1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Hi, This is Kyle Sharber and welcome to the Philly Show. 2 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 2: Kyle Schwarber with another late inning home run that sparked 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 2: another comeback victory for the Phillies. The Phillies go five 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 2: and two on a road trip through Washington and New York, 5 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: and the Atlanta Braves have taken notice of the Phillies 6 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: in the National League East. Ruben Tomorrow Junior, Jim Salisbury, 7 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 2: Todd's lucky. It's the Phillies Show. It is Monday, June 8 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: twenty ninth, twenty twenty six. It's time for First Pitch. 9 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: Here we go. First Pitch is powered by Parks Casino, 10 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 2: Pennsylvania's number one casino. Another fun weekend for the Phillies. 11 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: He take takes Saturday out of the equation right. Saturday 12 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 2: was a dud, but another good weekend for the Phillies. 13 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 2: You know I read in Jim's story NBC Sports Philadelphia. 14 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 2: The Phillies are the first team in Major League Baseball 15 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 2: history to rebound from ten games under five hundred and 16 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: get to ten over five hundred before the end of June. 17 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 2: There's an MLB first. We were talking last week about 18 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: they became the first team in Major League Baseball history 19 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: to hit go ahead home runs in the ninth inning 20 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: in three consecutive games. And now there are only three 21 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: games behind the Braves in the National League East Reuven. 22 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 3: And here's another first. Kyle Schuber fastest to thirty home runs. 23 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: That's right in the history of. 24 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: The franchise, right, what I mean, they're doing some crazy things. 25 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 3: Man. After an abysmal start, everybody wanted everyone fired. Everybody 26 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 3: had to get kicked off the team. Zach Wheeler came back. 27 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 3: They did make the matter a gerial move, and that's 28 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 3: probably part of what's going on. 29 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: But I don't think that's the real big reason. 30 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 3: I think the real big reason that the guy started 31 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 3: to play and and and they started to look themselves 32 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 3: in the mirror and said, hey. 33 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: I got to do my part. 34 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 3: Harper's been very very good, if not elite. I mean, 35 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 3: he's one of the best players in baseball again, and 36 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 3: he's showing why, especially offensively. And Kyle Schwarber is Kyle Schwarber. 37 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 3: I mean, it's been pretty amazing. Brandon marsh swinging swinging 38 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 3: the bat, didn't do a lot against against the Mets, 39 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 3: but did his part certainly against the Nationals. 40 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 2: So yeah, I. 41 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: Mean it's been fun to watch. Man. 42 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 3: They're getting the job done, and they're winning baseball games 43 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 3: and final ways to win as opposed to finding ways 44 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 3: to lose. 45 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 4: Last two weekends, last two weekends were just very exciting. 46 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 4: I mean, offense really makes the game exciting, and they've 47 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 4: put up, you know, two weekends in a row, big 48 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 4: offensive outputs and a couple series wins against the Mets. 49 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 4: The thing that jumps out at me is how you 50 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 4: know on May twenty two they were ten and a 51 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 4: half games out May twenty two, ten and a half 52 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 4: games out. What's that like six weeks ago? And now 53 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 4: they're three out? Ladies and gentlemen, we have a pennant race. 54 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh, there is definitely a pennant race. 55 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: Well, here's my colleague at MLB dot com, Mark Bowman, 56 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: sent this tweet out yesterday. Walt Weiss, when asked about 57 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 2: the Phillies cutting the Braves lead to three games, I 58 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: don't care what the lead is. I could care less. 59 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: We had a big lead early there, there were there 60 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 2: are several months to go. I'm not worried about anybody 61 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 2: else but ourselves. Right now. Now, I will point out 62 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 2: that by Walt White saying I could care less actually 63 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: means he cares a lot, So I'm sure he meant 64 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 2: I couldn't care less, right, little little grammar. Lesson for 65 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 2: Walt Weiss and everybody else out there. But yeah, it's 66 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: amazing that they've clawed this far back, come this far 67 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: back so quickly. You guys will love this, Ruben. I 68 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 2: know you love your percentages and your projected standings. 69 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I love it. 70 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: I looked at Ruben. I did this for you last night. 71 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 2: I said, I'm gonna look it up for Ruben because 72 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: I know Ruben's gonna ask me where is it? So Fangrafts. 73 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 2: On April twenty six, Rob Thompson's final game as manager, 74 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: they had a six point nine percent chance to win 75 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: the division. As of today, they have a thirty three 76 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 2: point two percent chance to win the division. How about that, Ruben? 