1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Jason Smith Show with Mike 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Harmon podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weeknight 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: ten pm to two am Eastern seven to eleven pm 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. Find your local station for 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon at Foxsports Radio 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: dot com, or stream us live every night on the 7 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 2: Let's give this you're listening to Fox Sports Radio. 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome in side hour to the Jason Smith Show 10 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: with my bass friend Edwin Diz. 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Look sitting on a throne line. I smell 21 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: like beef and cheese. Actually, I did have beef and 22 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: cheese for dinner tonight. Both both both you and I 23 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: had beef and cheese for dinner. Yeah yeah, I mean 24 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: we didn't like eat off the same plate like we're 25 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: Lady in the tramp, but we each had beef and cheese. 26 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 3: You didn't really need to put that out for people. 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: I think they hopefully assumed that was the case. I mean, 28 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 3: best friends at all. But you know, you and me 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 3: splitting a long genie. 30 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: Yeah what. 31 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 2: Hitcher? 32 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: I like it? So, yeah, well born in the big 33 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: day in baseball coming up in a bit, The Dodgers 34 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: now have a really volatile ninth in encloser that's on 35 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: the cusp of potential bad season because every other year 36 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: is good for him. 37 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 3: There is something, there is something to that Seesaw. Just 38 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 3: describe that, man. No, I mean, look, you're trying to 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 3: put a lot of bad voodoo out there. If we're 40 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 3: gonna keep going down the Will Ferrell movie. Don't you 41 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 3: put that on me, Ricky, Bobby. But it's just the 42 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 3: idea for Edwin Diaz. It's great in theory. Right, you 43 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 3: go and buy and spend your money on the best brand, Right, 44 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 3: you do this at all. Everything you look for in 45 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 3: your life, you go in and get the best possible 46 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 3: brand in your price range. Fortunately, for the Dodgers, that 47 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 3: price range is Infinity, and for Edwin Diaz, they got 48 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 3: him to signed the three year deal. I guess there 49 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 3: was a little bit of quibbling over a fourth year 50 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 3: and in some of this with the Mets, he didn't 51 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 3: feel the love. Now he's a Dodger and he brings 52 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: Timmy l with him. Yeah, look, it's it's it's a 53 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 3: great move on paper. I know Edwin Diaz, I've known him. 54 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 3: His entire run with the Mets. Every other year was good. 55 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 3: Sometimes he's great, sometimes he's not. He's coming off of. 56 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: You hated him even when he was great. Here he's 57 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: coming because I could never trust the guy. I could 58 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: never trust him. You swat alone last year. But he 59 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,119 Speaker 1: comes out. It's like, why do we need to load 60 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: the bases every single time? Why can't we just have 61 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: an easy ninth? And no we can't. Were they on 62 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: TNT uh no drama a few times? A few times? 63 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 4: Right? 64 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: But he's automatic, man, he's automatic. 65 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 3: But that's the beauty in the chaos, That is the 66 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 3: closer situation, right because you look at it game to game. 67 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 3: When we take the totality of a guy's season, three 68 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 3: bad outings could make his stats look absolutely miserable. Right, yeah, sure, right, 69 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 3: when you pitch sixty six innings, you give up, you know, 70 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 3: three three innings that go for four or five and runs, 71 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 3: think bad things. Man, you could be almost nails and 72 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 3: lights out and every other appearance, every other inning pitch. 73 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 3: But for those days, that's enough to submarine and tank 74 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: your overall numbers. So we all take take that with 75 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 3: a bit of a great assault when we talk about eras. 76 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 3: But yes, riding the lightning will be part of it. 77 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 3: Look at his sake, call the catulu with weights, look 78 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 3: at his blown saves, look at his way every other year. Right, 79 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 3: and then you had a year in the middle where 80 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 3: he missed because he was celebrating after the World Baseball Classic. 81 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: Right, Well, I mean. 82 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 3: Look, you gotta celebrate the Baseball Classic. We're gonna talk 83 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 3: with John Paul Morosi. He's gonna talk all about the 84 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 3: baseball If he was forty save a guy every single 85 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: year the Mets. If he was a forty save a guy, 86 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 3: what if he was like a few bars So that 87 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 3: while you're at it. If Mets would have given him 88 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 3: a hundred million dollars, they would have. But he's not, 89 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 3: and he's he's okay, And they took the same tact 90 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 3: that they're taking with Pedalanza. Witch is, well, let's see 91 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 3: what the market has out there. Okay, three years and 92 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 3: sixty nine from the Dodgers, we can do right about that. 93 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 3: He still chose the Dodgers, right. 94 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: Understand that part of it is all the Mets lost 95 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: players want to go to the Dodgers. I get it. 96 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: I want everybody to come to the Mets, right, but 97 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: I think every single team understands. Even the most rabbit 98 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: of fans gets Okay, I get why you want to 99 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: be a Dodger. But that's just it. 100 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 3: That's where the percentage too, right, Whether that's you take 101 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 3: the three year, what is he thirty one? 102 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: Thirty thirty one? Is he thirty two? 103 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 5: Now? 104 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: Thirty two? 105 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 4: Seven? 106 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 3: Seven? Don't do that six seven. They don't even let 107 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 3: you do that at in and out anymore. 