1 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: What's up? 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 2: Everybody? Welcome into another edition of Crush City Territory Chandeler Room, 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 2: joined by Tyler Stafford and Tyler we learned something very 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: productive yesterday. If you're gonna lose to the worst Major 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: League or one of the worst Major League Baseball team's 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 2: ever constructed, do it on the day that Taylor Swift 7 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 2: gets engaged to Travis Kelsey, because no one will care 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 2: and no one will talk about it, because we are 9 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: going to sit here and talk for thirty five minutes 10 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: about what their wedding could look like and what the 11 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 2: eventual divorce album could sound like. 12 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 3: How dare you? This is true love? There's no divorce album. 13 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 3: This is gonna work. It's gonna be the one celebrity 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 3: marriage that happens. Did you see it was after the podcast, Chandler. 15 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 3: Did you see that? 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 2: Yeah? 17 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a door. Do you see the picture with 18 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 3: her hair that had the mike or the headphone still 19 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 3: like pushed into it. You can see on her hair 20 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 3: in the picture and it still has like the headphone 21 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 3: in there. Adorable. Congrats to are very close personal friends 22 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 3: Taylor and Travis. Very happy for them. Two names that 23 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 3: I get called often, Taylor and Travis. People for whatever 24 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 3: reason here Tyler and go like, well, that's not a 25 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: real name. They probably meant Taylor or Travis. So I 26 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 3: get that quite a bit. But congrats to them. Love 27 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 3: is real. We did it. Everyone's happy. The astros might 28 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 3: be bad. But other than that good. 29 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: Day, someone brought up for I mean, there was an 30 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: inundation of reactions and things just sraight. So I saw 31 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 2: a lot of funny just tweets and comments, but someone 32 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 2: brought up can you imagine the NDA that both the 33 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 2: photographer and the florist had to sign for that, because 34 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: you know they knew, like I mean, having to get 35 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: all those flowers, having to get the photos done, the 36 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: NDA that those people probably signed, and the amount of 37 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: money that they got to that secret is probably more 38 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: than either of us can father. 39 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 3: I saw a thousand tweets. I sent you some of them, 40 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 3: but one of my feits look at us merching it up. 41 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 3: You got your your coffee mug, I got my hat on. 42 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 3: But my favorite tweet was that the prenup is going 43 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 3: to be longer than any book that Travis Kelsey has 44 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 3: ever read, which cracked me up. But yes, fun day 45 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 3: on the internet. 46 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: It is kind of funny that his Instagram handle is 47 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: still kill a Trap. 48 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 3: I hope she changes hers to kill A Tay whenever 49 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: they get married. That's her version of taking his name 50 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 3: when they get married. 51 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: Taylor's version, Taylor's version of the Instagram name. Yeah, fun 52 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 2: day on the Internet yesterday not a Yeah, not a 53 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: fun day on the Astros Internet from about seven forty 54 00:02:55,040 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 2: five until nine Because you don't look. I think people 55 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: that have listened to this thing for long enough understand 56 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: that neither of us really come on here and overreact 57 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: and like get very hyperbolic. We're pretty level headed. Monotone. 58 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 2: That's the worst loss of the year, Like there's zero, 59 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: Like I know, I wrote this this morning. I know 60 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: they just had a thirty one inning scoreless streak. Like 61 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 2: I know they went to Detroit and got pants for 62 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 2: three games, Like I know they got swept by the 63 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 2: A's at home, Like you can't lose a Hunter Brown 64 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 2: start against the Colorado Rockies at home on a day 65 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: that or And Alvarez is coming back and I think 66 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: one of the. 67 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 3: Day hell k nights, you ruined that too. 68 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. The amount of people that were lined up to 69 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: get in like for like what I presume was just 70 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 2: like a little giveaway bag that I don't know how 71 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: expensive these things are, but like these people were ravenous, 72 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: like they wanted their Hello Kitty merch very badly good 73 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 2: on the Ashers marketing department to do that during a 74 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: game against the Colorado Rockies, because why else would anyone 75 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 2: buy a ticket to come watch the Colorado Rockies, who 76 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: are by the way. Before we get into the Ashers, 77 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: I have to I have to get this off my chest. 78 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: The Rockies are they're now thirty eight and ninety four, 79 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 2: but during the game issue they were thirty seven and 80 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: ninety four. In the third inning of a one run game, 81 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 2: they asked their leadoff hitter to squeeze bunt with one out. 82 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 2: You are thirty seven and ninety four. You're like, swing 83 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 2: the bat, you play. 84 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: It worked. I don't know if you noticed. 85 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 2: No, it didn't. 86 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 3: Well they won. The Astros forgot what base to throw 87 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 3: to Hunter Brown weaseled his way into a bunch of 88 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: unearned runs. I hate the rule that if it's the 89 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 3: third out of the inning, magically all of the other 90 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 3: runs that you give up don't count. Get out of here, 91 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 3: like if it was the first out, and then you 92 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 3: got two more outs after that and then gave up 93 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 3: a bunch. We don't go like, oh, those are unearned 94 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 3: because it was an error earlier in the inning. 