1 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Hammer Territory podcast. My name is Sean Coleman. Hope, 2 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: wherever you are and wherever you are listening, you're having 3 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: an outstanding start to your evening, start to your Wednesday morning. 4 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: Of course, you can find Hammer Territory across all forms 5 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: of social media. Myself at Stat's Sac and as always 6 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: one of the best when it comes to cover in 7 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: Braize Baseball. My co host at the Underscore Outliers Steven 8 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: Talbert Stephen. Good to talk with you, sir, Hope you 9 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: had a good long weekend and it's nice to talk 10 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: with you again after a braz win. 11 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 2: Hey, what's up, Sean. Yeah, it's been a minute since 12 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 2: me and you have done one of these, and obviously 13 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: quite a bit has happened, some significant developments have taken 14 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: place since the last time you and I were talking 15 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: in the microphones, so we've got a lot to get 16 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 2: to tonight. It's going to be a full show with 17 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: multiple games, tocoverying, obviously some massive injury news. But yeah, 18 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 2: it's always good. 19 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: To do these with you, buddy, absolutely, and you know, 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: of course, Hammer Territory being a part of the foul 21 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: Territory family of podcasts make sure to subscribe to Hammer Territory. 22 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: Whenever you subscribe that subscribe, that's where we'll be for free. 23 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: Just hit that subscribe button and you'll get all the 24 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: woid this content when it's available. And of course we'll 25 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: get into all that has been going on over the 26 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: past several days over the Memorial Day weekend. Of course, 27 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: me and Steven will also give our thoughts, you know, 28 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: on the big news that's happened, of course, being Ronald 29 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: o'cunyu Junior's seizing ending injury. But let's get to a 30 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: positive and that is Max Breed. You know. Again, Yes, 31 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: it's a recurring theme. Pitching pitching, pitching, pitching for a 32 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: team that's supposed to be the best offensive baseball. But 33 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: at the very least, we do have something that continues 34 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: to make us win the best teams in baseball, and 35 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: it's just been the outstanding production of our pitching, especially 36 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: our starting pitching. And listen, Steved, we've talked all season 37 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: long about how the pair of Ronaldo Lopez and Chris 38 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: Sale are one of the more underrated duos in baseball 39 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: through the first fourth of the season. But I think 40 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: when you look at Ronaldo Lopez Chris Sale and now 41 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: Max Spreed. Max Freed may be the most dominant of 42 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: those options. He's he's tied the mark for the most 43 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: or for the most starts going six plus innings while 44 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: giving up no hint, hitting the start. He's done that 45 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: twice this year. Only one of the pitcher in Brace 46 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: history has done that every single time out. Now he 47 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: is absolutely dominant and it's great to see. But when 48 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: we talk about this Bray's pitching staff, We've talked about 49 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: Sale and Lopez so much, but you had Freed to 50 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: that mix. Now, I think it's hard to find a 51 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: duo right now who is performing at the level of 52 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: Chris Sale and Max Freed. And the good thing about 53 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: those two, no disrespect to Ronaldo Lopez, but when it 54 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,679 Speaker 1: comes to Max Freed and Chris Sale, I really think 55 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: it's sustainable. It's awesome to see what Freed's doing. 56 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, especially after you know he got off 57 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: to that brutal start to the year where he was 58 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 2: I think he got knocked out of the first inning 59 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 2: in the first game, got knocked out of the third 60 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: inning in the second game, had like an era of 61 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 2: like thirty eight or something like that. After two after 62 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: two starts. So yeah, it's been you know, he's down 63 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 2: to after tonight. You know, he threw eight shutout innings tonight. 64 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 2: He's got his ERA under three. He's got a two 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 2: nine to seven ERA, so you know, obviously that's that's 66 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 2: much more Max reed like. And you know he's now 67 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 2: he's been pitching really well. He's been pitching really deep 68 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: into games. He's throwing seven, eight nine innings pretty consistently 69 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: right now, and the bullpens essentially getting a night off 70 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 2: when he pitches. You know, Uglaciers came in and cleaned 71 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: up the one inning, the ninth inning tonight, but that 72 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: was it. Everybody else got the night off. So that's 73 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: another huge part of it. When your best pitcher is 74 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: not only pitch well, but pitch deep into games, your 75 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: bullpen gets a free night off even when there's not 76 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: an off day in the schedule. So but Max has 77 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 2: look great. You know, he's running the highest ground ball 78 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: rate of his career. He's getting everything on the ground 79 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: again tonight, multiple double play balls. Even when he's not 80 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 2: striking a ton of a ton of guys out, he's 81 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 2: not having like a you know, he's running one of 82 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: the lowest strikeout rates he's ever run in his career 83 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 2: to this point, but he's getting you know, if you're 84 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: not going to strike guys out, the next best thing 85 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: to do is to get the ball in the ground, 86 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 2: and that's what he's doing in spades right now. It's 87 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 2: just everything is on the ground. He's yeah, sixty five 88 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 2: percent ground ball rate so far this year, which is 89 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 2: absurdly high. That's elite. So yeah, it's been good to 90 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: see the Braves needed. Obviously, the offense is still not 91 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: you know, we're gonna get into it a little bit later. 92 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 2: The offense is still not clicking. You know. It's a 93 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: two win, two zero win tonight, and the Braves are 94 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: kind of winning off the backs of elite pitching right now. Man, 95 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: when they get elite pitching, they win, and if they 96 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 2: don't get elite pitching, then they're usually losing the game. 97 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 2: And that's listen, that's a dangerous way to go through 98 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: life that I don't recommend continuing for very long because 99 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 2: you know, it's tough to keep that up and still 100 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 2: maintain any sort of decent record. But right now, that's 101 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 2: kind of what's working for the Braves is you know, 102 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 2: if they get a game where they you know, throw 103 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 2: a shout out or one or two runs, they're doing 104 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 2: pretty well. With anything more than that, they're having trouble. 