1 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to episode seventy two of the 2 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: Hammer Territory podcast. I am your host, Brad Rowland, and 3 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: we're actually crossing over with our friends at Foul Territory. 4 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: The overlords of this podcast network are allowing us to 5 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: spread the gospel a bit on the Atlanta Braves, who 6 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: are playing great baseball. And I am joined as always 7 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: by my friend Scott Coleman. Scott, how are you feeling 8 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: on this Wednesday into Thursday on the heels of a 9 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: Braves sweep? 10 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 2: Hey, Brad, I'm doing really well, and I mean, let's 11 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: be honest, this is the best baseball the Atlanta Braves 12 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: have played since the very earliest days of the season. 13 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: They are now thirteen games above five hundred, they have 14 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 2: won five straight series, and just overall they're playing much 15 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 2: much much better than they were over some of those 16 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: summer months. So really just encouraging signs across the board 17 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 2: for the Braves. And a really nice sweep this week 18 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 2: over a pretty good Minnesota Twins team. 19 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: That's right, certainly not the expected result who was on 20 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: the table on some level, but the Braves going on 21 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: the road and taking all three from Minnesota was not 22 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: something that anyone was forecasting. Necessarily, we should also tell 23 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: everyone at the top of the show, whether you are 24 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: listening on Hammer Territory or Foul Territory, to please subscribe 25 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: to the Hammer Territory podcast anywhere you find podcasts. We're 26 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: on Apple, We're on Spotify, Overcast, YouTube, et cetera. Ratings 27 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: and reviews appreciated. Follow us on social media as well 28 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: at Hammer Territory on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. But yeah, 29 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: we'll go a little bit broad to start the show 30 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: talking about how well they've been playing. And it's a 31 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: good thing to point out that now one five consecutive 32 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: series have the Braves, and they're twelve and four in 33 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: the last sixteen games, nine to two in the last 34 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: eleven and then no. One six of the last seven games. 35 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: And I don't want to seem flippant, and what you 36 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: said is correct one hundred percent, but which is just 37 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: drove on this a little bit. It really is not 38 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: hyperbole to say this has been their best stretch of 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: baseball in three months, four months. It's not. It's kind 40 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: of crazy for where the Braves have been the last 41 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: several years, but for this season, it's been a lot 42 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: of you know, one step four, two sets back, as 43 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: you often say on our on our show, but this 44 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: is a large step forward at a pretty opportunity time. 45 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it felt like the Braves really needed to make 46 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: hay in these last couple of weeks in the month 47 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: of August, especially with how competitive the NL wildcard races 48 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 2: and the fact that the Phillies have just not slammed 49 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 2: the door in the division. Matter of fact, they left 50 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 2: it open just enough. And here the Braves are. They 51 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 2: are five back in the division and pending Wednesday night's outcome, 52 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: it looks like they will be four games ahead of 53 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: the field for the final wild card spot. And the 54 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 2: Braves are I mean, everyone felt like early in the 55 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 2: season when they got off to the great start, I 56 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: believe they were nineteen and seven at one point, everyone 57 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: just kind of looked around and it was like, yep, 58 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: all right, Braves are gonna do their usual thing and 59 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 2: just kind of waltz to one hundred wins. And clearly 60 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 2: that has not been the case. But across the board, 61 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: the starting pitching continues to be excellent. The bullpen, even 62 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: though it has been used so much these last few 63 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 2: days and weeks, the bullpen has done its job more 64 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: times than not. And after a pretty bad offensive showing 65 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 2: last week, even as the team went five and two, 66 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 2: the bats woke up in a big way against the 67 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: Twins and scored a whole bunch of runs, which really 68 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: just kind of took the edge off of everything. 69 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: That's right. We'll go a little bit deeper on Wednesday's 70 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: victory as we're recording this Wednesday evening into Thursday, and 71 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: there was a show on our podcast feed from our 72 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: colleagues Stephen Tolbert and Sean Coleman breaking down the first 73 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: two games of a series. But the Braves scored eighteen 74 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: runs in the first two games against the Twins. Right 75 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: after you and I spent our last show together on 76 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: Sunday talking about how the offense scored nineteen runs in games. 77 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: They scored eighteen in two games. And by the way, 78 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: they only needed three home runs to score those eighteen runs. 79 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: And I say only with somewhat of a equihision mark there, 80 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: but it was like they were just only bombing away 81 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: as they often do. Might also coming alive a little bit. 82 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: It's been really encouraging. And then you know, today's we'll 83 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: get into in a second and more depth was not 84 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: an offensive explosion, but they did enough to kind of 85 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: respond when the Twins tied the game late and kind 86 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: of avoided disaster too. I don't know about you, Scott. 