1 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to episode sixty four of the 2 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,799 Speaker 1: Hemmer Territory podcast. I am your host, Brad Roland, coming 3 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: to you deep into the night on a Wednesday evening 4 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: into Thursday. In fact, it's now Thursday morning, and I'm 5 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: joined by Scott Coleman. Scott, the vibes are much different 6 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: this time around and the last time we talked on 7 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: this podcast. 8 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 2: Hey, Brad, Yes, the vibes are really good right now. 9 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: And maybe it's like Beetlejuice, where you're a little scared 10 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 2: to say it too many times and you're just knowing 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: how this season has gone. But three fantastic wins so 12 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: far against the Giants and the fact that they have 13 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 2: just kind of bounced back immediately after that disastrous loss 14 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 2: on Sunday is really great to see for sure. 15 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: And if anybody missed that podcast or any of our podcasts, 16 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: we definitely encourage you to listen, download, subscribe to the 17 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: show via your favorite podcast platform, Apple, Spotify, Overcast, et cetera. 18 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: We're also on YouTube. It is audio only, but please 19 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: support the show on that platform. We are part of 20 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 1: Foul Territory and the entire network of shows over there, 21 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: and the last time that you and I talked was Sunday. 22 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: We should also plug our last show on the Feed 23 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: from Sean Coleman and Steven Tolbert on Monday evening, chronicling 24 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: the first of these three wins that we'll be discussed 25 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: in the last two of on this podcast. But you 26 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: noted it. The Braves are now one through games in 27 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 1: a row. They have a chance to sweep on Thursday afternoon. 28 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: They don't have a two game lead again over the 29 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: Mets in the wildcard race after briefly falling out of 30 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: the third wild card spot about a week ago, and 31 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: as we'll get into later on in this podcast, they 32 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: actually had a comfortable win. The last time you and 33 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: I talked, I feel like it might be a comfortable win, 34 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: and then it wasn't. This time around, it was their 35 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: first like genuinely comfortable win in like three weeks. It's 36 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: been a while. They haven't won all. They have won 37 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: some games, but they've all been kind of nail buyers, 38 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: including the first two of the series. And then there 39 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: was Wednesday, which was not at all really no badging. 40 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: I guess it was probably more nobody than should have been, 41 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: because we we all have a collected PTSD, but it 42 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: was certainly not a competitive game on, wasn't it? 43 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: Well? In games like Wednesdays where you win thirteen to two, 44 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 2: it was five to nothing within thirty pitches of the 45 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: game and the first inning. Yeah, games like that are 46 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: so beneficial to a team when everybody can kind of 47 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 2: take the night off. Basically, the entire bullpen got a breather, 48 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: which man, I mean, the bullpen has been used so 49 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 2: much over the last ten days or so, so you 50 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 2: can really rest everybody. They also won a Grant home 51 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 2: start for I believe the first time since he's stepped in, 52 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: and really that's not Grant's fault by any means. He's 53 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 2: been quite good. I mean the fact that he is 54 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: only stabilized and we've talked on this show all season 55 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 2: about how bad the back end of the rotation has been, 56 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: so the fact that he and that Spencer Schwellenbach have 57 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 2: really stabilized the back end of the rotation especially lately, 58 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: has been good. And the fact that they were able 59 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: to get a very very convincing thirteen to two win 60 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: really does just kind of help everybody on the team 61 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 2: very much. 62 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: Show, And as you might expect if you listen to 63 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: this podcast regularly, but if you don't, we'll get into 64 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: Tuesday's game first and then we'll talk about Wednesday's game 65 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: in a moment, because it was the more fun one. 66 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: But Tuesdays game was actually pretty interesting as well, so 67 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: we'll start there beyond the big picture. And it was 68 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: a four to three win for the Braves and ten innings. 69 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: It was their second straight tenanting victory, which is a 70 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: little bit strange. It kind of had a very similar blueprint. 71 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: But I have to lead with with my god Charlie Morton, 72 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: because Scott, you retired him last week on the show, 73 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: and I think you heard you. He came back and 74 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: pitched well on Wednesday Tuesday. 75 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 2: This podcast has and motivating players for many years, and 76 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 2: whatever we have to do to get the very best 77 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: out of. 78 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: Our boys, we'll do it. 79 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 2: But no, I mean Charlie, we will happily do it. 80 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: Charlie pitched really well, and he is having such a 81 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 2: Jeckyl and Hide season where it feels like he's either 82 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 2: been really strong or he's just gotten blown up. 83 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: Yep. 84 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: And you know, six innings for a team, especially after 85 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: the high stress and high drama on Monday night, eight 86 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: strikeouts was great. You know, I think it cannot be 87 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: overstated that two thousand career strikeouts for Charlie Morton is 88 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 2: such an impressive accomplishment, especially for a guy who really 89 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 2: did not have a great first five or six years 90 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 2: of his career. It really wasn't until Charlie hit aged 91 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 2: thirty that he turned it on. He was very much 92 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 2: kind of a back end innings eater for a lot 93 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: of his career with Pittsburgh, and then he goes to Houston, 94 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 2: turns it all around, goes to Tampa, then of course 95 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 2: with the Braves. So congratulations to Charlie Morton, who not 96 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 2: only pitched really well on Tuesday, but two thousand career 97 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 2: strikeouts is quite a mark. 98 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: You don't often see a guy have his best seasons 99 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: in his basically mid thirties, which is what happened with Charlie. 