1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Is this a great game or what with the Hall 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: of Favorite Tim Kirkchen I'm his son, Jeff Kirkchhen, and 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: it is postseason, tom baby. 4 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 2: Whoo, Jeff. This is my forty fifth postseason, and I'm 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 2: not sure I've looked forward to one a whole lot 6 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 2: more than this one, because it's just so interesting that 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: the regular season, Jeff made absolutely no sense. I was 8 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: thinking about this today, the six American League playoff teams. 9 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 2: At one point or another, I said publicly, or at 10 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 2: least to myself, I don't think this team is going 11 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: to make the playoffs. I thought the Blue Jays were 12 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 2: a fourth place team and they won the division. There 13 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: was a short time there late in the year where 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: I said, I'm not sure the Yankees are going to 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: make it to October. I said that multiple times about 16 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: the Red Sox. I said it like ten times about 17 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: the Guardians in the month of September, and they still 18 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: found a way. Detroit I said the same thing, and 19 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 2: Seattle I counted out multiple times. The point of this, Jeff, 20 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 2: is what an unpredictable, beautifully unpredictable season. This was just 21 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 2: when a team you thought it was good, it lost 22 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 2: seven in a row and just when you thought it 23 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 2: was terrible in one eight in a row. That is 24 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 2: the signature part of this season for me, which pretty 25 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 2: much guarantees an amazing October ahead an unpredictable October if 26 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:31,919 Speaker 2: nothing else. 27 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and Dad, you just wrapped up, so you're in 28 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: Bristol right now, still have your TV makeup. By the way, 29 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: you look great and you look way tanner than I do. 30 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: Let me just say, uh. And then you did the 31 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: Baseball Tonight podcast with Buster and then you hopt on 32 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: is this a great game or what with us? And 33 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: then you're flying to Los Angeles because you're going to 34 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: be covering the wild card game between the Dodgers and 35 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Reds, So you're going to be doing that, 36 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: right You're doing. 37 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: TV, So Tom Hart and I will be calling the 38 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: Dodgers Reds again. Jeff, who saw the Reds in the 39 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: playoffs a month ago, and I think they went twenty 40 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 2: seven and twenty eight down the stretch and still made 41 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: the playoffs, which again is one of our takeaways. Jeff, 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: how this is Tito Francona. This is why he is 43 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 2: so good. He walks in the room, everyone recognizes this 44 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 2: is a hall of Fame manager. He knows exactly what 45 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: button to press and when to press it on every 46 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: player on his team. And he told me early on 47 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 2: in spring training that Ellie de la Cruz, his best player, 48 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 2: came into his office and just sat down and talked 49 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 2: to him privately about baseball, wanting to learn. That was 50 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: the first sign that maybe the Reds were headed for 51 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 2: something good. And they made the playoffs a year after 52 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 2: winning only seventy seven games. Pretty impressive, huh. 53 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: Very impressive. So, Dad, you've got that game. It's nine 54 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: pm Eastern Standard time this evening, Reds Dodgers. The winner 55 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 1: of that series will take on the two seeded Phillies, 56 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: and then the Cubs and the Padres will take on 57 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: the winner of that series will take on the one 58 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: seeded best record in baseball, the Brewers. That game's at 59 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: three o'clock. Tigers Guardians one o'clock today will take on 60 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: the Mariners, whoever moves on from that series, and then 61 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: we get Red Sox Yankees' postseason action in the first round. 62 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: That's a six PM start time Eastern Standard Time. Today. 63 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: Winner will take on the one seeded Blue Jays in 64 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: the AL. 65 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jeff, it was an amazing weekend in baseball. It 66 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 2: was a fabulous Sunday in baseball. The Red Sox, who 67 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 2: we just talked about, made the playoffs, even though they 68 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: made the most errors in the major leagues this year 69 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 2: in a full season, not counting twenty twenty ninety five 70 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: ninety five Dodgers, eighty five Dodgers, seventy one Giants, and 71 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: sixty five Twins are the only teams to lead the 72 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: major leagues in errors and still make the playoffs. Just 73 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: shows you how resilient that the Red Sox are. That things, 74 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 2: mistakes are made, things go wrong, and they still find 75 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 2: a way to win. And now they're playing the Yankees 76 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 2: jet who go into the playoffs having won eight games 77 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 2: in a row. They have five guys on their team 78 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 2: with twenty five or more homers. They lead the major 79 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 2: leagues in run scored. They are a devastating offensive team 80 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 2: at the moment. I think they've fixed their bullpen. Their 81 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: starting rotation is way better than I thought, but mostly 82 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: Jeff red Sox Yankees pretty darn good, right, Yeah? 83 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: Max Freed again, Scarrett Crochet, I mean, could you ask 84 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 1: for a better matchup? This is this is only the 85 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: wild card round. 