108 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: They'll let you say it, they just don't let you. 109 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 3: Can't order sixty They yell at you now and they 110 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 3: throw sauce packets at you allegedly, But when when you 111 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 3: get down to it, you look at it a guy 112 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 3: prime years whatever, and for three years it might have 113 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 3: been worth it to him to say, you know what, 114 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 3: I'll go to the Dodgers. I know I'm going to 115 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 3: be in a winning situation and if I perform, well, 116 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 3: guess what they'll pay me to stick around. So we 117 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 3: got more on this coming up in a few minutes 118 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 3: from John Palm Morose again what the other big moves 119 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,559 Speaker 3: could we could be on the cusp of as well. 120 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 3: But another day and more great drama surrounding the college 121 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 3: football playoff. Right, it was just a day ago we 122 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 3: broke down Notre Damon there fit after not getting included, 123 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 3: and their reactions stemmed from not limited to backing out 124 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 3: of the bowl, whatever bowl they were going to go 125 00:05:58,800 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 3: to this year. 126 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: It was gonna be them in byu ye getting a 127 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 1: quote assurance that if they're in the top twelve next year, 128 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: they're in the playoff. And hey, we're upset with the 129 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: ACC because they'd backed their teams over us because we're 130 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: kind of a business partner of them. None of that 131 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: makes sense. It's why I said yesterday I hope not 132 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: tore Dame gets left out of everything. Yeah, I think 133 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: bavac was still at the podium. He's got some more 134 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: to say. Really, I hope they get left out of everything. No, 135 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: I'll get left out of the out of out of 136 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: pickleball playoffs. I'll be get left out. I'll something to 137 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: you you Miami and Alabama for pickleball players. You get 138 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: left out right, all the sympathy you had now, but 139 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: we're elite, We're Notre Dame. No now, i'pe you get 140 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: left out everything. But here is what happened today. Big 141 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: twelve commissioner Brett Yormark not happy with Pete Bavaqua's criticism 142 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,679 Speaker 1: A very curt Bavaqua in what he had to say yesterday. 143 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: TJ said that Bavaqua was criticism of the ACC this 144 00:06:55,520 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: week and was on Dan Patrick yesterday called his behavior egregious, 145 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: said Bavaqua quote is totally out of bounds in his approach. 146 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: And if he was in the room, I tell him 147 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: the same thing. Good for him. Now this gets to 148 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: what is the only surprising part to me about this situation? Right, 149 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: because we told you shouldn't be surprised yesterday because college 150 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: football has no rules, so of course you're gonna get 151 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: a college football playoff like this that is completely out 152 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: of control, because when you don't have rules, all of 153 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: a sudden, things aren't gonna run smooth. So you should 154 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: not be surprised about that. But the one thing that 155 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: surprises me is that they knew this process was gonna 156 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: be messy, and we got to so very publicly see 157 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: all of their mistakes and all of the details that 158 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: came out. That makes this process look awful, right, Like, 159 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: how do you put out that, yeah, we're putting Notre 160 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: Dame ahead of Miami, only to know we got to 161 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: flip it a week later and neither of them are 162 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: playing a game. How do you how do you go 163 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: public with that? 164 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 4: Right? 165 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: How do you say things like, oh, hey, the Alabama's 166 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: win over Auburn, they really showed us a lot in 167 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: the first half of that game. Auburn's not good, but 168 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: yet the other times in Alabama gets blown out. It 169 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. They were were they were so public with 170 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: how they wanted to explain themselves. All they did was 171 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: make it worse. Because normally big business understands, hey, this 172 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: is gonna crash and burn, right, this is not gonna 173 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: go well, we gotta make sure we keep this as 174 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: close to the vest as possible, and we don't let 175 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: out anything right like I expected with this. Probably knew 176 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: it was gonna be a mess. You're not gonna hear anything, 177 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 1: You're not gonna get anything from the committee. There's gonna 178 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 1: be just statements and you're not gonna get any sort 179 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: of background and answers because it's just gonna be an 180 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: absolute mess. And instead we get everything. Man, forget about 181 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: knowing how the sausage is made, Like, you don't have 182 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: to knock on the door. They can look at us. Hey, 183 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: you want to see how the sausage is made? Well 184 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: not really, No, we're gonna show you because boy do 185 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: we have a really ugly process. We're gonna put it 186 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: out there for you and you're never gonna want to 187 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: buy sausage again. Well okay, Like there was no protection 188 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: of this flawed process from the beginning, and they were 189 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: more than okay with putting that out. That's the thing. 190 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 3: I mean, you're a check in week to week, and 191 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 3: we commented every time, and when we're on air, right 192 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 3: it breaks and we get the rankings just ahead of 193 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 3: us coming on air, and we get a first crack 194 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 3: at it, and we every week it became a all right, 195 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 3: where's the paragraph, where's the statement? And answer to a 196 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 3: question where he really puts his foot in his mouth 197 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 3: and makes them look stupid. And every week we had 198 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 3: at least one of those examples. And when it came 199 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 3: down to the Miami noted inme thing, it was the 200 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 3: well we were able to kick that down the curb. 201 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 3: We didn't have to look at them side by side. 202 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 3: We didn't, right, that was the final thing from your checking. 