100 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: And then at the end of his thirties he was 101 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: still good, of course, and this is even I will 102 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: not he's not been great this year, but at the 103 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: same time, he's still a major league caliber starter at 104 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: age forty, and it was a cool night to have 105 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: him win the game as well. I guess he didn'tet 106 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: the way wouldn't really care about that, but they won 107 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: the game, and that was a fun one. By the way, 108 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,239 Speaker 1: only seven guys are active that have that two thousand 109 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: strikeout mark. Two of them are on the Braves because 110 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: Chris Sale has it as well, So that's a nice 111 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: little rickle. The two old guys makes to be proud 112 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: as an old guy, a fellow old guy. 113 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not quite in like the like the full 114 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 2: on old guy mold yet, but I'm getting there. Like 115 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: I wake up, my back is tight, my feet hurt, 116 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 2: I get headaches. I don't know, Brad, we're falling apart here. 117 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 2: We'll try to power through for the pod. But you know, again, 118 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 2: a well pitched game for both sides. On Tuesday. Of course, 119 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 2: Monday night's game, I know, probably not everybody stayed up 120 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 2: to watch with it being such a late one, but 121 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 2: Blake Snell against Chris Sale was so good. And then 122 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 2: Tuesday night maybe wasn't quite that and there was some 123 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 2: offense early, but then once Morton and Harrison settled in, 124 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 2: it was really a good game. And even if the 125 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 2: Braves did allow a tying run to score on a 126 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 2: wild pitch in the eighth inning, everybody kind of rolled 127 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: their eyes and was like, Okay, here we go again. 128 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 2: Good vibes on Monday. Let's of course find a painful 129 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 2: way to lose this one. But thankfully they were able 130 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 2: to string it together and find a way to win 131 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 2: another fifty to fifty game. 132 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: Yeah they were. And again, listen to the show of 133 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: Monday night if you want to break down that really 134 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: fantastic game Tuesday. As I sort of talked about, you know, 135 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: there's actually a nice play about Eli White, who we'll 136 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: talk about later on Got Option today, But our guy 137 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: Rysall Iglesias slams the door in the tenth inning for 138 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: the second straight night, and it's worth just saying out loud. 139 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: People know this, but it's not exactly the same to 140 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: save quote unquote a game in the ninth versus the tenth. 141 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: In the tenth, you are facing the disadvantage of having 142 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: it run around second base. So it's not like you 143 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: can't just assume even a good closer is gonna be 144 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: able to close every time in the tenth fenning. But 145 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: Rise that does two days in a row and he 146 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: is not allowed an earned run. Scott in quite literally 147 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: two months, and he's pitching a lot so that's pretty 148 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: impressive on the surface. A couple of unrend runs in there, 149 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: to be fair, but man, he has been fantastic. We 150 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: kind of acknowledge it all the time now, but it's 151 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: just really nice to have that warm blanket in the 152 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: ninth inning, Typethenning whatever you need him. Of course, guy's 153 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: blow saves, but he's been awesome for a long time. 154 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and our podcast partner Steven pulled a really great 155 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 2: stat the other day, and really we just wanted to 156 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: give Rice Sell his flowers. And I think fans obviously 157 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 2: realized how good this guy is, but these numbers even 158 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 2: took me by surprise a little bit. So since the 159 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: Braves acquired Rice Ell at the twenty twenty two trade deadline, 160 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 2: he ranks second in all of baseball among all relievers, 161 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 2: which is one hundred and ten qualified relievers. He ranks 162 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 2: second in ERA with a one point eighty two ERA 163 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: basically over the last two calendar years, and he is 164 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 2: sixth in FIP at two point six y' one. That's 165 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: really really good and the consistency is impressive. He's not 166 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 2: a guy who has to throw, you know, ninety nine 167 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 2: like so many closures do in order to be successful. 168 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 2: He has that wicked split finger pitch. He does a 169 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 2: good job of keeping the ball down in the zone 170 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 2: and on the ground. So really, I think this is 171 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 2: not a wow. Let's talk about ryceell Iglasias. We didn't 172 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 2: know he was good, but we really did want to 173 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 2: just hammer home the point of how good Ryceliglacias has 174 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 2: been since that trade. And on Monday and Tuesday he 175 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 2: was so locked in and very much put the team 176 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 2: on his back late. 177 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: In the game, similarly to Iglesias, not quite on the 178 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: same dominant level. A more of a shout out from 179 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 1: us is Travis Darnault. So Darnault drives in the game 180 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: winning run two nights in a row, very similar to 181 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: what Iglesias did. And Travis, you know, we all love Travis. 182 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: We've all talked about this a lot. It's been a 183 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: bit on our podcast for a long time with you 184 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: and I about how the Braves have had these catching 185 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: duos for a long time and he's been half of 186 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: one for several years now. Travisno has been a top 187 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: fifteen catcher in baseball this year by Fangrafts war despite 188 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: playing like forty percent at the time. That's not a 189 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: small thing. He has been fantastic and just got another 190 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: kind of a quiet shoutout Travis Trudravis Trosno because you 191 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: can't just assume that. And maybe he's a little bit 192 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: over his head in some ways, like he's slugging almost 193 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: five hundred, but at the same time, just another another 194 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: warm blanke. I don't want to overuse that phrase too much, 195 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: but the Braves have two really good catchers. Sharmurkho's underrated 196 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: in his own way, but darnau Man. Just having that 197 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: guy team as a in some ways would be an 198 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: afterthought on a lot of teams. He's not. In the Braves. 