86 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: How excited. Two really good left handed pitchers who throw 87 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 2: slightly different stuff, but they're both really really good. And 88 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: back to New York for a second, Jeff, The Reds 89 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 2: made the playoffs because the Mets didn't make the playoffs. 90 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 2: And I'm still astonished by this, Jeff. They were twenty 91 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 2: one games over five hundred in the middle of June, 92 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 2: best record in baseball and they didn't make the playoffs. 93 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: Last team to be twenty one or games or more 94 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 2: over five hundred and not make the playoffs were the 95 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 2: Indians in twenty nineteen. So now the Mets, wow, are 96 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: going to have to figure out how to rebuild this team, 97 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 2: and at the moment, they may have to do it 98 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: without Pete Alonzo, who opted out of his contract, which, Jeff, 99 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: were you a little surprised to hear a player not 100 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 2: just opt out because I thought he was going to 101 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 2: opt out thirty minutes after one of the worst losses 102 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: in franchise history. 103 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: Agreed, I just can't understand the pr of that. I 104 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: really like Pete Alonzo, but the fans are already hurting 105 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: and now he drops this bombshell down right after I mean, 106 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: we all kind of knew he wasn't gonna stay. But 107 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: if you make a little baby playoff run, like, maybe 108 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: he finds the love of it again and wants to 109 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: go back to City Field and play another season or 110 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: another couple years. I thought it was a little tough time. 111 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 2: Yes, I totally agree. And again, he could re sign 112 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 2: with the Mets. He's just opting out of this contract. 113 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 2: He could build a new contract there. But I'm sure 114 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 2: the chances of him resigning with the Mets are less 115 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 2: than it was if they maybe had made the playoffs. 116 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: Twenty four hours ago. 117 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, But the story of the day to me, Jeff, 118 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 2: beyond the Mets losing and the Reds making the playoffs, 119 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: is that the Guardians won the division. Jeff fifteen and 120 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 2: a half games out of first place this year and 121 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 2: came back to win the division. No team has ever 122 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 2: been that far out and come back to win a 123 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 2: division or league title the Guardians, and I thought it 124 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 2: was just so fitting, Jeff, for a team that doesn't 125 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: score very many runs, has trouble offensively, that they clinched 126 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 2: a playoff spot, not the division title, but they clinched 127 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 2: a playoff spot when a player got hit by a 128 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: pitch with the bases loaded as a walkoff. So it's 129 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 2: the first time since at least nineteen twenty that any 130 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 2: team has clinched a playoff spot on a walk off 131 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: hit batter. It never happened since at least nineteen twenty. 132 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 2: I mean, Jeff used to live in Cleveland. This must 133 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 2: be kind of fun for you, right. 134 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: It was really neat because Progressive Field this past week, 135 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: the final week of the regular season, was packed because 136 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: the players were saying, we've got to pack the park 137 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: in order to make this final run to win the division. 138 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: And they did it, and Dad, now they're going to 139 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: play the Tigers in the wildcard round. It's kind of 140 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: crazy that both AL teams or both AL wild card 141 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: games are going to be division rivals. 142 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: I think that's what makes this It's going to get 143 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 2: off to a flying start right away. These wild card 144 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 2: series are so good because you lose gay one and 145 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: do you think you're an we gotta obviously you got 146 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 2: to win the game two. The pressure at the top 147 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 2: is going to be really, really good, Okay, Jeff. The 148 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 2: takeaways will just finish with just three amazing seasons, Okay. 149 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 2: Shohei Otani on the final day of the year, hit 150 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 2: his fifty fifth home run. What does that mean in 151 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 2: Dodger history? 152 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: Jeff, I think you know this fift Well, he broke 153 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: his own record of the most season, of most home 154 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: runs in a season for a Dodger. He broke his 155 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: fifty four home run record on the final, which he's. 156 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: Last year, and then this year just all right, I'll 157 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 2: hit fifty five this year and he did it while 158 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 2: pitching exceptionally well. I can't wait to see how the 159 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 2: Dodgers use him in the postseason. It will be fascinating 160 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 2: on every level then, of course, And you know, Dad. 161 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: I think it's interesting fun fact. I know now who 162 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: was originally the Dodger home run leader was Sean Green, right, 163 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: which I think would come as a bit of surprise 164 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: when you think about the history of that great team. 165 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: I mean nothing against Sean Green. He's incredible, and then 166 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: you follow up with Adrian Beltray and Cody Bellinger, and 167 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: then Gary Sheffield comes in with forty three home runs. 168 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: It's just crazy to me that it's Otani Otani Sean 169 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: Green in that all right. 