. That may happen in 208 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: a couple of years. But the last time it happened, 209 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 1: the Players Association and the and the and the league 210 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 1: got together and they got the CBA DOT. Part of 211 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: what was negotiated into that CBA is something called the 212 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: Prospect Promotion Initiative, also known as PPI. What PPI tries 213 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: to do is it is trying to stop service time manipulation, 214 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: and it is trying to get prospects called up when 215 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: they're supposed to be called up. So the way this 216 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 1: works is there's only a select amount of prospects that 217 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: are PPI eligible, and the way you become eligible is 218 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: you rank in I believe it's three separate outside publications 219 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: Top one hundred lists, prospect lists, and I don't have 220 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: the exact which lists they are on the top of 221 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: my head, but suffice to say Cam Smith is in 222 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: all of them, and it's in all the ones you 223 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: think of. It's ESPN, it's Baseball America, it's and there's 224 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 1: one more that I don't know off the top of 225 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: my head. So if you are PPI eligible, if you're 226 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: one of those prospects like Cam Smith is, and you 227 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 1: accrue a full year of major league service time as 228 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: a rookie, that's one hundred and seventy two days, and 229 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: you either win the league's Rookie of the Year honors 230 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: or you finish in the top three of MVP or 231 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: Cy Young voting in that league, your team gets a 232 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: comp pick after the first round in next season's draft. 233 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: So what so how this pertains to camp Smith? To 234 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: accrew a full year of major league service time that's 235 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,839 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy two days, you can't get called 236 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: up in June. You can't even get called up in May. 237 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: You don't have to make the opening day roster. But 238 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: you got to be pretty close. Look last year at 239 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: what the Orioles did with Jackson Holiday. The Orioles did 240 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: not Jackson Holiday did not break camp with the Orioles, 241 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: and then about two weeks later they called him up. 242 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: He spent two weeks in Triple A, knocked the cover 243 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: off the ball. They called him up. It was within 244 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: it would have been. If he stayed on the roster 245 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: all year, he would have had one hundred and seventy 246 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: two days, would have been PPI eligible, and if he 247 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: would have factored of those awards, the Oriels would have 248 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: gotten another draft pick. He did not take to the 249 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: major leagues well, got demoted, so it never happened. So 250 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: here's the thing with cam Smith. I think the astros 251 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: are going to have to decide as they look at 252 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: him in spring training, how ready do they think he 253 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: is and how close to being ready do they think 254 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: he is. Do they think he's give him two months 255 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: in Triple A and he's ready to go. Do they 256 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,719 Speaker 1: think it's well, he's performed really well in these five 257 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: or six Great Fruit League games. But that's all. This 258 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: is five or six Great Fruit League games. He probably 259 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,319 Speaker 1: needs a full year or almost a full year in 260 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: the minor leagues before we call him up. And do 261 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 1: they want to risk losing the possibility of netting another 262 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: draft pick for As we have talked about on this podcast, Tyler, 263 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: this team needs as many high round draft picks as 264 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: it can get, especially with Dana Brown as a as 265 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: a draft guru, and with a farm system that's not 266 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: very good. So, now that you've heard kind of what 267 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: the Astros are weighing here, how much, if at all, 268 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: do you think Cam Smith's PPI eligibility should impact whether 269 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: the Astras carrying on the opening day roster. 