1 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to episode four of the Hammer 2 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: Territory podcast. I am your host, Brad Roland, come into 3 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: you on a Wednesday evening here in early May, and 4 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: I'm joined as always by my friend Scott Coleman. Scott, 5 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: the vibe is much better today on this Wednesday than 6 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: it was just a few days ago when you and 7 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: I last spoke on Sunday. 8 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 2: Hey, Brad, it is amazing what a couple of winds 9 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 2: can do from morale. A nice bounce back for sure 10 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: by the Braves, and you mentioned the vibes being much 11 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: much better now than they were even forty eight hours ago. 12 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: It's a long season, lots of ups and downs, and 13 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 2: thankfully the Braves seem to come out of it a 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 2: little bit tonight, which was great to see. Yes, absolutely, 15 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: and we will dive in head first to a five 16 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: nothing win on Wednesday, But first I should at least 17 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: plug up the top of the podcast. This is our 18 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: third episode this week since Sunday. We recorded you and 19 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: I on Sunday. Our guys Sean Coleman and Stephen Tolbert 20 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 2: recorded on Tuesday evening into Wednesday, so if you missed 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 2: anything from that, it's still very well, Evan, at this 22 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: point in time, listen to that show. Please go ahead 23 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: and subscribe to the podcast anywhere you might find podcasts. 24 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 2: We are still new and trying to grow and convert 25 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 2: everybody from our old podcasts and all those things, So 26 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 2: go ahead and subscribe and tell a friend about the show. 27 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 2: With that out of the way, though, we can dive 28 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 2: in because it was a it was a fun game. 29 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 2: If anybody listened to the show yesterday on episode three, 30 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: our guy Stephen asked very plainly at the at the 31 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: end of the podcast for a four spot in the 32 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 2: first inning on Wednesday, and quite frankly, Steven billick Is 33 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: the Braves scored four runs that greeted Boston's Dick Poveda 34 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 2: very warmly. In his first action off the il since 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 2: April third. He was let's just say, Marcel z dona 36 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: pretty quickly and that was most of the story of 37 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: the night beyond Crassale. Yeah, very clearly, the players have 38 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: taken to heart the brand new podcast and Hammer territory. 39 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 2: They love us. I'm sure they listened to us Brad 40 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: before every single game from motivation. Oh certainly, yeah, of course, naturally, 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 2: what else would you be listening to before a Major 42 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: League baseball game. But yes, it was just nice to 43 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: score those four runs in the first inning because not 44 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: only have the Braves been in this little bit of 45 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: a funk, but even on the games that they've won lately, 46 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 2: they've been high stress, low scoring fifty to fifty games, 47 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 2: and over the course of the season, you just need 48 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 2: a couple of games to just kind of take your 49 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: foot off the gas and cruise to a victory. Of course, 50 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: they only ended up winning by five on Wednesday. It 51 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 2: didn't turn into a blowout by any means, but it 52 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 2: just felt like it took the edge off a little 53 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 2: bit getting out to that big four nothing lead early, 54 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: especially with Chris Sale on the mound. 55 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, we joke about Stephen calling for the four spot, 56 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: but the fact that they just had some breathing room. 57 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: They haven't had anything breezy in recent days. Even when 58 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: I've won, it has not been super easy the last 59 00:02:59,400 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. 60 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: Not that it was. 61 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: Tonight either, but just having a little bit of cushion 62 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: was very much welcome. Ozuna hits two home runs, including 63 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: a three run homer that was clearly the biggest swing 64 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: of the night. Also of note, in the first inning, 65 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: Austin Rolliy beats out a potential double play that might 66 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: have ended the inning. And if he doesn't beat that 67 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: out and he's not busting it on the line, none 68 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: of that happens. So it's always, it's always, or often 69 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: at least the little things. Matt Olsen beats out an 70 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: infield single along the way there, So yes, it was 71 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: the home runs. And look, Scott, it's much easier to 72 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: live when you hit three home runs in a game. 73 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: The Braves are usually are you used to doing that, 74 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: and recently they have been doing that so much. But 75 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: there was a little bit of the subplots along the 76 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: way that kind of teed up Ozuna because, by the way, 77 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: Ozuna has been out of his mind. 78 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: I believe, as of recording this very moment, the major 79 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: league leader in home runs, Marcelo Zuna. He surpassed sho 80 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 2: Hee Otani tonight with his home run, his two home 81 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 2: runs actually, and not only Ozuna, but then for Orlando 82 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: Arcia to hit a back to back home run for 83 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: the first time all year for the Braves. You know, Rcia, 84 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: funny enough, you and I were going to talk about 85 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: Orlando a little bit in tonight's podcast originally because frankly, 86 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: he's been pretty bad for a couple of weeks now, 87 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: so for him to get that home run that just 88 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: barely scraped over the right field wall and encouraging sign 89 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 2: we need to get Orlando going again. His numbers have 90 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 2: been pretty ugly for the last couple of weeks and 91 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 2: just again good vibes, just good to get the monkey 92 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:27,119 Speaker 2: off your back, Braves. We've talked about it for multiple podcasts. Now, 93 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 2: this lineup just has too much talent in it to 94 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 2: stay down for long. And sure, five runs tonight, it 95 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 2: wasn't like they blew them away, but it just feels 96 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: like they're inching in the right direction, hopefully a little 97 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 2: bit of the bad luck that they have run into 98 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: with all of the barreled outs, which is something that 99 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: our co host Steven Tolbert has talked about and written 100 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: about quite a bit. Let's hope the pendulum is going 101 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: to swing and the Braves are not only going to 102 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 2: get back to hitting home runs like we know they can, 103 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: but just get a little bit of luck. You mentioned 104 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 2: the infield single or the avoiding a double play by Riley, 105 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: and then the infield single for Matt O said you 106 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 2: need those in order to put together big rallies, and 107 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: tonight it was all the Braves really needed. 