95 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 2: Dumb rule, My, my, My biggest pet peeve with earned 96 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 2: run rule is if the picture commits the error, it 97 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: should be an earned run, like I had no problem 98 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: with last night, Like I get it, Like they turned 99 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 2: that double play. It's it's probably a different game. But 100 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 2: who can say. But if the picture commits the error 101 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 2: and this happens if fromervel does a lot like fromer 102 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: throws away a PfP doesn't know what to do, and 103 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 2: then the runs are unearned on his line like no, 104 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: like the picture is the one that committed the error, 105 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 2: like he earned the ignominious distinction of being a bad 106 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 2: fielder nominous, he should get the earned run that that 107 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 2: That really is a big pet peeve of mine. 108 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 3: Uh, this would probably be a good time. I know 109 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 3: a lot of people who listen to us. I've had 110 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 3: people ask me, you know, we've explained like ps plus 111 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 3: and stuff. This would probably be a good time to 112 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 3: explain the stat fip. Do you want to take a 113 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 3: take a gander at that? So people can understand kind 114 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 3: of why people use that stat as well. 115 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, so fielding is called fielding independent pitching, and in 116 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: its basic definition, PHIP basically measures a pitcher's effectiveness based 117 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 2: only on things that a pitcher can control, So it 118 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 2: focuses just on you know, strikeouts, walks, hit by pitches. 119 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 2: It basically removes anything about balls and play. So if 120 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 2: a pitcher has a high ER and let's say a 121 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: picture has a four E R but a two FIP, 122 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 2: you look at that and you're like, all right, that 123 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 2: guy's probably getting unlucky. There's probably some poor bat ball 124 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 2: luck behind him. He probably plays, you know, probably has 125 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 2: a bad defense behind him, things like that. On the 126 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 2: other hand, if a pitcher has a very low R, 127 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: like a two R A and a FORFIP, then you're 128 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 2: probably like, oh, okay, like there's some there's something curious there, 129 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: like the picture's probably getting a little lucky. So I 130 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 2: think phip's pretty instructive. I think phip's very I think 131 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 2: it's instructive for relievers a lot, just because you know, 132 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 2: with era with relievers, like a reliever can come in 133 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: and give up a three run homer and. 134 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 3: The like, it takes them a month to get out 135 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 3: of that, right. 136 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 2: So, like, I think PHIP is very instructive in general, 137 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 2: but I think especially for relievers. 138 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 3: But yeah, it's also it's also heavily weighted. I believe 139 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 3: they don't use it in arbitration, which is dumb, but 140 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 3: I believe that it is pretty heavily looked at, especially 141 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 3: for like free agent contracts, because FIP tends to be 142 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 3: a little bit more predictive of you know, what you're 143 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 3: going to do in the future, because again it's stuff 144 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 3: in your control. Because sometimes guys are on just bad fielding, 145 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 3: and even if it's not errors that people are committing 146 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 3: behind them, like, sometimes they're just bad fielders, you know. 147 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 3: And then the Astros can look at a picture and say, well, 148 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 3: this team has a really good defense, so we expect 149 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 3: this picture to be x percent better because their fit 150 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 3: is this, but their era is a little higher. Anyway, 151 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 3: I thought that would be a good instructive moment, and 152 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 3: mainly because I don't want to spend thirty minutes talking 153 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 3: about a Tuesday and Night lost to the Colorado Rockies. 154 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, we can talk about yoron Alvarez he was back, 155 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 2: which which was kind of my first point you know, 156 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 2: the Astros have done this a couple times this season 157 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 2: where you know, games that should have been like big 158 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 2: celebratory moments, like you know, the day they got Korea, 159 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 2: they went like the three games after the trade deadline 160 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,719 Speaker 2: at Fenway Park, they got absolutely worked by the Red 161 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 2: Sox for three games and it kind of lost all 162 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 2: the luster of heys got Carlos Corea back, we got 163 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 2: a jolt. This wasn't really in their control, but they 164 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 2: came home for Carlos Correa's homecoming against the Red Sox. 165 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 2: Christian Hoavier debut, made his season debut, Bregman was back. 166 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 2: It was like a playoff atmosphere. They won the game, 167 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 2: but that was also the night that we looked up 168 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 2: in the eighth inning and it's a one run game 169 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 2: and Josh Hater's not warming up in the bullpen, and 170 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 2: after the game it came out that he had shoulder issues. 171 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 2: So they've done this a couple times this year where 172 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 2: they've had opportunities to like seize some momentum, to really 173 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 2: like seize advantage of you know, vibes, energy, aura, and 174 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 2: just haven't done it. It's it's got to be pretty frustrating. 175 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 2: It kind of demonstrates that Jordan Alvarez, while he is 176 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 2: very good, and while he is very much needed in 177 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 2: this lineup, he's not gonna fix everything. Certainly didn't last night. 178 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 2: It didn't even look like the Rockies were trying to 179 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 2: pitch to him. 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The Astros went fifty six and forty 212 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 2: four and the one hundred games that Jordon Alvarez did 213 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 2: not play, which given some of the rosters they ran 214 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: out there given some of the lineups they ran out 215 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 2: there as a minor miracle that they went fifty six 216 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 2: and forty four in that timeframe, But Alvarez is back. 217 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 2: It was an interesting discussion with him before the game yesterday. 