203 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 3: We didn't look at him side by side and head 204 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 3: to head until we had to until we had to, 205 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 3: which allowed for a season long TV show and then 206 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 3: plot twist at the final it's like a cliffhanger. Unfortunately 207 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 3: this is a one season contained apparatus. But but all 208 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 3: of that to say, it was there in the back pocket, 209 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 3: the break glass in case of emergency once the conference 210 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 3: championships played out, once they did, and again, like we 211 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 3: talked about yesterday, the Alabama thing has just. 212 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 1: Been forgotten in all of this. Oh, they skated, right, 213 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 1: they skated. They for about twenty minutes. 214 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 3: It was outrage But because Bavaco has been such a 215 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 3: buffoon in the post, and again I bet she's got 216 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 3: a ten o'clock tomorrow and. 217 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: You know, one more thing, one more thing. They never 218 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: invited me and blank you, blank you, blank you big ten, 219 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: you're cool, blank you. I'm out. But you're not guying. 220 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 3: You know, you're a gun it right, like when we 221 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,359 Speaker 3: go down to it, when we're looking at the lobbying 222 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:55,959 Speaker 3: that went on in that room. 223 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: It's you just want to make sure you're properly represented. 224 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,599 Speaker 3: Someone stands up for you, you know, the old Uh what 225 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 3: are we talking about? 226 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: A few good men? 227 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 3: We're supposed to stand up for Willie And that's kind 228 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 3: of what we're looking at here. Someone in that room's 229 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 3: got to be the one voice of common sense and 230 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 3: reason ratching out that wasn't there. But also, when you're 231 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 3: one of these conferences, that's gonna be on the fringe 232 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 3: to make sure you stand up for yourself and for 233 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 3: Notre Dame as much cloud as yet like fighting with 234 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 3: the AACC at this point, Yeah, you've got the what 235 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 3: four or five games a year that you participate in, 236 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 3: but in the end you're not a full member. They 237 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 3: backed their full member. Why is that a problem. They 238 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 3: didn't go and cut you. 239 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: Down and says say that about Notre Dame. We're Notre 240 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: Dame that way, that was your resume. 241 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 3: He also had the quote today, Bovakuen is you know, hey, 242 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 3: I still got more to say on this. Talked about 243 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 3: the Run being a juggernaut through their schedule and running rough, 244 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 3: rough shot over all, like those teams all stunk. 245 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: It's it's at the point in college football where you know, 246 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: you can't control what the commissioners say, right, you can't 247 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: control Pavakua says, you're more coming back. I understand that. 248 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: But the NCAAA selection committee for the NCAA Tournament in basketball, 249 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: when they make their picks and there's teams that are 250 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: left out, and you always get at least some sort 251 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: of explanation from the committee member who winds up talking 252 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: about it where Okay, I can agree or disagree, but 253 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: this is what they wound up valuing more. And they 254 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: talk about the net ranking and they talk about wins 255 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: on whatever they want to do. Yeah, it's it's it's 256 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's wins on the road, it's it's conference wins, 257 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: whatever it is. And they're pretty they're pretty versed in 258 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: what they want to say. This was you had so 259 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: many bad talkers just say things. How do you let 260 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: a poll come out that like you go, wait a minute, 261 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: wait a minute, I want to do we do you 262 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: guys know that Miami beat not what that happened? Yeah, 263 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: well that was way back in week one. Who weren't 264 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 1: really paying attention to that? Like, there's certain attention to 265 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: detail that really surprised me. They allowed to be so public, 266 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: They allowed this to be such a bad process. They 267 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: allowed to be public and not have everything buttoned down, 268 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 1: and we got to see how bad it is, because 269 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: that's a big part of it, right, if you just 270 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: disagree with the with the poll. Okay, you disagree with 271 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: the poll, but there's so many that self inflicted wounds 272 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: that the playoff committee could have avoided. You could have 273 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: simply avoided stuff, and they didn't, and they wound up. 274 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: There's so many teams and issues just made this worse 275 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: as it went along. It's always going to be controversial. 276 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: Just don't add to it. Nope, we want to add 277 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 1: to it. Make sure you know what a bad process 278 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: we have going on here. 279 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, but the fun of it all is they say, yeah, 280 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 3: but what are you gonna do? 281 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: You're stuck with what we give you? Exit out about 282 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: a Fresca exit, Swollen Dome, Jason Smith, Mike Harmon. 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The Dodgers get 316 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: Edwin Diaz for three years and sixty nine million dollars. 317 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: Babe Schwarber re ups with the Phillies for one hundred 318 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: and fifty million. They get him for another five years. 319 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: Big moves today, Big Moves to come. Joining us now 320 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: from the Winter meetings in Orlando. Nobody better the longtime 321 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: LB Network insider extraordinaire. He is on Twitter at John Morosi. 322 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: His new entrance music. It is the Pope, John Paul Morosi. 323 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: John Paul was. 324 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 2: Having buddy, how are you, Jathan? 