105 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 2: So that's going to be the next thing is get 106 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 2: the offense going where the pitching doesn't have to be 107 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: so elite to win these games. 108 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and you hit the nail on the head, you know. 109 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: I think that one underrated aspect of how good the 110 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: Braves starting pitching is being is that it's been efficient. 111 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: You know, even with Charlie Morton yesterday, Listen, he wasn't efficient. 112 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: I don't really not really going to talk much about 113 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: yesterday's game because it was just a bad game. You're 114 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: going to have one of those every now and then. 115 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: The Braves you know, got you know, beat pretty badly 116 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: by the Nationals. But even in yesterday's game, he went 117 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: five plus innings to keep the bullpen from having to 118 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: work you know, a lot in a single game, especially 119 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: in this stretch where we've had seventeen straight games. But 120 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: we're not just talking about the quality of pitching when 121 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: it comes to this Braves team. They are being efficient 122 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: in allowing for themselves to work six seven innings and 123 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: that is very very valuable to a bullpen. The brains 124 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: bullpen already was one of the deepest in the game. 125 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: But if we can continue to see these innings numbers 126 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: from the starters B six seven innings and their low 127 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: stress innings, it really helps out the bullpen without putting 128 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, taxing, you know, innings on 129 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: your starter. So I think that as good as the 130 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: starters have been from a quality perspective, the fact is 131 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: you mentioned going deep into games that also keeps the 132 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: bull bullpen fresh and that the Braids can have both 133 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: their starting pitching and bullpen elite that can allow for 134 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: them to continue in twin games as the offense continues 135 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,679 Speaker 1: to try to find their success once again. 136 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's been incredible. I mean it's it's 137 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 2: a you know, especially with the top three guys like 138 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 2: you said of Max and Sale and Ronaldo. When your 139 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 2: starters are going seven innings, eight innings, nine innings, you know, 140 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 2: like Max is done, I mean, you have to be 141 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 2: able to give your bullpen off days even when you 142 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 2: don't have off days like in the in the best 143 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 2: two ways to do that are either your starters are 144 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 2: pitching deep into games or your offense is destroying teams 145 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 2: and you're you have you know, three or four blowouts 146 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: and all the best guys in your bullpen get a 147 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 2: day off. And obviously the second part of that is 148 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: not happening right now. The brains aren't blowing anybody out really, 149 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: and so the best way to give your bullpen off 150 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: days when you don't have off days on the schedule 151 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 2: is what Max to tonight and what Max has done 152 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 2: the last few times, and what Chris Sale has done 153 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: and when Ronaldo's done, and that's seven, eight, nine innings 154 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 2: of elite baseball, and man, that pays. So that pays, 155 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: I mean incredible dividends later in the year when your 156 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 2: best relievers are are are still healthy, still fresh because 157 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: they're not having to cover four innings every night. So yeah, 158 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 2: it's it's huge, and it has long term you know 159 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 2: snowball kind of effects towards your bullpen as you get 160 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: into September and October. 161 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: And you just mentioned it, right, there's Steven. You know, 162 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: when we get into September October and you know how 163 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: this team is going to look what about this team 164 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: is really going to stand out to put it in 165 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: a better position this year compared to the past two years. Well, 166 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: one thing obviously that you know, as good as the 167 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: pitching will be and as awesome as you know, hopefully 168 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: it will remain, one thing that definitely is not going 169 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: to be there. And it's rather unfortunate, and this is 170 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: the first time we've talked about it since its occurred, 171 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: is the fact that ronald'cooney junior is now done for 172 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: the season with you know, a torn acl Obviously, as 173 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: you know, everybody in Braves Country knows by now, this 174 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: is the second time in his career. Back in twenty 175 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: twenty one, you know, the same thing happened. This is 176 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: the second time that ronald' kooney junior has suffered a 177 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: torn acl injury. And Stephen, the first thing that stands 178 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: out to me that you know, just just absolutely is disheartening, unfortunate, 179 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: you know, what have you is the fact that Ronald 180 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: a'cooney junior. I know that nearly every player who plays 181 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball loves playing the game. That's why they 182 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: play it. But I find it that there's very few, 183 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 1: if any, whose love for the game adds to a 184 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: talent level that is generational. When it comes to Ronald a. 185 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: Kunyu Junior. We have seen very few that have the 186 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,319 Speaker 1: overall level of impacting the game to the extent that 187 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: Ronald Akunyu Junior can our speed at the plate, in 188 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: the field, what have you. I mean when you talk 189 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: about five tool players, Ronald Acuney Junior is right up 190 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: there with basically anyone when it comes to natural talent 191 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: that's played in the game over the past several decades. 