108 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was funny. I people could see behind the scenes. 109 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: Are our notes kind of are a running document and 110 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: RCA was on the radar for us. And obviously his 111 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: glove's been awesome this year. That goes about saying, just so, 112 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: just in case we need to say it out loud, 113 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: his glove is the most important thing at shortstop. You 114 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: can sort of live with him not hitting a ton 115 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: but he is hitting six in the line up most nights, 116 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: and that's a little bit aggressive for what his skill 117 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: set probably is. But obviously a little bit easier talk 118 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: about that tonight, considering that he hits the home run 119 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: one more Ozuna stat quickly. By the way, he's the 120 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: second Brave ever with at least thirty eight RBI in 121 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: the first thirty four games of the season. And the 122 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: other guy you might you might have heard of him, Scott. 123 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: His name is Hank Aaron. Pretty famous player, pretty good 124 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: at baseball, so. 125 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 2: Pretty well known baseball player. 126 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: We talk We don't talk RBI a ton on this podcast, 127 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: but and look there's reason for that. But still he's 128 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: still have to be pretty good usually to have a 129 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: ton of RBIs. So it's one of those things where 130 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: not bad company to keep. And he has been out 131 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: of his mind. And by the way, somebody troll I 132 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,559 Speaker 1: can't remember who it was, My apologies, somebody was trolling 133 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: us in a kind way about how we mentioned on 134 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: Sunday that Marcel had cooled off. Look, he had cooled off. 135 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: He had one hit in six games. Now he's about 136 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: now he's hot again. 137 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 2: Though. It is what it is. This podcast serves as 138 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 2: a great motivator. All the great ones do, all the 139 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 2: great coaches, they are the masters at motivating and that 140 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 2: is what we strive to do here on the Hammer 141 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 2: Territory Podcast, Get the guys going. We will talk about 142 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: quite literally anything if it means the Braves win and 143 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 2: snap out of whatever funk they have. But yeah, I mean, 144 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: you just could not say enough good things about what 145 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 2: Marcelo Zuna has done the first month and a half 146 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: of this season. 147 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: That is pretty much all the offensive talk from Wednesday. 148 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: They did kind of group their runs in a short 149 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: period of time, all five of them in the first 150 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: three innings. But Scott from there, the biggest story I 151 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: would argue even beyond the offensive kind of mini breakout 152 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: early in the game, was the play of and really 153 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: the general performance all season Law, but especially tonight Chrisale. 154 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: Chris Sale faced Boston for the first time after being 155 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: there first seven years. That's of course where he was 156 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: required from in the winter, and he's been really good 157 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: all year. We've been phrasing him up and down, going 158 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: back to our old podcast and writing and all these 159 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: kind of things, but this was arguably his best performance 160 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: of the season so far, as season high with ten strikeouts, 161 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: six innings, six hits, no runs, one walk, and really 162 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: he has been everything the Braves could have asked for. 163 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,679 Speaker 1: We all know the deal here, just knock on woods, 164 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: stay healthy, Chrisale. But man, he has been cooking in 165 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: a big way. 166 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 2: He has genuinely been one of the best starting pitchers 167 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 2: in baseball this year. And we said it when we 168 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 2: did a podcast a week ago, but it feels like 169 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 2: Sale is getting stronger and stronger every time he goes 170 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 2: out there. I am sure that he was jacked up 171 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 2: and ready to go against his former club, not that 172 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 2: there was any hard feelings against the Red Sox, but 173 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: I think just naturally the competitive juices get flowing whenever 174 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 2: you see the organization that you were a part of 175 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: for all those years and they opted to rage you away. 176 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 2: Sale has been fantastic. His strikeouts per nine are basically 177 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 2: as good as they have ever been in his career. 178 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 2: He had ten strikeouts over six innings tonight. He just 179 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 2: dude across the board. We cannot say enough good things 180 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 2: about what Chris Sale has meant to the Atlanta Braves. 181 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know that goes about saying it's pretty 182 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: easy to see that. I've been particularly impressed. Not that 183 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: it's a huge surprise that it has a good slider, 184 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,119 Speaker 1: but his slider has been one of the best pitches 185 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: in all of baseball so far through a month, five weeks, 186 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: whatever it has been. He's throwing it more often than 187 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: he ever has. By the stackcast numbers coming against tonight, 188 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: it was like forty four and a half percent of 189 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: his pitches were sliders. And I think it even improved tonight. 