1 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Bryce Harper and welcome to the Philly Show. 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: Phillies win two out of three in Cincinnati. Rubin Tomorrow, Junior, 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Jim Salisbury, Todd's a lucky It's the Philly Show. 4 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 2: I don't even know what date is, guys. 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: It's Friday, though, final weekend before before the All Star break, 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: and last night Thursday night. Billy win one to nothing. 7 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: Jesus Lozardo looking like an All Star, Jowanderoya Jouandern looking 8 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: like an All Star. He said, Oh yeah, Ruben, tell 9 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: me more what you thought about Hayeseus. 10 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: He was dealing. He was dealing. 11 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 3: He had chip, a little chip on his shoulder too. 12 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 3: He got a little chippy with the other opponents. I 13 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 3: don't know what it was all about. You probably know 14 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 3: it more, but it was nice to see him deal 15 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 3: the way he did. I mean, his sweepers, outstanding change up, 16 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 3: fastball command. 17 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 2: Everything he wanted to see out of an All Star. 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 2: You saw out of wizard on. 19 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 3: It's one of the reasons why these Phillies are where 20 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 3: they are today. 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, he said, real quick, Jim Lozardo. For those that 22 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: don't know, after the second inning, he ends inning on 23 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: a flyout, and then all of a sudden, he snaps 24 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: his head over to the Reds dugout, starts pointing, starts 25 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: walking over. He's talking back at him, and then the 26 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: home plate umpire. I think it was Mike Easterbrook came 27 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: over and said all let's let's not get too crazy, 28 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: and Jesus calmed down, pitched brilliantly, and after the game 29 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: I did ask him. I said, what was going on there? 30 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: Somebody Chirpy's like, yeah, you just things got a little heated, 31 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: a little competitive, And then I had my little Jim, 32 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: you're in the back of my mind, I go care 33 00:01:54,280 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: to share who it was? Basically he goes, uh, what 34 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: was said was said in English, and I'll leave it 35 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: at that. 36 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 4: So it was fran Well, I don't know if. 37 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: It was not francon let's start that it was. 38 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was not Francona, but that was. 39 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 2: I'm gonna take your guess. It was South Stuart. 40 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 5: It might have been. It might have been. 41 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: I think he seems he seems. 42 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 4: Like he's a little chippy, and they I was they 43 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 4: might I didn't do any research on this. They might 44 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 4: know each other because South Stewart heck of a plier. 45 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 4: I think he's from that area of Florida. I think 46 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 4: he's from that south. 47 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 2: Well, then they may have had some beef so but 48 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: I might be wrong. 49 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 5: There's a little age difference. 50 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: But this is just speculation. We're just having fun here, folks. 51 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 5: This is just. 52 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 4: As as Ryan Howard once said, who are these speculating speculators? 53 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 5: But uh no, but I just was thinking of But 54 00:02:58,120 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 5: I love that stuff. 55 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 4: It's like around the bench, around the benches in an 56 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 4: NHL game during the commercial breaks, it's it's all that stuff. 57 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 5: I love it. And Lozardo's got a little bit of. 58 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 4: He's got some quiet feistiness to him, some like you know, 59 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 4: under the radar feistiness, you know, kind of mess with them. 60 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 4: So wherever you can derive a little motivation from in 61 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 4: pro sports, in the world of competition, it serves you well. 62 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 4: And he had a hell of a road trip, two 63 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 4: great ones, one in Kansas City, one in Cincinnati. And 64 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 4: said it the other day Todd when we were in kc. 65 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 4: Sometimes it's hard to believe he's only been throwing that 66 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 4: sweeper for a season and a half, because he's mastered it, 67 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 4: and it is nasty. 