192 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: And we've seen, thankfully, we've seen last year the peak 193 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 1: of what that could look like. But the fact that 194 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: a good part of the early part of his career, 195 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: as he's entering in his prime, has been limited now 196 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: because of injuries is so unfortunate. So the first thing 197 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: that stands out to me is not just what's been 198 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: taken away from us at times, but what's been taken 199 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: away from him in terms of his you know, how 200 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: much he loves to play and how much he impacts 201 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 1: the game. It's just very disheartening. Listen. I know Ronald 202 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: Cooney Junior is going to come back. He's still going 203 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: to be, you know, one of the best in the 204 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: game when he does. There's no doubt in my mind 205 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: that that's the case. It just it just stinks that 206 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: a good portion of the early part of his career 207 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: has has been impacted by injuries. But of course there's 208 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: also the impact that it has to the Braves. You know, 209 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: at the start of the season, as you pointed out, 210 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: Spencer Strider was the cy Young favorite, was the odds 211 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: on favorite to win the cy Young. Ronald'kunya Junior was 212 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: the odds on favorite to win the MVP. Repeating from 213 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: last year. When you look at the reason why the 214 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: Braves were consistently considered to be the favorite World Series wise, 215 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: the best team in baseball over the past few years, 216 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: the reason why was because of Spencer Strider and Ronald 217 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: Akunya Junior. That different that the difference the Braves had 218 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: from that combination compared to the rest of baseball is 219 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: what sets them apart. And now with both of those 220 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: players being done for the season, I'm not saying the 221 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: Braves can't win the World Series. They probably still have 222 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: top five odds in the game, but what separates them 223 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: from other teams seems to be less of a margin 224 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: for error now with Strider and a COONa out, So, 225 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: without a doubt, I don't know if that was the 226 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: best way to put how the impact of Ronald Counye 227 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: Junior will impact the Braves, but it's a devastating loss, 228 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: both in terms of him and for the Braves themselves. 229 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's brutal. I don't you know. We 230 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,719 Speaker 2: were all watching Sunday and I mean as soon as 231 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 2: he did it, I mean, you know, anything with him 232 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 2: scares you, right, Like if he goes down in a 233 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 2: heap like the way he did, I mean, you just 234 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 2: fear the worst because we've seen the worst. And you know, 235 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 2: he was kind of upbeat after the game, and there 236 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: was some talk of maybe it wasn't so bad, and then, 237 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 2: you know, because it was a day game on Sunday, 238 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 2: they got back to Atlanta, they immediately did the imaging 239 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 2: and we got the news Sunday night that it was 240 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 2: not only a tear of the ACL but a complete tear. 241 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, this is the second time he's 242 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 2: had a full tear of an ace, you know, and 243 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 2: obviously this time it's his left knee, and the last 244 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 2: time it was his right one. And it's brutal. And 245 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 2: there's a whole impact to the team that matters, But 246 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 2: the person I feel worse for is him because he 247 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 2: is obsessed with baseball. He is obsessed with baseball to 248 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 2: a level that we almost never see, you know, when 249 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 2: other guys are are you know, on the you know, 250 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 2: at the beach in December, Ronald's playing baseball, and when 251 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 2: they're fishing or hunting in January, Ronald's playing baseball. All 252 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: Ronald does is play baseball. And he is obsessed with 253 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 2: He plays so much baseball that people actually get mad 254 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 2: at him, are playing too much baseball. They think it's 255 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 2: a detriment to him and that, you know, that's a 256 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 2: whole separate conversation we can have. But he's obsessed with it, 257 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 2: and for the second time in his career, it's just 258 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 2: been ripped away from for you know, probably close to 259 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 2: a year before he's back being the guy he was. 260 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 2: So I feel awful for him. You know, the team 261 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 2: baseball doesn't work like other sports. You know, this is 262 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 2: not like you know, the This is not like the 263 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 2: Timberwolves losing Anthony Edwards, or the MAVs losing Luca, or 264 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 2: like the Chiefs losing Patrick maholl. I mean, this baseball 265 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 2: works differently. The Braves are still going to be one 266 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 2: of the best teams in baseball. They still have one 267 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 2: of the best rosters of baseball. They're still going to 268 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 2: have some of the best World Series odds in baseball, 269 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 2: just because they've done a tremendous job building an elite 270 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 2: team with tons of depth. And this is why you 271 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 2: build depth. So one guy going down or two guys 272 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 2: going down in the brace case Spencer Strider and Ronald 273 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 2: Junior doesn't just you know, kill your year. So the 274 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 2: Braves are going to be fine overall. They still have 275 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 2: everything they want to accomplish. They have the talent to do. 276 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 2: So Brad made the point and I agree with it 277 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 2: that this team is way more talented, uh than the 278 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 2: team that was left in twenty twenty one after Ronald 279 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 2: got hurt, and that team obviously won the World Series. 280 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 2: So everything they want to accomplish is still in front 281 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 2: of them. So, you know, the person I feel worse 282 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 2: for right now is is Ronald himself and then obviously 283 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 2: the fans who miss out on getting to see one 284 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,199 Speaker 2: of the best players I've ever seen play baseball for 285 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 2: probably the next nine or ten months. So that that 286 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:13,959 Speaker 2: parts brutal. But you know, for the team, they've got 287 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 2: some stuff they got to figure out we're going to 288 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: talk about here in a minute. Yeah, there's a big 289 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 2: hole that's left at the top of that lineup, and 290 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 2: you know, they're it's going to be interesting to see 291 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 2: how they you know, the adjustments they make kind of 292 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 2: with this new reality. 293 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and you know, so where does the ripple effect occur? 