199 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: They love him and. 200 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 2: This is why, Yeah, kind of under the radar. It's 201 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 2: been a really good season for Travis, and not only 202 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,959 Speaker 2: on the field, but you talk to anybody, I mean 203 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 2: literally anybody in the organization and they will sing his 204 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 2: praises for the work that Travis does before the games. 205 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 2: He's a great human being by all accounts. All of 206 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 2: his teammates love him, and the Braves have such a 207 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 2: fortuitous catching situation with Darnault being the backup even if 208 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 2: he plays what forty percent of the time forty five 209 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 2: percent of the time, and you know, Sean Murphy has 210 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 2: really come along too in recent weeks. He had a 211 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 2: home run on Wednesday night as well, and as he 212 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 2: has distanced himself from the oblique injury, Sean Murphy is 213 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,679 Speaker 2: playing much better too. And the Braves for years have 214 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 2: had really good catching. I mean, I think even going 215 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 2: back to like two thousand, so just this whole century, 216 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 2: the Braves are like number one or number two in 217 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 2: catcher war. Basically every year the Braves have found a 218 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: way to have good catching, and Travis Darnaut has certainly 219 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 2: been a big component of that for the last four 220 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 2: or five years now that he's been with the team. 221 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: After those shoutouts, we should transition to the game on Wednesday. 222 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: Thirteen to two is a pretty comfortable score, as we 223 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: kind of we would all know. It was the season 224 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: high in runs scored for the Braves. Elena had not 225 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: scored double digits in a long long time, and they've 226 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: done it twice in what five days. But it was 227 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: a fun start to the game and it never really 228 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: looked back. So we could talk about that, and we'll 229 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: get to Michael Harris returning because that's kind of the headliner. Already. 230 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,199 Speaker 1: We were argue, I'll just peep behind the curtain. Michael 231 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: Harris was going to be a lead topic on this 232 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: podcast no matter what. And then it was like, oh, 233 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: by the way, here's a Grand Slam for you. Put 234 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: it on a tea. So good. 235 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 2: I mean, clearly Michael cares about our podcast content schedule, 236 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 2: because that was really great to see. I mean, he 237 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 2: crushed that ball off of Robbie Ray. And it felt 238 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 2: on Wednesday to me like from twenty twenty three where 239 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 2: the Braves jumped out to a big time early lead, 240 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 2: they go up five to nothing, they chased Robbie Ray 241 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 2: in the first inning. I think that's the first time 242 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 2: all season the Braves have gotten a starting pitcher out, 243 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 2: not even in just the first inning, but even like 244 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 2: in the second or the third. Those have been very 245 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 2: few and far between. And I mean just all night long. 246 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 2: The offense was good, the pitching was good, and to 247 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 2: get Michael Harris back offensively and defensively, it is going 248 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 2: to make such a big impact on this team. And 249 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 2: if he can really hit the way we have seen 250 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 2: Michael Harris hit even tho though he didn't get off 251 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 2: to a great start this season offensively, if he can 252 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 2: give the Braves some real pop. 253 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: In the middle of the order. 254 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 2: It is only going to help things by linkeding that lineup, right, He. 255 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: Checks so many boxes and Braves fans know that already. 256 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: But the offense, it's not that it's not a total bonus. 257 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: You kind of needed to hit. That's worth noting. But 258 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: the defense alone, I mean, that's always been the appeal 259 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: with Michael Harrison. A lot of is that he doesn't 260 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: have to be a great hitter, just a good one 261 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 1: is just fine because he's so so good at the 262 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: center field. The afflul defense has been really really rough 263 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: for the last couple of weeks. In particular, his presence 264 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 1: there helps everybody cover ground and all that stuff. He's 265 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: awesome there. And yeah, a very strong welcome back moment 266 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: for Michael. Also, it was the according to the Bravest 267 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 1: broadcast on TV today, it was the first ever opposing 268 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: team Grand Slam splashdown, as in, like hit the ball 269 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: into the water in that park in San Francisco, and 270 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: that's been like twenty five years. That's yeah. I mean, 271 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: i mean, I'm sure Bonds did it, but they said 272 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: it was the first time and opposing player has ever 273 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: done that. So that's says a lot. Obviously, it was 274 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: a you know, Robbie Ray shout out to him. He 275 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: was really bad in this game. But yeah, Michael Harris, 276 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 1: welcome back, my guy. We all like money, Mike, and 277 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 1: that was a welcome sign everybody involved. 278 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 2: It was, and I mean not only Michael Harris on Wednesday, 279 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 2: but Matt Olsen had an opposite field. Homer right, Scott, 280 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 2: You're right, Scott, he's coming back. 281 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: He's coming right. 282 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 2: He's heating up Austin Riley, who just continues to be 283 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 2: so good. 284 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: Homered. 285 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 2: Sean Murphy homered as well to kind of put the 286 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 2: cherry on top late. So really, I mean, just a 287 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 2: great game offensively. The Braves also drew a ton of walks, 288 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 2: which is a site for sore eyes. We know the yeah, 289 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 2: I mean, we know the on base challenges this team 290 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 2: has had for most of the season, especially since Acuna 291 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 2: went down with the injury. But you know, overall, man 292 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 2: through three games so far, and we'll see if they 293 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 2: can close off the series on Thursday and get the 294 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 2: four game sweep, which should be amazing. But at very 295 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 2: least you have had three very enjoyable wins against a 296 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 2: red hot San Francisco Giants team. I mean, the Braves 297 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 2: have poured cold water on I think what was probably 298 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 2: the hottest team in baseball coming into this, and obviously 299 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 2: Monday and Tuesday were much more of the fifty to 300 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 2: fifty variety. But I mean, they just they smoked him 301 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: on Wednesday. And I mean we said it off the top, 302 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 2: but games like this are just so beneficial to give 303 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 2: everybody a breather over the course of one hundred and 304 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 2: sixty two games, and they have not had many of those. 