68 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: It is nasty. He was fantastic. So then you know, 69 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: Doron comes in, puts the first two runners on bass, 70 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: Caleb Kaffin goes up to the mount, shuts them down. 71 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: Game over, they win one nothing. But conversely, guys the 72 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: previous night, you know all Ellen ron Hell goes out, 73 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: gives up three runs of three and third innings, and honestly, 74 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: like for that guy, I mean, he was fine. But 75 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: then Tander Banks comes in, gives us three straight home runs. 76 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: Joselle Loado comes in in the sixth inning, walks three guys, 77 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: gives up four runs. Both of those guys that era 78 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: is over seven. Banks is now on the injured list. 79 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: But to me, that game on Wednesday night just kind 80 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: of stressed what we've been talking about on the show 81 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: for weeks, which is they need bullpen help. They need 82 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: bullpen help because you can't pitch Bowlin and kirk Ring 83 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: and Keller. I mean, Keller just came back, but you 84 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: can't pitch them every game, and so that is a 85 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: growing concern. It really kind of slapped me in the 86 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: face when I was looking at those lefties struggle day night. 87 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, right now, the most reliable left hander in that 88 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 3: bullpen is Tim Maso. Yeah, Tim Mason is actually throwing 89 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 3: the ball really well. I mean I like the way 90 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 3: he's uh, the way he's performed this year, and he's 91 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 3: bounced back, he's healthy, he's done things that you know, 92 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 3: the Phillies would hope he you know, he's bounced around 93 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 3: a little bit, but he's he's had some success in 94 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 3: the major leagues and he's throwing the ball well. I mean, 95 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 3: you got you got to give him, you got to 96 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 3: give him his props. I mean, this is a guy, 97 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 3: uh that they may have to make put in a 98 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: really much tougher situations. Dude's got a two point eight 99 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 3: to one e r A at thirty six games, and uh, 100 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 3: he's been reliable. He's been super durable. Eight walks, forty 101 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: two strikeouts, he's only got a one point zero one whip. So, 102 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 3: I mean he's done a really good job in his role. Now, 103 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 3: he's been around long enough that he can probably pitch 104 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 3: in some important and some difficult innings. But he hasn't 105 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 3: been like a bona fide guy where you sit him, 106 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 3: you know, slap him in the eighth inning or the 107 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 3: seventh inning to get Juan Soto out, to get show, 108 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 3: hey o Tani out necessarily. But right now he's like 109 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 3: there one guy that they can probably rely on to 110 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 3: maybe do that, and that's not a great sign. 111 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 4: I do think this bullpen needs outside help. I think 112 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 4: Dobraski needs to make a score there at the deadline, 113 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 4: but I also think they need an X factor to 114 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 4: step up from within. And this Jonathan Bollen, it's you know, 115 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 4: there is a point in every successful reliever his career 116 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 4: where it clicks, where you have that kind of Eureka click, 117 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 4: And what we're seeing from him lately is a big bodied, 118 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 4: big power armed guy that seems to be growing some confidence. 119 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 4: He had a really good trip too. I mean he 120 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 4: had struck out the side in the seventh in Kansas City. 121 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 4: The last couple of nights he's been used in the 122 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 4: eighth inning, gotten a hold both nights. I mean, his 123 00:06:55,720 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 4: last six appearances, no runs, eleven k's and to just 124 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 4: two walks. So whenever I think of a clicking for 125 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 4: guys in the back of the bullpen, I think a 126 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 4: Ryan Maddison in O eight, how it finally clicked for 127 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 4: him and he was such a difference maker down the 128 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 4: stretch and others. But you know, he was a real 129 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 4: big difference maker getting the ball to ledge. If this 130 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 4: balling guy can be an internal X factor, it's going 131 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 4: to be a big boost for this club. He's done 132 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 4: really well lately. 133 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: Maddingly, Yeah, yeah, Maddingly was saying on Wednesday night, talking 134 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: about all the lefty struggles because again banks Alvarado era 135 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: over seven, they just optioned back as he's really struggled. 136 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: He said that they are going to need to, you know, 137 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: start thinking about not matching up lefty versus lefty, but 138 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: just to find that righty that can get out lefties. 