294 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: You know, Ronald Acunya Junior. You know, when we talk 295 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: about just how impactful he is, there's really been two seasons. 296 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: But Ronald 'cunya Junior, you know, twenty twenty was shortened 297 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: by the pandemic, twenty twenty one was obviously his acl 298 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: tay or, twenty twenty two was recovering from that. But 299 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: what he did in twenty nineteen at his age and 300 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: what he did in twenty and twenty three at his age, 301 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: we've literally not seen before, Like well, we may have 302 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: seen what he did in twenty nineteen, but just it's 303 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: been very rare, and of course we've not seen before 304 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: what he did in twenty twenty three. So it goes 305 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: without saying you're not going to replace Ronald of Kuney Jr. 306 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: Like you're just you're not and that's not going to 307 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: be the focus I feel of what the Braves are 308 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: going to do. But as you mentioned, one of the 309 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: things that separates the Braves even if they've lost Spencer 310 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: Strider and Ronald o' kune Junr. Is the incredible depth 311 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: that they have and the quality of that depth. But 312 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: now the hope is it's even more important for that 313 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: depth to play to its quality, and that starts with 314 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: the leadoff spot. You know, ronald' kunyey Jr. Is incredible 315 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: in that spot and you mentioned it on X during 316 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: the game. But one thing that stands out about Ronald A. 317 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: Kuney Junior, even with all his vatted ball struggles this year, 318 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: he still did an incredible job of getting on base 319 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: and of course the threat that he was when it 320 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: came to getting on base. If there is a player 321 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: in theory who can stand out as being anywhere in 322 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: the stratusphere close to Ronald kun Junior did what he 323 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: was on the base pass, it was Michael Harris the second. 324 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: But as you mentioned, things have to be figured out 325 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: for that top spot. Michael Harris the second against right handers, 326 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: Ozzie Albi's against left handers. Those in theories seem to 327 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: be good options, but they have to be able to 328 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: get on base. And one of the things that I 329 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: think that stands out the most as I think you're 330 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: going to break down here, the Braves have got to 331 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: figure out who's going to get on base for them 332 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: in that lead off spot. 333 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know, with all the homers and 334 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 2: stolen bases last year, it's easy to think that, you know, 335 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 2: the speed power combo of Acunya is kind of what 336 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 2: sets him apart. But in reality, for this team, the 337 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 2: thing that set Acunha apart from everybody else is his 338 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 2: ability to get on base at an absurd rate. I mean, 339 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 2: he's run you know, three eighty three ninety four hundred 340 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 2: on base percentages most of his career, which of course 341 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 2: is elite, and you know, the Braves just don't have that. 342 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 2: You know, the Braves have plenty of guys who sluw right, Like, 343 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 2: if they have a slugger go down, there's like six 344 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 2: guys that can take that job. And and you know, 345 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 2: the low OBP high slugging percentage guy is very very 346 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 2: well represented in the Braves' lineup and they've built a 347 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 2: lot of their lineup off of that. But the high 348 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 2: OBP high slug guy is you know, those are hard 349 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 2: to find anyways, obviously because those are the elite of 350 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 2: elite players. But even just the purely high OBP guy 351 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 2: is not really a position the Braves have outside of Acunya. 352 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 2: And that's what made Acuna so valuable to this lineup 353 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 2: and so special to this lineup is he has a 354 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 2: specific skill, which is, you know, he's always been an 355 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 2: elite you know, ball strike guy. He doesn't swing at 356 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 2: bad pitches typically, he takes a ton of walks, even 357 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 2: this year when he hasn't been right at the plate 358 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 2: all year, you had like a thirteen percent walk rate 359 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 2: this year, which is elite, and that just carries his 360 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 2: OBP to levels that no one else on the roster 361 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 2: can even touch. The only guys that can even come closer, 362 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 2: like Matt Olsen, Marcela Zuna, guys who you typically wouldn't 363 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: see in the leadoff spot. So you know, that's what 364 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 2: the Braids are gonna have to figure out. They don't 365 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 2: have a guy like they have. They have guys who 366 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 2: have the body type to be lead off hitters, you know, 367 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 2: Michael Harris, Ozzie Albi's, Jared Kelnick, those guys, you know, 368 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 2: in terms of how they play the game. They could 369 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 2: be leadoff hitters, but they don't have that IGHOBP skill 370 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 2: that Ronald has. And so yeah, what do they do? 371 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 2: You know, I talked about this on Twitter x or 372 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 2: whatever the hell you call it now. I talked about 373 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 2: this tonight. But you know, when Jorge Soilia came over 374 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty one, people remember the big home runs 375 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 2: he hit, But the biggest thing he did for the 376 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 2: Braves when he came over in twenty twenty one is 377 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 2: he ran like a three sixty three seventy OVP And 378 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 2: so the Braves could put him at the top of 379 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 2: the lineup and that covered up Ronald's most valuable skill. 