218 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 2: He was asked whether this is going to be something 219 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 2: that he will have to manage all season, and through 220 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 2: an interpreter, he basically said, I can read the direct 221 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 2: quote right now I'm here. I feel like that's a 222 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 2: good signal, something good to show. It says a lot 223 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 2: that I'm active tonight, and it just justifies everything I've 224 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 2: been going through. Do you know what was absent from 225 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 2: that answer, Tyler? 226 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 3: No, Yeah, that sounded a lot like when I'm tired 227 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 3: and fussy with my wife and We're out to dinner 228 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 3: with friends, and I'm like, right now, I'm here, I'm 229 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 3: active tonight, and that's all I can say about where 230 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 3: we're at. Were you surprised that he played left field? 231 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 2: Yes, I was. You know Hunter Brown. I mean, I 232 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: wouldn't be surprised if he's out there tonight too, just 233 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 2: giving fromber Valdez and ground balls Hunter Brown. I wouldn't 234 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 2: call Hunter Brown a fly ball pitcher. He's a strikeout 235 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 2: pitcher and gets and with the sinker he can get 236 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 2: more weak contact, gets more stuff on the ground. But yeah, 237 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 2: I was surprised first came back, he played left field, 238 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 2: and I don't know what that means, you know, for 239 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 2: Jose al Tuve going forward. Joe A. Spotta was asked 240 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 2: that before the game yesterday and basically just repeated the 241 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 2: question back. He was like, yeah, josel tuvall play left 242 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: field and second base in DH, and Jordan Alvarez will 243 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 2: play left field and DH. Well, thank you, Joe. We 244 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 2: knew that. He didn't get into how much they want 245 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 2: to divvy out the divvy out the playing time. I 246 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 2: was surprised to see right off Alvarez playing the outfield, 247 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 2: but I mean he had what one ball hit to him, 248 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 2: and I mean it's the same thing we talked about 249 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 2: with l two Ve in spring training. They are betting 250 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 2: on the fact that these guys are not going to 251 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 2: get much hit to them and they're going to be 252 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 2: able to shield them out there and not have not 253 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 2: have that happen. So I will say this and the 254 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 2: I want to before I read these stats, I'm in 255 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 2: a caution that the Astros are not a team that uses, 256 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 2: you know, positional splits or like who's doing best at 257 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 2: what position to inform their lineup construction. Jordan Alvarez hit 258 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 2: much better as a left fielder in his last couple 259 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 2: of full seasons than he did at DH, and he 260 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 2: DHD most of the time. But Jose al tuve this year. 261 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 2: He has taken one hundred and seventy five played appearances 262 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 2: at second base, one hundred and eighty eight played appearances 263 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 2: in left field, and one hundred and eighty five played 264 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: appearances as a designated hitter, So it's a pretty even 265 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 2: sample size. He has an eight thirty seven OPS while 266 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 2: dhing a seven sixty five OPS at second base and 267 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 2: a seven to fifty nine OPS in left field, so 268 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 2: that's not nothing like there is some validity to the 269 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 2: fact that he has taken to dhing, that he seems 270 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 2: to enjoy it, and the production bears that out, that 271 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 2: he has found a way to keep himself. You know, 272 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 2: a lot of guys when they talk about the struggles 273 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 2: of dhing, and Josh has talked about this, you know, 274 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 2: it gets boring, like you don't have anything to keep 275 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 2: you engaged. Maybe between you're at batch, you're sitting on 276 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 2: the bench, you don't know how much to go down 277 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 2: and hit, you don't know how much to go down 278 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 2: and swing. And for Jose Al Tuve, a guy that 279 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 2: before this season played defense like every game, it's an adjustment. 280 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 2: But the stats bear out that he's doing well at 281 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 2: designated hitter. I believe he has now started thirteen of 282 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 2: the astros past seventeen games at DH. I don't think 283 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 2: this is a situation where he's going to continue that 284 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 2: sort of run, but the fact that they even played 285 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 2: Jordan in left field his first game back after a 286 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 2: three and a half month absence shows that they're not 287 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 2: afraid to put him out there. 288 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean his hand is hurting, it's not his legs, 289 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 3: so you know, I can see how they would say, well, 290 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 3: that's not going to be the issue. But yeah, it 291 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 3: was just interesting when I saw the lineup come out, 292 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 3: I was surprised that he was out there. But I mean, 293 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 3: we'll also probably find out in November that Altuve has 294 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 3: some nagging injury, and that's why, you know, like those 295 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 3: types of things come out too where it's like, oh, 296 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 3: this guy was dealing with I mean, everybody's dealing with 297 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 3: something at this point, but you know, you could certainly 298 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 3: see that where you've got your old man out there, 299 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 3: and it's like, well, let's try not to put him 300 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 3: in the field as much as possible, and Jordon's back, 301 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 3: so might as well. 302 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 2: I really can't sit here. I'm not going to sit 303 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 2: here and dissect for at bats against the worst pitching 304 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 2: staff in Major League Baseball from Jordan Alvarez. Two of 305 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 2: the at bats, it looked like they wanted nothing to 306 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 2: do with him because none of the pitches were close. 