270 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 2: I mean, I doubt that they're too concerned with it, 271 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 2: just because winning Rookie of the Year is a very 272 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 2: high bar. Although I will say while you were talking, 273 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 2: I pulled up just odds for Ale Rookie of the 274 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 2: Year and there's no like runaway favorite Jason to me, 275 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 2: as the Yankees prospect is the top one overall, but 276 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 2: fifth on the list is Astro's legend Will Wagner. So 277 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 2: you know, it's not like it's not like Bryce Harper 278 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 2: you know is coming, you know, where there's just somebody, 279 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 2: but of course someone that we've never heard of before 280 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 2: is going to win, you know, like who knows. It's 281 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 2: it's so random, but I mean it's certainly a good 282 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 2: incentive for the Astros. And maybe the new market inefficiency 283 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 2: is just keep drafting rookie of the years, uh, and 284 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 2: just do that and then you get another one every 285 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 2: year and you just keep bringing him up. But yeah, 286 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 2: I mean, look, if he's if he's ready and he 287 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 2: can contribute, he needs to be on the team, regardless 288 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 2: of years of service time, regardless of what they get 289 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 2: in return, it doesn't matter. You know that the Astros 290 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 2: now are are what matter, and so you know, if 291 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 2: if he can play, then then he needs to be playing. 292 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 2: And man, he's he's looked really good. And I mean, 293 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 2: you're the world's biggest camp Smith hater. It's embarrassing for you. 294 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 2: I've been on the hype train waylong, it like a 295 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 2: week longer than you. So it's it's embarrassing for you 296 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 2: that you're gonna have to eat Crow all season from 297 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 2: everybody just tweeting at you saying you said he wasn't 298 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 2: gonna make the roster. Ha ha ha. Well, let the 299 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 2: record show I have never been anti camp Smith, pro 300 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 2: doctor uh so, just the opposite of Chandler in every respect. 301 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: I will say this, the fact that this has now 302 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: even become something that is a legitimate conversation. Look, I 303 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: do not think Cam Smith is gonna make the Astros 304 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: opening day roster, but it is also not crazy that 305 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,479 Speaker 1: we are talking about it. Like he has put himself 306 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: in a position to where this is not just crazy talk. 307 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: This is something that I think is a legitimate conversation. 308 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: Do I think it ends up that Cam Smith is 309 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: on the opening day roster? I do not, but credit 310 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: to him for Look, this kid came in and we 311 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: had Joe Spot on this podcast, and the way he 312 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: spoke about Cam Smith. You knew the expectations for this 313 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: guy going into camp, from the coaching staff, from the 314 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: front office. The expectations were huge, and he has somehow 315 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: exceeded them because you listen to you listen to what 316 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 1: they're saying on the record, You text people around the game, 317 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: you text scouts things like that that have watched him 318 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,199 Speaker 1: and they are like blown away by what they have 319 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: seen from cam Smith on the field. And then in 320 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: the clubhouse, you know, as a professional, just kind of 321 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: carrying himself, makeup wise, and the way he has handled 322 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 1: all of this notoriety. He has exceeded every expectation that 323 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: I think they had, and those expectations were massive, hard 324 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 1: to exceed, you know, enormous expectations, and Cam Smith has 325 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: done that. So there is one other layer of this 326 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: PPI thing that I want to talk to you about 327 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: and get your thoughts on. Hunter Brown is technically still 328 00:17:58,520 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: PPI eligible. 329 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, Hunter brownbut that's that's insane. What are we talking about. 330 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: He debuted for the Astros in twenty twenty two. So 331 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: here's how he is still PPI eligible. And here's and 332 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: it ties in with Camp Smith. So rookies that get 333 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:23,719 Speaker 1: more than sixty days of major league service time are 334 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: not eligible. That's why. You know, if they get more 335 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: than sixty but less than one hundred and seventy two, 336 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 1: they're not eligible. Their eligibility goes away. Because Hunter Brown 337 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: debuted in September of twenty twenty two, he stayed on 338 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 1: the roster all September, and then the playoffs don't count, 339 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: so he had fewer than sixty days of service time 340 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. Going into twenty twenty three, he 341 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: was on all the requisite top one hundred prospect lists. 