77 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: What percentages? 78 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,679 Speaker 3: And you know you play the games? My friends play 79 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 3: the games because you're not. The games are not played 80 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 3: on a computer. The pakodas and the projections and all 81 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 3: that bs that goes on. You can stick it up 82 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 3: your purtuit because it is the players at play and 83 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 3: show who is the best and when and that's the 84 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 3: bottom line. 85 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 4: And when Rob was fired on the twenty eighth of 86 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 4: April with a nine to nineteen record twenty eight games, 87 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 4: they had the worst starters ERA in Major League Baseball 88 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 4: five point eight. Oh oh yeah. And coming into Saturday's game. 89 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 4: I looked it up Saturday, they had the third best 90 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 4: starters ERA in the majors since then, So, I mean, 91 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 4: there's the long and short of it. Pitching. 92 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: That's it. It's starting pitching. It always is and always 93 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: will be. And at the end of the day, in 94 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: the playoffs, it becomes all your pitching. 95 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 4: Right. But what a you know, what a what a 96 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 4: fantastic trip. I mean, it's awesome. You go five and two, 97 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 4: and you know, there is kind of a little flip 98 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 4: side to this, all these comeback wins. The bullpen blue 99 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 4: four leads concern, but they fought back and got big 100 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 4: hits late, big big hits. Schwarber amazing him and Harper 101 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 4: having these big You know, Harper is like fifth or 102 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 4: sixth in the National League in ops, having a terrific 103 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 4: year he is. 104 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 2: He's tenth tenth overall in Major League baseball. Schwarber is 105 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,359 Speaker 2: third overall Major League Baseball. So they have three the 106 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 2: top ten hitters in the big leagues in ops and 107 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 2: Brandon Marsh's and you know what is he top? I 108 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 2: think he's like top twenty five. So there you go. 109 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 2: You just need one big right handed bat to start 110 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: coming through. What have you guys thought of Trey Turners 111 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 2: had had other multi hit games over the past week. 112 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 2: I think he had last on this road trip. He 113 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 2: hit like three thirty three, he was fifteen for forty five, 114 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 2: couple doubles. 115 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 4: Better he has. 116 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 3: He has been improved, There's no question about it. My 117 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 3: one big concern is that infield defense. I mean he 118 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:01,239 Speaker 3: has not played well defensively. There times when even Harper 119 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 3: at times has not shown a great defensive prowess. And 120 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 3: those are really two huge positions shortstop and then you 121 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 3: say what you want, shortstop and first base probably the 122 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: two most important positions in the field. And if you 123 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 3: look at the metrics, that's one thing. But I'm watching 124 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 3: with my eyes and Turner's not having the same, not 125 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: nearly the same year he had last year defensively. In fact, 126 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 3: he's having one or the more poor years he's had defensively, 127 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 3: and Harper has fallen off a little bit defensively as well, 128 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 3: So those guys have to sort of tighten it up 129 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 3: because that becomes really important as the season wears on. 130 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 4: They lost Saturday's game because of their defense, not because 131 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 4: of errors, but because of plays that should have been 132 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 4: made that weren't made, and he gave the Mets extra chances. 133 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 4: That ball Rinconas drops in front of Rincona's and right 134 00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 4: field should have been caught. And then who was it 135 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 4: Soto that crushed one? By or lind or Lindor that 136 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 4: crushed one? Excuse me by Harper? And Harper admitted after 137 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 4: the game he was upset with himself for not getting 138 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 4: it and that led to a four run inning, and 139 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 4: they gave the Metals extra chances to the Mets capitalized. 140 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 4: So they lost that game on defense. You know, their 141 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 4: advanced metrics on defense tell a story. Second to last 142 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 4: twenty ninth in outs above average according to the stat Cast. 143 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 4: They're not a sound and not a good defensive team. 144 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 2: They really haven't been for years. I mean, they have 145 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 2: seasons where they make improvements, but I feel like that's 146 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 2: always been their bugaboo, so to speak, is the is 147 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 2: the defense. The underlying defense has never been really tight. 148 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 2: From beginning of the season to the end of the season. 