1 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: I've been doing. Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to masa territory 2 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: brought to you by the Foul Territory Network. While the 3 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: Red Sox lose Game one tonight to the Atlanta Braves, 4 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: losing their fourth straight game final score of four to two, 5 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: I mean, what else is there to say? I mean, yeah, 6 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: there were some exciting things to talk about tonight, the 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: New City Connects. Unfortunately I don't got one right now. 8 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: I did order one. I did order one, so we 9 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: are going to be getting one soon. I got a 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: David Ortiz one. But honestly, you know, yeah, we can 11 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: sit here and talk about jerseys. They look great. We'll 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: talk about that. But really, the real meat and potatoes 13 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: right now is this Red Sox team is just not 14 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: coming together. Like I said, they've lost their fourth, fourth 15 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: straight game. Something is just not clicking with this group. 16 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: Something is keeping this team from fully coming together. They're 17 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: not making the right adjustments when they need to. They're 18 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: making big mistake some key moments and high leverage situations. 19 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: They're not slowing the game down when they need to, 20 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: getting too aggressive when they shouldn't be. You know, tonight 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: we saw it with the base running we had a 22 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: few blunders that we have to unfortunately dig into tonight. 23 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: You know, there's been times or you know, they're swinging 24 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: out of their shoes, they're not walking, they're not working 25 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: the counts enough, not coming through in the clutch. You know, 26 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: one of the worst clutch teams in baseball this year. 27 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: Obviously you can see it with the amount of one 28 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: run losses they've had this year. You know, again, I'll 29 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,559 Speaker 1: keep saying, I feel like this team is very close, 30 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: but something is just keeping this team from fully becoming 31 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: that tight knit group that's you know, something is preventing 32 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: them from really taking off. I don't know, I'm not sure. 33 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like I have a few answers, 34 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: but the adjustments aren't getting made and it's getting a 35 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: little frustrating. Unfortunately. We'll dive into that for the post 36 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: game tonight. Like I said, we did have the City 37 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: Connects very hot talking point tonight. I think they look great. 38 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: I'll talk about them in just a little bit. And 39 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: you know, hey, I love me a good pitching Macshup, 40 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: Garrett Crochever's Chris Sale, the old Ace coming back to town, 41 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: going up against the New Ways, lots of storylines in 42 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: that one. To me, I still love a good pitching maxshup. 43 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: I feel like the big time pitching macshups have been 44 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: lost over the years, right you go back to Pedro Martinez, 45 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: Roger Clemens, you know, go back to that two thousand 46 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: and three Alcs. You need a big time matchup like that, 47 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: you know, I miss those pitching macships Man, and this 48 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: one felt special tonight. End up obviously Chris Sale walking 49 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: away as the winner. But we'll dive into that. The offense, 50 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: like I said, base running blunders tonight, making mistakes that 51 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: I think really shot the Red Sox in the foot tonight. 52 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: You know, it's kind of one of those things where 53 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: the Red Sox this year, they put themselves in so 54 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: many good opportunit unities to come through, but they shoot 55 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: themselves in the foot so many times. And you just 56 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: saw a new way where they shot themselves in the foot. 57 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: We'll talk about Games two towards the end of the show, 58 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: and we might actually have an answer at first base. 59 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: Can you believe it? Like John Hayman likes to say, 60 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: can you I can't even believe it. We might actually 61 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: have an answer and it's not Raffie Devers. It's not 62 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: Raffie Devers. That's still my first choice on the way 63 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: I would go. But what do I know. I'm just 64 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: the dufits that sits at my desk. I don't have 65 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: the answers. I don't call the shots, but they might 66 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: have an answer. We'll talk about that before we go 67 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: any further. We do have a word from our sponsor. 68 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: This is a straightforward show, so I'm going to be 69 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: very straightforward with everyone about PXG. 