WEBVTT - Episode 391 - LIVE from Brave Bean Coffee Company

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<v Speaker 1>I feel one on one. You see a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>them in my taste with ye and my lemonade, because

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<v Speaker 1>I let the way it taste best cease at the pirates,

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<v Speaker 1>get it, Let me run the base. Yeah, my time

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<v Speaker 1>is like my money because I can't afford to waste.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh why see is alloyers in my date? To my dates?

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<v Speaker 1>Or to stick by the plate? Send the case, pet

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<v Speaker 1>the case from my race at my pace Cleared grass that.

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<v Speaker 2>Is Snakes, Episode three ninety one of Bucco Banter Live

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<v Speaker 2>at Brave Bean Coffee Company down here on the North Shore,

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<v Speaker 2>right outside of panc Park. Underneath the garage you can

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<v Speaker 2>park your car, get caffeinated, and then hop over to

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<v Speaker 2>panc Park to hopefully watch the Buckos finally win a

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<v Speaker 2>game in their first homestand back from the All Star Break.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish we had more to talk about today, I

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<v Speaker 2>really do, because what a frustrating series it has been

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<v Speaker 2>coming back from the All Star break and what we

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<v Speaker 2>deemed one of the most important series in recent memory,

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<v Speaker 2>definitely the past ten years, maybe since twenty thirteen, where

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<v Speaker 2>you come back, you have a playoff spot and then

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<v Speaker 2>a division rival comes to town and you just don't

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<v Speaker 2>show up, and the offense has been stale. The pitching

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<v Speaker 2>has looked good as of recently. Paul Skeins looked good

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<v Speaker 2>for the most part last night. The bullpen still has

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<v Speaker 2>the same issues. We bring in Ron Marinaccio, which we'll

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<v Speaker 2>have an interview with him coming up this week on

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<v Speaker 2>Bench Banter. But really disappointing showing all around. I think

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we could point to decisions made the offense

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen. The offense hasn't scored a run in three games.

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<v Speaker 2>In three games, debo, it's been New York. They got

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<v Speaker 2>shut out in game two. You come back here, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't score a run, and then yesterday or you scored

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<v Speaker 2>what two runs and then yesterday eleven to nothing. So

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<v Speaker 2>you scored two runs in the last three games.

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<v Speaker 3>That's bad.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not really inclined to blame too much on

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<v Speaker 2>the offense right now because of how much they've carried

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<v Speaker 2>this team throughout the year. It's men mostly offense. The

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<v Speaker 2>pitching staff. At least the starters have been decent. Obviously

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<v Speaker 2>we want more out of them. I think you're still

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get decent starts from these guys. Mitch Keller had

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<v Speaker 2>a good outing in New York. That's promising, especially going

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<v Speaker 2>after the All Star break when his career has really

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<v Speaker 2>been the inverse as of lately, Paul Skins has looked better,

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<v Speaker 2>Braxton didn't have a great start after the All Star break,

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<v Speaker 2>Bubba has looked really good. The offense has to get

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<v Speaker 2>going now. Offenses are gonna go through slups. That's just

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<v Speaker 2>the nature of the game. It's hard to hit a baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>it really is. You're never no matter who you are,

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<v Speaker 2>best offense in the league or not, You're never gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go a whole season where everybody is just on and

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<v Speaker 2>everybody is producing. You're gonna go through this time. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is where Brandon Law goes through his time right now. Apparently, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>this is where Brian Reynolds is starting to struggle a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit as Maryland Daldez is starting to get figured out.

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<v Speaker 2>He's still having some really good at bats, but teams

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<v Speaker 2>are starting to figure out how to pitch him a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. That's just the nature of playing baseball. So

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna talk about it. We're gonna have a discussion

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<v Speaker 2>here at Brave Bean Coffee Company. As you might notice,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm riding solo today. We don't have any gym stam here,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't have Scott Moore here. Uh, it's just gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be myself and deboat behind the camera and I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>try and weather the storm because it's been rough coming

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<v Speaker 2>back here. Ends are palooz a weekend. You got sold

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<v Speaker 2>out crowds on back to back days. You probably have

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<v Speaker 2>a big crowd today as well with another giveaway. We've

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<v Speaker 2>had a good time at the park, getting to know

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<v Speaker 2>some people, walking around, doing some trivia, asking some questions.