342 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: He broke camp with the Astros in twenty twenty three, 343 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: he stayed on the roster the whole season. That's a 344 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 1: full year of service time, one hundred and seventy two days. 345 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: So he's now PPI eligible. Still he retains it because 346 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: once you get you that one hundred and seventy two 347 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: days of service time, you retain your PPI eligibility until 348 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: you reach arbitration. So Hunter Brown's still not of arbitration. 349 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: He is still PPI eligible. So if Hunter Brown finishes 350 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: in the top three of al Cy Young voting this year, 351 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 1: which is I wouldn't put it past him after what 352 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: we saw last year, the Ashers are going to get 353 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 1: a cop pick after the first round of next year's draft. 354 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 1: If Hunter Brown finishes in the top three of Cy 355 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 1: Young voting. So bring this back to cam Smith. If 356 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 1: the Ashers wait until September to call Cam Smith up, 357 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 1: if they determine that, you know he's he needs to 358 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: see upper level pitching. He's only got thirty five plate 359 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: appearances above high A. Needs to see double A breaking balls, 360 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: needs to see go to Triple A, see what he 361 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: can do there, and they wait until September to call 362 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: him up. Bring him up, you miss super two. You 363 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: keep his PPI eligibility intact to where if you carry 364 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: him on the roster next year, the opening day roster 365 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: next year, he's still rookie eligible, which means he could 366 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: win Rookie of the Year, and he's still PPI eligible, 367 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: which means you would get a cop pick if he does. 368 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 2: And I will not know the way that they wanted 369 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 2: it to when they designed this system. There should never 370 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 2: be an incentive to be like, well what if what 371 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 2: if we wait until September for this really good guy. 372 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 2: I mean, if if anyone in the ASTIS front office 373 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 2: is thinking along those lines, I will I will personally 374 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 2: punch them in the mouth. That is insane, Like great, 375 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 2: if it works out that way, fine, but so helped me. 376 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 2: If someone is holding back cam Smith for September on 377 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 2: the off chance that he accidentally wins Rookie of the 378 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 2: Year next year so that the year after they can 379 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 2: get some fake forty fifth overall pick, I will lose 380 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 2: my mind. So you're not in favor, No, no one is. 381 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 2: That's not real. If anyone is thinking that they're a psychopath. 382 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean so. When I was thinking about this, 383 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: the way I thought about it was if Christian Walker's 384 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: injury was short term, Let's say, there would have been 385 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: a situation where he had to miss the start of 386 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: the year, but it wouldn't have been a long term injury. 387 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: The Ashers had their window to start the year with 388 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: cam Smith. Let him play the first month of the 389 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: year while Christian Walker was rehabbing his oblique, and then 390 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: see how he's doing. If Christian Walker is ready to 391 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: come back and camp Smith looks overmatched, can send him 392 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: back down to the minor leagues. You can if he's 393 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: got If he looks so overmatched he's got to wait, 394 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: you can wait it out, maybe bring him up next year, 395 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: something like. They had that possibility. It was one of 396 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: those things to where when we thought Christian Walker's oblique 397 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: injury was going to be more severe, this was an 398 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: avenue they could have gone down to keep a lot 399 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: of things intact, to keep you know, to keep camp 400 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 1: Smith's PPI eligibility, to reward him for what he did 401 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: in spring training, and to you know, maybe give him 402 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: a soft landing spot in the big leagues, because let's 403 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: face it, whenever Cam Smith does get called up, it 404 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: is going to be like the expectations are going to 405 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: be through the roof. Everyone's gonna be looking at this 406 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: dude to be like you need to Cause when do 407 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 1: most prospects get called up when the major league team 408 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: is struggling, when they need a spark, when they need 409 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,400 Speaker 1: someone to come in there and shake up the room 410 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,880 Speaker 1: a little bit. That's a lot of pressure to put 411 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 1: on a prospect. If you start the year with Cam 412 