149 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: Like I said, they've had good stretches and whatnot. Every 150 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 2: team does, but that is an issue. But yeah, the 151 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 2: Phillies making their way back up to what do you 152 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 2: think the Braves are thinking right now? I think they 153 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 2: got to just be it's too early to get panicked. 154 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 4: I guess oh they noticed, come on, they know. 155 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 3: Oh listen, they're they're feeling them. There's there's no question 156 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 3: that they're there. I'm sure they're feeling them. I'm also 157 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 3: sure that they knew that they were a much better 158 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 3: team than when they faced them early in the season. 159 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: That's true. 160 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 3: And so at some point you know they're gonna go 161 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 3: head to head again and those those battles are gonna 162 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 3: be really fun as the sweet, as the uh, as 163 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: the summer and fall wears. 164 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 4: On, these guys notice everything. I was talking to a 165 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 4: couple of players over the weekend and those guys up 166 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 4: in the top deck at in Washington, who are yelling, 167 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 4: you know, few Phillies and they noticed that. They were 168 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 4: talking about it in the dugout as it was going on. 169 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 4: Some are amused bias, some are like, screw these guys, 170 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 4: let's go. So they notice everything. 171 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 2: So what you're saying is is when they say I 172 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 2: don't hear that stuff in the stadium, they might not 173 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 2: always be telling the truth. 174 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 3: Well, what is interesting is as you're playing, you don't 175 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 3: sure to lock those things out, But when you're in 176 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 3: the bench, how do you not? 177 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you're you're you're not. 178 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 3: As vapor focused on on the game itself, so you 179 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 3: sort of, uh, you aren't blocking that stuff out anymore 180 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,959 Speaker 3: when you're hanging out on the bench, but yeah, you're 181 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 3: hearing it. 182 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 2: One of my favorite moments was it might have been 183 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 2: like three, four or five years ago at this point, 184 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 2: but some Braves fan I think it was that truest 185 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 2: Park was really getting on Harper behind the visiting dugout. 186 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 2: He was saying, you're you know, you know, Akuna, you're 187 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 2: not as good as a coon. You'll never be a coon. O, 188 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 2: You'll never be a COONa. And Bryce turns it around 189 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 2: and goes, it's a coon ya, a coon. Ya know 190 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: your player's name. You also know your till day the 191 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 2: till day on the name there, it's a coon ya. 192 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 3: That's like saying Castellano's oh Castellana, or how about Pat Burrell. Yeah, 193 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 3: that one there was there was please know your own 194 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 3: players names. 195 00:10:59,000 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: Pat. 196 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 2: I love that past barrel. He's got. 197 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 3: My good God, bless folks. 198 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 4: That game yesterday, though, Ruben, there was a ton to 199 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 4: that game. You know, they their bullpen was tight roping 200 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 4: all day and it wasn't like totally impressive. They had, 201 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 4: you know, Sugar had a tough inning. But in the 202 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 4: in the what in the seventh and eighth innings, they 203 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 4: you know, they stranded five base runners. Even if you 204 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 4: go back to the fifth, they stranded you know, Lozaro 205 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 4: stranded three. 206 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 3: Fourteen base runners. Date stranded fourteen base runners. And listen, 207 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 3: a lot of that was futility from the Mets. But 208 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 3: it also and I don't know if you want to 209 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 3: get into this now, Todd, but what what I saw 210 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 3: from Kirkering, the combination of Kirkering and j. 211 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: T was pretty special. See this is the reason why, 212 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: and I said it on the broadcast. JT may have 213 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,119 Speaker 1: earned in a lot of ways, is three year contract. 214 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 3: By the way he handled Oryan Kirkering in the eighth inning, 215 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 3: he struggled to throw his fastball for a strike. He 216 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 3: could not throw his fastball for a strike. Imagine this, 217 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 3: Now he has to throw his breaking ball and everybody's 218 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 3: looking for his breaking ball. 219 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: And he really commanded it. 220 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 3: Just okay, But he comes back and he throws two 221 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 3: fastballs past Alvarez in a very very critical part of 222 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 3: the game, and he goes to those two pitches even 223 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 3: though he was ahead in the count, because JT knew 224 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 3: that this guy would chase. And JT calls two high 225 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 3: fastballs up and in on Alvarez and he chases the 226 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,079 Speaker 3: hell out of him to punch him out to get 227 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 3: out of the inning. 