1 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I'm 2 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal here with Alana Rizzo, and what a day. 3 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,159 Speaker 1: Alana is going to be three game threes in the 4 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: Wildcard Series. And it's amazing because in the three previous 5 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: years we've had this, it's a small sample still, but 6 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: ten of the twelve series ended in sweeps, and we've 7 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: never seen in this format so far since twenty twenty 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: two a team that lost game one win a series. 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: Three chances for that to happen today, and I'm really 10 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: looking forward to it. Any baseball fan has to be 11 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: excited beyond belief for the winner take all afternoon and 12 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 1: evening ahead. 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: I tell you what, I haven't left my couch other 14 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: than to do this show. The last couple of days 15 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: have been great, Ken, and today is going to be 16 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: even more fun. 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 3: Let's get to it. 18 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: Let's start with the first of the games that we 19 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: want to talk about, of course, the Yankees and the 20 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: Red Sox. 21 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: You can't draw it up better, No. 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 4: You can't. 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: And I don't know what the rookie pitcher is starting 24 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: for both teams says about the state of the sport 25 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: or the state of these franchises, but it's going to 26 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: happen Connelly Early for the Red Sox, Cam Schlitzler for 27 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: the Yankees. These two guys combined eighteen major league starts, 28 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: fourteen of them by Schlitzler, and they're basically guys who 29 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: were not necessarily top prospects. 30 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 4: Coming out of the draft. 31 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: Schlittler was a seventh rounder I believe, out of Northeastern 32 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two, and Connelly Early was a fifth 33 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: rounder out of Virginia in twenty twenty three. These guys 34 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: are young guys, and they're going to be on this 35 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: amazing stage in the biggest rivalry or one of the 36 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: biggest rivalries in the sport. And you see right there 37 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: Sarah Langs tweet about how Connelly Early will be the 38 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,919 Speaker 1: youngest Red Sox pitcher to start a postseason game since 39 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: Babe Ruth. 40 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 4: In nineteen sixteen. 41 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: So it's going to be really interesting to see how 42 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 1: this all plays out, and all so interesting to see 43 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: how the bullpens are after being pretty heavily used, at 44 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: least in the Red Sox case last night and with 45 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: the Yankees, bed Noir and Williams and Cruz all pitched 46 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: both of the games so far. So it's going to 47 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 1: be a wild one and we're going to see how 48 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: this all evolves with the two rookies on the mound tonight. 49 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 2: Ken whose bullpen is favored if you have to think 50 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: about it, when you look at the fact that there 51 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: is some pretty heavy usage, as you just mentioned, for 52 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: both of these clubs in this game, who do you 53 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: think has the advantage in terms of coming down to 54 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 2: the pen. 55 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: I actually would say the Red Sox, and for a 56 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: couple of reasons. One, as you see right there, they 57 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: didn't use Chapman and Weissert last night, and Kyle Harrison 58 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: is not really a reliever, but yes, they did not 59 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: use Chapman, did not use Weissert. Yes, Alex Korra did 60 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: cover five and two thirds innings with six relievers. But 61 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: the Yankees bullpen has been less trustworthy down the stretch 62 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: and even in Game one. So I would definitely go 63 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: with the Red Sox. But at the same time, the 64 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: fact that they were used so heavily last night. 65 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 4: You see the Yankees. 66 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: Usage Bednar, Cruz and Williams, as we said, not terribly 67 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: high pitch counts, but they were used each of the 68 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: last two days, and you rarely see believers during the 69 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: season go three straight. So I give the edge to 70 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: the Red Sox, even though last night was not something 71 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: that they wanted to go the way it did. They 72 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: were trying to steal the game by pulling Bao after 73 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: twenty eight pitches. But at the same time, while Garrett 74 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: Whitlock almost certainly will be down after forty seven pitches, 75 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: you've got Chapman ready to go, probably for more than 76 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: one inning. 