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Speaker 4: Last year, it was all bullpenned for us, and we

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Speaker 4: But it's going to be a tough hill to climb

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Speaker 2: Out before we hit anything specific with this team. These

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Speaker 3: They're in Milwaukee, they're in the state of Wisconsin.

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Speaker 6: Have you. So there's a lot of managerial jobs open

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Speaker 4: You know, it's crazy, it's how you know, towards the

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Speaker 3: They said, yep. I said, I'm not. That is too

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Speaker 3: But hey, they got all the man pieces now you

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Speaker 2: If you buy me a man piece, I will wear

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Speaker 2: Okay, no chance, And I'm sweating. I sweat all the time.

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Speaker 4: You don't care who it's with, but you have to

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Speaker 4: Well, we definitely want to get some more games in.

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Speaker 4: You have the Blue Jays knock off the Yankees, Like

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Speaker 3: This is an amazing moment. People wrote them off.

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Speaker 4: Was that their World Series And I'm hoping for both

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Speaker 1: Now.

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Speaker 4: there at Dodger Stadium. Their fans aren't just in massive

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Speaker 4: growths from Wisconsin coming out to LA to takeover Dodger Stadium.

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Speaker 4: That is not going to happen. However, sometimes getting out

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Speaker 4: of your element, getting into a space, having your back

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Speaker 4: against the wall and everybody's saying it's over, could be

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Speaker 4: exactly what you need. And I think Pat Murphy's gonna

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Speaker 2: All right? I got one last one here for you.

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Speaker 2: You had mentioned k Long you making an adjustment, you

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Speaker 2: wanted to be a better Big league hitter. Is he

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Speaker 2: still the guy for the job? In Philly because I've

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Speaker 2: always said I think he's one of the best, if

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Speaker 2: not the best hitting coaches in the big leagues at

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Speaker 2: helping guys make adjustments. But this is a lineup who

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Speaker 2: is a veteran crew that hasn't made the adjustment in

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Speaker 2: the last two and a half postseasons combined.

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Speaker 4: You know what, I think, Kevin Long is the most

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Speaker 4: confident and optimistic hitting coach I've ever had. He makes

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Speaker 4: you feel like you can hit against anybody, no matter

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Speaker 4: what the situation is going.

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Speaker 3: At the same time, these players have to.

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Speaker 4: Continue to have that confidence in themselves and believe it

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Speaker 4: for them When you get to the postseason, you know,

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Speaker 4: there's been all these stories about, like you mentioned, can

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Speaker 4: that offense show up, what's gonna happen with the bullpen?

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Speaker 4: And then you start thinking, all right, are we starting

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Speaker 4: to read into that a little bit more? Is it

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Speaker 4: happening again? This is what we saw happen last time. Okay,

486
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Speaker 4: we got to stop this before it gets going. And

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Speaker 4: all those different things make it very difficult to hit.

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Speaker 4: When you get back to the basics and just try

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Speaker 4: to simplify it and focus on one pitch won it

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Speaker 4: bad one game at a time. That's where things get easy,

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Speaker 4: and Kevin Long has done a great job of doing

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Speaker 4: that for as long as I can remember, just thinking, Hey,

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Speaker 4: the big things. I would always ask him before every game,

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Speaker 4: does this picture throw strikes?

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Speaker 3: Is he in the zone? And what pitches does he have?

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Speaker 4: Like those are the main things, Like we don't even

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Speaker 4: think too complicated, and sometimes when you're struggling, you add

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Speaker 4: a lot more to it and it starts to become

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Speaker 4: even more over complicated. Okay, in this pitch in this

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Speaker 4: county's gonna throw with this much spin on this part

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Speaker 4: of the and if I get this swing down, I

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Speaker 4: can do this and I got to hit it to

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Speaker 4: this side of the field.

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Speaker 3: That's tough when you're facing all these pitchers.

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Speaker 4: Now I'm not saying that's what the Phillies lineup is doing,

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Speaker 4: but when you start to scuffle and you start to struggle,

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Speaker 4: a lot more things start to enter your mind. But

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Speaker 4: I do think Kevin Long is the one of the

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Speaker 4: best out there to do it. I think he's still

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Speaker 4: one of the best options for that job. I don't

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Speaker 4: think they need to switch anything from that because you

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Speaker 4: still had a regular season where this was one of

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Speaker 4: the most potent offenses in Major League Baseball, But when

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Speaker 4: you get to a three game series or a five

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Speaker 4: game series, bats can go cold, arms can go cold,

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Speaker 4: defense can start to leak in and make mistakes. It

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Speaker 4: never made at any point in time of the season.