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: Smith on the opening day roster, Like I'm not saying 413 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: there's no pressure there, but like it's a clean slate, 414 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: like there's zero and zero. Like there's more pressure on 415 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,959 Speaker 1: Josel Tuv and jorn and Alvarez to start the year well, 416 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: on Esac Paratus to make a nice impression on his 417 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: first team. There's no looking at Cam Smith and like 418 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: you have got to be the guy, Like you've got 419 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 1: to come in here and change our fortunes. It's a 420 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: little bit of a softer landing spot. But I think 421 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 1: that the Hunter Brown situation, that that scenario where you 422 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 1: wait till September, I don't think that's what's entering their minds. 423 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: I think what has to enter their minds, quite frankly, 424 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:54,159 Speaker 1: is do we start him on opening day? Is that 425 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: something we're thinking of? Do we want to keep this 426 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: incentive intact to possible give us another draft pick and 427 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 1: to do that, they can't wait until May or June 428 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: to call him up. They can't be prudent, like They've 429 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 1: got to decide is this guy? Can this guy help 430 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,959 Speaker 1: us from day one? And they're not gonna know that 431 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,239 Speaker 1: from Great Fruit League games. Like and I wrote this 432 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 1: the other day, Dana Brown has been a scout his 433 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: entire life, his entire professional life, he has been a scout. 434 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: He is here to evaluate guys like Cam Smith. I 435 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: would trust Dana Brown's I and his years of being 436 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: an amateur scout and seeing what big leaguers look like 437 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: over what Cam Smith is doing against Quad A pitchers 438 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,400 Speaker 1: from the Mets and the Yankees in these Great Fruit 439 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: League games. I don't think the PPI thing is going 440 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 1: to come into a huge become a huge factor, but Tyler, 441 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: it's something that can. It's certainly something that they have 442 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: to at least that has to come up in conversation 443 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 1: when Dana Brown and Joe Spotterer are talking about this 444 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: with their baseball offs people. 445 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 2: Do you think it does come up in conversation? Do 446 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 2: you think Joe Aspata has heard the words PPI? 447 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,399 Speaker 1: I don't think Joe Aspota. I honestly, I think it 448 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: will be talked about. I think it is something that 449 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: there always has to be that guy in the room. 450 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: You call him Hanna raised guy, you call him the 451 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: guy on the corner that that lays out every nerd 452 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 1: the nerd Yeah, sure, the guy that lays out every 453 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: possibility to be like, hey, guys, you know if we 454 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: do it now, we could get that there's a possibility 455 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: of getting this. And then it's how much do you 456 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: believe in this guy? Like do you believe this guy 457 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: can win Rookie of the Year. Do you believe this 458 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: guy could finishing or finish in the top three of 459 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: MVP voting in a league that includes Aaron Judge. 460 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 2: Okay, here's my plan, then I think bring him up. 461 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 2: He wins Rookie of the Year, finish his second. Let's 462 00:25:55,800 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 2: not get crazy an MVP hunter Brown wins the cy 463 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 2: young three compicks. Astros are just churning them out like crazy, dude, 464 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 2: do you get to double up if you if you 465 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 2: hit multiple categories. 466 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: I do think that teams are only allowed. 467 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 2: That's coward move. If if your guy comes up and 468 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 2: wins Rooky of the Year and finish his top three 469 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 2: and MVP, you should get to pick first overall, because 470 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 2: clearly you know what you're doing. 