1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: What Is Up? Mets fans, Welcome back to another episode 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: of the Mets Stuff Podcast, the official podcast of the 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: New York Mets. Mark and James in a little different 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: places today. It's a Memorial Day weekend. Hopefully you guys 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: are enjoying some hot dogs, hamburgers, some good old beer 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: whatever it is, whatever you drink of choices. We had 7 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: a good Memorial Day. It would have been better if 8 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: the Mets one. I think we could all agree with that. 9 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: If the Mets took this series from the Colorado Rockies, 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: really would have made for a phenomenal Memorial Day. But 11 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: of course they end up losing this series, losing the 12 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: last two games of the series, and a little bit 13 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: of frustrating fashion, I think to say the least. Of course, 14 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: me and James are going to talk about it with 15 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: you guys, as we always do. So make sure you 16 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: are following us on all our social media at Mets Up, 17 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: METSDUP on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. If you're looking for 18 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: the YouTube version of this podcast, go check out the 19 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: New York Mets YouTube channel. Subscribe over there. We drop 20 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: the videos every single time we have a new episode, 21 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: and uh listen if you're listening, that's what's next. If 22 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: you're listening to us Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Odyssey, 23 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: drop us a rating, drop us a review, download and subscribe. 24 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: It really does help us out. James. Let the people know, 25 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: what have you been up to our Memorial Day weekend? 26 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: Besides watching the Mets opening up too, you know, hung 27 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: out with some friends, just stayed in the city. I'm 28 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: at a buddy Tyler and Eric's house right now, recording 29 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: in their wonderful office. They just move into this place 30 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: and they're both massive sports fans, guys we grew up with, 31 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: and one of them the Yankee fan. One's a Mets fan. 32 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: They're having a massive duel in their office because they 33 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: share an office about how much memorabilities go be in 34 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: each wall for each team, which is very funny. But yeah, 35 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: we're both recording in different places and tell people you're 36 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: up to. Yeah, I am currently at a shout out 37 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: to best friend Alex Lopez. I'm at his parents' new 38 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: house down the shore. Definitely a different vibe in their office. 39 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: There is like oil paintings and like mirrors, Like I 40 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 1: don't think I even own a mirror in my entire 41 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: house outside the one that's in my bathroom that was there. 42 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: I don't own a mirror otherwise, No, you own a mirror. No, 43 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: I have the mirror in the bathroom. That's the only 44 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: mirror I have. I don't where am I gonna put 45 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: a mirror? Where do you put mirrors? I have one 46 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: like above my dresser in my room. But did you 47 00:01:58,240 --> 00:01:59,919 Speaker 1: buy that mirror or did it come with the dressler? 48 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: I thristed it like years ago when we were living 49 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: in HISTORYA. Yeah, you're a thrifty man. Yeah, But I 50 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: mean they we're talking about furniture because we've been disappointed 51 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: once again by an ndfc's series here for the Mets, 52 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: and in a game that something that sounds like a 53 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: broken record that was said a lot in this show, 54 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: one of those that you felt like they would have 55 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: won last year that they couldn't find a way to 56 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,399 Speaker 1: figure out and like break through for it today. Yeah, 57 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: I mean, let's let's be honest. The offense showed up 58 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: obviously in cors it's an offensive environment. The bats always 59 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: come alive for every single person that comes through. But 60 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: the Mets bats were not the reason for this series 61 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: going the way that it did. The Mets were not 62 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: able to get pitching, so I mean even the late 63 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: comeback in Game three, like Tommy fam hit that triple 64 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: off the wall. He had a great game in Game three. 65 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 1: The Mets lost that one eleven to ten. They lost 66 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: a close winning Game two, and in Game one they 67 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: smacked around. The Rockies just need to get better pitching 68 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: realistically out of the series. It's also tough to kind 69 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: of gauge what's going on with the pitching two because 70 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: when you're in cores, as we know, everybody gets hit. 71 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter if you're the best pitcher in the 72 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: world or the worst pitcher in the world, you're gonna 73 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: get hit. So it's it's very very odd sometimes to 74 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: be able to break down what happened. But yeah, the 75 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: pitching definitely let us down. Yeah, pitching less downs just 76 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: I mean yeah, unless you down again, like you said, 77 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: you're in cores. Like it's just it's a difficult place 78 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: to play. Like, I really commend everyone who ever pitches 79 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: for the Rockies because like making that your home ballpark, 80 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: you almost have like relearned baseball in like a small 81 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: weird way. Like just to give an example of something 82 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: from this series, and we'll go through everything more in depth. 