305 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: We talked about. The offense. The pitching was great. I 306 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: mean Grant Holmes, who you mentioned before, but he literally 307 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: allows the home run on the first batter of the game, 308 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: and I cannot believe. I don't know about you, I 309 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: kind of believe that ball went over the defense, both 310 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: where it was and how it was hit and the 311 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: stock cast data all that combination that had no business 312 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: lead in the yard. But Chounston Grandolmes, it didn't rattle 313 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: him at all. He seled right in and through. Here's 314 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: the craziest number of the day. Maybe seven innings for 315 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: grand Holmes, my guy, seven innings converted reliever. What that's 316 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: And by the way, on a night where you mentioned it, 317 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: but they really needed to save the bullpen and he 318 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: did a great job with that. Obviously, it's easier when 319 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: you're up like like eight runs, but seven days for 320 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: Grand Holmes was not on my big of card tonight. 321 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was great to see. And you know, seven innings, 322 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: two runs. You mentioned the first, I mean it was 323 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 2: the first pitch that he threw, and it was like, 324 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 2: how on earth did he get out? I went back 325 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 2: and looked at the game day feed just to see 326 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 2: where the baseball was, and I mean it wasn't even yeah, 327 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 2: strike all one and it ended up bouncing off the 328 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 2: top of the fence and going over. But and then 329 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 2: Grant seemed like you ran out of gas a little 330 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 2: bit in the seventh inning, gave up his second run, 331 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 2: but still managed to strike out the last batter of 332 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 2: the inning in order to close things down only one walk. 333 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 2: I can guarantee you that with an early lead like 334 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 2: the Braves had, if Grant Holmes would have gone out 335 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 2: there and walk the yard, I mean I could just 336 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 2: see Brian Sticker putzing in the dugout slowly dying inside. 337 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 2: So yeah, I mean, really, Grant Holmes one of the 338 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 2: unsung heroes of this team. He has given them a 339 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 2: chance pretty much every time he has gone out there 340 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 2: to make a start. And we'll see what the future 341 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 2: holds for him, whether it's a shift back to the bullpen, 342 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 2: maybe they used him in a hybrid role. Well, maybe 343 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 2: they'll use him to give someone like Chris Sale a 344 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 2: breather down the stretch. I really don't know, but he 345 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 2: deserves a big time tip of the cap tonight as 346 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 2: he picked up the first win of his big league career. 347 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,199 Speaker 1: That's right, and just to not go crazy about this, 348 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: but his peripherals look really good too. Like it's not 349 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: spoken mers some guys that are taking this journey that 350 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: he's had, and he's an older guy for a rookie 351 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: and all those things, you would think that maybe there's 352 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: a chance he's kind of overperforming. That's not really the case. 353 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: Like his numbers look good and under the hood as well, 354 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 1: so shouts to him. He was fantastic in this game. 355 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: The only somewhat negative from the day is that Jorge 356 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 1: Hilaire left the game early. The Brave said it was 357 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 1: precautionary due to left hamstring tightness snit Apparently, as we're 358 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: recording this according to our God just just just kind 359 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: of the AJAC said that, so Laire's not going to 360 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: play on Thursday. That's probably precautionary too, according to what 361 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: Justin was saying. I've not seen this video yet, but 362 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: it seems like snit was not too downtrodden about this. 363 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: It's an afternoon gay. You don't want to push it 364 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: at all. As long as that's okay, it's not a 365 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: big concern. And again they were up big, so they 366 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: didn't have to push them at all. So Laire's defense 367 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: is what it is. But he has been so good 368 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: at getting on base and all those things. Just cross 369 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: your fingers. But it seems like indications are as we're 370 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: in the early morning hours of Thursday, that all is 371 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: going to be okay. There just something a note. 372 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, the fact that the Braves came out immediately and 373 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 2: said it was precautionary. You mentioned it was seven to one, 374 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 2: and anybody who has ever been to San Francisco in 375 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 2: the summertime knows that it gets really chilly, especially out 376 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 2: by the water. I think it was like sixty degrees tonight, 377 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 2: So zero reason to risk a serious hamstring injury for 378 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 2: so layer, especially on the night where you finally get 379 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 2: Michael Harris back after missing two months, so won't play Thursday. 380 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 2: Maybe they give him Friday just to make sure it's 381 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 2: calming down, but at least so far, and we'll see 382 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 2: if there's any update on Thursday when everybody gets to 383 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 2: the ballpark. But at least so far the break. If 384 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 2: you're saying all the right things, and it does seem 385 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 2: to be a pretty minor tightness. 386 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, just something in a circle and flag about the 387 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: game today, but everything else, I guess until the ninth inning. 388 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: Just from a aesthetics standpoint, it was one of the 389 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: worst position player pitching situations that I've ever seen for 390 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: Eustremski from the Giants. There was actually a fun conversition 391 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: happening on Twitter, I think as you were writing your 392 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: Battery of Power dot Com recap Scott about like why 393 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: the Braids were even swinging at all, because optimal strategy 394 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: would dictate that they Braids probably shouldn't have swing at 395 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: all the entire night inning because he couldn't throw a 396 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: strike in and they probably still be playing. As for 397 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,199 Speaker 1: recording this, it's like one am now they might they 398 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: probably would still be Badingly if they were still going. 