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Speaker 4: So somehow you just got to find a way to

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Speaker 4: continue to peak and stay hot at the right time.

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Speaker 4: Even when we look at this Dodgers and Blue Jays series,

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Speaker 4: would you expect that show hal Tani is going to

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Speaker 4: be having the offense that he's having, And I wouldn't

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Speaker 4: necessarily put that on the hitting coach. I think there

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Speaker 4: could be something He's just, Hey, I want to get

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Speaker 4: the big hits.

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Speaker 3: I've been trying to do it. I've been doing it.

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Speaker 4: Let me continue to be this and then when it's

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Speaker 4: not going your way, and it's not going your way, okay,

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Speaker 4: now you start to search a little bit. But that

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Speaker 4: bottom side of the lineup six, seven, eight, nine has

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Speaker 4: been coming through left and right, left and right, and

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Speaker 4: all it takes is one swing, one swing of the bat.

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Speaker 4: And we thought we had it with the Phillies at

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Speaker 4: Dodger Stadium when they got to Yamamoto, but then they

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Speaker 4: got neutralized again. So credit where credit is due with

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Speaker 4: that Dodger pitching staff pitching as well as they did.

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Speaker 3: But all in all, I think Kevin Long is still

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Speaker 3: the man for the job.

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Speaker 4: He is always going to be in the casion, always

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Speaker 4: getting them amped up, and I think he gives them

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Speaker 4: the best shot as of today with the line of

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Speaker 4: the way it's constructed with the Phillies granted.

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Speaker 1: Great insight man. We loved having you on here.

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Speaker 5: We love and watching your insight analysis on TBS. Keep

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Speaker 5: it up, enjoy the finish line here, and we'll get

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Speaker 5: you on again down the road.

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Speaker 3: All right, hey, thank you and you all keep doing

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Speaker 3: an amazing job.

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Speaker 4: Big fans of it. Thank you for having me on crazy.

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Speaker 4: I know you and I have been trying our best

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Speaker 4: to schedule this. We finally made it work.

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Speaker 1: It was.

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Speaker 3: It was better than I expected. So good to see you.

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Speaker 2: It was worth it.

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Speaker 3: Let's hope we get some seven games here.

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Speaker 5: Fingers cross, Yes, yes, fingers cross, it was well worth it.

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Speaker 1: Thanks Curtits great to see you.

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Speaker 3: Bob say here, y'all have a goin.

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Speaker 1: O corner.

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Speaker 5: Let's let's hit some news outside of the postseason, just

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Speaker 5: for a few minutes here. Since we learned a lot

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Speaker 5: about the Yankees in the past twenty four hours. Let's

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Speaker 5: start with Anthony Wolpee. He had a rough season, a

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Speaker 5: brutal Division series, but he did have surgery performed on

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Speaker 5: his left shoulder this week. What's today Wednesday? So on

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Speaker 5: Tuesday day ago, and I would say he might be

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Speaker 5: the I don't say most controversial, but most talked about player,

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Speaker 5: especially in this area over the past year, because he

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Speaker 5: was a super prospect and hasn't been a star okay

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Speaker 5: the first couple of years and had a really rough year.

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Speaker 5: Is the shoulder a legit excuse for why it was

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Speaker 5: mostly a disaster?

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Speaker 2: I would say yes.

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Speaker 6: I would say an injury like that your front shoulder,

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Speaker 6: how you swing, you saw like some of his swings

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Speaker 6: like he held it with two hands. Because when you

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Speaker 6: swing in one hand and all of a sudden you

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Speaker 6: let the extension go, that's gonna put pain and discomfort

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Speaker 6: to your to your arm and shoulder. I feel and

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Speaker 6: a lot of people might not agree, but I feel

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Speaker 6: like this is a reasonable excuse of why he struggled.

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Speaker 6: He's a great ballplayer, he's a good infielder, and never

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Speaker 6: struggles on both sides. When you have pain and you

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Speaker 6: can't go through with a lot of things. Guess what

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Speaker 6: it's gonna be on your mind. You're gonna favor one

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Speaker 6: side over the next. Yeah, he could add a bet

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Speaker 6: of your ear. But guess what, I praise him for this.