83 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: Justin Verlander's curveball had five less inches of drop on 84 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: Saturday night compared to the season long average. Yeah, and 85 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: that's just simply because the air is thinner, it's out 86 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: in cores. You've talked about it many of times. You 87 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: just you can't really throw a curve ball there. It's 88 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: not a pitch that works. Breaking balls don't have that 89 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: same snap, that same you know, movement that they have 90 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: when you're on regular sea level land like the rest 91 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: of us. No. Yeah, and it's hard. I mean guys 92 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: like you guys have seen like the bullpen like this year, 93 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: like as of right now, like the three relievers with 94 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: the most innings pitcher David Robertson was twenty two and 95 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: a third, to Steven Nugostick with twenty one a third 96 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: and Tommy Hunter with twenty one exactly like when those 97 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: are like when you're long man at the two relievers 98 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: who are getting the most work, you can tell the 99 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: series has been a bit of a slog in terms 100 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: of pitching, and it just it was that, Like the 101 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: hard thing is that it started so well on Friday 102 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: with a much needed third gem in a row for 103 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: Max Scherz, that he pitched his best game of the 104 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: season so far with seven innings, eight strikeouts, one or 105 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: no walks, that that leaves him with over and that 106 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: only leaves him with two earned runs over his last 107 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: eighteen as going back three starts with nineteen strikeouts. He 108 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: was fantastic, he said, an unbelievable tone. And what would 109 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: now wind up being the Mets only win this series. Yeah, no, 110 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: I mean, thank goodness for Max schuers or pitching the 111 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: way he did. We desperately needed it, as you said, 112 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: like knowing what happened the rest of the series and 113 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: from the start like he was. He was pretty money 114 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: in which is good because we know Sureser has kind 115 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: of been struggling a little bit since the suspension for 116 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: the sicky stuff that happened all the way back with 117 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: the Dodgers. Had been a little bit shaky, but the 118 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: last few starts have looked really good. So there's an 119 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: encouraging sign that you need as a Mets fan. From 120 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: the pitching side, Max Scherzer looks to be at least 121 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: getting closer to back to where he once was and 122 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: gave us a very very much needed great performance on 123 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: the mount. Yeah, and yeah, he just looks super in 124 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: control and not many guys were on base. The Rockies 125 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: very barely even got guys in the scoring position. His 126 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: fastball led the way again, had nine whiffs. Slider was next, 127 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: and he had five different pitches that had multiple whiffs, 128 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: which was that's kind of this seems like to be 129 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,119 Speaker 1: the way that Max Scherzer is becoming this Like this again, 130 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: like new reinvention in Max. Suers are where you throw 131 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: a lot of pitches at you keep you off balanced 132 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: to a lot and he was totally in controls A 133 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: really really great start from a guy who has thrown 134 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: a pretty decent amount of innings in chorus Field and 135 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: seems to really have a plan of attack to do it. 136 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: And maybe anecdotal here, but I feel like I saw 137 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: him hit ninety four to ninety five a couple more 138 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: times in this start than he had in previous starts too, 139 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: which is super encouraging, especially from a guy who said 140 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: I need to get my velocity back up because that's 141 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: when I'm at my best. So being able to touch 142 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: ninety four to ninety five as consistently a sureser did 143 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: in this game great, great, sign for me as a fan, 144 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: like that makes me go there he is, there's Max Scherzer. Yeah, 145 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: and also great games from the top two and order 146 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: Physisical Indoor and Brand Nimo. Lindor the two run home 147 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: run the first I was kind of wound up being 148 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: almost techechnically. Oh we needed another RBI and the fifth 149 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: sackfly late four urbis and sacks fly late was also 150 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: a weird play. A lot of Mets fans were lagitated 151 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: because the camera really may look like it was going 152 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: over the fence and jerks and profar as I don't know, 153 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: inauspicious like route to the baseball also may look like that. 154 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: He wounds up catching it like sliding in from the 155 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: warning track on the heel of his glove. Bizarre, strange, 156 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: weird play, but great game for Lindor. His best guess 157 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: is the Cleveland series, Like this is the best is 158 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: Friday before it just really get hot on Fridays. And 159 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: then Rand to Nimo. We did the estimate about it. 160 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: This week always has these huge games in course Field, 161 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: he said. He said something like twenty or thirty or 162 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: forty people were at the game Friday. Another one hundred 163 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: came on Saturday and Friday night. He had two triples. 164 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: Second time this year a player has had two triples, 165 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: joining C. J. Abrams. Both times happened in Coors Field, 166 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: and three of the last four times the players had 167 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: a two triple game has been in Course Field too. 168 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: Oh third course the third of those, going back to 169 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty Kyle Tucker in the shortened season. Look at 170 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: us picking up these stats without Johnny stats here the 171 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: podcast boys, let me tell you, we don't take any 172 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: days off. It's Memorial Day. We're out at our own 173 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: respective barbecues. We show up to record Johnny stats where 174 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: you at. And I know he won't. I know he 175 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: won't hear this, so I could say it. Oh, of course, 176 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: Johnny Vanity. John comes. John comes for the impresson episodes 177 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: to get his faced on the camera. But now we 178 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: have to do another We have to do another secret word. 179 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: Make sure John's not gonna listen. What's gonna be? Uh 180 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: uh p Can pe Can? Pekan Can. I'll be pe 181 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: Can If John tells us p Can this week as 182 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,239 Speaker 1: a ballpark, will know. But also twenty fourth two triple 183 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: game in Mets history for Brandon And on Friday Night 184 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: first to do it since I'm ed Razzario in twenty eighteen. 185 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: And this is the craziest stat Where was it? Was 186 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: it in cors No, wasn't New Coors? That one I 187 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: believe was in Philadelphia Friday night with the Mets lost 188 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: big and he had a massive game. Okay, yeah, I 189 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: think god namgy game we're talking about. Jose Reyes had 190 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,679 Speaker 1: eight two triple games in his Met's career. That's so many. 191 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: It's that's a ridiculous amount of times to have done 192 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: something like that. Something's also just like a feelings lessen 193 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: the modern games triples. Maybe just like less guys who 194 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: are really fast and have a lot of power, who 195 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: like hit more often. But I thought that was just 196 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: mind blowing that happened. But he also walked three times, 197 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: score three runs, just attacked by those through the top 198 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: of the order. Bullpen got tight late to close. It 199 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: was this is a good game on Friday night. Yeah No, 200 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:06,119 Speaker 1: just a straight up, clean, easy win from the start. 