228 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: And that, to me, epitomizes the. 229 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 3: Importance of what JT brings to this ball club and 230 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 3: the reason why they won the game. 231 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it's one. 232 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously, Mauricio had a horrendous at bat nine 233 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 3: straight balls and then pops one up, and that was 234 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 3: huge for Oryan Kirkering. But on top of that, I 235 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 3: think that was actually against Sugar. But the reality of 236 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 3: it was the reality of it was later on, when 237 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 3: Kirkering was really struggling to get out, he comes up 238 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 3: with a couple of unbelievable pitches in that sequence because 239 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 3: JT showed his trust in him and the conviction in 240 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 3: calling a pitch to get the out. 241 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 4: Yes, huge, no question. He's a huge, huge part of 242 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 4: that pitching staff. And I think, just think sometimes, you know, 243 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 4: people look at him and only determine his value by 244 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 4: what he does in the batter's box at the plate, 245 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 4: where his big value is behind the plate, And he's 246 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 4: crucial to this team's If this team is built on pitching, 247 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 4: he's crucial to that unit's success. To me, he you know, 248 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 4: he's worth every pen of what he got. 249 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 2: You want to pitch. 250 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 3: And I think back like May second, right around the 251 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 3: same time, right around the same time that Wheeler. 252 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: Came back, j T came back. Remember they were catching 253 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: with Marshawn and Stubbs. 254 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 3: No disrespect, but the reality of it is, when you 255 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 3: don't have your main battery with you and you don't 256 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 3: have Wheeler as you're number one or number two whatever 257 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 3: you want to call one a that makes a huge difference, man. 258 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 3: And I can't stress how important those two moves were made. 259 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 3: And then they went on an unbelievable run and they 260 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 3: continue to do so, and it's not necessarily because the 261 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 3: manager was changed. 262 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 2: You want your pictures to have all the confidence in 263 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 2: the world in your catchers. If you need another example, 264 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 2: an example of outside the Phillies, take a look at 265 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 2: Dalton Rushing and show Hey Otani the other day if 266 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 2: Dodger Stadium. Show Hey was so upset with Dalton Rushing 267 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 2: that he started calling his own pitches. And then Dalton 268 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 2: Rushing Rushing sidled up to him in the dugout and 269 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 2: show Hey walked away. 270 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: So and the guy was like crying on the veiel. 271 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: There's no crying in baseball. 272 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 2: There's no crying in baseball. So you want to have 273 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 2: you want to have Zach Wheeler and Christopher Sanchez and 274 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 2: O Ryan especially guy like Ryan Kirkering and in a 275 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:30,239 Speaker 2: really tight spot, go I trust this guy with everything. 276 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 2: And that is that is j t Rio Muto. That 277 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 2: was Parks. That was first pitch powered by Parks Casino. 278 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 2: Must be twenty one gambling problem call one eight hundred gambler. 279 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 2: If you're watching us on YouTube, please hit that subscribe button, 280 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 2: scan the QR code on your screen if you're watching 281 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 2: it helps support and grow the show. And you can 282 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 2: always go to the phillieshowshop dot com. You see orders 283 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 2: coming in every day, so that's been great. Thank you 284 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 2: for the support for those people checking out our stuff. 285 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 2: We love it. We love it indeed, and it is Monday, 286 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 2: Jim Rubin, you know what Monday means. Oh that's the 287 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 2: wrong one. Guys. I hit that that one, not that one. 288 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 2: Let's hit this one. If you're listening to us, you 289 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: have no idea what I just did. Uh. It's time 290 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 2: for Best Week, brought to you by Manco and Manco Pisa, 291 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 2: Manco Manca. When you want the best of the best, 292 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 2: go to Manco Manca. We got a show coming up 293 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 2: at Manco next month. More details to come on that. Jim, 294 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 2: who's your Manco? Who you giving a slice to this week? 295 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 4: There's so many candidates. Can I go big picture like 296 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 4: a broad view? 297 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 2: You can. 298 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: You can do whatever you want, Jimmy, it's your show. 299 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 4: And I have a Manco shirt on, and uh, you 300 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 4: know I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go with a concept. 301 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 4: I think the word resilience is way overused in sports today. 