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And uh, I 90 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: guess we can start off with, you know, something positive 91 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,239 Speaker 1: to talk about. Let's talk about the City Connects here. 92 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of the City Connects and uh, 93 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: you know, go back to when they came out with 94 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: the first City Connects. Obviously a lot of sentimental value 95 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: with those obviously paying tribute to the Boston Marathon, you know, 96 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: the tragedies you know, in twenty thirteen, so those meant 97 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: something to the hearts of Boston fans all over, you know. 98 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: With these jerseys though, you know, going back to when 99 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 1: they first came out with those the yellow City Connects, 100 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: I actually wonder if this was something on the table, 101 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: but I think I think the first City Connects were 102 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: appropriate because they delivered something that meant so much to 103 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: the city. And I think those jerseys, you know, people say, oh, 104 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know. I'm not a big fan 105 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: of the yellow, But to me, it was all about 106 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: the meeting with those jerseys. But here we are a 107 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: few years later, and I think they really did a 108 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: great job with these, you know. I think they're very 109 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: simple but very effective at the same time. Obviously, the 110 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 1: green it looks great at Famway Park, the Green Monster, 111 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: you know, one of the the biggest symbols, you know, 112 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: obviously the biggest symbols in all of Boston. I think 113 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: they just out of the park with that color, you know, 114 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: with the white on the collar, the sleeves, the white font. 115 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: I think everything just blends very nicely together. It's a 116 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: nice complement of colors. And then you got a little 117 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: bit of yellow. They don't overdo it with the yellow. 118 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: I'm glad they still have the yellow in here. But obviously, 119 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: you know, that's when you know you have the live 120 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: scoring going on in the Green Monster. And I also 121 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: think a Pesky's poll a little bit in there too, 122 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: but obviously it's more so towards the monster. Here you 123 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: got the bee on the pack stright, that's getting that's 124 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: paying homage to the lettering on the monster and obviously 125 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: red sox across the chest here. And then a nice 126 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: little touch they have is they actually have the green 127 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: and red lights towards the bottom of the jerseys, just 128 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: a little detail in there. Again, you know, it's I 129 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: will say, I hate to say this, I don't think 130 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: they're the best City Connects out there, but I think 131 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: they're in that top tier. I think they just did 132 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: a great job with these old Overall, I think it's 133 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: a very solid color. I think coming into it, I'm 134 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: always a hard greater when it comes to I'm a 135 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: former teacher. I like to I like to really get 136 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: my socks knocked off, no pun intended, but so I 137 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: was at first around like a seven point eight point one, 138 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: kind of in that range. But when I saw them 139 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: tonight in action, it went up a little bit because 140 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: I think they just look great. And I think it 141 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: also when you see someone like Christian Campbell wearing the 142 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: long yellow sleeves underneath, that really just adds more contrast 143 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: to it. I like how Alex Bregman had some red 144 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: going on there as well, you know, with the elbow 145 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: and shin guards. I think there's just so many ways 146 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: you can maximize the look of it. When I saw 147 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: it in action tonight, I was like, oh, you know what, 148 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: I'm at least in an eight point five. I think 149 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: even an eight point six. I'm doing the Dave Portnoy 150 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: pizza scoring over here. But that's kind of where I'm at, 151 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: right around like a mid eight. I would say even 152 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: a little higher eight point six, maybe even eight point seven. 153 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: So I think that's kind of where I'm at. I 154 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: think they're very solid. I think they did a great 155 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: job of them. These are gonna sell like hotcakes. I 156 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised that they're already sold out. But unfortunately 157 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: we got to get to the bad news here and 158 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: we got to talk about this loss. But you know what, 159 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: we had a great pitching matchup tonight, And this is 160 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: something I will always appreciate, is a good pitching matchup. 161 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: Garrett Crochet Chris Sale. Like I said in the intro, 162 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: the Old Ace versus the New Ace, you know, it's 163 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: great to see Chris Sale doing what he's doing with 164 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Braids. I'm glad he's got his career back 165 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: on track. Sound Effects, I see you in the chat. 166 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me tonight on playback. We watched 167 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: the game together. And you know, I was talking about 168 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: this during the game tonight where Chris Sale, he's really 169 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: making me think of Randy Johnson late in his career. 170 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: Remember Randy Johnson went to the Diamondbacks I believe, at 171 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: thirty five years old in nineteen ninety nine, and the 172 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: guy rattled off like eighteen straight Cy Young's, or at 173 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: least it felt like it. He was dominant late in 174 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: his career. Remember he went to the Yankees in two 175 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: thousand and five at forty one years old. I think 176 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: he had a record of like seventeen to eight that year. 177 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,479 Speaker 1: He didn't look quite like he did with the Diamondbacks, 178 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: like a four when he had the perfect game. But 179 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: Chris Sale is making me think of that Randy Johnson. 