1 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: I thought this was fake, but it's a real story. 2 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Pabi Baiez can't play in the World Baseball Classic. Why 3 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: because he smoked a little weed in twenty twenty three 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: or an edible or something that like half the league 5 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: has done. I'm like what, and wait, blame game here. 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: I was doing homework during the show because some of 7 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: our fans let us know about it. I thought I 8 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: saw something on Twitter x whatever and thought it was fake, right, 9 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: because there's plenty of fake stuff out there. And then 10 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: you know, fans are telling us and they're great and 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: they know, and then I start researching it and yes, 12 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: he has been denied suspended from twenty twenty three, and 13 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: it's a suspension that lasts through this World Baseball Classic, 14 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: so he cannot participate for wait for it, the team 15 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: that is getting screwed over and over again, Puerto Rico, 16 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: No Hobby Bias, no Francisco Lindor, no Carlos Korea, probably 17 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: no Jose Brios isn't on there, right, No tons of 18 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: guys missing from that roster. It's bullshit. This one probably 19 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: tops it all. MLB in the Player Association for the 20 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: most part, run the World Baseball Classic, but they have 21 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: to go through the federation that runs this, like the 22 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: World something federation that hip Kratz's nerdy brain probably knows 23 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: more about, so he'll fill us in. Apparently both sides 24 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: MLB and the PA, we're trying to figure this out, 25 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: and federation was like, Heisman, no, sorry, I know it's 26 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: legal in many spots and half the league, you know, 27 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: but but he's not allowed. And it's that's a terrible look. 28 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: Like if I'm if I'm MLB and the Players Association crats, 29 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, well, maybe we're gonna have to run 30 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: this tournament differently from now on, Like why how is 31 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: this federation still doing this shit? 32 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: Because this is a big I'm just gonna be careful. 33 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: There's I'm not afraid of Matrix Baseball. I'm afraid of WATA. 34 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: I'm afraid of the World Drug Association. So I'm afraid 35 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: of them. But I love that that our producer or 36 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: director named it in the weeds and we're talking about weeds. 37 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: I love that. 38 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 3: Thank you. 39 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: On a Friday, I needed that. And the other thing, Scott, 40 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 2: it's over half. We used to play this practice. We 41 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: used to play this like go through the team I'm 42 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 2: not one of the guys that partakes in it. It's 43 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: my choice, it's not I'm not judging other people. But 44 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: we used to say how many guys, how many guys 45 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: you know edible or smokey. I'm like, looking around, I'm like, 46 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 2: that number is higher than fifty percent on every team 47 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,119 Speaker 2: I played on, just saying. 48 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 4: No, and he's not wrong, he's not wrong, depending on 49 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 4: what team you're at. But yeah, they don't mess around. 50 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 4: They do pop up drug test. I mean it's like 51 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 4: the Olympics. 52 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 3: That's fine. 53 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 4: You see all the time these people get up, you know, 54 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 4: they got pop for marijuana and not allowed to do 55 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 4: Olympics after four years of training your heart out and 56 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 4: trying to work your rear end off to be in there, 57 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 4: and then you get pop for a little having a 58 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 4: little marijuana in your system. 59 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 3: I don't know. 60 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 4: It's a tough one, but you know it's legal in 61 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 4: mostly every state too in America. 62 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 3: Like it's hard. 63 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: Steroid test, cool, go for it. Of course, We're all 64 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: for all that kind of testing, the. 65 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 4: Medical like they have needed for medical uses. Yeah, so 66 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 4: I don't I don't know much about it. Again, I 67 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 4: don't want to dive deep into it. But yeah, you 68 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 4: gotta you gotta understand that it is legal, but it's 69 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 4: not legal with when it comes to these federations. 70 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: I'm not fighting for the drug. I don't care. I'm 71 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: not a weed guy. Like I know. Sometimes when I'm 72 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: in the other studio I'm in like people will be 73 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: like Scott High all the time, I'm like, no, my 74 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: eyes the way the camera looks at it. Sorry, but 75 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: I do not smoke. It's it's not my thing. But 76 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: come on, if MLB still had it as a thing, 77 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: it's like, all right, I understand what's going on here 78 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: at least, but it's not a thing in MLB. So 79 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: now you're asking all of these MLB players to switch 80 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: their lifestyle for this. I'm sure many of them didn't 81 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: even know about this. And again, if we're going to 82 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: do the weed game in the World Baseball Classic, then 83 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: we're not going to have a game. We're gonna have 84 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: the Straight Edge Baseball Classic. There are not going to 85 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: be many people at that. Are they allowed to drink? 