302 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 4: It's become a cliche. I'm just gonna call it toughness 303 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 4: and guts about grit. They grit the way the offense 304 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 4: performed all of them, you know, on this trip late 305 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 4: in ballgames from the seventh inning on this offense on 306 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 4: this trip scored twenty six runs and hit seven home runs. 307 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 4: They hit ten home runs on the trip, I think 308 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 4: seven of them from the seventh inning on, like all 309 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 4: game deciders, you know, like all huge difference makers. So 310 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 4: I'm just gonna give it to the toughness and the 311 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 4: comeback spirit and how they just they just refused to 312 00:17:55,640 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 4: die and just you know, made those victories happen with 313 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 4: having great at bats when the game was on the line. 314 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 4: I know that the Nationals bullpen stinks, but you still 315 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 4: got to deliver. How many times have we seen guys 316 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 4: pop up against against stinky bullpens. You're still going to 317 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 4: go up there and deliver. And you know, from Schwarward 318 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 4: to Harper to Marsh to Hill, stop stop amazing performances 319 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 4: late in games, entertaining baseball, finishing with w's and loud 320 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 4: music in the clubhouse and happy people, happy team and 321 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 4: wins and closing the gap on the Braves. That's my 322 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 4: manco and manco best of the week. I thought it 323 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 4: was a great, great week for the Phillies. 324 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: Great call and dire I say, clutching up, clutch up up. 325 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 3: Remember that Remember that company that was a great shirt 326 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 3: company that was started by David Tomorrow and Ruben Tomorrow. 327 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 1: But it fizzle. 328 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 4: You got to bring it back. 329 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: We are thinking about it because. 330 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,360 Speaker 2: It's a great We still have the show. 331 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 4: I'll invest eight dollars. 332 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: You're in it, Todd, who you got? 333 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 2: Uh? I'm going to go with Brandon Marsh. He had 334 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 2: another big week. He batted over four hundred this past week. 335 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 2: He didn't He had those two big home runs last 336 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 2: week in Washington, the game tying home run and that 337 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 2: ninth inning, that ridiculous comeback. I mean, they had a 338 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 2: bunch of ridiculous comebacks. And then when they were down 339 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 2: I think it was in the last game of that 340 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 2: National Series, they were down five to nothing and he 341 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 2: hits a two run home run and all of a 342 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 2: sudden boom, all right, they're down three. You know, like that, 343 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 2: he got them back in the game. And this is 344 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 2: a guy who is counting on the fans to vote 345 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 2: him into his first National League All Star Game, and 346 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 2: he's really kind of answered the bell there in terms 347 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 2: of his production the past week. But you know, there's 348 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 2: a lot of a lot of options, But I'm going 349 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 2: to go with Brandon Marsh just because he keeps doing it, 350 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 2: and again it's not one of the He's not a 351 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 2: guy that got off to a fast start. He caught 352 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 2: a lot of fans attention early and is kind of 353 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 2: fading as the All Star Game approaches to go ad, 354 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 2: does he really deserved to make the All Star team? 355 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 2: He is stepping up as it gets closer and closer 356 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 2: to July, the Midsummer Classic Act Citizens Bank Park. 357 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: Yes, so good calls. 358 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 3: I mean, there's so many different guys to choose from, 359 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 3: and I'm sort of going to go off the board 360 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 3: and not with somebody who necessarily had unbelievable performance, but 361 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 3: somebody who actually showed a lot of grid also, and 362 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 3: that's a zus Lozardo Sousan. Lozardo had thirteen punchouts in 363 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 3: his one start against the Nationals. Was the bugaboo for 364 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 3: him was and has been, you know, runners on base 365 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 3: and really sort of struggling through getting through that, didn't 366 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 3: get a lot of defensive support, ended up going from 367 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 3: five and runs to one and run because they finally 368 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 3: changed it proper changed an error properly in that one 369 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 3: game against Washington. But recency bias for me because yesterday 370 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 3: didn't have his fine stuff. Had to battle through a 371 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 3: thirty pitch inning in the fifth inning to sort of 372 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 3: get out of another jam. 373 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: And he's been struggling to. 374 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 3: Get out of jams and to make the pitch he 375 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 3: needs to to keep the team. 376 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: In the game. 377 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,959 Speaker 3: And I thought he did a really good job of 378 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 3: staying poised and making pitches when he had to to 379 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 3: get out. 380 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: Of these jams. Again. 