77 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, Alex cor certainly wasn't taking any chances with Brian 78 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: Beao on the hill any chance. Ken Rosenthal that both 79 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: Jash Chisholm Junior and Ben Rice are out of the 80 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: lineup today in Game three, well. 81 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: I rememb Boom basically has already said that Jash Chisham 82 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: Junior is in the lineup, and I expect Ben Rice 83 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: is going to be in the lineup too. Now we 84 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: all know what happened in Game one when Boone benched 85 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: those two guys because they were facing Garrett Crochet. Against 86 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: Garrett Crochet, one of the top left handers in the sport, 87 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: a guy who's extremely difficult for left handed hitters. You 88 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: do that, you play your right handed hitters Connerly early 89 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: is not Garrett Crochet. 90 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 4: And if you hold back Rice. 91 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 1: Let's say you start Goldschmid to get the immediate platoon advantage. 92 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: Because the Red Sox have so many left handers in 93 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: their bullpen, you might never get Ben Rice in the 94 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: game with the platoon advantage, so start the game with 95 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: him if you need gold Schmidt late against one of 96 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: the lefties. Okay, maybe you do that, but I would 97 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: expect to see Rice as well as Chisholm. 98 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would absolutely agree with that. 99 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 2: All right, let's go on to the second game of 100 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: the day, the Padres and the Cubs, the NL showdown, 101 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,679 Speaker 2: if you will, for the DS at least that bracket 102 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: of the Division series. Now that the Dodgers have moved 103 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 2: on beating the Reds Darvish versus Jamison Tyone, we know 104 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: Ken that the strength of the Padres is their bullpen. 105 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: But first let's talk about the starting staff for the Friars. 106 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: Who has the advantage. 107 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: Tyland's been pitching really well, had a good September. Darvish 108 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: can be great on any given day, so I'm not 109 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: exactly sure who has the advantage the Cubs lineup. To me, 110 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,239 Speaker 1: is someone questionable the Padres lineup? To me, is someone 111 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: questionable the Padres. I don't really quite get why they're 112 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: not better offensively. They've got superstar type players and yet 113 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: they have struggled in certainly the power department this season. 114 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: So the real question for me, because this game, too 115 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: will be managed quite aggressively, and we saw yesterday Mike 116 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: Schult told Dylan sees pretty quickly, the real question will 117 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: be the bullpens. And the Cubs bullpen has been very good, 118 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 1: one of the more underrated elements of any team in 119 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: this postseason. But the Padres bullpen, of course, is the 120 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: best in the sport. And here is where my concern is. 121 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 4: Miller and Moray Hone. 122 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: Miller forty pitches the last two games, again not crazy amount. 123 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: Mourray hone forty two the last two third straight day. 124 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: For both, I am sure Mike Shilt will deploy them. 125 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: Mason Miller is one of the amazing weapons in this 126 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: sport right now. But again, you wonder if fatigue comes 127 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: into play because when you have bullpen games, and we've 128 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: seen this so often and our friend Brian Kennedy loves that, 129 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: he loves nine relievers a game. Well, the problem with 130 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: that scenario is every one of those guys has to 131 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: be good, and when one reliever fails, then the whole 132 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: thing kind of collapses. 133 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 4: So that is something to watch there. 134 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: I want to see PCA have a good game here. 135 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: PCA has been chasing like crazy the whole season and 136 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: he has been kind of not much of a factor 137 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: so far. We'll see what happens here. Manny Machado rows 138 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: up big yesterday with that home run, and he continues 139 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: to amaze me as a player. I know people might 140 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: not understand this or believe me, but he actually is 141 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: one of my favorite players to watch. He is a 142 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: guy that, yes, can carry a team in this kind 143 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: of circumstance. He's zero for six going into that at 144 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: bat yesterday in the series. Big two run homer. 145 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and he was very honest when he was being 146 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 2: interviewed in the dugout. I believe it was Jesse Rodgers, 147 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 2: and he said, listen, I know that I've not been 148 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 2: that great offensively, but I tell you what, that two 149 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 2: run home run can turn the tide quickly. Okay, the 150 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: Tigers and the Guardians. It's the first game of the 151 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: day by time, but it's the third one that we're 152 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: talking about here, Slade Chaconi, which I just want to 153 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: say his name going up against Jack Flaherty ken As 154 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 2: far as the starting staff is concerned, who has the 155 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 2: advantage here in this Ale Central matchup? 