139 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: And Maddingly did then say Thursday night after the game, 140 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: Bowen's had some success against lefties, so I think he 141 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: can maybe look to see him using some of those 142 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: pockets and games there's some lefty coming up in the lineup, 143 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: maybe you see Bowling he's he might be the guy 144 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: that's deployed in those moments as opposed to maybe Alvarado, 145 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: who's really struggling right now. 146 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 3: So you look at he's his splits right now against lefties, 147 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 3: two fifty batting average with a six thirty four OPS, 148 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 3: which is it's okay. I'm not sure lately what those 149 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 3: numbers have been because I haven't broken them down. But 150 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 3: his lead pipe sinker and he's got a good quality 151 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 3: hard slider. 152 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 2: You know. 153 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 3: Those two, Those two combos can you know, can get 154 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 3: lefties out. It's just a matter of execution, right, And 155 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 3: it looks like at the age of twenty nine, he's 156 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 3: starting to understand and to start to execute. Sometimes it 157 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 3: takes a while for certain guys to like believe in themselves. 158 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,599 Speaker 3: I mean, I remember Pat Gillick talking about this a 159 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 3: lot like betteran guys. At some point it clicks for him, 160 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 3: as you said, Jim, and their confidence gets to the 161 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 3: point where, like, you know what, I'm not worried about 162 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 3: the getting hit. I'm not worried about you know, Hillaric 163 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 3: and Bradsby or Victus uh and and and so and 164 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 3: and some guys I remember Tim Warrell in particular, was 165 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 3: one of those guys, like he finally said to himself, 166 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 3: you know what, I don't give a crap when this 167 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,599 Speaker 3: guy hits this ball somewhere. I'm just gonna execute my 168 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 3: pitch and see what happens. And he became a pretty 169 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 3: damn good closer for a while. I mean, this is 170 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 3: a guy that didn't have unbelievable closure stuff. But he 171 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 3: became like a good set up guy closed some games. 172 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 3: And uh, and that's just an example of a guy, 173 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 3: especially a guy with bowl and stuff and that, you know, 174 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,599 Speaker 3: and that arm. If he gains that confidence, you never know. 175 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 4: Funny you said, I remember having conversations with Pat Killick 176 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 4: about that stuff. He used to always say, you can't 177 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 4: be afraid to be hit. You can't be afraid to 178 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 4: get hit because you know you gotta challenge him. 179 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 5: And he's right. 180 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 4: I was thinking about this watching last night's game one 181 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 4: nothing victory, right, Dave Debroski takes a lot of heat 182 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 4: when you're in the big chair, you take a lot 183 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 4: of heat for your moves. 184 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 5: Some work, some don't. No, no GM back two thousand. 185 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 4: But you know, three real big contributions in Thursday nights 186 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 4: when from from three of his recent trades, his whus 187 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 4: Wozardo great trade, Johan Duran great trade, and Jonathan Bolin 188 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 4: putting it together here in the short term, small sample 189 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,319 Speaker 4: size needs to continue it. But if he continues it, 190 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:30,719 Speaker 4: you know, for Matt Strom, that could end up being 191 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 4: a very good deal as well. 192 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: Absolutely, what did you guys make of Alvarado? Alvarado struggles 193 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: and I don't know if you guys saw what he said. 194 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: After the game on Wednesday, he talked again about the 195 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: velocity and he said, you know, I don't want to 196 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: use as an excuse, but the ABS challenge system has 197 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: been kind of an adjustments because I really have to 198 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: go over the middle more again. To me, that sounds 199 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: like a guy that's just searching and lacking a lot 200 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: of confidence. 201 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 3: But he's not able to throw that fastball and the 202 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 3: inside part of the plate to right handers for strikes, 203 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 3: and he's missing by like a ball with he's missing 204 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 3: by a ball and a half width, and the hitters 205 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 3: know it, and they've seen him enough to know that 206 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 3: they can stay off that pitch and wait till he 207 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 3: throws the ball over the. 208 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 2: Plate, and so hey, he's going to have to go again. 209 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 3: He's a confidence guy, and right now it doesn't look 210 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 3: like he has his confidence. 