325 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 6: I know that Justin is quite serious and quite joyful 326 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 6: about this now becoming my new walk up song for 327 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 6: this segment, I will leave that to the two of you. 328 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 7: To sort out. 329 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 4: What I do know is that the Dodgers will very 330 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 4: soon have their closer with the best entrance music since 331 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 4: Kelly Jansen. I was quite partial to Kenley coming into California. 332 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 4: Love that was a really fun way to begin the night. 333 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 7: Thinking about stadium. 334 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 4: But I think we're gonna hear the trumpets at Dodger Stadium, 335 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 4: and truly, the rich get richer, the best team in baseball, 336 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 4: the reigning World Series champs, get one of the best 337 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 4: closers in the game, and Jason, my friend, your Mets 338 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 4: have some work to do. 339 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: John Paul, let me tell you right now, I am 340 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: absolutely okay with waving goodbye to Edwin Diaz and the 341 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: roller coaster closer that he has been he's gone from. 342 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: His first year was terrible, his second year was good, 343 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: his third year he was hurt. His next year was terrible, 344 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: last year was good. Right with the relief pitchers, there's 345 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: no Rivera out there, there's no Trevor Hoffman. You're trying 346 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: to find somebody. Year to year he was He's very 347 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: volatile and as I said at the beginning of the 348 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 1: show to everybody tonight, Hey, I'll be the guy you 349 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 1: want to think when Diz comes in and has that one, two, three, 350 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: ninth with three strikeouts and twelve pitches, I'll wants to 351 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: be the guy you're gonna say what the blank to 352 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: when he comes into three nothing lead in the ninth 353 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: inning and after two walks and hit by pitch there's 354 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: bases loaded. Nobody. Yeah, that's the Edwin Diaz experience. I 355 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: am okay with spending that money elsewhere. 356 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 7: Well, a couple of things. 357 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: Can you tell me that you called Sternsy right after 358 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: wee get off. You call your college roommate, David Search, 359 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 1: you tell them I said that, and everything is fine fine. 360 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 4: I believe actually that, Jason, that's going to be the 361 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 4: headline in the New York Post tomorrow morning. I think 362 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 4: it's actually the headline everything is fine, Everything is fine. 363 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 4: I think that's exactly what the headline says. Listen, Uh, 364 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 4: they probably don't have as I'll. 365 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 7: Actually take the word probably out. 366 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 4: They do not have as good as a bullpen now 367 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 4: as they did when the season ended, and that bullpen 368 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 4: was not good enough for them to even make the 369 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 4: playoffs that they were beaten out by the Cincinnati Reds, so. 370 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 7: On that part of the club. They also, by the way, 371 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 7: have Pete Alonzo unsigned. 372 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 4: And this is where I find it interesting where teams 373 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 4: sometimes feel the need to hold the line on a 374 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,440 Speaker 4: particular contract to a particular player. Okay, fine, but then 375 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 4: if you have to turn around and overpay because Scott 376 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 4: Boris now knows that you, as the Mets are, are 377 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 4: trying to satisfy your fans on some level. You've you've 378 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 4: already traded away Nimo, albeit. 379 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 7: In a move that makes some sense. 380 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 4: You've you've let Diaz go to the Dodgers, and now 381 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 4: Pete Alonso is still out there, and he's one of 382 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 4: the most popular players of this generation, maybe the most 383 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 4: as a New York Mets all time home run leader 384 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 4: as a New York Met, and he's still out there 385 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 4: in free agency and you've got teams like the Red 386 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 4: Sox lurking. 387 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 7: Can you imagine, Jason. 388 00:19:55,640 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 4: If Pete Alonso signs with the Red Sox tomorrow, the 389 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 4: headline in the post will say, everything is really really fine. 390 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 4: It is. 391 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: Everything is jump Paul. It's It's not like the Mets 392 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: have to play a game tomorrow. They have a whole 393 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 1: off season to make the team better. You need new 394 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: guys after the collapse last year. Look, I said goodbye 395 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: to Pete Alonzo when he hired Boris as his agent. 396 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: I knew it was only a matter of time when 397 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: that happened, So I said my goodbye to Pete Alonzo. 398 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: It's fine, Okay, everything is tell sternsy, everything is fine. 399 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 4: Fully prepared to just support you on your descent into 400 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 4: the abyss of Mets misery tonight and and and basically 401 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 4: be your be either your spirit guide or your Mets therapist. 402 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 4: And it sounds like you don't need me to do that, 403 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 4: which is which is great. Listen, Devin Williams is excellent. 404 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 4: I think he He had a little bit of an 405 00:20:55,400 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 4: aberration with the Yankees, but mostly mostly was pretty good. 406 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 4: I thought that in a Yankee uniform in twenty twenty five, 407 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 4: especially when you. 408 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 7: Look at a lot of the underlying numbers. 409 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 4: So that acquisition in and of itself is fine, But 410 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 4: they also need a starting pitcher. 411 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 7: They also need at least. 412 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:17,360 Speaker 4: One outfielder now if they now Here's how the Mets. 413 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 4: I can't believe I sound like a Mets fan right 414 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 4: now would be amazing. But the way they can totally 415 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 4: redeem themselves is if they signed Bellinger away from the 416 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 4: Yankees and a Ranger Swats away from the Phillies. If 417 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 4: you do that, if you find a way to compromise 418 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 4: two of your biggest rivals by signing away their players, 419 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 4: then I think you can say that the off season 420 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 4: has been a success. 