381 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 3: Didn't have a ton of strikeouts in the game, and 382 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 3: you got to give, you know, some of the Mets 383 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 3: some love for battling with him, but and didn't have 384 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 3: his fine stuff, But he showed a ton of grint, 385 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 3: and he showed a lot of maturity. And his era 386 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 3: has been plummeting, in my opinion, has been going down 387 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 3: his UH and his whip as well from the beginning 388 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 3: of the season. I just think that he showed a 389 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 3: lot of maturity and fortitude in the last couple of 390 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 3: outings such that I'm gonna give them a little slice of. 391 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 1: The pie, a small slice, but a slice nonetheless, so. 392 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 4: Good to it. That was huge what he did in 393 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 4: you know, bases loading the fifth inning, he gets two 394 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 4: big outs, uh, you know that strikeout on Butshett was huge. 395 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 4: Ninety eight up in the zone. I mean it's like 396 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 4: a lot like Alvarado and Kirkering, you know, tightrope, some 397 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 4: difficult moments, but man, when it was when it was 398 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 4: on the line, they made pitches. But hey, can we 399 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 4: give an honorary like like slice or maybe like a 400 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 4: cal zone too, you could get. 401 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 2: How about how about a personal pan pizza? 402 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 4: Personal a personal Panmanko's pizza. We gotta we gotta talk 403 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 4: about Derek Hill's catch and Todd Brandon Marsh had a 404 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 4: little piece of that. He's communicating with the whole way 405 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 4: and he did it. You know that guy. Little things 406 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 4: you know, you don't see that happened under the radar. 407 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,239 Speaker 4: He was a little piece of that play and an 408 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 4: important piece of that play. But I'm sitting in the 409 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 4: press box he rubin you two, and I'm watching that 410 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 4: guy run ninety nine feet and when you got about 411 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 4: thirty feet away, I'm said to myself, I think he's 412 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 4: going to catch this ball. He just had this look 413 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 4: of determination and he was running like a man who 414 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 4: was going to get that ball. And he got that ball. 415 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 4: What an amazing catch. 416 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 3: So yeah, I got to talk about this is from 417 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 3: the outfield coaches perspective, So and I talked a little 418 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 3: bit about this on the broadcast, but as I go 419 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 3: back and look at it, he did pretty much everything 420 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 3: you want an. 421 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 1: Outfielder to do. He had a direct. 422 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 3: Line to the ball. There was no banana ing. It 423 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 3: was very, very direct. He had a great line to it, 424 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 3: that's number one, and a great jump. He had his 425 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 3: technique when I watched his eyes. Subtly, you talk about 426 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 3: when you get close to the wall, you go ball 427 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 3: wall to pick up where the wall is and then 428 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 3: back to the ball to catch. He went ball wall 429 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:06,719 Speaker 3: ball naturally. He went in stride on the jump. The 430 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 3: timing was impeccable, the athleticism was phenomenal, and it was 431 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 3: one of the best catches I have ever seen. It 432 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 3: will go up there with the Ken Griffy catches, with 433 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 3: the catch over the shoulder by Jimmy Edmonds, with so 434 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 3: many different catches that we've seen over the years. I 435 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 3: went back and saw who was at Austin, who was 436 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 3: the outfielder played briefly with the Mets and the Detroit 437 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,400 Speaker 3: Tigers had a long time anyway, he had an unbelievable 438 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 3: catching in Boston against I think really hit a bomb 439 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 3: in the right center field. He went over the fence 440 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 3: to catch one and landed over the fence. So many 441 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 3: great catches in this one, for me, one of the 442 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 3: best I've ever. 443 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:53,879 Speaker 1: Witnessed in my career, and it changed the game. It 444 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: literally it's a home run. And then Wheeler goes on 445 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: in deals after that. I mean, soda has been so hot, 446 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: so good lately to change it literally was a game cheating. 447 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 1: He won the game in the first innings. 448 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 3: Miller said, how about that, dude won the baseball game 449 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 3: in the first inning. 