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<v Speaker 2>But you could tell people are here for more than

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<v Speaker 2>just the giveaways this weekend. You could tell people are

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<v Speaker 2>here not just because the yans are pollosive, because meaningful

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<v Speaker 2>baseball is being played. And we've talked about this year

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<v Speaker 2>and year again about all we're asking for is meaningful

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<v Speaker 2>baseball at this time of the year. That's all we

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<v Speaker 2>want the games to matter. We don't want to walk

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<v Speaker 2>around the park and you know, we're having a good time,

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<v Speaker 2>but the baseball in the field is just eh, it

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter what happens now it matters, and when it

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<v Speaker 2>matters most, and the crowd is sold out and everybody's bumping,

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of flop, I mean not kind of you

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<v Speaker 2>do flop, and that's a problem. And the problem is also,

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<v Speaker 2>you know we're making moves up until August third. You

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<v Speaker 2>bring in raw Maranachio to try and get rid of

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<v Speaker 2>Dennis Santana. Addition by subtraction, Really, Maronachio hasn't had a

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<v Speaker 2>great year. I think the Pirates believe in some of

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<v Speaker 2>the characteristics in the Cutter. They like the change up

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<v Speaker 2>to lefties, but it's not going to be the solution

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<v Speaker 2>to all of their problems. They obviously need to make

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<v Speaker 2>more of a move going into August third, but you

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<v Speaker 2>also can not give this front office an excuse not

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<v Speaker 2>to make those moves up until August third. They lose,

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<v Speaker 2>say they get swept, all right, you're still in it.

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<v Speaker 2>You go back your one game above five hundred right now,

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<v Speaker 2>you go back to five hundred if you lose today.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully that's not the case and you can kind of

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<v Speaker 2>salvage the series a little bit. Arguably the more important

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<v Speaker 2>series right now is Arizona, who comes to town tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Arizona's right there with you in the NL Wildcard race.

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<v Speaker 2>The Cubs are way ahead of you right now. That's

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<v Speaker 2>just the nature of it. They got it okay, But

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<v Speaker 2>the d Backs are kind of in the same situation

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<v Speaker 2>you are. If you're not able to write this ship

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<v Speaker 2>right now, if you're not able to figure something out

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<v Speaker 2>with the offense and produce some runs and really grind

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<v Speaker 2>out some wins right here, it's gonna be tough for

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<v Speaker 2>this front office to look at the current situation and

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<v Speaker 2>say we're gonna go out and spend big. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go out and make a meeting move that's really gonna

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<v Speaker 2>change the tides of the twenty twenty sixth season.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not trying to be dooming the loom right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm really not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just a nature of the circumstances that we put

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<v Speaker 2>ourselves in. But the reality is every game matters right now.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not playing for tomorrow. We're not scratching yesterday and saying, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>well that happened. It matters, and I'm happy I get

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<v Speaker 2>to say that it does matter.

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<v Speaker 3>How much, well, of course it matters.

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<v Speaker 4>How much writing of the shift do you think getting

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<v Speaker 4>Spenced back and getting O'Neill cruiz back will do.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that definitely helps, because this lineup needs a

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<v Speaker 2>shake up, and they've done fine without those guys. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd rather have Cruise, Connor Spencer in the lineup, even Endy, right,

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<v Speaker 2>just because those guys are good.

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<v Speaker 3>They've had really good years.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously, you get a lot of slug back there, you

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<v Speaker 2>get a lot of on base percentage with Spencer. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>options at the top of the lineup, another couple more

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<v Speaker 2>lefty bats. Spencer got hit in the head last night,

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<v Speaker 2>which is not great, so he's currently being evaluated. He

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<v Speaker 2>needed to hit a home run, so he's looked good.

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<v Speaker 2>But hopefully that's nothing more than just a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of a boo boo and they can move by it,

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<v Speaker 2>past it, and he is getting re evaluated. He's playing

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<v Speaker 2>in Triple A tonight, getting reevaluated tomorrow in Pittsburgh, and

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<v Speaker 2>then they'll go from there. But yeah, I think that

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<v Speaker 2>helps a ton because this lineup just needs a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a shake up right now. You haven't had

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<v Speaker 2>much of you haven't had different lineups. Really, you have

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<v Speaker 2>only so many options. With Jacob Gonzalez and Tyler Callahan

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<v Speaker 2>coming off the bench. Marcelo Zun has probably played more

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<v Speaker 2>than you wanted him to play. And guess what it's