307 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 2: Christian Walker in both instances came up after Jordan and 308 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 2: did not come through, which is I mean, again we've 309 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 2: talked about, you know, Alvarez's mere presence is going to 310 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 2: help right like he can, even if he's still managing 311 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 2: some discomfort, even if he's not one hundred percent. You 312 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 2: saw last night like the Rockies wanted nothing to do 313 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 2: with him, and he just missed three and a half 314 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 2: months and you know he's still working his way back 315 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 2: into being in major league shape. But it does put 316 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 2: the onus on everyone around him to to step up 317 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 2: if they're going to pitch around him, if they're going to, 318 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 2: you know, not give him much to hit. Christian Walker, 319 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 2: who's been very, very good lately, who has been good 320 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,360 Speaker 2: for the last two and a half months. Last night 321 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 2: just just didn't come through. And you know, you saw 322 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 2: that a couple of times. They stranded eleven base runners 323 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 2: last night. It again reignited some dumb takes about approach 324 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 2: and hitting coaches. And even though jose Al Tuove hit 325 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 2: an absolute missile that got run down in the gap 326 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 2: with the bases loaded in the second and hitting that's 327 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 2: apparently on the hitting coaches that they can't that two. 328 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 2: They just can't. You know, once he hits the ball, 329 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 2: he should be able to take flight, get touch the 330 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,360 Speaker 2: ball and like guide it to the warning track grass 331 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 2: where it drops. 332 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, they should coach him to hit it where they ain't. Yes, 333 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 3: you know, I try doing that. 334 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 2: They should draw up the hit it in, the hit 335 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 2: it over the head play. They should draw. 336 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 3: It's weird that Christian Walker is bad at home. 337 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, I mean the Astros are bad at home. 338 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 2: They've lost like sixteen of their last twenty games at home, 339 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,880 Speaker 2: and he have a minus sixty two run differential and. 340 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 3: Then he's hitting two seventeen with six home runs at 341 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 3: home and two point fifty with thirteen home runs away, 342 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 3: which is just interesting. 343 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, of those thirteen home runs away, he 344 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,239 Speaker 2: hit three in a row at Camden Yards, and then 345 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 2: he went to Dodger Stadium where he hits home runs 346 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: every at bad and hits so like, that's six right there. 347 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 2: He hitting Dodger Stadium in camping. 348 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 3: But I mean, still, we'ren at home. It's you know, 349 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 3: there's a short porch in left field. It's just it's 350 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 3: interesting that, you know, he doesn't doesn't seem to do 351 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 3: well at home. Of course that's all random, you know. Yeah, 352 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 3: the Astros have years where they're unbelievable at home and 353 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:19,959 Speaker 3: it's like they can't be beaten at home, and then 354 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 3: the next year they're terrible. 355 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 2: Like it. 356 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 3: It's not really predictive of anything, but it is interesting. 357 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,679 Speaker 3: It does feel like maybe Christian Walker just really likes 358 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 3: the gray uniforms and he feels more powerful in them, 359 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 3: because he certainly seems like a different player on the 360 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 3: on the road. 361 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 2: You alluded to it right there, and I'm gonna I'm 362 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 2: gonna formally put this into the air and the lexicon. 363 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 2: Can we stopped every time the Astros sign a free 364 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 2: agent hitter? Can we stop talking about the Crawford boxes. 365 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 2: Can we stop talking about the short porch and left 366 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 2: field as if it's going to be some enticing because 367 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 2: I've heard that about Christian Walker, I've heard about his 368 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 2: own I've heard well it did help for yeah, but 369 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 2: Escoc Paradis is like one of one in terms of 370 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 2: he's the freak just and how much he pulls the 371 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 2: ball like he There is only one Escoc Paradis profile 372 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 2: in Big League Baseball about the way he pulls the ball. 373 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 2: But I'm over the I am over the using the 374 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 2: Crawford boxes as some explanation as to why this hitter 375 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 2: is going to come to the ashers and immediately paid evidence, 376 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 2: because outside of Escoc Paradis, that has not manifested itself. 377 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 3: No, I mean I said that when they signed parades, 378 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 3: and everybody's talking about that, Like what are we talking about? 379 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 3: Like you say this with everyone? That can't be true 380 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 3: of everyone. So yeah, I agree, it's it's not that 381 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 3: big of a deal. Hitters hit it, and you know 382 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 3: who knows where he goes. And honestly, I think sometimes 383 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 3: the Crawford boxes hurt right handed hitters because there's so 384 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 3: little outfield room in the left center area that people 385 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 3: who hit line drives to the poll side. There's a 386 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 3: lot of balls that when you watch the Astras on 387 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:16,439 Speaker 3: the road, I'm almost like preconditioned to assume it's going 388 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 3: to be an out because normally when they hit it 389 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:22,479 Speaker 3: on that trajectory in Houston, it ends up being an 390 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 3: out because the left fielder's playing, you know, one hundred 391 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 3: feet off the line, like standing next to the Crawford 392 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 3: boxes and can make a catch. But when you're in 393 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 3: an outfield that has a ton of room, those things 394 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 3: suddenly get down. So yeah, I mean I think it. 395 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 3: It's not that big of a deal. The yeah, we 396 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 3: need to stop talking about that. 397 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 2: It was a big deal to Hunter Brown last night, 398 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 2: who gave up a routine fly ball to Hunter Goodman 399 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 2: that fell into the Crawford boxes for a for a 400 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 2: consequential to run Homer after Mauricio Dubad and Jeremy Pane. 401 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 2: You have botched a double play behind him in what 402 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 2: can be described as good for the Astro's future. Four 403 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 2: of the six runs on Hunter Brown's line were unearned, 404 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 2: which true not real, which means that era remains two 405 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 2: point three seven, which is only trails trek Scuoble for 406 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 2: the Major League lead, which means Hunter Brown is still 407 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 2: solidly in the top three of cy Young consideration, which 408 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 2: means if he finishes in the top three of the 409 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 2: American League SIEM where the Ashers get another draft pick, so. 410 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 3: And camp Smith still has time to win MVP, He's 411 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 3: gonna go on a heater. 