87 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: We were kind of probably on pins and needles on 88 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: Wednesday when they decided to blow a four run lead, 89 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: and oftentimes this season, when the Breads are done stuff 90 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: like that, they've gone on to lose that game. It 91 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: was maybe a small sign of a positive stretch coming 92 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: and really being in the midst of it that they 93 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: were not able to I guess they were able to 94 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: overcome that blown lead and not give them the game 95 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:46,679 Speaker 1: away on Wednesday. 96 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 97 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 2: You know, it feels like the Braves have done a 98 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 2: much better job in the fifty to fifty games lately. 99 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 2: And that was something in June and July and even 100 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: early August during a couple of those losing skids where 101 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: it it seemed like every two or three nights we 102 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 2: would do one of these podcasts and go, man, the 103 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: Braves should have won this game. They had a bunch 104 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 2: of opportunities, They left a bunch of runners on base, 105 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 2: maybe the bullpen wasn't crisp. Whatever the reason was that night, 106 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 2: and it was resulting in a lot of frustrating losses, 107 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 2: but lately the Braves have done a much better job 108 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 2: in that regard. They seemingly anecdotally here. I don't have 109 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: the numbers in front of me, but it feels like 110 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: they have been better with runners in scoring position over 111 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 2: the last couple of days and weeks. The pitching has 112 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 2: done a nice job of not giving up blow up innings, 113 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 2: which is so important. And again, I think we all 114 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 2: just kind of felt deep down that despite all of 115 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 2: the injuries, this team had another gear that it could hit. 116 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 2: And if the last couple weeks or any indication, they 117 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 2: are playing their best baseball arguably of the season, especially 118 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 2: with all of the injuries and players kind of stepping 119 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 2: up out of the blue, and it just kind of 120 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 2: feels like, I mean, Brad, I don't want to say 121 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 2: it's twenty twenty one all over again, because there are 122 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 2: so many amazing things that need to happen and go 123 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: right for a team to win the whole thing, But 124 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 2: very much like twenty twenty one, you're talking about a 125 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 2: team that probably underperformed for most of the season, had 126 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 2: to with stand some injuries and just unfortunate play. But 127 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 2: here they are the last couple of days of August, 128 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 2: they are red hot and playing really good, fundamentally sound baseball, 129 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 2: and that to me sounds a lot like the formula 130 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: from a couple of years ago. 131 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: It certainly does, And while it might be repetitive for 132 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,799 Speaker 1: some of our every show listeners, that we definitely appreciate. 133 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: If you're not an every show listener to this podcast, 134 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,119 Speaker 1: we should at least just say out loud that Braves 135 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: has been incredibly banged up this season, similar I guess, 136 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: probably even worse than they were in that twenty twenty 137 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: one run before they got healthy, before they made trades 138 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: of the deadline, and then of course won the World Series. 139 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: The fact they were basically back to thirteen games about 140 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: five hundred for the first time in three and a 141 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: half months, that's a positive thing, but it's also a 142 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: reminder that they've had to kind of tread water for 143 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: the last three and a half months. It was down, 144 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: it was up, it was down, it was up, and 145 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: a lot of that is the challenges with the roster. 146 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: Even right now, they're battling injuries and they have guys out, 147 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: and they're trying to navigate all this without Austin Riley's 148 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: been out right now and we don't have to go 149 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: through the whole laundry list, but it's been the pitching 150 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,679 Speaker 1: all the way through, and then the lineup in recent days, 151 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: this patch together lineup featuring like tonight with Luke Williams 152 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: for instance, Like there's guys you never would have thought 153 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: would have been fixtures or at least partial fixtures in 154 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: late August for a team that is as loaded as 155 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: the Braves seem to be coming into the year, but 156 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: everyone's kind of done it. It's been maybe a little 157 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: bit spooking mirrors, but look, that kind of has to 158 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: be what it is when you are as hurt as 159 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: the Braves have been, and without litigating all of that again, 160 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: it does feel like knock on wood or knock on 161 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: whatever you'd like to choose to knock on at this 162 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: point in time, that they are putting it all together 163 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: at the right time. 164 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 2: And just little things too, like Luke Williams on Wednesday 165 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: night got a surprise start for Geo Orschella and everyone 166 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 2: was like, oh man, okay, and Luke Williams ends up 167 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: coming with maybe the biggest hit of the night with 168 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 2: a two run double late in the game. He had 169 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 2: a double earlier as well, and he had a really 170 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 2: nice diving catch, and you know, it's just that was 171 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 2: such a theme for the Braves during this run of 172 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 2: divisions where the stars