380 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 2: And that's that's what they need. They either need Michael, 381 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 2: they need they need Kelnick. They need somebody to fill 382 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 2: that OBP role at the top of the order, because, 383 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 2: like I said, even even in a down year for 384 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 2: Ronald this year, so far, he's got like a three 385 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 2: sixty on base percentage. Well, no, none of those guys 386 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 2: have anything close to that. Like, all those guys are 387 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 2: single digit walk rate guys. They're very aggressive hackers. They 388 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 2: swing in a lot of bad pitches. You know, the 389 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 2: ob OBP is not really their their primary skill, and 390 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 2: those are those are going to be the guys that 391 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 2: are called on to replace Ronald until Alice can go 392 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 2: make a move. So I'm very interesting what they do. 393 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: Uh. 394 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 2: I think you're right. I think it's probably gonna be 395 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,199 Speaker 2: Azzy against lefties and Michael against righty's. Michael did have 396 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 2: two walks tonight, which is a good sign. Maybe being 397 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 2: in the leadoff spot will force him to fix his 398 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 2: biggest flaw, which is taking you know, learning how to 399 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 2: take bad pitches and not swing at them. And maybe 400 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 2: this will be the best thing for him because he 401 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 2: knows he's got to set the table and you know, 402 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 2: this will be a catalyst for him kind of fixing 403 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,959 Speaker 2: this massive hole in his game. But that's what it's 404 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 2: gonna take. It's gonna take him kind of flipping the 405 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 2: script on what he's done so far in his career 406 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 2: and becoming a different kind of player. If he can't 407 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 2: do it, if as he can't do it, I don't know. 408 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 2: I don't know what they're gonna do. You know, Alex 409 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 2: obviously probably be aggressive at the deadline to try to 410 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 2: add guys, but it's still kind of early for that. 411 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 2: We're still probably a month out from that being a 412 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 2: realistic thing. So it's gonna be a fascinating thing to 413 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,679 Speaker 2: watch is how the Braves handle lead off and the 414 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 2: guys they put there, how they do at Ronald's most 415 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 2: critical skill, which was not hitting home because it was 416 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 2: not stealing basis. His most critical skill was getting on 417 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 2: bass an elite clip and that's what the Braves don't 418 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 2: really have already made a replacement for. So that's gonna 419 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 2: be a big thing to watch. 420 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: The one thing though, that I will say that I 421 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: applaud Brian Snicker for is because listen, again, nothing's gonna 422 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: make up for the loss of Ronald Acunya Junior. But 423 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: while the performance in that leadoff spot is in incredibly 424 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: important and I think that you're absolutely on the spot 425 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: for this lineup, what's gonna probably be missed is Ronald A. 426 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: Couoney Junr. You know, not only being on base consistently, 427 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: but what he did on the bass pass. But if 428 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: that is something that's going to be found either, you know, 429 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: infrequently for now, maybe they find a HIOBP guy at 430 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 1: the trade deadline. That remains to be seen, but I 431 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 1: will applaud Brian Snicker because again, well nothing's gonna make 432 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: up for the loss of Ronald a'cooney junior. Getting Sean 433 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: Murphy and Austin Riley back the day after he got 434 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: hurt is at least a nice you know, reaction or 435 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: response to what occurred. And now you've got Austin Riley, 436 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: Marcelo Ozuna, and Matt Olsen there two three and four. 437 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: Some night you'll see Ozzy Alby's in that fifth spot. 438 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: Some night you'll see Sean Murphy in that fifth spot. 439 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: But Riley, Azuna, and Olsen. I like that set up, 440 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: especially with how Ozuna tonight once again hitting the big 441 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: home run to give the Braves the lead that they 442 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: did not relinquish. Riley, Ozuna, and Olson. That is a 443 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: nice stack there to support the leadoff spot. And it's 444 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: nice to see those guys two three four. I applaud 445 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: that approach from Brian Snicker, and I think that as 446 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: those guys round into form, and if Azuna can sustain 447 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: what he's done throughout the year, that's going to be 448 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: one way to get this offense really back to being 449 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: one of the best in baseball. 450 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 2: And I tell you something I'm interested to see is 451 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 2: if they go non traditional with a leadoff spot. Like 452 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 2: like typically for leadoff spots, you know there's a there's 453 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 2: an archetype, you know, you go kind of smaller guy. 454 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 2: He's got some speed, but that isn't necessarily the best 455 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 2: thing to put leadoff. Like the best thing to put 456 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 2: in your leadoff spot is an elite OBP guy, regardless 457 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 2: off he's smaller, fast. You know, the Phillies have done 458 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 2: this with Kyle Schwarber for years now, where like Schwarber 459 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 2: is just an elite on BAS guy. He walks a 460 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 2: ton he you know, he gets a bunch of hits. 461 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 2: He's like a three eighty on BAS guy, So they 462 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: put him lead off even though he's not a typical 463 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 2: you know body for a leadoff hitter. And so like 464 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 2: Sean Murphy for example, is a guy who I think 465 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:00,440 Speaker 2: for his career, I looked this up the other day 466 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 2: after Ronnie got hurt, just so to have it off 467 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 2: the top of my head, but I think for his career, 468 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:10,959 Speaker 2: like Murphy's like a three forty OBP guy, which is 469 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 2: not you know, it's not Ronald territory, but it's solid. 470 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 2: So I do wonder if they go non traditional and 471 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 2: maybe try to put somebody who you know, whose body 472 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 2: type maybe you wouldn't necessarily think would be a lead offitter, 473 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 2: just just to get a guy to get on base. 474 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 2: My guess is they're going to keep running Ozzie against 475 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 2: lefties and Michael against righty's and just make those guys 476 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,880 Speaker 2: prove they can't do it. But I am I am 477 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 2: interested to see because it's such a skill that the 478 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 2: Braves kind of struggle with outside of Akunya. I'm very 479 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 2: interesee what they do. And again in twenty twenty one, 480 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 2: they got saved because one Ronald got hurt, right, you know, 481 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 2: and he got hurt in July, so it was right 482 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 2: near the deadline, so they could immediately make moves. And 483 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 2: not only did they immediately make moves, but again I 484 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 2: got like, oor hey, so Larre came in and really 485 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 2: took that over and became a really good, you know, 486 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 2: top of the older OBP guy. You know, in this situation, 487 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 2: it's may going going to immediately get a guy who 488 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 2: is going to be much much more difficult. It's gonna 489 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 2: have to be internal options, probably for at least a month. 