WEBVTT - Rotation shoves against Cleveland, Bullpen struggles continue

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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Bucco Territory, presented to you by the Foul Territory Network.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the Oahils, joining me as always on my co

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<v Speaker 1>hosts Platinum Key aka Mark and Josh Harrison. It is Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>The Pirates are coming out of the All Star Break

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<v Speaker 1>with a pretty good showing against the Cleveland Guardians. They

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<v Speaker 1>take two of three from that team up on the

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<v Speaker 1>Mistake on the Lake. They show swept them the blue

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<v Speaker 1>of three to zero lead on Saturday. So we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the good and the bad to come from

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<v Speaker 1>it and both of their wins. They got really good

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<v Speaker 1>starts from their starting pitcher. They had a pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>outing from their bulk guy on Saturday as well, but

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<v Speaker 1>the bullpen blew that. So we'll talk about the bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>struggles and then we will round out our show today

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<v Speaker 1>as we always do on Monday, with Platinum Key's Key

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<v Speaker 1>of the Week. Guys, we'll start off though the starters

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<v Speaker 1>they shoved in a ballpark that's a hitter friendly ballpark

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<v Speaker 1>against a team that's in the thick of the American

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<v Speaker 1>League Wild Card hunt. Jared Jones. Let's just start there

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<v Speaker 1>first outing since the six perfect innings. He kept it going.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he went five, only allowed three hits, one

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<v Speaker 1>earned run. I believe had like eight strikeouts. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to say he looked, he looked really really good. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the best we've seen Jared looking back to back

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<v Speaker 1>outings probably since twenty twenty four, probably since like May

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four. So very encouraging sign for him. Christian

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<v Speaker 1>Curtis what MLB debut? Hello, young fella, that is something

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<v Speaker 1>to be excited about. If you're the Pirates, they have

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<v Speaker 1>another option if they need it. Kind of like a

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon Compton type guy, Josh if you if you yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you just you have that. You have that, you know

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<v Speaker 1>ace in the hole there. Anytime you need a spot

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<v Speaker 1>starting a doubleheader, you have one of those young guys

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<v Speaker 1>that's big. The big guy. Paul Skeins comes through with

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<v Speaker 1>seven innings of one run ball on Sunday to get

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<v Speaker 1>the series victory. Mark, I'm gonna start with you here,

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<v Speaker 1>who were you most impressed with this weekend? Of their three,

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<v Speaker 1>We'll say Christian Curtis was a start as well. So

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<v Speaker 1>which of these three was the most impressive?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think Christian Curtis, out of these three,

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<v Speaker 2>was just so impressive, just because he didn't really know

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<v Speaker 2>he was about to make this start. You know, his

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<v Speaker 2>like family only got so much heads up to make

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<v Speaker 2>it for his MLB debut, so he kind of got

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<v Speaker 2>thrown out of his rhythm, you know, just it's you're

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<v Speaker 2>making your major league debut. There's a lot going on,

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<v Speaker 2>and he handled all of that perfectly and looked great.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the velocity was really really nice, just like

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<v Speaker 2>the control. Uh, he was really efficient and like what

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<v Speaker 2>his start for this team. We were talking last episode about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Seth Hernandez willing to do whatever to help

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<v Speaker 2>this team win even if he's in the minors. Christian

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<v Speaker 2>Curtis stepped up and gave this team a crucial spot

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<v Speaker 2>start when they're about to have six games in five

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<v Speaker 2>days against two of the best teams in the American

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<v Speaker 2>League with the Yankees coming up next, and so him

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<v Speaker 2>being able to fill in and have Brax andn Ashcraft

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<v Speaker 2>bump his start to a team where it's the Yankees

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<v Speaker 2>with a much better ops than you know, the Cleveland Guardians.

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<v Speaker 2>That was I was just really impressed by Christian Curtis

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<v Speaker 2>and it's you know, it stinks that he got option

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<v Speaker 2>back to triple A, but I don't think that's surprising

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<v Speaker 2>at all. We knew after he pitched he's not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be able to pitch again for four or five days.