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Speaker 6: He played through it all and guess what, didn't say

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Speaker 6: anything bad. He kept going, didn't say, oh man, I'm

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Speaker 6: injured this and that. I give him praise and I

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Speaker 6: you know, I respect him a little bit more for

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Speaker 6: an understanding. The dude needs to get shoulder surgery. So

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Speaker 6: he played through that and thought through that. Yeah, maybe

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Speaker 6: there was a couple of days they could have gave him,

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Speaker 6: you know, a day or two off to help him

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Speaker 6: out with it all. But the way they were going,

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Speaker 6: they needed him. Then he did.

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Speaker 1: He struggled.

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Speaker 6: We're not saying he did, but with a shoulder problem

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Speaker 6: to end up getting surgery yesterday. Yeah, commendable.

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Speaker 5: I have two follow up questions for you. Number one,

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Speaker 5: his overall offensive production was almost identical to the.

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Speaker 1: First two years. Defense took a massive step back. I'm

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Speaker 1: with you.

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Speaker 5: You could see that, right. But offense ops plus one

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Speaker 5: hundreds league average year one eighty one, year two, eighty six,

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Speaker 5: year three, eighty three, right. I mean the batting average

608
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Speaker 5: was way down, but the slugging was up a little bit.

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Speaker 5: Many fans are looking at his offensive production being like

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Speaker 5: it was essentially the same. So should he be the

611
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Speaker 5: guy going forward? You give him a chance at a

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00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:54,000
Speaker 5: short stop position for a team that is very demanding

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Speaker 5: of its players and of its success and is falling short.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 6: I want to go back to one little point and

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Speaker 6: then I'll get that an answer.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 6: I think the problem with this year his lows were

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Speaker 6: so low, and I think, you know, his highs weren't

620
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Speaker 6: is hot, you know what I'm saying. So he was

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Speaker 6: you know, for that stint he was like one for

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Speaker 6: thirty or forty. Oh, he had like eighteen strikeouts, whatever

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Speaker 6: the numbers were. The strikeouts were really high. Then he'd

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Speaker 6: do okay, and then boom he'd fall off again. I

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Speaker 6: think that's where the struggle came for all fans the Sea,

626
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Speaker 6: they're like, man, when this guy is struggling, it is.

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Speaker 1: Like bought rock bottom.

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Speaker 6: And I think that's that's the problem. I think they

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Speaker 6: give another shot.

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Speaker 3: I do.

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Speaker 6: I think they do.

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Speaker 3: Now.

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Speaker 6: I'm not saying they can't go out and shop somebody else.

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Speaker 6: To put a little pressure on or you know, have

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Speaker 6: one of the younger guys come up. I just don't

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Speaker 6: see it right now. I feel like they'd have to

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Speaker 6: go out and get somebody. But yes, he deserves to

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Speaker 6: get another shot there at shortstop. He's young, he's quick,

639
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Speaker 6: he's fast, He's shown a lot of potential. But New

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Speaker 6: York's a different ballgame. What have you done for me lately? Attitude?

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Speaker 2: That's New York.

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Speaker 5: Sorry, Yeah, you got to be an above average performer

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Speaker 5: at the position for first division team when you're the shortstop.

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Speaker 5: I mean, I guess you don't have to, but they

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Speaker 5: would prefer that.

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Speaker 2: Can I give you a comp? Can I give you

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Speaker 2: a shortstop comp? Who would lend to me saying I

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Speaker 2: want Volpi to get another year? You guys ever heard

649
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Speaker 2: of Dansby Swanson? Go look up his first three years. Yeah,

650
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Speaker 2: his first cup of coffee in the big leagues, he

651
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Speaker 2: did well. You had a like a ops plus of

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Speaker 2: like one p fifteen and like one hundred and summ

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Speaker 2: at bat. So he was hot for a little bit.

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Speaker 2: His next three years. We're all actually under collectively what

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Speaker 2: Anthony Volpi's done. So if he did the exact same

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Speaker 2: offensive production based on OPS plus, which is a good standard.