490 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 2: So you know, do they just roll Ozzie versus lefties 491 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 2: Michael versus Righty's and just let it play out how 492 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 2: it plays out. Do they go non traditional? I don't know, 493 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,239 Speaker 2: It's going to be interesting to see. My guess is 494 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 2: they'll probably stick with Ozzy and Michael, but you know, 495 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 2: Snit I think will be aggressive with it. You know, 496 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 2: when Ronald's in there, the lineup is pretty set. But 497 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 2: without Ronald, I can see things moving around quite a 498 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 2: bit depending on how different guys are going. And I 499 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 2: wouldn't be stunted off they went non traditional for a 500 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 2: couple of games, just to maybe shake some things loose. 501 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 2: But yeah, it's going to be fascinating to watch. 502 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 1: But of course, as Minchin, of course, with the loss 503 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: of ronald' Counya junior, you know for the season. You know, 504 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: that was the big you know, roster shake up that 505 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 1: occurred over the past several days. But it was one 506 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 1: of many things that occurred, Steven. You know, we we 507 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: did see, as mentioned, you know, the return of uh 508 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: Austin Riley as well as Sean Murphy. We also saw, 509 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,239 Speaker 1: you know, veteran infielder Joey Wendell. I think it may 510 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: have been within the same day, but with in at 511 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: least forty eight hours of each other. We saw him 512 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: be signed by the club and then designated for assignment 513 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: by the Braves. You know, you see that quite a 514 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: bit at times, but it's just, you know, it's always 515 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: crazy to see. But one other move that has occurred 516 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: over the past week that you know, obviously was alluded to, 517 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: but I don't think has been discussed enough because of 518 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 1: you know, what has happened, you know with Ronald Acunyea junior, 519 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,159 Speaker 1: is the fact that last Thursday, after his season debut, 520 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: a J Smith shopper, unfortunately, it was revealed that he 521 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: had suffered a Grade two oblique strain that's likely going 522 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 1: to keep him out from maybe up to two months. 523 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: And that's you know, definitely disheartening to see for him 524 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,440 Speaker 1: as well, you know, with you know, the great start 525 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,120 Speaker 1: that he had in season debut, how he's looked at 526 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: times in in you know, the minor leagues also. But 527 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 1: the Braves continue to have this open spot, this open 528 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: fifth spot in the rotation now that Spencer Strider is 529 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: down and nobody's really claimed that spot. Well that's led 530 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: to a bit of a surprise promotion when it comes 531 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 1: to the Braves, and it's another top prospect coming up 532 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: in Spencer Schwellenbot. Now this may surprise some that it's 533 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: not you know, Hurst and Waldrip, but Spencer Swellenbach by 534 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: many who cover the Braves minor leagues, has been looked 535 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 1: at for a time now as maybe being the most 536 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: polished and most MLB ready starting pitching prospect that the 537 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: Braves have. That doesn't mean he has the highest ceiling 538 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: per se, but it means that he's someone who can 539 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: come in and do exactly what the Braves neither pitchers 540 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: to do when they're not a free to seal, put 541 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: the Braves in a position to win. Swellingboch gets the 542 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,959 Speaker 1: start on Wednesday against the Nationals. Kind of an easy 543 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: opportunity set up against you know, a team that the 544 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: Braves should be able to be beat, but a very 545 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 1: interesting and very intriguing move by the Braves. And listen, 546 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: there's opportunity there. As Swellabach comes out and does well, 547 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 1: he can definitely lay claim to this spot. It'll be 548 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: exciting to see what he can offer. 549 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I'm not gonna say the Braves are desperate, 550 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 2: because you know, if you're ten games over five hundred, 551 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 2: I don't think you're desperate, and if you have a 552 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 2: ninety eight percent chance of making the playoffs that I 553 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 2: don't I don't think you're desperate. But the Braves are 554 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 2: aggressively searching for a answer to that fifth starter job. 555 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 2: You know, obviously when Spencer went down, everybody got bumped 556 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 2: up a spot, so that fifth starter spot became open. 557 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 2: And the Braves have tried. You know, they tried Alan 558 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 2: wine Is there, didn't go well. They tried Vines there, 559 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 2: didn't go well. They tried Elder there. It really really 560 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 2: didn't go well. You know, smisch Alvra came in look good, 561 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 2: but then of course he heard his oblique and we 562 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 2: know that could be a couple of months. You know, 563 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 2: they've got some other guys that they don't really seem 564 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 2: like all that interested in trying. And like you said, 565 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 2: Swellenbach has been probably the best picture in the organization 566 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:08,360 Speaker 2: from a prospect perspective since the year started. Brad and 567 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 2: Garrett Garrett Spain or one of our buddies from Battery 568 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 2: Power to a show about two weeks ago going going 569 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 2: over the minor league team. If you didn't listen to 570 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 2: that episode, you should, because they talked about Spencer quite 571 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 2: a bit in that episode, because again, like you said, 572 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 2: a lot of the people that follow the minor leagues 573 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 2: will tell you that he's been the best picture of 574 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 2: that group this year, and he was the most major 575 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 2: League ready guy, even more than Shawber, even more than 576 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 2: Hurst and Waldroup. And he's not some random guy. I mean, 577 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 2: I think MLB pipeline has like the number three overall 578 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 2: prospect for the Braves, so like, this is a guy 579 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 2: that's got prospect pedigree, So it's not just some random 580 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 2: guy that's getting hot. There's there's there's real talent behind 581 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 2: there as well. So it's gonna be inter see what 582 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 2: he looks like. The job is going to be his 583 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 2: if he takes it and does well. The Braves are 584 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 2: just for any sort of decent pitching out of that spot. 585 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 2: It's been other than what Smith Schalv gave him the 586 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 2: other day, it's been a pretty it's it's been a 587 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 2: disaster pretty much for every guy that's coming out of 588 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 2: there since you know, I think Darius Fines had like 589 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 2: one good start right after Spencer got hurt, but since then, 590 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 2: it's been a kind of a revolving door of terrible. 