170 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 2: Now, Otani struck out and I'm just telling I use 171 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 2: these numbers all the time. He struck out I believe 172 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 2: he had one hundred and eighty five strikeouts going into 173 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 2: the final day of the season. So the two greatest 174 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 2: strikeout seasons in an MVP season we're held by are 175 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 2: held by Otani one hundred and eighty nine and twenty 176 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 2: twenty one when he won the MVP, and then he 177 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 2: had one hundred and eighty five this year maybe plus 178 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: I didn't even check, So the two greatest strikeout seasons 179 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 2: by an MVP were by Otani. But that's not important, 180 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 2: not in today's game, Jeff. He was a spectacular player, 181 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 2: and my guess is he will win the Nation League 182 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 2: MVP with relative ease this year. You disagree there. 183 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 1: He finished finished with one hundred and eighty seven and 184 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: he will win the National League MVP. I don't think 185 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: there's a debate here. There was a little bit of fun, 186 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: a little bit of chatter when it came to Kyle 187 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: Schwarber maybe getting it, but I think you've got to go. 188 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 2: With him, Tony. And speaking of that, I know that 189 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 2: people talk about this every day. We're not going to 190 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 2: do it, but Aaron judge against cal Raley for al MVP, 191 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 2: it should be a tie, Jeff, that's how close they are. 192 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 2: If you ask me, I would vote for Aaron Judge 193 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 2: because across the board, the numbers are amazing. His ops, 194 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 2: his ops plus slugging is most of them are significantly 195 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 2: better than cal Raley. But Raleigh's season, Jeff was more historic, 196 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 2: it was more amazing, It was more remarkable than Aaron 197 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 2: Judges season. But I think across the board, Aaron Judges 198 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 2: season was better. 199 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: He's twenty He's batting twenty points higher than the next guy. 200 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,079 Speaker 1: Finished the season with three point thirty one. Dad that 201 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: those numbers are just unheard of. That's almost a third 202 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: of the time he's getting a hit. I agree with you, Dad, 203 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: I would love to see cal Raley win this. I 204 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: would love for a switch hitting catcher who hit sixty 205 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: home runs for a team like the Mariners to win 206 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: the MVP. But I think it's so hard not to 207 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: give it to Judge. I really believe so. 208 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 2: In honor of these two amazing American League MVP candidates, 209 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 2: We're going to have two team tims on this show. 210 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,719 Speaker 2: The first one is right now. Let's see. I see 211 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 2: how clever you are, Jeff, and you have really us me, 212 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 2: especially in recent weeks. All right, Uh, the catcher on 213 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 2: this team is cal Raleigh use his last Weday? 214 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: Is it the all towns all cities? And yes, but 215 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:19,719 Speaker 1: it's Raleigh, North Carolina. More than that, it's not just 216 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: a town, it's a There are fifty of them. Oh uh, 217 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: a state date capitols. 218 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: Way to go. Cal Raleigh is the catcher. Tyler Austin 219 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 2: is at first base. Mike Lansky is at second base. 220 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 2: Scottie Madison is at shortstop. Polson Montgomery, who had a 221 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 2: great second half of the year for the White Sox, 222 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 2: is our shortstop. Reggie Alackson is one outfielder, although I 223 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 2: had to put Reggie in there, but I really thought 224 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 2: about putting Austin Jackson in there because his last name 225 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 2: and his first name are state capitals. Darryl Boston is 226 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 2: another outfielder. Juan Pierre is our third outfielder, and I 227 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 2: have two pitchers, Lee Richmond threw a no hitter like 228 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 2: two hundred years ago, and Mike Lincoln. So those are 229 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 2: my All State Capitals baseball team. And this was done 230 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 2: in honor of Cal Raley and his magnificent sixty homer 231 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 2: season for a really good Mariners team. 232 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: Dad's who did we forget? 233 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, you already have a Jackson and Bo Jackson. 234 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 2: I did it again, Jeff, I have left Bo Jackson 235 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: off of how many team tims at least three. 236 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: Now we've made it a stretch though. I tried to 237 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: put him on the All Romance team for like what 238 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,599 Speaker 1: you call your Love your Bill, and you didn't go 239 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: for that one. 240 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 2: All right. I made a mistake with Bo Jackson once, 241 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 2: but I'm still going with Reggie Jackson because he was 242 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 2: a over. We're all had a better career than Bo Jackson. 243 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: Okay, well, Dad, Before we jump into the rest of 244 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: the show, I think it's important to discuss a little 245 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: bit about what this week is gonna look like for 246 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 1: the podcast. So obviously, today is September the thirtieth, is 247 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: the first day of the wild Card Round of the Playoffs. 