399 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 2: Somebody in the dugout probably said, boys, we have a 400 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 2: dinner reservation. 401 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: I mean, it really did seem like somebody calling it in, 402 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: like guys, you gotta swing because you know. 403 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 2: Uh. 404 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: A particularly one that stuck with me. I don't know 405 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: if you saw it was the way that Sean Murphy 406 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: Hanlon is a bad Murphy was swinging like Kelly Leak 407 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: and Bad News Bears. That's a very old reference. But 408 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 1: like he was like like stepping over the plate, like 409 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 1: he was just like, let's get out of here, guys, 410 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: what are we doing here? Yeah, but uh, it was 411 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: quite quite a farce, is the way that I would 412 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: say that at the end of the game. It was. 413 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:15,199 Speaker 1: It could have been even uglier, I suppose, but uh, 414 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: he was throwing out given the forties, it's like hard 415 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: to throw in the forties if you're a major leaguer 416 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: trying to throw pitches over the plate. 417 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 2: It was. 418 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: It was hard to watch it. I'm sure anyone that 419 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: didn't have to like cover the game with the podcast 420 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: probably with the bed or should have gone to bed 421 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: at midnight or so. I don't know. It was wild. 422 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it was probably the worst position player pitching 423 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 2: I have ever seen. It was, yeah, I mean there 424 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 2: was even you mentioned the Sean Murphy. I mean he 425 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 2: grounded out and it could have been a double play. 426 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 2: And as it was all unfolding in my head, I 427 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: was thinking, dear God, don't sprint down the line and 428 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 2: pull something here Murph. Yeah, and he didn't. I mean 429 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 2: he well, it kind of trotted and uh mik Kowski 430 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 2: on the broadcast. The previous was the previous play where 431 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 2: the guy like double pumped a second, like I should 432 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 2: have been double play or should go on a second, 433 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 2: and they didn't turn a second. Like everybody was just 434 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 2: tapped down. Basically by the end of the game, it 435 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 2: was like, all right, let's just get out of here, 436 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 2: let's be safe. I believe that the Braves threw six 437 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 2: pitches at the bottom the knife as well, so words 438 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 2: out of my mouth, yeah, the Giants were Yeah. Like 439 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 2: I said, man, it gets chilly. It was like upper 440 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 2: fifties with the breeze off the bay. I mean, it 441 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,919 Speaker 2: gets downright cold in that ballpark. Everybody was ready to 442 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 2: go home, and thankfully, I mean, it's it's much much 443 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 2: better when the Braves are on the thirteen to two 444 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 2: winning side. Of it than some of the blowouts they've 445 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 2: had to deal with recently. 446 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to the sort of noozy notes 447 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: portion of the podcast. Before we signed off here late 448 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: into the evening, we mentioned Harris coming back. There was 449 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: a discussion happening about the roster moves that had to 450 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: happen to get him back. Ultimately, they had two choices 451 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: to make. They had a option choice and also maybe 452 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: a you know, forty man spot. Choice ended up going 453 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: with the option of Eli White to Gwinette and then 454 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: the DFA Parker Dunhee to make forty man room. And 455 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 1: Snicker gave what I thought was a very hilarious and 456 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: also accurate quote. He said, and I quote, we wanted 457 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: to keep inventory, which basically means that this is the 458 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: way that they could make this happen without having to 459 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: rock the boat at all. And by rock the boat, 460 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: I mean probably it was a choice between this and 461 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: dfang Adam Neuvaal or mol Loreano, and this is the 462 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: way they could do this the quiett in the quietest fashion. Basically. 463 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know, there was a lot of maybe confusion 464 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 2: when the Braves sent Eli White down, who has done 465 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 2: a really nice job in limited Samples had that fantastic 466 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 2: catch on Tuesday Night that I mean, frankly probably saved 467 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 2: the game. But as we have talked on this show 468 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 2: for a while, and if folks have followed the Braves, 469 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 2: sometimes having minor league options is the worst thing a 470 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:00,440 Speaker 2: player can have. I think that's why, even though Adam 471 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 2: Duval has really struggled this season, if you dfam, you 472 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 2: more than likely would lose him for the rest of 473 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 2: the season. We know that depth is important, even if 474 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 2: it's not great depth. In Adam's case, you at least 475 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 2: want to keep him around as at least an option. 476 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 2: He's hit left handed pitching pretty well this season, and 477 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 2: you know, he's better than some of the other options 478 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 2: the Braves would have in Gwinnette, if you know, if 479 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 2: they needed to call up an outfielder suddenly. But at 480 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 2: the end of the day, Eli White is very likely 481 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 2: to be recalled at some point here soon on September first, 482 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 2: rosters will expand as well, so he could be back 483 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 2: in two and a half weeks. But you know, I 484 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 2: guess it sucks for Eli that I mean, it was 485 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 2: not his own fault that he was sent down to 486 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,919 Speaker 2: the minor leagues. It really is just kind of the 487 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 2: roster game that you have to play. 488 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: Right and you know he's not as good as Dylan Lee, 489 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: but it's it's similar in that in that way, and 490 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: I do I do think they got a little bit silly, 491 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: like the overstatement of how good Eli White is in 492 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: some circles, like he can't really hit, that's been proven. 