156 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: I have no idea from a starting pickering standpoint which 157 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: team has the advantage now. Slay Seconi is a really 158 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: interesting guy to me. The Guardians acquired him for Josh Naylor, 159 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: and at the time, you thought for Josh Nayler, that's 160 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: what you're getting a guy who hasn't really accomplished much 161 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: in the majors. And Josh Naylor was a potential free 162 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: agent making a lot of money. His trade value at 163 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: that time wasn't that great. But what did the Guardians 164 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: do with Slaye Seconi. They did with him what they've 165 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: done with so many pitchers you can name one after another. 166 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: They turned him into something and he's been very good 167 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: for them, along with all of their other starters down 168 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: the stretch. Jack Flaherty, we saw him last year in 169 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: the postseason, We've seen him this year for Detroit. You 170 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: do not know what you're getting on any given day. 171 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: He has really good numbers against the Guardians two point 172 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: one eight ERA and seven starts against them the past 173 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: two seasons. All but one of those starts was for 174 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: the Tigers, the other on was for the Dodgers. He 175 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: can be really good and the Guardians offense is challenged. 176 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: But at the same time, we saw the Guardians rise 177 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: up again yesterday. 178 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 4: I don't put. 179 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: Anything past them, and in this game today it's interesting 180 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: as well. The Tigers have made a pretty significant lineup change. 181 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: They are elevating to the top of their lineup labor Tours, 182 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: he had been hitting second. They're dropping Parker Meadows all 183 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: the way down to ninth, moving weinsil Perez up from 184 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: six to third as well. So aj Hinch clearly looking 185 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: for more offense and will show you another reason or 186 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: a graphic here that explains why, because offensively in this series. 187 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 4: As down the stretch, this team has not been very good. 188 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 4: Look at the. 189 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: Runners in scoring position numbers two for twenty three find 190 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: in the two games a ton of guys left on base, 191 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: not many hits, So the Tiger's clearly looking for something today. 192 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: Aj Hinch pulled an unconventional move yesterday, pinch hitting for 193 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: Rightley Green. He's leading power thready with Jamia Jones didn't. 194 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 4: Work, but he's going to be aggressive. 195 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: He was aggressive yesterday, he was going to be and 196 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: is aggressive already today with the lineup change. 197 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 3: Do they have enough pitching Ken? Moving forward? 198 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 2: I know that the Guardians and the Tigers both have 199 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 2: struggled offensively, of course, and we'll make this quick here. 200 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 2: I know we had to get to Grill and Ken, 201 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 2: But do the Guardians, aside from Williams, and do the 202 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 2: Detroit Tigers, aside from Cherrek Schoobl have enough pitching? 203 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: The Guardians do, and I am not worried about their pitching. 204 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 1: Biby was really good yesterday, Seconi, Cantillo, all of these 205 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: guys that they're running out there, Logan Allan, name him 206 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 1: right down the line. They've all been very good, and 207 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: their bullpen as well, very good. What I worry about 208 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: is more of the Tiger's end of this and the 209 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: pitching chaos that they thrived on last year. 210 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 4: Yes, they've got Schoobl at the top, and he gives you. 211 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: A chance in any series, of course, But what about Flowerty, 212 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: what about Casey Mais who was decent yesterday? You wonder 213 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: exactly just if they can piece it together the way 214 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: aj Hinch has done so skillfully in the past, no. 215 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 3: Doubt about it. 216 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: Okay, we're going to come up after the break with 217 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 2: more questions for Ken Rosenthal on Grill and Ken and 218 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: get them in, but first let's hear from our friends 219 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 2: at foul Territory. 220 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 5: Okay, aj our slab pack ripping continues. Now, you just 221 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 5: ripped a card that I think. 222 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 4: You're actually going to keep. 223 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 6: I am, I'm going to keep it. It's a Ken 224 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 6: Griffy Junior rookie card. The old Is this the famous 225 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 6: upper deck one? I believe it is, And yeah, hecky, 226 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:50,839 Speaker 6: I'm going to keep it because I'm going to get 227 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 6: Griffy to sign it. I'm gonna get him to send 228 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 6: it to me what you can do, and I'm going 229 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 6: to get Griffy to sign it, and it's only going 230 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 6: to make it worth more. So I'm all in on 231 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 6: this card. I'm keeping it. And it is one of 232 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 6: the coolest cars with the highest turtleneck you've ever seen 233 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 6: and the gold chain around his. 234 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 5: Neck Graded nine nineteen eighty nine upper Deck. You get 235 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 5: the offer for one seventy nine. It's valued at around 236 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 5: one ninety nine, and you're like, nah, I'm keeping it, 237 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 5: but if you want it to sell it back instantly, 238 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 5: you can. It's the beauty of Arena Club. AJ's going 239 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 5: to send in and get the physical card sent to 240 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 5: him and you can do the same. Twenty percent off 241 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 5: your first slab pack or card purchase can happen for 242 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 5: you if you go to Arena club dot com, slash 243 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 5: foul and use the code foul. 244 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 3: All right. 