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<v Speaker 2>to say Marcelo's you know, I hate to say it,

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<v Speaker 2>like the more he plays, the more you just see

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<v Speaker 2>it's just not happening. The career's probably done there. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a wash, okay. But the problem is, like I can't

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<v Speaker 2>complain about that too much because you really haven't needed

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<v Speaker 2>him this year. Like whatever, screw it, he hasn't playing,

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<v Speaker 2>that's fine, They've been doing fine without him, But you're

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<v Speaker 2>in a situation now where he has to play more

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<v Speaker 2>often than not, and the options that you have to

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<v Speaker 2>play with eventually you're gonna go stale. So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>think adding those guys back eventually is gonna help. O'Neill

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<v Speaker 2>is eligible to return to August eighth, I believe, and

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<v Speaker 2>then hopefully Horwitz is fine, the hamstring is okay, and

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<v Speaker 2>you get him back in this lineup. Then you give

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<v Speaker 2>more options with Ryan o'hearne Dhing. You can give as

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<v Speaker 2>Maryland a break in the outfield with him Dhing a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. You don't have to worry about Ozuna at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Mangham can go back to being a fourth outfielder. Although

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<v Speaker 2>I think Mangum has played really well defensively and he's

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<v Speaker 2>provided sparks on the offensive.

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<v Speaker 3>Side.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I think that was one of the early

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<v Speaker 4>criticisms of the Ozuna move was it takes flexibility out

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<v Speaker 4>of DH. But if you're not playing him there you

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<v Speaker 4>can rotate through the DH opens up some time for

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<v Speaker 4>Mangnhum to play as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so the season's not over after all that.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta get it off much because nobody can sit

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<v Speaker 2>here and disagree that the past two games have been disappointing.

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<v Speaker 2>It has been. It is what it is. We got

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<v Speaker 2>to win today. You got to win today. The Pirates

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<v Speaker 2>just weren't gonna win yesterday. Showed to Imonaga debo. You

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<v Speaker 2>know what the career stats against the Pirates and six

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<v Speaker 2>starts are. You might have seen it because it's been

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<v Speaker 2>going a bit viral on an interweb.

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<v Speaker 4>I know Scott Scott talked about it for the last week,

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<v Speaker 4>and I know that he just absolutely just serves crazily.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll give you major props if you can guess this,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't know if anybody can. So in six starts,

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<v Speaker 2>he's thrown thirty eight innings, one earned run one. He

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<v Speaker 2>has a point two four ERA against the Buckos. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you know who that one earned run is? I'll give

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<v Speaker 2>you this. It was a home run, and he is

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<v Speaker 2>not on this team right now, give me Alexander Cano.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's what I guessed yesterday. It wasn't Alexander Canario.

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<v Speaker 2>That was my first guest because like, who is just

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<v Speaker 2>the most obscure name that probably went deep because it

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<v Speaker 2>was for him. It was either I'm going deeper, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>striking out. Was Tommy Fam. Tommy Fam has showed it

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<v Speaker 2>Imanagua's number. Other than that, the Buccos have not quite

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<v Speaker 2>literally have not been able to touch a baseball for Shoda,

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<v Speaker 2>he is the absolute crypt nite. You better not run

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<v Speaker 2>into him later down the road because you just can't

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<v Speaker 2>hit him.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>The guy is good. He's good against everybody, but against

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<v Speaker 2>the Pirates. Is he is Prime Pedro? He is Roger Clemens.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not like he is the guy. That's the guy

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to ten out of ten times if you're

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<v Speaker 2>playing the Pirates at the North Shore or the North

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<v Speaker 2>in Chicago, it's just gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 3>Today.

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<v Speaker 2>You have a chance against Jameson tay On, a guy

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<v Speaker 2>who you've been able to hit. Okay, you still struggle.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a good pitch mix, he's not gonna overpower you.

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<v Speaker 2>But you gotta score runs today going into tomorrow, going

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<v Speaker 2>into the Wolf game. And to talk about the dog

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<v Speaker 2>days of summer debo, you're not scoring runs. It's getting hotter.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the past couple of nights been a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit cooler, but it's still it's it's hard to show

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<v Speaker 2>up to work on some days.

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<v Speaker 3>It's tough.

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<v Speaker 4>But think about this, Maybe the Wolf Game is exactly

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<v Speaker 4>what the pirates need. Oh maybe maybe Monday, maybe tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 4>And listen, I would love for great things to happen today.