201 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: We got David Robertson into the game as well. Brooks 202 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: Raley got a little bit into some trouble early, got 203 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: the two guys on to lead off the inning with 204 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: a couple of walks, but then Ottavino came in closed 205 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: the door. Like you said, five to two went. I 206 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: wish there was more good to talk about, Like that 207 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: game was just very straightforward. There is not much in 208 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: depth to go about there besides Lindor and Suzer and 209 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: Nimo really having those good games for US. Game two now, 210 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: which happened on Saturday, a little bit more to talk about. 211 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: We mentioned it earlier that Verlander just wasn't really sharp 212 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: in this one, and part of it probably has to 213 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: do with being a cores. But the Mets man they 214 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 1: really really rallied back in this one. You got a 215 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: tip the cap to the offense again. They showed up 216 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: big time, put up seven, including coming back from a 217 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: six to oh deficit going into the fourth inning. They 218 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: scored a run, then they put five up in the sixth, 219 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: one up in the seventh, tied the game back up 220 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: or even took the lead at that point, but the 221 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,719 Speaker 1: bullpen just couldn't shut it down. And unfortunately it was 222 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 1: a guy Jeff Brigham too. I know, I mean the 223 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: breakup thing. It's kind of funny because now, like for 224 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: better or worse, for the rest of the way here 225 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: and I think it's definitely gonna be for better. Like 226 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: my name has become synonymous with Jeff Brighams. Like every 227 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: single time he comes in a game, I'm tagged multiple 228 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: times on Twitter, and now of course when he gives 229 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: us some runs, I'm tagged like fifteen twenty times on Twitter. 230 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: I get the paraj of mentions, which is always a 231 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: fun time and you're like, oh what, oh, oh, oh okay, 232 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: But he just and we talked about this before in 233 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: the show, like it's not specific to bring hup. Like 234 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: the pitch, the sweeper, which is his signature premier pitch, 235 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: the one that is a frisbee to come out of 236 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: his hand, that make right hand to Hither spin. It's 237 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: just never gonna be as good against lefties because, like 238 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: just speaking like logically for a second, if you're a 239 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: Hither and if pitch is breaking towards you, you're gonna 240 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: see much better than the one breaking away from you. 241 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: You have a much better chance to make contact with 242 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: it because you have more room praier here, and you 243 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: just see it better. And there's a great article from 244 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: last last September by Ben Clemens. Fangrafts is really good. 245 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: Rather he's both fangrasts a little while about kind of 246 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: the cost benefit analysis of sweepers, like the differences between 247 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: sweepers and sliders. You can explain it much better than I, 248 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: and kind of about Ben Clemens. Also, an interesting situation 249 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: happened this weekend where he wrote a really good otheric 250 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: about Nolan Gordman's breakout like a week and a half ago, 251 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: and then David Adler wrote kind of a similar one. 252 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: He was the same player comp which I thought was 253 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: kind of interesting, But shout out Ben clembs because has 254 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,439 Speaker 1: a lot of good work. And the big point here 255 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: was that the sweepers give up worse contact against opposite 256 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: handedness than basically any other pitch splits in baseball, like 257 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: the slither is not is of course, it's going to 258 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: be a little a lot worse like for lefties versus 259 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: rieties as a pitch that moves similarly to a sweeper, 260 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: or it's more horizontal and vertical curves and changeups the 261 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: opposite the splits aren't as vast, but slily the sweepers 262 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: are more of a comp and sweepers are significantly worse 263 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,719 Speaker 1: on contact compared to sliders and even just compared to 264 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: other pitches in general, the sweepers so far this season 265 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: against opposite handedness, he there's just slugging two ninety nine 266 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: against them ISO two ninety nine ISO two ninety nine. 267 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: You're right to take that back, so opposite handedness. Left 268 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 1: handed batters against right handed pitchers are I have a 269 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: two ninety nine IO against sweepers against all pitches in 270 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: the entire league much together is two twenty six. That's 271 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: a very very very big difference. That's also against a 272 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: two for the IO for right handsers on contact with 273 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: the sweep it's a vast difference. And that just kind 274 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: of happened just hung a sweeper after along at bat 275 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: to Ryan McMahon, and Ryan McMahon loves to have good 276 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: series against the Mets, especially in course, Oh my god, 277 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: especially in course. It's ridiculous. And also that same at 278 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: bet though he did get screwed on a cover top 279 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: of his own, which I've been talking about as it 280 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: was a pitch that he's been trying to bring on 281 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: against lefties, bring him to get him out better, and 282 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: it was basically right down the middle of the close 283 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: of the ball. Dude. Even Gary on the broadcast goes, oh, 284 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: that's a ball. I guess, like, I don't know how 285 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: they miss it. Umpiring has been horrible. I'm calling out 286 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: the umpires. I do it like three or four times 287 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: a year. This is my episode. Umpires will be horrible. 