were good, but they somehow someway 173 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 2: seem to find players on the margins who would have 174 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 2: really good seasons or maybe not even good seasons, but 175 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: just good stretches of weeks or months at a time. 176 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 2: And you need players like that to step up if 177 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 2: you're going to make the playoffs and make a deep 178 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 2: run into the playoffs. It really does sometimes fall on 179 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 2: maybe not the top dozen players on your roster, and 180 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 2: especially lately with Merrifield, Ramon Loreano, Geo Orschella or Hey 181 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 2: Solaiers had some nice moments since coming over. You go 182 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 2: on and on down the list. You need guys like 183 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 2: that to step up if a team is going to 184 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 2: weather the storm and ultimately reach their goal of making 185 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 2: the postseason. 186 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: You're right, and you know later on we're going to 187 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: preview as we get into this podcast, it's kind of 188 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: an interesting time to be as uppy as we are 189 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: because the Braves now go to Philadelphia for four games 190 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: that we will kind of preview at the end of 191 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: this podcast in between. We will dive into the game 192 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, but first it works more friends in penal territory. 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It was 218 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: let off by guy you mentioned only a few seconds ago, 219 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: and Jorge Hilaire, who has been a Potanka tribute with 220 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: his bat in particular, we have to at least note 221 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 1: his defense as kind of always popping up on some level. 222 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: But he did have a nice outfield assist in this 223 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: game to kind of offset some of his other adventurous 224 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: activities out out right field. Yeah, I mean, Jorge looks 225 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: like a guy who basically hasn't played the outfield in 226 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 1: three years, and that's really no fault of his own. 227 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: I mean, he signed big contracts to be a dh 228 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: and that's what he was. It was also just kind 229 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: of like unbelievable how cop Be paced the blooper down 230 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: the right field line was tonight because that was almost 231 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: identical to the play that Jorge had. 232 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: An issue with about a week ago. In a similar 233 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 2: Chriss Sales start where a ball just somehow landed down 234 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 2: the right field line, just inches from the foul line 235 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 2: and then bounced into the stands. I mean, I was like, 236 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 2: whoa is deja vu? Look, man, Jorge, he has shortcomings defensively. 237 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 2: There was no mystery about that. When the Braves traded 238 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 2: for him. Everyone was excited for the bat but had 239 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 2: to kind of wonder out loud about just what his 240 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 2: defense would be. And I think you just have to 241 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 2: hope that when the Braves play the most important games 242 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 2: of their season, that the baseball gods will shine a 243 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 2: little bit of light on the team and maybe not 244 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 2: have these bloopers go to right field, because it feels 245 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 2: like every couple of nights for Jorge there is some 246 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 2: kind of adventure and really it just comes down to 247 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 2: battered ball luck and you know, just a matter of 248 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 2: a foot or a couple of feet. 249 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: I will try out to bore everyone with this, but 250 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: the Braves have been pretty fortunate with battle ball luck 251 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: all year long, and it's kind of on brand to 252 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: that end that he's been tested in the way he 253 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: has been. But maybe there is a little bit of 254 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: a giveaut of the way now situation with the outflult 255 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: defense with Jorge because the bat's been there and that's 256 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: why they traded for him. Of course, speaking of run prevention, 257 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: we should get into Chris Sale, who was once again fantastic. 258 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: It feels like this is a recurring bit that you 259 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: and I do, or Steven or Sean do, all of 260 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: us do every five days. Basically, he's talked about how 261 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: great Chris Sale is. He did have one jam that 262 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: he ran into post so laer Gaff and the fourth, 263 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: but escape from that as only he can got through 264 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: six innings. He actually did throw a season high one 265 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 1: hundred and nine pitches, so it's something to keep an 266 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: eye on there. But allow one run, six strikeouts, one walk. 267 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: I won't give all the numbers Scott, but the season 268 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: long numbers are preposterous. He remains, at least in the 269 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: Betty market and in the eyes of me anyway. I 270 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: won't speak for you, but for me, he's pretty clearly 271 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 1: They on front runner right now at the end of 272 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: August and there's still a month ago. But Chris Sale 273 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: has been everything that Braves could have possibly imagined more. 274 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, I mean short of injury, and I 275 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:06,079 Speaker 2: am knocking on every piece of wood within a ten 276 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 2: mile radius. Chris Sale is going to be the cy 277 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 2: young in the National League. I would be shocked if 278 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 2: he's not. And I mean, what does it say about 279 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 2: a guy when he can go out there throw six innings, 280 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 2: only give up the one run, strikeout six, only walk 281 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 2: one batter. And it also kind of felt like it 282 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 2: wasn't even like the best that we have seen from 283 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 2: Chris this season. He's just been ridiculous. What a comeback story. 