86 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: Can they have a beer? Where does it stop? 87 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 3: Oh? 88 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: They can? Okay? Cool, But this one's tough because Puerto Rico. 89 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know you haven't been on for 90 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: this part much, but dude, Puerto Rico is getting just 91 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: drilled with the insurance stuff. And I'm just saying, it's 92 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: a top four team in the Classic, so it's like, okay, cool, 93 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: Like maybe Mexico or Venezuela can upset a team or two, 94 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: but otherwise is it's just the US Japan. Let's just 95 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: watch him in the title game because Puerto Rico can 96 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: do some damage. Oh sorry, my bad, dr my bad, 97 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: my bad, But still perto Rico. Puerto Rico is one 98 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: of the top teams. They can make noise. They finished 99 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: very high up in this tournament in the past, and 100 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: to me, my boiling point was before this with the 101 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: insurance with some of the guys. Now I'm way past it. 102 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, one guy's booted. Of course, he's a guy 103 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: who could be pretty valuable in the Classic. 104 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 4: Steps up in the class with his swing, and I 105 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 4: don't know exactly where they're playing, but if they're playing 106 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 4: one of those high elevations and he gets that ball 107 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 4: in there, he can hit five homers in two games. 108 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 3: So yeah, they're playing in Puerto Rico. Oh, they're playing 109 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 3: in Puerto Rico. 110 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: Yea, yeah, they get to watch any of their stars, 111 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: think about their think about the dudes that are missing, 112 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: Like that are the staples. 113 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, they mentioned it before. 114 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: It's Lindor, It's Korea, It's it is trouble, it's you 115 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: want to see the best. 116 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: That's That's where I'm at. I'm so I'm so sad 117 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,559 Speaker 2: for Puerto Rico all they've been through in the last 118 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: five years. The country loves baseball and they've had to 119 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 2: rebuild after that massive hurricane, and like this is something 120 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 2: that brings the country together, but it also shines a 121 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 2: bright light on the country of Puerto Rico, the island 122 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 2: that doesn't get a lot of love in this In 123 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 2: this sense, you have Carlos Beltron going into the Hall 124 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 2: of That's a massive day, massive day. 125 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 3: You have. 126 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 2: Todd and I both played in San in San Juan, 127 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: Puerto Rico, in Ponce in I forget the other city 128 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 2: in Puerto Rico, and we have to play at Roberto 129 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: Clemente Stadium. Like there's a lot of history for baseball 130 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 2: in Puerto Rico and they got to host it this year. 131 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 2: They get to host it and like these games are 132 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 2: gonna be on TV and for them to not have 133 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: their best countrymen out there. I'm sad for it. I'm 134 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 2: sad for how it's played out. I'm not saying it's 135 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 2: fair or unfair. I'm just sad that the best guys 136 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 2: don't get to play. And it's only going to continue 137 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 2: because we had Miggey row on, Miguel Rojas on the 138 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 2: other day, and anybody over thirty seven years old gets 139 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 2: denied of insurance unless they change the unless they change 140 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: the rules coming up. And I'd have to look at 141 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 2: where guys are in their in their age. But if 142 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 2: you're thirty four this year, you're not gonna be able 143 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 2: to play in the next WBC. And it sucks because 144 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: these guys are gonna get to play at home. If 145 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: you've never been to winter ball, and I'm not saying 146 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 2: this is winter ball, this is a this is a 147 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 2: step up from winter ball, but winter ball. They just 148 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 2: want to see their team, They want to see their 149 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 2: countrymen play. They even love it when foreigners come to play. 150 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: I never played in Puerto Rico, but I play in 151 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 2: the dr They want to see it and it's super important. 152 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I hope they fix it next time around, 153 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: and there are fixes. We've gone over it already. You 154 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,119 Speaker 1: can get other insurance coverage, not even just the player, 155 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: the federation, the league, whatever, everybody together could do that. 156 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: But it is what it is. 157 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what he said. 158 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: That's what he said. 159 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 2: That's what he said. 160 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 3: That's what he said. 161 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: So this is part two on a series called fam 162 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: Grafts as in Tommy Fam. There was an article out 163 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: about Tommy Fam mentioning certain ways where pirates batters had 164 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: it a little rougher than others, and a lot of 165 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: his points were pretty interesting and I personally thought some 166 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: of them were valid. Now there's more. But wait, Todd Father, 167 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: there's more. Tommy gets into it online and I love 168 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: when he's candid, So let's show you what we were 169 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: talking about here. He replied that in addition to all 170 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: of the points that he brought up last time, and 171 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: there's a video you can look up on foul Territory 172 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: to get it. But just to give you an example, 173 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: he talked about how they're all in all these close games, 174 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: the closers come in and shut them down, and they 175 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: did have more of those late and close situations against 176 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: closers versus the mop up man. All that, right, but 177 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: he goes on Twitter and he says that the Pirates 178 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: had a broken humidor that's not getting talked about. And 179 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: then Warmonger on Twitter said I hadn't heard that, and 180 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: he goes all season and Tommy said, we know, and yes, 181 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh had a broken humidor that affected hitters negatively. I 182 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: was told they bought a new one, so should be 183 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: better next year as in this season. This was I 184 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: think in reply to Warmonger posting about teams hurt by 185 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: the best fielding against them in twenty twenty five, and 186 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: the team that was most hurt on that front was Pittsburgh. 187 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: So there it is. Fielding run value really really nice number. 188 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: They're thirty one against them, and I encourage you to 189 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: read the article in The Athletic to learn more about it. 190 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: But the part that the article didn't get to was 191 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: what Tommy threw out here after it was posted. It 192 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: was actually well after it was posted in the discussion 193 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: has continued Tommy's acted there. So what do you think 194 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 1: about the broken humidor conspiracy theory? 195 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 4: The first first time I've ever heard anything about it. Listen, 196 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 4: I Tommy fan is an intricate person. I think you 197 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 4: take what he says, and you don't take it lightly. 198 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 4: For one at least, that's what I do. I mean 199 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 4: from knowing him from playing against them. He's a serious dude, 200 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 4: but he'll also be funny in his own way. This 201 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 4: seems to be ideal, I mean, seems to be possible. 202 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 4: I mean, look at that field running rally. I mean, 203 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 4: that's it's up there on them. 204 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: So I do you believe the conspiracy theory about the humidor? 205 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: And if that's true? The big question I know that 206 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: Kratz is going to bring up is, yeah, it broken 207 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 1: all season where most of the season, I don't didn't 208 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: fix it. That's is that the pirate way? 209 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 3: Like? 210 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 4: Is that usually what happens. I wasn't long enough to 211 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 4: see a lot of stuff there. But if a ball 212 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 4: is not going to travel for me, I'm not gonna 213 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 4: be out. I want I want that damn o humidor, 214 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 4: you know. And so if I'm a hitter, I'm like, wow, 215 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 4: what the heck? I mean, thirteen feet is a good 216 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 4: distance you go from hitting a homer at you know, 217 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 4: three twenty five and then you hit it at three thirteen, 218 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 4: three twelve. You know, I don't know, I think baseball 219 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 4: is the same game at the end of the day. 220 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 4: But it is what it is. It's a dry atmosphere 221 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 4: in Pittsburgh anyway, So I don't they need all the 222 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 4: help they can get over there? 223 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: Krats, Can you explain this? 224 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 2: The humid door used to just be in places like Colorado, 225 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 2: places like Arizona. The fact that Major League Baseball mandated 226 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 2: that every team get a humidor, I think they're still 227 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 2: trying to figure it out. They're tweaking it so that 228 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 2: each park plays similar. That's the reason that every team 229 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 2: got human doors at every team has the same quote 230 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 2: Baseball's And if the fact that the humid door was broken, 231 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 2: I don't necessarily blame the Pirates. You can see I'm 232 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 2: a pirate fan. I had my Pirate jersey there and everything. 233 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 2: It's super neat of me. Look at me, pirate fan, 234 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 2: pirate fan, pirate fan. But I don't think it's the 235 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 2: Pirates being cheap because the humid door. From what I 236 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 2: was told yesterday, I think that's when I first saw 237 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 2: the article. Major League Baseball pays for these humid doors. 238 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 2: So is major League Baseball coming in and checking the 239 00:11:55,360 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 2: humid door every time? And if they are, then why 240 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 2: did they not replace it if they aren't our teams 241 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 2: manipulating their humidor a little bit. And like this whole 242 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 2: fielding runs value, I've never seen this, Like fielding runs 243 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 2: against I've never seen it because everybody plays the same teams. 