471 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 1: And now it should be noted that while this thing 472 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,159 Speaker 1: is only PPI has only been in existence, I believe 473 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: for three years. I think there's only been three players 474 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: to accrue this is not normal. Like again, it's supposed 475 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,640 Speaker 1: to be hard, like a lot of like. 476 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 2: Chris Bryant rule right, Like it's because the like. 477 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: Rule, like the Alex Brad like think of what the 478 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: Astros have done too prospects that when you watch them 479 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: in spring training, you're like, oh, this dude's different. And 480 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: then it's like, oh, well he's got to like Jordon 481 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: has to go learn to play left field better and 482 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,880 Speaker 1: he's not gonna come up until middle of June. No, 483 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,120 Speaker 1: it's they wanted to They wanted to keep him away 484 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: from Super two. Yeah. 485 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 2: The difference though, is that the teams were better than 486 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 2: you know, like you could you could go like, well, 487 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 2: what's the difference between one more from this guy versus 488 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 2: you know, that's not that big of a difference. But like, 489 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 2: all camp Smith has to do is be better at 490 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 2: hitting than Chas McCormick, which is not a crazy high bar. 491 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 2: Uh And so yeah, man, if he's, if he's ready, 492 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 2: if he's if he's looking like this, bring him up. 493 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 2: I don't care. 494 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought up. Be a better hitter than 495 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:43,400 Speaker 1: Chas McCormick. Because if he's going to make the open 496 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: If camp Smith's gonna make the opening day roster, he's 497 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: gonna have to play every day like They're not going 498 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: to carry cam Smith sit on the bench three times 499 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 1: a week like that. That would be stupid, especially with 500 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: how little experience he has in professional baseball. With Christian 501 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 1: Walker being we zoom ready for opening day, the only 502 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: way cam Smith can play every day on this team 503 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: would be in an outfield spot, left field or right field. 504 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: He has not played outfield ever. 505 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 2: Lay there as Altuve, he's making it look fine. Who 506 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 2: cares throw him out there? 507 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 1: I'll actually take that back. Camp Smith did play left 508 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: field in the Cape Cod League when he went to 509 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: the Cape uh after in one of his summers stints 510 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:34,360 Speaker 1: at Florida state otherwise has not played the outfield hardly. Ever, 511 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: he has talked about wanting to stay at third base. 512 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 1: Joe Spoda came on this podcast and said, we want 513 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: to keep him at third base while he's in big 514 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: league camp to kind of ease his any anxiety. He'd 515 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: have to make the transition seamless and to make him 516 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 1: like feel like he's at his natural position. Tyler, I 517 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if in the next week or so. 518 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:00,479 Speaker 1: I'm not saying he's gonna play there in great fruity games. 519 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: Wouldn't be surprised if you start seeing Cam Smith go 520 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: with the outfielders. 521 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 2: The would rule. I'd be so excited. I hope he 522 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 2: learns a new position a week before the season starts 523 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 2: and then just hit seventh opening day and works his 524 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 2: way through and wins. All the PPIs that he can. 525 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 2: I keep thinking of pardon the interruption, that's every time 526 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 2: you say it, I think a PTI. But yeah, I don't. 527 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 2: Here's the thing. I used to care a lot about 528 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 2: when the Super two deadline was, and this. 529 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: Is the new Super two, this is the new in 530 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: vogue Super two. 531 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 2: Don't I don't care like twenty thirty is not a 532 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 2: real year. The older I get, the more I'm like, 533 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 2: just whatever you're doing now, that's all you got. 534 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: Man. 535 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 2: I had hair like five years ago. This is all 536 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 2: science now, this is Kirkland brand rogain up here. Like 537 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 2: five years ago, I was like, Oh, I might grow 538 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 2: out a a mullet because I got so much. Nope, 539 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 2: not anymore. So I don't care about the prospects or 540 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 2: even service time. I don't. I don't care what figuring 541 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 2: out pay him six years from now. That's a that's 542 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 2: a problem for future Astros. What I care about right 543 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 2: now is this season. And as long as you're not 544 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 2: you know, there's obviously a line, right like, you don't 545 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 2: want to just blow everything for one year, but you're 546 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 2: not with service time, you're not. If the guy's good enough, 547 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 2: bring him up, let him play, and if he deserves 548 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 2: to pay, then you'll pay him later or you'll trade 549 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 2: him for another cam Smith on the last year of 550 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 2: his contract. Oh, how how mad will Cubs fans be 551 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 2: if cam Smith wins Rookie of the Year the Astros 552 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 2: get a pick and then Tucker walks after after one season, 553 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 2: They'll they'll be so mad. That would be wonderful. 