284 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: And I mean you talk about players who have had 285 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 2: just such an enormous impact after being traded for in 286 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 2: the offseason. I mean, again we've said it many times 287 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: on this show over the last five months, but what 288 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,559 Speaker 2: a trade for alex Enthopplis in the front office. I mean, 289 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 2: truly the move of the offseason. I would argue him, 290 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 2: and maybe Jan Soto. I mean, we have run out 291 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 2: of superlatives to say how good Chris Sale has been 292 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 2: this season. 293 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: That's right, and a couple of just fun stuff that 294 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: I won't list them all again. But Chris Sale has 295 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: an ERA including today of two point five to eight 296 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: from the season, and he has actually underperformed his FIP 297 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: by about a half run. His FIP is two point 298 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: zero six there's no spoken mirrors here. Eleven and a 299 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,079 Speaker 1: half records for nine two walks per nine, like all 300 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: the underlying data looks even better arguably than his ra 301 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: and his era is really awesome in itself. Well, and I. 302 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 2: Mean, you can make a decent argument this is the 303 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 2: greatest Chris Sale has ever been and this is a 304 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 2: guy who's going to be like a fringe Hall of 305 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 2: Famer if he can finish out his thirties on a 306 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: good note. I mean, we know that at once upon 307 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 2: a time Chris Sale had a real claim to being 308 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 2: the best pitcher on planet Earth, and at least through 309 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: five months, Brad, I mean, he absolutely has a claim 310 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 2: to that once again. He has been so good really 311 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 2: since day one, and just a fantastic year for the 312 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 2: very very likely comeback player of the Year. 313 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: Somebody tagged us on Twitter during the game because I 314 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: think it was actually during the basis loaded as Escape 315 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: and I guess angry. Chris Sale is a personal favorite 316 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: of Brace fans because it feels like when he actually 317 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: has to ramp it up every once in a while, 318 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: he gets frustrated and he kind of, you know, has 319 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: to throw a little bit harder and basically is even 320 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: better somehow because he could just like find ninety eight 321 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: somewhere in his arms. It's actually kind of wild to 322 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: see him get rapped up because he's already awesome, and 323 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, there's the old frustrated man coming out 324 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: at Chris Sale on the mount. 325 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 6: Yeah. 326 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 2: I think Sale hit ninety nine point two in his 327 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 2: most recent start. I think tonight he had one at 328 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 2: ninety nine point one. And that's pretty crazy. Man. I 329 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 2: know there's a couple of guys in their mid and 330 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 2: late thirties now who can still pump it up her nineties, 331 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 2: But the fact that Chris Sale is able to do 332 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 2: that despite all of the obstacles and injuries he's had 333 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 2: the last couple of seasons is really impressive. And man, 334 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 2: you just have to get excited about the prospect of 335 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 2: having Saale available and healthy and firing in a short 336 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 2: postseason series. 337 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: Absolutely right, And you know, it wasn't all Chris Sale. 338 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: He was the probably the singularly of the game on Wednesday, 339 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: but the offense did enough in this one. When Sale left, 340 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: it was actually tied and they were basically having to 341 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, he had to be fantastic to keep them 342 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: in the game. But then as soon as he left 343 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: in the seventh, the Braves responded very well, scoring four runs, 344 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: Matt Olsen with an RBI double. Ramond Loreano has been great. 345 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: I was talking about that in a second, and then 346 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: you already mentioned Luke Williams has the probably the biggest 347 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: swing of the game. You know, you can't really ask 348 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: for more than that kind of response when it was 349 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: a little bit tight. I know I have the same 350 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 1: thought I always have when we're about to do a podcast, 351 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: that something bad is about to happen. Scott, I don't 352 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: know about you. That sunck into me a little bit 353 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: when the Braves came to run back on the little 354 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: hiccup from Sale in the sixth, but not so much 355 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: in the spot from the offense. They just they're not 356 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: gonna let them lose. 357 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, it goes back to what we talked about a 358 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 2: little earlier, where the Braves have been much better in 359 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 2: these fifty to fifty games. And you know, a note 360 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 2: on Matt Olson, who had a really great week in Minnesota. 361 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 2: Friend of the program, Mark Bowman, the longtime Braves beat reporter, 362 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 2: had an article a couple of days ago talking about 363 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 2: some adjustments that Matt Olsen has made to his swing. 364 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:11,479 Speaker 2: Nothing revolutionary or anything dramatic, but it's a small sample. 