244 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 2: It's not like the Pirates were the most unlucky because 245 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 2: other teams were making great plays against them. But the 246 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 2: Reds were also there. So who do they both play? 247 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 2: Can you show that list again, please, Jair, so I 248 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 2: can see the list because I know the Reds were 249 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 2: second Pirates in the Reds both play the Brewers and 250 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 2: the Cubs, who are really good defensively. And then you 251 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 2: go down the list there the Phillies were in the playoffs, 252 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 2: the Padres are in the playoffs, the Red Sox were 253 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 2: in the playoffs. You know that's top ten, so it's 254 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 2: not necessarily winning or losing. But I think it's part 255 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 2: of a case that Tommy's Tommy's looking for a job, 256 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 2: and anything that's dinged his numbers from being just a 257 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 2: little bit below or quite a bit below his career numbers. 258 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 2: He has a valid excuse. And the dude's smart. He 259 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 2: is very well educated on what goes on in these games, 260 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 2: and you know he should have a job by this time, agreed. 261 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 4: And I didn't even know about the humidor thing until 262 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 4: we brought this up today. 263 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 3: You didn't know about it at all at all. 264 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: I had no You never knew that there was a 265 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: human or like, even back when it first became a 266 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: thing in Colorado. 267 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 3: And then I just went way over my head. 268 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 4: I had no clue that you know, the balls are 269 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 4: being I thought it was just for Ceagars. 270 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: You played with rats, and he didn't tell you who Kratz. 271 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,199 Speaker 1: You didn't tell him about the humidor. 272 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 2: I told him so, I told him, but he wasn't listening. 273 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 2: He doesn't listen to me, Todd. 274 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 3: I was looking for that sizzler in Puerto Rico that 275 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 3: we win. 276 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: All right, Well, this is interesting, So I like Tommy 277 00:13:56,440 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: just adding the yeah, I'm conspiracy theory. It's probably true. 278 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: I don't think he would just make that up totally. 279 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 3: He never does. He's very very. 280 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 2: Tommy's not gonna Tommy's not gonna make something look like 281 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 2: he's He's very much black and white. Tommy is black 282 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: and white when he plays, when he's on your team, 283 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 2: when he plays against you, when you're not even playing 284 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 2: against him. Like I saw him in Pittsburgh in April 285 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 2: this year and he introduced me to his mom and 286 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 2: he's like my mom biggest fan. But she's also the 287 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 2: toughest on me. There's no like, oh, it's so great 288 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 2: to be here. And she looks at me and she goes, 289 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 2: you're right, somebody needs. 290 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 3: To be tough on him. 291 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 2: And I'm like, whoa, this is coming in Like, it's 292 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: just I don't think he's making this up. He's not 293 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 2: gonna make this up. He's very directed. You'll say he 294 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 2: didn't have a good season, or he said he has 295 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: a great season. 296 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 3: You like the opens. Who's the guy with that's Michael 297 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 3: Stop Stop, Wow. 298 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: We might have to do a segment on Michael right now. 299 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 3: Michael, Michael Beer behind. 300 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 4: The Oh my god, you gave him some love. Go 301 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 4: for you, Mike God the show. It took me by stormy. 302 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 3: It was different. 303 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: Well, let's get to the padres. Uh. There was a 304 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: story two days ago about how the family court battle 305 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: with the late Peter Sidler's widow and then the brothers 306 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: and all that kind of got settled to an extent 307 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: so that they can keep rolling. Appears to be over. 308 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: But here's the next layer that's important, more relevant. The 309 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: Padres are for sale and they're looking and one of 310 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: the big names that was brought up is the owner 311 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: of the Warriors, Joe lacam who's on the team. Since 312 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: you know, the most valuable NBA franchise, it's a layup question. 313 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: The layup question. 314 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 3: No, I just said it. Oh didn't they? 315 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: At least this article said the Warriors. Is that wrong? 316 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 3: I don't. 317 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 2: I always think, yeah, I think that's the most valuable. 318 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 3: I'm not the most valuable franchise in the league after 319 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 3: winning four NBA titles. 320 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: At least, you know, And these estimates, it all depends 321 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: on what you sell for, right, But the estimates here 322 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: is this Forbes usually eleven Bill Warriors, ten Bill Lakers. 323 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: Knicks are right behind around that number as well. But 324 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: the point is he built that franchise into a powerhouse. 