190 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: But coming in to this evening, opponents were slugging one 191 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: eighty eight against his slider this season, not batting slugging Scott. 192 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: That's pretty good, especially when when you're growing up pitch 193 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: that often and opponents are doing that against you. That 194 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: means it is working. It is generating whips, it's gendering strikeouts, 195 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: it's shattering off contact and yeah, right it all the 196 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: ways as much as you can because it has basically 197 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: been untouchable so far. 198 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, he just across the board he has 199 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 2: that's the slider working for the strikeouts. He's had great 200 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 2: command all season as well, only one walk tonight and 201 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 2: a sub two walks per nine. I believe this was 202 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 2: his seventh or eighth start of the year and a 203 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 2: two nine to five ERA, a two point six y 204 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 2: three FIP, a two point four to six x FIP 205 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 2: for the season. All of those are comfortably top ten 206 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 2: or so in the league, if not top five. I mean, 207 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 2: it's just been so far, it has been as good 208 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 2: as it could possibly be. For Sale and what he 209 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: has meant to this brave rotation as we know, Max 210 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 2: Freed has been a little Jekyll and Hyde. Of course, 211 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 2: no Spencer Strider, but Sale. I mean, it's it is early. 212 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 2: It is the second week of May. No one is 213 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 2: seriously talking MVP or Cy Young candidacies at this point, 214 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 2: or at least if they are. It's all projection. But 215 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 2: if Chris Sale can stay healthy, he is going to 216 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 2: be there at the end of the year and have 217 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 2: a real chance to get some votes, because this dude 218 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 2: looks very much like prime Chris Sale, especially the last 219 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 2: couple of times he's gone out there on the mound. 220 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,839 Speaker 1: Just a fantastic story to him throwing that way against 221 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: this sole team. Just a full circle event, you know, 222 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: shout out endings and all that stuff. A fun little storyline 223 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: on this Wednesday, and he has been awesome to this point. 224 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,319 Speaker 1: Also got a little bit of defensive help in this game. 225 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: Austin Riley has been playing extremely well. Like I will 226 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: raise my hand. I've been skeptical of his defense in 227 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: the past. This year he's grading out very well both 228 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 1: eye test wise, also the numbers. I think he's like 229 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: in the eightieth percentile or so in stockcast out Toma 230 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: Bader so far at third base, I've made a great 231 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: play tonight. Jared Kelnick robbed a home run or at 232 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: least close arriving a home run in a sixth inning 233 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: to preserve the shutout. Lots of kind of team based 234 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: up there too. Sale was still awesome, but he got 235 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: some couple on the way as well. 236 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 2: I think maybe the most surprising or most impressive thing 237 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 2: that Austin Riley has done as a big leaguer is 238 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 2: how much he has improved defensively. Was a guy coming 239 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 2: up in the minors where there were a lot of 240 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 2: questions if he was going to be able to stick 241 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 2: at third base right, was he going to be a 242 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 2: first basement was he going to be a DH Maybe 243 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 2: they put him out in left field. He did play 244 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 2: left field for a hot minute because of Josh Donaldson 245 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 2: at third base. There was a legitimate reason to have 246 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 2: questions about his long term defensive ability in the majors, 247 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 2: and Riley every single year has gotten better. He took 248 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 2: a big step forward in the eyes of the defensive 249 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 2: metrics last year, and even just the eye test. I know, 250 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: the eye test is something that generates a lot of 251 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 2: discussion and maybe argument because people can see things different ways, 252 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 2: but he passes the eye test. It seems like he's 253 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 2: getting better every year, and that's just a testament to 254 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 2: the work that Austin has put in because I mean, 255 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 2: he had a crazy bare handed play early in this game, 256 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: where if he doesn't clean a pretty well hit bouncing ball, 257 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 2: bare handed and make a perfect throat to first believe 258 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 2: there would have been then two runners on and two outs, 259 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 2: and who knows how that inning goes. Riley gets the 260 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 2: out at first and the threats over. It's really just 261 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 2: a testament to him. And then Jared Kelnick defensively has 262 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 2: been really impressive. Offensively, I think gross still waiting for 263 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 2: the power to keep going, but he robbed the home 264 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 2: run in the sixth inning to keep a shoutout going. 265 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 2: And he's been great in left field. He flies all 266 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 2: over the place, a lot of range, has the cannon 267 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 2: of an arm, So defensively, Kelnick has been really impressive. 268 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was gonna say, I think coming into tonight 269 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 1: I saw that he was ninety nine percentile in throwing 270 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: value this year against falsely apple size. It's only a month, 271 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: but he's had numerous impressive throws from left field and 272 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 1: is doing his job there even if the power is 273 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: still on the horizon. Will hope for the brave standpoint, 274 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: but anyway, good defense, great run prevention on the whole, 275 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: obviously with Sale in the middle of it all, and 276 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: a really fun win on Wednesday. Before we move on 277 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: to a little bit of a look ahead, to the weekend. 