421 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 7: But they've got a lot. 422 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 4: Of work to do. You're right, and the team wasn't 423 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 4: good enough. And in fairness to David Stearns, he's not 424 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 4: disassembling in twenty seven. 425 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 7: Yankees here, but this team's gonna look a lot different. 426 00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 7: And if Pete A. 427 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 4: Lownsa walks through that door, wow out of that door, 428 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 4: then you're talking about no Demo, no Daz, no Pete 429 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 4: all in one off season. 430 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 3: That's a lot of change, all right, JP, as we 431 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 3: look at it, we got the closer done. Schwar Marie 432 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 3: signs in Philly. You're talking Bellinger, Kyle Tucker. What did 433 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 3: his second half? Due to his prospects for the long 434 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 3: term balloon contract. 435 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 7: That Tucker's market is narrower than it was when the 436 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 7: season started. 437 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 4: Which or at least when we were at the All 438 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 4: Star Break. The Cubs do not seem to be involved. 439 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 4: One team I heard today is Baltimore. 440 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 7: Which is interesting. 441 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 4: Of course, Baltimore's president of Baseball Operations, michae Elias, was 442 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 4: the scouting director of the Ascros when he drafted Kyle 443 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 4: Tucker back there about ten years ago. 444 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 7: There's a relationship there. 445 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 4: The Orioles in general are a very active group. They 446 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 4: actually I was told they're trying to acquire Mackenzie Gore 447 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 4: from the Nationals. 448 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 7: Now, the Nationals and Orioles have never made a trade. 449 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 4: Never. They The last time there was a trade between 450 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 4: those franchises, Tim Rains was involved and it was the 451 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 4: Expos and the year was two thousand and one. Rock. 452 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's right. 453 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 4: I think you're exactly right about that. So that that 454 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 4: that goes way back into that era. So I think 455 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 4: in general the Orioles are are active on a number 456 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,160 Speaker 4: of fronts, and Tucker is one of them. 457 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 7: But in general Tucker's. 458 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 4: Marketplace, he is not really hot with the Dodgers right 459 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 4: now from what I can gather. Maybe he's a fit 460 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 4: for the Giants. But Kyle Tucker's market is smaller than 461 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 4: I thought it was going to be. The Blue Jays 462 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 4: certainly are involved, but it is I think the number 463 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 4: of his contract will probably start with a three. Maybe 464 00:23:56,040 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 4: it's thirty million dollars per year over ten years, something 465 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 4: like that. 466 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 7: But I do not believe he's going to get to 467 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 7: four hundred. I think it's somewhere in that thirty. 468 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 4: Million dollar a year of range, which is by the way, 469 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 4: really healthy, and maybe a little bit north of that. 470 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 7: But not by much. 471 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 4: I think Schwarber's thirty million bucks a year looks pretty 472 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 4: good right now, and I think Tucker may may struggle 473 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 4: to be able to get to that level here going forward. 474 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: At the winter meetings with US in Orlando. John Paul Morosi, 475 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: MLB Network insider, all right, John Paul, So, now with 476 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: these moves that we've seen today, what are you hearing? 477 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: What's a couple of big things that would not surprise 478 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: you coming up because of what you have heard there already? 479 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:44,160 Speaker 4: Is I think is on the move in the next 480 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 4: couple of days. I believe that there's a pretty decent 481 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 4: chance of that happening. 482 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 7: Oh, Jovan, we. 483 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: Watch you there. Who did you say the first one? 484 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 7: Brandon Lao? Brandon Lau. 485 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 4: I think he's of the Tampa Bay Rays, I think 486 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 4: he's a guy to watch carefully. Brandon Donovan is one 487 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 4: more I think to watch in that second base trade market. 488 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 4: Can tell Marty's name has been very popular a little 489 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 4: bit here over the last couple of days. I think 490 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 4: he is someone the Boston Red Sox that's some interesting 491 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 4: among the relief pitchers. Robert Swatez is someone that I 492 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 4: would watch carefully. 493 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 7: He's kind of the next. 494 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 4: Guy to sign, and now that Williams and and Diaz 495 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 4: had both signed, and then I think in the starty 496 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 4: fishing market, if I was to say one name that 497 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 4: could go first from but about Venz of the the 498 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 4: Houston answers, I think that Fromber is probably the guy 499 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:33,880 Speaker 4: that has the best chance to sign relatively soon. The Giants, 500 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 4: the Astros, the Astra is probably lesser there. 501 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 7: But I think actually the Mets are a team that 502 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 7: are still looking at a starting pitcher. 503 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 4: Given the state of their rotation and whether it's about 504 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 4: Lez or whether it's Swats, Rangers squads. 505 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 7: That is, we could certainly see the Mets. 506 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 4: Still answer in a way that makes Jason Smith feel 507 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 4: even more optimistic based on what we're seeing right now. 508 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 4: So I think that's that's my sort of big picture. 509 00:25:59,280 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 7: Look. 510 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 4: I don't think we're close on Bregman. I don't think 511 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 4: we're especially close on Alonso, but I think some of 512 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 4: the other names that I mentioned, and Bobashett probably is 513 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 4: a little bit later on in the game as well. 514 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 4: He will likely have to wait until after a lot 515 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 4: of these second base trades happened. Whether it's Marte, Donovan, 516 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 4: Brandon Lao, I think those names probably will move at 517 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 4: least two of those three before we see Bobaschett sign 518 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 4: either with the Jays or a different team. 519 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 3: Now, we don't often get to talk about the Yack 520 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 3: Colt swallows, what happens with Murakami. 