493 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: He does have utility though he's a better defender than 494 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 1: Duval and Loreano, He's a better pinch runner than those guys. 495 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 1: I do think that this is not the same decision, 496 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: which is worth noting. If they had to choose a 497 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: playoff roster today, I wonder if he would be on it, 498 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: and I think he would be if I had to 499 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: say that. Yeah, but they don't have to. 500 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 2: Do that right right, Let's hope that those decisions have 501 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 2: to get made in you know, a month and a half. Yeah, 502 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 2: he's a verse to how guy Eli White you can 503 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 2: play all over pretty fast. 504 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: He would never hit. I have to say he would 505 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: never hit in the playoffs at once. You absolutely got 506 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 1: a really weird situation. But if he's your twenty twenty sixth, 507 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: demand not think that's fine. 508 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 2: So sure, and you need yeah, I mean you, that 509 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 2: is obvious at this point in the season, with all 510 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 2: of the injuries, you need to hold on to players 511 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 2: as best as you can, and we want to keep inventory. 512 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 1: What a quote. I love that. Sometimes it's yeah, it's 513 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: actually it's actually extremely candidates to be like, like, you 514 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: know what, it's literally, we just don't want to lose anybody, 515 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: and that's that's yeah, I'm gonna say. That's I must say. 516 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: Everybody has to agree, but that does make logical sense 517 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 1: at that you know, it's one of those I understand 518 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: if people wanted to see Adam go away. I think 519 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: he also has some organizational appeal. They like a Reneval 520 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 1: as a guy, and he's been around, he's been through 521 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: the wars with them, et cetera. So we'll leave it 522 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 1: there for now. Just a natural thing. And I agree 523 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 1: with you, well, we will see Eli White again, if 524 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: I had to guess at some point. Unfortunately, the other 525 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: one of the other big news things is not a 526 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 1: good one, and that is aj Mincher. So it was 527 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: teas we kind of knew this last couple of days, 528 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: but the first until started to come back and Aj 529 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: is gonna need hip surgery of some kind. Now, the 530 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 1: Braves went through paysaky detail to not rule him out 531 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: for the season today, But I'm sure you noticed this, 532 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: like I did. Everyone was kind of tiptoeing around this. 533 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: I think it's very likely he's done for this season. 534 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: They just didn't want to say that, and they kind 535 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: of were saying, what's the party line right now is 536 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: that we'll see once the surgery happens, what actually has 537 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: to get repaired or fixed or whatever, what the fallout is. 538 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: But I mean, I don't know about you, Scott. A 539 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: hip surgery in mid August does not seem like an 540 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: injury that people come back from. 541 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 2: No, it feels like Aj is done for the season, 542 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 2: and I mean maybe his Brave's career. He is a 543 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 2: free agent to be and I mean, if this is 544 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 2: the end for Aja Mentor with the Atlanta Braves, and 545 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 2: it might be, and they might also be able to 546 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 2: bring him back because of the kind of lost season 547 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 2: that he's experienced due to injury. But Aj Mintor has 548 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 2: had a hell of a career with the Atlanta Braves, 549 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 2: one of the best left handed relievers in the game 550 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 2: since he. 551 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:45,880 Speaker 1: Was called up. 552 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 2: I mean, he has had some huge moments and gotten 553 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 2: some huge outs for this team over the years. But 554 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 2: I do agree. I mean, even if he has the 555 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 2: surgery on you tomorrow, which is August fifteenth, the likelihood 556 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,920 Speaker 2: that he would be able to return is slim to none. 557 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 2: I you know, I do think AJ deserves some credit 558 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 2: as well. Mark Bowman of MLB dot Com wrote the 559 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 2: other day that AJ probably needed the surgery back in 560 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 2: May when he first hit the injured list and he 561 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 2: tried to just rehab and pitch through it. And credit 562 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 2: for him for gutting through it because it sounds like 563 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 2: he was in some pretty serious pain because of this. 564 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 2: But clearly AJ has just not been comfortable this season. 565 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 2: The velocity has been down a little bit, and he 566 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 2: just hasn't been his usual a oneself, which, as we 567 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 2: have seen over the years, is a very very good reliever. 568 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's thirty years old, and you know it's it's 569 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: brutal in a number of ways, obviously for the team, 570 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,679 Speaker 1: but also you mentioned ages free agency like this is 571 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: this would have been the time that you would get 572 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: maybe your last kind of big deal if you a 573 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: j mentor maybe you go somewhere else and be a 574 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 1: closer and get that kind of closure money. You know, 575 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: that's a separate discussion that we'll have another time, of course, 576 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 1: but he can come back. But you're right to point 577 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,719 Speaker 1: this out, like this could be it for him. I 578 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 1: pulled this one number to kind of encapsulate how good 579 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 1: he has been since he arrived on the scene with 580 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: the Braves. I think he's very, very much underrated because 581 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: he hasn't been a closer very long. He was a 582 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: closer a couple times for the Braves, but not for 583 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: long stretches. But since he debuted, like the day he 584 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: debuted in twenty seventeen, which is, you know, seven years ago. 585 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: Since that day, he is in the top ten of 586 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:25,360 Speaker 1: all Major League Baseball relievers in Fangrafts war one more time, 587 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: he's been a top ten reliever in all of baseball 588 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 1: since he debuted. In that stat alongside guys like Josh 589 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 1: Hater and Edwin Diaz and by the way, his teammate Ryceelglasies, 590 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: they're all on that top ten as well. You can't 591 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: fake that. That's seven years of being an elite or 592 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: at least a very close to elite reliever on the 593 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,479 Speaker 1: same team, winning a World Series, all those things. So 594 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: obviously if it becomes a postwar we'll do that again. 595 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: But shout us to AJ because that's a heck of 596 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: a run and hopefully, you know, look, get maybe they 597 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: get in there and they figure it out and he's 598 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: able to pitch in five weeks. I don't think that's 599 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: likely at all, but they didn't. They didn't roll him 600 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: out some rugg and room out either, But just want 601 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: to get some context there. 