450 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: How about thea He didn't He didn't He didn't. 451 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 4: Drift back and stick his glove above the wall like 452 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 4: we see some robberies. He was dead sprint and then 453 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 4: it was like Jordan taking off from the foul line 454 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 4: and he and he just caught it. You know, it 455 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 4: was like you met some of the greatest catching on TV. 456 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 4: I saw the Dwayne Wise catch behind Burley in the 457 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 4: perfect game for what was on the line there. That 458 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 4: was amazing catch. And then the six n lcs Andy 459 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 4: Chavez right next door at Shay State and cat this 460 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 4: catch takes a back seat to no One, and you're right, 461 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 4: it totally changed the momentum because if the Mets go 462 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 4: back to the dugout and say, we just put two 463 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 4: on Zach Wheeler, let's let's kick it in. Yeah, mentally, 464 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 4: it has a big lift on that dugout, and conversely, 465 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,719 Speaker 4: it it's like a rain on the other doug when 466 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 4: you take away that momentum. And that's what Derek Hill 467 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 4: did there. 468 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 2: I love the fact that, I mean, you don't see 469 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 2: Zach Wheeler break out into a full smile too often, 470 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,119 Speaker 2: but he looked like a kid on Christmas morning that 471 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 2: just got his Nintendo sixty four for Christmas. You know, 472 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 2: he's like, oh my god, you don't see Zach Wheeler 473 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,199 Speaker 2: do that too much. And then Ruben, I was I 474 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 2: was literally thinking of you in that moment because you're 475 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 2: on the broadcast. Are you trying to like rein it 476 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 2: in a little bit because I heard you kind of 477 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 2: go like yeah. 478 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: I said, oh my god. 479 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 2: I said, oh my. 480 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:39,959 Speaker 3: He's as he's leaping and the ball's getting gloved, I 481 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,920 Speaker 3: am saying, and I'm I hate talking over t mac 482 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 3: in certain situations, but I was so. 483 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: Taken aback by the play. You know, I get impressed 484 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,120 Speaker 1: by this stuff. You see stuff you almost never see 485 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 1: almost every single. 486 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 3: Day right for him to be able to do that 487 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 3: and to make that happen and to have me watch 488 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 3: it live, I mean I was like, oh. 489 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: My god, it was like awesome, Like, dude, that was insane. 490 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 2: It was absolutely and. 491 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: It's hard to rain. 492 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 3: And I held back after that and let tom you know, 493 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 3: do his thing and then and then you know, analyze 494 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 3: it afterwards. 495 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 1: But damn, that was awesome. 496 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 4: And after the game, like, uh, Wheelers, like, you know, 497 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 4: somebody's like, what did you say to him? The dog? 498 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 4: He said, I said thank you, And again I'm a hugged. 499 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:33,959 Speaker 2: Very very wheel Ish. No doubt. That was Manco Manco 500 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 2: best week. When you want the best of the best, 501 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 2: you go to Manco. 502 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: And get yourself a slice. 503 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 2: Absolutely. Monster Energy is keeping the Phillies show going all 504 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 2: season long. Unleash the Beast. Game Day isn't just about baseball. 505 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 2: It's about bringing the energy wherever you are. Pick up 506 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 2: a Monster Energy drink at your local retailer and fuel the. 507 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: So got a camera issue, guys. 508 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 2: You're good, You're good. So a couple of things. Phillies 509 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 2: signed Tommy fam to a minor league deal. I guess 510 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:14,439 Speaker 2: trying to get some outfield depth. Do you guys have 511 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 2: any thoughts on that? Is the Phillies kind of just, 512 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 2: you know, looking to bring in somebody just in case 513 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 2: something happens. I guess this is kind of where they are. 514 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 4: Well. I still think they're looking right handed bat. It's 515 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 4: kind of a tryout. He's already ran through two organizations 516 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 4: this season. I'm not I don't have high expectations, but 517 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 4: they're still looking to address things. They need to address 518 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 4: things right now. The bullpen has kind of skyrocketed to 519 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 4: my number one concern, though I have concerns about the 520 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 4: drop off after three in the rotation as well. This 521 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 4: team has flaws, but then again, all teams have flaws, 522 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 4: so they probably have less than other teams. But to me, 523 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:53,239 Speaker 4: they have three pretty significant ones and the bullpen. On 524 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 4: this trip. As giddy as this trip was, I saw 525 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 4: a lot of things in the bullpen that that concerned me. 526 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 4: They gotta get Calerabat, They got to get Cali back, 527 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 4: and he's got to be dealing. They need another leverage 528 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 4: on I totally agree with that. 529 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 3: And is there And you know, I've had some Twitter 530 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 3: wards with some people lately, or some ex wards with 531 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 3: people about you know what the needs are and if 532 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 3: you do, there's a ways to do it. If you 533 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 3: do add a starting pitcher to this rotation, you can 534 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 3: slide guys back into the bullpen, I like a Lozardo 535 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 3: in the playoffs. And so it's something to think about. 