521 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 4: Taka Murakami of the Tokyo yak Holt swallows one of 522 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 4: the uh they are the junior team in Tokyo. Of course, 523 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 4: that's the big team in Tokyo, the Yamuri Giants, so Mona, 524 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 4: Taka Murakami, big time power. And what I can say 525 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 4: is the way that this market has been breaking, it 526 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 4: would not shock me if the Pittsburgh Pirates land either 527 00:26:56,160 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 4: Murakami or Kazumo Okamoto, because they have been in there 528 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 4: on some of these offers. They made an offer to 529 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 4: swar where they're trying to establish themselves, and I think 530 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 4: that one of the better ways to establish yourself globally 531 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 4: is is to sign a significant Japanese star coming over. 532 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 4: And there are two bats that fit that inscription right now, 533 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:23,439 Speaker 4: So I think the Pirates are a sleeper candidate to 534 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:27,239 Speaker 4: be active there on both Murakami and Okamoto. Maybe the 535 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 4: Mariners are an option there. I can see the Tigers 536 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 4: being a fit there too. But those are some very 537 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 4: intriguing possibilities right now on the position player front. So 538 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 4: do not be surprised that if the Pirates done the 539 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 4: baseball world by acquiring either Munataka Murakami or Kazuma Okamoto, 540 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 4: who does play. 541 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 7: Or has played by the way for the Tokyo Yami Giants. 542 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: All right, So, lastly, John Paul, with the Schwarber deal 543 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: going back to Philadelphia, DH only getting to his mid thirties, 544 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 1: is this a good for the Phillies for the next 545 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: two years? The next three years? Is a good deal 546 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: for all five years. 547 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 4: That's going to be good for the next three years, 548 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,440 Speaker 4: and the last two years will probably be dependent upon 549 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:17,120 Speaker 4: health and sustainability of success. I'm a big college forber Guy, 550 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 4: they and they're probably looking at it like if he 551 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 4: has another year like he had in twenty twenty five, 552 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 4: that's like a fifty million dollar year, and so you're 553 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 4: almost just hoping that he puts together three more years 554 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 4: like that and then if he's whatever he does and 555 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 4: then in years four and five is almost a bonus. 556 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 4: But he's just got to keep doing what he's done. 557 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 4: This is the next few years, which is asking a lot, 558 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 4: but I think within the realm of possibility for him 559 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 4: just an excellent player, phenomenal leader, someone that has looked to. 560 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 7: By his entire organization for what he represents. 561 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 4: So I think that is in an overpay, they got 562 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 4: the player. And in this market for good players, you 563 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 4: usually do have to overpay. And the good news of 564 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 4: what I like about that for the Phillies, they paid 565 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 4: a lot for what I consider to be an a 566 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 4: level person, a level player, durable player, winner, he's always 567 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:16,239 Speaker 4: playing every October. He's a special, special player. So I 568 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 4: think the Phillies got there. Man. There's the reason why 569 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 4: he signed first is because a lot of teams like 570 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 4: the Orioles and the Reds, we're in there and realize. 571 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 7: How much value Kyles former brings it in. 572 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 4: By the way, Watkin graduated the team that won the 573 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 4: MLB Draft Lottery today, that being the mighty Chicago White 574 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 4: Docs of Mike Harbonville. 575 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: Here we go' shuld be a new world. Order he's 576 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: On twitter At John, morosi that is At John, MOROSSI 577 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: Mlb Network. Insider he will be ON Mlb network all 578 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: day tomorrow from The Winter. Meetings he will be on 579 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: the big screen with most of the top half of 580 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: his body taking up that big screen as he tells 581 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: you everything happening from The Winter. Meetings John paul is always. 582 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: Appreciated and when we get big, news we'll talk in this. 583 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 4: Week and, yes it's actually part of the, contract the 584 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 4: camera shot. Framing it's gotta be a very particular, way 585 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 4: AND i insist on, it and somehow it. 586 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 2: Works take it easy. 587 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: Money we'll talk to. YOU i, mean like The wizard 588 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: Of oz when they put him on and you see 589 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: him on the, bait like you see all of Like 590 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 1: Lauren shahati or whoever is, hosting and like their whole 591 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: body and then it's just whoever is in that, screen 592 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: it's just their, head giant. Huge it's Like i'm waiting 593 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: for him to, SAY i am canceling The avengers initiative 594 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: effective now you will go and Arrest Tony stark and Captain. 595 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: America and it's it's what it looks, like you the whole, president, big, bighead, 596 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: big bring me the. BROOM i love The Wicked. Witch, 597 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: YEAH i know it's. Good it's next level. STUFF jp 598 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: all over. It can't wait to talk to him later 599 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: in the weeks More domino's. Fault time now to find 600 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: out what's trending in the wide world of. Sports so 601 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: someone who's been called The Philip rivers Of Fox Sports. 602 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: Radio he wears a bolo tie every day. Too It's Steve. 603 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 8: Seger, Hey, NOW i wonder if he's really going to 604 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 8: talk the smack that he used to on the. 605 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: Field now he drops f bombs all the. Time, no ten, 606 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: KIDS i have no time for. 607 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 8: That i'm sure he's not gonna. DO i just he 608 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 8: has no pardon the, expression leg to stand on when 609 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 8: he gets out on the. Field here he could back 610 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 8: it up before he put up some prolific, numbers got 611 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 8: into the, playoffs et. CETERA i just fear if even 612 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 8: The colts are saying at this, point, well the conditioning 613 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 8: wasn't what we, need but the arm was. Fine oh, 614 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 8: okay so you're really really desperating five. 615 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:36,720 Speaker 1: To seven step. Drop he doesn't have to move side to. 616 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: Side see three injured. 