325 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: And sure you got some talent around it, there's no doubt, 326 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: But it takes more than that. There are teams with 327 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: talent that can't figure it out. Our culture, yeah, our 328 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: sports had Trout and Otani on the same team. 329 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 3: How'd that go? 330 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: So anyway, initial bids are expected near the end of 331 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: this month, and the Athletic is reporting that the Padres 332 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: are seeking about three billion dollars. Three billion dollars record 333 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: sale in baseball is two point four to two bill. 334 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: That's when Steve Cohen bought the Mets in twenty twenty. 335 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: So even if they fall well short of the three bill, 336 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: there's a big gap between two four to two and three, 337 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: So it looks like they'll get a number that is 338 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: a record in the sport. Forbes estimates the team's worth 339 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: right now at one point nine to five bill. They're 340 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: asking for a little more, and I think they're going 341 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 1: to get a little more. 342 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 3: Where does all that money go to? 343 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 1: That goes to the owner's pockets? Oh, you're saying, like 344 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: who in the family. No, it's split around. He left 345 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: it to a bunch of them. That's what the fight 346 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: was over. So it gets funny. 347 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 3: You just want to give me, you want to give 348 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 3: me one? In a little bit, I'll take five. You're 349 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 3: not in. You're not in? 350 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: I got that word. You know it's funny. 351 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 3: I'll take point five. 352 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: They have this AI text thing that automatically already sent 353 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: me Todd's not in, sugar. 354 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, man, I can make I can make my own 355 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 4: New Jersey major League team. 356 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, well that's actually part of the story too. 357 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 1: See Todd and me are doing a bit here. People 358 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: are worried that the team's gonna move again. And because 359 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 1: remember it's part of this legal battle at one point 360 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 1: that that was thrown out there by a think her 361 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: named Shiel, the widow of Peter Sidler. That's not happening. Okay, 362 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: I'm not going to act like I know everything, but 363 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 1: that sounds like legal bs in. This article from Dennis 364 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,640 Speaker 1: Lynn and The Athletic helps to confirm that even if 365 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: someone like Joe Laika buys the team, despite his ties 366 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: to the Bay Area, he's not moving the team. The 367 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: team would be in San Diego. The Padres are a 368 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 1: powerhouse business wise, so they're staying where they're staying. 369 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 2: The he did move a team already. He moved his team, 370 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 2: the Warrior. Yeah, they left Oakland, right. 371 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: I think this is a different situation. Yes, I don't 372 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: think what Padres to San Francisco by the way he 373 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: has taken. They have a team, they're called the Giants. 374 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 1: What fans want to know, long way of getting to this, 375 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: What fans want to know is how does this affect me? 376 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 1: And for me Kratz, it always depends on who the 377 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: team gets sold to. But if it ends up with 378 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: a guy like Joe Leko, who has deep pockets, I 379 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: think this would be a plus for Padres fans. They 380 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: have had a really fun run. They haven't won a 381 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: World Series, but I think it's a fun run for 382 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: the Padres. They have become very relevant. I felt like 383 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: they were much less relevant for a long time. Peter 384 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: Siler pumped money into this team and made it an 385 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: entertaining ballpark experience in a variety of ways. That includes 386 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: getting superstars, but it's not the only thing. He did 387 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 1: a really really nice job building this team up, and 388 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: then once he's gone, that's when you usually have the 389 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: issues someone else taking over that might not want it. 390 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: It looks like this family has recognized that their best 391 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: to sell it and let someone else have it be 392 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: their baby. So if it ends up with a guy 393 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: like the Warriors runner, I don't know a ton about him, 394 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: but I'd be pretty pumped if I'm a Padres fan, 395 00:19:58,080 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: because in the past year or so, they've had to 396 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: pump the breaks a little bit on the way that 397 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: they were spending. 