180 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: Just great stuff, good v low. The slider was just 181 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: nasty with Chris Sale tonight. So many swings and misses 182 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: on the slider with him. Overall, Chris Sale seven innings, 183 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: five hits, one earned, eight strikeouts, the one home run 184 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,479 Speaker 1: allowed to Rob Revsnunder. But you know what, Garrett Croche, 185 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: I think he got a little repped up for it. 186 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: Crochet got off to a great start tonight. He looked 187 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: fantastic in the first inning, striking out the side, and 188 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: then the second inning, I'm thinking, what the heck happened 189 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: to Crochet in the first inning giving up back to 190 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 1: back calmers to Matt Olsen and Sean Murphy, leaving fastballs 191 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: up in the zone. You can't do that with those guys. 192 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: You can't do it. So that was the difference really tonight. 193 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: We'll get to the bullpen in a little bit, but 194 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: I mean, really, if you were looking for the key difference, 195 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: I think that really was it. They couldn't really get 196 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: anything going against Chris Sale here. But back to Garrett Crochet, 197 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: you know, give him a lot of credit tonight too. Sure, 198 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: the two home runs, but he did what he could 199 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: seven inning, seven hits, two earned, also eight k's, but 200 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: he got a lot of whiffs tonight, fastballs, cutters working 201 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: in some sinkers as well. Crochet looked very good tonight 202 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: minus the two home runs, and I see you in 203 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: the chat, Austin. Underrated start from Crochet. Unfortunately, it's gonna 204 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: get overshadowed by Chris Sales performance, by the bad bullpen 205 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: tonight and the fourth straight loss. So it's unfortunate. So 206 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: but when it came to the offense, lots of blunders. 207 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: Lots of blunders here tonight. I mean, they had their 208 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: chances right going into the ninth. They were zero for 209 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: seven with runners in scoring position. In the third inning, 210 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: Jaron Duran had the one triple. Listen with Jared Duran. 211 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: I've been seeing a lot of people talking about Jared 212 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: Duran as of late. When Jared Duran, yes, he has 213 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: not looked quite like himself from last year. But when 214 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: Jared Duran has done something, it's pretty impactful for the 215 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: most part. Extra base hits, doing stuff on the bases. 216 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: Think I think eleven stolen bases coming into tonight. He 217 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: had a three twenty on the babbitb coming into tonight. 218 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: So when he is getting on base and when he 219 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: is doing something with the bat, it is impactful for 220 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: the most part. It's just the inconsistencies that we're seeing 221 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: with Duran and just the Red Sox in general. But 222 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: with Jared Duran, what I'm noticing so far from him 223 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: this year, I think there is a little bit of 224 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: a difference when it comes to his swing decisions. He's 225 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,439 Speaker 1: not as disciplined as he was last year. He was 226 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: so very aggressive last year, but he's walking a little 227 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: bit less this year. He's striking out a little bit more. So. 228 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: I think with Duran, he's just got to get that 229 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: little bit cleaned up, and I think he's going to 230 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: be okay. But you saw it with the triple there 231 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: with one out in the third inning, Raffi got the walk, 232 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: Bregman struck out. But then after this, what the heck 233 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: happened with Raffi Devers? Was he trying to steal? Was 234 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: there a hit and run on with ref Snyder up? 235 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: I don't know what was going on right there. It 236 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: kind of looked like a hit and run to me. 237 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: That's the impression that I got, And I think just 238 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: obviously someone missed something and Raffi got caught in between 239 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: and he ended up getting thrown out. So you're thinking, there, 240 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: what are we doing here? What are we doing? Raffi 241 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: is the last guy that you want even trying to 242 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: be aggressive on the base paths. You know that just 243 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: wasn't the right move. I don't know what that was. 244 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 1: I'm sure there was something in the post game from Kora. 245 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if he talked about it or not, 246 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: but that was the first blunder sixth inning, Duran base said, 247 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: Duran and himself a pretty good night tonight. But then 248 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: he got picked off a first base. This is where 249 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: Chris Saale. I think an underrated part of Chris Sale 250 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: is he's pretty good with the runners on caught him 251 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: leaning just a little bit. Sale out dueled Duran there, right. 