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<v Speaker 2>So get him back back to starting, keep him stretched

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<v Speaker 2>out in triple A. And it's nice to know that

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<v Speaker 2>if we need help in the bullpen for more like

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<v Speaker 2>long relief like that, or a spot in the rotation

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<v Speaker 2>comes of it becomes available, that's a really good looking option.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's not even to mention like Wilburdjtel we didn't

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<v Speaker 2>see him this weekend. Another young arm that could possibly

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<v Speaker 2>fill that same kind of role where stretched out and

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<v Speaker 2>like maybe come out of the bullpen. What about you,

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<v Speaker 2>Josh I who Yeah Jones? To impress you more.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna go Jared Jones because obviously I was gonna

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<v Speaker 3>say Christian would be the obvious answer, you know, debut,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'll go Jared Jones.

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<v Speaker 4>Just because obviously we know what Paul brings.

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<v Speaker 3>But Jared through the first game coming out of break

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<v Speaker 3>too right, So for me that that was setting the

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<v Speaker 3>tone we talk about coming out of All Star Break,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, wanting to set the tone.

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<v Speaker 4>We needed our starting pitching to do it.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think we talked about on Sunday's episode of

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<v Speaker 3>you Know Who we'd like to see take a step

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<v Speaker 3>forward or whatever, and here it was answered first. And

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<v Speaker 3>I think Jared we even spoke about because he had

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<v Speaker 3>the six perfect endings his last start before All Star Break.

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<v Speaker 3>So to see that, you know, from the get go,

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<v Speaker 3>I think out of the last I would say would

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<v Speaker 3>definitely be the most impressive, just because you need it

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<v Speaker 3>that out coming out of break and to set the tone,

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<v Speaker 3>especially being on the road.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I'll pick Skins then and I'll say it's

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<v Speaker 1>impressive just because I mean, I liked how the splinker

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<v Speaker 1>looked today against left handers. The velocity has been higher

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<v Speaker 1>than what it has been. Wasn't by much. It was

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<v Speaker 1>still sitting around ninety seven. But it's three in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>That's we set this bar for Paul, like going into

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of this month. It's just you gotta win

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<v Speaker 1>when Paul Skeins pitches, and they've done that now against

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<v Speaker 1>the Atlanta Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Cleveland Guardians.

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<v Speaker 1>That's at any pitcher in baseball, if you can rattle

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<v Speaker 1>off three straight wins against those three teams. That is

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<v Speaker 1>a stretch to be proud of, and that includes Paul Skins.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's looked better at every single outing. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>I still don't think Paul Skins is back. He got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of help from his defense today. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's part of it. That's part of it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Like sometimes you do all the work, sometimes your teammates

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<v Speaker 1>help you out. When you get twenty one outs, they

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<v Speaker 1>all count the same, they're all the same on the

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<v Speaker 1>stat sheet. So that's that's him doing his job. And

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<v Speaker 1>like we just said, like I just said, he's three

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<v Speaker 1>and ozer in his last three. He has a winning record.

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<v Speaker 1>Now this is the Paul Skins that he is trending upward,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is bad news for the National League. When

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<v Speaker 1>Paul skiings, it's like in the movie A Bronx Tail

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<v Speaker 1>when they lock the door. Now you can't leave, Like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it is. It is bad news for the National League

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<v Speaker 1>if he gets going.

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<v Speaker 2>So and I'll just sud yeah, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just gonna say sometimes you need a little help.

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<v Speaker 3>When you said it started, like you know, as much

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<v Speaker 3>you see self the team, you know, for today's start.

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<v Speaker 4>Sometimes you need a little help and hey, you'll take it.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll just round this segment out by mentioning the

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<v Speaker 2>one guy who made a start as well. Mason Montgomery

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<v Speaker 2>has looked really good as an opener for this team.