278 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: A quick wrap up of Tuesday. Again, if you missed 279 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: more of a deeper dive on Tuesday's game, I would 280 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: recommend listening to episode three with Sean and Steven. And 281 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: by the way, we're here a nice plug for the 282 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: folks at the foul Territory Network. We are a part 283 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: of foul Territory. Scott showed his face on video on 284 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: foul Territory this week. People were really excited to see 285 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: your mug on TV. 286 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 2: Scott. Contrary to popular belief, this is not Tiger Woods 287 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 2: and all of my Tiger Woods meming over the years, 288 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 2: so I'm on there. I always say got the face 289 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 2: for radio, face for a podcast, but hopefully I did 290 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 2: the site proud. The foul Territory guys are great. Was 291 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 2: on there with Aj Pierzinski, who of course was there 292 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 2: for a couple of years, with the Braves, Eric Kratz, 293 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 2: Todd Frazier, Scott Braun. Really a great group of guys 294 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 2: who really do a nice job covering the game. So 295 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 2: if you are so inclined, my face is out there. 296 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 2: But yeah, no, the guys at foul Territory do a 297 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 2: really nice job and we're happy to be part of 298 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 2: the network. 299 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: We sure are and that was a fun. It was 300 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: fun to see all the reactions to you. I was 301 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 1: hoping to be able to join you, but actually I'm 302 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: very glad that I was not on there with you. 303 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: I got to watch and observe and kick back and 304 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: watch you are up next to my friend. Because the 305 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: people need some bread in their lives. They really do 306 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: not anyway, Moving back along, Tuesday was obviously a when 307 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: they get this mini sweep over Boston. The office was 308 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: not fantastic, which was discussed a little bit. It was 309 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: okay for four runs, seven hits, four walks, it was fine. 310 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: We mentioned the lack of power for Kellnick. He did 311 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: a home run on Tuesday. That was good to see. 312 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: You noted this Chipper was talking about wanted to get 313 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: with Kellick about a swing. I don't know about you. 314 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: That sounds pretty good to me. Have those guys talk 315 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: a little bit. 316 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Chipper Jones has earned enough leeway to 317 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 2: work with whatever hitter he thinks he can work with 318 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 2: and get the most out of them. I'm not sure. 319 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 2: Over the last what twenty five years, you probably count 320 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 2: on one hand the number of hitters who are more 321 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: qualified than Chipper Jones to give advice to a hitter 322 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 2: who you know. With kell Nick, he's not been bad offensively, 323 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 2: but he just hasn't had a ton of power so far, 324 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 2: and that was something Chipper was talking about. But anytime 325 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 2: the Chipper Jones shows up and he's around the team, 326 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: I think it's only a good thing. That guy just 327 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 2: has such a wealth of hitting knowledge and expertise, for. 328 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: Sure, And Kelnick has been a little bit fortunate with 329 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: his babbit lots of lots of singles, but he does 330 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: have a one of five w RC plus And I 331 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: know you and I in our former home at Battery 332 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: Power discussed us a lot over the winner. If you 333 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: could guarantee me Judd Kelnick has a one o five 334 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: w RC plus no matter how it comes this year, 335 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: I would have to take that. Obviously, you would like 336 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: it to have a little bit more power along the way. 337 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: But the way that he's been playing defense, if you 338 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: could just be a league average bat in left field 339 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: making very little money on control for a long time, 340 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good setup. And if Chipper can sort 341 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: of sprinkle his dust on that, that'd be very helpful 342 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: as well. 343 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 2: And I think it's coming for Jared. He's had a 344 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 2: really good couple of games against Boston, had the home run, 345 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 2: had a couple more line drives that were hit really sharply. 346 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 2: You can see when you watch this kid that he 347 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 2: has all the tools, he has all the talent, just 348 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 2: hasn't necessarily completely clicked for him yet. He had flashes 349 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 2: in Seattle where it looked like he was about to 350 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 2: be a next star for that organization, and then he 351 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 2: would fall off, and then he had a couple of 352 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 2: injuries and clearly it just hadn't all come together with 353 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 2: his time in with the Mariners. I think there's still 354 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 2: that upside for Jared. And you mentioned a one oh 355 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 2: five WRC plus not going to blow anyone away, but 356 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 2: perfectly fine. The defense has been great, he can really 357 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 2: run the bases as well. Seems like a good dude 358 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 2: guy who's fitting well with the clubhouse. I'm excited to 359 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 2: see what keln Like can do the rest of the 360 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 2: way for sure. And the rest of Tuesday was about pitching. 