252 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: Duran tried to get a little jumpy, try to get 253 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: try to throw Sale off. Didn't work. You're not gonna 254 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: do that against Chris Sale. And Chris Sale got him 255 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 1: caught leaning quite a bit. And then the seventh thning, Rev. 256 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: Snyder had the home run. You're thinking, all right, it's 257 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: two to one. We're starting to get a little something, 258 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: maybe a little mojo here, right, And then Soguard had 259 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: the base hit off the Monster. This is a guy 260 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: that's gotten a few base hits over the last few 261 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: games here, going back to the Detroit series. Base hit 262 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: off the monster. You're like, okay, all right, got something 263 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,599 Speaker 1: cooking and I don't know what happened. It took a 264 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: high bounce when it hit off the monster. Took a 265 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,959 Speaker 1: high bounce, and so Guard he got hesitant there. He 266 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: just lacked that little bit of confidence. He hesitated going 267 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: around first, he decided to take off for a second. 268 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: He got thrown out by a mile. He can't be 269 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 1: doing these kind of things when you're going up against 270 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: one of the best pictures in baseball. You not shoot 271 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: yourselves in the foot. You can't do it so many 272 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: you can do that against maybe, I don't know, Dean Kramer, 273 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: against the Orioles, maybe you could do that no offense, 274 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: Tove Dean Kramer. I'm sure you're a wonderful man, but uh, 275 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. You can't be making these 276 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: mistakes against the top tier picture like Chris Sale, especially 277 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: one that we know of very well, that you know 278 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: can dominate. They just dominated you last year. Can't be 279 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: doing that. I understand the aggressiveness. I can appreciate aggressiveness, 280 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: but you have if you're gonna be aggressive, you got 281 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: to do it right, and you got to do it 282 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: at the right times. You know, I'm not necessarily opposed 283 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: to when they were trying to be aggressive, but you 284 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: got to execute. Something is just not fully clicking with 285 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: this team. I'm not sure what it is. I don't know. 286 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. I don't know. I'm thinking maybe maybe 287 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: the Jerseys could be you know, give them a bit 288 00:14:56,760 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: of mojo tonight. Nope, it was not the cure. It 289 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: was not the cure. Unfortunately, the bullpen did not help 290 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: things out. I'm thinking, all right, bottom of the ninth, okay, 291 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: you know what, we'll get a shot. But then the 292 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: bullpen really, just if there was any mojo left, the 293 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: bullpen completely threw it away. Hendricks came in for the 294 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: ninth Ozuna with the walk struck out. Olsen got the 295 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: ground out to Murphy, but then they walked, but then 296 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: he walked Alby's. He ended up getting taken out for 297 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: Brendan Bernardino, a walk to Harris, a walk to Fairchild 298 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: that made it three to one, a walk to Allen 299 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: four to one. Four straight walks. Bullpen man, the bullpen. 300 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: They just can't seem to find their rhythm. Nick Birdie 301 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: ended up coming in. He got called up today. Had 302 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: very good numbers down in the minor leagues. Remember he 303 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: was with the Yankees last year, but the Red Sox 304 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: picked him up and he was pitching very well in 305 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: the minors. A zero point five to four era at 306 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: Triple A, thirteen strikeouts per nine, big on the fastball, 307 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: he's got some good Velo got a slider as well. 308 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: He came in and got it cleaned up. But ninth 309 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: inning they end up getting the run there, Christian Campbell 310 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: getting the RBI, but in the end, just not enough. 311 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: And that's another thing too, Raiza Iglesias, he has not 312 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: looked good this year and they couldn't get anything cooking 313 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: against him. You had a shot there, one swing at 314 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: the back could have tied the game with WILLI or 315 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: bray you up, but he flied out to right to 316 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: end the game. So you know, I can appreciate the effort, 317 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: but you're gonna have to start executing. Winning teams execute right. 318 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: Winning teams, I mean the way when mistakes are happening, 319 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: those winning teams will do enough and execute enough to 320 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: make up for those mistakes. The Red Sox they're not 321 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: executing enough right. And I'm not sure where it's gonna start, 322 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: So I don't know, we'll see, but we got a 323 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: game two tomorrow. We have a little something else to 324 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: talk about here, and hey, the train keeps on rolling, 325 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen. And tomorrow we got Lucas Giolito back 326 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: on the going up against Grant Holmes, now Grant Holmes, 327 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: he's been okay this year for the most part. Lucas Giolito, 328 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: he looked a lot better his last time out against 329 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Royals six and two thirds had the 330 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 1: one unearned run. Remember he had the throwing air over 331 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: to third base. But he looked very good against the Royals, 332 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: much better than how he looked previously against the Rangers. 