245 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 2: Time now for Gril and Ken an opportunity for you 246 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,079 Speaker 2: guys to ask Ken Rosenthal a question. And it's a 247 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 2: question Ken about how the postseason, of course, differs than 248 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 2: the regular season when it comes to the runner on 249 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 2: second base. 250 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 3: This is the first question. 251 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 2: How does Philadelphia's offense against the Dodgers starting pitching in 252 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: terms of so the runner on second is actually who 253 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 2: put the question in. We're not talking about the ghost runner, 254 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 2: So I apologize. How does Philadelphia's offense, I guess, rank 255 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 2: or rate against the Dodgers starting pitching? 256 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: All right, First of all, for people who might not 257 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: be aware, there is no ghost runner in the postseason. Now, 258 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: as for the Phillies offense, it's really good. And Trey 259 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: Turner will be back in this series. Of course, he 260 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: played the final regular season game. The problem is the 261 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: Dodgers starting pitching is immensely good, and Otani's going to 262 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: start Game one and then they're going to go from there. 263 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: And the question I have with the Dodgers, the question 264 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: everyone is going to have with the Dodgers, is the bullpen. 265 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 4: After watching those two. 266 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: Games against Cincinnati, which never should have been close, you 267 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: wonder are they going to be able to figure this out? Now? 268 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 4: We haven't seen Tyler Glass now yet out of the bullpen. 269 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 1: We might at some point in this next round. 270 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 4: And we saw last night Sasaki. 271 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: In the ninth and how they're going to use him 272 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: late with leverage. I get all that, but you're gonna 273 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: have to use other guys too. And Ammachian, we all 274 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: were thinking, wow, she in the bullpen. That's going to 275 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: be really good. He struggled last night. So the real 276 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: question for me with the Philadelphia offense is Okay, can 277 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: you get into that bullpen? And how quickly can you 278 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: get into it. We're not going to see Blake Snell 279 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: or Yama Motor throwing complete games. The games are going 280 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:20,119 Speaker 1: to be decided, I would think from Philadelphia's perspective later. 281 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 2: On, is Roki Sasaki ken Rosenthal the weapon that the 282 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 2: Dodgers didn't know they needed in the bullpen. 283 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: Yes, but I'm not entirely trusting what we're seeing now. 284 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: It's been really good and I don't want to diminish 285 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: what Sasaki has accomplished here, but this is a young 286 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: pitcher still, and you're going to be throwing him into 287 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: this incredible crucible. The Red Series is not an incredible crucible. 288 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 4: So we'll see how it plays out. 289 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: And I like him from a stuff perspective as the closer. 290 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: I don't know overall if that's an entirely trustworthy scenario understood. 291 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 2: Okay, talking about the Boston Red Sox Game three against 292 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 2: the New York Yankees. Ken, do you see or who 293 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 2: do you see stepping up on the Red Sox offense 294 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 2: or will they need big performances from Trevor's story and 295 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 2: Alex Bregman in order to win? 296 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 3: This is from Matthew Paredes Well. 297 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 4: Matthew, good question. 298 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: And the Red Sox offense is in a challenging place 299 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: right now now. Of course they've traded Raphael Devers. That 300 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: was a long time ago at this point, but Roman 301 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: Anthony isn't there and they really missed Roman Anthony because 302 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: he was so pivotal to what they did down the 303 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: stretch and securing the wild card. 304 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 4: Now, story was great last night. 305 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: Bregman has had his moments as well. 306 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 4: Raphaela is a guy who can. 307 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: Come up big, and any number of the Red Sox 308 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: hitters can do the same. But I would expect the veterans. 