365 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 2: But so far Matt has been much better since making 366 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 2: those adjustments. And we have seen over his three years 367 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 2: in Atlanta that he is a pretty streaky hitter. He 368 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 2: has very high highs and pretty low lows. But if 369 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 2: Matt has made some kind of adjustment here, I think 370 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 2: our co host Stephen Tolbert is the king of the 371 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 2: movement of Matt Olsen needs to be good for this 372 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 2: Braves team to hit its ceiling. And again we're only 373 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 2: talking about a couple of days since Olsen has made 374 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 2: the adjustment, but all good signs there, and then for 375 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 2: Luke Williams to deliver that big hit again we talked 376 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 2: about it just needing players on the fringe to step 377 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 2: up when they're called upon to kind of break the 378 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 2: game open and make it five to one instead of 379 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 2: three to one, especially knowing that your bullpen was pretty 380 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 2: short and you had Luke Jackson warming up. Was no 381 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 2: small thing. 382 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know, to that point, Matt Olsen has 383 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: now like an eight seventy I believe ops in the 384 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: month of August, which isn't like anything crazy for Matt Olsen, 385 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: but is kind of where you would expect him to 386 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: be and even better than that in recent days and 387 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: Romal Loreano has been basically a godsend to this team, 388 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: like out of nowhere, I mean, totally off to scrap 389 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 1: people all that. He has a one thirty eight WRC 390 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: plus since joining the Braves. That includes the big RBI 391 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: single that he had to give the Braves a little 392 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: bit of cushion before Luke Williams double in this game. 393 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: So it's been a total, a total team effort. You know, 394 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: hopefully they get Riley back at the very end of 395 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: the season going into the playoffs. Of course, not to 396 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 1: get too greedy, of course, but you know already without Acunya, 397 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: we all know the story at this point in time, 398 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: but they do need Olsen. I totally am with Steven 399 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 1: on Matt. Matt has, you know, I guess somewhat quietly 400 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: gotten back into a reasonable range because he's been struggling 401 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: for most of the season, but it is not necessarily 402 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 1: with these stars and the star star star star star approach. 403 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: Basically every time the whole lineup was a bunch of 404 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 1: stars coming into the year, Ozuna's been there all year 405 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: for them. He's been their best ditter by a large margin. 406 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: But when you start throwing in so lare the real 407 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: version of Matt Olsen, et cetera, it looks deeper and 408 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: better on a nightly basis. 409 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 2: Well, And I think that Ramond Loriano has played so 410 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,959 Speaker 2: well that, I mean, you have to keep running him 411 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 2: out there every single night, right. 412 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: And they are I mean they we have to go 413 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: crazy down this role, down this rabbit hole. But Jared 414 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: Keelnick has not been playing very well. He's not been 415 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 1: playing very much in recent days. And it's not it's 416 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: not for you know, part of that's that he's not 417 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: playing well. But Loriano is just forcing us up in 418 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: the lineup, and I'm totally fine with that. You know. 419 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: Am I going to tell you that it's going to 420 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: sustain forever? Maybe not. But riding the hot hand here 421 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: makes complete sense to me. And overall, as we'll get 422 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: into when the top of the Phillies series in just 423 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: a second, Brian Snicker is not fooling around right now. 424 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: They're riding the bullpen arms. He's riding the hot hands 425 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: like they're definitely in win now mode in a way 426 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: that they're not always doing with this team. 427 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, you would like to think that maybe the more 428 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 2: conservative or laid back approach that this team employed for 429 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 2: months at a time, even if it drove us nuts 430 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 2: when they would call up Bryce Elder or Alan Winens 431 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 2: or whoever for a start, you would hope that that 432 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 2: would pay dividend down the stretch. The a Phillies have 433 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 2: not been very good for the last maybe month and 434 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 2: a half. They haven't been bad, but I think they've 435 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 2: been hovering around five hundred in the second half and 436 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 2: they just aren't on their torrential pace that. 437 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 4: They were earlier in the year. 438 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 2: And you would hope that the Braves are relatively fresh. 439 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 2: And you know, we talked about some of the players 440 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:32,719 Speaker 2: who are giving them unexpected contributions. But yeah, I mean 441 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 2: Ramon Loreano. I know we have sung his praises quite 442 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 2: a few times on the show, but what a sign 443 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 2: off the scrap heap, him Merrifield. I mean, those two 444 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 2: in particular have been so so good for this team. 445 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 2: And I mean, right now, it's kind of hard to 446 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 2: imagine the lineup without Ramon Loriano in it. 447 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: What are a weird sentence that is Scott, But I 448 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: think You're right. 449 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 2: As we as we all predicted back in March thirtieth, 450 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 2: as we were doing our season predictions, Ramone, Loreano and 451 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 2: wit mayorfield the lifeboat for this team that has had 452 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 2: to deal with so much. 453 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: It just absolutely sounds insane, but people that are watching 454 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: every game will definitely tell you that is the case 455 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: at this very moment. Okay, Scott, let us dive into 456 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: the Philly series. We've arrived. We talked about how well 457 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: the Braves are playing. They're on this great run. Just 458 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: one more time here. They've now won twelve of their 459 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: last sixteen games and nine of their last eleven games. 