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<v Speaker 2>Provides a lot of help for when you can throw

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<v Speaker 2>lefty out there who you know is going to have

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<v Speaker 2>a clean first inning and get things going the right

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<v Speaker 2>way set up Christian Curtis nicely. So shout out to

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<v Speaker 2>Mason Montgomery for I think that's the fifth time now

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<v Speaker 2>that he's done that opening role hasn't allowed to run.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been pretty efficient to him. So so and then

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<v Speaker 2>came in also on Sunday and pitched a clean inning

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<v Speaker 2>of relief after skiing. So shout out to Mason Montgomery

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<v Speaker 2>for the work he did this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so we're going to take a quick break.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me come back. We're going to talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>bullpen here on Bucco Territory.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, guys, there was only real really one flaw

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<v Speaker 1>this whole weekend. Yep, they hit the ball well. I

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<v Speaker 1>think they played pretty good defense for the most part.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess Sat. The second game in the doubleheader, had

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<v Speaker 1>some bad defensive plays, but overall defense was fine, offense

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty good. Starting pitching was really good. Relief pitching

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<v Speaker 1>did not get the job done. On Saturday. They had

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<v Speaker 1>a three to nothing lead. What was it in the

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<v Speaker 1>sixth seventh inning.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, that's why I'm looking at my phone because my

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<v Speaker 3>cousin went to the game and I was scrolling through

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<v Speaker 3>the look at his text. He went to that second

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<v Speaker 3>game because I started the delay. From what I remember,

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<v Speaker 3>he was like, cuz it's you know, raining, it's a delay.

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<v Speaker 3>And I wake up to a text today from him

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<v Speaker 3>because I didn't get to watch it. He goes, he said, cuz, thanks,

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<v Speaker 3>he said for last night. It was a crazy ending,

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm like, what happened? And he goes, Travis Bozana

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<v Speaker 3>hit a walk off home run, Guards came back crazy ending.

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<v Speaker 3>He was like, Pirates had the game one. They were

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<v Speaker 3>up three to nothing. So you're saying that, like, as

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<v Speaker 3>I've mentioned, people are taking notice. I've mentioned it, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, one of our earlier episodes that you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Pirates are on people's radar, and you know, with everything

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<v Speaker 3>that they've been doing, you know, I have my cousin

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<v Speaker 3>here who went to the game, you know, who witnessed

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<v Speaker 3>the bullpen you know struggles firsthand, and was just like, yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 3>the Pirates had the game one and I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>how many games they've had this year where you know,

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<v Speaker 3>kind of been a similar situation, but I think this

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<v Speaker 3>is the first one that I've had somebody personally be like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>because the bull can you know. So it's one of

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<v Speaker 3>those things where it's like, you know, you don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to keep you know, saying the same thing over and over,

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<v Speaker 3>but at some point, you know, you don't want to

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<v Speaker 3>look at the end of the season and miss out

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<v Speaker 3>on an opportunity due to you know, some some struggles

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<v Speaker 3>that have been there a long time of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>They've had eighteen blowing saves. Now their bullpen has nineteen losses. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen losses on the air. So when you say you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to keep saying it over and over again,

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<v Speaker 1>you should actually say it over and over again nineteen times, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's how many games they've lost you this year.

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<v Speaker 1>And boobens, you know what, You're you're allowed one bad

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<v Speaker 1>blow up a month that that happens. But man, I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they were up. They were up three nothing heading into

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of the eighth inning, and then they melted

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<v Speaker 1>down and in the the The tough part about this one,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's so familiar with so many other of these losses,

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<v Speaker 1>it's they gave every a shot. Like Isert did not

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<v Speaker 1>look good. Sodo didn't get the job done. He his

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<v Speaker 1>wild pitch allowed the time run to come across the plate.

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<v Speaker 1>Dennis Santana, which we'll talk about in the segment, just

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<v Speaker 1>another really, really bad showing from him. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>who do you have that you can depend on in

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<v Speaker 1>this bullpen right now? John? I mean yeah, that's that's it. Like.