361 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: Reynald A. Lopez was quite good again. He did kind 362 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: of come out of it a little bit in the 363 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: sixth command. Wise, you have four walks this season, high, 364 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: but to no one's surprises, he's been paying attention. He's 365 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: been excellent to this point. Obviously, his his peripherals are 366 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: a little bit worse than his era, but that's to 367 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: be expected when you're r raising the mid ones. Nobody 368 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: has peripherles in the mid ones, so that's kind of 369 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: the way the way things go. But Sean and seven 370 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: talked about it a lot yesterday, but he was able 371 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: to ramp it up as well, throwing as high as 372 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: I think ninety eight ninety nine in the middle of 373 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: that start when he kind of had to summon it. 374 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 2: That was one of the questions that we had dating back. 375 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: To the winner about his arsenal as a reliever compared 376 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: to being a starter, and he has kind of shown 377 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: the vote to do both, and that's one of the 378 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: huge questions. Obviously he had been a starter in the past, 379 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: but he really started to play up as a reliever 380 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: with the White Sox and it was like, all right, 381 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: can he kind of kind of find that line that 382 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: you can walk where you still have the stuff you 383 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: need but can also summon it at times that kind 384 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 1: of lengthen yourself out, And he has certainly done that 385 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: so far. Again, not just keep saying this over and 386 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: over again. It's only a month, but he looks the part. 387 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: To me, the peripherals tell of the story. He's avoiding barrel, 388 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: he's generating whiffs like. It's all looking good for Ronaldo, 389 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: even if he kind of had, you know, half of 390 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: a bad ending basically in the sixth but he's probably 391 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: tired by then. But the first five innings were lights out. Again. 392 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, very impressive for Ronaldo. He has admittedly surpassed all 393 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: of my expectations and I would imagine most listeners too, 394 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 2: me too. Yeah, yeah, what a great sign from the 395 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,959 Speaker 2: front office. Of course, we'll see how he holds up 396 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 2: over a full year. I'm very curious to see if 397 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 2: the Braves have already begun discussions internally about how they're 398 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 2: going to handle Lopez's workload. Of course, he's been a 399 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 2: reliever for multiple years. You would assume that he probably 400 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 2: doesn't have one hundred and sixty one hundred and seventy 401 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,880 Speaker 2: innings in the tank. I mean, I would say almost 402 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 2: definitively he does not. So we'll see what they do 403 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 2: to manage his workload. And on Tuesday night, maybe the 404 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 2: MVP of the game was Aaron Bummer. Bumber came in 405 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 2: bases loaded situation, gave up one very unlucky run, which 406 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 2: is like on par for Aaron Bummer because he has 407 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 2: this terrible luck at grounder off of him by the way, 408 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 2: Yes hit him in the butt. If the ball was 409 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 2: a couple of inches the other direction, it would have 410 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 2: gone right to Ozzie Alby standing at second base. It 411 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 2: would have been an inning, inning double play, no run scored. 412 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,439 Speaker 2: Boston gets one run, but then Bummer comes up and 413 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 2: strikes out Duran and Rafael Devers, which is no small 414 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 2: feet on back to back played appearances, to keep the 415 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 2: score tied at two to two. You know, if Bumber 416 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 2: doesn't come in and get the job done the Braves, 417 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 2: who knows. Maybe they win, maybe they lose. But he 418 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 2: deserves a lot of credit for whatever reason. I think 419 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 2: anytime a new guy comes in and doesn't have immediate 420 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 2: success become a lightning rod, whether it's fair or not. 421 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 2: I think Bummer has kind of that reputation right now. 422 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 2: But I'm a fan of Aaron Bummer. I think he 423 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 2: has wicked stuff from the left side, has great strikeout numbers, 424 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 2: and if his luck can just kind of balance out 425 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 2: a little bit. I think he's going to be a 426 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 2: real weapon from the left side for this bullpen all 427 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 2: summer long. Also, his name is Bummer, so the puns 428 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 2: and the headlines right themselves, So I just want maybe 429 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 2: that adds to it as well. Scott, I'm not sure 430 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 2: that works, but yeah, lots lots of jokes being made. No, 431 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 2: I'm with you one hundred percent. My favorite way, my 432 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 2: favorite way to describe how unlucky he has been in 433 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 2: a short way is that he's a ground ball pitcher 434 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 2: in a lot of ways. He has a career sixty 435 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 2: six percent ground ball right and by the way, that 436 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 2: is absurd. That's like top three in baseball absurd. That's 437 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 2: also very good. But this year he has a four 438 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 2: forty four babit blout. If you have if you're a 439 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 2: grub ball pitcher and that's your repit bloud, you're getting 440 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 2: unlucky and you're not going to have that much success. 441 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 2: It is what it is. 442 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 1: But he has been generating not great contact, which is 443 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 1: what you want, striking out guys like I like what 444 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: I see. We like the trade. When it happened, people 445 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,439 Speaker 1: are we're skeptical dating back to that because not to 446 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: do the entire thing again. And by the way, if 447 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: you're a listener to this podcast, you will hear this 448 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: ran at some point, not today, about how Era does 449 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: not always tell the story about pitching. 450 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 2: But he's a fir example of that so far. Yeah, 451 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 2: and I think just with time, if you continue to 452 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: strike out batters at a high rate and you continue 453 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 2: to get ground balls, it's going to balance out in 454 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 2: the end. You're going to see the results. Anyone's going 455 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 2: to run into some bad luck here and there, but 456 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 2: we like Aaron Bummer. It's also worth giving a quick 457 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 2: shout out to Adam Duvall, who had maybe a game 458 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: saving catch in the eighth inning. Yeah, that great play 459 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 2: and he was cold off the bench too. Duvall had 460 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 2: just come in as a pinch hitter for Kalnick against 461 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 2: the left handed reliever. Duvall goes into the gap, running, 462 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 2: catches the ball on a mini dive. If that ball 463 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 2: gets past Duvall, two runs score pretty easily. Who knows 464 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 2: how the game goes. The Braves may not win, but 465 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 2: you know, props to Adam Duvall, who has really just 466 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 2: not played a ton. The Braves have not seen a 467 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 2: ton of left handed starters lately, but whenever he's been 468 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,479 Speaker 2: called upon, it feels like he's done his job in 469 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 2: one way or another, whether it's offensively or in the field. 