333 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: So I'm expecting g Aledo here to keep things going right. 334 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: You know, look at the Braves. You know, sure, Garrett 335 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: Crochet going up against the Braves, but uh, you know, hey, 336 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: I'm not saying ge Alito is going to turn into 337 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 1: Garrett Crochet performance. But if ge Alito can figure out 338 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: a way to keep these guys off balanced, then you 339 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: know that's going to be obviously very good for the 340 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: Red Sox. What I was there to say, you know, 341 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,479 Speaker 1: he's working in more breaking balls his last outing, so 342 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: I'm expecting gi Aledo to keep going with you know, 343 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: a bit more of a pitch selection in this one. 344 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: Remember go back to that Rangers series. He was really 345 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 1: just going fastball change up right, So he's bringing back 346 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: that curve ball last time. So I'm expecting Gilito to 347 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: keep mixing up the pitches a little bit, keep the 348 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: timing off on these hitters, just like Crochet was doing 349 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: tonight for the most part, minus a couple of home runs. 350 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: So gi Alito looking for a good performance tomorrow. But 351 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: then grand Holmes. Grand Holmes so far on the year 352 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: ERA at a four point one four, but the Fipps 353 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: had a five point one point eight. The difference. The 354 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 1: reason for the difference there is he has been a 355 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: little prone to the home runs this year, one point 356 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 1: seven to seven home runs per nine. So if we 357 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: go over to the game log here and his last start, 358 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: he actually did look pretty good against the Nationals his 359 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: last time out six and a third, four hits, one earned, 360 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: he struck out four, so he is coming off a 361 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: good performance. Both these guys are coming off good performances, 362 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: so it's going to be a matter of who's going 363 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: to execute the most. Right With Grant Holmes, he's leaning 364 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: mostly with the fastball. He's working in a good amount 365 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: of sliders as well. He's got a cutter. Okay, got 366 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: to change up as well. So I think we could 367 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: see a pretty interesting matchup tomorrow. I don't know if 368 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: we're going to see a Chris Sale Garrett Crochet matchup 369 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: like we did tonight. But we'll see. But I think 370 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: both these guys coming off good performances. I think this 371 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: is going to be an interesting matchup to pay attention to. 372 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: So we will see. But everyone, before I do get 373 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: to the last topic. 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I totally understand where 392 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: people are coming from, because I see people bring up 393 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: a lot where, well, Okay, he wasn't good at third base, 394 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: so why would you play him at first base? I 395 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: could understand that from a positional adjustment point of view. 396 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: From a value point of view, first base is generally 397 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: going to be easier than third base. I'm not saying 398 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: first base is an easy position, not saying that, more 399 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: so saying that it is going to be an easier 400 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: job over roll for the most part, then it is 401 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: a third base, right, Yes, you're gonna have to learn 402 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: different things, but overall, it's for the most part going 403 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: to be an easier spot. So I think Rafi going 404 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: there would make a lot of sense. It would open 405 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: up DH. However, but then you look at DH with him, right, 406 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: he's been hitting great as of late the last few 407 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: weeks now, he's been one of the best hitters in 408 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, So I can see the argument as well, 409 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: do you want to take Raffi out of that spot? 410 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 3: Right? 411 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: I see the arguments for it and against it right, 412 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: and we can get back to the whole thing about 413 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 1: him wanting to stay at DH because he already got 414 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: moved off a third whatever. We've already talked about that, 415 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: We've already talked about it at nauseum. Seems like he 416 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: isn't really for going to first base. You know, we 417 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: can say what we will about that is raffia team player, 418 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: you know he is. Is he making a good decision 419 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: for himself? Different conversation. If he doesn't want to go there, 420 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: you got to figure out the next best option. Now, 421 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: I've also been on record saying I wonder if Trevor's 422 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: story could be an option there. You know, a veteran 423 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: guy that is really trying to do what he can 424 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 1: to make up for the last couple of years with 425 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: all the injuries that he's had, a guy that's had 426 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: a good gloves shortstop, would he be willing to go 427 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: to first base. I've seen other people talk about it. 428 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 1: But then there was also another option, and that was 429 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: Christian Campbell. Now, Christian Campbell at second base hasn't been amazing, 430 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: But the reason I've wanted to keep Christian Campbell at 431 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: second base is because well, he hasn't been amazing there, right, 432 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: He's had his adjustments that he's been trying to make. 433 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: You know, he hasn't been He hasn't been great there overall. 