602 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, So wish the best for AJ, whether it's this 603 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 2: season or next. 604 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: You know, who knows. 605 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 2: Maybe he would take kind of a bounce back one 606 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 2: year deal to come back and try to rebuild this value, 607 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 2: because again, we know how good this guy can be 608 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 2: when he's healthy, but it just feels like all season 609 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 2: long he just hasn't been right. And clearly, now that 610 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 2: he needs the surgery, we have some confirmation that he 611 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 2: just you know, he has not been his normal self. 612 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: Yep, for sure. Elsewhere on the injury fronts, Ronald Lopez 613 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: made a rehab start on Tuesday. By all accounts, looked 614 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: pretty good through four innings. Velocity seemed to be in 615 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: line with normal. He can come back from the IL 616 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: as early as this weekend. Your guy in mine, justin Diiscano, 617 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: former guests of this podcast did kind of speculate, and 618 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: I don't think he was reporting. I think he was 619 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: speculating that you could see him maybe Tuesday against Philadelphia. 620 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: The breaks have an off day on Monday. It would 621 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: surprise I think everyone if he can back and flew 622 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: all the way to Los Angeles to pitch this weekend, 623 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: that would surprise me. But maybe it's the Philly series, 624 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 1: and that's obviously not a great time to have to 625 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: bring a guy back. It's Philly in a massive, massive series. 626 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: But he's a veteran. He would be ready to go 627 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: if you'd imagine, But big picture like he's getting close, 628 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: which is obviously helpful. 629 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:21,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, the fact that Rinaldo's velocity was solid was a 630 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 2: really good sign. It sounds like the fastball was pretty effective, 631 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 2: although the breaking stuff was not very crisp on Tuesday, 632 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 2: but clearly for a guy like him, he was just 633 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 2: getting his work in and just making sure everything checked out. 634 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 2: And by all accounts, his elbow is feeling good, which 635 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 2: was a massive, I mean just massive sigh of relief 636 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 2: when he had the elbow scare a couple of weeks ago. 637 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 2: If you know, if you pitch him in that Philly series. Sure, 638 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 2: it is not an easy game to come back after 639 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 2: missing probably pretty close to a month at that point, 640 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 2: but he would be coming off of basically six or 641 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 2: seven days of rest, so presumably he will be fresh. 642 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 2: And uh, you know, it's just it's going to be 643 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 2: good to have Lopez back for many reasons. One, we 644 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:08,479 Speaker 2: know what kind of performance he gave the team earlier 645 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 2: in the year. But two, it does give you a 646 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 2: little more of proven flexibility with your with your rotation, 647 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 2: you're not quite so thin having to rely on Grant 648 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 2: Holmes or having to dip into Gwinnett for whenever you 649 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 2: need a starter to give everybody else a breathe the 650 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 2: right It. 651 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 1: Just occurred to me as we were talking, perhaps they put, 652 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: you know, Tuesday number one. The bullpen would be one 653 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: hundred percent fresh because they have Monday off. Also, you 654 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 1: could just have Grant Holmes back in backing him up 655 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: because he would he would have been right in line 656 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: to start on Tuesday basically with the way that the 657 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: rotation's gone. So maybe that's what they do. Maybe they 658 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,719 Speaker 1: have Ronaldo ready to go Tuesday, shortish leash, not going 659 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: to pitch a hundred pitches that kind of thing, have 660 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:51,719 Speaker 1: homes ready to go if and eat him and uh 661 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: and go from there. But well that's obviously just a speculation, guess, 662 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: but it kind of makes sense if you want them 663 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 1: up for that, because that's that's home spot. We said, 664 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: has been home spot the last a few turns. 665 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, and having Grant Holmes, I mean the way that 666 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 2: he has shown that he can I mean tonight through 667 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 2: seven inning, come on, yeah, I mean it just I mean, 668 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 2: what a great story. I mean, seriously, this dude stuck 669 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 2: it out in the minor leagues for a decade, never 670 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 2: got his chance. I know the minor league prospect guys 671 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 2: over at Battery Power have have been on Grant Holmes 672 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 2: for a while. They're like, yeah, this guy can contribute. 673 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 2: Maybe they didn't necessarily see him being a really solid. 674 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: Starting pitcher for being a starter for two months with 675 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: the Yaps, but you know, he did have some experience 676 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:37,960 Speaker 1: starting with Gwinette. 677 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 2: I think you know, he was a I believe a 678 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 2: former first round pick. I mean again, we're talking a 679 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 2: decade ago. You know, I believe that Grant originally started 680 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 2: as a starting pitcher, as most do, and then eventually 681 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 2: transition to a bullpen roll. But you know he is 682 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 2: going to be a really valuable kind of Swiss army 683 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 2: knife that the Braves can utilize in the final six 684 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 2: weeks of the season. He could do long relief, he 685 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,760 Speaker 2: could do spot starts, he could just flat out start. 686 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 2: He could be a power arm in the middle innings. 687 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 2: I mean, this guy was really solid in the bullpen 688 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 2: too before he started starting games. So you know, again, 689 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 2: I guess this is the victory lap on for Grant Holmes, 690 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 2: and he deserves it because he is going to be 691 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 2: a real key piece of this team down the stretch. 