288 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: We got to clean it up. Either that or the 289 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: pitch tracking has been completely broken. And I tend to 290 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: believe that the guys who were making a judgment call 291 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: are probably messing it up rather than like the statistical 292 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: analytical data system that is working on screen. But yeah, 293 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: definitely got screwed by that call. And like you said, 294 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: it's just a little unfortunate with the left hid hitter 295 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: just kind of drops into the sweets spot like where 296 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: you put it. As a righty pitcher is on like 297 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: that lower out a half against righty's and that's what 298 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: makes that pitch so good and induces so much weak contact. 299 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 1: But with a lefty it's like the sweet spy jasca 300 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: left hand to hit or where do you want to pitch? 301 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 1: Normally they say lowing in, So the pitch just doesn't 302 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: really vibe well for lefties, like you said. And you know, 303 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: it's a shame because the Mets really did put up 304 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: a great comeback. We had Pete Alonso hit that big 305 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: home run is twentieth of the season. The dude's an 306 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: absolute beast. I mean, talk about one of the better 307 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: hitters in baseball. Pete Alonzo's name needs to be in 308 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: that conversation for sure, not another name that might be 309 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: coming into the conversation is one of the better hitters 310 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: in baseball right now? El troll Man, Francisco Alvarez. I 311 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: feel like it's probably maybe even getting annoying to a 312 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: point of how much we talk about this guy and 313 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: how much we we gas him up. But it's not 314 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: even like it's not even a gas up. The guy 315 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,599 Speaker 1: is just simply incredible. Here's some stats for him in 316 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: the month of May twenty one for sixty eight that's 317 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: a three h nine average with seven homers, seventeen RBIs 318 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: and a I don't know, James, you ever heard of 319 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: a ten eighty seven OPS has a sound to you? 320 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: Since saying also after Sunday he hit his fifth home 321 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: run in eight games, it's crazy, it's it's it's a 322 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:08,439 Speaker 1: scene what he's doing right now. He has his full 323 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: season OPS up to eighty eighty five, and that was 324 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: from in the five hundreds. After his first three weeks 325 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: in the majors. He's hitting two seventy just from batting average. 326 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: He today, finally the first time he struck out going 327 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: back how many games? Oh, Saturday was the first time 328 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: he struck out since, uh, since May sixteenth. It's pretty good. Yeah, 329 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: So that was that. That was the beginning of the 330 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay series. That was the first time he struck 331 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: out Saturday. He struck out two more times today, of course. 332 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: But it's we're getting to a point now where it's 333 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: like it's it's become very obvious to every single person 334 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: how good he is. We saw him move up to 335 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: second the lineup on Sunhow amazing. And god, yeah, the 336 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: fantasy baseball people are really getting into this too, because 337 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: now the conversation is like, how many catchers would you 338 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: actually have for the rest of the season of Francisco 339 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: wu Alvas And and he's suddenly put himself in the 340 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: elite tier of like Will Smith, Salvador Perez, like Adley Rushman, 341 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: like Sean Murphy went he's hot, I guess like he's 342 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: a mute like that, that's the tier of catchers now. 343 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: Rancisco Alva is legitimately like not even not being fasiegious, 344 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: not being homers, not being biased. He's very much inside 345 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: that here. If you don't think he is, that's probably 346 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: because you have a bias against the Mets, honestly, Like truthfully, 347 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: it's you saying like I hate the Mets because the 348 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: guy hits the ball hard, he plays great defense, he 349 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: doesn't swing in miss, he gets on base. There really 350 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: isn't anything that he doesn't do well. I'll say, the 351 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: dude's just an all round stud. No, and and he 352 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: was a he was a part of the kid barrage. 353 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: On Saturday night, there was that big rally and six 354 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: hitting where all three of them to have a hit, 355 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: culminating in the Alvarez home run. Fianto's had two hits. 356 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: Alvarez had another hit as well, and he got thrown 357 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: out of course, but he's still sill, a big knock hut. 358 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: He still likes to have his fun back there, like 359 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: he's still a twenty one year old kid. If he's 360 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: just hitting the absolute like crap out of the ball 361 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: on like a regular basis, it's and it is interesting 362 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: now that all these kids are up and they are 363 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: we are getting huge contributions from Alvarez from BT Baby 364 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: Fianta is playing here and there. He's getting some good 365 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: swings and still having a little bit of those rookie struggles, 366 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: and it still just always comes back to the pitching. 367 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: He keeps coming back to the pitching this year, and 368 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: it was just Sunday afternoon was just such another harsh 369 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: example of it. Where the Mets give up two runs 370 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: to start and then they put up a huge six pot. 371 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: Feels like, wow, really keep the good times are still moving. 