434 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: But to get better at something, you have to keep 435 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: playing it, right, And with Christian Campbell, that is a 436 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: position that scouts think that is going to be a 437 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:54,439 Speaker 1: good long term home for him, or a corner outfield spot. 438 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 1: So for me, I feel like, with his athleticism, I'd 439 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: rather him play at a higher value position. However, I 440 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,719 Speaker 1: could also see why it could make sense for him 441 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: to play at first base too. In the end, it 442 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 1: wouldn't hurt to add a little bit more versatility to 443 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: the resume. Not gonna hurt at all. And he's also 444 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: got the size for it. He's six foot three, so 445 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a big target. He's very open to 446 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: learning things. He said before the game today that he's 447 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: willing to play where wherever it can help the team, 448 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: all right. I don't know who asked him, someone asked 449 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: him what was his favorite position to play. I'm not whatever, 450 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: but for him, he answered it the right way, saying 451 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: wherever the team wants me. If he's willing to play 452 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: first base. Then I think there's some advantages there. Like 453 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: I said, he has the height for it, he does 454 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: have the mobility for it as well. We know he 455 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: can move around right. It's more so just the execution 456 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: of the plays at second base that he's going to 457 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: have to clean up over time. But he is athletic 458 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: enough to move around there. He's a big body, right, 459 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: and he's a quick learner. That's something about Christian Campbell. 460 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: If you go back to, you know, coming up through 461 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 1: the minor leagues, this guy is adjusted to every challenge 462 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 1: that has been thrown at him first base. I'm sure 463 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: he'd be all up for the challenge, right and adding 464 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: a little bit of versatility a little bit more will 465 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: not hurt him at all. But this also opens up 466 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: the discussion of Marcelo Meyer. Marcelo Meyer playing second base 467 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: at Triple A tonight something to pay attention to you 468 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: hasn't played second base in over a week, so I 469 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 1: find that to be a little curious. I find that interesting. 470 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: So Christian Campbell, if he moves the first base, that 471 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: opens up second base. Marcelo Meyer, he's been having a 472 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: good stick down in the minor leagues. That's a good 473 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: way to get another good bat into the lineup. I 474 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: feel like the Red Sox need another bat in this 475 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: lineup to really get themselves going right. You know, you 476 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: were trying to find something when you had co there. 477 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: You know, I'm obviously Cassas, I hope the best for 478 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:08,199 Speaker 1: the guy. I'm oh, oh my goodness, my timer just 479 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: went off. I jumped, But Cassas in the end, you 480 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: were trying to figure something out and he wasn't able 481 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 1: to the Red Sox. I feel like I've been lacking 482 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: a bat all year and this seems like the way 483 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: they're going with it. Meyer, he's looked great. That's going 484 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: to give them more extinction in the lineup. But I 485 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: think also a bit of personality on this team. Marcela Meyer, 486 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: he's a cool cat man coming from California. The guy 487 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: just likes to play baseball, right. He's a relaxed guy. 488 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 1: He's a laid back guy. But that he can play 489 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: some baseball. Man. He's a great hitter. He's going to 490 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: be a smooth defender out there at second base, so 491 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: you are going to be shoring up the defense there. 492 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,200 Speaker 1: So that is another thing to consider. Meyer will play 493 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: a much better second base than Christian Campbell. I want 494 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 1: Campbell to keep getting better at second, but I think 495 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: with Meyer it would make sense for him to take 496 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: over at second for now. If Campbell does indeed move 497 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: over to first, but we'll have to keep our eyes 498 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,959 Speaker 1: on this. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna wrap it up 499 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: right there. Thank you so much for joining me for 500 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: the postgame show tonight. Unfortunately, another negative one, but let's 501 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: see how Game two goes tomorrow. Everybody, we'll be back 502 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: here tomorrow. Go enjoy the rest of your night, enjoy 503 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: the rest of your day, and I'll talk to you 504 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: next time.