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<v Speaker 4>And if they do, think about the reinforcements coming on Monday.

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<v Speaker 2>The reinforcements come beyond this team. Ladies and gentlemen. When

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<v Speaker 2>we plan the Wolf Game, we pick an obscure day.

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<v Speaker 2>It can't be a Saturday. That's cheap, that's cheating. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>people are going to be out there on a Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>giveaway night. Of course, people are going to be there

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<v Speaker 2>for a Friday firework night. Hell, even a Thursday, right,

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<v Speaker 2>a Wednesday. Even you know who shows up to work

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<v Speaker 2>ready to go as a baseball fan. Somebody who works

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<v Speaker 2>a nine to five gets yelled at by their boss,

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<v Speaker 2>is having a tough day. They gotta go home, eat

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<v Speaker 2>a crappy meal for dinner, and then they throw on

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<v Speaker 2>their best wolf shirt and they look in the mirror

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<v Speaker 2>and they say oh. And then they drive down, they

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<v Speaker 2>walk down, they bite down, they take the tee down

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<v Speaker 2>to the north shore. They scan their ticket and they

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<v Speaker 2>hop off to the rotunda and they howl with the boys.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're part of a wolf pack. You're part of

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<v Speaker 2>a gang who cares, and all jokes aside. It's all

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<v Speaker 2>jokes aside. Right now, let's be serious. Let's put on

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<v Speaker 2>our serious faces. The Wolf game is meaningful.

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<v Speaker 4>Chase the Dodgers out of town last year, chase the

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<v Speaker 4>Dodgers out of time.

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<v Speaker 3>You might think this is a joke.

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<v Speaker 2>You might think this is some sort of silly game

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<v Speaker 2>that banters playing, that we've just formulated in order to

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<v Speaker 2>have a good time for ourselves at the park.

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<v Speaker 3>This is not for us. The Wolf game is for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Look at me.

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<v Speaker 2>The Wolf games for you. You show up and you

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<v Speaker 2>how because you know what that does. It shows a

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<v Speaker 2>sense of community. It shows a sense of belonging, that

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<v Speaker 2>you are meant to be here, that the team is

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<v Speaker 2>full of alphas, guys who are gonna stick together as

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<v Speaker 2>a pack and be dominant. And I think all you know, again,

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<v Speaker 2>all jokes aside, not joking. Look at me, am I am,

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<v Speaker 2>I am, I laughing right now. Serious as a heart attack.

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<v Speaker 2>Serious is a heart attack. You're gonna look down in

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<v Speaker 2>that dugout. You might see some guys Allen, you might

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<v Speaker 2>you might see some some wolf bears around the park.

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<v Speaker 2>You might see some wolf flags. This is what's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>turn the season around right now. And I can't stress

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<v Speaker 2>enough how much this is not a joke. We need something,

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<v Speaker 2>We need something. Baseball is a weird sport. People complain

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<v Speaker 2>all the time, rightfully, so it's very reactionary on a

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<v Speaker 2>day to day basis. Hell, this team could go on

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<v Speaker 2>a teno rod and you're like, wow, this season's back on.

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<v Speaker 4>Which And that's I was thinking about that the other

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<v Speaker 4>day because I was talking about to some of my

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<v Speaker 4>friends who are unfortunately Boston Red Sox fans. A month ago,

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<v Speaker 4>they're like creater Boston a month ago, and now they're like,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe this is the greatest team that's ever played the game.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, how many they won fifteen games in a row?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think they lost the fifteenth, So it's like

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen in a row.

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<v Speaker 3>Fifteen, yeah, somewhere around there.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I'm not saying the Pirates are gonna do that,

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<v Speaker 4>but the baseball is a fickle sport.

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<v Speaker 3>It is. It's again very reactionary.