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<v Speaker 1>And Johan wasn't amazing in his outing, so I just yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's tough, So let's let's go here. Mark. Dennis Santana,

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<v Speaker 1>it looked like he was trending upward a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>We're now at a point where he's two and five

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<v Speaker 1>with a six twenty year under on average, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>not a very small work sample. He's thrown forty and

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<v Speaker 1>two thirds inning this year in forty three games. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's bad. I mean, in his last fifteen games he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a seven point eight zero era is last thirty games.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an eight point seven eight era, So I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that that thirty game sample is pretty daunting. Is this?

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<v Speaker 1>It is this? It like, is do you have to

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<v Speaker 1>DFA him now?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's within If not this series, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if his next appearance doesn't go well, yeah, then it's

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<v Speaker 2>gotta be because I think the only reason he's still

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<v Speaker 2>on this team is because of how good he looked

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<v Speaker 2>in what was that like the first half of twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five last year where he actually looked like a

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<v Speaker 2>he could be. This team's close.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean four like the of twenty four he was

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<v Speaker 1>their best reliever, and I think all twenty five he

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<v Speaker 1>was like a win player out of the bullpen line, right,

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<v Speaker 1>he was really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so that was last year. You're chasing that and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not there. And we have talked so many times

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<v Speaker 2>how voltaile guy like relief pictures can be and this

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<v Speaker 2>is just not done Santana's year and at a certain like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm completely fine if we get the notification tomorrow after

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<v Speaker 2>this episode releases, if he has been DFA, he's out

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<v Speaker 2>of options, So you can't send him down to the

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<v Speaker 2>minors to figure something out and you can't let him

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<v Speaker 2>just linger in this bullpen because how can Don Kelly

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<v Speaker 2>trust him? And yeah, I don't know if you there's

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<v Speaker 2>already enough guys that are there for the low leverage spots. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you need to find an answer, and it just hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>been Dennis Santana this year. What when do you cut it?

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<v Speaker 1>No, I mean the real answer is whenever they make

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<v Speaker 1>another addition, because who are you replacing him with? Right now?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm not defaing him for the sake of recalling.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah that like because that's not an upgrade, like even Urkidi,

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, what do you I mean, I don't know, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>go get someone. That's the point here is because when

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<v Speaker 1>you when you go, when you go get someone, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta clear a space on the forty man. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>when Dennis goes. And that's just the unfortunate reality of it.

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<v Speaker 1>He has no more years of control remaining. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>free agent at the end of next year. He's your

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<v Speaker 1>worst leverage option right now, considering the guys that you

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<v Speaker 1>would actually put or put in the on the mound

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<v Speaker 1>in leverage spots. He's your biggest liability. So it sucks

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<v Speaker 1>because I've said this before, Dennis is one of my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite guys to talk to you in that clubhouse. But

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<v Speaker 1>you've given him forty innings. That's the whole season for

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<v Speaker 1>some guys in the major leagues. So it's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>just not happening, and it's time to go get some help.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not talking about Isert, who was the second

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<v Speaker 1>best player acquired for a draft pick. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>need to go get a real reliever. Other teams are

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<v Speaker 1>doing it. The Brewers have made editions, the Cubs have

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<v Speaker 1>made additions. The draft is over, it's the it's the

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<v Speaker 1>back half of July. Go get them overpay It's time.

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<v Speaker 1>As long as it's not Seth Hernandez or Edward Florentino,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta consider it. Man. You you traded for all

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<v Speaker 1>of these low level prospects last year. You load it

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<v Speaker 1>up in high A, low A, double A and all

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys. You have a stockpile of young shortstops.