372 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: We're getting runs and runs and runs, and you come 373 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: out for the fourth inning and Tyler McGill just can't 374 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: get out of an inning again, gives up a couple 375 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: two out hits, can't put guys away once again, the 376 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: situation where the breaking balls just weren't really having what 377 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: they had to be. Talks about how great the slider 378 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: was as like a forward part of his repertoire last Star, 379 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: he only threw eight of them. Of course, we're in 380 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: course field, huge reason for that. On Sunday also only 381 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: ten curve balls. Lost six inches of drop on average 382 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: with that curve ball today compared to his other starts 383 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: this season. Two inches of drop on that slider. As 384 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: we just started talking about him having more depth on 385 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: that pitch. Recently, tried to throw a lot more change ups, 386 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: only got one with the fastball got hit, but he 387 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: still didn't allow a ball in play of more than 388 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: one hundred two miles an hour off the bat, Like, 389 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: just for a frame of reference, Tommy Fan did three 390 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: times himself today. Hey, Tyler McGill didn't even allow one 391 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: of those. So like it was another thing where it's 392 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: like you can't get that last strike and that ground 393 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: ball just goes into the wrong spoted that blue falls 394 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: right in front of somebody, and I'm not gonna like 395 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: really just diminish like the Rocki's offensive effort, because they 396 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: did get ten hits off Tyler McGill. Yeah, and like 397 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: the wrestle, plenty of our hip balls, but just like 398 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: there's always that one little just thing, that one little spot, 399 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: that one little inning where it's like you can get 400 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: through this kind of like how we felt with with 401 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: Sanga on Wednesday night, where you got got through that 402 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: inning and got to say Suzuki out. Like if if 403 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: Migil could have gotten out of that fourth inning allowing 404 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: one or two runs instead of the big varage for four, 405 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: maybe and then Steven Giagosta comes to the next inning 406 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: and just got Ryan McKey, got Ryan McMahon, Charlie Blackman, 407 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: like arrandall Gritschick, the these guys, these guys really got 408 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: to him. Yeah, I mean, it's just so tough because 409 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: like even for a guy like McGill, like I think 410 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: we've been saying, he's like trying to find that like 411 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: that out pitch, right, and it seems like maybe that 412 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: slider or that curveball could be those pitches, And then 413 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: you go to cours and those pitches are less effective, 414 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: so it's gonna be even less of an outpitch than 415 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: it has been. Guy like Stephen Dagosik pretty straight fastball, 416 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: the slider is like it's it's fine, right, It's it's solid, 417 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: it has some good shape. But for a guy who's 418 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: definitely struggled and maybe hasn't like figured out exactly what 419 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: kind of picture he is or how to pitch to 420 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: his best potential due yet going to courses a nightmare 421 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: place for him too. It's just it was a really 422 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: really bad combination of what happened. And it's a shame because, 423 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: like we said, the Mets offense was click and the 424 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: Mets offense was click. We put up ten runs today, 425 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: and it stinks to lose a game when you win 426 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:24,959 Speaker 1: ten runs, and I don't think you guys want to hear. 427 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 1: But that's also just like cors Field a little bit too. 428 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: It's what happens. It's chaos games. Yeah. Just the only 429 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: thing is with the chaos games, it would have fell 430 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: really good to come out on top of one of 431 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: the chaosk games. Like the fact that you were won 432 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: the one easy and you lost balls fifty fifties, Like 433 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,479 Speaker 1: that's that's just not the recipe, and that's really annoying. 434 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: Now looking back at especially we got the two horses 435 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: and we got I think we scored twenty two runs 436 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 1: in three games in this series, Like yeah, really, you 437 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: got the bats going, you turn the lineup over. We 438 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 1: got really big performances from Again, we said it before. 439 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: Tommy fam had a market Markie game best game is 440 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: a met a few times he said this. Now they 441 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: had three balls and play over three and a half 442 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: miles an hour, and his one out came with a 443 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: ninety one. It was his triple with a home run 444 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 1: twenty two out of thirty ballparks in the league. He 445 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: just he was smashing the ball all over the field 446 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: and it was like all right, like we're getting something here, really, 447 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 1: And that was a huge part of that rally. That 448 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: was reminded me of the fourth inning where the lineup flipped, 449 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: the lineup spun and you got back to the top 450 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: where newly Midt to two way of Francisco Alvarez was 451 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: able to cash it in with a big time home 452 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: run from almost almost made a big time time he joke, 453 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,479 Speaker 1: and again confused here, but it was just just rushing 454 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: when you go back to the other side and you're like, 455 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: just he can't hold him down. Yeah, And I mean, 456 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: thank goodness for the off day because I do not 457 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: want the Mets coming back from cores and just jumping 458 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: right into a game. So Monday no game, of course, 459 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: you know, we start the series against the Phillies on Tuesday, 460 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: which is an important one. I know the Phillies aren't 461 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: playing particularly good baseball right now, and they've been struggling 462 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: a little bit, as have the Mets. We know both 463 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: teams have not been playing to their you know, top potential. 464 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: But it is important to come out and play the 465 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 1: Phillies well, get some get some wins against them, especially 466 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: at home. I again, this team is by no means bad. 467 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,679 Speaker 1: We just we haven't really in our stride yet. We 468 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: thought we did a little bit with that raising Guardians, 469 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: cooled off a little bit with the Cubs and the Rockies. 470 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: Maybe the Phillies bringing a rival into town. There's a 471 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: little bit of bad blood there. Of course with Jose Alvarado, 472 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: he's a rat. Maybe maybe that spark something for us. 473 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: He's not healthy, I believe, Yeah, I know, but he's 474 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: still he's a fill. Oh he's not still around. Yeah, yeah, 475 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: he's still. He'll be at the park, I'm sure. I think. 