248 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: The very first games, all four of them, kick off 249 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: today one o'clock Eastern Standard time. But the crazy thing 250 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: about this week is, Dad, you're going to be in 251 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: Los Angeles. I'm gonna be here in beautiful skip Back, 252 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania in the basement as always, But we are not 253 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: sure how we're going to be able to get a 254 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: Thursday episode as we do Tuesday Wednesday Thursday out for you. 255 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: We just feel like it's not right because we usually 256 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: do this Wednesday afternoon. I wake up early in the morning, 257 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: so we may be pushing our Thursday episode to Friday, 258 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: maybe even Friday at like six am. So if you 259 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: don't see something on the feed, you most likely won't 260 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: on Thursday. Unless by some miracle we get four sweeps, 261 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: which is just not going to happen in my opinion, 262 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: then most likely you're going to be getting our third 263 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: episode this week on Friday, because we just think we 264 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: would rather be armed with who is going to be 265 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: in the NL and al DS's instead of being like, hey, guys, 266 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: we kind of watched one and a half games here, 267 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: one and a half series. 268 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 2: I'm with you, Look, let's try to do what we 269 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 2: get those two little guys try to do a podcast here. 270 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 2: We don't even pretend to try to be completely up 271 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 2: to date, completely relevant, because we don't have enough firepower 272 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 2: to do that. But when you're in the playoffs, you 273 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 2: have to be as current and as up to date. 274 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 2: So that's why we're going to attempt to do this. Okay, Yeah, 275 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 2: so just you know, be patient with us. 276 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: And speaking of Wednesday's episode will go off without any 277 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: sort of delay because we have Jeremy Shapp who's going 278 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: to be joining us. We already have it in the bag. 279 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: And Dad, he was so incredible, right. 280 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 2: He's hilariously funny, he made us laugh, he made us cry. 281 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 2: He's quirky, he's odd, he's brilliant, he's Jeremy, and he's 282 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 2: one of my best friends. And I loved having him on. 283 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 2: So please, he will talk to you about all sorts 284 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 2: of things. It's not just about baseball. It's about it's 285 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 2: about dollar bills, and it's about Jim Abbott, and it's 286 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 2: about presidents in the nineteen ten Philadelphia as it's he. 287 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: Covers Muhammad Ali covers the gamut, that's for sure. So 288 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: make sure you're subscribed following wherever you're listening right now 289 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: in order to get a notification when that pops up. 290 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: So coming up next here on is this a great 291 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: game or what we'll do our quirk jins we'll also 292 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: do on this date in baseball history, Dad, And I 293 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: heard you have another team Tim. 294 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 2: To hit us with. 295 00:16:50,720 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: Right, all right, let's do that next? Back to this 296 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: a great game? 297 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 2: Or what? All right, Dad? 298 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: Are Quark gins, what's going on? Heading into Jeff. 299 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: We've made it clear now that now that I finally 300 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 2: learned how to use the Internet to get emails and everything, 301 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 2: we probably got twenty people calling in about the great 302 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 2: battery that the Yankees use the other night when Max 303 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 2: Freed pitched to Ben Rice, so we had it looks 304 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:29,719 Speaker 2: like fried Rice. Okay, people say, did you notice this? Well, 305 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 2: of course I did. How could you miss that, especially 306 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 2: when you look at stupid things like I do all 307 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 2: the time. Let's see how well you remember, Jeff, my 308 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 2: two favorite batteries other now than fried Rice in baseball history. 309 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 2: Do you remember them? 310 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: Well, Burger can't. 311 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 2: No, that's a pitcher batter I'm talking about a pitcher catcher. 312 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: So the battery, Oh I can't remember. What are your 313 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: two favorites? 314 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 2: Well you should not remember, Jef, They're too dumb. But 315 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 2: Bud Black, which to Steve Decker multiple times, Black and 316 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 2: Decker's right had the Black and Decker battery, and Steve 317 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 2: Russian and our brilliant guests each of the last two 318 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 2: years said when when Decker caught Black, he used to 319 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 2: put on the power tools of Vignorant, which we always 320 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 2: love it, and when Glenn Abbott pitched to Marty Castillo 321 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 2: a couple times more than a couple of times with 322 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 2: the Tigers, the Abbott and Castillo battery. So those those 323 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 2: are still my two favorites. But fried Rice is in 324 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:35,400 Speaker 2: there now. It's in the running. It's in the top 325 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 2: five for sure. Dad. 326 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 1: I love it, and I love that you're seeing what 327 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: all of the members of our family, that's what we 328 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 1: call the people who listen to our silly little show here. 329 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: I'm so glad you're seeing what they're sending us, because 330 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: it's great stuff that they're sending to us. 331 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 2: Okay, a couple other things. Luis Garcia Junior of the 332 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 2: Nationals had a three homer game the other day. Jeff 333 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 2: nineteen different fineteen times this year as a player hit 334 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 2: three homers in a game. Nineteen. Wow, Now I've told 335 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 2: you a million times. Hank Aaron had won three homer 336 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 2: game in his career. David Ortiz, Gary Sheffield, Raphael pel 337 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 2: Merrow never had a three homer game nineteen times this year, 338 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 2: and it's not a record. We had twenty two of 339 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 2: them in two thousand and one, a steroid year, of course, 340 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 2: and twenty nineteen which was a year that people think 341 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 2: the ball was juiced. But so we didn't have a 342 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 2: major league record. But nineteen times this year an individual 343 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 2: player hit three homers in a game. Sounds like a 344 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 2: lot to me. Jeff Greed, Yeah, that does sound like 345 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 2: a lot, all right. So Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays, 346 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 2: who had one of the great game, won sixty twos 347 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 2: in history. Ever. 348 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: I love him. 349 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 2: He's a short, chunky little catcher who can really hit. 350 00:19:56,080 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 2: Hit thirteen homers and seventy RBIs going into the final game, 351 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 2: and then he had a couple of doubles. I believe 352 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 2: he had a Grand Slam, the first Grand Slam of 353 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 2: his career, and it just broke the game wide open, 354 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 2: and of course got the Blue Jays to win the 355 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 2: American League East when I thought they were a fourth 356 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,919 Speaker 2: place team for about the first two months of the season. 357 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 2: But I have to mention that Kirk finished a game 358 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 2: the other night playing against the Red Sox, where he 359 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 2: hit a line, just a bullet line drive, one hop 360 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: to right field and will you're a bray of the 361 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 2: Red Sox threw Alejandro Kirk out at first base to 362 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 2: end the game, a nine to three putout to end 363 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 2: a game. Now, I looked at the play by play 364 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 2: on Baseball Reference and it said that Kirk lined out 365 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 2: to right field. Well, he didn't. He grounded out to 366 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 2: right field in theory all. And I called Fray for 367 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 2: the Elias and he he sent me back an email 368 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 2: and said, Tim, I'm not looking this up. We've been 369 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 2: asked about this a bunch of times. You just can't 370 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 2: find the defensive parts perfectly. And if the Elias can't 371 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 2: find it and make sure it's one hundred percent right, 372 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 2: they're not going to look it up. So I still 373 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 2: found it pretty interesting. And a couple other things. Jeff, 374 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 2: so you know how much I love names. Aaron Nola 375 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 2: faced Joe Ryan the other day, so we had and 376 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 2: they were the pictures of record a Nola Ryan Uh 377 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 2: pitching matchup. 378 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: Not bad, right, that's a pretty darn good one. I 379 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: was going to bring that one up, Oh you Ryan, 380 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: I did. I did have that one marked down, but 381 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: I didn't know if it would be too much stretch. 382 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 2: We've learned one wrong stretches. 383 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: We're like, we're like first basement on this podcast. We're 384 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: always stretched. 385 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 2: We're two Willie mccovey's that for sure. But Nola and 386 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 2: Ryan each had nine strikeouts, so they had a total 387 00:21:55,560 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 2: of eighteen strikeouts in the Nola Ryan game and. 388 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 1: The can I just say something about that game? 389 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 2: Dad? 390 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: So Aaron Nola was perfect through I believe five and 391 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: a third. But as naturally comes, as a father of 392 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: a two year old, I don't get to the games 393 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: on time. Usually I end up just kind of zipping 394 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: through to Live because I'm putting a baby down. And 395 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: I get there and I'm I'm hearing Tom McCarthy the 396 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: play by play broadcast for the Phillies. There's like a 397 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: ground out to the third baseman, but it sounded like 398 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: it was a really important ground out. 399 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 2: You know. 400 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: He just had a little more pep in his step, 401 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: a little bit more energy in the voice. I was like, 402 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: why would he call a ground out to the third 403 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: basement that excitedly? 404 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 2: Listen. 405 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 1: It's hard to be a play by play broadcaster. I've tried. 406 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: It's difficult. But I was like, there's something going on. 407 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: And I look at my phone and I see he's 408 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 1: perfect through five and a third or what a I 409 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,719 Speaker 1: look at my wife and I say, Emily, I need 410 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: explain to you, what's happening right now. And I look 411 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 1: at her and I said, but I can't say anything 412 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 1: because then but you can't say it either, But what 413 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 1: could a pitcher be doing right now? And she looks 414 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: at me, she goes, oh, I know, and we put 415 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: our head up. Boom solo Homer left field. 416 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 2: That's what it worked. I think I jigs that totally agree. 