412 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,159 Speaker 2: I'm glad you mentioned that because we will talk about 413 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 2: the roster moves that got you run Alvarez back on 414 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 2: the roster right after another message from our friends at 415 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 2: foul Territory Kratz. 416 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: If you need to pay rent for your apartment and 417 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: you're not getting anything for it, then you probably haven't 418 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: heard of Built. 419 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 2: You have to pay rent every single month, why not 420 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 2: get some point and say you can redeem for other 421 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 2: things that are a lot more fun than paying rent, 422 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 2: like flights, hotels, uber rides. 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So there was some discussion 438 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 2: as to what the corresponding move to get Jordan Alvaroz 439 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 2: back on the raw would be. There was some thought 440 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 2: that Jacob Melton could go down to Triple A. But 441 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 2: the Astros need center fielders right now because Chas McCormick 442 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 2: has been nothing, and Jacob Melton at least does hit 443 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 2: left handed. He's a very good defensive outfielder. Singled last night. 444 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 2: There was but there was some thought it could be 445 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 2: Melton because he had been optioned already this season. 446 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 3: Can you ask him about the mustache? What happened there? 447 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 2: I'll find out today and thank you back. I need 448 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 2: a story idea for today anyway. I always kind of 449 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 2: thought it would be Bryce Matthews, just because the Astros haven't. 450 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,119 Speaker 2: I mean, he came up and didn't play. 451 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 3: I mean, hand up, I did not know he was 452 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 3: on the roster when when I saw that move, I 453 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 3: did not know that he was on the Astros roster. 454 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean the whole That's the thing. Like, when 455 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 2: you're trying to figure out roster moves, it's pretty the 456 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 2: the obvious way to do it is look and see 457 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 2: who is not playing. Like that, the actions speak louder 458 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 2: than you know, your thoughts of service time, manipulation, what 459 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 2: I like, See who they are not using, See who 460 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 2: is like the odd man out on the roster, who 461 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 2: is not playing. That is probably who is going down. 462 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 2: And it was Bryce Matthews. But there was at least 463 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 2: some thought, and I wrote about this while we were 464 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 2: in Baltimore about whether it would have made sense to 465 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 2: send cam Smith back to UH Triple A or not 466 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 2: back to to Triple A for the first time because 467 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 2: he's never played in Triple A for no other reason 468 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 2: than he's I mean, he's been for lack of I 469 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 2: don't mean to be so blunt, but it's true he's been. 470 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 2: He's been the worst player in Major League Baseball. Since 471 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 2: the All Star Break, he has a three eighty nine ops. 472 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 2: Ramon Urius pinch hit for Haesus Sanchez against a left 473 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 2: handed reliever last night. If nothing else demonstrates to you 474 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 2: where Cam Smith is on the hierarchy, that should If 475 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 2: it didn't, then go back to Baltimore where Joe spot 476 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 2: A let Hayesus Sanchez face a left handed reliever late 477 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 2: in a close game, and then the day before he 478 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 2: chose Chas McCormick over Cam Smith to pinch hit against 479 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 2: a left handed reliever late in the game. It's, as 480 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,719 Speaker 2: we've talked about it, it's not going well for Cam. 481 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 2: Wrote about it in Baltimore about how well he's handling 482 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 2: it from a mental standpoint. Talked to Dave Clark, who's 483 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 2: probably the closest coach to Cam on the team. Talked 484 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 2: to Carlos Correa, who is kind of helping him along 485 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 2: in terms of you know, I think those two can 486 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 2: commiserate pretty well. You know, Correa obviously never struggle to 487 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 2: this extent, but Correa came up as a twenty year 488 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:49,479 Speaker 2: old with a ton of hype around him, and you know, 489 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 2: Cam came up as a twenty two year old with 490 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 2: a ton of hype around him. Now, obviously one had 491 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 2: more immediate success than the other, but there's still like, 492 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 2: there's only a few people that have been in that 493 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 2: situation that can, you know, really have any parallels. So 494 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 2: it sounds like Correa has kind of helped him kind 495 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 2: of stay even keeled. But the thing that everyone keeps 496 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 2: talking about with Cam is that like it he is 497 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 2: handling it so well beyond his years maturity wise. And 498 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 2: I think we talked about this with Josh, Like if 499 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 2: we were to I think it'd be a different conversation 500 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 2: if he was spiking his helmet, if he was breaking 501 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 2: a bat over his leg, or if he was blowing 502 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 2: up a water cooler in the dugout and just like 503 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 2: making a scene, or if you know, the defensive lapses 504 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 2: became very pronounced. You know, I'm not going to sit 505 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 2: here and say he can't help the twenty twenty five Astros, 506 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:46,160 Speaker 2: But I do think Cam has some attributes and Cam 507 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 2: has some things he can do that can help this 508 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 2: team through the last thirty games. Well, he play a lot, 509 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 2: I do not believe, so I think certainly his days 510 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 2: is an everyday player, have long been over. But I 511 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:02,439 Speaker 2: think now you're looking at a situation where there's a 512 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 2: real reality where he may only play once or twice 513 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 2: a week, and if they're going to face you know, 514 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 2: and the times he will play more than that will 515 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 2: be on the rare occasion when they have a run, 516 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 2: when they face a run of left handed starting pitchers. 