460 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: But the big showdown has been looming all week long. 461 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 1: It is the last time the Braves and Phillies will 462 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: play each other in the record season. It's a four gamer, 463 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: it's in Philadelphia. They just played about a week ago 464 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, and we teased it earlier. But a five 465 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: game deficit right now in the National League East as 466 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:44,479 Speaker 1: close as it's been in about three and a half months. 467 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: How are you feeling about this? Because I think it 468 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: goes It's very simple to say the Braves have to 469 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: win this series or the division race is probably not 470 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 1: going to be at table. 471 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, you do the quick math. Five game deficit, 472 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 2: So if they split, obviously stays at five games with 473 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 2: about a month ago, that's not impossible. But I think 474 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,880 Speaker 2: you would say with a straight face that it's Philadelphia 475 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 2: has a large advantage in that situation. 476 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: It is not over if they split. I will definitely 477 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: grant that. 478 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, maybe not looking great, but it is not over. 479 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 2: If the Braves can win the series, if they take 480 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 2: three out of four, then the deficit is only three games, 481 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 2: and then it's like, you know, full capital letters, it's on. 482 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 2: If the Braves lose the series, the East is basically over. 483 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 1: I mean, what you're back to seven or like, god 484 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: forbid ific it's swept. That'll be down by nine and 485 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 1: it's obviously over. But even if they lose three, you know, 486 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: three to one would be a seven game deficit. It's 487 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: not completely over at that point with four weeks to go, 488 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 1: but you certainly would have to say they would be 489 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: a single digit percentage if they were to lose the series. 490 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, So biggest series of the season, probably of 491 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 2: the whole season, is going to be this four gamer 492 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 2: in Philly. The Phillies have their four big starters going, 493 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 2: and the Braves will not have the benefit of Chris Sale, 494 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 2: so that, you know, just to begin without even throwing 495 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,440 Speaker 2: a pitch, I think the odds are stacked against the 496 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 2: Braves a little bit. They will also, I know the 497 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 2: broadcast the TV booth was talking that they expect to 498 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 2: land about two am tonight, which is not like crazy late, 499 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 2: but it's going to be a late night and you 500 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 2: just have to hope they keep the energy up. And 501 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 2: you know, if you can get off to a good 502 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 2: start and win Thursday night's game, you know it's only 503 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 2: going to help. Then you feel like you just have 504 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 2: to win one of the three weekend games in order 505 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 2: to kind of salvage your division chances. And overall, the 506 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,479 Speaker 2: Braves have done a nice job against the Phillies this season. 507 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 2: They're six and three, and you know, we just saw 508 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 2: these two clubs last week and it was three fifty 509 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,239 Speaker 2: to fifty games and the Braves were able to come 510 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 2: out and take two out of three. Yeah, certainly this 511 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 2: is not exactly the most favorable matchup in terms of 512 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 2: pitching for the Braves. Of course, it's also in Philadelphia, 513 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 2: so all things equal, you got to play in Atlanta. 514 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 2: Philadelphia is a renowned home field advantage. You can debate 515 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 2: how much that's worth in a record season series, but 516 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 2: it's worth something. And then Chris Sale, who we just 517 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 2: talked about as the best pitcher in the National League 518 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 2: this year, is not going to be going in the series. 519 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 2: And that's a crazy quirk. By the way, Scott, He's 520 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 2: only going to face the Phillies once all year long 521 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 2: without getting injured at any point. 522 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 1: He's been healthy all year. 523 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it was in Game three of the season. 524 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 2: So I don't know. I mean, if these two clubs 525 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 2: meet in October, could it be a small advantage that 526 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 2: the Phillies have not seen Sale in six months? Probably? 527 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 2: I mean, at the end of the day, there's I mean, 528 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 2: it just comes down to execution and locating your pitches. 529 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,400 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean, I guess if this was going 530 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 2: to be sales fourth start against the Phillies, that they 531 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 2: probably would have a better approach and better idea of 532 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 2: what was going to work and not work against him. 533 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 1: You would think so. And on the other side, this 534 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: is more of a funny thing than anything else. If 535 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: you are a Braves fan, not as so much of 536 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: your a Phillies fan, But the Phillies had their top 537 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: four as you mentioned, but Ty one Walker pitched today 538 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: for Philadelphia on Wednesday. He's been a good for a 539 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: long time, but he's prother fifth guy right now. He 540 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: had one of the crazier lines you'll ever see. He 541 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: finished with thirteen hits aloud and did not get a strikeout. 542 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: They basically just left them out there to die today. 