470 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: Quickly, we can kind of pivot away from this two 471 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: game at mini sweep of a series and do a 472 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: little bit of news and then we'll get out of here, 473 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: looking ahead to the weekend in New York against the Mets. 474 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: It was nice that the Phillies did us a favor 475 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: and happened to lose a baseball game on Wednesday. I 476 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: don't know if it was following this, but the Phillies 477 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: have been absolutely scalding. They had won eleven of the 478 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: last twelve, including seven in a row coming into Wednesday's game, 479 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: which maybe put a little bit more of the heat 480 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: on the Braves. Look, it's too early to worry that 481 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: much about this, but the Phillies are playing extremely well 482 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: and they finally lost the game, so always wanted. 483 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 2: To note that. 484 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: Now. 485 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, the Toronto Blue Jays get a shout out on 486 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 2: this episode of the podcast. Well done, gentlemen. A couple 487 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 2: of those weird midweek series I think for the nationally yeast. 488 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 2: Of course, you had the two games for the Braves 489 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 2: in Red Sox only two games for the Phillies and 490 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 2: Blue Jays, which is just one of those scheduling quirks. 491 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 2: But you know, the Phillies and the Braves, man, it 492 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 2: feels like they're going to be locked all summer long. 493 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 2: Both are really good teams. I mean, for my money, 494 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 2: these are two of the four best rosters in baseball. 495 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:22,479 Speaker 2: These two, the Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles, and maybe 496 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 2: the Yankees round out the top five. Yeah, it'd be 497 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 2: a fun podcast discussion for a slower news day, But yeah, 498 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 2: I mean, the Phillies are a good team. If that 499 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 2: pitching staff holds up, it's as good as anybody's. The 500 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 2: lineup has been mashing lately, but nice to gain a game, 501 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,959 Speaker 2: even if it's early May. And again, it just feels 502 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 2: like when we get to mid and late September, these 503 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 2: two teams are going to be neck and neck. 504 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 1: Also, the Braves played four fewer games in the Phillies 505 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 1: as of May eighth. That's a lot of games to 506 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: be playing fewer than your closest divisional rival in a month. 507 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's just a. 508 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: Little bit weird scheduling wise. Obviously, it's gonna it'll all 509 00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: even out. It's just one of those weird was I 510 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: was like, Oh, they're tied in the lost column and 511 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 1: the Brands are two games back, and it's like, wait, 512 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 1: you've played four fewer games. 513 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, what if we had so far to rain outs 514 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 2: for the Braves? 515 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: I think I think, yeah, at least one. I think yeah, 516 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 1: I think it might be too. 517 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 2: I think there was a Mets game. I think there 518 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 2: was a White Sox game that was like snowed out, 519 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 2: which is always fun. Yeah, who could have seen snow 520 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 2: in Chicago in late March? And uh and then yeah, 521 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 2: a lot a lot of off days too, lots of 522 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 2: scheduled off days for the Braves, which is not a 523 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,919 Speaker 2: bad thing. But they of course have another one on Thursday, 524 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 2: when a lot of people will be listening. They have 525 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 2: another one the following week on Thursday. So hopefully it's 526 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 2: keeping guys fresh and they're coming out of this little 527 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 2: bit of a slumber that they had the past couple 528 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 2: of weeks. 529 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: Yes, And the only sort of transactional or news and 530 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: no kind of thing is that, unfortunately, as we speculate. 531 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 2: It could happen on Sunday nights. 532 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: Tyler Matzk hit the il on Tuesday before the game, 533 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: and they called up ray KERR to replace him. We 534 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: don't know anything more on Mats that I have seen. 535 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: It's it's elbow. We don't know how hurt he is. 536 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: It might be one of those I won't say manipulation things, 537 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: but it might be one of those where he just 538 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: needs a break, or he might be hurt, or it 539 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: might be both. I don't really know, and we don't 540 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: really know at this point in time. But that did happen. 541 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: If you want more on that, we talked about it 542 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: on Sunday, but Rayker actually made his Braves debut on 543 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: Wednesday through a scroll saying look pretty good to me. 544 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: People were wondering why it wasn't Ken Giles as our 545 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: good power. Chris Willis pointed out, many the Braves have 546 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 1: a full forty man right now, and they don't actually 547 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: have a super super obvious way to create a spot. 548 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: I'm sure they could if they needed one, but if 549 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: all things were relatively equal, maybe it would have been 550 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 1: Ken Giles. But John's not on the forty men and 551 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: ray KERR is, and ray KERR is up with the Braves. 