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<v Speaker 2>We could do a show every single day and talk

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<v Speaker 2>about something different and something you know that could have

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<v Speaker 2>gone one way or another, or you know a play

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<v Speaker 2>that it takes one guy on the other team making

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<v Speaker 2>a miss thrower or committing an air or one mistake

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<v Speaker 2>in order to change a game around. And that's okay,

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<v Speaker 2>that's baseball. But we can't just sit here and say

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<v Speaker 2>seasons over. I see too much of that, man, too

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<v Speaker 2>much of that. If you're gonna, if you're truly gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a baseball fan, and you're gonna sit here and

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna watch one hundred and sixty two games a year,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna show up to sixty plus games like we

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<v Speaker 2>do and actually watch the sport and say you're a

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<v Speaker 2>baseball fan and say you're a Pirates fan. You can't

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<v Speaker 2>do this. I mean, I'm talking out for you just mentally, emotionally,

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<v Speaker 2>look at me. It's not good for your health. For

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<v Speaker 2>you every single day to be like seasons, back on seasons,

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<v Speaker 2>back off seasons, back on seasons, back off, sell the

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<v Speaker 2>you know, sell the farm. It's not good. I'm telling

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<v Speaker 2>you right now, just be bought in. Try it for

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<v Speaker 2>a second. It's okay. Then in the same breath, it's

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<v Speaker 2>okay to be disappointed. It's okay to say, hey, they

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<v Speaker 2>crack the bed. Okay, they they need this, they need

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen. Things aren't going their way. But like, let's

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<v Speaker 2>be real with ourselves. We haven't had this in a while.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter the faults with the team, no matter the

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<v Speaker 2>false the bullpen's bad, we know that. All right, things

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<v Speaker 2>gotta change. Maronacchio didn't do well last night. Isaac didn't

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<v Speaker 2>do well last night. You have Tyler Callahan pitching for

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<v Speaker 2>the third time this season. Not good, not good in

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<v Speaker 2>any situation. Things need to change. But you're still able

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<v Speaker 2>to watch these games and say, hey, something could happen, right, Like,

0:16:37.640 --> 0:16:40.720
<v Speaker 2>there's that alternate part of you where, yeah, maybe they

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<v Speaker 2>lose it and you're pissed and you want to point

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<v Speaker 2>the finger, but if they win, you still have that

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<v Speaker 2>feeling inside of you that like, things could change. Right.

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<v Speaker 5>Parts are about five hundred Yeah, parts are about five

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<v Speaker 5>hundred right now, right, and you're you're were the bullpen

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<v Speaker 5>has this season, you've been without CRU's long term, without

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<v Speaker 5>Connor for long stance, Spence having a bit of a breakout,

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<v Speaker 5>you lose him.

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<v Speaker 4>Andy has been good, really good. But also you've lost

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<v Speaker 4>Andy for a little bit as well. I mean, and

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<v Speaker 4>I think I talked about this a couple episodes ago,

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<v Speaker 4>but for every bad thing that's happened to corresponding good

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<v Speaker 4>thing has kind of happened as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Braxton has been kind of a revelation you've seen.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, without that has just been great, hitting fifteen

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<v Speaker 4>home runs in a month or something like that. And

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<v Speaker 4>all of that being said, you get those guys back,

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<v Speaker 4>you maybe figure out the bullpen. By the end of

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<v Speaker 4>the month or by August.

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<v Speaker 3>You're still about five hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>You're still about five hundred. If you lose today, you're

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred, and then you have another opportunity to come

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<v Speaker 2>back to PNC Park on Monday on the Wolf game,

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<v Speaker 2>put BTA to the d Backs and try and right

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<v Speaker 2>the ship. Now, it's gonna be a grind like seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>games in a row here, man, It's not gonna be easy.

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<v Speaker 2>You go right to Cincinnati and you play four games,

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<v Speaker 2>you play Thursday through Sunday.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't get that that often. It's not gonna be easy.

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<v Speaker 2>You're you're gonna have to figure out a way before

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<v Speaker 2>August third.

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<v Speaker 4>What's today's day debo? Today is Sunday, July twenty sixth Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>you got about a week.

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<v Speaker 2>To convince people that you're one or two moves away

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<v Speaker 2>from really figuring it out, one or two moves and

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<v Speaker 2>we all know what those one or two moves are.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think you know it's it's not.

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<v Speaker 2>The seller's market is gonna be tough because you just

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned the Red Sox.

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<v Speaker 3>They look like a great team now they might be buyers.

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<v Speaker 2>There's been a lot of talk about them maybe going

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<v Speaker 2>out and getting a shortstop. Okay, maybe going and getting

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<v Speaker 2>a catcher. Shay Langeleier is gonna be out for the season.

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<v Speaker 2>He was on trade talks a little bit. I know

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<v Speaker 2>the A's would have to be blown away, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>he's out of the equation now. A role to Chapman

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<v Speaker 2>probably won't be moved if they're looking to compete. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna take a lot like it's not gonna be easy.