617 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 8: Quarterbacks so The colts have signed Quarterback Philip, rivers who 618 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 8: hasn't played in five. Years this was referenced By john 619 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 8: and baseball Closer Kyle finnegan and The Detroit tigers are 620 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 8: in agreement on a two, year nineteen million dollar deal 621 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 8: with incentives that could increase the total value to to 622 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 8: twenty million. 623 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: Dollars SO tj clearly with The. Tigers finnegan will begin 624 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: again and with a new. Contract, Awake glent found his. Rainbow, 625 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: also The. 626 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 8: Pirates agreed to a one year deal with Reliever Gregory 627 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 8: soto with nearly eight million. Dollars he was A Detroit 628 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 8: All star twenty twenty one and twenty. Two spent this 629 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 8: past year With baltimore and The. Mets The phillies re 630 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 8: Signed Kyle schwarber to a five year. Contract he finished 631 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 8: second IN mvp voting this. Season schwarber will be On 632 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 8: TEAM usa In march at The World Baseball classic along 633 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,959 Speaker 8: With dodger Catcher Will smith And seattle Catcher Cal rawley 634 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 8: and the team, Captain Aaron judge of The. Yankees philadelphia 635 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 8: gave Manager Rob thompson a one year extension for twenty twenty. 636 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 8: Seven The phillies had made the playoffs four straight. Seasons 637 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 8: Shoe Hee otani was voted AP's Male athlete of The 638 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 8: year for a record tying fourth. Time he got twenty 639 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 8: nine of the forty seven. Votes seven other men got, 640 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 8: votes But otani has won this four of the last five. 641 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 8: Years The Female athlete of The year will be announced On. 642 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 8: Wednesday Asia wilson Won Time magazines. Award The dodgers are 643 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 8: signing Closer Edwin diz from The mets to a three year. 644 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 8: Deal the mets new closer Is Devin. Williams The White 645 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 8: sox won MLB's draft, lottery so they'll select first next. 646 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 8: Summer the team went sixty to one oh two this past. 647 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 8: Season The rays will draft second and The twins will 648 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 8: select third in in round. One The, rockies as bad 649 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 8: as they were last, year were not eligible for the 650 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 8: lottery this time since they got lottery picks already in 651 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 8: the last two. Drafts colorado will select tenth next. Summer 652 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 8: THE Mlb draft will be held In philadelphia Next july 653 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 8: as part Of All Star. Week Last Saturday Night's Big 654 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 8: Ten football title game drew over eighteen million viewers On FOX. 655 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 8: Tv the college Football playoffs starts a week From. Friday 656 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 8: in THE, nba just two games, tonight they WERE Nba 657 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 8: Cup Quarterfinals orlando And New. York the winners The magic 658 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 8: at home Beat miami one seventeen oneh, eight thirty seven 659 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 8: points For Desmond baine and then thirty five For Jalen 660 00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 8: brunson as The knicks one At toronto one seventeen to 661 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 8: one oh. One The Western conference quarter five Are, wednesday 662 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 8: Including spurs At Lakers. Center Victor Wimbin yama still out 663 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 8: with the strained, calf and it's just ended At Madison Square. 664 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,320 Speaker 8: Garden number, Five yukon has beaten eighteenth Ranked florida seventy 665 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 8: seven seventy three earlier, there tenth RANKED byu was down 666 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 8: twenty one at the, half but still Defeated clemson on 667 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 8: a three pointer at the buzzer sixty seven sixty. Four 668 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,400 Speaker 8: in THE nhl ten games tonight right now at the 669 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:27,360 Speaker 8: end of, Two colorado tied two to two At nashville 670 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 8: wins For carolina And. Dallas back to, You. 671 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,240 Speaker 1: Thank, You Steve. El The Jason Smith show with my 672 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:35,440 Speaker 1: best Friend Mike harmon coming up, Next we'll tell you 673 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: what quarterback had the best week this week in THE, 674 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:40,919 Speaker 1: nfl and the answer is going to surprise. You that's, 675 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:42,400 Speaker 1: Next jason To, Mike Fox Sports. 676 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:47,720 Speaker 2: Radio be sure to catch live editions Of The Jason 677 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 2: Smith show With Mike harmon weekdays at ten Pm, eastern 678 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 2: seven Pm, Pacific. 679 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: Fox Sports. Radio Jason Smith show With my Best, Friend 680 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:10,720 Speaker 1: captain A, Card Kirk, Percard Kirk, Percard Kirk, Percard John. Delancey, no, okay, 681 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,120 Speaker 1: okay now now this is like affecting my brain, now 682 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:13,640 Speaker 1: but why is? 683 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:13,839 Speaker 5: It? 684 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 1: Yes that that that? 685 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 2: So? 686 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,680 Speaker 1: Okay thank? You that? Was that was? Good that WAS 687 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 1: i just wanted make it so it's. Disturbing Uh, so 688 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: we got big stuff out of THE nba coming up 689 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 1: in a few. Minutes but now that this week in 690 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: THE nfl is behind, us you want to know what 691 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: quarterback had the biggest? Week not somebody threw for the most. 692 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 1: Yard we came out of The Philip, yeah, sure come, 693 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,879 Speaker 1: On Philip rivers and what's going to be a really 694 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 1: bad idea getting. Worse Philip rivers in the no, good horrible. Day, 695 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:54,640 Speaker 1: uh the person who had the best day of the, 696 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:59,280 Speaker 1: week without a doubt Is Aaron. Rodgers right two eighty 697 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: Four touchdow running throws for a. Touchdown The steelers take 698 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: control of THE Afc, north at least for, now by 699 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: a game over The. Ravens, look The steelers are, terrible 700 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:17,719 Speaker 1: but The bengals losing does them in for the rest 701 