517 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 2: That doesn't usually happen, just because there's more rights than lefties. 518 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,880 Speaker 2: But I wasn't surprised that they're going to keep him 519 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 2: on the roster. I know people were trying to calculate 520 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 2: the number of days, and you know, he hasn't reached 521 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 2: a full year major league service time yet, which means 522 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 2: if they send him down and he stays down for 523 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 2: more than twenty days, they would keep him under club 524 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 2: control and they would get an extra year of control 525 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 2: on him. I understand that. But if they were worried 526 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 2: about that, if they were worried about the service time 527 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 2: aspect of it, if they really wanted to, you know, 528 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 2: get that extra year, they would have sent him down already. 529 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 2: The time to do this, if they were really interested 530 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 2: in sending him down, the time to do this was 531 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 2: like a month ago. And but a month ago, Tyler 532 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 2: he was still hanging in there like it wasn't It 533 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 2: didn't look great, but it hadn't snowballed like this, and 534 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 2: he was still the bats were competitive, and even now 535 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 2: like he doesn't look it's not one of these situations 536 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 2: where he's going up there swinging its stuff that is 537 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 2: just wildly out of the zone and looks uncompetitive. The 538 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 2: bats look fine, the results just just are not there. 539 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 2: And I think it's become one of these things where 540 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 2: he's in between approaches. He's got a lot of stuff 541 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 2: going on in his head, and it's tough to make 542 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 2: that adjustment late in the season. 543 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I mean, look at this point, like you said, 544 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 3: if yeah, he's he's not gonna be playing a ton, 545 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 3: you know, that's that's very obvious. But again, the rosters 546 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 3: expand in four days anyway, and you would be able 547 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 3: to have him back up do the Is that still true? 548 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 3: I don't remember what they what do they do with 549 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 3: the rosters in September? Now, you can't do the thing 550 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 3: where you have like forty. 551 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 2: Guys, so it's one you can expand to twenty eight. 552 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 2: So it's one picture. It's one picture, one position player. Okay, 553 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 2: speaking of how about the How about the excellent roster 554 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 2: manipulation to get aj blue Ball back on the roster 555 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 2: before his fifteen days were up. 556 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 3: Boy, if only there had been some guy rambling alone 557 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 3: on a podcast talking about blue Ball probably will come 558 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 3: back up because some fringe roster guy is gonna wake 559 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,959 Speaker 3: up with an injury that he didn't know about. Sorry 560 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 3: to John Rooney and his bark and elbow, I'm sure 561 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 3: it's gonna be right. 562 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 2: Do you want to know John Rooney gets big league 563 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 2: service time, he does big league money. That dude's got it. 564 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 2: Me good for Johnny, seriously, I mean, look, no offense 565 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 2: to John rene. We did not ask about his injury. 566 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 2: I presume he may have felt something. But the moral 567 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 2: of the story is they got along. They got a 568 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 2: very effective long reliever back on the roster before his 569 00:30:58,400 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 2: fifteen days were up. 570 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, that'll happen. But yeah, I mean going back to 571 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 3: Cam Smith. Look, at this point, he's had flashes of 572 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 3: being a good player. He's very young. He has not 573 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 3: played anywhere near this long of a season in his career. 574 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 3: So even if the rest of the year he just 575 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 3: sits on the bench and sees what it looks like 576 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 3: to go through the playoffs and you know, all of 577 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 3: that while not actively participating, but still just kind of 578 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 3: being there, and then you start next year with just 579 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 3: a clean slate. I don't see any of this carrying 580 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 3: over where it's like a concern going into next year 581 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 3: of you know, it's just like, look, man, just get 582 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:46,719 Speaker 3: through this year. There's other people that the Ashers are 583 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 3: relying on. You know, it's not like the team is 584 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 3: built around Cam Smith, right, so it's just look, get 585 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 3: through this year, keep your head on your shoulders, and 586 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 3: learn from what's going on, learn how to make those 587 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 3: adjustments at the big league level, which is really difficult 588 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 3: to do, and start next year fresh. I do just 589 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 3: want to point out you mentioned Carlos Correa. Does everyone 590 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 3: understand how incredibly good he was his first three years 591 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 3: he put up eighteen point four war by the time 592 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 3: he was twenty two years old. He when they won 593 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 3: the World Series in twenty seventeen and he got some 594 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 3: MVP votes and he had a six point seven war 595 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 3: in one hundred and nine games. He was twenty two 596 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 3: years old. He was Cam Smith's age at that. Carlos 597 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 3: Korea was unbelievable when he came up. 598 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 2: I mean, he's still pretty good. 599 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 3: He's still really good. I sure do like watching him 600 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 3: play baseball for the Astros. I don't want to see 601 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 3: him in another uniform again. I don't know if that's 602 00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 3: a hot take, but they need to figure that out. 603 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 3: Let's not do that again. I like seeing him play 604 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 3: for the Astros. 