591 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 2: So it'll be to see how it looks tomorrow, and 592 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 2: if he looks good, you know, I expect he'll be 593 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 2: up for a while because they don't really have another 594 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 2: option and they desperately need somebody to take that job 595 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 2: and at least give the team a chance to win 596 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 2: the game. You know, when he pitches, you're not looking 597 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 2: for like seven shutout innings, but like, don't give up 598 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 2: eight runs. It would be kind of what the Bridges 599 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 2: are looking for. Don't don't lose the game in the 600 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 2: first three innings. So and the way the offense is 601 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 2: going or not going at the moment, you know, it's 602 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 2: it's tough. When you give up five or six runs 603 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 2: in the first two innings, the game kind of feels over. 604 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 2: So it'll be a very And see how he looks. 605 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 2: I've never watched him pitch, and I'm mind the guy, 606 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 2: so I'll be watching just like everybody else, just to 607 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 2: see what he looks like. And if he you know, 608 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 2: it'd be huge if he can come out and give 609 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 2: the Braves a solid. 610 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: Start, absolutely, And if he does that, if he's able 611 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: to give the Braves, you know, the solid start that 612 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: they need, you know, then that sets up Atlanta, you know, 613 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 1: for the for the rest of this week to kind 614 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 1: of be in a good spot, right, you know, you after, 615 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: you know, if Swell and Block can get the job 616 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: done and they're gonna be facing a pretty quality competition 617 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: when Mackenzie going on the mound for the Nationals. But 618 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: they face the Nationals again on Thursday, but then Thursday 619 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 1: through Sunday for the rest of this week, you know 620 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 1: that three of the games are at least going to 621 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: be started you know, by by Lopez as well as 622 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: you know probably you know, Chris Sail as well as 623 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: either Charlie Morton or Max Freed. The point that I'm 624 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: getting at is is that last week I talked about 625 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: how this stretch that the Braves are going through where 626 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: they're facing the Pirates for three, Nationals for four and 627 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 1: Athletics for three, this was really gonna be an opportunity 628 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: for the Braves to kind of get right, hopefully and 629 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 1: things happen get back to their winning ways. Well, of course, 630 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: it's worked out about as worse as we possibly could think. 631 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: The loss of Ronald Rocouno Junior two and three through 632 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: this you know, ten game stretch, through the first five 633 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: games of this ten day game stretch, if swallow block 634 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: can give them a good start tomorrow, Tomorrow they can 635 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: get that second straight win, then the Braves are set 636 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: up really good to have a good weekend I think 637 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: against the Nationals and Athletics. But they need to take 638 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: advantage of it. This Braves team, they're starting to get 639 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: back to being able to have success against opposing team's bullpens. 640 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: But if they could start to score runs early in games, 641 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: give their pitchers leads to work with, now is the 642 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: time to do it. I know we've been saying that 643 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 1: in different variations now for six weeks, but now, Steve 644 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: and it really seems like I don't want to say 645 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: there's extra pressure on the Braves because it's made, but 646 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: it really seems like a good time for them to 647 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: get going and the setup is there for them to 648 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: do exactly that, scoring runs early in games and hopefully 649 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 1: putting a stretch of wins together. 650 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, getting Riley and Murphy back obviously helps. 651 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 2: There's this more depth in the lineup. Obviously, they lost 652 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 2: to Kunya, so that stings and it was a real 653 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 2: you know, it was a real kick in the gut 654 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 2: because literally the day that they were gonna get Murphy 655 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 2: and Riley back and have their full lineup. You know, 656 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 2: Ronald gets hurt the day before, so but yeah, having 657 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,400 Speaker 2: having Murph and Riley back will help. But back will 658 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 2: will definitely help. But you know, the Braves, Michael Harris 659 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 2: needs to get going, you know, counting needs to get going. 660 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 2: Matt Olson kind of comes and goes. He's been. You 661 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 2: can kind of see it coming a little bit. I 662 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 2: don't know, maybe they're just waiting for June first, like 663 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 2: they have the last couple of years. We'll see. But yeah, 664 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 2: the offense, I mean, I tweeted it out like the 665 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 2: Braves are doing a really weird thing right now. Where 666 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 2: they've played twenty four games this month or twelve and twelve, 667 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,560 Speaker 2: so they've got twelve ones or twelve losses this month, 668 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 2: and the twelve losses they've given up three runs or more, 669 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 2: and the twelve wins they've given up two runs or less. 670 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 2: So that means anytime the Braves have given up more 671 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 2: than three runs in a game this month, they lost. 672 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 2: So the only time they're winning games is that they're 673 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 2: getting like truly elite pitching. That's just a whole that's 674 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 2: just a really inconsistent way to go through a season 675 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,720 Speaker 2: because you're not gonna get You're not gonna throw shutouts 676 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:19,720 Speaker 2: every night, like you're gonna have games where you give 677 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 2: up three runs. You gotta be able to score five. 678 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 2: And the Braves haven't done that once in the month 679 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 2: of May. So you know, the offense has got to 680 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:30,480 