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<v Speaker 2>And there might be two moves that the Pirates make

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<v Speaker 2>that aren't the sexiest that could be really good moves.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's gonna be a lot on this front office

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of put together a package that makes sense

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<v Speaker 2>for the Pittsburgh Pirates, because you know what the Pirates

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<v Speaker 2>are gonna do. They're gonna put together a package that

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<v Speaker 2>isn't going to deplete them for the next couple of years.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't know what next year holds and Sore.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Seth is pretty much untouchable, although we've heard

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<v Speaker 2>stories that you know, maybe he is. He just went

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<v Speaker 2>he's getting checked out for an oblique issue here. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, Man, Like I wouldn't, I wouldn't trade them,

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<v Speaker 2>But I think you have a deep enough farm system

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<v Speaker 2>to make moves that are meaningful in order to help

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<v Speaker 2>the major league team right now. And you gotta you

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<v Speaker 2>gotta keep this window open. You gotta you can't give

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<v Speaker 2>up on this team, man, You can't give up on

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<v Speaker 2>the fans. You have to the worst thing that could

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<v Speaker 2>happen for this fan base forget about the team right now.

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<v Speaker 2>The worst thing that can happen for this fan base

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<v Speaker 2>is for you to give up on them.

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<v Speaker 3>That is, it's the truth. I agree.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you think that they'll need to make more moves

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<v Speaker 4>than just bullpen help with Do you just say we

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<v Speaker 4>got the offensive firepower coming back, We were just gonna

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<v Speaker 4>focus on the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 3>You think they needs more than that?

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<v Speaker 2>I think by default, getting Horwitz back, getting End back,

0:20:38.720 --> 0:20:41.080
<v Speaker 2>getting Cruise back is definitely gonna help. We don't know

0:20:41.080 --> 0:20:44.480
<v Speaker 2>how Cruz is gonna play. Guys coming off of hand injuries,

0:20:44.520 --> 0:20:48.960
<v Speaker 2>finger injuries. For guys that slug, it's tough. Man like you,

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<v Speaker 2>you might not feel the same for a while. You

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<v Speaker 2>need some rehab starts to get your bearings about.

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<v Speaker 3>But I could see.

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<v Speaker 2>Them going out and looking in the catching market a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. I mean talk about where you need a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more in your lineup. Yeah, you get Indy back.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you rely on Dy to stay healthy historically?

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<v Speaker 3>No?

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<v Speaker 2>Right when he's here, he looks pretty good. I trust

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<v Speaker 2>him defensively. Rafa just went down on the il. Henry

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<v Speaker 2>is Henry. Obviously. I could see them maybe going out

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<v Speaker 2>and not making a crazy sexy move, but maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>move for a catcher. Maybe maybe another move for like

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<v Speaker 2>another outfield option, just a depth piece. But right now,

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm not trading anybody from the major league lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not really making moves from the major league roster

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<v Speaker 2>right now. I think that's okay. I think getting those

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<v Speaker 2>guys back and then maybe adding one person outside of

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen helps. I think a starting pitcher could be

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<v Speaker 2>a move too. I think you've lacked a lefty this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I think somebody like a Foster Griffin, if Washington's willing

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<v Speaker 2>to move on from him, could be a really good move.

0:22:09.320 --> 0:22:12.520
<v Speaker 2>Lefties have pitched historically well at panc Park. A lot

0:22:12.600 --> 0:22:15.440
<v Speaker 2>of guys have turned their careers around. Tyler Anderson, Jose

0:22:15.560 --> 0:22:22.320
<v Speaker 2>Kintana have played very, very well in Pittsburgh. There's more

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<v Speaker 2>moves than just the bullpen that need to be made.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I think you can make a move in the

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<v Speaker 2>next couple of days just to try and write the

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<v Speaker 2>ship and just give us options right now before August third.

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<v Speaker 2>But when we get close to August first, August second,

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<v Speaker 2>those moves need to be the moves Capital t the

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<v Speaker 2>big SpongeBob. Write in the paper, write a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of this, a little bit of that fire reference. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but right now, you're okay, just scouring the waivers and

0:22:55.600 --> 0:22:59.480
<v Speaker 2>trying to do addition by subtraction, moving guys around, because

0:22:59.520 --> 0:23:02.600
<v Speaker 2>you just can't count on guys anymore to do the job.