543 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: They lost ten to nothing, but thirteen thirteen hits aloud 544 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 1: and no strikeouts is like kind of impossible in modern baseball. 545 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 2: Well, and a fun note on top of that, Taiwan 546 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,360 Speaker 2: Walker was actually supposed to start the Thursday night game 547 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,199 Speaker 2: against the Braves, and the Phillies moved their rotation around, 548 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 2: so now it'll be Christopher Sanchez, who's been quite good 549 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,120 Speaker 2: this season. So I think even though the Phillies got 550 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:40,439 Speaker 2: beat up pretty bad in a way, losing ten to 551 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 2: nothing is not like the absolute end of the world 552 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 2: because everybody kind of gets a breather and you just say, Okay, 553 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 2: won the series. Let's move on. But yeah, I mean, 554 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 2: that's thirteen hits, no strikeouts is tough to do. 555 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,479 Speaker 1: The Philly is treated to that game today like it 556 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 1: was a game didn't matter to them, let's just say, 557 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,239 Speaker 1: and I understand why. Obviously, obviously they all matter, but 558 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: that's one that they kind of punted it and it made 559 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: some sense individually. You know, the pitching matchups are all 560 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: really appealing. Probably, I would say probably the least sexy 561 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: is the first one you mentioned. Sanchez is good. I 562 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,199 Speaker 1: agree with you. Charlie Morton is my guy, but not 563 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: has has not had this great season. Miny Meat's been fine. 564 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: That's Thursday. And also, what do you think about the 565 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:24,679 Speaker 1: bullpin because the Braves have been let's just say, not 566 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: shy in recent days about landing on their best guys. 567 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,439 Speaker 1: Iglesias and Jimenez, who are their eighth and ninth guys 568 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: ending guys. Both pitched on Monday, sorry on Tuesday and Wednesday, 569 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 1: and both but more than an ending on Tuesday. Usually 570 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: that would mean that they would be down on Thursday 571 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: and unavailable. I'm not sure it's gonna be the case 572 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: this time around, Snicker. It seems to be with the 573 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: food on the floor, so we probably won't know until tomorrow. 574 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: But that's something to keep an eye on, especially with Charlie, 575 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: who if he doesn't have his best stuff could be 576 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: out of their relatively early. They may not have either 577 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: or maybe both of Jimenez and Iglesias. 578 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, all the more reason to put up 579 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 2: like a seventh spot in the third inning. 580 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 1: And yeah, so that'd be nice. 581 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, hey if they want to do it. But yeah, 582 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 2: I mean I think you, I mean, this time of 583 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 2: year especially, you just have to take it day by day. 584 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 2: I think one genuine trait and skill of Rice El 585 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 2: Iglesias is that he is uber efficient. True, sometimes closers 586 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 2: go out there and yeah, it's a one two, three 587 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 2: inning and they strike everybody out, but they need like 588 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 2: twenty three pitches to do it, and then they you know, 589 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 2: their arm is going to wear down. You know, even 590 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 2: with a double given up on Wednesday night, I think 591 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 2: Ricell threw eleven pitches, twelve pitches. It was hardly high stress. 592 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 2: So yeah, I would imagine, I mean, if it's a 593 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 2: one run Braves lead, I would guess we're going to 594 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 2: see Rice El. And I'm not sure about Joejimenez. He's 595 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 2: probably a little less or so than than Iglesias. But 596 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 2: I think Brian Snicker deserves credit after maybe a bit 597 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 2: of an adventure managing the bullpen on Tuesday night. I 598 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,439 Speaker 2: know Stephen and Sean talked about that quite quite a 599 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 2: bit on the most recent show. You he as you said, 600 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 2: he had the pedal to the medal on Wednesday night 601 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 2: and did not let the game get away from him, 602 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 2: even if we had to survive a Luke Jackson seventh inning. 603 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 2: The fact that he went to his two big horses 604 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 2: in the eighth and the ninth to make sure this 605 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,719 Speaker 2: one did not somehow get away from the Braves I 606 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 2: thought was the right call. 607 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: I agree, and they weren't fooling around, but it does 608 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: leave you a little bit, maybe not gassed, but a 609 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: little bit shorter handed than you might have been over 610 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 1: the weekend, and keep an eye on that as the 611 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:35,199 Speaker 1: weekend goes along. After Thursday's game, you got right old 612 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: of Lopez against Ranger Suarez on Friday in a pretty 613 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: underrated but really nice matchup. And then probably the more 614 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: high profile showdown is Saturday. From pitching standpoint, you got 615 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: Max Fried and Zach Wheeler who have seen each other 616 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: quite a bit in their history. And then Sunday is 617 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: actually an ESPN National prime time games. You and I 618 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: have to stay up a little bit later on Sunday evening. 619 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: But that is unequivocally the biggest start of special spoiler 620 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: box young career. He'll be facing Aaron Nola, who has 621 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: probably pushed I guess the Braves one thousand times in 622 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: his life. 623 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was gonna say it is a ritual that 624 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 2: Aaron Nola must start against the Atlanta Braves every single 625 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 2: time these two teams have met for his entire career, 626 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 2: which is like I think nine or ten seasons now. 627 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 2: It really is remarkable. But yeah, I mean, it's obviously 628 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 2: a huge series. The Phillies, especially with their big four, 629 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 2: I mean Sanchez, Suarez, Wheeler and Nola have all been 630 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 2: fantastic this season. Max Freed has been much much better lately. 