Speaker 2: get back going. It's got to be able to cover 681 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 2: up when the pitching staff isn't perfect, because right now, 682 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 2: the only way the Braids are winning games if is 683 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 2: if the pitching staff is damn near perfect. You know, 684 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 2: they need Max to go eight innings and you know, 685 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 2: eight shutout innings, they need Sale to go seven shutout 686 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,240 Speaker 2: innings like these are these are the only way the 687 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 2: Brads are winning games at the moment. So that's not 688 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:51,719 Speaker 2: gonna last. You've got to be able to cover up 689 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 2: some some you know, sometimes when the other teams score 690 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 2: some runs, and so, yeah, they need the offense. Obviously 691 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 2: without Acunyon, it's gonn be even harder, especially in the 692 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 2: leadoff spot. But hopefully getting Murph and Riley back, getting 693 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 2: Olsen going, you know, maybe getting Harris or calling it going, 694 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:14,279 Speaker 2: you know, Ozzie, hopefully June first is kind of the 695 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 2: magic elixir again like it's been the last couple of years, 696 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 2: and this team takes. 697 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:22,719 Speaker 1: Off absolutely and you know, you just hope at some 698 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: point in time that this braves offense again. I know 699 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:27,719 Speaker 1: that they've kind of been in a shuffle, they've been 700 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: in a flux, and the loss of Ronald of Cunton 701 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: Junior certainly doesn't help. But now with Riley and Murphy back, 702 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: you know, the one thing that I will say is 703 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: that you know, since Murphy's been out since the start 704 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: of the season, this is the first time that despite Ronald, 705 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 1: you've seen this offense you know, at its full level 706 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 1: of health. You've had Riley out a few weeks, You've 707 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: had Ozzy Alby's out a few weeks. But this offense 708 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: can now finally look at itself and say, Okay, this 709 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:56,320 Speaker 1: is how it's going to be for the rest of 710 00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: the year. You're not gonna have Ronald Acuney Junior, but 711 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 1: at the very least we have every somebody else healthy, 712 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 1: and with our pitching staff being as well as it is, 713 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:05,719 Speaker 1: maybe you could take a little bit of pressure off 714 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: ourselves and just trust our at bats, trust the natural 715 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 1: ability that we have to get the job done. It 716 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: does certainly seem as if at times that many of 717 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 1: these at batsy I know that they look like they 718 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: they're horrible, there's no plane at all, But it also 719 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,719 Speaker 1: looks like that there's just a ton of pressure on 720 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 1: this offense at times that they're putting on themselves. Maybe 721 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:25,439 Speaker 1: now with you know them being you know, at full 722 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 1: strength outside of Ronald, maybe there's a little pressure they 723 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: could take off themselves. A little bit of relaxation can 724 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:32,760 Speaker 1: occur and they can get the job done more often 725 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: like we expect them to. But Stephen, you know, obviously 726 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:38,480 Speaker 1: a lotch cover in this show. You know again, I'm 727 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 1: ready to get back to you know, where the show's 728 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 1: mostly positive, where we don't have a lot of negative 729 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: things to talk about, and hopefully this could be the 730 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 1: sort of a good stretch of winning. But anything else 731 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 1: you have for this edition of the Hammer Territory Podcast. 732 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 2: Nope, just go make sure to check out the other shows. 733 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 2: You know, Brad I did a show with Grant, you know, 734 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:58,960 Speaker 2: a long time friend of the show, and it's it 735 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 2: was fantastic obviously, and then Brad had to come right 736 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,359 Speaker 2: back on and do the Emergency podcast because we learned 737 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 2: about Acunya. We've had some guests on the show. Like 738 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 2: I said before, Brad did the show with Garrett about 739 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:12,319 Speaker 2: the minor league system. That is much more relevant now 740 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 2: that Spencer's coming up to pitch, So definitely go listen 741 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:16,439 Speaker 2: to that, but I go check out the shows, check 742 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 2: out the whole network. We're part of the fouts here 743 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 2: toward network. You know, they've got multiple shows, they've got Cubs, 744 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 2: they've got Dodgers, so it's a it's an expanding network. 745 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,000 Speaker 2: We appreciate those guys. They've been incredibly helpful to us, 746 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,880 Speaker 2: and as always, we are incredibly grateful to the fans 747 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 2: that have listened. With the support we've gotten since we've 748 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 2: made the move has been tremendous, So a big shout 749 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:40,439 Speaker 2: out to you guys, and we appreciate it as always. 750 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And that's the great thing about the podcast being available, 751 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:46,959 Speaker 1: being available as frequently as it is listen, every show 752 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: is going to be relevant. Even if the show may 753 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: be a couple of days old. The content that's there, 754 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,200 Speaker 1: especially when we have guests, stays true. Some of the 755 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,360 Speaker 1: things that I talked about when it came to but 756 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,719 Speaker 1: when it came to talk with Buster only nearly two 757 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: weeks ago. They're now more true than ever. So you know, 758 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:03,800 Speaker 1: just always make sure that you're checking out the shows 759 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,359 Speaker 1: and it's not just the latest show that's worth listening to. 760 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:08,920 Speaker 1: Some shows, as Steven talked about when it came to 761 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 1: Brad and Garrett, the relevance of those shows they increase 762 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:14,160 Speaker 1: in time because you know, now we see Spincer Swollowmack 763 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: on the mound for the Braves on Wednesday, and of 764 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: course we'll be back with you once again later this week, 765 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:21,680 Speaker 1: multiple times talking about the Braves as they wrap up 766 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: their series against the Nationals and of course take on 767 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: the Athletics this weekend. But for Steven Talbert, happy underscore 768 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: outliers on Twitter. My name is Sean Coleman at Stat's 769 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:32,800 Speaker 1: Sac on Twitter, Fine Hammer Territory at Hammer Territory across 770 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:36,400 Speaker 1: all forms of social media. Until next time, Go Braves. 771 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you again soon here on the Hammer 772 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: Territory Podcast