211 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 2: I hope at some point he can click for him, 212 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,719 Speaker 2: but at this point I can't rely on it. 213 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 3: He's not can't be a reliable guy just because he 214 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 3: hasn't been able to command his fastball enough to make, 215 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 3: you know, the hitters think about it and to actually 216 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 3: swing at the at the cutter that he throws in 217 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 3: there too. So if you can't throw the fastball in 218 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: their first strike, then they're just gonna spit on the 219 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 3: cutter because it comes in, they know it's going to 220 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 3: be a ball. It's another ball. 221 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 4: Maybe, I mean, his movement is such it's been so 222 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:03,839 Speaker 4: dramatic over the years. Maybe just throw it right down 223 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 4: the middle and let it happen. 224 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 5: I don't know. 225 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's kind of what they wanted him to do 226 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: a few years ago when he was walking right through 227 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: it down the middle. Let the natural movement take over. 228 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: But maddingly did point out, and I guess this is 229 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: kind of what they're hoping it comes back. Their way 230 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: is that he is the highest batting average of balls 231 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: in play of any relief pitcher in Major League Baseball 232 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: in the past fifty years. It's like a four fifty 233 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: batting average on balls in play, which is absurdly high. 234 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: So they're kind of hoping that that number comes back 235 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: to more like Earth and maybe he'll get some luck 236 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: that way. 237 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 3: I don't know, you know what I think about predictability 238 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 3: and changes, Todd, there's a reason why that balls it's 239 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 3: four fifty it's getting hit pretty hard. 240 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 5: Getting hit by people. 241 00:12:58,000 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 2: It's getting hit by people. 242 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: Hey, Phillies fans, listen up. 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But but, but 260 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: Bryce Harper is going to be competing in the home 261 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: run derby, and I have a sneaky suspicion that it 262 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: also might be Kyle Schwarber competing competing in the home 263 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: run derby. But never a doubt, never a doubt, Never 264 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: a doubt. 265 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, So, do you know who's thrown to him? 266 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: Dino Eble's gonna be thrown to mister Bryce. 267 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: You made that call there, Jimmy, you're on top of it, like, yes, 268 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 2: wh white on Rice. 269 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 4: Well, Harper's you know, he has a champagne taste and 270 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 4: like he's not going to fog. Yeah, he's not going 271 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 4: to fog to chaw after He's going to Barkley Prime. 272 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 4: So but he's got champagne taste. And Dino Ebel is 273 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 4: pretty much the best in the business when it comes 274 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 4: to grooving it with a little a little firmness, and 275 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 4: he's a great VP pitcher. 276 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 5: I've seen his two sons play the last couple of summers. 277 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 4: He's got two sons that are almost drafted like two 278 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 4: years ago, one last year. Maybe good looking players, man, 279 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 4: but uh, he's he's going to pitch to Harper and 280 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 4: not surprised Harper went for the best. 281 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: Well, And in a little backstory here go back to 282 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: the All Star Game and just in twenty twenty five 283 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, that Phillies are the National League, American League 284 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: are tied. They're having that tie breaking swing off. Dino 285 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: Ebel throws to Kyle shwar Now, in that swing off, 286 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: you get three swings and that's it. Three swings and 287 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: you're done. So Dino Ebel goes up to Kyle Schwarber 288 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: and he says, hey, Kyle, where do you want it. 289 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: Kyle Schwarber says down the middle, please, sir, and Dino goes, 290 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: I got you. Dino Ebel threw three pitches down the middle, 291 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: right where Schwarber wanted him, three straight home runs. National 292 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: League wins the All Star Game, Kyle Schwarber wins the 293 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: All Star Game MVP Award, And that Jim and Rubin 294 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: kind of answers what Bryce Harper was concerned about the 295 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: other day on Sunday, Jim, when we were talking to 296 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: him in Kansas City, he says, it's one thing because 297 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: he Bryce had said that he had some