417 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 2: And by the way, Aaron Nola passed Robin Roberts for 418 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 2: this for the second most strikeouts in the history of 419 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 2: the Phillies. That's pretty impressive, you know. Steve Carlton is 420 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 2: number one. So and of course the Phillies if they're 421 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 2: going to win the World Series, Aaron Nola's gonna have 422 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: to be great. And he sure was great in that start. Yeah. 423 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: Emily looked at me when they put that graph it 424 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: up and said, how many years did Steve Carlton pitch 425 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 1: for the Phillies, Because I mean, he has like two 426 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 1: thousand more strikeouts than than Nola, not quite like twice 427 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: as many babies. So I said, like one hundred years. 428 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,159 Speaker 2: Like, don't worry, Carlton's greatest pitcher in the history of 429 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 2: the Phillies, all right, And talk about a stretch Jeff 430 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 2: another Pictures of Record, but not in the same game. 431 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,959 Speaker 2: We had Walker Bueller and Mitch Ferris, so we had 432 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 2: a Ferris Bueller not against each other, but they were 433 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 2: both Pictures of Record on the same day, and I 434 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 2: love Ferris Bueller's day off, so we had to have 435 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 2: a little bit of fun with that as we head 436 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,199 Speaker 2: into the postseason. 437 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely, all right, Dad, Well, today is September thirtieth, twenty 438 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: twenty five. On this state in baseball history, what do 439 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: you go? 440 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 2: In? Nineteen sixty two, Joe Pignatano, pretty good player. The 441 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 2: final at bat of his career, he lined into a 442 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 2: triple play. That was the last at bat he ever 443 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 2: took in the big League. Now he lined into a 444 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 2: triple play, he didn't ground into one. That's still pretty cool. 445 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 2: Nineteen ninety two, George Brett got hit number three thousand. 446 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 2: George Brett is for me, the third greatest third basement 447 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 2: of all time, after Mike Schmidt and Ednie Matthews. My list, 448 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 2: nobody else's, and George Brett's one of the great hitters 449 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,159 Speaker 2: that I've ever seen. I'm going to tell you the 450 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 2: story again. Years and years ago, he was injured on 451 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 2: the disabled list during a season he had a bad 452 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: ankle and he was on crutches, but he went, of 453 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 2: course to the Royals golf tournament because he was the 454 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 2: captain of the team, best player on the team and everything, 455 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 2: and he was like welcoming everyone through on the eighteenth 456 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 2: hole when they came through, just because he couldn't play 457 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 2: because his ankle was really banged up. So a group 458 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 2: behind him decides to have a little bit of fun. 459 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 2: So some guy, one of the Royals, from one hundred 460 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 2: and fifty yards hits it into the green while everyone's putting. 461 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 2: So George Brett sees it coming, he drops his crutches, 462 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 2: he takes his putter, which has a blade about that thick, 463 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 2: you know, an inch and a half two inches, whatever 464 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 2: it is, and he hits the golf ball out of 465 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 2: mid air with his putter and hits it one hundred 466 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 2: and fifty yards back down the fairway. So I said, George, come, 467 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 2: that's impossible, no one could do that, And he said, wow. 468 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 2: It was nineteen eighty and that was the year Jeffy 469 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 2: batted three ninety and every time he swung the bat 470 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 2: at anything, he hit it really hard. So on this date, 471 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 2: George Brett had hit number three thousand on this day, 472 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,120 Speaker 2: on this date in nineteen. I mean, in twenty twenty two, 473 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 2: cal Raley, who we mentioned earlier from the All State 474 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 2: Capitol Team, hit a home run to put the Mariners 475 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 2: in the playoffs, to walk off homer to put them 476 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 2: in the playoffs for the first time since two thousand 477 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 2: and one. So he has been a legendary player in 478 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:45,439 Speaker 2: Seattle for years. It wasn't just this year. He became 479 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 2: this mythical creature, this mythical player in Seattle in twenty 480 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 2: twenty two when he got him into the playoffs with 481 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 2: a walkoff homer. So let's be clear, now everyone in 482 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 2: this country knows who cal Raley is. The people in 483 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 2: the Northwest knew who he was really really well three 484 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 2: to four years ago. 485 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: Well, Dad, and that season, the twenty twenty two season 486 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: you're talking about, right, he didn't even hit half the 487 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 1: amount of home runs he hit this season. He hit 488 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: twenty seven that year, thirty the next, and thirty four 489 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: the year after that, and then twenty twenty five just 490 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: exploded with sixty homers. Maybe maybe I want to take 491 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: back my pick of saying Judge needs Dan VP because 492 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: I'm getting really excited about Cal Rawley. I love the Mariners. 493 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 1: I love that organization. Nothing against the Yankees. The Yankees 494 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: always are there. This is so exciting for the Mariners. 495 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: I'd love to see Cal winning. 