552 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 2: I think the move to put Mattsick on the il 553 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 2: and bring up Ray Kerr is probably a win win 554 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 2: for all parties involved. It's tough to watch Matsik right now. 555 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 2: He clearly is not right. He's not the guy that 556 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 2: we grew to love so much in twenty twenty one. 557 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 2: So hopefully couple of weeks away, let him rest, let 558 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 2: him do some sides. Maybe his mechanics are off, maybe 559 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 2: he is feeling some of the effects of coming back 560 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 2: from Tommy john He of course, is in his mid thirties, 561 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 2: so he's not a young man necessarily in baseball terms anymore. 562 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 2: And with Kerr we saw tonight a live arm, a 563 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 2: fastball in the mid nineties, has a wipeout breaking ball 564 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: as well, you know, another power arm. Especially without Pierce 565 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 2: Johnson available for the next couple of weeks, I feel 566 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 2: like Kerr is going to quickly get a chance to 567 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 2: prove that he's an option for Brian Snicker in close games. 568 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 2: He was impressive tonight, And I think when that trade 569 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 2: happened it was kind of a no lose proposition for Atlanta. 570 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 2: They took on a little bit of money for Matt 571 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 2: Carpenter's deal and in return got a left handed reliever 572 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 2: with some real upside and those aren't always available. And 573 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 2: we've talked for longtime. Listeners know we have talked for 574 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 2: many years that bullpen depth is very, very important. In 575 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 2: the fact that they have now Kerr up and they 576 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 2: also have Ken Giles waiting in the wings at some point, 577 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 2: it is really valuable. One note on Giles not being 578 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 2: I do wonder if the Braves are intentionally trying to 579 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 2: limit his innings a little bit early in the year. 580 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 2: He is not really pitched regularly in four seasons at 581 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 2: this point, So with Giles, of course it's a very 582 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 2: long season. If it means you kind of have to 583 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 2: hold off and lower his workload in April and May 584 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 2: and even June to hopefully have him fresh and ready 585 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 2: to go in the second half of the year, that's 586 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 2: a move. I think you have to be all four 587 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 2: for a team. That's what twenty two to twelve as 588 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 2: of recording feels like a no brainer to me. 589 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, And if you're playing podcast bingo, you will probably 590 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: check us a space right now. But the Braves did 591 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 1: proactively go in and get Ray Kerr. Like you can 592 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: debate how impactful that was, but they obviously saw something 593 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: that they actually liked with ray Kerr. So there was 594 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:46,719 Speaker 1: like there was a guy on the scrap that they 595 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: just signed, like they traded for him. Yes, they took 596 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: on Carpenter. That wasn't why they did that deal. They 597 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: wanted ray Kerr and that's what happened in the end. Okay, 598 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,640 Speaker 1: Well look ahead now briefly to the weekend you mentioned before. 599 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: The Braves are off again on Thursdays. People are listening 600 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: to this podcast probably at some point one between Thursday 601 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: and Friday, but it's a weekend series in New York 602 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: against the Mets. The Mets are okay, They're not fantastic. 603 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: This is not the one hundred win Mets from a 604 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: few years ago, but they are a competitive team. They 605 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: actually won a series in Atlanta a few weeks ago. 606 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: Their offense is not anything special, but the pitch has 607 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: been really good so far, and the Braves are scheduled 608 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: to face three fairly intriguing arms over the weekend. That's 609 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: probably the number one storyline is like who's going to 610 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: pitch better in this little weekend series? 611 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 2: But what are you looking for? Scott? Yeah, yeah, I 612 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,919 Speaker 2: think the Mets. I mean literally everything went wrong a 613 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 2: year ago and they've done a nice job of bouncing back, 614 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 2: as you mentioned, hovering around five hundred, but they got 615 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 2: off to a really bad start. I think they were 616 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 2: one and six at one point, so they've been playing 617 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,960 Speaker 2: well above five hundred the last couple of weeks, a 618 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 2: lot of depth in the lineup. The lineup's been fine, 619 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:50,359 Speaker 2: and you mentioned the rotation has been really strong. And 620 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 2: anytime the Braves travel up to City Field, seems like 621 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 2: we get fireworks of some kind. Should be a good 622 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 2: series anytime you get an NL East fo ahead of you. Course, 623 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 2: with the new schedule, you only see them four times 624 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 2: a year, four series a year instead of the old six, 625 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 2: which just felt like a million, But should be a 626 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 2: fun series, an opportunity for the Braves to go in 627 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 2: and try to get a little bit of payback. The 628 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 2: Mets came to Truest a couple of weeks ago and 629 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 2: won two out of three, and really, I mean they 630 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 2: played well against the Braves, so there should be a 631 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 2: lot of fun in City and and uh yeah, it's 632 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,679 Speaker 2: just the New York Mets. Man. I just kind of 633 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 2: wonder when the other shoe is going to drop because 634 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 2: they there's been no drama with the Mets this year, 635 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 2: and it feels like it is only a matter of 636 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 2: time before something happens. Yeah, that's a fair point, and 637 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 2: they are exactly a teen to eighteen right now. They 638 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 2: should change their pitching probables today for the weekend. That's 639 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 2: kind of one of the storylines that I'm following in 640 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 2: the next couple of days. Like right now, the Braves 641 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 2: did proactively put out their probables for the weekend, and 642 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 2: they are at this moment not skipping Bryce Elver. We 643 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 2: talked about that as a possibility with only a five 644 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 2: game week, but they are. The Braves are listening. Uh 645 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 2: Morton on Friday, Free on Saturday, and Elder on Sunday. 