554 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: I would love that it would extend Cubs fans prolonged 555 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: misery since twenty sixteen. That's a that's a pretty that's 556 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: a pretty miserable fan base they had that twenty sixteen 557 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: was such a great year for them, and everything before 558 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: and after it's just. 559 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 2: Been cool stadium, great hot take. Brickley Field is a 560 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 2: good ballpark. My wife and I went there probably four 561 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 2: or five years ago. Oh she was probably like seven 562 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 2: years ago. Time is flying. But I straight up it 563 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 2: was a day game. We walked up the concourse, I 564 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 2: bought like nice seats in the first deck, walked up 565 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 2: the little concourse. It was already like the second inning 566 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 2: when we got there. And as soon as I came 567 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 2: up and then like into the lower bowl, the game's 568 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 2: already going, you know, So there's already all this energy there. 569 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 2: I cried. Was not expecting that, but I walked up 570 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 2: and I was just like, oh, like, it all just 571 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 2: hit me all of a sudden. I don't know if 572 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 2: it's just from growing up watching so many asterisk Cubs games. 573 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 2: Big fan of a Rookie of the Year, that movie 574 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 2: you remember that one for the kid Ice No Henry 575 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 2: Rowan Gardner. He breaks his arm and then he can 576 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 2: throw like yeah, yeah, you saw it on ice like 577 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 2: Disney on ice. 578 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: No, uh, it's uh. I forgot what the coach's name was. 579 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: But they're in the clubhouse and like he's trying to 580 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: teach him how to arm care between starts and ice. Yeah, 581 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: and then he gets like trapped in the in the cage. 582 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 2: I wonder if that holds up. I wonder if it's 583 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 2: still good. 584 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: I hope Gary Busey is like half drunk like the 585 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: flower seeds. What's what a great time. 586 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 2: Should be playing? If he's good enough, let him play. 587 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 2: I don't I don't care about any of the other incentives. 588 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 2: And just the fact that you mentioned this September nonsense. 589 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 2: I'm mad at you because someone is gonna hear it, 590 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 2: and someone's gonna go, well, you know, Hunter Brown still peopia. 591 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 2: I'm gonna be so mad if that comes out in 592 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 2: a press conference this year. I'm holding you personally accountable 593 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 2: for my misery. 594 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: And to be fair, I think that I have not 595 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: asked Danavis. I would. I'd be stunned if Dana doesn't 596 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: think exactly the way you think. He does, not strike 597 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:17,479 Speaker 1: he is the antithesis of his two predecessors, who I 598 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:21,479 Speaker 1: can almost assure you both of his predecessors would have 599 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: had this as a conversation piece within their front office. 600 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 1: Jeff Luno, I can all but guarantee that James Klick, 601 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure that would have been something he considered. I 602 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: don't know if it would have been in front of mine, 603 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: but it would have certainly been something to think about. Dana. 604 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: I just I don't think I think that's a totally 605 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: different wavelength. I think he's going to He's gonna bring 606 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: the best twenty six guys to diyke In Park to 607 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: play the Mets on opening Day, and if Cam Smith's 608 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: one of them, the draft picks be damned, he will. 609 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: He will be one of them when they believe he's ready. 610 00:33:55,720 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: So to soothe your concerns, I can I can all 611 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: but assure you that that this is how they think. 612 00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: But it's just it's interesting food for thought about if 613 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 1: he doesn't make the opening day roster and then we 614 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 1: get into the middle of the season and he's having 615 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:19,359 Speaker 1: an okay showing in the minor leagues. It's not superstar level. 