309 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 4: Yes, we'll have. 310 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: To be key here, and I don't know exactly how 311 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: they got to scratch it out and figure out how to. 312 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 4: Score enough runs. 313 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: It's going to be a problem for them perhaps, but 314 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: we'll see. And they have a fluckiness about them that 315 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: is kind of a reflection of Cora. 316 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 4: And I don't know who's going to win this game. 317 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: But I would expect the Red Sox are going to 318 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: play a good game. 319 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 2: Put it that way, Okay, I never in a million 320 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 2: years would have thought that two rookies would be starting 321 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 2: Game three between the Red Sox and the Yankees. As 322 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 2: we discussed at the top of the show, another question 323 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 2: from our friends over at Hammer Territory and Atlanta Braves podcast. 324 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 2: You can see them, of course here on the Foul 325 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 2: Territory Network. Ken we think the Braves manager job is 326 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 2: a good one. 327 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 3: I agree. Which of the openings do you think is 328 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 3: the best and the worst? 329 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: I would say Atlanta is the best because I expect 330 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: they're going to be good next year. They're going to 331 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: be healthier, They're going to do some things in the 332 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: offseason to shore up what happened this year. And really 333 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: Brian Snicker's temptation in coming back he chose not to 334 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: was he knows that there could be a lot better 335 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: barring another incredible wave of bad luck after that. I 336 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: select the Baltimore job if it opens, and I still 337 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: like the Giants job, and the Rangers are going to 338 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: cut payroll, but that's a team with a course still Angels, 339 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: you got to work for Ardie moreno lots of luck. 340 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 4: And the Nationals the rebuilding. 341 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: They've got a new head of baseball operations and they 342 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: should be on the upswing, but it's going to take 343 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: some time. So we'll still see what happens with the 344 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: Rockies and Twins. The Rockies let go of Bill Schmid. 345 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: I assume they're going to have a new manager as well, 346 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: and the Twins are going to have to hire somebody 347 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: in addition with Rockaball Delhigm but they're going to go young, 348 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: so that job is not as appealing. So I would 349 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: rank them Atlanta, Baltimore, San Francisco, maybe San Francisco, Baltimore. 350 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 3: Okay. 351 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 2: I do like the fact that the Rockies were explicit 352 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 2: Ken when they said yesterday in their statement about the 353 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 2: release of Bill Schmidt, they said it was mutual. I'm 354 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 2: not sure I agree with that, But what I do 355 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,359 Speaker 2: agree with is that they're going outside of the organization, 356 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 2: which I think has been a fault of what they've 357 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 2: done in the past. So I'm glad to see that 358 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 2: they need some outside perspective. As far as that, let's 359 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,959 Speaker 2: talk about managerial stuff, as far as perhaps you know, 360 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 2: new managers that might come into the fold. Ken Rosenthal 361 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 2: Albert Poolhols has been said to be rumored as the 362 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 2: head candidate for the Angels, and then of course Mark 363 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 2: Deros's name continues to get thrown around in terms of qualifications. 364 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 2: Are both of those guys ready? 365 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 1: With some of these managers now when they come essentially 366 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: off the field. Dero has been out a few years now, 367 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: but without managing experience, you always wonder if they are ready, 368 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: and we've seen some successful in that regard. Aaron Boone 369 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: has been a success, regardless of what you might think 370 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: of him as a Yankee fan. And we've seen others too, 371 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: Skip Schumacher. Although he had been a coach, he was successful. 372 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: So I would expect that Pools would be an interesting 373 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 1: hire for sure, and so would Rosie if they wanted 374 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: to manage what I fear with guys coming into it today, 375 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,120 Speaker 1: and I used to talk with Mark about this when 376 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: we work together. MLB network managing is not simply leading 377 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: a group of men at this point in the game's evolution. 378 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: It involves the analytics and involves communicating that all of 379 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 1: the different things managing up the front office, managing down 380 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: with the players. That always was the case, but now 381 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: front offices want more of a collaborative kind of effort. 382 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 4: It's different. 383 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,439 Speaker 1: And for a guy like Pooholtz, who's going to have 384 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: his own thoughts for sure on the way the game 385 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: should be played depending on who his general manager is, 386 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: I don't know how easy. 387 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 4: It would be for him. I don't know how easy 388 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 4: it would be for dro because. 