657
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,960
Speaker 2: While he was hurt, maybe there is a little bit

658
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:48,239
Speaker 2: of maybe there is a little progression, Maybe there is

659
00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,160
Speaker 2: a a you know, he's starting to learn a little

660
00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:52,920
Speaker 2: bit more and is he maybe would have had a

661
00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,080
Speaker 2: better year had his shoulder not been bothering. But I

662
00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,320
Speaker 2: know for a fact, because I talk to people that

663
00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:01,800
Speaker 2: are involved with this much to that shoulder, even though

664
00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:07,080
Speaker 2: it was his left shoulder bug his defense. Think about

665
00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:12,360
Speaker 2: third base, you don't have as much lateral movement. It

666
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,680
Speaker 2: was really bugging him when he would go laterally we

667
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:18,160
Speaker 2: go to his glove side, that extra extension glove slide

668
00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:21,320
Speaker 2: glove side was tough for him. Anytime that he had

669
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:25,360
Speaker 2: to make a quick turn spin that front side was

670
00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,520
Speaker 2: really bothering him. And I guess, you know, people don't

671
00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:29,400
Speaker 2: really understand that. You know, it's like, oh, well, if

672
00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,480
Speaker 2: your right arm doesn't hurt you, why would your left

673
00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:35,160
Speaker 2: arm hurt defense. It hindered his mobility to be able

674
00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,440
Speaker 2: to get to the spot and then be able to

675
00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,800
Speaker 2: make the throw. So I know that for a fact

676
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,840
Speaker 2: that it was bothering him. He'll never come out and

677
00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,280
Speaker 2: say it, but this was from somebody else telling me

678
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,120
Speaker 2: that he said it was bothering him, and so to me,

679
00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,520
Speaker 2: I give him another shot. He does have a gold

680
00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,680
Speaker 2: glove in his bag if he struggles next year, or

681
00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:57,240
Speaker 2: maybe the offense doesn't tick up, because that's when dansby

682
00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:59,960
Speaker 2: Sponson's ticked up and he was technically a year old

683
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:04,040
Speaker 2: in Volpe's a year behind him. I tend to give

684
00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,200
Speaker 2: him another shot. And maybe that's me as a player

685
00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:10,520
Speaker 2: saying all players can improve. I just see enough in

686
00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,680
Speaker 2: him that I would say, yes, I give him another chance.

687
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,440
Speaker 5: Quick follow up if his shoulder was so messed up

688
00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:19,520
Speaker 5: this year, A lot of fans want to know why

689
00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:21,880
Speaker 5: he was playing, because he was more of a liability

690
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,960
Speaker 5: than a productive human being. I would rather al Sueriro,

691
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:29,600
Speaker 5: who's healthy, then Volpy with half a shoulder.

692
00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:35,760
Speaker 6: I mean, I don't know. I look at him. It's

693
00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:43,000
Speaker 6: hard guitar. I think I think was a better option.

694
00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:47,840
Speaker 2: Okay, it's just it's the same argument that we always

695
00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,320
Speaker 2: have with pictures. Why did they not keep the starting

696
00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:52,640
Speaker 2: pitcher in? Well, they felt like the other guy was better.

697
00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:54,560
Speaker 2: You're going to keep your starting pitcher in if you

698
00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:56,200
Speaker 2: don't have somebody else to bring in, you're going to

699
00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,520
Speaker 2: keep Anthony Vulpian if you feel like he is. To me,

700
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,640
Speaker 2: Anthony Volpi is a big league shortstop, and that is

701
00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,040
Speaker 2: a statement that I make all the time on this show.

702
00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:09,040
Speaker 2: What does that look like, Well, it looks like there's

703
00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:12,880
Speaker 2: only really probably thirty five guys in the big leagues

704
00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:17,240
Speaker 2: that can truly play shortstop day in and day out.

705
00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:21,240
Speaker 2: Can Cabriiro play shortstop? Yes? Is he a big league shortstop?

706
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:26,920
Speaker 2: Maybe more of a big league utility player, just saying

707
00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:30,800
Speaker 2: he can play shortstop in the big leagues, But I

708
00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:32,680
Speaker 2: don't know if he's necessarily a big lea shortstop. I

709
00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,120
Speaker 2: think Volpi is even a little compromised.

710
00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:39,400
Speaker 5: Okay, Yeah, for me, I would have gone Cabairo down

711
00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:43,120
Speaker 5: the stretch and not Cabairo as their starting shortstop long term,

712
00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:44,400
Speaker 5: but agreed to disagree.

713
00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,800
Speaker 1: Yankees coaching staff moves.

714
00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,640
Speaker 5: Longtime bullpen coach Mike Harpy gon first base infield coach

715
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:57,680
Speaker 5: Travis Chapman, also not returning other roles being discussed. They

716
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,240
Speaker 5: feel like they have to do something. This is just

717
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,400
Speaker 5: the Yankees, as any team when they feel like they

718
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:03,080
Speaker 5: came up short.

719
00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:05,480
Speaker 1: So they're like, uh, you your fault?