398 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent. They've had to. 399 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 2: I mean, when you hear the rumors where there's smoke, 400 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 2: there's fire, where that is, you don't know. But with 401 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 2: Aj Pereler, he's never afraid of trying to win. I 402 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 2: was there in sixteen in spring training, and you know, 403 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 2: they had to kind of take a step back. They 404 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 2: you know, they did the whole Kimbrel out of their trade, 405 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 2: but they still had some other pieces with Kemp and Upton, 406 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 2: you know, so there's been transition. But ever since then, 407 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 2: it has been like, hey, we're here to win, and 408 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 2: a new ownership's gonna have to navigate a difficult time. 409 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 2: They're gonna have to navigate a difficult time. But I 410 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 2: think the the cachet, the street cred that they've developed 411 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 2: in San Diego now the only professional sports team, major 412 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 2: professional sports team down there is is huge, and I 413 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 2: think this next ownership is going to have to navigate 414 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 2: a thirty eight thirty nine year old Manny Machado, a 415 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 2: thirty eight to thirty nine year old Xander Bogart, a 416 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 2: post ped Fernando Tatis. How's he gonna age? You know, 417 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 2: they're gonna have to navigate that and I think an 418 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 2: ownership that has had success in the NBA, it's just 419 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 2: about building a culture. It's about building a and continuing 420 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 2: to build that culture. Can you win every year? No, 421 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 2: If you have the drive to win every year, you're 422 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 2: just gonna give the fans a much better fan experience, 423 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 2: which right now, I'm gonna say the Padres fan experience, 424 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 2: the actual game day experience, is the best in the game. 425 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 1: I'm not going to argue that. I'm not going to agree, 426 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: but I'm not gonna argue they're definitely in the top. 427 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: They're up there. 428 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:50,120 Speaker 3: Yeah. 429 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is a fun experience, top five easy. I 430 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: agree with you with this Lakeup guy too. Again, I 431 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: don't know a ton about him. 432 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 5: I love this lake Up guy, Like, just like this billionaire. 433 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: He's tried to buy teams. He's trying to buy the A's, 434 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: the Angels and the Dodgers, you know what I've been 435 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: So does the league not want him? Is he going 436 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: to be falling out too much? 437 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 3: I don't know the stuff. I don't I've been watching 438 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 3: Shark Tank lately. Yeah, and I don't know why. I 439 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 3: just got off the standard. 440 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 4: But my wife and I have been like on this 441 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 4: kick and the money and these money the people are 442 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 4: just throwing out there. 443 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're gonna get over one point nine to five. 444 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 4: I don't care if it's the Padres or you know, 445 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 4: the Hack and sack Raiders. I don't care who it is. 446 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 4: But listen, Brewsters millions, it's Brewsters billions. 447 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, there you go. I just like, how I'm ready 448 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: for something. I've been watching shock Man. 449 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,719 Speaker 4: They're talking about guy asked for a million dollars the 450 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 4: other day for two point five percent equity in the business. 451 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 3: They're like, what are you doing here? 452 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:55,959 Speaker 1: Bro? 453 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 4: I can go on about it. It's a fun show. 454 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 4: I would love to be on that. Pitch something Todd. 455 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 2: Do you do you go after the show's over, do 456 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 2: you go and type in the name of the company 457 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 2: to see how they did? 458 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 3: Yeah? 459 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 4: I tried. Yeah, we've done it before. We we were 460 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 4: gonna order something. We're gonna order something, and then they weren't. 461 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 4: There was no company three years ago. 462 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 3: It's good. 463 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: It's good when you watch an old one. I've done that. Yeah, 464 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 1: that's what you're talking about, right, Krats. When you watch 465 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: an old one and they're hyping it up like it 466 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 1: is the next big thing in life and it's like 467 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: a seven year old episode and you go and it 468 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: goes er four or four. 469 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 3: Site doesn't so it doesn't. 470 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 1: Exit, and that the first thing that pops up on 471 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: Google is how this company went into nothing after Shark Tank. 472 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 5: It's not blaming shark Tank. They're just saying this guy, 473 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 5: this guy on Shark Tank. But hey, I hope he 474 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 5: wins it if that's what he wants. But I feel 475 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 5: like it's gonna be a lot more than one point 476 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 5: nine five it is. 477 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, they want three, so there's a big gap. 478 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 3: Between still negotiating. 479 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's gonna finish as the top sail ever, it'll 480 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: top going on in basic money, they don't. They don't. 481 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 1: They're only going to get like two and a half 482 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: billion dollars. 483 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 3: There's a lot of business good difference. 484 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: That's why we have a show. 485 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 2: Difference between profit and revenue. 486 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: Okay, Scott, I can't wait to learn all about that. 487 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 3: Business one one. 488 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, we should get a guest on to teach me 489 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 1: about that. 490 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:29,479 Speaker 3: All right. 