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:20,960 Speaker 1: of the. Season Now pittsburgh has a one game lead 702 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 1: Over baltimore with four games left to. Go why Was 703 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,279 Speaker 1: Aaron rodgers the best week by a? Quarterback other guys 704 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 1: had bigger. Weeks, yes other guys won bigger, games, yes 705 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,680 Speaker 1: one hundred. Percent but What Aaron rodgers did with this, 706 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: game the much Maligned Aaron, rodgers who was on the, 707 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: cusps potentially watching the last the end of the last 708 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 1: year of his career from the, bench And Will howard playing, 709 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: quarterback what he did with this? Win BECAUSE i give him. 710 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: Credit we talk about HOW i talk about how bad he, 711 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 1: was how dune he, is but he at once in 712 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:54,319 Speaker 1: a while he has it for a big. Game he 713 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 1: has a good enough game that now there is no 714 00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:00,880 Speaker 1: doubt he will finish the season on his feet in 715 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: the lineup for The, steelers long as he's, healthy on 716 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:06,239 Speaker 1: his feet in the lineup for The, steelers playing through 717 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 1: the final week of the, season whatever that is For, 718 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:11,919 Speaker 1: pittsburgh because now you've quieted the boo birds enough to Wear, okay, 719 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,799 Speaker 1: well he had a big, Game we needed one on 720 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: the road Against. Baltimore he has a couple of bad, 721 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:17,839 Speaker 1: games doesn't. Matter what are you gonna. Do you put 722 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 1: somebody out there new In week, sixteen week. Seventeen that's 723 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 1: not gonna happen with this game, Here rogers tamp down 724 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: all the possibility that he could sit on the bench 725 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 1: for the last few games of the season because it 726 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,800 Speaker 1: just wasn't going. Well it's not been going well for 727 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: him for a. While but that's why this was such 728 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: a big, week because now he's going to get to 729 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 1: finish HIS nfl career where it should, be on his, 730 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,720 Speaker 1: feet playing in the. Game it'll end in a loss 731 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 1: at some, point right The steelers aren't going to the Super, 732 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: bowl but he's going to get to finish the way 733 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:50,360 Speaker 1: a guy Like Aaron rodgers, should on his feet playing 734 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: in a, game not Like Russell wilson who's gonna end 735 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:55,879 Speaker 1: with the big puffy park on why you, know hanging, 736 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: out hanging, out you, know swapping lines With Jamis winston 737 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,279 Speaker 1: as they talk about their next appearances ON cbs And 738 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 1: fox Watching Jackson dart light it up for The giants 739 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 1: as he's their quarterback of the president, future like it's 740 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 1: gonna end For rogers how it should end because of 741 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,880 Speaker 1: this game this, week because he was looking at an 742 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: end that was really bad For Aaron rodgers man sitting around, 743 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: again him and the puffy coat on the sideline watching, 744 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,880 Speaker 1: guys maybe giving advice to other, quarterbacks maybe. Not he 745 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 1: had the biggest week of. Anybody, YEAH i. 746 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:26,120 Speaker 3: Think you wanted to bench him, Prematurely but in the, 747 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:28,880 Speaker 3: end he's the guy he's been for the last couple of. 748 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:31,440 Speaker 3: Years he's not pushing the ball down the field a 749 00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:35,279 Speaker 3: ton first rushing touchdowns since twenty twenty two's are good 750 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,239 Speaker 3: for him, there but you're looking at a guy he's 751 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:42,839 Speaker 3: at three touchdowns per. Interception the completion raid is in 752 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 3: line with what he's done the last few. Years is 753 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:49,279 Speaker 3: at sixty five percent sixty five point, four which is 754 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 3: right at his career, marks just slightly above when you 755 00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:55,399 Speaker 3: get down to. It they don't have a great run. 756 00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 3: Game defense hasn't been great in terms of points per. 757 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:03,839 Speaker 3: Game hide With, denver, Right so if your defense lived up, 758 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:08,800 Speaker 3: to you, know the, salaries and played commensurate with the 759 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:12,680 Speaker 3: paychecks being cashed on a weekly, basis perhaps you'd be 760 00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 3: much better than seven and. 761 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 1: Six, yeah oh. Sure, Look i'm not saying all of 762 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:19,960 Speaker 1: a sudden things are, sunshine lollipops and. Rainbows but he 763 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,919 Speaker 1: was looking at potentially the end of his career coming 764 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:24,719 Speaker 1: sitting on the, bench because how long were you gonna 765 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:27,520 Speaker 1: watch bad performances and no offense from The. Steelers when 766 00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: you Saw Mason rudolph come, in, hey you had a 767 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:31,120 Speaker 1: little bit of. Spark we got a little bit offense, 768 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:32,919 Speaker 1: Here we got some stuff going, on and he's a great. 769 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:34,760 Speaker 1: Backup he's able to come in once in a. While 770 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: maybe It's Will howard when he's healthy. Coming, hey we 771 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:40,040 Speaker 1: got to do something Because Mike tomin's not gonna go 772 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:41,600 Speaker 1: do what so we did last, year which is Watched 773 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,160 Speaker 1: Russell wilson just blow chunks all the way the last 774 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:46,719 Speaker 1: four weeks of the. Season potentially that was out there 775 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: For roger to sit and now it's not well when 776 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:52,480 Speaker 1: you look at What Russell wilson had. Become that was 777 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:56,040 Speaker 1: just plain stubbornness because he was the smartest guy in 778 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,520 Speaker 1: the room for the first couple of weeks after that. 779 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 1: Work but you take care of business against the teams 780 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:03,520 Speaker 1: you're supposed to. Beat got a Big monday night affair 781 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:07,320 Speaker 1: that will chronicle against a Resurgent Miami dolphins. 782 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:10,239 Speaker 3: Squad two pop gun arms going at. It it's Eight 783 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:13,319 Speaker 3: chan against an amalgam vultron of a running back. 784 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: Situation there may not be more than twenty passes in that. 785 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,720 Speaker 1: Game might be two big stories out of THE. Nba, 786 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:19,920 Speaker 1: next this Is fox