496 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 2: All right, last thing on this state. Sadly, in twenty 497 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 2: twenty four, Pete Rose died. So I'm going to tell 498 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 2: you the Pete Rose story again, Jeff, whether you want 499 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 2: to hear it or not. 500 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 1: Pete goes to prison for four months for tax evasion, 501 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: gets out at age fifty one. His son, Pete Junior, 502 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: comes to pick him up at the prison. 503 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 2: First thing that Pete Senior says to Junior is there 504 00:27:58,600 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 2: a bat and cage? 505 00:27:59,359 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: You're here? 506 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 2: And Pete said, Junior says, he is right down the street. 507 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 2: So the first thing they do after going after Pete 508 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 2: Rose gets out of prison is they go to a 509 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 2: batting cage. Pete goes to the proprietor and he says, 510 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 2: what's the fastest machine you have here? 511 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: The guy says, the. 512 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 2: Proprietor goes right here eighty five miles an hour, which 513 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 2: we know, Jeff, is not ninety eight miles an hour, 514 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 2: but it is still moving. Trust me, you're not putting 515 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 2: it in play. I'm certainly not putting it in play. 516 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 2: Zero chance at eighty five miles an hour. So Pete 517 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 2: steps in the box in the batting cage, and by 518 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 2: now everyone at the batting cage has recognized that the 519 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 2: hit king is in the batting cage, so they're all 520 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 2: crowded around. First pitch comes in again. He's fifty one 521 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 2: years old, he's been incarcerated for four months. First pitch 522 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 2: comes in and he hits a rocket line drive right 523 00:28:56,840 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 2: back at the pitching machine, an absolute textbook swing, and 524 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 2: then he looks at all the gathered people around him. 525 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 2: He takes his bat after one swing, throws it to 526 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 2: the ground and pardon my language here, Jeff. He looks 527 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,479 Speaker 2: at them and says, some things never change, and then 528 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 2: he walks away. So, if you need one story to 529 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 2: tell about Pete Rose, that's kind of it. Pete Rose 530 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 2: was one. 531 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: Of the great players ever and he always loves being 532 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 1: Pete Rose. Well, Dad, let's wrap up today's episode. Those 533 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: short shorter than usual. We've got a lot of exciting 534 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: baseball this week with the wild card games. Make sure 535 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: to listen to Dad on the call on the radio 536 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: for the Dodgers' reds, which will be exciting. You get 537 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: to see your boy, Tito frank ConA, it's former guest 538 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: here on the show. 539 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 2: Would be great. Dodger Stadium. Dodgers have to me, Jeff, 540 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 2: the Dodgers still have the best roster in baseball. And 541 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 2: if they just haven't played very well, but if they 542 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 2: learn from their mistakes this year and play up to 543 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 2: their potential and their capabilities, I think they're still the 544 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 2: best team in baseball. But that's what October is all about. 545 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 2: Can't wait. But we talked about cal Raley. We talked 546 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 2: about Aaron Judge. So in honor of Aaron Judge and 547 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 2: the amazing season that he had twenty homers by the way, Jeff, 548 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 2: in the first inning, which you know he that's a 549 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 2: major league record for home runs at the first hitting 550 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 2: by If you have a twenty homer season, that's pretty good. 551 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 2: He had twenty at the first knitting, all by himself. 552 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 2: So with Aaron Judge, Jeff, what is our all what 553 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 2: is team tim this week for when we have Aaron 554 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 2: jeffs courtroom? Yes, we're doing the all court, all courtroom team. 555 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 2: And this was not easy. But Johnny Bench is our 556 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 2: catcher easy. They we approached the bench right, Ryan Court 557 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 2: at first base, Dvance Law at second base. Vance when 558 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 2: Vance Law used to play shortstop for the White Sox 559 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 2: the second basement a lot of those games. At least 560 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 2: for a while there was George Orda, so they used 561 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 2: to call it the law and Order and double play combination. 562 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 2: I always love that so good. Third baseman was Tom Lawless, 563 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 2: who hit one of the great postseason homers ever. Shortstop 564 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 2: is the Cub's manager, Craig Council. I'll Aaron Judge is 565 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 2: our first outfielder. Al Chambers is our second outfielder, Beautifulavid Justice, 566 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 2: who was a really good player and hit a gigantic 567 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 2: home run to win the ninety five World Series for 568 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 2: the Braves. And even though we're gonna use the same 569 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 2: name twice, Vernon Law is our right handed pitcher, or 570 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 2: we're using him because he's Vance Law's father, so we're 571 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 2: allowed to use the same name as long as its 572 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 2: father's son. Hey, it's my list. I make the rules. 573 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 2: And our left handed pitcher is John Bail And it 574 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 2: reminds me of the time I bailed How many times 575 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 2: have I bailed you out of prison? Jeff, not prison. 576 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: But you remember that time I moved to Las Vegas 577 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: and you bailed me out of going into debt because 578 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: I had to pay for my move. I was gonna 579 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 1: get reimbursed afterwards. They said, hey, just keep your receipts. 