536 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 3: I mean, you have to be hyper focused right. 537 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: Now on. 538 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 3: Not just not about making the playoffs. This team's going 539 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 3: to make the playoffs unless they have major breakdowns. They're 540 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 3: making the playoffs. They have to think about, Okay, how 541 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 3: do we win in the playoffs. And that's the thought 542 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 3: process that has to happen to me. 543 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: And if they address starting pitching and are able to 544 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: slide Tolzardo or whatever arm you can back into the 545 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: bullpen when you need it in the playoffs, then that's 546 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: a thought process. 547 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 3: Typically you do need four starters, but not all the 548 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 3: time and so FORTI five. Yeah, do you do it 549 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 3: by getting the Eraaldus Chapman's of the world or the 550 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 3: Luke Weavers of the world or lose those types of players? Yeah, 551 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 3: you can address it directly, but if you can't, then 552 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 3: there's other ways to sort of get the job done. 553 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 4: And they need innings in that rotation, you can't have 554 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 4: Lozardo throwing thirty pitch fifth innings and leaving the game 555 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 4: because you need him to get through the sixth. So 556 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 4: your bullpen lines up and you're not trying to protect 557 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 4: a two run lead in the sixth with really you know, 558 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 4: you're kind of lower guys on the bullpen. You just 559 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 4: you need it all goes together. You need innings from starters. 560 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:53,959 Speaker 4: But I do think they need another leverage guy. 561 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: And then in the perfect world you get a starter 562 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: and a reliever. But they're not going to get that. 563 00:30:58,440 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: They're just not gonna get that. And I'll say, take 564 00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: on im, like another fifty million dollars in payroll. It's 565 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: not happening. 566 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 2: Our next last last Wednesday, we talked a lot of trades, 567 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 2: threw a lot of names out there, and we're going 568 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 2: to talk more trades in our next episode on whatever 569 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 2: date is. It might be Wednesday, so and if so, 570 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 2: if you are listening or watching and have any questions 571 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 2: or want to float any trade names by us, feel 572 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 2: free to do that. Maybe we'll tackle some of those 573 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 2: names for you. The Phillies open a four game series 574 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 2: on Monday night against those Pittsburgh Pirates. They're going to 575 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 2: face some decent pitching this week, Braxton Ashcraft, who's pitched 576 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 2: well for the Pirates this year. Six forty quite right, 577 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 2: quite right, yes, crumb, Yeah, I'm facing Aaron Nola six 578 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 2: on Monday, six forty. On Tuesday of Bubba Chandler against 579 00:31:57,080 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 2: Christopher Sanchez sixty on Wednesday, A tune in tune in 580 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 2: Paul Deans, Zach Wheeler, that's kind of a Zach Wheels wheeler, 581 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 2: Jim Wheels Wheeler. And then twelve thirty five pm on Thursday, 582 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 2: you have Jared Jones against Alan Aron. 583 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: Hell. 584 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 3: Oh, this is gonna be a great battle, man, because 585 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh's playing good, They've got great pitching. It's a great 586 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 3: test for the offense as well. 587 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know the Phillies, their schedule here very favorable. 588 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 4: I know the Pirates, you know they're scrappy and they're 589 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:37,000 Speaker 4: hovering around five hundred. But I think their next five 590 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 4: series they play three last place teams. I mean, you're 591 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 4: gonna go out and take it to them. You know, 592 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 4: they got they they got Cincinnati in there, they got 593 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 4: the Mets again after the break, and then the Kansas 594 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 4: City is the last place team. So pretty favorable schedule. 595 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 4: For the Phillies. 596 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 3: August can make or break teams. Man, it's the it's 597 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,479 Speaker 3: the dog days and you gotta grind them out. We'll 598 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 3: see how much they grind. 599 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 2: Absolutely, we'll be back next to Jill. Don't forget. Don't 600 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 2: forget to send us your trade questions if you have any, 601 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 2: for our next episode. Until then, Jim. 602 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 4: Boys, it was a lot of fun and I will 603 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 4: smell you later. 604 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 1: Smell you, James. 605 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 2: The Philly Show is brought to you by the Foul 606 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 2: Territory Network. Subscribe to The Philly Show on YouTube and 607 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 2: wherever you get your podcasts.