476 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: I think the most intriguing part of the series that 477 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: this is the first time we've played the Phillies in 478 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, and it'll be on May thirtieth. Mark, 479 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: I want you to guess, because we talked about this 480 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: a lot on the show last year about how strange 481 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: schedule was. I love to take shots to schedules. You 482 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: guys know, how many times do you think we had 483 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: played the Phillies in twenty twenty two by May thirtieth? 484 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: How many games you think we played against them? I'm 485 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: gonna go twelve, twelve, is exactly correct, and as as 486 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: a caveat one was rained out, so thirteen were scheduled. 487 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: So thirty thirteen games in twenty twenty two were scheduled 488 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 1: between the Mets and the Phillies before May thirtieth, and 489 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: we have played zero up until that point in twenty 490 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 1: twenty three. Those thirteen games would also be more than 491 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: we would even play them this season, right, you only 492 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: play your division opponent twelve, I think yep, sure is 493 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 1: so it's it's another it's another another victory for the 494 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: mind schedule. But it's so it's so bizarre that we 495 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna be basically in June, we're gonna pass them 496 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 1: more all day without playing one of our Premier Division 497 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 1: arrivals before we get going into the series preview, let's 498 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: just go ahead and do the estimate as we know. 499 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: I guess twelve James game, I guess ten. I won 500 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: that one, so I take a lead back up one. 501 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 1: Johnny Stats of course can't can't be hereas that got 502 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: a barbecue or something something more important than the messed 503 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: up podcast. It's seen and tell us yeah, then didn't 504 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 1: tell us we'll take it over here. He he didn't 505 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: give us a great one. So we came up with 506 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 1: our own and James, what was it? How many total 507 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: bases by the kids in this three game series of 508 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: the Phillies. We saw a Saturday all through in the lineup. 509 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: Viento's played two games in a row, and I think 510 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: Buckett actually said on a Friday night that he would 511 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: play three games in a row. So that is, if 512 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: everything goes according to plan, he will again be in 513 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 1: the lineup on Tuesday evening. So the question is I'm 514 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,479 Speaker 1: gonna pu up pitching matchups just to tell you and 515 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 1: tell the people in the moment, it's important because we 516 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: know that lefty righty is gonna be important. It seems yes, 517 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: because there is a lefty on the Mount Tuesday, Ranger Suarez, 518 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: who came back about the week and a half ago 519 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: for the Phillies against Code I Sanga seven to ten Wednesday, 520 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: Carlos carrasco versus Aaron Nola ace Off Wednesday evenings, and 521 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: then Thursday, mattin a one o'clock sures there versus old 522 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: friends Tiwan Walker. So getting one lefty from the Phillies, Yeah, okay, 523 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: let's let's work this out. In my head, I'm trying 524 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 1: to think. I don't have paper. I have nothing. I mean, 525 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: it is not my house. So I'm just gonna have 526 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: to say it out loud. I'll flip and you say 527 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: at the same time. Okay, down there there is a 528 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 1: marker and a tissue next to me. Should I write 529 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: it on a mark with the marker and the Shyeah right, 530 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: let me grab that. Let me grab that. You talk 531 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: to the people while I go grab that, I'll talk 532 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,439 Speaker 1: to the people. And otherwise coming into the Philly series, 533 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: just started doing half of the preview now again strange 534 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: we haven't played them yet, but we're going to get 535 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 1: Tywan Walker again, an old friend. He's not exactly having 536 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: the best year, but you guys know you guys know 537 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 1: what you get with Walker. He's gonna be able to 538 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: bear down, pitch a good game. We're gonna miss old 539 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: friend Zach Wheeler thankfully coming off his best start of 540 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: the year on Saturday night. Saturday afternoon, Aaron Ola has 541 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: been hot and cold, but we know he always really 542 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: shows out when he comes to the City Field. It's 543 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: probably his favorite place to pitch. I was like it 544 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 1: could be a famous thing where Tipper Jon's name, the 545 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: kids Shay, I know he's gonna name the kids in 546 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,160 Speaker 1: the kids city. Just see. He loves pitch in here. 547 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: You got it, You're right, the right. I'm ready to go. 548 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm calculating my numbers here. Yeah, I gotta 549 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: think about it too. Okay, how many home runs for 550 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: cisqualvor Is going to hit? Yeah? Ooh yeah, I'm gonna 551 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: go here. Wow, this actually has turned out like way 552 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: better than I thought on this napkin. It's a great marker. 553 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: Shout out, shoutout, yellow sharpie markers. Yeah, it's a great 554 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: It's it's popping all right, ready, yeah, three, two, one, 555 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: I got fifteen, I went twelve. We want to know 556 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: what Originally I had written. I had twelve written, and 557 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: then he brought the Francisca Walva his home runs and 558 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: I was like, hey, that guy get hit a couple 559 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: of those home runs there, and that really excused it. 560 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 1: So I wanted to make sure that was higher than you, 561 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:54,640 Speaker 1: because I didn't want to. I don't want to get 562 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: jipped out if Francisco starts the ball out like we 563 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: know he can't, and we know he quite literally has 564 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: been five home runs in eight games for Cisco out 565 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: Forest doesn't evenclue the multi home run game. I was 566 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: a week and a half go in his the Cincinnati one. 567 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: But I mean otherwise, like this Phillies team is pretty 568 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: similar to the one you guys knew and loved so 569 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: much from last April and May. The big difference is, 570 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: of course, Trey Turner being in town now. Trade Turner 571 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: is having, by all accounts, an incredibly disappointing season. I'm 572 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,640 Speaker 1: not i'd still I'm only saying this because I still 573 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: a hundred percent believe in his future prospects as a 574 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: baseball player. Like, yeah, when you're as good as Trade 575 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 1: Turner for as long as you are a bad seven weeks, 576 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 1: that just happens to being of the season is going 577 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: to be magnified because it just does look like that. 578 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: But Chase Race not so good. He's not listening the 579 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: ball as much, he's not getting too as much power. 