491 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 1: While we're on business one oh one, the Saint Louis 492 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 1: Cardinals are moving off of the Regional Sports Networks FanDuel 493 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: Sports Networks, which is run by a company Main Street 494 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: full disclosure. We used to be on that channel too, 495 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: but that channel is in trouble right now. 496 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 3: Yeah. 497 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: So there was a report out there that the Cardinals 498 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: were going to make like forty million less this year 499 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,919 Speaker 1: in TV money. Katie wou to the rescue part of 500 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 1: Dodgers territory but also former Cardinals reporter for the f Athletic, 501 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: and she put out clarifying figures yesterday. She said Cardinals 502 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 1: TV revenue expected to see roughly forty mil under the 503 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: MLB model, opposed to the roughly sixty they expected last year. 504 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: Unlike step fees with Vandal Sports Network, MLB broadcast revenue 505 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: is based on subscriptions and ad sales. To me, I 506 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: don't want to say it's like a sigh of relief, 507 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:27,400 Speaker 1: but forty versus twenty twenty, I'm like, okay, I mean, 508 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: much more doable. Plus they've gutted a lot of their 509 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: roster in a rebuild, so they're not in trouble by 510 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: any means in any way. Right, They've got money to 511 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,360 Speaker 1: spend if they want it. They're going through a rebuild situation. 512 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: I think forty looks like a big number. Twenty You're like, okay, 513 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: that was more of what I would have expected them 514 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: to go down, from a money guarantee to more of 515 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: a percentage model. Here with MLB, which you know is 516 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: I will say, getting a ton of teams pretty last minute. 517 00:25:56,760 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 2: Yet again, yeah, hopefully they don't they don't screw that up. 518 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 2: But here's here's one for you. They're gonna get their 519 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 2: money based on subscriptions, just like you get your money 520 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 2: based on ticket sales. Why do people come to games 521 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 2: because you're putting a good product on the field. So 522 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 2: here's a mind blower. You want more from your TV revenue. 523 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 2: Put a good team out there. Don't got your whole team? 524 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 2: And I know the Cardinals have to gut their team 525 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 2: because that's the route that they're going. I like Heim 526 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 2: Bloom all that stuff, But gee, if everybody goes to 527 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 2: a subscription, who do I want to buy a subscription to? 528 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: Oh? 529 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 2: The Cardinals? Yeah they have stuff. Lars newtbar and Alec Burlson, Uh, 530 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 2: maybe I'll wait. 531 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 3: Till next year. Mason win Win and Mason win. 532 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 2: And Jordan Walker like to me like I almost kind 533 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 2: of like it. Like it's like do you want to 534 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 2: work hourly or do you want to work based on 535 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 2: the business that you bring in, because if you if 536 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 2: you hustle, if you're a baller, and you ball out 537 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,640 Speaker 2: the business you bring in, you're always in sales, you're 538 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 2: always gonna make more than you are hourly. Or you 539 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 2: just want to kind of glaze along and just hope 540 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 2: people buy subscriptions to watch your team play on TV. No, 541 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 2: Cardinals fans, they're loyal and they are die hard. They 542 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 2: love their team. But if you don't put an effort 543 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 2: out there, blue collar people ain't gonna come out. Just 544 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 2: not gonna happen. 545 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: I think a lot of Cardinals fans are okay with 546 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: like a one year reset that's going on right now 547 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: where they're kind of carding. No you think they should 548 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 1: have pushed chips in this year. 549 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 2: No, no, no, no. I'm just saying that's the Cardinals have 550 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 2: never had to do that. 551 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 3: I know years. 552 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 2: I mean, it's like a twenty year reign of the Cardinals. 553 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,199 Speaker 2: They've never had to do that. So I don't know 554 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 2: if they're okay with it, like they just they've they've 555 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 2: had a winning team for so long that for me 556 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 2: to say the Cardinals fans are okay with it, I'd 557 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 2: have a hard time believing it. But hey, I hope 558 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 2: Cardinals fans say, y'all tell me we're totally fine with it. 559 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm just going off, you know, the little crowd online 560 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: that's like. 561 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 3: Hey, we need to reset, Okay, reset. 562 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 1: I don't love it. 563 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 3: A long year. 564 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is going to be a long year. Hey, 565 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 1: let's get to a trade. It was yesterday. We're not 566 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: breaking anything. Crazy Blaze Alexander of the Diamondbacks now of 567 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Orioles, perhaps a top ten team in todd 568 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 1: Father's mind. To bring this show full circle, two minor 569 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: leaguers heading back, including one who apparently is a stuff 570 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: plus machine Wellington Arasina, but it's a utility infielder for Baltimore. 