646 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 2: The Mets pushed some guys back, so it's gonna be 647 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 2: uh Jose Quintana, Christian Scott making his second ever start 648 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 2: on Saturday. He's actually a pretty interesting prospect. And then 649 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 2: Luis Savarino, who actually has been good this year, kind 650 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 2: of back from the dead, so to speak with the Mets. 651 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: So we'll see if that all holds on both sides. 652 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: But I look, I can already hear the existential dread 653 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: from Braves fans about his Sunday night ESPN Game with 654 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: Bryce with Bryce Ldter on the Mount on Sunday. I'm 655 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: sure people were gonna be excited to hear us talk 656 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: about that on Sunday. 657 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 2: Night'sgo Yeah, Mother's Day no less, Oh yeah, the Braves 658 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 2: are gifting all of our mom listeners out there. Shout 659 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 2: out to you, all the real MVPs of life. They're 660 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 2: getting them all the moms or Bryce Elder start. Let's 661 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 2: hope that Bryce is better. I mean, he cannot be worse. 662 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,959 Speaker 2: I don't want to pick on Bryce, but he cannot 663 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 2: be worse than what he was against a very good 664 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 2: Dodger lineup last weekend. But you have Chuck Morton, who's 665 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 2: been really solid all year long. 666 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: Just yes he has, he's got the old man, still. 667 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 2: Got it, your man. And then Max Freed, who wasn't 668 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 2: bad in his last start, but maybe not as good 669 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 2: as we were hoping for. I'm free to get a 670 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 2: chance against New York. And then we talked about Elder, 671 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 2: So a chance for the Braves to go in. It'd 672 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 2: be great if they could pick up two out of 673 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 2: three against a solid Mets team. I do not love 674 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 2: Sunday Night Baseball, Brad. It just it throws me off. 675 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 2: It makes for a late night of podcast recording. I 676 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 2: don't love the broadcast. I like the afternoon with Brandon 677 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 2: and with CJ in the booth, But what are you 678 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 2: gonna do national telegap telecast? Excuse me? I guess with 679 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 2: the ongoing Comcast Exfinity issues, maybe it's not the worst 680 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 2: thing in the world. So people can actually see their 681 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 2: team play. 682 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, I'm sure there's a segment of 683 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: fan base right now that's kind of just holding out 684 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: hope that something gets fixed there, and the ESPN's at 685 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: least on their cable dial. I'm with you, though, that's 686 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: going to be a very long d No one cares 687 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: about our plights individually. Between Mother's Day, the NBA Draft 688 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: Lottery is on Sunday afternoon, which matters to me and 689 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: not you, but it matters to me quite a bit. 690 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: I have to cover that and then a night game 691 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 1: and a probably ten thirty or eleven o'clock podcast recording 692 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: and Mother's Day. Happy Mosay everybody. Well, we'll have more 693 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: on that later on. Anyway, we've reached the end of 694 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 1: our midweek podcast. I got a question or two today, 695 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: like hey you and Scott, are do it? Yes, Scott 696 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: and I are usually with in our old home. We 697 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 1: usually recorded mostly once a week until the playoffs. At 698 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: with us we had several episodes per week on the feed, 699 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: but it was mostly Scott and I only on the Sundays. 700 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: We are endeavoring to talk twice a week for the 701 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 1: most part during the season in addition to all of 702 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: the great work from Sewn and Steven, so we are 703 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: planning to deliver everybody three or four episodes per week 704 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: on this feed. Go ahead and subscribe to the podcast 705 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: right now, Scott, anything to plug before we get out here. 706 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 2: Not too much, Brad. Nice to do a midweek show 707 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 2: with you. As you said, this will be the norm 708 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 2: for us moving forward. Might change a little bit based 709 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 2: on the schedule for the Braves each week and how 710 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 2: the games fall, but with just the two games this midweek, 711 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 2: a little odd to have the off day on Thursday. 712 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 2: But hope everybody out there is doing well. We do 713 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 2: one more time. Just want to thank everybody for their 714 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 2: support and getting the show off the ground. Incredible feedback, 715 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 2: viewership and listening has been fantastic and so many people 716 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 2: have reached out saying they're happy to have the showback, 717 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 2: which means the world to us. So very happy to 718 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 2: be with you in this midweek spot. It'll be a 719 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 2: little different from what Brad and I are used to, 720 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 2: but we'll do two shows a week instead of one, 721 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 2: which is always a pleasure to talk with Brad and 722 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,080 Speaker 2: talk a little Braves baseball. But we'll be back with 723 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 2: you soon, and so will Sean and Steven in a 724 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 2: couple of days. 725 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: Yes, and you will see by the life of this 726 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 1: episode that will be a little bit shorter than our 727 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 1: usual hour long Sunday episodes because we're doing two a week, 728 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: so you'll probably still get more out of us in general, 729 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: but it might be a little bit more of a 730 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: bite sized every once in a while with the mid 731 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: week episode. But anyway, thanks for listening. Everybody, leave a 732 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: five star reading and review. Smash the subscribe button on 733 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: your podcast platform choice. If you want to follow the 734 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: show across platforms, go ahead. 735 00:32:58,440 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 2: And do that. 736 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 1: We're also on YouTube, we're on Spotify, we're on Apple, 737 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: we're on overcast, all of those places. We really appreciate 738 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: everybody's supports and see you all next time.