389 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: As good a leader as Dro is and as good 390 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: as leader as Albert might be, there is so much 391 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: involved here, and there is so much you got to 392 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: kind of put up with. I don't know that that 393 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: would be the easiest of transitions. Could they do it? Absolutely, 394 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 1: both could do it. They have those kinds of qualities. 395 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: But whether they would like it and whether they would 396 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 1: succeed at it, those are two different questions. 397 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 2: Mark it down right here on October two, Ken Rosenthal. 398 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 2: By the way, happy birthday to my sister and my dog, 399 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 2: both born today. Mark it down October second. Albert Polholtz 400 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 2: is the manager of the Angels, Waino's going to be 401 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 2: his pitching coach, and Yati Molino will be his bench coach. 402 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 2: I'm just throwing it out there right now. 403 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 3: You heard it here. 404 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 2: First, unfair territory. This question right here, Ken makes me laugh. 405 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:19,959 Speaker 2: From Spy from Sprucey Underscore eleven, What are the chances 406 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 2: of AJ leaving foul territory and taking one of these 407 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 2: managerial roles? 408 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 4: I would say, splim. 409 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I'm not going to chat 410 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: on AJ just for the sake of Chack. 411 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 4: I don't need intation to chat on AJ. 412 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: But could AJ manage? I believe he could manage? And yes, 413 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: it would be the same questions I just had with 414 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: Albert and with Durosa, a guy who really hasn't experienced 415 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 1: coaching or managing at any level. 416 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 4: There's always going to be a doubt. 417 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 1: But Aj, if you listen to him on the broadcast 418 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: and on our show, he's really smart about the game. 419 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 1: He knows the game. He as a catcher, had the 420 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: vision of the whole field. It's sometimes a failing of 421 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: guys who maybe you had pitched at one time in 422 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: the managing sense, and maybe we're locked in in one 423 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: position as a position player. As a catcher, you see 424 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: things that others don't. 425 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 4: So could Aj do it? Yes? 426 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: What I want him to do it and leave foul territory? 427 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 4: Absolutely not. 428 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: I love it when AJ and I have a little 429 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: I don't know, chopping session. 430 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 2: We don't give Aj the credit he deserves. He's a 431 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 2: lot smarter than we make him seem to be. All Right, 432 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 2: coming up, dude and the dork of the week. We'll 433 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 2: be back right after this swing. 434 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 3: Big on your next MLB parlay. 435 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 2: Use this parley boost token to score a bigger payout. 436 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 2: If your baseball parlay hits gambling problem more concern, there 437 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 2: is help. 438 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 3: Call one eight hundred gambler. 439 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: Dude, Dude, Dude, d. 440 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 3: Okay Ken, who is your Dude of the week for 441 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 3: this week? 442 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: My dude of the week is a guy that a 443 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: lot of fans might not have heard of before yesterday, 444 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: or maybe before last year's playoffs, but a guy who is. 445 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 4: Known as playoff Rochio. 446 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: Brian Rochio to go ahead homer, the tie breaking homer 447 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: yesterday in the game against the Tigers, eighth inning. 448 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 4: Incredible moment for him. 449 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: And what's interesting to me about him? When I was 450 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: covering Cleveland last week, one of their people said to me, Hey, 451 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: this guy has a chance to be a superstar, and 452 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: I was like, Brian Rochio, really, if you look at 453 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: his offensive numbers, you wouldn't think that. But defensively he's 454 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: brilliant and he is someone who in two postseasons now 455 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: has risen to the occasion. So Brian Rokio is my 456 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: dude of the week. 457 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 2: All right, One guy that is mine. One of the 458 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 2: smartest baseball men and one of the kindest human beings 459 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 2: in the game. Brian Snicker is my dude of the week. 460 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 2: Congratulations Snitt on what has been an unbelievable career. Forty 461 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 2: nine seasons Ken with the Braves organization eight hundred and 462 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 2: eleven wins, six National League East title, seven postseason birth, 463 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 2: a World Series champion, of course, twenty ten National League 464 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 2: Manager of the Year, the kindest man, the sweetest man, 465 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 2: a hell of a baseball mind. Congratulations and best of 466 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 2: luck and retirement in whatever it is that you choose 467 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 2: to do next snit. Okay, time now for dork. 468 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 3: Of the week. Okay, Ken, who's your dorks of the week? 469 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 4: Minnesota Twins management. 