616 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 1: It's he's not forcing their hand to call him them 617 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 1: to call him up and the Astros are staying afloat 618 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 1: at the big league level. Then you start to wonder, 619 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: you know, do you just wait entirely until next year? 620 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of different ways this could go, 621 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:37,760 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of different ways that this PPI 622 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: think can impact your thinking. And again, it's really hard 623 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: to It was gonna be really hard for cam Smith 624 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: or anyone to make this PPI thing work, because again, 625 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 1: winning Work of the Year is hard. Finishing in the 626 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: top three of these awards is really hard. So it's 627 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: not as if if they do this it's guaranteed they're 628 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: getting a pick. It's just one of these interesting things 629 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 1: to kind of keep in the back of your head. 630 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: And it made for thirty five minutes of lively discussion, 631 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,720 Speaker 1: and the last two minutes we will occupy with Jalen Beaks. 632 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:08,440 Speaker 1: Do you know who that is? 633 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 2: I saw you tweet about him. Sounds like a cool 634 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 2: name for like a a sesame street character, Jalen Beeks 635 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 2: like a little duck or something. I feel like that 636 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 2: would be a good one. But apparently he's left handed, correct. 637 00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:26,879 Speaker 1: He is, So now they have a many of those 638 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: that they need. They have approximately thirty one left handed 639 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 1: relievers in Major League camp. Dusty Baker is on a 640 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: winery in California, his winery somewhere, just losing his mind 641 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,280 Speaker 1: because the Astros have this many left handed relievers in camp. 642 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:45,720 Speaker 2: Dusty Baker should open Beignet shop. 643 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:48,000 Speaker 1: Baker's Beignet's, Well. 644 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:52,440 Speaker 2: Just Dusty Baker like that. What else is Baker than agne? 645 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:56,800 Speaker 1: Well, there's so many ways you go with that. But yes, Bennets, 646 00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: Benets are great. We'll make it. We're going full circle here. 647 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 1: I was at Martin gras As started this podcast talking 648 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 1: about powder. Sugar may have gone up my nose. You know, 649 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 1: a couple of times with sugar, with eating Begnet's. 650 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:10,839 Speaker 2: Perhaps your mom watches this? 651 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 1: She does? Oh man, I hope she doesn't watch so 652 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 1: the end. Actually, I hope she does, because that's how 653 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 1: we get revenue. If she wants me to make money, 654 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:23,759 Speaker 1: she should still be watching this. Jalen Beeks I the 655 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,040 Speaker 1: only interesting again minor league deal to a guy that 656 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 1: there's zero risk. There's zero there's zero risk here, like 657 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: it's a high it's a if it's a lottery ticket, 658 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,840 Speaker 1: Like if he pitches, well great, if not, he costs 659 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 1: you next to nothing. I did find it interesting that 660 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 1: they signed him to a minor league deal three weeks 661 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: in the camp, after they have had all this time 662 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:49,800 Speaker 1: to evaluate the approximately thirty one other left handed relievers 663 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:54,200 Speaker 1: they have in camp. To me, Tyler, that would indicate 664 00:36:54,239 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 1: that they are not totally enthralled with their bullpen competition 665 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:03,279 Speaker 1: right now, maybe wanted to add some more see what 666 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: they can get. Because if you're settled, if you're if 667 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:10,600 Speaker 1: you're content with what you got, you're not still looking 668 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 1: to bring guys in. And that was the only kind 669 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 1: of interest thing to me, was that this late in 670 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:17,439 Speaker 1: the camp that they would that they would go find 671 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: another left hand or reliever. 672 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. Just quickly glancing over his Baseball Savant page, not 673 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 2: a lot of hard contact, just a lot of you know, 674 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:32,239 Speaker 2: either bad luck or whatever. But I mean, is the 675 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:36,360 Speaker 2: average exit velocity he's in the eighty seventh percentile. Barrel 676 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 2: hard hair percentage hovering around the ninetieth percent. You know, 677 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 2: he he pitches the contact, but he gets out. I mean, 678 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 2: that's a perfect fifth inning guy. That's the guy you 679 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:49,120 Speaker 2: want to come in and go like, look, man, it's 680 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,880 Speaker 2: seven and nothing can you can you just throw some 681 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:57,359 Speaker 2: strikes and and get us through this game. But yeah, 682 00:37:57,360 --> 00:38:00,480 Speaker 2: I mean, of course we say that he's gonna win 683 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:04,520 Speaker 2: Rookie of the Year and we'll get another PPI. That's 684 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:06,120 Speaker 2: how it works, right, Well. 685 