teammates, former 298 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: teammates offer their services and he's like, now, Listen, that's 299 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: one thing to be throwing batting practice to your high 300 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: school team or a college team. It's another thing to 301 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: be doing it in front of one hundred million people 302 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: watching on TV. In the Home Run Derby. He's like, 303 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: I want to know the guy that's gonna be thrown 304 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: to me on Monday night can do it under the 305 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: bright lights and Dino Evil can do that. 306 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, And he wants to look good. 307 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 4: He wants to win it, as he said Sunday, but 308 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 4: you know he's going to come out there looking like 309 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 4: a walking billboard. All his sponsors are going to be, 310 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 4: you know, loving this, and this is a this is 311 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,120 Speaker 4: a competition's business opportunity, and he needs to have strikes. 312 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 5: And so he's like, he's you know, he went for 313 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 5: the best. 314 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: And we can expect Kyle Schwarber to almost certainly be 315 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: named to the Home Run Derby or announcing the Home 316 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: Run Derby in the coming days or hours. 317 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 2: Who knows. 318 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: I mean, Don Manningly certainly suggested that he's going to 319 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: be doing it. 320 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 2: On Thursday. 321 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: But I mean that that's really kind of like the 322 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: worst kept secret in the world. I feel like everyone. 323 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: Of course, alesh Warber to be participating in the home 324 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: Run derby, but that that'll be a lot of fun. 325 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: No update yet, or I mean, no word yet if 326 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: there's any movement on Zach Wheeler being named to the 327 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: All Star team. We talked about him, of course earlier 328 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:15,959 Speaker 1: this week. Zach has made himself available to pitch, has 329 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: announced that he is available to pitch. And then I 330 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: talked with Caleb Cotham, the Phillies pitching of course coach 331 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: of course, the other day and he. 332 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 2: Said that. 333 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: I don't I can't. I can't pinpoint any specific risk 334 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 1: to Zach pitching on Tuesday if he wants to pitch 335 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: after pitching on Sunday series finale against Detroit. 336 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 2: So I wanted to mention that so be fun though, 337 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 2: no doubt. 338 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 3: I mean, I'm looking forward to it. I would assume 339 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 3: that you guys will all be there. I will be 340 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 3: there with my with my kids and excited to see 341 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:55,959 Speaker 3: all of the activities. 342 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 2: Yes going on differently, All Star Game. 343 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: Monster Energy, Unleash the Beast, Bold Moves, legendary kick fuel 344 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,479 Speaker 1: your game day. Grab a Monster Energy drink at your 345 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: local retailer today. There you go, a couple more things 346 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: want to get into before we go. Oh wait, Rubin, Yes, 347 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: you got something to you know. 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He said, 371 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: would you like to manage next season if given the opportunity? 372 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 1: And Don said yes, if David offered me the job, 373 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: I would be more than happy to accept managed beyond 374 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: this season, he'd I think he was kind of asked 375 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 1: something similar a couple of weeks ago and wasn't as forthcoming. 376 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: So we followed up with him on Thursday and he said, yeah, 377 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: I've enjoyed it. I would like to manage again. I 378 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: signed a two year contract. I'm already under contract working 379 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: for the Phillies. I'm already managing, So if Dave wants 380 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: me to manage, I'd be more than happy to do it. 381 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: My question, guys, is, as it stands today, what do 382 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: you think is going to happen? Is Alex Alex Corr 383 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: is back there somewhere right now. He's in the bushes. 384 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 2: He's lurking, waiting for the bidding war. 385 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 5: I ain't getting in a bidding war. Are you win? 386 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 5: The division. 387 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 4: Don Maddingly, it's your job, but this is a it's 388 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 4: way too premature because where this franchise is, and the 389 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 4: importance in twenty twenty six in delivering this season before 390 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 4: you get too old, before the game maybe shuts down 391 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 4: next year. Who the hell knows what's happened. Worry about 392 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 4: this year. But if you deliver, man, I want you 393 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 4: at the Helm next year too. 394 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 2: What about you? 395 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: What do you think, Rubin? 