470 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: Now, Rocco Baldelli took the fall, and you could certainly 471 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 1: justify a change in managers. It had been seven years, okay, 472 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 1: but they ripped up his team at the deadline, for one, 473 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: and also they cut payroll before that. So what are 474 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: we talking about here now? Derek Falvey, their chief baseball officer, 475 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: went up there and said, I take full responsibility. 476 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 4: Well, I like Derek. 477 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 1: Derek's a really smart guy and a good guy. But 478 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: if he's taking full responsibility, he's losing his job. 479 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 4: He's not taking full response. 480 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: Rocco is the guy taking the fall for the failings 481 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: of ownership and the lack of spending of ownership and 482 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:09,479 Speaker 1: what has happened with this team. 483 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 4: And in that sense, as Aaron. 484 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: Gleiman of the athletic Road. He was a shield for 485 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: the front office too. It's a shame these things happen. 486 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 4: We all know that. But Twins ownership of the Week. 487 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't think that we're going to have to 488 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 2: wait long Ken before Rocco Baldelli is at the helm 489 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 2: of another major league team. My dork of the week 490 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 2: is Jazz Chisholm Junior. I understand that you might be 491 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 2: upset that you got benched when you're facing Garrett Crochet. 492 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 2: I understand that you want to be in there every 493 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 2: single day, but you also have to understand Ken that 494 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 2: as a player, you have to respect the media's job 495 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 2: and their right to be able to do the job 496 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 2: as well. And him turning his back on the media 497 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 2: when he was being asked a question about not playing 498 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 2: against Garrett Crochet is so disrespectful. Just that from a 499 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 2: human being perspective all he had to say. And I 500 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 2: watched Foul Territory about this, and aj Prusinski and Scott 501 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,640 Speaker 2: Brown were talking about it, and I thought, a very 502 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,239 Speaker 2: true and real way, just say, listen, I don't know, 503 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 2: I don't know why I'm not in the lineup. I'm 504 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 2: here today, I'm already when needed, please go ask Aaron 505 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 2: Boone why he made that decision. But to turn your 506 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 2: back and act like you don't have enough time to 507 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 2: answer questions and you're just being completely disrespectful and you'd 508 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:22,719 Speaker 2: rather face hangers in your locker in the clubhouse than 509 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 2: talk to the media. 510 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 3: He drives me nuts anyway, but he's my dude of 511 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 3: the week. 512 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 2: I don't know if you have any thoughts about that. 513 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 2: I mean, I know how difficult it is to be 514 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 2: in a clubhouse, and I know that these guys are 515 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 2: human beings as well, but that's just disrespectful. 516 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 3: Grow up. 517 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: I do have some thoughts about it, and maybe over 518 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: the years I've just become kind of desensitized to this 519 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: kind of thing. I didn't have that much of a 520 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: problem with this. He did answer the questions, and it 521 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: seemed to me he was sending a message and actually 522 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: trying to restrain himself from saying something that really would 523 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: have been disruptive. Player has every right to be upset when. 524 00:24:58,560 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 4: He's not in the lineup. 525 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: Now, what he said last night about his relationship with 526 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: Boom was much more positive, and he didn't really say 527 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: anything negative about the relationship and as far as facing 528 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: us versus not facing us, yeah he should have. Okay, 529 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: I agree with that, but a lot of as these 530 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: things go, I've seen a lot worse. I guess that's 531 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: the only way I can put it. And ye I 532 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: didn't have that big a problem with it because he 533 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: did answer and it wasn't the best look. I get it, 534 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: But I've seen it worse. 535 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 2: Like I said, I think just with him in my opinion, 536 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 2: if it's a one off, it's one thing. But to me, 537 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 2: Jazz Chisholm Junior has a pattern of certain behavior that 538 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 2: just seems disrespectful overall. But that's neither here nor there. Okay, 539 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 2: if you are watching on TV, thank you so much. 540 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 2: We are going to say goodbye for now. Thank you 541 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 2: for joining us. We have a couple more minutes with 542 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 2: the YouTube family right after this break. 543 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 3: All right. 