580 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: We know he's gonna get hot throw in the city 581 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 1: field because we're saying this is absolutely no idea We're 582 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,679 Speaker 1: gonna we're gonna jump star trades toers entire career. But 583 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: at least worth noting that this is the first time 584 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: we're playing the Phillies in what feels like a generation 585 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: where they actually do have a player at shortstop. I 586 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: see a player on their roster that I've legitimately never 587 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 1: heard of. Have you heard of Dalton Guthrie. Nope, never 588 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: have Dalton Dalton guth three. He's the son of Mark Guthrie, 589 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: who I believe is the O. Don't know, no relation 590 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: to Jeremy. I thought he had a relation to Jeremy, 591 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: but yeah, son of Mark Guthrie. Dalton Guthrie is now 592 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,679 Speaker 1: fielder's third basement second baseman. Interesting. I mean this. The 593 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: Phillies have Bryce Harper, who's been phenomenal. I mean he's 594 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 1: still Bryce Harper, still one of the best players in 595 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: all of baseball. Kyle Schwarber does the Kyle Schwarber thing 596 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: where I walk, I hit home runs and I strike out. 597 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: Your boy had Mundo Sosa. I think he's cooled off 598 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 1: a little bit, right, if I'm preppy. It's a considerably 599 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: cooler May, as well as most of the young Phillies 600 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: who broke out a lot on April. Brandon, Marsh, Bryce 601 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: and Style. They've all had much cooler Mays than April's. 602 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: But they all are still playing at least solid baseball around. 603 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: J t Romuto is still playing well, but probably a 604 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: corter of a step back from the Jay t Romuto 605 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: we knew in his prime. Bom looks like a good player. 606 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: Your favorite, your favorite Philly of course. Yeah. Nick Castios 607 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: has rebounded. He's he's actually hitting three hundred right now. 608 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 1: He's only just five of them. Nick Castianos. Oh okay, 609 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: I thought you called him Nick Casti. Yayos. I was like, 610 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: what I might, I might skip the back half of 611 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: the word. You know, it's his world day over here. 612 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: But they were having fun. Yeah, he's had, He's at 613 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: least gotten. He's been better than he was a year ago. 614 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: He to be sacrificing a lot of I'm actually I'm 615 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: not gonna say them to say, I'm gonna say no, no, 616 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 1: good catch, good catch. He's been an extra basin machine 617 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: this year. That's a true fact. All the guy does 618 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: is it doubles. This is one of your favorites. But 619 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 1: it's a very important game because the Phillies are a 620 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: team like the Mets. Right now, probably we're probably not 621 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: playing up to their standards. We're going to be a 622 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: team you're directly competing with for either the National leagueese 623 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 1: or wildcard spot when it comes down to it, and 624 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 1: we all talk about the diminished importance of the regular 625 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: seasons modern baseball, with the added playoffs and with the 626 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: less divisional games. This series is not to manage. The 627 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: three games you're playing against the Phillies are gonna add 628 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: a lot a lot of steaks, whether you're going to 629 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,439 Speaker 1: make the postseason or not. And sure this is it's 630 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: your weekday in May to Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. These games 631 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: are gonna be vitally important to the Mets final season standing. 632 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: I'm really excited to get at city Field for these games. 633 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: I haven't been because I wasn't able to go to 634 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: any of the Braves games at City Field, so I 635 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 1: haven't been in like a real, real rival atmosphere in 636 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: quite some time at City Field. So I'm excited to 637 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: uh see some of those Philly fans and hopefully be 638 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,199 Speaker 1: able to talk a little bit of trash to them. 639 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 1: You know. And the Marlins didn't scratch it. No, no, 640 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: the I mean, the one guy that we knew was 641 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,160 Speaker 1: a Marlins fan has now switched to a Mets fan. 642 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,959 Speaker 1: So I mean, I don't, I don't, I don't really 643 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,719 Speaker 1: think they really got much of a fan base out here. 644 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: In terms of pitching. You mentioned Nola, Taiwan Walker, and 645 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: who is the other guy, Ranger swaz Famous. Yep, tell 646 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: me a little bit about Ranger and all those guys 647 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: Rangers coming off an injury. He is not a guy 648 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: who's gonna strike you out. He's gonna try and just 649 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 1: lull you to sleep with sinkers and change ups. And 650 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: we've seen that as Mets fans go two ways. We've 651 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: seen some games where we've just sent Ranger Suarez right 652 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: to the moon. We've seen some games I think one 653 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: time Rangers wwares won eat any shut out against us. 654 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: So you kind of just know it's gonna be about 655 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: where the bad of the balls lie. It's gonna be 656 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: about getting a few through at the right times. That's it, 657 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 1: and that's gonna really set the tone for the series 658 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 1: because with Nola going the next day against Carrasco. Carasco 659 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: has pitched well as we know, but that is I 660 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 1: would say probably that the most significant events the Phillies 661 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: do have in the series is that Wednesday game. So 662 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: getting off in a good foot Tuesday night against Ranger 663 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: Suarez who's coming off against some just hot and cold games. 664 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: He's not really getting a lot of swings and missings. 665 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: Just get the barrel on that ball fine away against 666 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: him as he's still even acclimating himself to the season. 