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<v Speaker 1>You have a stockpile young third baseman, young catchers. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of these dudes, it's like, all right, well, you look,

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<v Speaker 1>even if they do well, like say, you have another

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<v Speaker 1>Zmerlin Valdez in that group where are you playing them

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<v Speaker 1>because they're not playing short stop next year and you

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<v Speaker 1>just trade for Jacob Gonzalez, So you got a logjam there.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to overpay and go get an arm. It's

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<v Speaker 1>time and that means that will mean the departure of

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<v Speaker 1>Dennis Santana. It's just beyond time because right now then

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<v Speaker 1>everything else is fine. Gonzales looks pretty good at short

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<v Speaker 1>They kind of fixed that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean that that was we said that was priority, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Ye check that box. They agreed.

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<v Speaker 3>And hearing you know, a six two o E or

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<v Speaker 3>I think you said, that's pretty alarming, especially I mean

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<v Speaker 3>high leverage back end of the bullpen when you're handing

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<v Speaker 3>the ball over to be secure. You mentioned, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>how does Don Kelly trust him. I'm sure there are

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<v Speaker 3>moments out there he will never tell you, but I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sure his confidence, you know, as a picture of Dennis Santana.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, relievers are told to have the shortest memory,

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<v Speaker 3>and when you tell me he's been going out there

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<v Speaker 3>and getting hit the way, that confidence can't be at

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<v Speaker 3>an all time high. And as you said, Mark just

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<v Speaker 3>may not be as year, but if this is going

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<v Speaker 3>to be the Pirates year, they have to shake up

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<v Speaker 3>some things, and unfortunately that may mean, as you said,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, letting go of a guy that Noah loves

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<v Speaker 3>to cover. You know, but at the same time you

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<v Speaker 3>hit the nail on the head. You can't make a

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<v Speaker 3>move if you don't have a replacement ready, especially to

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<v Speaker 3>go in those situations. So they have to be that

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<v Speaker 3>that's got to be their priority. Which before you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Connor got hurt and they need to address bullpen was

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<v Speaker 3>the priority. Then you know what that flipped now that

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<v Speaker 3>you've addressed that shortstop. I don't even know the number,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I don't really get into the analytics, but

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<v Speaker 3>I'd be curious to.

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<v Speaker 4>See how many of those eighteen or nineteen losses the.

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<v Speaker 3>Win probability was something that was like, dang, they shouldn't

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<v Speaker 3>have lost this game.

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<v Speaker 2>There's at least like.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not saying the one. I'm not saying like a

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<v Speaker 4>one run game. I'm saying like games that like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it was yeah, right, four or.

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<v Speaker 1>Five games at the top of my head where they

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<v Speaker 1>blew a three plus run lead in the final, that's

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<v Speaker 1>too many.

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<v Speaker 2>And they've come to it like these bullpen collapses have

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<v Speaker 2>just stopped all the team's momentum too, like this, we

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<v Speaker 2>could be going on this crazy win streak right now.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, oh, well, we had another blip where we

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<v Speaker 2>had a game just.

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<v Speaker 1>Completely They're a half game out right now, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they're a half game out, and you're chasing down one

0:18:23.640 --> 0:18:25.399
<v Speaker 1>of the teams you're chasing is ahead of you, to

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<v Speaker 1>the wildcard teams ahead of you or in your division,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're you're just giving games away. Everything else is

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<v Speaker 1>getting better as the season. The offense is getting better

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<v Speaker 1>every month of the season, the starting pitching is getting better,

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<v Speaker 1>the whole thing's coming into form. And the bullpen just

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<v Speaker 1>like it's just it's just not there. It's not there,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, it's it's beyond time.

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<v Speaker 2>There's an easy thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, all right, we're gonna take another break. When we

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<v Speaker 1>come back, we will round out the show. I think

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<v Speaker 2>frustrated in Sunday's game. I think he'd be loving to

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<v Speaker 2>see all go over the wall, you know, see when

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<v Speaker 2>going the net like that?