396 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 2: Same thing. 397 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 3: I mean, I've made mistakes with managerial moves. I've made 398 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 3: the right decisions on some are managerial moves. I think 399 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 3: the best thing to do is to wait until the 400 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 3: end of the season and go from there. And I 401 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 3: think that's probably what Dave Dombrowski will do. There's no rush. 402 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 3: I really don't think that there is. And I got 403 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 3: to believe that he's got a bird in hand when 404 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 3: it comes to Maddingly, and he can decide what he 405 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 3: wants to do moving forward at the end of the season, 406 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 3: when the last pitch is made. 407 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 4: Right, organizational focus has to be on the now, on 408 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 4: the big league roster and delivering this October. That has 409 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 4: to be your complete organizational focus. Nothing else. 410 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, last time in twenty twenty two when Rob Thompson 411 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: became inter your manager, he made the playoffs, didn win 412 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 1: the division that year, of course, made the playoffs, and 413 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: that's when right before Game one of the NLDS, Jim, 414 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: I think you might have broken that story as I 415 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:08,159 Speaker 1: recall that. 416 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 4: It was during the playoffs, like a different circumstance that 417 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,880 Speaker 4: was like, you know, kind of a more abund team 418 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 4: that rose from the dead and exceeded expectations and had, 419 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 4: you know, makes the playoffs for the first time in 420 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 4: ten years. There were a lot of reasons that it 421 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 4: felt like the right time and the right decision, and 422 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 4: I think Manningly has done a heck of a job 423 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 4: bringing this team together. I still think the players turned 424 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 4: it around, but I still think the shock of the transaction, 425 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 4: the firing, they installing him Don had a lot to 426 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 4: do with waking up the lads. And they got Zach 427 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 4: Wheeler back, and to me, that's the number one reason 428 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 4: that this team took off. That everything, everything fed and 429 00:23:55,680 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 4: has fed off Wheeler's return. But nonetheless, Maddingly has done 430 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 4: a very good job. He's an impressive guy. He's a 431 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 4: lot like Rob, very even keeled, but I like a 432 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 4: lot of the things that come out of his mouth. 433 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 4: He doesn't he doesn't bury guys, but he doesn't sugarcoat 434 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 4: things either. He's very comfortable in his own skin. 435 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:23,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree, he's He is pretty honest, I would say, 436 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: but not in a blowing up your team's confidence, you know, 437 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: rattling the cages too much. But yeah, he doesn't take 438 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: too much bs. And again I think that that goes 439 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: way back to the New York days where you know, 440 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: he was there were fires every other minute with Billy 441 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: Martin and all these guys getting fired every every five seconds. 442 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 4: So if you want to get a good look at 443 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 4: some of the stuff he experienced in New York, he 444 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 4: should read Mike Viccaro's book. 445 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 5: It's been out a couple of months, Bosses of the Bronx. 446 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 4: It's been a lot written on the on the Bronx 447 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 4: zoo in the book was the Bronx so but on 448 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 4: the Steinberner years. But Vacara does a great job kind 449 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 4: of bringing it all together, and Don's in there. 450 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 5: Quite a bit. 451 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: Oh really, it's good. 452 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, it's you know, his observations and just living 453 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 4: through it and things that happened, and it's just a 454 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 4: very interesting little it's interesting read. 455 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 5: It's a great, great book. 456 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 457 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he's funny, he is fun to talk to. 458 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: He'll tell some cool anecdotes about his playing career and whatnot. 