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:07,719 Speaker 1: He pitched for the Raise for five years, so he's 686 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 1: probably he. 687 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:11,160 Speaker 2: Does something that's a minor league team. It's fine. 688 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:14,799 Speaker 1: If he pitched for the Raise for five years, he 689 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:17,399 Speaker 1: did something right. He's got good stuff. If the Rays 690 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 1: are running him out there for as many innings as 691 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,239 Speaker 1: they ran him out there for five years, he knows 692 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:23,080 Speaker 1: what he's doing. He then got to go pitch for 693 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: the Rockies, which, who boy, what a what a what 694 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 1: a change in trajectory and what a change in vibe 695 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:35,759 Speaker 1: going from the race of the Rockies. Who knows, maybe 696 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 1: Jalen Beeks will be on the opening day roster, Maybe 697 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:40,240 Speaker 1: Cam Smith will be on the opening day roster. Maybe 698 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:44,040 Speaker 1: whoever the Ashers pick with their PPI pick in twenty 699 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:46,359 Speaker 1: twenty six will soon be on an opening day roster. 700 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,600 Speaker 1: Who can say? Whoever is there? We will talk about 701 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 1: them on Crush City Territory, which will come to you 702 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,520 Speaker 1: twice a week for the remainder of spring training and 703 00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:58,919 Speaker 1: then March twenty seventh opening day. Once opening Day rolls 704 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 1: around three times, you ready for that? 705 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:04,080 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, this is the only time I talk to people. 706 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:05,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, just you. 707 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:07,680 Speaker 2: I've been sitting in I've been sitting in a dark 708 00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:11,640 Speaker 2: corner for three days since the last episode, just waiting 709 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 2: to get back on. 710 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: So have I And I think it really I think 711 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 1: it really worked. I think it I think we got 712 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:20,000 Speaker 1: out everything we needed to get out. 713 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 2: So I will say this is this is a complete 714 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 2: tangent accidentally went viral on TikTok. I was I was 715 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:32,640 Speaker 2: lip syncing to a my Chemical Romance song and I 716 00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 2: think the mustache makes children think that I am much 717 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:39,560 Speaker 2: older than I actually am. But it blew up. There's 718 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,880 Speaker 2: like fifty thousand likes on this thing from all of 719 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:47,120 Speaker 2: these sad teenagers listening to My Chemical Romance, and every 720 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 2: comment on there is like, this is me when I'm 721 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:52,960 Speaker 2: a middle aged man. This is me when I'm older, 722 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:58,720 Speaker 2: me in twenty years. I'm like, oh my gosh. So anyway, 723 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:01,960 Speaker 2: point is yeah, ready to come back in the podcast game, 724 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,560 Speaker 2: which is maybe where I should stay because I'm getting 725 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:08,440 Speaker 2: roasted by children on the China app. 726 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:11,359 Speaker 1: Are my Chemical Romance and good Charlotte the same thing. 727 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:16,000 Speaker 2: Now, how dare you look? We can have a several 728 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 2: lesson on mid aughts emo music, because I could write 729 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:26,880 Speaker 2: a dissertation on that Green Day. Green Day is more punk. Listen, 730 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:28,960 Speaker 2: I'm gonna fight you if we have to go down 731 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 2: this road. And I'm driving to Nashville tomorrow to start 732 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:35,320 Speaker 2: some some music recordings, so don't don't give me so 733 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:38,319 Speaker 2: it'll take me an hour to walk you through all 734 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 2: of all of the different emo bands. But anyway, glad 735 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:45,279 Speaker 2: to be back podcasting with with people who don't think 736 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 2: of me as a like a stunningly old man, like 737 00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:52,759 Speaker 2: they're surprised that I know how this app works. 738 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:59,880 Speaker 1: Breaking Benjamin rules. Anyway, we'll end on that you're still listening. 739 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:03,319 Speaker 1: If you're still listening, God bless you. Please rate and 740 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:07,239 Speaker 1: review on Apple. Please subscribe on YouTube to Crush City 741 00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:10,920 Speaker 1: Territory so I'll know whenever one of these masterpieces drops, 742 00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:13,279 Speaker 1: you'll be the first to know if you subscribe to 743 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: Crush City Territory. We will be back this week. I'll 744 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,160 Speaker 1: be back in West Palm Beach to look at Cam 745 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,040 Speaker 1: Smith and Jalen Beeks and whoever else is there with 746 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,359 Speaker 1: my own two eyes. We will be back this week 747 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:51,040 Speaker 1: to talk to you guys about what I see. Thanks bye,