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<v Speaker 1>What about you, Noah, hottest hitter in baseball, Billy Cook. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he had a huge game today. He was This was

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<v Speaker 1>the best game Billy Cook's played in his life. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>piece of it. And if memory serves correct, he homered

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<v Speaker 1>at Yankee Stadium in twenty twenty four. I believe I

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<v Speaker 1>covered that him and Nick York both hit home runs

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<v Speaker 1>in the season finale. I think, so okay, yeah, Billy

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<v Speaker 1>Cook Cone Hoister. I don't even know if he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to get a plate appearance a.

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<v Speaker 2>Day, right, yeah on Sunday?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, yeah. If he does, be aware, Bleacher teachers

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<v Speaker 1>because Billy Cook home run income.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, I'll go with a little bit more certainty here,

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<v Speaker 2>a guy you can just I mean, at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>as mellan val does, I mean, geez, if he doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>hit a home run, he must be sick or something,

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<v Speaker 2>or the game guy postponed. Because at this rate, this

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<v Speaker 2>guy is just mashing home runs with a freakish consistency

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<v Speaker 2>uh eleven hundred ops right now and does not seem

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<v Speaker 2>Wait all right, and this week's Key of the Week,

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to highlight my guy, Jakemingham, friend of the

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<v Speaker 2>show and someone who has just been on an absolute

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<v Speaker 2>tear after he's stepped up with more playing time with

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<v Speaker 2>Onneo Cruz out. He's been doing it every which way

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<v Speaker 2>he possibly can. I mean, he's been hitting the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>His ops in his last seven games is over nine hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>over eight hundred in his last fifteen games. The defense,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, some of the plays he made in Sunday's

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<v Speaker 2>game were just unreal. He made a sliding catch when

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<v Speaker 2>he was in left field, sprinting on full sprint with

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen Kwan committed he was going to turn it into

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<v Speaker 2>a double, and somehow Jake Mangham gets the ball, slides,

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<v Speaker 2>catches it, guns it in and gets the out. And

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<v Speaker 2>not only that, but he was just so fired up

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<v Speaker 2>after they announced they had to go to replay review,

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<v Speaker 2>announced Carl was confirmed or overturned, I can't remember, and

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<v Speaker 2>called Kwan out and just seeing that energy, that fight,

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<v Speaker 2>that belief that Jake Mangham had right after that, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't feel like it's too much of a coincidence that

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<v Speaker 2>then Azrael and Valdez stepped up to the plate and

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<v Speaker 2>hit an easy home run. The energy he brings to

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<v Speaker 2>this team is just so infectious. But also that what

0:23:02.240 --> 0:23:05.960
<v Speaker 2>he's been providing from a baseball since has been legitimately

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<v Speaker 2>really really needed, especially in with O'Neil Cruz out so key.

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<v Speaker 2>The week is just Jake Ingham continuing to step up,

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<v Speaker 2>be that next man up, provide offense, base running. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the main mayhem is real. He gets in pitchers heads.

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<v Speaker 2>You can tell they're annoyed to have to deal with him.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh long at that, it's just just a ballplayer. So

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to shout out my guy Jake Mingham for

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<v Speaker 2>another big series here against the Guardians, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>he'll keep the Yankees on their toes as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, my man plays with his hair on fire. And

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<v Speaker 4>what did you see. I've said it before.

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<v Speaker 3>Just get an opportunity to play, and he's taken, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>that advantage of that opportunity. And within those opportunities, there

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<v Speaker 3>are gonna be moments where a guy that plays like Jake,

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<v Speaker 3>he's gonna, you know, do some things that may be like,

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<v Speaker 3>oh man, he shouldn't done that, he shouldn't have done

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<v Speaker 3>for that, he shouldn't have went on that. But those

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<v Speaker 3>are things he also is going to learn from as

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<v Speaker 3>the more he's playing. You know, when when he's.

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<v Speaker 4>Not playing every day, those are plays that he's got

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<v Speaker 4>to be aggressive on.

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<v Speaker 3>But now that he's playing every day, you know, you'll

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<v Speaker 3>you'll see him starting to tighten up on some of

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<v Speaker 3>those mental things just because he's being presented with these

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<v Speaker 3>opportunities more.