667 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: Of course. Yeah, and Nola had been not as sharp 668 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 1: this year, but the last few he actually it was 669 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: ever since he went to Coors, right, he actually started 670 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: to be a lot more sharp. Has been looking like 671 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: he's eron Nola's contract year. Just worth noting with Aaron 672 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:21,239 Speaker 1: Nola their contract year with the Phillies. Still a very 673 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: good pitcher. We know that he has had his way 674 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: with the Mets, to say the least the last few years. 675 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: Although I know we beat him and Wheeler all the 676 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: time last year, but they still pitched well now and 677 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: Nola does it especially in city fields where he's very 678 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: good against the Mets. That's where he tied Tom Seavers 679 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: consecutive strike di records, where he went to the dough 680 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: with Da Grama on August night last year, which is 681 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: one of the probably the better games being in the 682 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: ballpark all of last season. And he's I mean, I 683 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: think Aaron Ola doesn't get as much respect as he deserves. 684 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:47,399 Speaker 1: As a guy who is one of the premier pitchers 685 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: in the entire league, and he has been for a while, 686 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,120 Speaker 1: like for him to be putting up two hundred innings 687 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: going back to twenty eighteen. As the offensive environment changes 688 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: and the baseball changes, Aaron Nola continues to be just 689 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: incredibly solid, steady, sturdy pitcher, strikes guys out, doesn't allow 690 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,400 Speaker 1: them many walks, like, finds a way to keep keep 691 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 1: the ball in the yard. He's he's fantastic, and I 692 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: just I hope he gets him. I hope all everything, 693 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: all the credit them giving him, I hope that means 694 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,679 Speaker 1: you score twelve rons off? Got any credit to give? 695 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 1: Taywan Walker former met okay, Let's let's ask this Taiwan 696 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: Walker cheer or boo at the field? What do you think, 697 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 1: Nicole for sure get a cheer? Oh? Timewan was was 698 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 1: a fan favorite that I believe. No, I mean, Taiwan's 699 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,680 Speaker 1: the man. I did I ever talk about the story 700 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: when I saw him at the airport, I don't believe 701 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: on the show. So I was in Dallas. I went 702 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: to the Taylor swift concert. Fantastic concert. Shout out to 703 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,679 Speaker 1: all the Swifties. Listening to this podcast, I would say 704 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: there's maybe two six. I think six two to six, 705 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: maybe that's yes, yeah, if you're a swifty tweet us. 706 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: I know she just had her concert in New Jersey 707 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: and people were going crazy, but Aaron not was just coming. Yes, 708 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: I was coming back. I was at the airport on 709 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: Sunday and on my flight going back to New York, 710 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: I see Taiwan Walker, who's a friend of the podcast, 711 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: friend of the friend of the boys here, was like, hey, Taiwan, Like, 712 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: what's up, man, how you doing. He's like, oh great, 713 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: had a nice conversation with him, said good luck. Even 714 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: though you're on the Phillies. You know, I'm still a 715 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: nice guy. I'm not on him all. I hope the 716 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: best for Taiwan, but I hope they lose, so Taiwan, 717 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be cheering for Taiwan at least. I don't 718 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: know about anybody else, but I'll definitely be cheered. Even 719 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: though he signed with the bad guys. Yeah, but I 720 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: mean he got his bag. You know, he's gotta respect 721 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: the king forgetting their bag. But Taiwan woinds up being 722 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: a really, really good, useful player for the Mets last 723 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: two years, gave a lot of good innings, kept us 724 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: in the game, saw him kind of reinvent himself as 725 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: a career too, Like he's only thrown, but we always 726 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: said at the stat like during twenty twenty one season, 727 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 1: he had thrown like ninety innings combined or fifty innings 728 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: in the last three years. So it's cool to have 729 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: seen him like get himself to a point where now 730 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: he's like a pitcher who commands like a twenty million 731 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: dollar career salary. And he's been making these changes with 732 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: his repertoire like those two years with the Mets, like 733 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: really increasing the use of the split change. And this 734 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: year's been his most strown pitch by a wide march 735 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 1: and thirty five percent of it versus only twenty three 736 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: percent fastballs. That was something that we were kind of 737 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: talking about and like hearing him talk about and like 738 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: watching it happen live in the team, and the Sillies 739 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: have dove in like two like head first with it 740 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:04,479 Speaker 1: and keep keep hanging that drum. Yes, Similarly, with all 741 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 1: the guys that ever throw those splitters, you'll know from 742 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: the start if Taiwan's got it or not. You'll know 743 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: exactly how the game is gonna go. If that splitter's working, 744 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: he's probably gonna pitch well. If he's not, probably gonna 745 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 1: be able to get to this guy. So keep an 746 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: eye out early against Taiwan on Thursday. Like you said, otherwise, 747 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think we really have anything else. 748 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: It's Memorial Day. We want to go back and hang 749 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 1: out with our friends and family and all that kind 750 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: of stuff. So I think we're gonna leave you there. Guys, 751 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 1: thank you so much for listening to this episode of 752 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: the Mets up podcast. Follow us on all our social 753 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: media at mets up on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Like 754 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: we said, if you want to see the YouTube version 755 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: of anything that we do, go to the New York 756 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: Mets YouTube channel and subscribe. Listening to us Apple Podcasts, Spotify, 757 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: Google Podcasts odesstly drops a rating, drop us a review, 758 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: download and subscribe. It really does help us out. Follow 759 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: James on Twitter at James Underscore Chiano and follow me 760 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 1: at draftneck Mark with a C. Thank you guys for 761 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 1: listening and watching it. We'll catch you after the Philly series, 762 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,960 Speaker 1: hopefully with a positive episode at City Field Peace out guys. 763 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: Peace guy, I see you next time. M hm.