605 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 2: You brought up war. Carlos Korea had point two war. 606 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:12,840 Speaker 2: According to Baseball Reference, he had point two war in 607 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:15,200 Speaker 2: three hundred and sixty four played appearances with the Twins. 608 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 2: This year, he has one point two war in the 609 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 2: ninety six plate appearances he's taken with the Astros. 610 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 3: He's hitting three with a one fifty one ops plus. 611 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 3: That's the highest that it's been basically since he left 612 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 3: the Astros. He's looked really good. He's so good at 613 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 3: third base. It's crazy. I mean, we all we knew that, right, 614 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 3: Like we we talked about it the whole time, Like, 615 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,120 Speaker 3: of course he's going to be really good at third base, 616 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 3: but man, is he good at third base. He he 617 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 3: just looks so comfortable over there. His arm is so 618 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 3: much fun to watch. And again we've talked about the 619 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 3: intangible stuff, but like you can see it on the 620 00:33:55,640 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 3: field that Carlos Korea is just the leader immediately, like 621 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 3: he just stepped in and was like, all right, this 622 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:05,360 Speaker 3: is my team again. Get out of the way. I 623 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 3: love the full infield mound meetings. Those are so fun. Uh, 624 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 3: keep keep him on the Astros. Let's let's not let's 625 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:18,320 Speaker 3: not play around anymore. This dude is an astro. Stop 626 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 3: stop letting him play elsewhere. 627 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:22,359 Speaker 2: I mean, where do you think he's going. Like you're 628 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,400 Speaker 2: acting like they're gonna like trade him tomorrow. 629 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:28,760 Speaker 3: He's still he's thirty, He's got some time after this contract. 630 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 3: Lock him up, get get something. I mean not right now, 631 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 3: but I don't want in two years to go through 632 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 3: a free agency thing again. This guy needs to be 633 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 3: an astro until he retires. 634 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:42,880 Speaker 2: Do you want to guess who his agent is? 635 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 3: I have a pretty good idea, and also guess who 636 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 3: Josel Tuve's agent is. Dummy. We'll get it figured out. 637 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:52,920 Speaker 3: If he wants to be an astro, just like how 638 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 3: Tub wanted to be an astro. They'll figure it out. 639 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 3: Jim Crane has money, figure it out. I don't. I 640 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 3: don't I want to see this guy in any other 641 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 3: uniform for the rest of his career. He is an astro. 642 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 3: That is clear. But and it's clear that that's how 643 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:10,760 Speaker 3: he feels too. When you know at the trade deadline, 644 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,839 Speaker 3: I was like, I'm only going to one team if 645 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 3: he if he didn't feel that way, he would have 646 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,880 Speaker 3: been open to going to other Like he also sees 647 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 3: himself as an astro. Make it happen, man. 648 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 2: Good for him forgetting out in Minnesota. That thing seems 649 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 2: like a complete disaster the the owners pulled the team 650 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:35,319 Speaker 2: off the market. I mean sometimes like on like and 651 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 2: we said this about Kakuchie a little bit last year too, 652 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 2: when everyone was losing their mind when they traded for him. 653 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 2: Like sometimes like a change. All it is is like 654 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 2: if you walk into a competent like championship contending clubhouse, 655 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 2: just like a change of scenery can do so much 656 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 2: like if you just get out of a dysfunctional place 657 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:56,760 Speaker 2: and go into a less dysfunctional place like like Houston 658 00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 2: that you know, tries to win every year, that puts 659 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 2: the sort of aggression and the resources in place to 660 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 2: win every year, That alone can just kind of change. Like, Look, 661 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 2: they had to do some stuff with Kakuci's usage and 662 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,320 Speaker 2: things like that, pitch usage but like, and I'm not 663 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,360 Speaker 2: saying Carlos Carrea like has changed the way he plays 664 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,280 Speaker 2: since he came to Houston. But again, there is something 665 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:21,319 Speaker 2: about peace of mind. There's something about being in a 666 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:23,880 Speaker 2: place where you feel like you belong. 667 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 3: And I think it's I think it's that. Sorry to 668 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 3: cut you off, Chandler, but I think it's I think 669 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 3: it's that. But also, you know, we talk about like 670 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:38,960 Speaker 3: the clutch gene or whatever. There are some guys who, 671 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 3: whether it's true or not, seem to fold in big 672 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:46,799 Speaker 3: situations and you know, really struggle whenever the pressure is 673 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,880 Speaker 3: on them. And then there are some guys like Carlos Carrero, 674 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 3: where if he had been hitting two hundred and then 675 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:58,200 Speaker 3: the playoffs started, I still would believe there's like an 676 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 3: extra gear in him when ever the seasons on that Like, 677 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 3: there's something in Korea that like pumps himself up for 678 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:10,120 Speaker 3: these bigger moments. And when you're in Minnesota and your 679 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:13,000 Speaker 3: team is struggling and there's not a lot of fans 680 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,839 Speaker 3: in the stadium and nobody cared, nobody's taking it as 681 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,759 Speaker 3: seriously as like you want to take it. I don't 682 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:20,879 Speaker 3: know if that's true. I'm just I'm projecting that. I'm 683 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 3: sure everyone on the Twins wanted to win just as 684 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,239 Speaker 3: badly as everyone on the Astros wants to win. But 685 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,720 Speaker 3: I'm saying I do think there is something in Korea 686 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,480 Speaker 3: that when he is in this like leadership position, like 687 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:34,960 Speaker 3: everybody get behind me, we're going out and winning. Like, 688 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 3: I do think that affects his performance on the field. 689 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 3: And you can see it. His OPS is two hundred 690 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 3: points higher as an astro than it was in Minnesota. 