459 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: Even just yesterday, even just on Thursday, talking to Jose 460 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: talking about Jose Alvrott on the ABS Challenge System asked 461 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: him about that. He said, well, it's definitely it's definitely 462 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: more challenging now these days for pictures because it really 463 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: has benefited hitters. And he said, you know, maynah, back 464 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 1: in the day, you know, you had to have a 465 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 1: relationship with the empire, so you would talk about how 466 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,880 Speaker 1: there might be a pitch just just off the plate. 467 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: And he kind of looked back, did the Empire go, 468 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: was that just off? Or was that so that was 469 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: just on? Huh? And then he would the next pitch 470 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: will come a little bit off of that. He's like, no, 471 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: I know that's not on. You know, you would kind 472 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: of talk to the catcher, the umpire and you have 473 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 1: to like work people during the game. 474 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 5: I love that stuff. I love that stuff. You can't 475 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 5: do that anymore because they're all robots. 476 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: Right, he said that. He's like, it is not as 477 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: much chatting. He's like, he said, he said, I don't 478 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: know how in the world you could get ejected these days, 479 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: there's no possible way you can get ejected. 480 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 5: How do you even get ejected? 481 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: And then we all kind of looked at each other, like, 482 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: have you seen Bobby Diggison this past week? 483 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 2: Guy's got. 484 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 1: Bobby's gotten run twice. 485 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 4: So so lads, lads, they got to bring up a topic. 486 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 4: Here Don Mattingley's former team, the Miami Marlins. Have you 487 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 4: seen what they have done? Twenty wins? Twenty wins in 488 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 4: June six and two here in the month of July, 489 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 4: tied with the Fight in Phillies for second in the East. 490 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 4: Nobody's even talking about them. 491 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 3: They are. 492 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 4: They are on a roll, and they are great at 493 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 4: home in the mausoleum in Little Havana and the Phillies 494 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:12,360 Speaker 4: go there at the end of the month. 495 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 5: All of a sudden, I'm like, oh, it might be 496 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 5: a fun series. 497 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 3: Oh it's gonna be a great series. I'm excited about it. 498 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 3: I mean, there's, uh, you know, there's a whole lot 499 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 3: of things you could talk about, Gabe, you know, being 500 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 3: the GM and some of the moves that have been 501 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 3: made and the analytics and the sort of the craziness 502 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 3: of you seen in baseball that some of us old 503 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 3: school guys think is silly. But the reality of it is, 504 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 3: these guys are playing. They got good young tellent, and 505 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 3: they've got they've got some arms that are coming along. 506 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 3: They've made a whole bunch of roster moves back and forth, 507 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:52,679 Speaker 3: moving guys up and down all over the joint. Uh, 508 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 3: they are expecting excellence and uh they're doing a great 509 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 3: job down there. Man, it's gonna be nice little race 510 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 3: with Atlanta sort of trying to steady the ship here. 511 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 3: It's gonna be It's not it's no longer a two 512 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 3: team race, my friends, or one one team race that 513 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 3: is now a three team race. 514 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 2: It's gonna be exciting all the way through September, I think. 515 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. 516 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:16,919 Speaker 1: I mean you think about just a few months ago, 517 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: everybody's talking about whereas one of them, where will the 518 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 1: Marlins trade Sandia Contra? 519 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:27,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, that ain't happening. They might be buyers, Yeah, they 520 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 2: might be buyers. 521 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 3: They got some they got some talent down there, so 522 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 3: you never know. They made some big trades that brought 523 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 3: some very good quality players. Think there's a whole lot 524 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 3: of homegrown guys on their on their ball club. 525 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 2: But they've plucked some guys in Rule five. 526 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 3: They've you know, they've taken some guys off waivers, they've 527 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 3: made trades, They've done a bunch of different things to 528 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 3: uh to bring a pretty damn good team to the 529 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 3: major leagues. And with the mediocrity of most teams in 530 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 3: the league, they've eating up on them. 531 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, makes it more fun. 532 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: Fits from time to time, as we know. So, uh, 533 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: Phillies open up a three game series Friday night in Detroit. Pitching. 