571 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: Gives them a little uh, a little depth. Sorry. The 572 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: stuff plus monster is Cage Stroud. By the way, he 573 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: was a top bullpen candidate for the Orioles. So that 574 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: one actually made me a little curious. You know something 575 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: that we don't because from Baltimore and I want to 576 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: compete again this year. You gotta have a money bullpen 577 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: to me, Kratz, I know we talk a lot about 578 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: their starting pitching, and I'm sure they're going to sign someone, 579 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: it might not be the someone that fans were dreaming of. 580 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: There could be some concern with the bullpen too. I 581 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: think everybody's looking at a team right now like this 582 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: offense should bang, This should be a top five offense 583 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: in the sport, but the pitching is a question mark. 584 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: So we'll see what the bullpen looks like for them. 585 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 2: I like that it's the Orioles and Diamondbacks my two 586 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 2: favorite teams to take the over this year because both 587 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 2: teams have massive questions in the bullpen. I mean, you're 588 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 2: talking about an Orioles team that had, you know, Danny Kooloom, 589 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 2: who's been an incredible lefty. They had the Mountain Felix Baptista, 590 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 2: they had your near Cano like and now they have 591 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 2: Hellsley as their closer, who you know, you hope he 592 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 2: didn't take what he brought from the Mets over to 593 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 2: the Orioles. You hope he he's the Cardinals closer, and 594 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 2: I think he will be because the closer role is 595 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 2: what got taken away from him when he went to 596 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 2: the Mets, and I just I think he'll slide in 597 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 2: there fine, but it's really gonna have to be a 598 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 2: it's gonna have to be all hands on deck for 599 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 2: that bullpen. But I love this for Blaize Alexander. I 600 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 2: think this was one of the reasons that they were 601 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 2: okay originally getting rid of kateel Marte, not because he 602 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 2: was going to be the starter, but because they were 603 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 2: still gonna be able to have Blaze bouncing around and 604 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 2: they were gonna hopefully bring in Jordan Lawler. And anytime 605 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 2: a guy is kind of like getting his feet wet 606 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,479 Speaker 2: in the league, I think he almost had like a 607 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 2: two war last year as a utility guy. He was 608 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,239 Speaker 2: going to play a major role. So they didn't get 609 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 2: rid of kateel Marte. They still have Jordan Lawler, and 610 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 2: they got Nolan Eronado, and it's like Heraldo Perdomo is 611 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 2: gonna play every day. So I love this for him 612 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 2: and his career. How he fits into Baltimore, that'll be 613 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 2: Craig Alberna and those boys over there fitting him into 614 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 2: the rotation. But anytime you get a utility guy that 615 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 2: can play short, can play third, can play second, like 616 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 2: I hope, it's a better situation for him. But they 617 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 2: also have dudes over there that want to play every 618 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 2: single day with Westburg and Gunner Henderson and Jackson Holliday. 619 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 2: It's tough to be a utility guy when the whole 620 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 2: infield is young and nobody replacing Pete Alonzo at first base. 621 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 2: That man's playing one hundred and sixty three if. 622 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 1: You let him, no, that's right, but he'll be a 623 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: super utility bounce all around. And even though it's crowded 624 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: in Baltimore, maybe a little bit more of an opening 625 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: when you look at Arizona, it's like those dudes are 626 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: going to play every day again, health permitting, but they've 627 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: got an everyday set over there as well, so well trade, 628 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: we'll see what it looks like. And good call. He 629 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: it was almost a two win player on Baseball Reference war, 630 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: so I'm sure Baltimore was interested in that, intrigued by that. 631 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 1: In good Friarzona, you get a bullpen arm. Congratulations to 632 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: one of my favorite broadcasters, Buck Martinez announces his retirement, 633 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: and man, he's called a ton of games. He is 634 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: a great dude, he is so dialed in. He's a 635 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 1: baseball lifer. So congratulations to him. 636 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 3: Said that now, so kind of late in the year, 637 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 3: might have been what do you mean? 638 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 4: I felt like like after the year ended, go out 639 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 4: and you know, maybe I don't know. All good either way. 640 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 4: Congratulations to Buck. Great guy, great great person. We talk 641 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 4: about Jersey all the time and his roots and everything, 642 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 4: and he just he has an understanding of the game 643 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 4: which most broadcasters, well some broadcasters don't, but he has 644 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 4: this inkling have been there before I had done it, 645 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 4: and old school kind of fashion, and he's not afraid 646 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 4: to tell it how it is. So you walk off 647 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 4: into the sunshine and enjoy a little bit of beach 648 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 4: time wherever you're going.