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<v Speaker 4>But but definitely.

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<v Speaker 3>Nice to see him making his contribution, not only offensively,

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<v Speaker 3>as you mentioned, defensively. I think one of the players

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<v Speaker 3>that helped Paul today that that we spoke about, so

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<v Speaker 3>another guy. As you mentioned, energy helps whether you going

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<v Speaker 3>good or bad. Energy is something that you want to

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<v Speaker 3>keep up in the dugout. So as you said, mangan

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<v Speaker 3>keep bringing that that energy manium.

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<v Speaker 2>What you say, manga mania, yeah, tongue.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Well I was going to try to find a

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<v Speaker 1>stat but fangraphs is just so so as a site.

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<v Speaker 1>I love van It's a great resource. But yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're we're not in the business away. Oh okay, Phil,

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<v Speaker 1>fill a little bit of time. I want to do

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<v Speaker 1>something real quick. Mark talk more about Jake Bingam for

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seconds.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So let's see uh in his last seven

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<v Speaker 2>games only four strikeouts, which I love has he has

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<v Speaker 2>less strikeouts than he has RBIs. He has five RBI's

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<v Speaker 2>and that's only off of one homer. So coming up

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<v Speaker 2>clutch being the leadoff guy with Spencer Horwitz out there,

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<v Speaker 2>we go.

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<v Speaker 1>So in the Mike Burrows trade, the Pirates acquired Mason Montgomery,

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<v Speaker 1>Jake Bingam, and Brandon Lawe. Mike Burrows is worth negative point.

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<v Speaker 2>Three war in Triple A right and is.

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<v Speaker 1>In triple A he's been optioned. Combined, the three players

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<v Speaker 1>they got from Mike Burrows, who is a negative war player,

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<v Speaker 1>have given this team a combined four point six WAR.

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<v Speaker 1>So that is a net swing of almost five wins

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<v Speaker 1>in one trade. And is the headliner. He's two and

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<v Speaker 1>he's almost a three war second baseman. He'll finish the

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<v Speaker 1>year well over three or maybe four. He's gonna hit

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<v Speaker 1>thirty home runs. He is the best hitter on this team,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the best player on this team but Mangum and Montgomery.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're talking about Mangum here. When you have a

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<v Speaker 1>fourth outfielder, that's gonna be like a two war guy

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<v Speaker 1>switch hitter, gonna hit over three hundred and like what

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<v Speaker 1>Josh said, the playing with your hair on fire. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>energy is contagious in this sport. And when you're rallying

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<v Speaker 1>right now, when you're beating good teams, when you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's all coming together, and it's also it's hot outside.

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<v Speaker 1>They're smoking the year, you can't breathe. You need guys

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<v Speaker 1>like Jake Mangum, guys like Zmuelin Valdez. They're just like, nah, uh, nope, nope,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not dragging ass today. We're gonna come to the ballpark.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna play ball. We're gonna have fun, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>hoist the cone, we're gonna try to steal an extra base,

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna gun down anyone who tries to do it

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<v Speaker 1>against us, and we're gonna win. That's what playoff teams do.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the type of player player that are on playoff teams.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not the guys who are on the highlight reel,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not the guys who have the most searched Baseball

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<v Speaker 1>Savant page, but they are on winning ball clubs. Teams

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<v Speaker 1>win with players like Jake Bingham and we saw why today.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and also a shout out to Billy Cook. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of similar things. I just had the game of

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<v Speaker 2>his life, as Noah just mentioned during that ad read.

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<v Speaker 2>And also the same guy that he just brings the vibes.

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<v Speaker 2>He whatever this team needs, doesn't care, We'll do whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>So give him a little shout out at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the segment as well. Was really impressed with both

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<v Speaker 2>of them on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh you gotta love a guy that brings the vibes

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<v Speaker 3>and the vibes that I love.

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<v Speaker 1>week ahead, three games in the Bronx, then they take

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