534 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 5: Uh, it's gonna be Aaron Nolan today. 535 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: Christopher Sanchez on Saturday, of course, Zach Wheeler on Sunday. 536 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: Maybe something will happen the next few days and maybe 537 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: we'll find out that Zach Wheeler did get named to 538 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: the All Star team, since he said he's willing to pitch, 539 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: and the Phillies have said at least Don Mannuly Kale 540 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: Cothain that they are okay with it. 541 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 2: So Philly really. 542 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 3: Interesting to see mister Kevin McGonagall, Philly boy, who has 543 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 3: had a phenomenal year and likely going to be the 544 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 3: Rookie of the Year and will be at the All 545 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 3: Star Game, which is a great story in and of itself. 546 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 3: Really fun to see that transpire over the next four days. 547 00:29:56,280 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 3: Pretty cool moment for McGonagall who's now facing the team 548 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 3: that he grew up, you know, cheering for and loving 549 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 3: and now he's going to try to do some damage 550 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 3: against them. And man, he is pretty damn good player. Man. 551 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 2: He started off in spring training and has not stopped. 552 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 4: You know, you're right, he had to make that team 553 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 4: and he went on was their best player spring training, 554 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 4: has been their best player. I got to think on 555 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 4: Sunday afternoon, he's actually going to be on the Phillies 556 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 4: team plane coming back to Philly. They do that as 557 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 4: a professional professional coursey all the time, so I would 558 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 4: think he'll be on the plane they can look and say, oh, 559 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 4: we could have drafted you. 560 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 2: Exactly right, exactly right. 561 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 1: Oh guys, we should probably announce this. I think we 562 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: posted on social on Instagram. 563 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 2: Oh yes, we should announce it. 564 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 1: But we are going to be at Ironhill Brewery at 565 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 1: eleventh for eleven thirty am to noon on Monday and 566 00:30:55,640 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 1: Tuesday next week talking Phillies of course, talk All Star Game, 567 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 1: a little special. 568 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 5: Live live on Market Street. 569 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 2: Right the one on Market Street. 570 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: One on Market Street. Yes, they aren't Hill on Market 571 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: Street in Philadelphia. So we would love to see you 572 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: guys stop by again. That's eleven thirty am to noon 573 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: on Monday and Tuesday, and then next Friday at eleven 574 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 1: thirty am. We will be at Manco and Manco in 575 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: Ocean City. 576 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 2: So man, I'm gonna get my ruben slice. Don't get 577 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 2: a slice room. 578 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: You gotta take a whole pie home. 579 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 2: Oh, I'm gonna get a couple of pies. A couple. 580 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 5: That's a lot of carbs. 581 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 2: I'm going multiple pies. 582 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 3: I'm taking them home, freezing them half Bay half the 583 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 3: like the half made ones, Jimmy like, like you like 584 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 3: finish them off at home? 585 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 5: Oh yeah yeah, oh yeah, you cook them at home. 586 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 4: And yeah, I just gotta watch it. I'm getting so 587 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 4: fat Ocean City. Somebody might throw a harpoon at me. 588 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: Well, we did eat a lot in Kansas City, and uh, 589 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 1: I'm still filling a gym. I'm still feeling sluggish. 590 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:09,479 Speaker 4: We found wings that might have been as good as 591 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:10,959 Speaker 4: the duneedn Smokehouse. 592 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 2: Come on, yep, r. 593 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: Tom, Yes, char Bar in Kansas City. 594 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:18,240 Speaker 2: If you go there, you. 595 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 5: Gotta check it out really good. 596 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was good. It was good stuff. 597 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: But now it's time to detox, all right, guys. Yeah, 598 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 1: we'll see We'll hope to see you guys at the 599 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 1: Ironheale Brewery in Center City and Market Street Monday and Tuesday. 600 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 1: If not, of course, you can just listen to the 601 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: show on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music. You can watch us 602 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: on YouTube. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and TikTok, 603 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: et cetera, et cetera. 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