0:23:02.680 --> 0:23:06.160
<v Speaker 2>You can't be like, well the excuse of like, hey, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we like the guys on the roster right now, we

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<v Speaker 2>like what we're seeing the analytics, we like the movement here,

0:23:11.960 --> 0:23:14.639
<v Speaker 2>we like the pitch arsenal. That's all fine and dandy,

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<v Speaker 2>but it just doesn't play at this time of the year.

0:23:16.800 --> 0:23:21.080
<v Speaker 2>That plays in spring training or in April, March, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>it may be, where you can count on guys a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>But look, this team just hasn't caught a break man Like.

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<v Speaker 3>It sucks.

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<v Speaker 2>Like you can you can afford injuries early on in

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<v Speaker 2>a year, right a little bit, but you can't get

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<v Speaker 2>them right around the AL start break.

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<v Speaker 3>They put guys on the sixty.

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<v Speaker 4>Day Yeah, I mean, how many games did Connor play

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<v Speaker 4>after coming back?

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<v Speaker 3>A week? Like a handful?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, like a week And that was we talked about it.

0:23:45.200 --> 0:23:47.840
<v Speaker 2>That was the biggest one. You know, Crew getting back

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<v Speaker 2>would be obviously huge, Horwitz coming back would be great.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Horrords was still there maybe for a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit when Connor came back. Maybe I'm wrong, but getting

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<v Speaker 2>Connor back and just suring up that lineup, and that

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<v Speaker 2>moves Triolo to a position where you could play him

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<v Speaker 2>more in that true utility role and he doesn't have

0:24:05.480 --> 0:24:07.600
<v Speaker 2>to get every day at bats. His at bats haven't

0:24:07.640 --> 0:24:10.720
<v Speaker 2>looked bad as of lately. He's been doing well, and

0:24:10.800 --> 0:24:13.480
<v Speaker 2>obviously the glove is there. He's valuable in that aspect.

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<v Speaker 2>But losing Connor sucks, man. And talk about a twenty

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<v Speaker 2>year old who's just been just nails for this team,

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<v Speaker 2>playing near gold gloves, shorts up, being electric over there,

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<v Speaker 2>being able to put him at the top of the lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>at the bottom of the lineup, in the middle of

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<v Speaker 2>the lineup, the mayhem that he creates on the base path,

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<v Speaker 2>You're just not getting that anywhere else. You're really not.

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<v Speaker 2>And kudos to him. I mean, he still shows up

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<v Speaker 2>every single day. We see him out there on the

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<v Speaker 2>field early, you know, getting some workouts in. The kid

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<v Speaker 2>is mentally strong for a twenty year old. You just

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<v Speaker 2>don't see that often. I hope he could play meaningful

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<v Speaker 2>baseball this year, but right now it's just not the

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<v Speaker 2>our reality that we're living in.

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<v Speaker 3>Fortunately, man, it really is, and losing him sucks like.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of this season was reliant on Connor Griff.

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<v Speaker 2>Going into the season, it's like he makes the opening

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<v Speaker 2>day roster and if he doesn't, the biggest addition that

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<v Speaker 2>you're making is Connor Griffin.

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<v Speaker 3>And now that turned out to be true.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, obviously ohearn Low incredible, but the lineup's just

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<v Speaker 2>not the same without the kid. It's night and day.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't think anybody can disagree with that. If

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<v Speaker 2>you do, you're wrong. I'll say that he is the

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<v Speaker 2>future of this organization. There's a lot of things that

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<v Speaker 2>have gone wrong that haven't gone well, but he has

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<v Speaker 2>not been one of them. I'm gonna wrap it up

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<v Speaker 2>here pretty soon. We're down here at Brave Bean Coffee

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<v Speaker 2>Company on the North Shore. I've heard a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people say like, hey, I need coffee on the North Shore.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been guys who have talked about needing a little

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<v Speaker 2>pick me up before or after games, and we didn't

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<v Speaker 2>really know about any coffee shops around here until we

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<v Speaker 2>discovered Brave Bean. And my god, was it in the

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<v Speaker 2>perfect location because right above me is right where we park.

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<v Speaker 3>My car is like a floor.