691 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:51,239 Speaker 3: Like that's that is a not insignificant difference. And I 692 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,319 Speaker 3: think there is something to be said about needing to 693 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:56,799 Speaker 3: be in an environment like a pressure cooker, like I 694 00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:00,879 Speaker 3: think he needs that in him in order to perform. 695 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:04,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's and that's not I mean, this 696 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:07,200 Speaker 2: is gonna be a dumb statement that's not teachable, Like 697 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:10,319 Speaker 2: you can't know, Like it's just some dudes just. 698 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,800 Speaker 3: Had it and he and he did from the moment 699 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 3: he got here. Again, I know you weren't around at 700 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 3: the time. Of course I got to know him. No 701 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 3: is a strong word. He was already a superstar in 702 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 3: Corpus Christy when he was there. 703 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:25,120 Speaker 2: He worked for the Hooks. 704 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:28,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know if I've brought that up. It's 705 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:33,200 Speaker 3: my only relevant piece of work history Chandler. That's all 706 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 3: I got, Okay. But when he came up in twenty fifteen, 707 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,360 Speaker 3: even as a twenty year old, it was like, oh, 708 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 3: like this, this guy has it, you know, and you're right, 709 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:46,839 Speaker 3: it's not coachable. And again that's why I'm gonna say, 710 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:52,120 Speaker 3: you don't find Carlos Korea's everywhere. There these people. There 711 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:56,359 Speaker 3: are people that put up similar numbers to Korea, but 712 00:38:56,400 --> 00:39:00,840 Speaker 3: there are not people that have intangibles like Carlos Korea. 713 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,960 Speaker 3: And you don't just you don't just find those guys. 714 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 3: And that's what I'm saying. He needs to retire at 715 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 3: forty two years old in Houston. This is this is 716 00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:13,920 Speaker 3: a guy that needs to be with the Astros for 717 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:14,840 Speaker 3: the rest of his career. 718 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,120 Speaker 2: I mean, he said up before, he said he wanted 719 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 2: to be an Astra for life. 720 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:22,000 Speaker 3: We do it this time. You messed up once. Don't 721 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:26,799 Speaker 3: let that happen again. Make it happen, Okay. From your 722 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 3: pass that along. 723 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 2: From your lips to Jim Crane's ears, I'm sure. 724 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 3: Can you also ask could you ask jord On how 725 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:35,480 Speaker 3: his feet feel after being in cleats? For three hours, 726 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,239 Speaker 3: ask him if he's adjusted to that. 727 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:41,720 Speaker 2: I'll uh right after I after I pass this along 728 00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:43,840 Speaker 2: to Jim Crane, I'll I'll get to you and. 729 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 3: I ask about the mustache from Melton. I need all 730 00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 3: my questions answered. 731 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:51,400 Speaker 2: This will you'll read this all on the Athletic on 732 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:52,319 Speaker 2: on Thursday morning. 733 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:55,319 Speaker 3: Tyler's mail bag Terrible questions. 734 00:39:55,880 --> 00:40:00,319 Speaker 2: Before you do, go shop at Crush City Territory Shop 735 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:02,800 Speaker 2: dot com. Tyler is wearing the hat. If you're watching 736 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:06,360 Speaker 2: on YouTube, I'm drinking out of my Crush City Territory 737 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:11,480 Speaker 2: uh coffee mug. If you're watching on YouTube, you can 738 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 2: scan the QR code. 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We'd 747 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:42,120 Speaker 2: love to do that, but we need you guys to 748 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 2: buy them first, so please head to Crush City Territory 749 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:50,360 Speaker 2: shop dot com and shop till your heart's content. If 750 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,279 Speaker 2: you liked this podcast, then you're in luck. We'll have 751 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 2: another one on Friday with another Astros prospect to talk 752 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:01,640 Speaker 2: about his time and pro ball, kind of how his 753 00:41:01,719 --> 00:41:04,840 Speaker 2: development's going and where he sees himself in the future. 754 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:06,600 Speaker 2: It is a position player this time. We had a 755 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 2: pitcher on last time. It'll be a position player, a 756 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:14,479 Speaker 2: recent addition to the Astros organization, but it'll be fun. 757 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,680 Speaker 2: We'll be back on Friday for that. Until then, you 758 00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:19,320 Speaker 2: can follow me on x at chandler Underscore Room. You 759 00:41:19,320 --> 00:41:22,399 Speaker 2: can follow Tyler at Tyler c Stafford. As always, please 760 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,640 Speaker 2: rate and review us on Apple. Please like the episodes 761 00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:28,239 Speaker 2: on Spotify. Leave comments on the Spotify episode. You can 762 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:31,440 Speaker 2: subscribe to the Krish City Territory YouTube channel so you 763 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 2: can get notified every time we post a new video. 764 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 2: Liking the videos on YouTube helps a lot too, so 765 00:41:36,680 --> 00:41:39,719 Speaker 2: please if you feel so inclined, you can do that. 766 00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:42,600 Speaker 2: As I said, we will be back on Friday with 767 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:46,240 Speaker 2: an interview with an Astros prospect. We will also recap 768 00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:50,440 Speaker 2: the final two games of this riveting series with the 769 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:54,200 Speaker 2: Colorado Rockies. Who Tyler, before you saw their lineup yesterday, 770 00:41:54,239 --> 00:41:56,800 Speaker 2: could you have named any member of the Colorado Rockies. 771 00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:59,800 Speaker 3: I did know Moniac was on the team. 772 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:01,320 Speaker 2: He's a good player man. 773 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:04,160 Speaker 3: Angels, legend, Philly's like, I forget. 774 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:06,879 Speaker 2: I mean, I mean, I love that. Like I'm I'm 775 00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:09,239 Speaker 2: acting like, oh you know he I'm well, I love that. 776 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:13,479 Speaker 2: I'm acting like I've found some like won one. 777 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's pretty good. I knew Dinger, big fan of 778 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:23,520 Speaker 3: Dinger goodness. But yeah, that's that's about it. Mariners lost, 779 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 3: so it's all a wash. Who cares? 780 00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:32,280 Speaker 2: Jerry Depoto, Man, what a what a team? So maybe 781 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:35,480 Speaker 2: that'll continue. Who knows? The Ashers should probably take care 782 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:37,520 Speaker 2: of their own business. So one of the worst Major 783 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:40,560 Speaker 2: League Baseball teams ever constructed. So we will talk about 784 00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:42,240 Speaker 2: whether they do that when we see you again on Friday. 785 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:44,000 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening and we'll talk to you soon. 786 00:42:44,680 --> 00:43:15,360 Speaker 3: It's a love story, baby, Just say bye.