692 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: That's right. One more addition is it just came through 693 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 1: his recording that this is not like a surprise at all, 694 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: but they're gonna give Jorge selaiin MRI on Thursday, which 695 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: is just again what you would do, Like there's no 696 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: reason not to get an MRI, but it's not a 697 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 1: bit reported as we're talking, So passing that along everybody 698 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: to cap our competition earlier about Jorge. All right, last 699 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: thing before we get out of here, Scott, the finale 700 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: of the series is on Thursday afternoons, so people, I'm 701 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 1: sure some people will listen to this after that game 702 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 1: has either started or has happened. So apologies for the 703 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 1: end of this. If you want to sign off now 704 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: it don't BlimE me. But it's a pretty high profile game, 705 00:33:58,760 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 1: not only because the boys want to get a swing 706 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 1: of course on Thursday, but it's an awesome pitching matchup. 707 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: So this series started with this awesome matchup on Monday 708 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: of Snell and Snell and Sale. This time around it 709 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:11,360 Speaker 1: is Max Freed and Logan Web. Now Max is, of 710 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: course a star of a pitcher, has not been a 711 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,399 Speaker 1: sell his best self lost two starts since he came back, 712 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: but he's still Max Freed, and then Logan Web is really, really, 713 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: really good. So this will not be an easy suite 714 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: for the Braves, you wouldn't think on Thursday afternoon, but 715 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,239 Speaker 1: a game that people can actually probably watch more because 716 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: it's a three forty five start and a really fun 717 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 1: game that seems like. 718 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, obviously you want the Braves to get the win, 719 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 2: and a four game sweep of a quality Giants team 720 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 2: would be awesome. I think I am most interested in 721 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 2: seeing how Max looks and does he look comfortable, does 722 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,399 Speaker 2: he have command which is something he didn't really have 723 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 2: in his first two starts back from the IL, so 724 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:51,239 Speaker 2: we'll see all eyes on Max. It is a day game, 725 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 2: so I know for our East Coast folks, this is 726 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 2: not another nine to forty five pm Eastern times start, 727 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 2: although I believe there are two more or on the 728 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 2: horizon when the Braves go to Anaheim. 729 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: Now, just to be just to be fair, Scott, there 730 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:08,240 Speaker 1: nine to thirty eight starts in Anaheim. Not so seven 731 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:10,880 Speaker 1: seven minutes earlier according to the official schedule than the 732 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:11,839 Speaker 1: last couple of games. 733 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:15,919 Speaker 2: So minutes seven seven minutes everybody, Yeah, it's a long time, 734 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 2: but and. 735 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: Then and then by the way, uh, the exact the 736 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 1: exact game on Sunday is four of seven eastern times, 737 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:26,880 Speaker 1: so they're really into their exact times in in Angel Stadium. 738 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:27,160 Speaker 1: I guess. 739 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:31,760 Speaker 2: I don't know, yeah, but let's hope. I mean a sweep, 740 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 2: I mean, seriously, after the disastrous weekend against the Rockies, 741 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:39,440 Speaker 2: a sweep against the Giants should be great. Even the 742 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 2: fact that they've taken three out of four is awesome. 743 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:45,239 Speaker 2: And Logan Web is very very good probably, I mean, 744 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,439 Speaker 2: Logan Web has been like a top five cy young 745 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:49,399 Speaker 2: guy the last few years, so it's not like he's 746 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:52,360 Speaker 2: a nobody in the national landscape. But I mean, for 747 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:54,640 Speaker 2: my money, Logan Web is the best starting pitcher in 748 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 2: baseball who's not like a full on household name, and 749 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 2: he's been especially at home, he's been awesome. Yeah, but 750 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:03,359 Speaker 2: let's you know, if Max can get back to being 751 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 2: Max and the lineup continues to hit, let's hope the 752 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,400 Speaker 2: Braves can wrap the series up with a sweep and 753 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:11,440 Speaker 2: then head to Anaheim to hopefully beat up on a 754 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 2: pretty bad Angels team. 755 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:14,840 Speaker 1: That would be the scenario that we're all looking for. 756 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,160 Speaker 1: To be sure, Web did pitch against the Braves earlier 757 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 1: the season. He beat the Braves on July fourth. Actually 758 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: wasn't dominant in that game, but was good and uphill 759 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: battle there Max with command. We talked about it lots 760 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,880 Speaker 1: of time, you and I talked. He looks like himself 761 00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 1: stuff wise, but we'll see if he can find the 762 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: plate in finest spots and a fun game. To be sure, 763 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: I believe the plan not to spoil it too much, 764 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: is that Stephen and Sean will have a podcast at 765 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 1: some point between now and the weekend, and then you 766 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: and I are scheduled to be back on Sunday, in 767 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 1: our normal slot. Anything else to plug here at the 768 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:50,239 Speaker 1: end of the podcast. We've probaby long longer than we 769 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 1: thought we're gonna go because there's just so much talk 770 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 1: about and obviously positive vibes. But it is one am Eastern, 771 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 1: so we should sign off. 772 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:58,840 Speaker 2: I have nothing to plug other than for you to 773 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 2: get some rest. Is it is very deep into the night, 774 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 2: but thankfully a really enjoyable couple of games here for 775 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:08,319 Speaker 2: the Braves in San Francisco. As you said, we will 776 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,279 Speaker 2: have plenty of shows the rest of the week on 777 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:12,560 Speaker 2: the pod, so we really do appreciate all the support, 778 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 2: and yeah, we'll be back soon. And man, let's hope this. 779 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 2: I mean, we kind of said it maybe like deliriously 780 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 2: on Sunday night after that loss, but you know, we said, well, 781 00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 2: maybe this awful loss on Sunday will be like a 782 00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 2: turning point and a lightning rod. And it is far 783 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:33,080 Speaker 2: too early to say one way or the other. But 784 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 2: three wins in a row is really an encouraging sign. 785 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 2: And let's hope they can keep the momentum rolling. 786 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: That's right, and nothing else there now two games ahead 787 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: of the Mets as we're speaking, in the playoff race, 788 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: and getting in the playoffs is now goal number one. 789 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: It has been all the way along, but certainly now 790 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:52,799 Speaker 1: with a more high profile than it's ever been. After 791 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 1: a last week went and good stuff to begin this 792 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 1: week for the Braves, So please go ahead subscribe to 793 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:00,319 Speaker 1: this podcast. If you're a new listener, welcome board. 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