544 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 2: If you're still here, that means that you are watching 545 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 2: us on YouTube. We appreciate you guys very much. And 546 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 2: Ken Rosenthal, get your passport ready because it's going to 547 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 2: be a good time north of the border. Our friends 548 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 2: in Canada. The Toronto Blue Jays of Core is the 549 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 2: series that you're going to be covering. It's gonna be 550 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 2: a good one, and it's different because the entire country 551 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 2: is behind them. 552 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 3: It's just a great atmosphere for the Jays. 553 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: It's always a great atmosphere at Rogers Center. And I 554 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: am really excited for this series. And I remember back 555 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen it was Blue Jays Rangers, and a 556 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: lot of people from Fox were like, it's not Yankees, 557 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: it's not Red Sox. We're gonna get the Yankees or 558 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: the Red Sox in this series. But my point is 559 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: that turned into one of the best Division series ever. 560 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: And the atmosphere in that ballpark is electric. The passion 561 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: for that team, as you mentioned Ilana, it's a whole country, 562 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: The passion for that team is immense. People love that 563 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: team in Toronto, and of course they go up and 564 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: down like fans of all teams do. But this seems 565 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 1: to be a moment for the Blue Jays. Hasn't been 566 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,360 Speaker 1: that way in a couple of years, actually a decade. 567 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: But with Guerrero now, with all these things that are 568 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: going on, Springer's comeback performance, y Savage coming up as 569 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 1: a rookie and doing what he's doing. 570 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 4: I can go right down the roster. They've got so many. 571 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: Guys who would be classified as lesser lights who are 572 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: contributing Alejandro Kirk the Big Grand Slam recently. 573 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,400 Speaker 4: There are just a lot of good things. There are 574 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 4: a lot of good things. 575 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: Going on there, and I'm just excited to be back 576 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 1: in that ballpark again. 577 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 2: Honestly, Ken, can we put to bed that Bobachett is 578 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 2: going to be ready for the postseason anytime soon. That's 579 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 2: not going to happen, right. What are you hearing in 580 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,360 Speaker 2: terms of the latest of his progress. 581 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:27,679 Speaker 1: I'm hearing what you just said a lot of that. 582 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: It's not likely we're going to see him, and that 583 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 1: hurts them, no question. Andre Seimenez a great shortstop, and 584 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: they use Clement and Schneider at second and can do 585 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 1: some things they're kind of for. Leffa comes off the bench, 586 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:43,880 Speaker 1: but obviously Bobashett is one of their two best hitters, 587 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: actually three, I should include Springer in this conversation. And 588 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 1: without Bashette, Guerrero has struggled, so it's not ideal, but 589 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: no team at this time of year is facing an 590 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 1: ideal circumstance with health. 591 00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know it, man. 592 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 2: I would love to see him because the window between 593 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 2: Gerrera junior and Bishett is closing. Ken, it would be 594 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 2: great to have this postseason run with the two of 595 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 2: them together. Before we go, I wanted to correct a 596 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 2: mistake that we made as far as the open managerial 597 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:13,919 Speaker 2: positions that are happening right now in Major League Baseball. 598 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 3: We can take a look. 599 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 2: So the Angels of the Braves, the Giants, the Rangers, 600 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 2: and the Twins are definite right in terms of meeting 601 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 2: a manager Orioles, Rockies and Nationals interim managers right now. 602 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 2: Can The unlikelihood though, that those are going to be 603 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 2: the permanent managers come the twenty twenty six season will 604 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,399 Speaker 2: remain to be seen. 605 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 3: So we'll see what happens there. 606 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 2: But up next is a Foul Territory with our friends 607 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 2: of course, Aj Pruzinski, Eric Kratz, Scott Braun. Aj is 608 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 2: still there. He's not taken a managerial job yet. Good 609 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 2: guest today, Ken, Nick Castellanos of the Philadelphia Phillies, Logan 610 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 2: Gilbert of the Mariners, and both of the hosts of 611 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 2: not only Pinstripe Territory obviously Derek Lewandowski, but Monster Territory 612 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 2: Robbie Hyde joining the boys on Foul So Ken I 613 00:28:59,240 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 2: know this is. 614 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 3: A great time of year for you. 615 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 2: We appreciate you very much, have a great series, and 616 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 2: Ken is going to be back with a brand new 617 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 2: Fair Territory on Tuesday. We have to work around Kenny 618 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 2: Rosenthal's crazy schedule, so Ken is back on Tuesday. Thanks 619 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 2: for being with us, everybody, enjoy the enjoy this postseason. 620 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 3: We'll see you then.