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<v Speaker 2>Above me right now, and I can just walk on

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<v Speaker 2>down the stairs, take the elevator, whatever you please, come

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<v Speaker 2>in here. Get a coffee real quick. I'm drinking a

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<v Speaker 2>cole Brew right now. Debo's drinking a col Brew. This

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<v Speaker 2>is really good. It's really really good coffee. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>just go get coffee everywhere, but we trust them to

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<v Speaker 2>get us to pick me up in the morning.

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<v Speaker 4>And pirates people, all the pirates folks. I just saw

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<v Speaker 4>Danni's angrily walk out of here. Gave me a little

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<v Speaker 4>tap on the arm. Everyone who's who's down here daily?

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<v Speaker 4>They know it's a spot.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know players have come through here. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>really good. So come check out Brave Bean Coffee Company.

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<v Speaker 2>You still got time. It's only eleven thirty six right now,

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<v Speaker 2>on a beautiful Sunday day, by the way, a really

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<v Speaker 2>really nice day.

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<v Speaker 3>Cooled off a little bit from yesterday. Yeah, so mid

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<v Speaker 3>seventies action.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's let's try and make yinzer Palooza hole again. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>show up today. What's the giveaway they got the little bear,

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<v Speaker 2>mister Rogers, Mister Dan, I don't know what it is, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I just want to see good baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure it's a cool giveaway, But come to Brave

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<v Speaker 2>Being Coffee Company. Get caffeinated, come over here. They are

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<v Speaker 2>the one of the winners of the small Businesses of

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<v Speaker 2>the Pittsburgh Pirates, so you're gonna see a lot more

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<v Speaker 2>of them in the next coming months. But really appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>everybody for listening and dealing with just me today.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a tall task, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, let's just talk about people that have to

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<v Speaker 2>deal with just me, my girlfriend, my parents, my whole family,

0:27:38.680 --> 0:27:43.200
<v Speaker 2>Debo Scott, my co workers, pretty much anybody I run

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<v Speaker 2>into on a daily basis.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not easy.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not easy for me and you just to have

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<v Speaker 2>a conversation face to face. And I really appreciate you

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<v Speaker 2>whoever is watching right now, I don't know you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are the best.

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<v Speaker 3>We appreciate you again.

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<v Speaker 2>Every home Sunday at eleven am eleven ish am, we

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<v Speaker 2>are here at Brave Being Coffee Company. So you're able

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<v Speaker 2>to stop I asked questions, watch the show, come say hi,

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<v Speaker 2>and then go over to panc Park with us. Make

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<v Speaker 2>sure you subscribe likely to common Tell a friend if

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<v Speaker 2>grind for you guys, to put out the best content

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<v Speaker 3>Come say hi at the park, Come to the Wolf Game.

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<v Speaker 2>This is my last, this album to close out the show.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked about the Wolf game. Look at me. The

0:28:39.240 --> 0:28:42.520
<v Speaker 2>wolf game matters. It's the dog days of summer. The

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<v Speaker 2>pack matters. The wolf game matters. It's not gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>just you alone. You're not a lone wolf on this

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<v Speaker 2>upcoming Monday, it's a six forty game. The sun's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be going down and a full moon is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be going up, and it's up to you to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the highest point in the park. We could

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<v Speaker 2>see the moon in the city, in the field, everything

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<v Speaker 2>coming together at one time. And again, you're not a

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<v Speaker 2>lone wolf. You're there with your pack, your brothers and

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<v Speaker 2>your sisters who are going to be there all in

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<v Speaker 2>one joined with you wearing wolf gear, and you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>how how how, And that's going to have an impact

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<v Speaker 2>one way or another, either on the Pirates or on

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<v Speaker 2>your life, and after that then it's up to you

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<v Speaker 2>to make the decisions. They really propel you forward and

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<v Speaker 2>move on to the next step of the season or

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you haven't planned.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think the Wolf game's a good reset for

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<v Speaker 3>all of us.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether you're having a hard day at work or a

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<v Speaker 2>hard day at the ballpark, the Wolf game is what

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<v Speaker 2>you need, and it's free for everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>You just need a ticket, standing room, rotunda. Come on,

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<v Speaker 3>Wolf Game.

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<v Speaker 2>We appreciate everybody for listening and until next time, hoist it.

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<v Speaker 1>The best seats at the Pirates game. They let me

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<v Speaker 1>run the base. Yeah, my time is like my money

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<v Speaker 1>because I can't afford to waste. Oh why see years

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<v Speaker 1>the lawyer take my date to my dates or the

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<v Speaker 1>stick by the plate snick