631 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 2: Spencer Schwellenbach is like quietly getting himself into National League 632 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 2: Rookie of the Year consideration. Ernald Lopez has been much 633 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 2: better since coming off from the elbow ailment. And we 634 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 2: have to hope that the roller coaster that is Charlie 635 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 2: Morton can continue to be good because Charlie has been 636 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 2: quite good in his last couple of starts. So a 637 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 2: very very big series. Let's hope the Braves at bare 638 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,959 Speaker 2: minimum can win two of these games, and hey, if 639 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 2: they win three game on and I mean, dear God, Brad, 640 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 2: if somehow they swept, I mean that would be that 641 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 2: would be alarm siren going off in Philadelphia. To listen 642 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 2: to talk radio in that city for even ten minutes 643 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 2: on Monday afternoon would be crazy. But hey, let's just 644 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,959 Speaker 2: hope the Braves keep rolling here, keep the winds up, 645 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 2: and should be a fun series in Philadelphia. To be sure, sort. 646 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: Nothing is a given, but I tend to agree that 647 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: would be a fun maybe hate listen for Phillies people 648 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: and lovelessen for us if that were to go the 649 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: way that the Braves are looking for it to go. 650 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: And to your point, the Phillies I believe are still 651 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 1: even including today's blow up by Walker, number one in 652 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: all of baseball in starting pitcher war, they've been great 653 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: and it's been These four guys are about to face 654 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: that have been responsible for the Lion's share of that. 655 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: So a uphill battle, to be sure, difficult situation, but 656 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: that's what makes it all the more impressive and really 657 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: notable and meaningful that the Braves just did what they 658 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: did entering the series. They made it to where I 659 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: would say probably two weeks ago, Scott, if we were 660 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: talking about this, we would have been like, all right, 661 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 1: the Bradys have to win three or four of these 662 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: games in Philadelphia. Now, I feel like if they if 663 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: they go to and two, it isn't going to be dour. 664 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: We won't be thrilled by that. But two and two 665 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,479 Speaker 1: is no longer a disaster in the way that it 666 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: was probably going to be if the Braves hadn't just 667 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: won twelve to sixteen games. 668 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, and obviously too, the fact that the Braves are 669 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 2: now firmly in that wild card picture, I think takes 670 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 2: off some of the stress a little bit, maybe some 671 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 2: of the edge. As we're recording, the Padres lost tonight, 672 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 2: the Mets are losing, although they're playing Arizona, so it's 673 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 2: kind of one hand in the other. But regardless, a 674 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 2: very very profitable couple of nights for the Braves in Minnesota. 675 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 2: And you're absolutely right. If the Braves can at minimum 676 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 2: win two this week this weekend, they're in fine shape. 677 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 2: And if you know, again, Man, three wins would be unbelievable, 678 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 2: and let's hope they can keep it rolling. 679 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I for those listeners that might not listen 680 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: to us on a regular basis that are joining us 681 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: a twel territory. First of all, thank you again for 682 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:00,120 Speaker 1: listening and making it to the end of this plod, 683 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: and please subscribe to hamber Territory. But for those of you, 684 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: let's just say most of our focus until about the 685 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: last week or two has been on the wildcard and 686 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: now the division is like back in play because of the 687 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: way the race have played, so it sets up even 688 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: more heightened scenarios over the weekend. Brace Phillies is always 689 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,720 Speaker 1: a huge showdown attention all that stuff again, National game 690 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: on Sunday night on ESPN, But both things now in play. 691 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,480 Speaker 1: The Braves are looking better toward the Wildcard race, and 692 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: just making the playoffs is certainly the biggest biggest thing 693 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: for any team this time of year. But all I 694 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: guess pillar the floor heading the Philadelphia Braves are probably 695 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: flying right now as we're talking, Scott, anything else you 696 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: want to add before we sign off here on this 697 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: Wednesday and Thursday. 698 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 2: Nothing to plug. We appreciate everybody tuning in. These are 699 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 2: much more fun shows to do and as longtime listeners know, 700 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 2: we do them win or lose, and thankfully the Braves 701 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 2: are doing a whole lot of winning lately. It's a 702 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 2: lot of fun. Team is playing good baseball in a 703 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 2: huge series coming up this weekend, and we will of 704 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 2: course have plenty of content and coverage, so it should 705 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:04,959 Speaker 2: be a fun weekend ahead. 706 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 1: Absolutely, I would expect we will probably have at least 707 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: one episode during the series, and then Scott and I 708 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: will be usually in our prime slot on Sunday evening 709 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: to break it all down and whatever happens over the 710 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: weekend will have the full analysis and what's to come 711 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: for the Braves. 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