580 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: Well cost me, you know, twelve grand to move across 581 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: the country, and then we're moving me into an apartment 582 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: and they say, okay, well this is We found a 583 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,160 Speaker 1: great spot right across the street from a great taco 584 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 1: and margarita place. And then they said, okay, we're gonna 585 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 1: need first and last rent, and I said, I don't 586 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: have that much money. 587 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 2: It was always pop Pop took care of you, and Jeff, 588 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 2: let's not forget On that same trip, your car arrived 589 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 2: on separately, right, and I had. 590 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 1: To yeah, because I was gonna we were going to 591 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: drive across the country, but I broke my foot playing basketball. 592 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 2: So yeah, So when I got there to retrieve your car, 593 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 2: the guy scared the life out of me because he 594 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 2: he didn't look like the most reputable guy in the world. 595 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 2: And I asked him in advance, you know, can I 596 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 2: write you a check for the you know, the cost 597 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 2: to ship the car, and he goes no. I said, 598 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 2: can I use a credit card? He goes no, cash only. 599 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 2: So it was it was like a it was, and 600 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 2: it was in a parking lot that he told it, 601 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:28,440 Speaker 2: like a vacant parking lot. It was like doing a 602 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 2: drug deal. Instead, I was picking up like a FOURD escape, 603 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 2: you know. And I had to give him a thousand 604 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 2: bucks in cash so I could get your car. You 605 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 2: remember that, Oh, I remember that. 606 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: And I remember my flight was so delaying, got kicked 607 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: off a different flight because we had to switch pilots 608 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 1: and I was on crutches, and you had to deal 609 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: with that by yourself. I was just so proud of 610 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 1: you of how you dealt with that, so mature and 611 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: grown up of you to do that all. 612 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 2: What you don't remember, Jeff, is my flight that was 613 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 2: supposed to take me to Vegas. It got totally canceled 614 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 2: because of something in Charlotte. I had to rebook everything, 615 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,440 Speaker 2: and I still made it there in time without panicking. 616 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 2: But who was sitting next to me on the airplane 617 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 2: when the plane when I found out my flight was 618 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 2: canceled and I had to fly do a new reservation. 619 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,240 Speaker 1: Who is the Eduardo Pass? 620 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:26,800 Speaker 2: The best teammate in the world, and he talked me 621 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 2: off the ledge and he said, Tim, here's what you 622 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 2: gotta do. And I did it, and I got there, 623 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,840 Speaker 2: and I paid for your car, I paid for your apartment, 624 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 2: and as far as I can tell, I'm still paying 625 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 2: for virtually everything that you do after all these years. 626 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:44,239 Speaker 2: That's joke, job, and you have. 627 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: Been very supportive of our dreams, and I think it's 628 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 1: just because I brought you a really cute granddaughter. At 629 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 1: this point, it's. 630 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 2: When we hope the greatest. 631 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,399 Speaker 1: It's so well, Dad. You know, I think I said 632 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:56,360 Speaker 1: this at the beginning of the playoffs last year, but 633 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:01,919 Speaker 1: I always remember growing up and we would always root 634 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 1: for whatever team would win Game one of the series 635 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,399 Speaker 1: that you would cover because it just meant Dad could 636 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 1: come home earlier. And so now starting another postseason, I 637 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 1: just have to say, Dad, I am so proud of 638 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: your career and what you get to do, and to 639 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 1: get to do this podcast now season two with you 640 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:25,320 Speaker 1: has been the absolute joy of my personal and my 641 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: professional career. We're not going anywhere with this show. We 642 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:31,920 Speaker 1: plan on being back next year, but this time of 643 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 1: year just always brings me warm feelings of when I 644 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: was great. 645 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 2: Well, thank you, Jev Love. I loved it back then. 646 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 2: I love it now. The only problem is I have 647 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 2: to lug all of this equipment around with me. I 648 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 2: have a suitcase as large as a moving van, and 649 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 2: but I need every inch of it in order to 650 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 2: get all this radio and podcast equipment in there, not 651 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,919 Speaker 2: to mention all my clothes. But none of that matters, Jeff. 652 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:03,359 Speaker 2: October baseball is coming. Playoffs begin today and I can't wait. 653 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,399 Speaker 2: It's the best time of year. And I promise you, Jeff, 654 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 2: something more than one incredible thing is going to happen 655 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 2: in October that we will remember for the rest of 656 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,200 Speaker 2: our lives. And I don't even know what it is. 657 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 2: No one knows. That's the beauty of baseball in October. 658 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:25,240 Speaker 1: Beautifully put that safe travels to Los Angeles. 659 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 2: I love you, and I'm a Jeff talking soon see if. 660 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:29,320 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and it's always thanks for being a 661 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 1: part of our family.