720
00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:09,319
Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, Harkey man, that's that's a tough one.

721
00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:09,760
Speaker 2: Arecraft.

722
00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,719
Speaker 6: You know him very well. He's been like he's been

723
00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,160
Speaker 6: there since they started. It seems like this whole thing,

724
00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:20,319
Speaker 6: great human being, he'll never forget you. He's always had

725
00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,200
Speaker 6: a smile on his face. And uh, yeah, I didn't

726
00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:25,120
Speaker 6: know Travis that well, but I'm sure he's a great guy.

727
00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:27,480
Speaker 6: But seeing Harkey go, that's a tough one. So hopefully,

728
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,640
Speaker 6: hopefully it was mutual and we can go from there.

729
00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,920
Speaker 2: I mean, I know Chappie real well. He was he

730
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:36,920
Speaker 2: was one of the infield coaches when I was in

731
00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,400
Speaker 2: Triple A with the Yankees. There was a relentless worker.

732
00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:44,319
Speaker 2: He's ready to go. And Harkey, geez, that one, that

733
00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:47,399
Speaker 2: one I'm surprised about. I hope they because I thought

734
00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:50,600
Speaker 2: he did a good job of complimenting Boonie's decisions, and

735
00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:54,080
Speaker 2: Boonie definitely he would he would ask him, He would

736
00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,160
Speaker 2: ask him a lot, and he had a good, good

737
00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:57,880
Speaker 2: rapport with the guys in the bullpen. I hope they

738
00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:03,080
Speaker 2: get somebody with experience to not somebody that says, geez,

739
00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:04,920
Speaker 2: I wonder what the ipan says.

740
00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:09,719
Speaker 5: We'll talk about the manager interviews because they're happening left

741
00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,080
Speaker 5: and right, since half the league has an opening.

742
00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:13,359
Speaker 1: Just kidding, it's only about a third.

743
00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,960
Speaker 5: Andy Martinez reports the Orioles have interviewed Yankees third base

744
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:20,320
Speaker 5: coach and former Mets manager Luis Rojas for their opening.

745
00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:22,960
Speaker 5: If he does not get a managerial job, the Yankees

746
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:24,040
Speaker 5: will want him back.

747
00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:25,120
Speaker 1: Highly valued coach.

748
00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,880
Speaker 6: He's one of my managers coming up with the Mets.

749
00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,959
Speaker 6: The guy is just solid, dude. And first off, he's

750
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,799
Speaker 6: solid up here, and he's he's solid. He's brawn, you know,

751
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,759
Speaker 6: like he's he's an absolute stud of a guy. You know,

752
00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:42,480
Speaker 6: he used to manage over in I forget that Venezuela

753
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,040
Speaker 6: or a Dominican, I forget where.

754
00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:48,080
Speaker 1: Wherever he's from because he didn't have experience managing for that.

755
00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:49,760
Speaker 1: But he took you over the Mets.

756
00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:51,840
Speaker 6: No, no, no, but he did. He did the winner

757
00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:56,719
Speaker 6: Leagues over there. But dr thank you Cratzy. He knows

758
00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,800
Speaker 6: his stuff. He's an incredible guy. He's a great manager

759
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:03,560
Speaker 6: for guys, for players. He's soft spoken. He's not going

760
00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:05,600
Speaker 6: to be that hoorah guy. That guy's going to be

761
00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:07,960
Speaker 6: talking a lot. He's straight to the point. But he

762
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,919
Speaker 6: also wants the best out of people too as well.

763
00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,120
Speaker 6: I could see him definitely filling that job and doing

764
00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:14,319
Speaker 6: a really good job at it too.

765
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Speaker 1: He's only forty four. Kratz.

766
00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:19,440
Speaker 2: Yeah, he's definitely a guy who We had Joe Madden

767
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:22,359
Speaker 2: on yesterday talking about maybe you got to hit all

768
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,160
Speaker 2: your stops, maybe you got to you know, have a

769
00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:28,560
Speaker 2: different He's bilingual, he has the respect of players, and

770
00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:32,399
Speaker 2: clearly the Yankees still like him because they started getting

771
00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,359
Speaker 2: rid of some coaches and they're like, if you don't

772
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:36,680
Speaker 2: get the job, we want you back. And I think

773
00:36:36,719 --> 00:36:39,600
Speaker 2: it's important to have guys that can do different things

774
00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:41,920
Speaker 2: on your staff. I think he'd be a great manager

775
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:47,040
Speaker 2: for the O's